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| Full name | Associação Atlética Portuguesa | ||
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| Nicknames | Lusa Carioca (Rio'sLusa) Rubro-Verde (The Red & Green) Portuguesa da Ilha (TheIsland's Portuguesa) | ||
| Founded | 17 December 1924; 100 years ago (1924-12-17) | ||
| Ground | Estádio Luso Brasileiro | ||
| Capacity | 5,994 | ||
| Chairman | João Maria do Rêgo Gonçalves | ||
| Head coach | Alex Nascif | ||
| League | Campeonato Carioca | ||
| 2024 2024 | Série D, 14th of 64 Carioca, 7th of 12 | ||
| Website | www | ||
Associação Atlética Portuguesa, also known asPortuguesa Carioca,Portuguesa do Rio orPortuguesa da Ilha, and also nicknamedLusa, is a Brazilian professionalassociation football club based inGovernador Island,Rio de Janeiro. The team plays inSérie D, the fourth tier of theBrazilian football league system, as well as in theCampeonato Carioca, the top tier of the Rio de Janeirostate football league.
After a long tour of Rio de Janeiro andPortugal, Constantino Paiva and Joaquim Martins Leal, businessmen in the empty and used bag business, were invited to play a football match at the organizedPortuguesa Santista against their colleagues and employees from theSantos area. The result was 1-1 and the twoCariocas, who had Portuguese ancestry and were passionate about Portugal, returned to Rio de Janeiro and told other businessmen about their journey. After this trip, Constantino and Joaquim convinced Rio de Janeiro's bag traders to such an extent that they decided to create Associação Atlética Portuguesa. Bosses and employees came together and formed the sports club. On 17 December 1924, in the home of Luís Gomes Teixeira, the Associação Atlética Portuguesa was founded. Luiz Gomes Teixeira is known as Portuguesa's first president. Its first headquarters were at Rua Visconde de Itaúna, 201, in the city center, a street that would be demolished in the 1940s for the opening ofAvenida Presidente Vargas. As a result of the demolition of its first headquarters, Portuguesa went in search of a new home. It would found its new headquarters in theIlha do Governador with its address at Rua Haroldo Lobo. At the chosen location, already on the island, there was a jockey stadium, withhorse racing. Years later, the jockey stadium would go bankrupt and become the permanent home of Portuguesa. The stadium would take on the traditional name of Luso-Brasileiro, which years later would become one of the most important stadiums in Rio de Janeiro, home to the state's greatest teams and the stage for memorable matches. Three years after its foundation, in 1927, it joined the first professional league of teams in Rio de Janeiro. The team had good results in various championships such as those of 1931, 1934 and 1937. On the national stage, Portuguesa played in theC series twice, in 2003 and 2004, and theD series in 2016. In the 2000s, Portuguesa won their first Rio Cup, in 2000, beatingSampaio Correa 4-1 at the Luso Brasileiro stadium. In 2015, Portuguesa finally managed to return to the elite of Rio de Janeiro football after some serious and consistent work by manager João Rêgo. In 2016, the club once again competed in a national championship, theBrasileirão Série D. In the same year, Lusa won the Rio Cup for the second time at Luso, beatingFriburguense 4-3.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Portuguesa's home stadium is Estádio Luso Brasileiro, built in 1965, with a maximum capacity of 4,697 spectators. Portuguesa's stadium is sometimes used by twofirst division teams from Rio de Janeiro,Flamengo andBotafogo.
The team mascot is azebra.
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| Competitions | Titles | Seasons |
| Copa Rio | 4 | 2000, 2016, 2023, 2025 |
| Campeonato Carioca Série A2 | 5 | 1939, 1940, 1996, 2000, 2003 |
