Portuguesa Fútbol Club, usually known simply as Portuguesa, is a Venezuelan professional

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club based in

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, that competes in the Primera División.

History

The club was founded on 10 April 1972, in

in the northern part of the state of Portuguesa.

Rivalries

The Vintage Clásico

The encounter between Portuguesa and

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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

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. 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

Portuguesa 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.

Honours

National

* Primera División ** Winners (5): 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 *

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** Winners (3): 1973, 1976, 1977 * Segunda División Venezolana ** Winners (2): 2005–06, 2013–14

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

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: 9 appearances ::

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; ...

: Group Stage ::

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

: Group Stage ::

1976 Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic ...

: Group Stage ::

1977 Events January * January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no ...

: Semi-finals ::

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd ...

: Group Stage ::

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

: Group Stage ::

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral ...

: Group Stage ::

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

: Group Stage ::

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

: Second stage *

Copa CONMEBOL The Copa CONMEBOL () was an annual football cup competition organized by CONMEBOL between 1992 and 1999 for South American football clubs. During its time of existence, it was a very prestigious South American club football contest, similar to the ...

: 1 appearance ::

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

: First round

Manufacturers and sponsors

Stadium

The José Antonio Páez Stadium is a sports infrastructure built for the practice of football, located in the city of

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 José Antonio Páez Herrera (; 13 June 1790 – 6 May 1873) was a Venezuelan politician and military officer who served as the president of Venezuela three times. The first as the 5th president from 1830 to 1835, the second as the 8th president ...

. 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

It 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

Portuguesa F.C. coaches

* Isidoro 'Pescaito' Rodríguez 1972 * Walter Roque 1973 -1974 *

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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 José Luis Dolgetta Ascanio (1 August 1970 – 31 October 2023) was a Venezuelan professional association football, football player and manager who played as a forward (association football), forward for clubs in Venezuela, Argentina and Ecuado ...

2013 *

Francesco Stifano Francesco Stifano Garzone (born 19 July 1979) is a Venezuelan football manager and former player. Career Born in Caracas, Stifano made his senior debut with hometown side Caracas in 1998. In 2003, after playing for Deportivo Italchacao and Ma ...

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

Organizational shart

President Vito Recchimurzo Díaz Vice President Maiker Frías Members Orlando Cárdenas Members Luis Fernández Members Olympia Labrador Adviser Gianni Mazzocca General Manager Eduardo Herrera Sports Manager Gerzon Chacón Manager of Operations Rafael Guaricuco Media and Press , , Patricia Almao – Media Director Francisco Miliani – Media Assistant María Gabriela Almao – Social Networks Juan Sánchez – Photographer Raiber Jiménez – Graphic Designer

Previous presidents

* 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

Media coverage

Fanática 99.5fm

The radio station that broadcasts the games of the five-time Venezuelan champions.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Portuguesa Futbol Club Association football clubs established in 1972 Football clubs in Venezuela Sport in Portuguesa (state) 1972 establishments in Venezuela Acarigua