FC Porto B

Futebol Clube do Porto B, commonly known as Porto B, is a Portuguese professional football team, which serves as the reserve side of FC Porto. They compete in the Liga Portugal 2, the second division of Portuguese football, and play their home matches at the CTFD PortoGaia main pitch.^[1]

Porto B

Full name	Futebol Clube do Porto B
Founded	1999 (original) 2012 (refoundation)
Ground	CTFD PortoGaia
Capacity	3,800
President	André Villas-Boas
Head coach	João Brandão
League	Liga Portugal 2
2023–24	Liga Portugal 2, 10th of 18
Website	fcporto.pt
Home colours Away colours Third colours

As a reserve side, the team cannot compete in the same division as their senior team, thus being ineligible for promotion to the Primeira Liga. In addition, they cannot participate in other domestic cup competitions, such as the Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga.

Domestically, Porto B are the first and only reserve side to have won the second division title, after a successful campaign in the 2015–16 season. Internationally, the team is the record holder of the Premier League International Cup competition, after two wins in the 2016–17 and 2017–18 editions.

History

Revival

Prior to the end of the 2011–12 season, seven Primeira Liga clubs announced their interest in creating a B team to fill the six vacancies available in for the 2012–13 Segunda Liga season.^[2] Six of these clubs were selected to have their B teams take part in the competition: Benfica, Braga, Marítimo, Porto, Sporting CP, and Vitória de Guimarães.^[3]

The LPFP, which governs professional football in Portugal, announced that for B teams to compete in the 2012–13 Segunda Liga they would have to pay a fee of €50,000.^[4] In addition, the LPFP would also require teams to follow new rules regarding player selection, such as having a minimum of ten players formed at the club's academy and with an age requirement of 15–21 years old, with a maximum of three players above 23 years old allowed. The LPFP also decided that B teams were ineligible to compete in cup competitions, as well as gaining promotion to the Primeira Liga due to the possibility of playing against the senior team.

In late May 2012, it was officially announced that the B teams of six Primeira Liga clubs would compete in the 2012–13 Segunda Liga. This decision resulted in an expansion of the number of teams from 16 to 22, and the number of matches from 30 to 42.^[5]

In 2013–14 the side, led for most of the season by Luís Castro, finished as runners-up but were ineligible for promotion.^[6] Two years later, with Castro back in charge and André Silva scoring 14 times, the team won the league by five points.^[7]

Players

Current squad

As of 6 April 2025^[8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 MF  POR André Castro 43 FW  BLR Trofim Melnichenko 44 DF  BRA Filipe Silva (on loan from Gil Vicente) 45 DF  BRA João Moreira (on loan from São Paulo) 47 FW  ESP Ángel Alarcón 49 FW  POR Gonçalo Sousa 51 GK  POR Diogo Fernandes 54 DF  POR António Ribeiro 57 DF  POR André Lopes 58 MF  POR Tiago Silva 59 FW  POR Tiago Andrade 61 GK  POR Denis Gutu 62 MF  POR Rodrigo Fernandes 64 DF  POR Luís Gomes 66 MF  POR Bernardo Lima 68 MF  POR André Oliveira

No. Pos. Nation Player 73 DF  POR Gabriel Brás 76 DF  POR Dinis Rodrigues 77 FW  POR Rui Monteiro 78 FW  POR Jorge Meireles 79 FW  GER Leonardo Vonić 80 DF  BRA Kaio Henrique 81 GK  POR Martim Pereira 84 DF  POR Martim Cunha 87 FW  COL Brayan Caicedo 88 MF  ANG Domingos Andrade 90 MF  POR Gil Martins 91 GK  POR Gonçalo Ribeiro 92 MF  POR João Teixeira 95 FW  POR Anhá Candé 96 DF  POR Filipe Sousa 98 FW  NGA Abraham Marcus

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  POR David Vinhas (at Oliveira do Hospital until 30 June 2025) — FW  BRA Wendel Silva (at Santa Clara until 30 June 2025)

Staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	João Brandão
Assistant coaches	André Batista Paulinho Santos Tiago Sousa
Goalkeeper coach	Rafael Albuquerque
Physiologist and fitness coach	José Mário Rocha
Club doctor	Diogo Dias
Physiotherapists	Fábio Gonçalves Paulo Teixeira Ricardo Vasconcelos

Last updated: 17 September 2024
Source: FC Porto

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Seasons and managers statistics

League performance record

Information correct as of end of the 2023–24 season. Only competitive league matches are counted.

Season	Div	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Top scorer(s)	Goals	Notes
1999–00	III	3rd	34	14	10	10	53	43	52	Pedras	13
2000–01	III	3rd	38	18	10	10	74	52	64	Hélder Postiga	10
2001–02	III	3rd	38	19	13	6	67	33	70	Pedro Oliveira	11
2002–03	III	3rd	38	20	9	9	70	39	69	Hugo Almeida	16
2003–04	III	4th	36	16	10	10	56	33	58	Bruno Moraes	11
2004–05	III	5th	38	20	6	12	63	33	66	Ákos Buzsáky	9
2005–06	III	6th	26	10	8	8	28	27	38	Hélder Barbosa	6	[a]
2012–13	II	14th	42	13	15	14	49	50	54	Dellatorre	11	[b]
2013–14	II	2nd	42	23	8	11	59	42	77	Tozé	21
2014–15	II	13th	46	17	10	19	66	64	61	Frédéric Maciel	13
2015–16	II	1st	46	26	8	12	84	52	86	André Silva	14
2016–17	II	12th	42	16	12	14	52	49	60	Galeno	10
2017–18	II	7th	38	18	4	16	50	55	58	André Pereira Fede Varela	8
2018–19	II	9th	34	11	11	12	41	42	44	Gleison	6
2019–20	II	13th	24	7	8	9	35	36	29	Vitinha	8
2020–21	II	16th	34	7	11	16	45	52	32	Danny Namaso	8
2021–22	II	10th	34	10	12	12	45	49	42	Danny Namaso	14
2022–23	II	5th	34	14	9	11	48	40	51	Abraham Marcus	9
2023–24	II	10th	34	12	8	14	51	51	44	Wendel Silva	18

1. The team was abolished at the end of the season.
2. The team was reinstated and inserted in the Segunda Liga.

Champions

Runners-up

Third place

Managerial statistics

Information correct as of the match played on 26 January 2025. Only competitive matches are counted.

Name	Nat	From	To	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Win %	Honours	Refs
Fernando Bandeirinha		June 1999	July 2000	34	14	10	10	53	43	041.18		[9][citation needed]
Ilídio Vale		July 2000	July 2004	150	73	42	35	267	157	048.67		[10][citation needed]
Domingos Paciência		July 2004	June 2005	38	20	6	12	63	33	052.63		[11][citation needed]
Aloísio		June 2005	May 2006	26	10	8	8	28	27	038.46		[12][citation needed]
Rui Gomes		June 2012	May 2013	42	13	15	14	49	50	030.95		[13][citation needed]
Luís Castro		July 2013	March 2014	32	18	6	8	39	26	056.25		[14][citation needed]
José Guilherme		March 2014	May 2014	10	5	2	3	20	16	050.00		[15][citation needed]
Luís Castro		May 2014	November 2016	118	54	24	40	184	150	045.76	1 Segunda Liga	[citation needed]
José Tavares		November 2016	December 2016	8	3	2	3	10	10	037.50		[citation needed]
António Folha		December 2016	June 2018	68	36	9	23	96	79	052.94	2 PL International Cup	[citation needed]
Rui Barros		June 2018	February 2021	82	22	25	35	106	125	026.83		[citation needed]
António Folha		February 2021	June 2024	117	39	36	42	165	159	033.33		[citation needed]
João Brandão		July 2024	Present	19	2	8	9	18	30	010.53		[citation needed]

Honours

Domestic

• Segunda Liga
  • Winners (1): 2015–16
  • Runners-up (1): 2013–14

European

• Premier League International Cup
  • Winners (2): 2016–17, 2017–18
  • Runners-up (1): 2014–15

Others

• VFF Cup
  • Winners (1): 2004