FC Porto B

Portuguese football club

Football club

Porto BFull name| Futebol Clube do Porto B

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Founded| 1999 (original)
2012 (refoundation)
Ground| CTFD PortoGaia
Capacity| 3,800
President| André Villas-Boas
Head coach| João Brandão
League| Liga Portugal 2
2023–24| Liga Portugal 2, 10th of 18
Website| fcporto.pt

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

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Active sections of
Futebol Clube do Porto

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Football
(Men's)|  Football B
(Men's)|  Football U19
(Men's)
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Football
(Women's)|  Basketball
(Men's)|  Handball
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Roller hockey
(Men's)|  Volleyball
(Women's)|  Billiards
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Boxing|  Swimming|  Adapted
sports

Futebol Clube do Porto B, commonly known as Porto B, is a Portuguese professional football team, which serves as the reserve side of FC Porto. They compete in the Liga Portugal 2, the second division of Portuguese football, and play their home matches at the CTFD PortoGaia main pitch.[1]

As a reserve side, the team cannot compete in the same division as their senior team, thus being ineligible for promotion to the Primeira Liga. In addition, they cannot participate in other domestic cup competitions, such as the Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga.

Domestically, Porto B are the first and only reserve side to have won the second division title, after a successful campaign in the 2015–16 season. Internationally, the team is the record holder of the Premier League International Cup competition, after two wins in the 2016–17 and 2017–18 editions.

## History

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### Revival

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Prior to the end of the 2011–12 season, seven Primeira Liga clubs announced their interest in creating a B team to fill the six vacancies available in for the 2012–13 Segunda Liga season.[2] Six of these clubs were selected to have their B teams take part in the competition: Benfica, Braga, Marítimo, Porto, Sporting CP, and Vitória de Guimarães.[3]

The LPFP, which governs professional football in Portugal, announced that for B teams to compete in the 2012–13 Segunda Liga they would have to pay a fee of €50,000.[4] In addition, the LPFP would also require teams to follow new rules regarding player selection, such as having a minimum of ten players formed at the club's academy and with an age requirement of 15–21 years old, with a maximum of three players above 23 years old allowed. The LPFP also decided that B teams were ineligible to compete in cup competitions, as well as gaining promotion to the Primeira Liga due to the possibility of playing against the senior team.

In late May 2012, it was officially announced that the B teams of six Primeira Liga clubs would compete in the 2012–13 Segunda Liga. This decision resulted in an expansion of the number of teams from 16 to 22, and the number of matches from 30 to 42.[5]

In 2013–14 the side, led for most of the season by Luís Castro, finished as runners-up but were ineligible for promotion.[6] Two years later, with Castro back in charge and André Silva scoring 14 times, the team won the league by five points.[7]

## Players

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### Current squad

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As of 6 April 2025[8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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2  | MF |  POR | André Castro
43  | FW |  BLR | Trofim Melnichenko
44  | DF |  BRA | Filipe Silva (on loan from Gil Vicente)
45  | DF |  BRA | João Moreira (on loan from São Paulo)
47  | FW |  ESP | Ángel Alarcón
49  | FW |  POR | Gonçalo Sousa
51  | GK |  POR | Diogo Fernandes
54  | DF |  POR | António Ribeiro
57  | DF |  POR | André Lopes
58  | MF |  POR | Tiago Silva
59  | FW |  POR | Tiago Andrade
61  | GK |  POR | Denis Gutu
62  | MF |  POR | Rodrigo Fernandes
64  | DF |  POR | Luís Gomes
66  | MF |  POR | Bernardo Lima
68  | MF |  POR | André Oliveira
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73  | DF |  POR | Gabriel Brás
76  | DF |  POR | Dinis Rodrigues
77  | FW |  POR | Rui Monteiro
78  | FW |  POR | Jorge Meireles
79  | FW |  GER | Leonardo Vonić
80  | DF |  BRA | Kaio Henrique
81  | GK |  POR | Martim Pereira
84  | DF |  POR | Martim Cunha
87  | FW |  COL | Brayan Caicedo
88  | MF |  ANG | Domingos Andrade
90  | MF |  POR | Gil Martins
91  | GK |  POR | Gonçalo Ribeiro
92  | MF |  POR | João Teixeira
95  | FW |  POR | Anhá Candé
96  | DF |  POR | Filipe Sousa
98  | FW |  NGA | Abraham Marcus

### Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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-- | DF |  POR | David Vinhas (at Oliveira do Hospital until 30 June 2025)
-- | FW |  BRA | Wendel Silva (at Santa Clara until 30 June 2025)

## Staff

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Position  | Staff

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Head coach |  João Brandão
Assistant coaches |  André Batista
Paulinho Santos
Tiago Sousa
Goalkeeper coach |  Rafael Albuquerque
Physiologist and fitness coach |  José Mário Rocha
Club doctor |  Diogo Dias
Physiotherapists |  Fábio Gonçalves
Paulo Teixeira
Ricardo Vasconcelos

Last updated: 17 September 2024
Source: FC Porto

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## Seasons and managers statistics

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### League performance record

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Information correct as of end of the 2023–24 season. Only competitive league matches are counted.

Season  | Div | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Top scorer(s)  | Goals  | Notes

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1999–00 | III | 3rd  | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10  | 53 | 43 | 52 |  Pedras | 13  |
2000–01 | III | 3rd  | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10  | 74 | 52 | 64 |  Hélder Postiga | 10  |
2001–02 | III | 3rd  | 38 | 19 | 13 | 6  | 67 | 33 | 70 |  Pedro Oliveira | 11  |
2002–03 | III | 3rd  | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9  | 70 | 39 | 69 |  Hugo Almeida | 16  |
2003–04 | III | 4th  | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10  | 56 | 33 | 58 |  Bruno Moraes | 11  |
2004–05 | III | 5th  | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12  | 63 | 33 | 66 |  Ákos Buzsáky | 9  |
2005–06 | III | 6th  | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8  | 28 | 27 | 38 |  Hélder Barbosa | 6  | [a]
2012–13 | II | 14th  | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14  | 49 | 50 | 54 |  Dellatorre | 11  | [b]
2013–14 | II | 2nd  | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11  | 59 | 42 | 77 |  Tozé | 21  |
2014–15 | II | 13th  | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19  | 66 | 64 | 61 |  Frédéric Maciel | 13  |
2015–16 | II | 1st  | 46 | 26 | 8 | 12  | 84 | 52 | 86 |  André Silva | 14  |
2016–17 | II | 12th  | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14  | 52 | 49 | 60 |  Galeno | 10  |
2017–18 | II | 7th  | 38 | 18 | 4 | 16  | 50 | 55 | 58 |  André Pereira
Fede Varela | 8  |
2018–19 | II | 9th  | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12  | 41 | 42 | 44 |  Gleison | 6  |
2019–20 | II | 13th  | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9  | 35 | 36 | 29 |  Vitinha | 8  |
2020–21 | II | 16th  | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16  | 45 | 52 | 32 |  Danny Namaso | 8  |
2021–22 | II | 10th  | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12  | 45 | 49 | 42 |  Danny Namaso  | 14  |
2022–23 | II | 5th  | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11  | 48 | 40 | 51 |  Abraham Marcus | 9  |
2023–24 | II | 10th  | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14  | 51 | 51 | 44 |  Wendel Silva | 18  |

1. ^ The team was abolished at the end of the season.
2. ^ The team was reinstated and inserted in the Segunda Liga.

Champions | Runners-up | Third place

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### Managerial statistics

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Information correct as of the match played on 26 January 2025. Only competitive matches are counted.

Name  |  Nat | From  | To  | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win % | Honours  | Refs

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Fernando Bandeirinha |  | June 1999  | July 2000  | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 53 | 43 | 041.18 |  | [9][citation needed]
Ilídio Vale |  | July 2000  | July 2004  | 150 | 73 | 42 | 35 | 267 | 157 | 048.67 |  | [10][citation needed]
Domingos Paciência |  | July 2004  | June 2005  | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 63 | 33 | 052.63 |  | [11][citation needed]
Aloísio |  | June 2005  | May 2006  | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 038.46 |  | [12][citation needed]
Rui Gomes  |  | June 2012  | May 2013  | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 49 | 50 | 030.95 |  | [13][citation needed]
Luís Castro |  | July 2013  | March 2014  | 32 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 26 | 056.25 |  | [14][citation needed]
José Guilherme  |  | March 2014  | May 2014  | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 050.00 |  | [15][citation needed]
Luís Castro |  | May 2014  | November 2016  | 118 | 54 | 24 | 40 | 184 | 150 | 045.76 | 1 Segunda Liga | [citation needed]
José Tavares  |  | November 2016  | December 2016  | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 037.50 |  | [citation needed]
António Folha |  | December 2016  | June 2018  | 68 | 36 | 9 | 23 | 96 | 79 | 052.94 | 2 PL International Cup | [citation needed]
Rui Barros |  | June 2018  | February 2021  | 82 | 22 | 25 | 35 | 106 | 125 | 026.83 |  | [citation needed]
António Folha |  | February 2021  | June 2024  | 117 | 39 | 36 | 42 | 165 | 159 | 033.33 |  | [citation needed]
João Brandão  |  | July 2024  | Present | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 010.53 |  | [citation needed]

## Honours

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### Domestic

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* Segunda Liga
* Winners (1): 2015–16
* Runners-up (1): 2013–14

### European

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* Premier League International Cup
* Winners (2): 2016–17, 2017–18
* Runners-up (1): 2014–15

### Others

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* VFF Cup
* Winners (1): 2004

## References

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1. ^ "Centro de Treino e Formação Desportiva Olival/Crestuma" [Sports Training Center Olival/Crestuma] (in Portuguese). Câmara Municipal de Vila Nova de Gaia. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
2. ^ "Sete clubes interessados nas seis vagas para equipas B" [Seven clubs interested for the six vacancies for the B teams]. Relvado. 17 February 2012. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
3. ^ "Equipas B de FC Porto, Benfica e Sporting confirmadas" [B teams of FC Porto, Benfica and Sporting have been confirmed]. Relvado. 28 May 2012. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
4. ^ "Equipas B custam 50 mil euros de inscrição" [B Team's registration costs 50,000 €]. O Jogo. 21 May 2012. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
5. ^ "Liga: seis clubes inscreveram a equipa "B"" [League: six clubs registered their B team]. Mais Futebol. 28 May 2012. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
6. ^ "Atlético-FC Porto B, 0-1: Tozé dá triunfo a fechar" [Atlético-FC Porto B, 0-1: Tozé gives triumph to end the season]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 May 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
7. ^ "FC Porto B sagra-se campeão da II Liga" [FC Porto B crowned champions of II Liga]. Sábado (in Portuguese). 8 May 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
8. ^ FC Porto B squad
9. ^ "Bandeirinha". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
10. ^ "Ilídio Vale". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
11. ^ "Domingos Paciência". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
12. ^ "Aloísio". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
13. ^ "Rui Gomes". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
14. ^ "Luís Castro". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
15. ^ "José Guilherme". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 17 November 2016.

## External links

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* Official website (in Portuguese)
* Club Profile at LPFP (in Portuguese)

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Futebol Clube do Porto

* Players
* Managers
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* Seasons
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* Current season

Other teams|

* FC Porto B
* FC Porto Juniors
* FC Porto (women's)

Stadiums|

* Campo da Rainha
* Campo da Constituição
* Estádio das Antas
* Estádio do Dragão

Indoor arenas|

* Pavilhão Américo de Sá
* Dragão Arena

Training grounds|

* CTFD PortoGaia
* Constituição Park

Other facilities|

* Museum

Media|

* Porto Canal
* FC Porto TV
* Dragões

Supporters|

* Colectivo 95
* Super Dragões

Rivalries|

* O Clássico
* Sporting CP rivalry
* Big Three

Other sports|

* Basketball
* Billiards
* Boxing
* eSports
* Handball
* Roller hockey
* Swimming
* Volleyball (women's)

Adapted sports|

* Basketball
* Boccia
* Futsal
* Football 7
* Goalball
* Swimming
* Table tennis

Affiliated clubs|

* FC Derby
* FC Porto de Macau

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* Apito Dourado
* European Club Association (replaced G-14)
* Superleague Formula team
* José Monteiro da Costa Cup

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