Portuguesa F.C.

Portuguesa Fútbol Club, usually known simply as Portuguesa, is a Venezuelan professional football club based in Acarigua. It currently competes in the Primera División.

History

The club was founded on 10 April 1972, in Acarigua in the northern part of the state of Portuguesa. In 1973 the club won the Primera División for the first time and four more titles followed until 1978.The club has played a total 9 times in the Copa Libertadores.

Rivalries

The Vintage Clásico

The 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

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

• Copa de Venezuela Winners (3): 1973, 1976, 1977 Runners-up (1): 1990

• Segunda División Venezolana Winners (2): 2005–06, 2013–14

• Double Winners (3): 1973, 1976, 1977

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

• Copa Libertadores: 9 appearances

1974: Group Stage 1975: Group Stage 1976: Group Stage 1977: Semi-finals 1978: Group Stage 1979: Group Stage 1981: Group Stage 1984: Group Stage 2024: Second stage

• Copa CONMEBOL: 1 appearance

1997: 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 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

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

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Managerial history

• Venezuela Isidoro 'Pescaito' Rodríguez 1972
• Uruguay Walter Roque 1973 -1974
• Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vladica Popović 1974 – 1975
• Paraguay Benjamín Fernández 1975 – 1976
• Paraguay Celino Mora 1977 – 1979
• Peru Carlos Felipe Núñez 2003 – 2004
• Venezuela Liberio Mora 2006 – 2007
• Paraguay Celino Mora 2007 – 2008
• Venezuela William Pacheco 2008
• Venezuela Eduardo Contreras 2008 – 2009
• Venezuela José Luis Jiménez 2009
• Venezuela Gustavo Valencia 2010
• Venezuela Johnny Lucena 2010 – 2012
• Peru Carlos Felipe Núñez 2012
• Venezuela José Luis Dolgetta 2013
• Venezuela Francesco Stifano 2013 – 2014
• Venezuela Lenin Bastidas 2014 – 2015
• Uruguay Venezuela Renato Renauro 2016
• Argentina Horacio Matuszyczk 2016 – 2017
• Argentina Venezuela Carlos Horacio Moreno 2017 – 2018
• Venezuela Yobanny Rivero 2019 – 2020
• Colombia Venezuela José Parada 2019 – 2020
• Venezuela Alí Cañas 2020 – 2022
• Argentina Martín Brignani 2022 – 2023
• Venezuela Jesús Ortíz 2023 –

Club board and organization chart

Organizational shart

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

• Italy Don Gaetano Costa (1972 – 1978)
• Venezuela Juan Rondon (2008 – 2010)
• Venezuela Nelson Escobar (2010 – 2014)
• Venezuela Generozo Mazzoca (2014 – 2019)
• Venezuela Maiker Frías (2019 – 2024)
• Venezuela Vito Recchimurzo (2024 – )

Means of communication

Media coverage

Fanática 99.5fm

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

External links