Portuguesa Fútbol Club, usually known simply as Portuguesa, is a Venezuelan professional football club based in Acarigua, that competes in the Primera División.
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| Full name | Portuguesa Fútbol Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Los rojinegros (The red-and-black) | |||
| Founded | 2 March 1972 | |||
| Ground | Estadio General José Antonio Paez | |||
| Capacity | 18,000[1] | |||
| Chairman | Vito Recchimurzo | |||
| Manager | Jesús Ortiz | |||
| League | Primera División | |||
| 2024 | Primera División, 9th of 15 | |||
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History
editThe club was founded on 10 April 1972, in Acarigua in the northern part of the state of Portuguesa.
Rivalries
editThe Vintage Clásico
editThe encounter between Portuguesa and Estudiantes de Mérida is one of the most classic and oldest of Venezuelan football, they are two of the most traditional clubs in the country. The first match played between both teams was on 28 May 1972, in the Copa Venezuela. The match ended with a 1–1 draw, with goals from Chiazzaro at the 73rd minute and Cholo Mendoza at the 79th minute, and so beginning the oldest ongoing classic in the country.
Portuguesa Clásico
editPortuguesa played the so-called Clásico portugueseño against Llaneros de Guanare, these are the two most important clubs in the state of Portuguesa, both having a good number of fans. The first meeting between the two took place on September 28, 1986 (with a scoreless draw) and continued, for now, until 2022 when Llaneros was dissolved.
| Club | Victories | Draws |
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| Portuguesa | 15 | 7 |
| Llaneros FC | 12 | 7 |
Honours
editNational
edit- Primera División
- Winners (5): 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978
- Copa de Venezuela
- Winners (3): 1973, 1976, 1977
- Segunda División Venezolana
- Winners (2): 2005–06, 2013–14
Performance in CONMEBOL competitions
edit- Copa Libertadores: 9 appearances
- Copa CONMEBOL: 1 appearance
- 1997: First round
Manufacturers and sponsors
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Stadium
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The José Antonio Páez Stadium is a sports infrastructure built for the practice of football, located in the city of Acarigua in the state of Portuguesa of the western plains of Venezuela. Despite not being the capital of the region, the building was built in that place by the booming development of the place; owes its name to the recognized hero of Venezuelan independence and the first president of Venezuela, José Antonio Páez.
It is the headquarters of Portuguesa Fútbol Club, currently playing in the First Division of Venezuela. Its facilities have the capacity to hold approximately 14,000 spectators; in 2007 it underwent considerable improvements to be used in the National Sports Games of 2007.
Supporters
editIt has a good fan base, having been a successful club in the past in Venezuelan football, with organised groups such as the Lanceros Rojinegros who are usually located in the south stand of the stadium.
Current squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Portuguesa F.C. coaches
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Isidoro 'Pescaito' Rodríguez 1972
Walter Roque 1973 -1974
Vladica Popović 1974 – 1975
Benjamín Fernández 1975 – 1976- Celino Mora 1977 – 1979
Carlos Felipe Núñez 2003 – 2004- Liberio Mora 2006 – 2007
- Celino Mora 2007 – 2008
- William Pacheco 2008
- Eduardo Contreras 2008 – 2009
- José Luis Jiménez 2009
- Gustavo Valencia 2010
- Johnny Lucena 2010 – 2012
- Carlos Felipe Núñez 2012
- José Luis Dolgetta 2013
- Francesco Stifano 2013 – 2014
- Lenin Bastidas 2014 – 2015
- Renato Renauro 2016
Horacio Matuszyczk 2016 – 2017- Carlos Horacio Moreno 2017 – 2018
- Yobanny Rivero 2019 – 2020
José Parada 2019 – 2020- Alí Cañas 2020 – 2022
- Martín Brignani 2022 – 2023
- Jesús Ortíz 2023 –
Club board and organization chart
editOrganizational shart
editPresident
Media and Press || VEN
Patricia Almao – Media Director
Francisco Miliani – Media Assistant
María Gabriela Almao – Social Networks
Juan Sánchez – Photographer
Raiber Jiménez – Graphic Designer
Previous presidents
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Don Gaetano Costa (1972 – 1978)- Juan Rondon (2008 – 2010)
- Nelson Escobar (2010 – 2014)
- Generozo Mazzoca (2014 – 2019)
- Maiker Frías (2019 – 2024)
- Vito Recchimurzo (2024 – )
Means of communication
editMedia coverage
editFanática 99.5fm
editThe radio station that broadcasts the games of the five-time Venezuelan champions.
References
edit- ^ portuguesafc.com. Archived 2008-08-02 at the Wayback Machine.