If you asked a common football fan to name a Portuguese team, F.C. Porto will most likely be the answer. Porto is indeed the most internationally known Portuguese team of today’s modern football world, having reached several international events’ finals and winning top trophies. However, not many people know the statistics behind Porto’s success. That is why we are going to look into the team’s performances in both international or European football scene and local Portuguese football league.
F.C. Porto has an incredible record of participations in the Portuguese top-level division. The team is part of Portuguese top-level division for no less than 76 years. Port has never been relegated to second division at all throughout the team’s history, placing this team as one of the most successful teams in Portuguese football history.
Over the course of 76 years, F.C. Porto played 1988 matches and won 1287 of them. That’s over 60% of winning percentage indeed, rating the team as one of the best in Europe. Even top teams including Chelsea and Manchester United don’t have winning percentage that high. Let’s not forget that F.C. Porto also scored 369 draws, which means they only lose 332 matches or nothing more than 17% over the team’s history.
F.C. Porto won the top-division trophy 24 times and successfully finished second in another 24 seasons. The record is only beaten by Benfica’s record of 32 league victories, although both teams have the same number of runner-up finishes. It is only natural to expect F.C. Porto to win more league trophies, especially with their current squad.