Associação Atlética Portuguesa Santista
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Associação Atlética Portuguesa, usually known as Portuguesa Santista, is a Brazilian football team from Santos
in São Paulo state
, founded on November 20, 1917 by the Portuguese population of the city.
They play in red shirts, red shorts and socks. The club's mascot is a female donkey
. The club's nickname, Briosa, was given between 1918 and 1920, when the club disputed several amateur football festivals. Briosa means courageous, graceful, in Portuguese language
.
matches and dreaming about creating a football club on their own. On November 20, 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 December 5, 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 Africa
n territories at the time, playing against Angolan
and Mozambican clubs. The team won all the 15 matches they played, 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 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.
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
.
Fita Azul do Futebol Brasileiro (Brazilian Football Blue Ribbon) is an award given for the club which succeeds in an excursion out of the country.
Santos (São Paulo)
-Sister cities: Shimonoseki, Japan Nagasaki, Japan Funchal, Portugal Trieste, Italy Coimbra, Portugal Ansião, Portugal Arouca, Portugal Ushuaia, Argentina Havana, Cuba Taizhou. China Ningbo. China Constanţa, Romania Ulsan, South Korea Colón, Panama* Cadiz, Spain...
in São Paulo state
São Paulo (state)
São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...
, founded on November 20, 1917 by the Portuguese population of the city.
They play in red shirts, red shorts and socks. The club's mascot is a female donkey
Donkey
The donkey or ass, Equus africanus asinus, is a domesticated member of the Equidae or horse family. The wild ancestor of the donkey is the African Wild Ass, E...
. The club's nickname, Briosa, was given between 1918 and 1920, when the club disputed several amateur football festivals. Briosa means courageous, graceful, in Portuguese language
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
.
History
In November 1914, Pedreira do Contorno workers, in Jabaquara neighborhood, Santos, were watching Espanha Futebol ClubeJabaquara Atlético Clube
Jabaquara Atlético Clube, also known as Jabaquara, are a Brazilian football team from Santos, São Paulo.-History:Jabaquara Atlético Clube were founded on November 15, 1914 by Spanish immigrants as Hespanha Foot Ball Club. The club played their first game against Clube Afonso XIII, which were...
matches and dreaming about creating a football club on their own. On November 20, 1917, Manoel Tavares had a meeting at Alexandre Coelho's barber shop, with 15 other people, who decided to found a club honoring Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. 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 December 5, 1920, when they beat Sírio Futebol Clube 6-0 at Estádio Ulrico Mursa
Estádio Úlrico Mursa
Estádio Ulrico Mursa is a football stadium located in Santos, São Paulo state, Brazil. The stadium was built in 1920 and is able to hold approximately 10,000 people. The stadium is owned by Associação Atlética Portuguesa and its formal name honors Ulrico Mursa, who was Companhia Docas de Santos...
.
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 Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
n territories at the time, playing against Angolan
Angola (Portugal)
Angola is the common name by which the Portuguese colony in southwestern Africa was known across different periods of time...
and Mozambican clubs. The team won all the 15 matches they played, 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
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
), given to the club which succeeds in trips to another countries.
In 1964, Portuguesa won the second division of Campeonato Paulista
Campeonato Paulista Série A2
Campeonato Paulista Série A2 is the second level of the São Paulo state professional football championship, one of the Brazilian state championships. This tournament is played by 20 teams, in which the four best teams are promoted to Série A1 and the four worst teams are relegated to Série...
(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
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is the third division of Brazilian football.Unlike the first and second divisions, the Série C is not played in a double round robin system, arguably because many participating teams lack the financial conditions to travel long distances...
, but was eliminated in the first stage.
In 2004, Portuguesa Santista competed in Copa do Brasil
Copa do Brasil
The Copa Kia do Brasil, commonly known as Copa do Brasil , is a knockout competition played by 64 association football teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District...
, being eliminated in the first round by 15 de Novembro
Clube 15 de Novembro
Clube 15 de Novembro, or 15 de Novembro as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Campo Bom in Rio Grande do Sul, founded on November 15, 1911....
of Campo Bom
Campo Bom
Campo Bom is a town located in the valley of the Sinos River, in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The city's mayor is Faisal Karan, of the PMDB....
, Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil, and the state with the fifth highest Human Development Index in the country. In this state is located the southernmost city in the country, Chuí, on the border with Uruguay. In the region of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul, the largest wine...
.
Achievements
- Campeonato Paulista Série A2Campeonato Paulista Série A2Campeonato Paulista Série A2 is the second level of the São Paulo state professional football championship, one of the Brazilian state championships. This tournament is played by 20 teams, in which the four best teams are promoted to Série A1 and the four worst teams are relegated to Série...
:- Winners (1): 1964
- Fita Azul do Futebol Brasileiro:
- Winners (1): 1959
Fita Azul do Futebol Brasileiro (Brazilian Football Blue Ribbon) is an award given for the club which succeeds in an excursion out of the country.