The 2014–15

FC Porto Futebol Clube do Porto, Order of Prince Henry, MHIH, Order of Merit (Portugal), OM (), commonly known as FC Porto or simply Porto, is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Porto. It is best known for the professional association footbal ...

season was the club's 105th competitive season and the 81st consecutive season in the top flight of

Portuguese football Association football (), the most popular sport in Portugal, has a long and storied history in the country, following its introduction in 1875 in cities such as Funchal, Lisbon, Porto and Coimbra by English merchants and Portuguese students a ...

. For the first time since the 1988–89 season, and the third during the presidency of

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, Porto did not win any official competition. The pre-season began on 3 July 2014 and featured eight preparation matches: four in Portugal (including a presentation match on 27 July against

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) and four abroad, in the Netherlands, Belgium and England. Porto started the official season on 15 August 2014 with a 2–0 home win against Marítimo for the 2014–15 Primeira Liga. For the first time in nine seasons, the

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was not Porto's season-opening match, as the club failed to qualify for the 36th edition by not winning the

2013–14 Primeira Liga The 2013–14 Primeira Liga (also known as Liga ZON Sagres for sponsorship reasons) was the 80th season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs. It began on 18 August 2013 and concluded on 11 May ...

title or being present in the

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of the

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(as Benfica made the

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). Porto also competed in other domestic competitions, such as the

Taça de Portugal The Taça de Portugal (; ) is an annual association football competition and the premier knockout tournament in Portuguese football. For sponsorship reasons, it has been known as Taça de Portugal Generali Tranquilidade since the 2024–25 seaso ...

and the

Taça da Liga The Taça da Liga (), known outside Portugal as Portuguese League Cup, is an annual club football competition organised by the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (LPFP) for teams competing in the top two tiers of Portuguese football – the ...

. Together with the other Primeira Liga teams, they entered the 2014–15 Taça de Portugal in the third round, but were eliminated by

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after a 3–1 home loss. Beginning their

2014–15 Taça da Liga The 2014–15 Taça da Liga was the eighth edition of the Taça da Liga, a Portuguese football cup competition organized by the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (LPFP). It was contested by a total of 36 clubs competing in the top two profes ...

campaign in the third round, Porto topped their group and qualified for the semi-finals, where they were barred from a third final appearance after losing 2–1 away to Marítimo. In

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, Porto participated in the

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. They reached the

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for the 19th time after eliminating French side

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in the play-off round. Porto topped their group and secured qualification for the

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. In the round of 16, they eliminated

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with an aggregate score of 5–1. In doing so, Porto booked a place in the quarter-finals for the first time since 2008–09, where they faced

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. After beating the Germans 3–1 for the first leg, in what was Porto's first-ever home win over Bayern Munich, the team lost the second leg 6–1 and were eliminated with a 7–4 aggregate score. This defeat was their worst ever defeat in UEFA competitions, together with a 6–1 away defeat against

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in the

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Players

Squad information

Transfers in

Total expending: €35.7 million

Transfers out

Total income: €80.25 million

Technical staff

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Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overall record

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UEFA Champions League

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Squad

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Goalscorers

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Awards

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References

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Players

Squad information

Transfers in

Transfers out

Technical staff

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overall record

Primeira Liga

League table

Results by round

Matches

Taça de Portugal

Third round

Taça da Liga

Third round

Semi-finals

UEFA Champions League

Play-off round

Group stage

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Statistics

Squad

Goalscorers

Awards

See also

References