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.
| Full name | Futebol Clube do Porto |
|---|---|
| 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 | Club website |
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.
Current squads
According to the official website.[1]
| Squads | Nat. | Players | Birth date and age | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three cushion (Men) |  | Alípio Jorge Fernandes | 6 June 1949 | [2] |
 | Daniel Sánchez (C) | 3 March 1974 | [3] | |
 | Dick Jaspers | 23 July 1965 | [4] | |
| | Fernando Cunha | 16 August 1952 | [5] | |
| | João Ferreira | 17 January 1994 | [6] | |
| | Manuel Santos Oliveira | 30 March 1952 | [7] | |
 | Myung-Woo Cho | 18 August 1998 | [8] | |
| | Ruben Legazpi | 27 July 1982 | [9] | |
| | Rui Manuel Costa | 24 May 1960 | [10] | |
 | Torbjörn Blomdahl | 26 October 1962 | [11] | |
| | Hugo Costa | 5 May 1994 | [12] | |
| | Jorge Costa | 18 May 1993 | [13] | |
| | José Miguel Soares | 13 September 1994 | [14] | |
| Pool (Women) | | Ágata Castro | 6 December 1974 | [15] |
| | Amália Matas | 2 February 1988 | [16] | |
 | Kamila Khodjaeva | 21 February 1996 | [17] | |
| | Mariana Marinho | 24 April 1982 | [18] | |
| | Vânia Franco (C) | 11 May 1978 | [19] | |
| | Marta Tavares | 9 June 1989 | [20] |
Honours
According to Porto's official website and the Portuguese Billiards Federation Portal.[21][22]
Three-cushion (Men)
Domestic competitions
- Portuguese Championship
- Winners (27): 1971–72, 1975–76, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1987–88, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
- Portuguese Cup
- Winners (21): 1983–84, 1993–94, 1994–95, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
- Portuguese Super Cup
- Winners (18): 1994, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022
- Aperture Tournament / North Zone
- Winners (8): 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20
European competitions
- CEB European Cup / Club Teams
Winners (3): 2016–17, 2021–22, 2022–23
2nd place (5): 1998–99, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2018–19
3rd place (7): 1971–72, 1995–96, 2004–05, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2017–18
Pool (Men)
- Portuguese Championship
- Winners (3): 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03
- Portuguese Cup
- Winners (2): 2001–02, 2002–03
- Portuguese Super Cup
- Winners (2): 2001–02, 2002–03
Pool (Women)
- Portuguese Championship
- Winners (15): 1997–98, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2023–24
- Portuguese Cup
- Winners (15): 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2020–21
- Portuguese Super Cup
- Winners (14): 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021
Snooker (Men)
- Portuguese Championship
- Winners (2): 2015–16, 2016–17
- Portuguese Cup
- Winners (1): 2016–17
- Portuguese Super Cup
- Winners (1): 2015–16
References
External links
- Official website
- FC Porto Bilhar (in Portuguese and English)
- Federação Portuguesa de Bilhar Archived 2014-08-18 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)