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 da Ilha
Full nameAssociação Atlética Portuguesa
Nickname(s)Lusa Carioca (Rio's Lusa)
Rubro-Verde (The Red & Green)
Portuguesa da Ilha (The Island's Portuguesa)
FoundedDecember 17, 1924 (1924-12-17)
GroundEstádio Luso Brasileiro
Capacity5,994
ChairmanJoão Maria do Rêgo Gonçalves
ManagerToninho Andrade
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Série D
Campeonato Carioca
2019
2022		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 31 March 2021

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 Luciano
— GK  BRA Neguete
— DF  BRA Watson
— DF  BRA Diego Guerra
— DF  BRA Gabriel Cunha
— DF  BRA Pedro
— DF  BRA Juan Mello
— DF  BRA Luis Gustavo
— DF  BRA Danilo
— DF  BRA Magdiel
— DF  BRA Dilsinho
— MF  BRA Cafu
— MF  BRA Patrick Valverde
— MF  BRA Robert
— MF  BRA Lukinhas
— MF  BRA Muniz
— MF  BRA Everton Heleno
— MF  BRA Rafael Pernão
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  BRA Romário Costa
— MF  BRA Lucas Santos
— MF  BRA Wellington Cézar
— MF  BRA Mauro Silva
— FW  BRA Hugo Cabral
— FW  BRA Joelisson
— FW  BRA Lucas Guimarães
— FW  BRA Chay
— FW  BRA Matheus Chaveirinho
— FW  BRA Douglas Eskilo
— FW  BRA Netinho
— FW  BRA Jhulliam
— FW  BRA Felipe Camacho
— FW  BRA Emerson Carioca

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
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