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FC Porto was originally founded in 1893, but was abandoned until 1906 when Monteiro da Costa revived the club. In the following years it became one of the most important clubs in Portugal, but lacking to Lisbon rivals SL Benfica, Sporting and even Belenenses , yet still going on to win the first two Portuguese championships. Only four titles followed until the beginning of the 80's.
In 1982 Pinto da Costa took control of Porto. The next decades turned what was the fourth team in the overall history of Portuguese football into the biggest title cruncher of the past 20 years. Since 1982, Porto has won 13 titles, achieving the record Penta (five leagues in a row) in 1999, eight Portuguese cups, and has a majority of Supercups, having won 14 out of a possible 26.
When Pinto da Costa joined as president, Porto was the only club from the "big three" without European honours, but that quickly changed. The first final was played against Juventus for the 1984 Cup Winners' Cup, but Porto lost. Three years later, the team led by Artur Jorge , the name hand-picked by Pedroto, won its first European honour, in a thrilling 2-1 victory over Bayern Munich. The following year Porto won the European Super Cup and the Intercontinental Cup, making them the first Portuguese winners of the two cups. The following 16 years saw Porto as a midrange team - often in the final 16, but not progressing further. The exception was in 1994, when Porto reached the semi-finals of the Champions League. The semi-final, decided on a single game, resulted in an heavy loss (3-0) at the hands of Johann Cruyff's FC Barcelona, in the Nou Camp.
In 2003, under the guidance of José Mourinho, Porto made a thrilling UEFA Cup run, topped with a victory in a fantastic final against Celtic Glasgow. The following season meant a higher challenge, but despite a slow start which included a 1-3 loss against Real Madrid, Porto never lost again in the Champions League, relegating O. Marseille to the UEFA Cup (where they reached the final), Manchester United at the Old Trafford in the dying minutes of play, O. Lyon and Depor, becoming the first team to win the competition outside the Big 5 since Ajax in 1995.
After the victory, Porto became the Portuguese side with the most European cups won - 2 CL/ECC plus a UEFA Cup, compared with the two ECC by Benfica and the one CWC by Sporting.
Porto's importance in the modern football panorama is also widely acknowledged, being one of the founding members of G-14.
This is the full squad for the 2004/2005 season. Some players were released after the official presentation on 7 August 2004 at the Estádio do Dragão.
| Number | Player | Position | Previous club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| 99 | Vítor Baía | GK | FC Barcelona | |
| 1 | Bruno Vale | GK | ||
| 13 | Nuno Espírito Santo | GK | ||
| Defenders | ||||
| 2 | Jorge Costa | CD | ||
| 3 | Pedro Emanuel | CD | ||
| 5 | Ricardo Costa | CD/LRD | ||
| 7 | Pepe | CD | CS Marítimo | |
| 8 | Nuno Valente | LD | ||
| 14 | Areias | LRD | SC Beira-Mar | |
| 22 | Giourkas Seitaridis | RD | Panathinaikos | |
| Midfielders / Wingers | ||||
| 4 | Hugo Leal | CM | PSG (out of contract before joining Porto) | |
| 6 | Costinha | DM | ||
| 10 | Quaresma | RW | FC Barcelona | |
| 12 | César Peixoto | LW | ||
| 16 | Diego | AM | Santos | |
| 17 | Bosingwa | DM/RM/RD | ||
| 18 | Maniche | CM | ||
| 19 | Carlos Alberto | AM | ||
| 21 | Maciel | RW | ||
| 33 | Raul Meireles | CM | Boavista FC | |
| Forwards | ||||
| 9 | Luís Fabiano | CF | São Paulo | |
| 11 | Derlei | LF | ||
| 29 | Hugo Almeida | CF | ||
| 41 | Hélder Postiga | CF | Tottenham Hotspur | |
| 77 | Benni McCarthy | CF | ||
| Manager | ||||
| Víctor Fernández | Real Betis (out of contract before joining Porto, 10 August) | |||
| replaced | ||||
| Luigi Del Neri | Chievo Verona - Sacked during preseason ( 6 August) | |||
Released players that played during the pre-season: Marco Ferreira, Rossato, Paulo Assunção, Edgaras Jankauskas and Bruno Moraes.
key: The first letter, L,C and R represent the field position, while D is for defensive and A is for attacking. In the case of the second letter, D stands for defence, M for midfield, F for forward, and W for winger.
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