Portuguesa F.C.

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

Portuguesa

Full name	Portuguesa Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)	Los rojinegros (The red-and-black)
Founded	2 March 1972 (1972-03-02)
Ground	Estadio General José Antonio Paez
Capacity	18,000
Chairman	Vito Recchimurzo
Manager	Giancarlo Maldonado
League	Primera División
2024	Primera División, 9th of 14
Home colours Away colours Third colours

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

History

The club was founded on 10 April 1972, in Acarigua in the northern part of the state of 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 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
Portuguesa	15	7
Llaneros FC	12	7

Honours

National

• 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: 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

Suppliers

Period Provider 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 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

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

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

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
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

• 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

Organizational shart

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

• 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

Media coverage

Fanática 99.5fm

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

External links

• Official website