Full name | Futebol Clube do Porto |
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Founded | 1950 |
Chairman | Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa |
Manager | Alípio Jorge Fernandes |
League | Portuguese Championship |
2018–19 | 1st – Three-cushion (Men) 1st – Pool (Women) |
Website | https://www.fcporto.pt/pt/modalidades/bilhar/noticias |
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The Billiards Section of Futebol Clube do Porto is a professional billiards team based in Porto, Portugal, founded in 1950. The team competes in the Portuguese Billiards League and in European Championships, in both carom billiards (three-cushion) and pool (eight-ball and nine-ball) events. They play their home games in the former headquarters of the club and they also have a billiards school, the first in the country.
The most important achievements in this section history were the four silver medals won in 1998–99, 2007–08, 2011–12 and 2015–16 in the European Cup, having also achieved six bronze medals in this competition in 1971–72, 1995–96, 2004–05, 2010–11, 2013–14 and 2014–15.
In Portugal, the men's and women's squads have achieved many championships, as well as many other trophies making the section one of the most titled in the country. One of the greatest players of this section, Alípio Jorge Fernandes, received the Galardão de Ouro in representation of the president Pinto da Costa, a trophy attributed to the club because of its accomplishments.