Portuguesa Fútbol Club

Football club infobox
clubname = Portuguesa FC


fullname = Portuguesa Fútbol Club
nickname = Los rojinegros (red-and-black)
founded = March 2, 1972

ground = Estadio General José Antonio Paez
Acarígua, Venezuela
capacity = 18,000 [ [http://www.portuguesafc.com.ve/estadio.asp www.portuguesafc.com] ]
chairman = flagicon|Venezuela Rafael Vázquez
manager = flagicon|Venezuela Carlos Hernandez
league = Primera División Venezolana
season = Apertura 2007
position = 7th
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Portuguesa Fútbol Club, usually known simply as Portuguesa, is a Venezuelan football club.

History

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

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

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

Colors

The club's colors are red and black.

tadium

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

Current first team squad

References

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

External links

* [http://www.portuguesafc.com.ve Official site]
* [http://www.portuguesafutbolclub.com.ve Official fanatic site]