Венесуэланың «Португеса» футбол клубы

Venezuelan football club
the Venezuelan football club

Portuguesa Fútbol Club, usually known simply as Portuguesa, is a Venezuelan professional football club based in Acarigua, that competes in the Primera División.

The club was founded on April 10, 1972, in Acarigua in the northern part of the state of Portuguesa.

The encounter between Portuguesa and Estudiantes de Mérida is one of the most classic and oldest of Venezuelan football, they are two of the most traditional clubs in the country. The first match played between both teams was on May 28, 1972, in the Copa Venezuela. The match ended with a 1–1 draw, with goals from Chiazzaro at the 73rd minute and Cholo Mendoza at the 79th minute, and so beginning the oldest ongoing classic in the country.

The José Antonio Páez Stadium is a sports infrastructure built for the practice of football, located in the city of Acarigua in the state of Portuguesa of the western plains of Venezuela. Despite not being the capital of the region, the building was built in that place by the booming development of the place; owes its name to the recognized hero of Venezuelan independence and the first president of Venezuela, José Antonio Páez. It is the headquarters of Portuguesa Fútbol Club, currently playing in the First Division of Venezuela. Its facilities have the capacity to hold approximately 14,000 spectators; in 2007 it underwent considerable improvements to be used in the National Sports Games of 2007.

It has a good fan base, having been a successful club in the past in Venezuelan football, with organised groups such as the Lanceros Rojinegros who are usually located in the south stand of the stadium.

The radio station that broadcasts the games of the five time Venezuelan champions.