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.
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 Revival 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. 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.
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. 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.
In 2013–14 the side, led for most of the season by Luís Castro, finished as runners-up but were ineligible for promotion. Two years later, with Castro back in charge and André Silva scoring 14 times, the team won the league by five points.
Players Current squad FC Porto B squad
Out on loan
Staff {| class=wikitable |- !Position !Staff |- | Head coach || João Brandão |- | Assistant coaches || Abel Pimenta Diogo Paiva Paulinho Santos Tiago Sousa |- | Goalkeeper coach || Rafael Albuquerque |- | Performance and fitness coach || Ricardo Ribeiro
Seasons and managers statistics League performance record Information correct as of end of the 2025–26 season. Only competitive league matches are counted. Season Top scorer(s) Goals Notes 1999–00 III3rd 34 14 10 10 53 43 52 Pedras 13 2000–01 III3rd 38 18 10 10 74 52 64 Hélder Postiga 10 2001–02 III3rd 38 19 13 6 67 33 70 Pedro Oliveira 11 2002–03 III3rd 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 2012–13 II 14th 42 13 15 14 49 50 54 Dellatorre 11 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 2024–25 II 14th 34 8 11 15 36 47 35 Ángel Alarcón Leonardo Vonić 7 2025–26 II 5th 34 15 6 13 41 42 51 Leonardo Vonić 7
ChampionsRunners-upThird place
Managerial statistics Information correct as of the match played on 15 May 2026. Only competitive matches are counted. NameFromToHonoursFernando BandeirinhaJune 1999July 2000Ilídio ValeJuly 2000July 2004Domingos PaciênciaJuly 2004June 2005AloísioJune 2005May 2006Rui GomesJune 2012May 2013Luís CastroJuly 2013March 2014José GuilhermeMarch 2014May 2014Luís CastroMay 2014November 20161 Segunda LigaJosé TavaresNovember 2016December 2016António FolhaDecember 2016June 20182 PL International CupRui BarrosJune 2018February 2021António FolhaFebruary 2021June 2024João BrandãoJuly 2024Present
Honours Domestic Segunda Liga Winners (1): 2015–16 Runners-up (1): 2013–14
European Premier League International Cup Winners (2): 2016–17, 2017–18 Runners-up (1): 2014–15
Others VFF Cup Winners (1): 2004
References
External links
Club Profile at LPFP