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Associação Portuguesa de Desportos, commonly referred to as Portuguesa, is a Brazilian professional
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club based in the district of Pari,
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, that competes in the
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, the top tier of the
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state football league. It is part of a
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, founded on 14 August 1920, by the Portuguese population of the city.


History


Foundation

On 14 August 1920 (the same day of the 1385
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), the five Paulista clubs representing the
Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...
community of São Paulo (Lusíadas Futebol Club, Portugal Marinhense, Associação Cinco de Outubro, Associação Atlética Marquês de Pombal and Esporte Club Lusitano) met at Salão da Câmara Portuguesa de Comércio to merge, and founded Associação Portuguesa de Esportes. They chose the colors of Portugal: green and red. The club merged with Mackenzie College in 1920, and was then renamed Mackenzie-Portuguesa.


The 1940s and the 1950s

In 1940, the club changed its name to Associação Portuguesa de Desportos, its current name. In 1956, Portuguesa bought from
São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...
a big piece of land located in the limits between the northeast and center of the city. In the land, the Canindé stadium was built, as well as the official headquarters, offices and social club.


Recent years


2011 Série B

In the 2011 season Portuguesa participated on the São Paulo State Championship Série A1 (first division) when they were eliminated in the Quarterfinals by
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, in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (second division) and in the Copa do Brasil (Brazilian Cup), when they were eliminated in the First Round by Bangu. After a comeback victory against
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, on 22 October 2011, the club achieved promotion to
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2012. On 8 November, after a 2–2 draw against
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, the club won the 2011 Série B, the first national title won by the club. The title crowned a strong campaign by the Lusa side, with 23 wins, 12 draws and only three defeats. The offensive and fast-paced style of play implemented by the team's coach, Jorginho, and the great amount of 82 goals scored led to the nickname of "Barcelusa", referring to FC Barcelona's style of playing. Lusa ended the 2011 Season with a 2–0 win over
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, finishing 21 straight games undefeated.


2012: Poor start, relegation and arrival of Dida

In 2012, the "Barcelusa" squad struggled in the
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following the losses of players Marco Antonio and Edno, which led to the relegation to the
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after a 4–2 loss to Mirassol and combined results on other games. The chairman disappointment with the awful campaign in a much considered easy tournament led to the dismissal of the team's coach, Jorginho, after 14 months working for the Lusa side. The team then turned sights on
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, and confirmed the former Brazilian champion as their new manager. The team mounted a good campaign in the
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, but fell through at the Round of 16 after a 2–0 defeat to
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. Lusa started the
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with their goalkeeper Wéverton negotiating with his departure to play for
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. Without a good replacement at the youth squad nor the recently added Glédson, Lusa then started negotiating with the two-time
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champion and former Brazil national team goalkeeper
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, and signed the 38-year-old keeper to wear their colors until the end of the ''Brasileirão''. The keeper started for the first time for Lusa in a match against
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, and had a good showing in a 1–0 win for the Lusa side. Lusa then played against
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's Santos, again at home, and with amazing saves by the veteran goalkeeper and losing several clear scoring chances at the first half, the game ended 0–0, with Lusa mounting two wins, three losses and two draws starting the tournament. Lusa then pulled off a trade with Atlético Paranaense, bringing aboard striker Bruno Mineiro. The negotiation proved to be extremely positive, since the new number 9 started scoring goals at will: in 12 games, he scored 11 times, becoming one of the top scorers in the league, pursuing closely the likes of Vagner Love,
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and
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. After twenty-seven games in the Brasileirão, Lusa survived a series of difficult games to maintain its spot out of the relegation zone. Playing against
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and
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, Lusa won both games by three goals to none at home. Playing
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,
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, Santos and
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, Lusa lost the first two games, but benefited from the absence of superstar
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to beat Santos away by 3–1 and then allowed Atlético Mineiro to escape out of Canindé with a draw. Despite having Brazilian international and former
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winner
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, the Atlético side struggled to get out of the strong midfield pressure and ball possession imposed by Lusa, which had played the majority of the second half with a one-man advantage after defender Leonardo Silva was sent off. Playing against Sport Club do Recife, Bruno Mineiro scored a hat-trick in a turnaround win by 5–1, becoming the new league scoring leader, trespassing Fred. Fred and Mineiro both played for América Mineiro at the youth level.


2013: Promotion back to A1, STJD issues and relegation to Série B

In December 2012,
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was announced as the new manager, with a one-year contract. He was fired in April 2013. A day after Chamusca's dismissal, the club announced a Colonel, Edson Pimenta, as new coach. On April 16, 2013, Portuguesa was eliminated by Naviraiense in 2013 Copa do Brasil's first round. Only nine days later, Lusa won promotion to Campeonato Paulista Série A1, after a 2–1 victory against Capivariano. Although Portuguesa finished the championship just above the relegation positions (precisely in 12th), it was punished by the Superior Court of Sport Justice for irregularly calling in a player during a match against Grêmio – Héverton, who was suspended for a
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received at his previous
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match. With the punishment, the team lost four points – three for the irregular usage of a player and a fourth one which the team won due to the game resulting in a tie – and ended up being relegated. This way, Fluminense managed to finish the championship above the relegation positions and was spared from having to compete in the next year's second division for the third time on the last 2 decades.


2014: Late reaction in Paulistão, another relegation

On 10 January 2014, a supporter from the club won a lawsuit in São Paulo's courts, which determines the points would be returned to Portuguesa, relegating Fluminense. However, CBF refused to accept the lawsuit, and published the 2014 Série A table without ''Lusa'', placing the club in Série B instead. In 2014 Campeonato Paulista, ''Lusa'' was placed in the Group C, with Santos, Ponte Preta, São Bernardo and
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. The club failed to win in their first five games, and saw
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's resignation as manager. Under
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, the club fared better and finished fourth in the group, only four points behind second-placed Ponte. In April, the club was again knocked out of Copa do Brasil, this time by lowly Potiguar Mossoró; also in the same month, the club left the pitch in the 16th minute of a match against
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, and was later punished by STJD due to disbandment. Argel left Lusa in the following month, and after short-reign terms of
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and
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, the club announced the arrival of
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in mid-September, highly known for his abilities to guide a team out of the relegation places. However, he was also dismissed in the following month, after failing to achieve a single win. During that time, the club also saw a host of players coming and going out, with the squad surpassing the 40 players mark. Portuguesa was relegated to Série C (for the first time in the club's history) on the 28th of October, after losing 0–3 to Oeste.


2015–2016: Série C and Série A2

Portuguesa started the 2015 ''Paulistão'' with a win, defeating Ponte Preta by 3–2. On 4 March 2015 the club reached the second stage of Copa do Brasil, after a 3–1 away win against Santos-AP. On 20 March, after being highly pressured, president
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resigned and was replaced by Jorge Manuel Marques Gonçalves. Two weeks later, the club was again relegated to Série A2, after a 0–3 away loss against
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. During the year's Série C, Portuguesa qualified to the final rounds as second in its group, but missed out promotion after losing to eventual champions Vila Nova. The following year, the club narrowly avoided relegation in Série A2 after finishing 13th. Portuguesa suffered another relegation in the end of the 2016 season, after a 0–2 away loss against Tombense, being demoted to Série D ahead of the 2017 campaign.


2017–: Série D, non-division and Copa Paulista title

Ahead of the 2017 season, Portuguesa announced
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as their football consultant, with
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being appointed as manager. With subsequent managers Estevam Soares and
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, the club was knocked out in the first phase of the year's Série D, and also reached the semifinals of the
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, meaning that the club was not included in any national division for the 2018 season. During the 2018 campaign, ''Lusa'' had Guilherme Alves and Allan Aal as their managers, finishing in both disappointing mid-table positions in the Série A2 and in the Copa Paulista. In the 2019 season, the first team was managed by
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,
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and former youth graduate Zé Maria, again with little success.
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started the 2020 campaign as manager, but was sacked in February. Another youth graduate, Fernando Marchiori, was named in his place, and led the club to the quarterfinals of the Série A2. In the Copa Paulista, the club lifted the trophy for the first time in their history, only losing one match in the entire competition and having the second-best defensive records of the tournament's history; the title also ensured Portuguesa back in a national tournament after three years of absence. In the 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, Portuguesa led their group but was knocked out of the tournament on penalties by Caxias. This led to the departure of Marchiori as manager, and another former player of the club, Alex Alves, took over. On 9 April 2022, under the guidance of
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, ''Lusa'' achieved promotion to the
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after seven years.


Honours

* Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up: 1 :: 1996 * Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 1 :: 2011 *
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: 3 ::1935, 1936, 1973 *
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:3 ::2007, 2013, 2022 * Rio-São Paulo Tournament: 2 ::1952, 1955 * São Paulo Youth Cup (Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior): 2 ::1991, 2002 * Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino: 1 ::1999-00 *
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: 2 ::1998, 2000 *
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: 1 ::2020


Rivals

During its time in the Serie A and state championships, Portuguesa has had run-ins with
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,
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,
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, Íbis and Juventus.


Stadium

Portuguesa's stadium is the
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, built in 1956, with a maximum capacity of 27,500. Following current FIFA safety rules, the maximum capacity is 25,470 people.


Logo history

The club's first logo was introduced on August 14, 1920, during the club's foundation, was a Portuguese shield. This logo was chosen to honor Portugal. The club's second logo, introduced in 1923, had a Cross of Avis bordered by a red outline. The Cross of Avis represents Portuguese independence from the
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, which happened after the
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on August 14, 1385. In 2005, the club's logo design was modernized, and golden trim was added around the red outline. In 2015, Portuguesa returned to the badge used between 1923 and 2005.


Team colors

Portuguesa's first kit, introduced on September 20, 1920, was an all-red shirt, white shorts, and red socks with two horizontal green lines. The goalkeeper kit was completely white. On March 26, 1923, the club's kit was changed to red and green vertically striped shirts. The team kit was later changed again, with the red and green stripes changed to horizontal ones, and the away kit became an all-white shirt, red shorts and red socks.


Mascots

Portuguesa's first mascot was a Portuguese girl named Severa. She was named after the 1930s
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singer Dima Tereza who was nicknamed ''A Severa'', after the Portuguese fado singer Maria Severa Onofriana. In 1994, Portuguesa changed its mascot. The club's unique original mascot was replaced by a lion wearing the club's home kit. The lion is one of the most common Brazilian football club's mascots.


Anthems

There are two club's anthems. The first anthem, called Hino Rubro-verde (
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for ''Red and Green Anthem'') is the old one, and was composed by Archimedes Messina and Carlos Leite Guerra. The second anthem, called Campeões (Portuguese for ''Champions'') is the current club's anthem, and was composed by Roberto Leal and Márcia Lúcia.


Current squad


First-team squad


Managers

*
Otto Glória Otto Martins Glória (9 January 1917 – 4 September 1986) was a Brazilian football coach. Career Glória was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, but had his greatest successes with Benfica in Portugal, guiding the club to nine national trophies. ...
(1973–75) *
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(1997–99) *
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(1999–2000) *
Candinho José Cândido Sotto Maior, usually known as Candinho (born January 18, 1945 in São Paulo), is a Brazilian football manager. Honours ;Al-Hilal * Saudi Crown Prince Cup: 1984 * Saudi Professional League: 1984–85 ;Grêmio * Campeonato Gaúch ...
(2001–02) * Heriberto da Cunha (2003) * Paulo Comelli (2004) *
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(2005) *
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(2005–06) *
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(2006) *
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(2006–08) * Estevam Soares (2008–09) * Mário Sérgio (2009) *
Paulo Bonamigo Paulo Afonso Bonamigo (born 23 September 1960) is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who most recently managed Clube do Remo. Career Born in Ijuí, Rio Grande do Sul, Bonamigo started his career playing for Grêmio. Lat ...
(2009) * Renê Simões (2009) *
Vágner Benazzi Vágner Benazzi de Andrade (17 July 1954 – 22 May 2023) was a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as a right-back. During his tenure as a coach, he gained recognition as the "''Rei do Acesso''" (King of Promot ...
(2009–10) * Vadão (2010) *
Sérgio Guedes Ivanílton Sérgio Guedes, usually known as Sérgio Guedes (born 7 November 1962), is a Brazilian Association football, football Coach (sport), coach and former Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. He is the current head coach of Associ ...
(2010–11) * Jorginho (2011–12) *
Geninho Eugênio Machado Souto (born 15 May 1948), commonly known as Geninho, is a Brazilian football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper. Playing career Born in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Geninho was a product of hometown side Bot ...
(2012) *
Péricles Chamusca Péricles Raimundo Oliveira Chamusca (born 29 September 1965) is a Brazilian football manager who is the current manager of Saudi club Al-Taawoun. Early and personal life Chamusca and his brother Marcelo Chamusca, who is also a coach, were born ...
(2012–13) *
Guto Ferreira Augusto Sérgio "Guto" Ferreira (born 7 September 1965) is a Brazilian professional Association football, football Coach (sport), coach, currently the head coach of Ceará Sporting Club, Ceará. Career Born in Piracicaba, São Paulo (state), Sã ...
(2013–14) *
Argel Fucks Argélico Fuchs (born Argélico Fucks; 4 September 1974) is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player. His professional career as a central defender spanned 15 years, during which he was mainly associated with Benfica and Inte ...
(2014) *
Marcelo Veiga Marcelo Castelo Veiga (7 October 1964 – 14 December 2020), commonly known as Marcelo Veiga, was a Brazilian professional football manager and player. Biography Veiga enjoyed a seven-year spell in Série A as a player, after representing San ...
(2014) * Silas Pereira (2014) *
Vágner Benazzi Vágner Benazzi de Andrade (17 July 1954 – 22 May 2023) was a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as a right-back. During his tenure as a coach, he gained recognition as the "''Rei do Acesso''" (King of Promot ...
(2014) * Ailton Silva (2014–15) * Júnior Lopes (2015) * Estevam Soares (2015) * Anderson Beraldo (2016) * Jorginho (2016) * Márcio Ribeiro (2016) *
Tuca Guimarães Antônio Carlos Guimarães (born 12 April 1973), known as Tuca Guimarães, is a Brazilian football coach. Starting his career in futsal, Tuca moved to football in 2010 with São Paulo's youth setup. In 2016, he managed Série A club Figueire ...
(2017) * Estevam Soares (2017) *
Mauro Fernandes Mauro Fernandes da Silva (born 3 August 1953), known as Mauro Fernandes, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a forward, and is a current manager. Career Born in Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Mauro Fernandes started his career with C ...
(2017) * PC Gusmão (2017) * Guilherme Alves (2018) * Allan Aal (2018) *
Luís Carlos Martins Luís Carlos Martins (born 8 August 1955) is a Brazilian professional football coach, currently in charge of Matonense. Career In 1986, he was a head coach of the Rio Branco de Americana. Since 1992 he coached the clubs: Guaçuano, Paraguaç ...
(2019) *
Vica Vica or VICA may refer to: * SkillsUSA SkillsUSA is a United States career and technical student organization serving more than 395,000 high school, college and middle school students and professional members enrolled in training programs in t ...
(2019) * Zé Maria (2019) *
Moacir Júnior Moacir Vieira de Araújo Júnior (born 15 February 1967), known as Moacir Júnior, is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a central defender. Honours Estrela do Norte * Copa Espírito Santo: 2005 Tupi *Campeonato Min ...
(2020) * Fernando Marchiori (2020–21) * Alex Alves (2021) *
Sérgio Soares Sérgio Soares da Silva (born 11 January 1967) is a Brazilian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. Playing career Born in São Paulo, Soares began his career with hometown side Juventus, making his first team debut in ...
(2022) *
Mazola Júnior Uiles Geraldo Gonçalves de Freitas Júnior, (born 28 February 1965), known as Mazola Júnior, is a Brazilian professional football manager and former player who played as a forward. Career Since 2009 he coached the Ituano in when ran the S ...
(2023–)


Notable players


See also

* List of Associação Portuguesa de Desportos statistics


References

*''Lusa, uma História de Amor'' – Orlando Duarte, Livraria Teixeira, 2000.


External links


Official website

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