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FC Porto (billiards)

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Full name
  
Futebol Clube do Porto

Chairperson
  
Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa

Founded
  
1950

Chairman
  
Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa

League
  
Portuguese Billiards League

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.

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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 trophie atribuited to the club because of its accomplishments.

Honours

According to the official website.

Men

  • Portuguese Snooker Men's Championship
  • Winners (1): 2015–16
  • Portuguese Snooker Men's Super Cup
  • Winners (1): 2015–16

    • Men

  • Portuguese Three-cushion Men's Championship
  • Winners (21): 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
  • Portuguese Three-cushion Men's Cup
  • Winners (14): 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
  • Portuguese Three-cushion Men's Super Cup
  • Winners (14): 1993–94, 1996–97, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
  • Aperture Three-cushion Tournament
  • Winners (6): 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
  • European Three-cushion Cup
  • 02 ! Silver (4): 1998–99, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2015–16
  • 03 ! Bronze (6): 1971–72, 1995–96, 2004–05, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15

    • Men

  • Portuguese Pool Men's Championship
  • Winners (3): 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03
  • Portuguese Pool Men's Cup
  • Winners (2): 2001–02, 2002–03
  • Portuguese Pool Men's Super Cup
  • Winners (2): 2001–02, 2002–03

    • Women

  • Portuguese Pool Women's Championship
  • Winners (10): 1997–98, 2003–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16
  • Portuguese Pool Women's Cup
  • Winners (13): 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
  • Portuguese Pool Women's Super Cup
  • Winners (11): 1997–98, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15

    • Current Squads

    According to the official website.

    References

    FC Porto (billiards) Wikipedia
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