FC Porto (handball)

Futebol Clube do Porto (Portuguese pronunciation: [futɨˈβɔl ˈkluβ(ɨ) ðu ˈpoɾtu]), commonly referred to as FC Porto (or FC Porto Sofarma, for sponsorship purposes), or simply Porto, is a Portuguese professional handball team based in Porto. Created in 1932, it is the senior representative side of the handball section of multi-sports club FC Porto.

FC Porto
Full nameFutebol Clube do Porto
Founded5 October 1932 (1932-10-05)
ArenaDragão Arena
Capacity2,200
PresidentJorge Nuno Pinto da Costa
Head coachMagnus Andersson
LeagueAndebol 1
2019–20Cancelled[lower-alpha 1]
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The team competes domestically in the top-tier league Andebol 1 and internationally in European Handball Federation club competitions, such as the EHF Champions League and the EHF Cup. It plays its home matches at the Dragão Arena, alongside the club's basketball and roller hockey teams, and is managed by Swedish head coach Magnus Andersson.

History

The section started in 1932 with a field handball (eleven-a-side) team, which played competitive matches until 1974–75, when it was discontinued in favour of seven-a-side handball. During this period, the club won 37 regional and 29 national league titles in the field handball discipline.[2]

In 1951, the club established the handball section whose team won the Portuguese league title for the first time in 1953–54, and increased that tally with eight further titles by 1968.[3] Porto then endured a 31-year drought before winning the national league title again in 1998–99. In the 2014–15 season, the team secured their seventh consecutive league title, establishing a national record.[4] In the previous season, the team also debuted in the EHF Champions League group stage, after overcoming the qualification tournament for the first time in five consecutive attempts.[5]

Team

Current squad

The following players compose the squad for the 2020–21 season:

Transfers

The following players have joined or left the team for the 2020–21 season:

Staff

PositionName
Sports director José Magalhães
Assistant director Manuel Arezes
Head coach Magnus Andersson
Assistant coach Carlos Martingo
Goalkeeping coach Telmo Ferreira
Fitness coach Tiago Cadete

Honours

Porto is one of the most decorated Portuguese clubs in terms of domestic competitions, with a total of 39 national titles.[6]

Domestic competitions

Winners (21): 1953–54, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1967–68, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2018–19
Winners (8): 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1993–94, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2018–19
Winners (3) – record: 2003–04, 2004–05, 2007–08
Winners (7): 1995, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2010, 2014, 2019

European competitions

Winners (2): 2009, 2012

European record

Note: Porto score is always listed first.

Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
2016–17 EHF Cup R1 B.S.B. Batumi 49–16 44–16 93–32
R2 RD Koper 2013 31–24 26–22 57–46
R3 Bregenz Handball 28–27 31–29 59–56
Group Stage Frisch Auf Göppingen 27–31 28–30 3rd place
Fraikin Granollers 23–22 22–33
HC Midtjylland 33–25 26–29
2017–18 EHF Cup R2 RK Ohrid 2013 37–20 44–26 81–46
R3 Füchse Berlin 27–30 25–33 52–63
2018–19 EHF Cup R1 AHC Potaissa Turda 41–21 27–24 68–45
R2 SKA Minsk 34–29 24–25 58–54
R3 SC Magdeburg 23–26 34–27 57–53
Group Stage TTH Holstebro 32–29 33–31 1st place
Dobrogea Sud Constanța 30–27 35–29
Liberbank Ciudad Encantada 37–26 29–26
QF Saint-Raphaël Var Handball 30–30 34–30 64–60
SF Füchse Berlin 20–24
3rd place TTH Holstebro 28–26
2019–20 EHF Champions League Group Stage Meshkov Brest 27–25 35–32 5th place
RK Vardar 27–32 30–22
PGE Vive Kielce 33–30 25–30
Telekom Veszprém 28–38 24–31
Motor Zaporozhye 35–35 29–33
Montpellier Handball 23–23 27–22
THW Kiel 28–27 29–30
R16 Aalborg Håndbold Cancelled [lower-alpha 2]

Notes

  1. On 30 April 2020, the Portuguese Handball Federation cancelled the remaining 2019–20 season league matches due to the coronavirus pandemic, without declaring a champion or relegating teams.[1]
  2. Knockout stage matches (Round of 16 and Quarter-finals) were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the EHF selecting the top two teams from Groups A and B to compete in the Final Four.[8]

References

  1. "Deliberação da Federação de Andebol de Portugal relativa à época 2019/2020". Federação de Andebol de Portugal (in Portuguese). 29 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  2. "Lista de vencedores de provas nacionais Andebol de 11 (masculinos)" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Federação Portuguesa de Andebol. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  3. "Lista de vencedores de provas nacionais Séniores masculinos" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Federação Portuguesa de Andebol. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  4. "FC Porto é o primeiro hexacampeão do andebol português" (in Portuguese). Público. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  5. Pazen, Björn (14 July 2013). "New Port for Champions League fleet". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  6. "Handball Honours". FC Porto. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  7. "Limburgse Handbal Dagen History". lhd.nl. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  8. "Information on the future of the European handball season 2019/20". European Handball Federation. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
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