Portuguesa Fútbol Club, usually known simply as Portuguesa, is a Venezuelan professional football club based in Acarigua. It currently 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. In 1973 the club won the Primera División for the first time and four more titles followed until 1978.The club has played a total 9 times in the Copa Libertadores.

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 Portuguesa157 Llaneros FC127

Honours National Primera División Winners (5): 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978

Copa de Venezuela Winners (3): 1973, 1976, 1977 Runners-up (1): 1990

Segunda División Venezolana Winners (2): 2005–06, 2013–14

Double Winners (3): 1973, 1976, 1977

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 +SuppliersPeriodProvider1972–2007 No brand2008–2010 Runic2010–2011 No brand2011–2012 Winlife Sport Wear2012–2013 No brand2013–2014 Uhlsport2014–2015 No brand2015–2016 Uhlsport2017–2021 Mundo Creativo2022–2023 RS2024– Attle

+SponsorsPeriodSponsor1972–2008Without sponsor2008–2009 Garzón Hipermercado Expresos Los Llanos2010–2012Without sponsor2012–2013 Movilnet Minci Oleica (Aceite Portumesa), Gobernación de Portuguesa, Yess Sport2013–2014 Uhlsport T&C Sports Management Oleica (Aceite Portumesa) Alimentos Mary JHS AVES Portuguesa Socialista Caposa Tuampolla.com Agrícola A y B Movilnet2015–2016 Uhlsport Alimentos Mary Gobernación de Portuguesa ANCA Aceite Portuguesa FarmaSanRoque ALIVENSA Arroz Santoni2017–Present Mundo Creativo ALIVENSA Alimentos Mary FarmaSanRoque Arroz Santoni AsoPortuguesa Doña Emilia

Stadium

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

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

Media and Press || 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.

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