Associação Atlética Portuguesa (RJ)

Associação Atlética Portuguesa, also known as Portuguesa Carioca, Portuguesa do Rio or Portuguesa da Ilha, is a Brazilian professional association football club based in Governador Island, Rio de Janeiro. The team plays in Série D, the fourth tier of the Brazilian football league system, as well as in the Campeonato Carioca, the top tier of the Rio de Janeiro state football league.

Portuguesa do Rio
Full nameAssociação Atlética Portuguesa
Nickname(s)Lusa
FoundedDecember 17, 1924 (1924-12-17)
GroundEstádio Luso Brasileiro
Capacity20,113
ChairmanJoão Maria do Rêgo Gonçalves
ManagerAilton Ferraz
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Série D
Campeonato Carioca
2019
2020		Série D, 44th
Carioca, 9th
WebsiteClub website

History

The club was founded on December 17, 1924 by a group of empty bags businessmen. After travelling to Santos, they played there a football match against a Santos' group of businessmen. The match ended 1–1. After returning to Rio de Janeiro, they decided to found a football club. Portuguesa is named after Associação Atlética Portuguesa Santista, a football club from Santos. Portuguesa has a great memory of when they beat Real Madrid the most famous team of Europe in 1969 by 2–1. One of the most noticed players at that match was Escurinho, who played part of his career for Fluminense and also for Brazil. In 1969, some European teams thought about buying Escurinho, but they had given up because of his age (39 years old).

Roster

First team squad
As of 11 July 2017

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  BRA Marlon
— GK  BRA Arthur (on loan from Resende)
— GK  BRA Luciano
— GK  BRA Victor Almeida
— GK  BRA Marcelo Moretto
— DF  BRA Diego Maia
— DF  BRA Lucas (on loan from Nova Iguaçu)
— DF  BRA Erick Brendon
— DF  BRA Adriano
— DF  BRA Duarte
— DF  BRA Murilo Henrique (on loan from Nova Iguaçu)
— DF  BRA Marcão
— DF  BRA Cássio
— DF  BRA Rodrigo Almeida
— DF  BRA Endrew
— MF  BRA Rezende (on loan from Madureira)
— MF  BRA Willian Amendoim
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ARG Matías Sosa
— MF  BRA Marcinho Pitbull
— MF  BRA Maicon Assis
— MF  BRA Flavinho
— MF  BRA Paulo Henrique (on loan from Nova Iguaçu)
— MF  BRA Muniz
— MF  BRA Patryck
— MF  BRA Índio
— MF  BRA Caio Cezar
— FW  BRA Tiago Amaral
— FW  BRA Romarinho
— FW  BRA Fabiano Oliveira
— FW  BRA Geovane Maranhão (on loan from Madureira)
— FW  BRA Wescley (on loan from Nova Iguaçu)
— FW  BRA Douglas Caé
— FW  BRA Fabinho

Stadium
Main article: Estádio Luso Brasileiro

Portuguesa's home stadium is Estádio Luso Brasileiro, built in 1965, with a maximum capacity of 4,697 spectators. Portuguesa's stadium is sometimes used by two first division teams from Rio de Janeiro, Flamengo and Botafogo.

Symbols

The team mascot is a zebra.

Achievements
  • Campeonato Carioca Second Division:
    • Winners (3): 1996, 2000, 2003
    • Taça Santos Dumont de 2015
  • Copa Rio:
    • Winners (1): 2000
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