Associação Atlética Portuguesa, commonly referred to as Portuguesa Santista, is a professional football club based in Santos, São Paulo, Brazil. The team competes in Campeonato Paulista Série A2, the second tier of the São Paulo state football league.
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| Full name | Associação Atlética Portuguesa | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Briosa Lusinha Santista | ||
| Founded | 20 November 1917 | ||
| Ground | Ulrico Mursa | ||
| Capacity | 7,635 | ||
| President | Sérgio Schlicht | ||
| Head coach | Sérgio Guedes | ||
| League | Campeonato Paulista Série A2 | ||
| 2023 | Paulista Série A2, 5th of 16 | ||
| Website | http://www.aaportuguesa.com | ||
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Founded in 1917 by the Portuguese descendants of the city, they play in predominantly red and green colors, being the use of those colors inspired on the main colors displayed by the Portuguese flag. The club's nickname, Briosa, was given between 1918 and 1920, when the club competed in several amateur football festivals. Briosa means courageous, graceful, in Portuguese.
History
editIn November 1914, Pedreira do Contorno workers, in Jabaquara neighborhood, Santos, were watching Espanha Futebol Clube matches and dreaming about creating a football club on their own. On 20 November 1917, Manoel Tavares had a meeting at Alexandre Coelho's barber shop, with 15 other people, who decided to found a club honoring Portugal. The name they chose was Associação Atlética Portuguesa and Lino do Carmo was elected as the club's first president.
The club's first match was played on 5 December 1920, when they beat Sírio Futebol Clube 6–0 at Estádio Ulrico Mursa.
In 1950, Portuguesa Santista had its first trip to another country. In Portugal, the club played seven matches, winning five of them and losing the other two.
In 1959, Portuguesa Santista traveled to Portuguese-ruled African territories at the time, playing against Angolan and Mozambican clubs, and won all the 15 matches they played,[1] scoring 75 goals and conceding 10. Because of this great performance, Portuguesa Santista won Fita Azul do Futebol Brasileiro (Brazilian Football Blue Ribbon in English), given to the club which succeeds in trips to another countries. In the course of this same trip, before playing against Portuguese Africa's football clubs, Portuguesa Santista cancelled its friendly matches scheduled for taking place in apartheid South Africa because Portuguesa Santista's black players weren't allowed to play by the South African authorities ruling the country at the time.[1]
In 1964, Portuguesa won the second division of Campeonato Paulista (currently known as Campeonato Paulista Série A2), gaining promotion to the following year's first division.
In 1997, the club competed in Brazilian Championship Third Level, but was eliminated in the first stage.[2]
In 2004, Portuguesa Santista competed in Copa do Brasil, being eliminated in the first round by 15 de Novembro of Campo Bom, Rio Grande do Sul.
Portuguesa Santista was the first youth club of Neymar, who as of August 2023 plays for Saudi club Al Hilal[3] and the Brazil national team.
Honours
editState
edit- Copa Paulista
- Winners (1): 2023
- Campeonato Paulista Série A2
- Winners (4): 1932 APEA (Santos), 1933 APEA (Santos), 1934 APEA (Santos), 1964
- Campeonato Paulista Série A4
- Winners (1): 2016
- Troféu Paulo Machado de Carvalho
- Winners (1): 1971
- Torneio Início
- Winners (1): 1929 (LAF)
City
edit- Campeonato Santista (ASEA)
- Winners (8): 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934
- Torneio Eliminatório (LAF)
- Winners (1): 1929
Others
edit- Fita Azul
- Winners (1): 1959
Fita Azul do Futebol Brasileiro (Brazilian Football Blue Ribbon) was an award given for the club which succeeds in an excursion out of the country.
Stadium
editPortuguesa Santista's stadium is Estádio Ulrico Mursa, built in 1920, with a maximum capacity of approximately 7,600 people.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Fundado por imigrantes portugueses primeiro clube de Neymar completa 100 anos". www.dn.pt (in European Portuguese). 19 November 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "Brazil Third Division 1997 Série C". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 21 August 2007. Retrieved 20 September 2007.
- ^ "'I want to write new sporting history' - Neymar joins Al-Hilal". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Santos fecha acordo com a Briosa para usar Ulrico Mursa".
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