FC Porto (roller hockey)

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

FC Porto
Full nameFutebol Clube do Porto Fidelidade
Home groundDragão Arena
(Capacity 2,200)
ChairmanJorge Nuno Pinto da Costa
ManagerGuillem Cabestany
LeaguePrimeira Divisão
2018–191st
Home
Away
Active sections of
Futebol Clube do Porto
Football
(A, B, Youth)		 Handball Roller hockey
Basketball Billiards Swimming
Cycling Adapted
sports		 Boxing

The team competes domestically in the top-tier Primeira Divisão league, and internationally in the Euroleague. It plays its home matches at the Dragão Arena, alongside the club's basketball and handball teams, and is managed by Spanish head coach Guillem Cabestany.

Team

Current squad

The following players compose the squad for the 2020–21 season:[1]

Goalkeepers (GK)
  • 01 Xavier Malián
  • 61 Tiago Rodrigues
Defenders/Midfielders (DF/MF)
  • 18 Daniel "Poka" Oliveira
  • 19 Carlo Di Benedetto
  • 57 Reinaldo García (Captain)
  • 00 Xavier Barroso
Forwards (FW)
  • 07 Giulio Cocco
  • 09 Rafael Costa
  • 77 Gonçalo Alves
  • 00 Ezequiel Mena (FW)

Transfers

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

Staff
PositionName
Assistant director João Baldaia
Head coach Guillem Cabestany
Assistant coach Jorge Ferreira
Fitness coach Miguel Almeida
Physical therapist Pedro Quintas
Nurse Daniel Cunha

Honours

In terms of total number of trophies, Porto is the most decorated team in Portuguese competitions, holding the record for most cup and super cup wins. They won their first championship in 1982–83, the first season under the presidency of Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa. Notably, Porto won the Primeira Divisão title for a record 10 consecutive seasons between 2001 and 2011. Internationally, Porto have also won multiple competitions, including two CERH European League titles in 1986 and 1990.[2]

Domestic competitions
Winners (23) – shared record: 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2016–17, 2018–19
Winners (17) – record: 1982–83, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2012–13, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
Winners (23) – record: 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

European competitions
  • CERH European League
Winners (2): 1985–86, 1989–90
  • CERS Cup
Winners (2): 1993–94, 1995–96
Winners (2): 1981–82, 1982–83
  • CERH Continental Cup
Winners (1): 1986

References
  1. "Roller hockey – Squad". FC Porto.
  2. "Roller hockey – Honours". FC Porto. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
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