Associação Atlética Portuguesa, commonly referred to as Portuguesa Santista, is a professional

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club based in Santos,

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, Brazil. The team competes in

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, the second tier of the

state football league. Founded in 1917 by the Portuguese descendants of the city, they play in red shirts, red shorts and socks. The club's mascot is a female

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. The club's nickname, Briosa, was given between 1918 and 1920, when the club competed in several amateur football festivals. Briosa means courageous, graceful, in

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History

In November 1914, Pedreira do Contorno workers, in Jabaquara neighborhood, Santos, were watching Espanha Futebol Clube matches and dreaming about creating a football club on their own. On 20 November 1917, Manoel Tavares had a meeting at Alexandre Coelho's barber shop, with 15 other people, who decided to found a club honoring

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. The name they chose was Associação Atlética Portuguesa and Lino do Carmo was elected as the club's first president. The club's first match was played on 5 December 1920, when they beat Sírio Futebol Clube 6–0 at Estádio Ulrico Mursa. In 1950, Portuguesa Santista had its first trip to another country. In Portugal, the club played seven matches, winning five of them and losing the other two. In 1959, Portuguesa Santista traveled to Portuguese-ruled

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n territories at the time, playing against Angolan and Mozambican clubs. The team won all the 15 matches they played, scoring 75 goals and conceding 10. Because of this great performance, Portuguesa Santista won Fita Azul do Futebol Brasileiro (''Brazilian Football Blue Ribbon'' in

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), given to the club which succeeds in trips to another countries. In 1964, Portuguesa won the second division of Campeonato Paulista (currently known as Campeonato Paulista Série A2), gaining

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to the following year's first division. In 1997, the club competed in Brazilian Championship Third Level, but was eliminated in the first stage. In 2004, Portuguesa Santista competed in

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, being eliminated in the first round by 15 de Novembro of

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. Portuguesa Santista was the first youth club of

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, who as of 2022 plays for French club

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and the

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national team.

Achievements

Domestic

: Winners (4): 1932, 1933, 1934, 1964 *

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: Winners (1): 2016 * Fita Azul do Futebol Brasileiro : Winners (1): 1959 Fita Azul do Futebol Brasileiro (Brazilian Football Blue Ribbon) was an award given for the club which succeeds in an excursion out of the country.

Stadium

Portuguesa Santista's stadium is Estádio Ulrico Mursa, built in 1920, with a maximum capacity of approximately 7,600 people.

References

External links

Official website
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