FC Porto B

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 Estádio Municipal Jorge Sampaio in Pedroso, Vila Nova de Gaia.[1]

Porto B
Full nameFutebol Clube do Porto B
Founded1999 (original)
2012 (refoundation)
GroundEstádio Municipal Jorge Sampaio
Capacity8,500
PresidentAndré Villas-Boas
Head coachAntónio Folha
LeagueLiga Portugal 2
2023–24Liga Portugal 2, 10th of 18
WebsiteClub website
Active sections of
Futebol Clube do Porto
Football Football B Football U19
Basketball Handball Roller hockey
Billiards Boxing Swimming
Cycling Volleyball
(women's)		 Adapted
sports

Domestically, Porto B were the first and currently, the only Portuguese 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 after two consecutive wins in the 2016–17 and 2017–18 editions.

As a reserve team, the squad cannot compete in the same division as their senior team, thus being ineligible for promotion to the Primeira Liga. In addition, they can't participate in other domestic cup competitions such as the Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga.

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.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

In 2013–14 the side, led for most of the season by Luís Castro, finished as runners-up but were ineligible for promotion.[6] Two years later, with Castro back in charge and André Silva scoring 14 times, the team won the league by five points.[7]

Players

Current squad
As of 9 February 2024[8]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
44 DF  POR Romain Correia
46 MF  GNB Braima Sambú
49 FW  POR Gonçalo Sousa
50 FW  BRA Wendel Silva
51 GK  POR Diogo Fernandes
52 DF  POR Martim Fernandes
53 DF  BRA Eric Pimentel
54 DF  POR António Ribeiro
55 DF  POR João Mendes
56 FW  BRA Kennyd (on loan from Goiás)
61 GK  BRA Gustavo Lacerda (on loan from Mirassol)
62 MF  POR Rodrigo Fernandes
66 DF  GNB Adramane Cassamá
67 MF  POR Vasco Sousa
68 MF  POR André Oliveira
71 GK  POR Francisco Meixedo
No. Pos. Nation Player
72 DF  POR Rodrigo Pinheiro
73 DF  POR Gabriel Brás
75 FW  POR Gonçalo Paiva
76 DF  POR Dinis Rodrigues
77 FW  POR Rui Monteiro
78 FW  POR Jorge Meireles
79 FW  GNB Umaro Candé
80 FW  BRA Luan Brito (on loan from Fluminense)
86 FW  POR Rodrigo Mora
87 MF  POR Bernardo Folha
89 FW  POR Luís Mota
91 GK  POR Gonçalo Ribeiro
95 FW  GNB Anhá Candé
96 MF  POR Gui Guedes (on loan from Almería)
98 FW  NGA Abraham Marcus

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
57 MF  POR Sidnei Tavares (at Colorado Rapids until 30 June 2024)
63 DF  POR David Vinhas (at Vianense until 30 June 2024)
74 MF  POR Ussumane Djaló (at Southampton U21 until 30 June 2024)

Seasons and managers statistics

League performance record

Information correct as of end of the 2023–24 season. Only competitive league matches are counted.

Season Div Pos Pld W D L GF GA Pts Top scorer(s) Goals Notes
1999–00 III 3rd 34141010 534352 Pedras 13
2000–01 III 3rd 38181010 745264 Hélder Postiga 10
2001–02 III 3rd 3819136 673370 Pedro Oliveira 11
2002–03 III 3rd 382099 703969 Hugo Almeida 16
2003–04 III 4th 36161010 563358 Bruno Moraes 11
2004–05 III 5th 3820612 633366 Ákos Buzsáky 9
2005–06 III 6th 261088 282738 Hélder Barbosa 6 [lower-alpha 1]
2012–13 II 14th 42131514 495054 Dellatorre 11 [lower-alpha 2]
2013–14 II 2nd 4223811 594277 Tozé 21
2014–15 II 13th 46171019 666461 Frédéric Maciel 13
2015–16 II 1st 4626812 845286 André Silva 14
2016–17 II 12th 42161214 524960 Galeno 10
2017–18 II 7th 3818416 505558 André Pereira
Fede Varela		 8
2018–19 II 9th 34111112 414244 Gleison 6
2019–20 II 13th 24789 353629 Vitinha 8
2020–21 II 16th 3471116 455232 Danny Loader 8
2021–22 II 10th 34101212 454942 Danny Loader 14
2022–23 II 5th 3414911 484051 Abraham Marcus 9
2023–24 II 10th 3412814 515144 Wendel Silva 18
  1. The team was abolished at the end of the season.
  2. The team was reinstated and inserted in the Segunda Liga.
Champions Runners-up Third place

Managerial statistics

Information correct as of the match played on 19 May 2024. Only competitive matches are counted.

Name Nat From To P W D L GF GA Win % Honours Refs
Fernando Bandeirinha June 1999 July 2000 341410105343041.18 [9][10]
Ilídio Vale July 2000 July 2004 150734235267157048.67 [11][12]
Domingos Paciência July 2004 June 2005 38206126333052.63 [13][14]
Aloísio June 2005 May 2006 2610882827038.46 [15][16]
Rui Gomes June 2012 May 2013 421315144950030.95 [17][18]
Luís Castro July 2013 March 2014 3218683926056.25 [19][20]
José Guilherme March 2014 May 2014 105232016050.00 [21][22]
Luís Castro May 2014 November 2016 118542440184150045.76 1 Segunda Liga [23][24]
José Tavares November 2016 December 2016 83231010037.50 [25][26]
António Folha December 2016 June 2018 68369239679052.94 2 PL International Cup [27][28]
Rui Barros June 2018 February 2021 82222535106125026.83 [29][30]
António Folha February 2021 June 2024 117393642165159033.33 [31][32]

Honours

Domestic

European

Others

References
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  2. "Sete clubes interessados nas seis vagas para equipas B" [Seven clubs interested for the six vacancies for the B teams]. Relvado. 17 February 2012. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  3. "Equipas B de FC Porto, Benfica e Sporting confirmadas" [B teams of FC Porto, Benfica and Sporting have been confirmed]. Relvado. 28 May 2012. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  4. "Equipas B custam 50 mil euros de inscrição" [B Team's registration costs 50,000 €]. O Jogo. 21 May 2012. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  5. "Liga: seis clubes inscreveram a equipa "B"" [League: six clubs registered their B team]. Mais Futebol. 28 May 2012. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  6. "Atlético-FC Porto B, 0-1: Tozé dá triunfo a fechar" [Atlético-FC Porto B, 0-1: Tozé gives triumph to end the season]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 May 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  7. "FC Porto B sagra-se campeão da II Liga" [FC Porto B crowned champions of II Liga]. Sábado (in Portuguese). 8 May 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  8. FC Porto B squad
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