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{{Short description|Venezuelan football club}}
{{use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{About|the Venezuelan football club|the Brazilian club|Associação Portuguesa de Desportos}}
{{Infobox football club 
| clubname = Portuguesa 
| image = Portuguesa FC.png 
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| alt      = Logo 
| fullname = Portuguesa Fútbol Club
| nickname = ''Los rojinegros'' (The red-and-black) 
| founded  = {{Start date and age|1972|03|02|df=y}}
| ground   = [[Estadio General José Antonio Paez]]
| capacity = 18,000<ref>[http://www.portuguesafc.com.ve/estadio.asp portuguesafc.com]. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080802161034/http://www.portuguesafc.com.ve/estadio.asp |date=2008-08-02 }}.</ref>
| chairman = Vito Recchimurzo 
| manager  = [[Giancarlo Maldonado]] 
| league   = [[Venezuelan Primera División|Primera División]] 
| season   = [[2024 Venezuelan Primera División season|2024]] 
| position = Primera División, 9th of 14
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'''Portuguesa Fútbol Club''', usually known simply as '''Portuguesa''', is a Venezuelan professional [[football (soccer)|football]] club based in [[Acarigua]], that competes in the [[Venezuelan Primera División|Primera División]].

==History==
The club was founded on 10 April 1972, in [[Acarigua]] in the northern part of the state of [[Portuguesa (state)|Portuguesa]].

== 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 [[Portuguesa (state)|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.

{| class = "wikitable" style = "font-size: 95%; text-align: center; width: 60%;"
! width = "10" | Club
! width = "5" | Victories
! width = "5" | Draws
|-
| Portuguesa
|15
|7
|-
| [[Llaneros de Guanare|Llaneros FC]]
|12
|7
|}

==Honours==
===National===
* '''[[Venezuelan Primera División|Primera División]]'''
** '''Winners (5):''' 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978

* '''[[Copa de Venezuela]]'''
** '''Winners (3):''' 1973, 1976, 1977

* '''[[Segunda División Venezolana]]'''
** '''Winners (2):''' 2005–06, 2013–14

==Performance in CONMEBOL competitions==
*'''[[Copa Libertadores]]: 9 appearances'''
::[[1974 Copa Libertadores|1974]]: Group Stage
::[[1975 Copa Libertadores|1975]]: Group Stage
::[[1976 Copa Libertadores|1976]]: Group Stage
::[[1977 Copa Libertadores|1977]]: '''Semi-finals'''
::[[1978 Copa Libertadores|1978]]: Group Stage
::[[1979 Copa Libertadores|1979]]: Group Stage
::[[1981 Copa Libertadores|1981]]: Group Stage
::[[1984 Copa Libertadores|1984]]: Group Stage
::[[2024 Copa Libertadores|2024]]: Second stage

*'''[[Copa CONMEBOL]]: 1 appearance'''
::[[1997 Copa CONMEBOL|1997]]: First round

== Manufacturers and sponsors ==
{|width=50% align="left"
|+'''Suppliers'''
|valign=top width=50%|
{| align=center border=1 width=80% cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 85%; text-align: left;"
|- bgcolor=#000000 style="color:white;"
!width=35%|Period
!width=65%|Provider
|- 
|align=center|1972–2007||{{flagicon|Venezuela}} No brand
|- 
|align=center|2008–2010||{{flagicon|China}} [[Runic (brand)|Runic]]
|- 
|align=center|2010–2011||{{flagicon|Venezuela}} No brand
|- 
|align=center|2011–2012||{{flagicon|Venezuela}} [[Winlife Sport Wear]]
|-
|align=center|2012–2013||{{flagicon|Venezuela}} No brand
|-
|align=center|2013–2014||{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Uhlsport]]
|- 
|align=center|2014–2015||{{flagicon|Venezuela}} No brand
|-
|align=center|2015–2016||{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Uhlsport]]
|-
|align=center|2017–2021||{{flagicon|Venezuela}} [[Mundo Creativo]]
|-
|align=center|2022–2023||{{flagicon|Venezuela}} [[RS (company)|RS]]
|-
|align=center|2024–||{{flagicon|Venezuela}} [[Attle (brand)|Attle]]
|}
|}

{|width=50% align="right"
|+'''Sponsors'''
|valign=top width=50%|
{| align=center border=1 width=80% cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 85%; text-align: left;"
|- bgcolor=#000000 style="color:white;"
!width=35%|Period
!width=65%|Sponsor
|-
|align=center|1972–2008||Without sponsor
|-
|align=center|2008–2009||{{flagicon|Venezuela}} [[Garzón Hipermercado]] <br /> [[Expresos Los Llanos]]
|- 
|align=center|2010–2012||Without sponsor
|- 
|align=center|2012–2013||{{flagicon|Venezuela}} [[Movilnet]] <br /> Minci <br /> [[Oleica (Aceite Portumesa)]], [[Gobernación de Portuguesa]], [[Yess Sport]]
|- 
|align=center|2013–2014||{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Uhlsport]] <br /> {{flagicon|Venezuela}} [[T&C Sports Management]] <br /> [[Oleica (Aceite Portumesa)]] <br /> [[Alimentos Mary]] <br /> [[JHS AVES]] <br /> [[Portuguesa Socialista]] <br /> [[Caposa]] <br /> [[Tuampolla.com]] <br /> [[Agrícola A y B]] <br /> [[Movilnet]]
|- 
|align=center|2015–2016||{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Uhlsport]] <br /> {{flagicon|Venezuela}} [[Alimentos Mary]] <br /> [[Gobernación de Portuguesa]] <br /> ANCA <br /> [[Aceite Portuguesa]] <br /> [[FarmaSanRoque]] <br /> [[ALIVENSA]] <br /> [[Arroz Santoni]]
|- 
|align=center|2017–Present||{{flagicon|Venezuela}} [[Mundo Creativo]] <br /> [[ALIVENSA]] <br /> [[Alimentos Mary]] <br /> [[FarmaSanRoque]] <br /> [[Arroz Santoni]] <br /> [[AsoPortuguesa]] <br /> [[Doña Emilia]]
|}
|}
{{clear}}

== Stadium ==

{{Main article | Estadio General José Antonio Paez}}
[[File:Estadio José Antonio Paez.PNG|thumb|Estadio José Antonio Páez | 250px]]

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 (state)|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==
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no= 1|nat= VEN |pos=GK|name=[[Yhonatann Yustiz]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 3|nat= VEN |pos=DF|name=Rodney Chirinos}}
{{Fs player|no= 4|nat= VEN |pos=DF|name=Joel Cáceres}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat= ARG |pos=MF|name=Gastón Blanc}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat= ARG |pos=DF|name=[[Nicolás Pantaleone]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 9|nat= VEN |pos=FW|name=[[Richard Blanco (footballer)|Richard Blanco]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 11|nat= VEN |pos=MF|name=[[Johan Moreno]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 12|nat= VEN |pos=GK|name=Sergio Fernández}}
{{Fs player|no= 13|nat= VEN |pos=DF|name=[[Junior Alberto Moreno]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 14|nat= VEN |pos=FW|name=Yefferson Colmenárez}}
{{Fs player|no= 16|nat= VEN |pos=MF|name=[[Ronaldo Lucena]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 17|nat= VEN |pos=DF|name=Darvis Rodríguez}}
{{Fs player|no= 18|nat= VEN |pos=FW|name=Franklin González}}
{{fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no= 20|nat= VEN |pos=MF|name=Sergio Sulbarán}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat= COL |pos=DF|name=Darwin Carrero}}
{{Fs player|no= 23|nat= VEN |pos=DF|name=Keivis Páez}}
{{Fs player|no= 24|nat= VEN |pos=MF|name=Luis El Khuffash}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat= VEN |pos=DF|name=Franyerbis Franco}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat= VEN |pos=MF|name=Yorman Vázquez}}
{{Fs player|no= 27|nat= COL |pos=FW|name=[[Diego Echeverri]]}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat= VEN |pos=FW|name=[[Jeizon Ramírez]]}}
{{Fs player|no=31|nat= VEN |pos=MF|name=Abraham Moreno}}
{{Fs player|no= 32|nat=VEN |pos=GK|name=Carlos Hernández}}
{{Fs player|no= 39|nat= VEN |pos=FW|name=Yoel Daboín}}
{{Fs player|no= 77|nat= VEN |pos=FW|name=[[Ronaldo Peña]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 88|nat= VEN |pos=DF|name=Manuel Granados}}
{{Fs end}}

== Portuguesa F.C. coaches ==
*{{flagicon | Venezuela}} [[Isidoro 'Pescaito' Rodríguez]] 1972
*{{flagicon | Uruguay}} [[Walter Roque]] 1973 -1974
*{{flagicon | Yugoslavia}} [[Vladica Popović]] 1974 – 1975
*{{flagicon | Paraguay}} [[Benjamín Fernández]] 1975 – 1976
*{{flagicon | Paraguay}} [[Celino Mora]] 1977 – 1979
*{{flagicon | Peru}} [[Carlos Felipe Núñez]] 2003 – 2004
*{{flagicon | Venezuela}} [[Liberio Mora]] 2006 – 2007
*{{flagicon | Paraguay}} [[Celino Mora]] 2007 – 2008
*{{flagicon | Venezuela}} [[William Pacheco]] 2008
*{{flagicon | Venezuela}} [[Eduardo Contreras]] 2008 – 2009
*{{flagicon | Venezuela}} [[José Luis Jiménez (manager)|José Luis Jiménez]] 2009
*{{flagicon | Venezuela}} [[Gustavo Valencia]] 2010
*{{flagicon | Venezuela}} [[Johnny Lucena]] 2010 – 2012
*{{flagicon | Peru}} [[Carlos Felipe Núñez]] 2012
*{{flagicon | Venezuela}} [[José Luis Dolgetta]] 2013
*{{flagicon | Venezuela}} [[Francesco Stifano]] 2013 – 2014
*{{flagicon | Venezuela}} [[Lenin Bastidas]] 2014 – 2015
*{{flagicon | Uruguay}} {{flagicon | Venezuela}} [[Renato Renauro]] 2016
*{{flagicon | Argentina}} [[Horacio Matuszyczk]] 2016 – 2017
*{{flagicon | Argentina}} {{flagicon | Venezuela}} [[Carlos Horacio Moreno]] 2017 – 2018
*{{flagicon | Venezuela}} [[Yobanny Rivero]] 2019 – 2020
*{{flagicon | Colombia}} {{flagicon | Venezuela}} [[José Parada]] 2019 – 2020
*{{flagicon | Venezuela}} [[Alí Cañas]] 2020 – 2022
*{{flagicon | Argentina}} [[Martín Brignani]] 2022 – 2023
*{{flagicon | Venezuela}} [[Jesús Ortíz (manager)|Jesús Ortíz]] 2023 –

== Club board and organization chart ==
=== Organizational shart ===
 President {{flag | VEN}} Vito Recchimurzo Díaz 
 Vice President {{flag | VEN}} Maiker Frías
 Members {{flag | VEN}} Orlando Cárdenas
 Members {{flag | VEN}} Luis Fernández
 Members {{flag | VEN}} Olympia Labrador
 Adviser {{flag | VEN}} Gianni Mazzocca
 General Manager {{flag | VEN}} Eduardo Herrera
 Sports Manager {{flag | VEN}} Gerzon Chacón
 Manager of Operations {{flag | VEN}} Rafael Guaricuco

Media and Press || {{flag | VEN}}
Patricia Almao – Media Director
Francisco Miliani – Media Assistant
María Gabriela Almao – Social Networks
Juan Sánchez – Photographer
Raiber Jiménez – Graphic Designer

=== Previous presidents ===

* {{flagicon|Italy}} Don Gaetano Costa  (1972 – 1978)
* {{flagicon|Venezuela}} Juan Rondon  (2008 – 2010)
* {{flagicon|Venezuela}} Nelson Escobar  (2010 – 2014)
* {{flagicon|Venezuela}} Generozo Mazzoca  (2014 – 2019)
* {{flagicon|Venezuela}} Maiker Frías  (2019 – 2024)
* {{flagicon|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.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
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* {{official website|http://www.portuguesafc.com}}

{{Primera División Venezolana}}

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