Portuguesa Fútbol Club

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Portuguesa FC

Full name	Portuguesa Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)	Los rojinegros (red-and-black)
Founded	March 2, 1972
Ground	Estadio General José Antonio Paez Acarígua, Venezuela (Capacity: 18,000[1])
Chairman	Rafael Vázquez
Manager	Carlos Hernandez
League	Primera División Venezolana
Apertura 2007	7th
Home colours Away colours

Portuguesa Fútbol Club, usually known simply as Portuguesa, is a Venezuelan football club.

Contents 1 History 2 Titles 3 Performance in CONMEBOL competitions 4 Colors 5 Stadium 6 Current first team squad 7 References 8 External links

[edit] History

The club was founded on April 10, 1972, in Acarígua.

[edit] Titles

• Primera División Venezolana
  • Amateur Era (0): .
  • Professional Era (5): 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978.
• Segunda División Venezolana: 2006
• Segunda División B Venezolana:
• Tercera División Venezolana:
• Copa de Venezuela (3): 1973, 1976, 1977

[edit] Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

• Copa Libertadores: 8 appearances

Best: Semi-Final in 1977

1974: First Round

1975: First Round

1976: First Round

1977: Semi-Final

1978: First Round

1979: First Round

1981: First Round

1984: First Round

• Copa Sudamericana: 0 appearances

 :

• Recopa Sudamericana: 0 appearances

 :

• Copa CONMEBOL: 1 appearances

Best: First Round in 1997

1997: First Round

[edit] Colors

The club's colors are red and black.

[edit] Stadium

The club plays their home matches at Estadio General José Antonio Paez, which has a maximum capacity of 18,000 people.

[edit] Current first team squad

No. Position Player 1 GK Juan Alvarez 4 DF Wilfrido Alvarado 5 MF Víctor Mendoza R. 7 DF Inmer González 9 FW Gabriel Caiafa 11 MF Rene de Jesus Salazar 12 GK Robert Rivas 14 MF Manuel Rodríguez M. 15 DF Luís García Urbano 17 FW Carlos Alfonzo Rodríguez 19 FW Pedro José Lucena 20 MF Johnny Lucena 21 MF Manuel Martínez G. 22 GK Andrés Ulloa

No. Position Player 24 MF Francisco Pineda D. DF Diego Bonelli DF Freddy Reyes DF Gustavo Rondón DF Andersón Orozco DF Raul González DF Martín López MF Juan Jara MF Walter Avalos FW Juan Manuel Falcón FW Leonardo Rocha FW Juan Benítez FW Silvio Rivero

[edit] References

• Much of the content of this article comes from the equivalent Portuguese-language wikipedia article (retrieved January 16, 2006).

[edit] External links

• Official site
• Official fanatic site

Primera División Venezolana v • d • e

2008/09 teams Aragua FC · Atlético El Vigía · Carabobo FC · Caracas FC · Deportivo Anzoátegui · Deportivo Italia · Deportivo Táchira FC · Estrella Roja FC  · Estudiantes de Mérida FC · Guaros de Lara FC · Llaneros FC · Mineros de Guayana · Minervén · Monagas SC · Portuguesa FC · Unión Atlético Maracaibo · Zamora FC · Zulia FC Seasons in Venezuelan football 1957 · 1958 · 1959 · 1960 · 1961 · 1962 · 1963 · 1964 · 1965 · 1966 · 1967 · 1968 · 1969 · 1970 · 1971 · 1972 · 1973 · 1974 · 1975 · 1976 · 1977 · 1978 · 1979 · 1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1986-87 · 1987-88 · 1988-89 · 1989-90 · 1990-91 · 1991-92 · 1992-93 · 1993-94 · 1994-95 · 1995-96 · 1996-97 · 1997-98 · 1998-99 · 1999-00 · 2000-01 · 2001-02 · 2002-03 · 2003-04 · 2004-05 · 2005-06 · 2006-07 · 2007-08 · 2008-09