Associação Atlética Portuguesa (RJ)

Football club infobox
clubname = Portuguesa


fullname = Associação Atlética Portuguesa
nickname = "Lusa"
founded = 1924
ground = Estádio Luso-Brasileiro,
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
capacity = 30,000 | chairman = Antônio Augusto de Abreu
manager = -
league = -
season = 2006
position = -
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Associação Atlética Portuguesa, or Portuguesa as they are usually called, is a traditional Brazilian football team from Rio de Janeiro in Rio de Janeiro, founded on December 17, 1924.

History

The club was founded on December 17, 1924 by a group of empty bags businessmen. After travelling to Santos, they played there a football match against a Santos' group of empty bags businessmen. The match ended 1-1. After returning to Rio de Janeiro, they decided to found a football club.

Titles

* Campeonato Carioca Second Division: 1996, 2000, 2003
* Copa Rio: 2000

tadium

Portuguesa's home stadium is Estádio Luso-Brasileiro, built in 1965, with a maximum capacity of 30,000 people. Portuguesa's stadium is sometimes used by two first division teams from Rio de Janeiro, Flamengo and Botafogo.

Trivia

*The team mascot is a zebra.
*Portuguesa is named after Associação Atlética Portuguesa Santista, a football club from Santos.

External links

* [http://www.portuguesacarioca.com.br/ Official Site]