Portuguesa F.C.

Venezuelan football club

This article is about the Venezuelan football club. For the Brazilian club, see Associação Portuguesa de Desportos.

Football club

Portuguesa

Full name| Portuguesa Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)| Los rojinegros (The red-and-black)
Founded| 2 March 1972; 52 years ago (1972-03-02)
Ground| Estadio General José Antonio Paez
Capacity| 18,000[1]
Chairman| Vito Recchimurzo
Manager| Jesús Ortiz
League| Primera División
2023| Primera División, 3rd of 15

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

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Portuguesa Fútbol Club, usually known simply as Portuguesa, is a Venezuelan professional football club based in Acarigua, that competes in the Primera División.

## History

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The club was founded on 10 April 1972, in Acarigua in the northern part of the state of Portuguesa.

## Rivalries

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### The Vintage Clásico

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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

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Portuguesa played the so-called Clásico portugueseño against Llaneros de Guanare, these are the two most important clubs in the 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.

Club  | Victories  | Draws

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Portuguesa  | 15  | 7
Llaneros FC | 12  | 7

## Honours

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### National

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* 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

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* Copa Libertadores: 9 appearances

1974: Group Stage
1975: Group Stage
1976: Group Stage
1977: Semi-finals
1978: Group Stage
1979: Group Stage
1981: Group Stage
1984: Group Stage
2024: Second stage

* Copa CONMEBOL: 1 appearance

1997: First round

## Manufacturers and sponsors

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Suppliers | Period  | Provider

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1972–2007 |  No brand
2008–2010 |  Runic
2010–2011 |  No brand
2011–2012 |  Winlife Sport Wear
2012–2013 |  No brand
2013–2014 |  Uhlsport
2014–2015 |  No brand
2015–2016 |  Uhlsport
2017–2021 |  Mundo Creativo
2022–2023 |  RS
2024– |  Attle
Sponsors | Period  | Sponsor

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1972–2008 | Without sponsor
2008–2009 |  Garzón Hipermercado
Expresos Los Llanos
2010–2012 | Without sponsor
2012–2013 |  Movilnet
Minci
Oleica (Aceite Portumesa), Gobernación de Portuguesa, Yess Sport
2013–2014 |  Uhlsport
T&C Sports Management
Oleica (Aceite Portumesa)
Alimentos Mary
JHS AVES
Portuguesa Socialista
Caposa
Tuampolla.com
Agrícola A y B
Movilnet
2015–2016 |  Uhlsport
Alimentos Mary
Gobernación de Portuguesa
ANCA
Aceite Portuguesa
FarmaSanRoque
ALIVENSA
Arroz Santoni
2017–Present |  Mundo Creativo
ALIVENSA
Alimentos Mary
FarmaSanRoque
Arroz Santoni
AsoPortuguesa
Doña Emilia

## Stadium

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Main article: Estadio General José Antonio Paez

Estadio José Antonio Páez

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 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

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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

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

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1  | GK |  VEN | Yhonatann Yustiz
3  | DF |  VEN | Rodney Chirinos
4  | DF |  VEN | Joel Cáceres
5  | MF |  ARG | Gastón Blanc
6  | DF |  ARG | Nicolás Pantaleone
9  | FW |  VEN | Richard Blanco
11  | MF |  VEN | Johan Moreno
12  | GK |  VEN | Sergio Fernández
13  | DF |  VEN | Junior Alberto Moreno
14  | FW |  VEN | Yefferson Colmenárez
16  | MF |  VEN | Ronaldo Lucena
17  | DF |  VEN | Darvis Rodríguez
18  | FW |  VEN | Franklin González
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20  | MF |  VEN | Sergio Sulbarán
21  | DF |  COL | Darwin Carrero
23  | DF |  VEN | Keivis Páez
24  | MF |  VEN | Luis El Khuffash
25  | DF |  VEN | Franyerbis Franco
26  | MF |  VEN | Yorman Vázquez
27  | FW |  COL | Diego Echeverri
28  | FW |  VEN | Jeizon Ramírez
31  | MF |  VEN | Abraham Moreno
32  | GK |  VEN | Carlos Hernández
39  | FW |  VEN | Yoel Daboín
77  | FW |  VEN | Ronaldo Peña
88  | DF |  VEN | Manuel Granados

## Portuguesa F.C. coaches

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* Isidoro 'Pescaito' Rodríguez 1972
* Walter Roque 1973 -1974
* Vladica Popović 1974 – 1975
* Benjamín Fernández 1975 – 1976
* Celino Mora 1977 – 1979
* Carlos Felipe Núñez 2003 – 2004
* Liberio Mora 2006 – 2007
* Celino Mora 2007 – 2008
* William Pacheco 2008
* Eduardo Contreras 2008 – 2009
* José Luis Jiménez 2009
* Gustavo Valencia 2010
* Johnny Lucena 2010 – 2012
* Carlos Felipe Núñez 2012
* José Luis Dolgetta 2013
* Francesco Stifano 2013 – 2014
* Lenin Bastidas 2014 – 2015
* Renato Renauro 2016
* Horacio Matuszyczk 2016 – 2017
* Carlos Horacio Moreno 2017 – 2018
* Yobanny Rivero 2019 – 2020
* José Parada 2019 – 2020
* Alí Cañas 2020 – 2022
* Martín Brignani 2022 – 2023
* Jesús Ortíz 2023 –

## Club board and organization chart

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### Organizational shart

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President  VEN Vito Recchimurzo Díaz
Vice President  VEN Maiker Frías
Members  VEN Orlando Cárdenas
Members  VEN Luis Fernández
Members  VEN Olympia Labrador
Adviser  VEN Gianni Mazzocca
General Manager  VEN Eduardo Herrera
Sports Manager  VEN Gerzon Chacón
Manager of Operations  VEN Rafael Guaricuco

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

### Previous presidents

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* Don Gaetano Costa (1972 – 1978)
* Juan Rondon (2008 – 2010)
* Nelson Escobar (2010 – 2014)
* Generozo Mazzoca (2014 – 2019)
* Maiker Frías (2019 – 2024)
* Vito Recchimurzo (2024 – )

## Means of communication

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### Media coverage

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#### Fanática 99.5fm

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The radio station that broadcasts the games of the five-time Venezuelan champions.

## References

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1. ^ portuguesafc.com. Archived 2008-08-02 at the Wayback Machine.

## External links

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* Official website

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Liga FUTVE

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* Academia Puerto Cabello
* Angostura
* Carabobo
* Caracas
* Deportivo La Guaira
* Deportivo Táchira
* Estudiantes de Mérida
* Inter de Barinas
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* Universidad Central
* Zamora

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