FC Porto (billiards)

{{Infobox football club

|clubname = FC Porto Billiards Section

|image =

|fullname = Futebol Clube do Porto

|shortname = Porto

|founded = 1950

|nickname =

|chairman = Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa

|manager = Alípio Jorge Fernandes

|league = Portuguese Championship

|season = 2018–19

|position = 1st – Three-cushion (Men)
1st – Pool (Women)

|website = https://www.fcporto.pt/pt/modalidades/bilhar/noticias

}}

{{FC Porto sections}}

The Billiards Section of Futebol Clube do Porto is a professional billiards team based in Porto, Portugal, founded in 1950. The team competes in the Portuguese Billiards League and in European Championships, in both carom billiards (three-cushion) and pool (eight-ball and nine-ball) events. They play their home games in the former headquarters of the club and they also have a billiards school, the first in the country.

The most important achievements in this section history were the four silver medals won in 1998–99, 2007–08, 2011–12 and 2015–16 in the European Cup, having also achieved six bronze medals in this competition in 1971–72, 1995–96, 2004–05, 2010–11, 2013–14 and 2014–15.

In Portugal, the men's and women's squads have achieved many championships, as well as many other trophies making the section one of the most titled in the country. One of the greatest players of this section, Alípio Jorge Fernandes, received the Galardão de Ouro in representation of the president Pinto da Costa, a trophy attributed to the club because of its accomplishments.

Current squads

According to the official website.{{cite web|title=FC Porto - Pool|url=https://www.fcporto.pt/en/sports/pool|publisher=FC Porto|accessdate=4 August 2019}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align: center;"
width="70" | Squads

! Nat.

! Players

! Birth date and age

! Ref.

rowspan="13" | Three cushion (Men)

| {{flagicon|POR}}

| align="left" | Alípio Jorge Fernandes

| {{Birth date and age|1949|6|6|df=y}}

| {{cite web|title=Carom Billiard Player Profile of Alípio Jorge Fernandes|publisher=Kozoom.com|url=https://www.kozoom.com/en/billiard-carom/players/fernandes-alipio-jorge/results.html}}

{{flagicon|ESP}}

| align="left" | Daniel Sánchez (C)

| {{Birth date and age|1974|3|3|df=y}}

| {{cite web|title=Carom Billiard Player Profile of Daniel Sánchez|publisher=Kozoom.com|url=https://www.kozoom.com/en/billiard-carom/players/sanchez-daniel.html}}

{{flagicon|NLD}}

| align="left" | Dick Jaspers

| {{Birth date and age|1965|7|23|df=y}}

| {{cite web|title=Carom Billiard Player Profile of Dick Jaspers|publisher=Kozoom.com|url=https://www.kozoom.com/en/billiard-carom/players/jaspers-dick.html}}

{{flagicon|POR}}

| align="left" | Fernando Cunha

| {{Birth date and age|1952|8|16|df=y}}

| {{cite web|title=Carom Billiard Player Profile of Fernando Cunha|publisher=Kozoom.com|url=https://www.kozoom.com/en/billiard-carom/players/cunha-fernando/results.html}}

{{flagicon|POR}}

| align="left" | João Ferreira

| {{Birth date and age|1994|1|17|df=y}}

| {{cite web|title=Carom Billiard Player Profile of João Ferreira|publisher=Kozoom.com|url=https://www.kozoom.com/en/billiard-carom/players/ferreira-joao-pedro/results.html}}

{{flagicon|POR}}

| align="left" | Manuel Santos Oliveira

| {{Birth date and age|1952|3|30|df=y}}

| {{cite web|title=Carom Billiard Player Profile of Manuel Santos Oliveira|publisher=Kozoom.com|url=https://www.kozoom.com/en/billiard-carom/players/santos-oliveira-manuel/results.html}}

{{flagicon|KOR}}

| align="left" | Myung-Woo Cho

| {{Birth date and age|1998|8|18|df=y}}

| {{cite web|title=Carom Billiard Player Profile of Myung-Woo Cho|publisher=Kozoom.com|url=https://www.kozoom.com/en/billiard-carom/players/cho-myung-woo.html}}

{{flagicon|ESP}}

| align="left" | Ruben Legazpi

| {{Birth date and age|1982|7|27|df=y}}

| {{cite web|title=Carom Billiard Player Profile of Ruben Legazpi|publisher=Kozoom.com|url=https://www.kozoom.com/en/billiard-carom/players/legazpi-ruben/results.html}}

{{flagicon|POR}}

| align="left" | Rui Manuel Costa

| {{Birth date and age|1960|5|24|df=y}}

| {{cite web|title=Carom Billiard Player Profile of Rui Manuel Costa|publisher=Kozoom.com|url=https://www.kozoom.com/en/billiard-carom/players/costa-rui-manuel/results.html}}

{{flagicon|SWE}}

| align="left" | Torbjörn Blomdahl

| {{Birth date and age|1962|10|26|df=y}}

| {{cite web|title=Carom Billiard Player Profile of Torbjörn Blomdahl|publisher=Kozoom.com|url=https://www.kozoom.com/en/billiard-carom/players/blomdahl-torbjoern.html}}

{{flagicon|POR}}

| align="left" | Hugo Costa

| {{Birth date and age|1994|5|5|df=y}}

| {{cite web|title=Carom Billiard Player Profile of Hugo Costa|publisher=Kozoom.com|url=https://www.kozoom.com/en/billiard-carom/players/costa-hugo-3/results.html}}

{{flagicon|POR}}

| align="left" | Jorge Costa

| {{Birth date and age|1993|5|18|df=y}}

| {{cite web|title=Carom Billiard Player Profile of Jorge Costa|publisher=Kozoom.com|url=https://www.kozoom.com/en/billiard-carom/players/costa-jorge-1/results.html}}

{{flagicon|POR}}

| align="left" | José Miguel Soares

| {{Birth date and age|1994|9|13|df=y}}

| {{cite web|title=Carom Billiard Player Profile of José Miguel Soares|publisher=Kozoom.com|url=https://www.kozoom.com/en/table-soccer/players/soares-jose-miguel/results.html}}

rowspan="6" | Pool (Women)

| {{flagicon|POR}}

| align="left" | Ágata Castro

| {{Birth date and age|1974|12|6|df=y}}

| {{cite web|title=US Pool Billiard Player Profile of Ágata Castro|publisher=Kozoom.com|url=https://www.kozoom.com/en/pool-billiard/players/castro-agata/results.html}}

{{flagicon|ESP}}

| align="left" | Amália Matas

| {{Birth date and age|1988|2|2|df=y}}

| {{cite web|title=US Pool Billiard Player Profile of Amália Matas|publisher=Kozoom.com|url=https://www.kozoom.com/en/pool-billiard/players/matas-amalia/results.html}}

{{flagicon|BEL}}

| align="left" | Kamila Khodjaeva

| {{Birth date and age|1996|2|21|df=y}}

| {{cite web|title=US Pool Billiard Player Profile of Kamila Khodjaeva|publisher=Kozoom.com|url=https://www.kozoom.com/en/pool-billiard/players/khodjaeva-kamila.html}}

{{flagicon|POR}}

| align="left" | Mariana Marinho

| {{Birth date and age|1982|4|24|df=y}}

| {{cite web|title=US Pool Billiard Player Profile of Mariana Marinho|publisher=Kozoom.com|url=https://www.kozoom.com/en/pool-billiard/players/marinho-mariana/matches.html}}

{{flagicon|POR}}

| align="left" | Vânia Franco (C)

| {{Birth date and age|1978|5|11|df=y}}

| {{cite web|title=US Pool Billiard Player Profile of Vânia Franco|publisher=Kozoom.com|url=https://www.kozoom.com/en/pool-billiard/players/franco-vania/results.html}}

{{flagicon|POR}}

| align="left" | Marta Tavares

| {{Birth date and age|1989|6|9|df=y}}

| {{cite web|title=US Pool Billiard Player Profile of Marta Tavares|publisher=Kozoom.com|url=https://www.kozoom.com/en/pool-billiard/players/tavares-marta/results.html}}

Honours

According to Porto's official website and the Portuguese Billiards Federation Portal.{{cite web|title=FC Porto - Honours|url=https://www.fcporto.pt/en/club/honours/|publisher=FC Porto|accessdate=4 August 2019}}{{cite web|title=Resultados das Provas (Arquivo)|url=https://portalbilhar.pt/Publico/Publico_Resultado_Provas_Eqp.aspx?Hist=1&org=134|publisher=Federação Portuguesa de Bilhar|accessdate=20 July 2022}}

=Three-cushion (Men)=

==Domestic competitions==

  • Portuguese Championship

:Winners (27): 1971–72, 1975–76, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1987–88, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23

  • Portuguese Cup

:Winners (21): 1983–84, 1993–94, 1994–95, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24

  • Portuguese Super Cup

:Winners (20): 1994, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024

  • Aperture Tournament / North Zone

:Winners (8): 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20

==European competitions==

  • CEB European Cup / Club Teams

:{{GoldMedal}} Winners (3): 2016–17, 2021–22, 2022–23

:{{SilverMedal}} 2nd place (5): 1998–99, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2018–19

:{{BronzeMedal}} 3rd place (7): 1971–72, 1995–96, 2004–05, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2017–18

=Pool (Men)=

  • Portuguese Championship

:Winners (3): 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03

  • Portuguese Cup

:Winners (2): 2001–02, 2002–03

  • Portuguese Super Cup

:Winners (2): 2001–02, 2002–03

=Pool (Women)=

  • Portuguese Championship

:Winners (15): 1997–98, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2023–24

  • Portuguese Cup

:Winners (15): 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2020–21

  • Portuguese Super Cup

:Winners (15): 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2024

=Snooker (Men)=

  • Portuguese Championship

:Winners (2): 2015–16, 2016–17

  • Portuguese Cup

:Winners (1): 2016–17

  • Portuguese Super Cup

:Winners (1): 2015–16

References

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