Associação Atlética Portuguesa (Santos)

Portuguesa Santista
Full name	Associação Atlética Portuguesa
Nickname(s)	Briosa; Lusinha; Santista
Founded	20 November 1917 (103 years ago)
Ground	Estádio Ulrico Mursa
President	Lupercio Simão Conde
Head coach	Élder
League	Campeonato Paulista Série A2
2021	Paulista A2, 11th of 16
Website	Club website
Home colors	Away colors

Associação Atlética Portuguesa, commonly referred to as Portuguesa Santista, is a professional football club based in Santos, São Paulo, Brazil. The team competes in Campeonato Paulista Série A2, the second tier of the São Paulo state football league.

Founded in 1917 by the Portuguese descendants 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 competed in several amateur football festivals. Briosa means courageous, graceful, in Portuguese language.

History[]

In November 1914, Pedreira do Contorno workers, in Jabaquara neighborhood, Santos, were watching Espanha Futebol Clube matches and dreaming about creating a football club on their own. On 20 November 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 5 December 1920, when they beat 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.21321223123232132132321212131

In 1959, Portuguesa Santista traveled to Portuguese-ruled African 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.^[1]

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.

Portuguesa Santista was the first youth club of Neymar, who as of 2020 plays for French club Paris Saint-Germain and the Brazil national team.

Achievements[]

Domestic[]

Campeonato Paulista Série A2

Winners (1): 1964

Fita Azul do Futebol Brasileiro

Winners (1): 1959

Fita Azul do Futebol Brasileiro (Brazilian Football Blue Ribbon) was an award given for the club which succeeds in an excursion out of the country.

Stadium[]

Portuguesa Santista's stadium is Estádio Ulrico Mursa, built in 1920, with a maximum capacity of approximately 7,600 people.^[2]

References[]

^ "Brazil Third Division 1997 Série C". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 21 August 2007. Retrieved 20 September 2007.
^ "Santos fecha acordo com a Briosa para usar Ulrico Mursa".

External links[]

[seriec1997-1] "Brazil Third Division 1997 Série C". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 21 August 2007. Retrieved 20 September 2007.

[2] "Santos fecha acordo com a Briosa para usar Ulrico Mursa".

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