FC Porto (goalball)

Integrated within the adapted sport section of FC Porto, the goalball team competes in the Portuguese National Goalball Championship organized by ANDDVIS (National Association of Sport for the Visually Impaired).[1]

FC Porto
Full nameFutebol Clube do Porto
Founded28 September 2017 (2017-09-28)
ChairmanJorge Nuno Pinto da Costa
ManagerTiago Mendes
LeaguePortuguese Championship
2018–192nd
WebsiteClub website

Guided by Tiago Mendes (manager) and with the coordination of Joana Teixeira (responsible for the section), the athletes perform their training and furthermore development at the Dragão Arena.[2]

History

Creation, purposes and first steps

With the 124th anniversary celebrations of the club taking place, chairman Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa announced the creation of a goalball team in order to continue the service provided throughout the section to athletes with limitations (in this case with visual impairment) so they could practice and enjoy the pleasure of playing the sport. A cooperation was established with CCD Misericórdia Porto[3] (House of Culture and Sport of the Workers of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Porto) who already had a team competing in the National Championship, thus cementing goals to develop young athletes and grant them with better working conditions for approaching a higher performance level. The defined main purpose is the growth and projection of the sport, accompanied with the intention of placing players from the squad in representation of the Portuguese goalball national team.[4][5][6]

The goalball squad for the opening season was composed of Vítor Caixeiro, Diogo Azevedo, Carlos Coutinho, Márcio Carneiro,[lower-alpha 1] Fábio Oliveira and João Macedo.[lower-alpha 2] They debuted in the National Championship with a 10–5 loss against Castêlo da Maia which prompted manager Lara Teixeira to explain that despite the bad start, the players were still in an adjusting and learning phase that was only going to be surpassed with hard work.[9] Following the initial blunder the team managed to engage itself into achieving four consecutive wins, three for the championship and the elimination of CCD Misericórdia Porto from the Portuguese Cup in a 10–3 victory.[10][11][12] A month later however, reached an outcome that dismissed their championship aspirations, after conceding two defeats against Sporting CP (A and B squads); both matches were disputed in the multi-sport pavilion of José Alvalade Stadium.[13] The team clinched two victories in the final fixtures, secured a 4th place on the overall table standings and youngster Fábio Oliveira became the team top goalscorer for the competition having netted 24 goals.[14][15] Porto concluded the competitive season with two defeats against Castêlo da Maia and AJ Pina, dictating their elimination from the Portuguese Cup.[16]

The following season, Tiago Mendes replaced Lara Teixeira as the new manager and João Sousa joined the squad from CCD Misericórdia Porto. Prior to the start of any official competition they participated in a joint training session alongside Porto's handball team, with both sides sharing their experiences across two different sporting realities.[17] Afterwards, they initiated the championship first round with a victory against CA Cultural.[18] In the succeeding round, Porto was defeated by Sporting CP but assured a win against ACAPO Lisboa.[19] On 30 March 2019, they managed to beat rivals Sporting CP for the first time with a 8–7 victory in the Portuguese Cup first round.[20] Subsequently, the team won all remaining championship matches while also achieving another victory in the Portuguese Cup; they improved on their previous season results with a 2nd place on the standings and Fábio Oliveira stood out again as the squad top goalscorer with 21 goals in the championship.[21][22][23][24] At the end of the season, Porto eliminated CD Cova da Piedade from the Portuguese Cup in a 12–2 victory and effectively reached their first final, where they ended as runner-ups after losing versus Sporting CP.[25]

Portuguese national team contributions

The first major competition in which Porto players have been called to represent the Portuguese national team was the 2018 IBSA Goalball European Championship B in Poland. Lead by Timo Laitinen, the squad achieved an historical 5th place and was granted permanency on the European Division B.[26][27]

Club athletes in representation of the national team:
  • 2018 Berlin Cup Goalball Tournament: Fábio Oliveira, João Macedo and Vítor Caixeiro[28]
  • 2018 IBSA Goalball European Championship B: Fábio Oliveira and João Macedo[29]
  • 2019 European Para Youth Games: Fábio Oliveira, João Macedo and João Sousa[30][31]
  • 2019 FEDC International Goalball Tournament: Fábio Oliveira, João Macedo and João Sousa[32]

Seasons overview

Note: Porto score is always listed first

Current squad

The following players compose the squad for the 2019–20 season[33][34]

Squad
Nº Nat. Athlete Birth and Age
1 Diogo Azevedo (1998-10-20) 20 October 1998
3 Fábio Oliveira (1999-05-12) 12 May 1999
5 Márcio Carneiro (1977-09-09) 9 September 1977
6 João Macedo (1997-04-30) 30 April 1997
7 Vítor Caixeiro (c) (1978-07-07) 7 July 1978
8 João Sousa (2000-10-09) 9 October 2000
9 Carlos Coutinho (1981-07-01) 1 July 1981

Notes
  1. Carneiro was part of the Portuguese national squad that achieved the silver medal in the 2013 IBSA European Goalball Championship C.[7]
  2. Oliveira and Macedo were part of the Portuguese U21 national team that conquered the silver medal in the 2017 European Para Youth Games.[8]

References
  1. "ANDDVIS Apresentação" [ANDDVIS Presentation] (in Portuguese). anddvis.pt. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  2. "Atletas de Goalball do FC Porto já treinam no Dragão Caixa" [FC Porto Goalball Athletes already training in the Dragão Caixa] (in Portuguese). Porto Canal. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  3. "Equipa de Goalball do CCD vai participar em Campeonato Nacional" [CCD Goalball team will participate in National Championship] (in Portuguese). Misericórdia do Porto. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  4. "Presidente Apadrinhou Equipa de Goalball" [President Sponsored Goalball Team] (in Portuguese). fcporto.pt. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  5. Barros 2017, p. 52–53.
  6. Tavares 2017, p. 10–11.
  7. "Portugal é Prata no Europeu de Goalball" [Portugal is Silver on European Goalball Championship] (in Portuguese). Plural&Singular. 9 September 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  8. "Jogos Europeus da Juventude - Medalha de Prata no Goalball" [European Para Youth Games - Silver Medal in Goalball] (in Portuguese). Comité Paralímpico de Portugal. 14 October 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  9. "Equipa de Goalball estreou-se no Campeonato Nacional" [Goalball team debuted in the National Championship] (in Portuguese). fcporto.pt. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  10. "Equipa de Goalball conquistou a primeira vitória" [Goalball team conquered the first victory] (in Portuguese). fcporto.pt. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  11. "Goalball portista soma primeira vitória na Taça de Portugal" [Goalball portista sums their first victory in the Portuguese Cup] (in Portuguese). fcporto.pt. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  12. "Dupla vitória para o Goalball portista" [Double victory for the Goalball portista] (in Portuguese). fcporto.pt. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  13. "[2017–18] Campeonato Nacional Sénior - Resultados 4ª Jornada" (in Portuguese). anddvis.pt. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  14. "[2017–18] Campeonato Nacional Sénior - Resultados 5ª Jornada" (in Portuguese). anddvis.pt. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  15. "[2017–18] Campeonato Nacional Sénior - Resultados 6ª Jornada" (in Portuguese). anddvis.pt. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  16. "[2017–18] Taça de Portugal de Goalball - Resultados 3ª Eliminatória" (in Portuguese). anddvis.pt. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  17. "Andebol e Goalball juntaram-se no Dragão Caixa" [Handball and Goalball together at Dragão Caixa] (in Portuguese). fcporto.pt. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  18. "[2018–19] Campeonato Nacional Sénior - Resultados 1ª Jornada" (in Portuguese). anddvis.pt. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  19. "[2018–19] Campeonato Nacional Sénior - Resultados 2ª Jornada" (in Portuguese). anddvis.pt. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  20. "[2018–19] Taça de Portugal de Goalball – Resultados 1ªEliminatória" (in Portuguese). anddvis.pt. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  21. "[2018–19] Campeonato Nacional Sénior - Resultados 4ª Jornada" (in Portuguese). anddvis.pt. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  22. "[2018–19] Campeonato Nacional Sénior - Resultados 6ª Jornada" (in Portuguese). anddvis.pt. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  23. "[2018–19] Taça de Portugal de Goalball – Resultados 2ªEliminatória" (in Portuguese). anddvis.pt. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  24. "Goalball: Dragões sagram-se vice-campeões nacionais" [Goalball: Dragons are vice national champions] (in Portuguese). fcporto.pt. 6 July 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  25. "Fase Final Taça de Portugal de Goalball 2018/2019" (in Portuguese). anddvis.pt. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  26. "Portugal com Resultado Inédito no Europeu de Goalball" [Portugal with Unprecedented Results in the European Goalball] (in Portuguese). FPDD. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  27. "Final Results: 2018 IBSA Goalball European Championships B" (PDF). International Blind Sports Federation. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  28. "Torneio Internacional - Berlim" [International Tournament - Berlin] (in Portuguese). anddvis.pt. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  29. "Goalball: Portistas em Resultado Histórico para a Seleção Nacional" [Goalball: Portistas in Historical Result for the National Team] (in Portuguese). fcporto.pt. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  30. "Três atletas convocados para a Seleção Nacional de Goalball" [Three athletes summoned to the National Goalball Team] (in Portuguese). fcporto.pt. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  31. "Goalball: Dragões ajudam Portugal a garantir o ouro na Finlândia" [Goalball: Dragons help Portugal to secure the gold in Finland] (in Portuguese). fcporto.pt. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  32. "Convocatória FEDC International Goalball Tournament 2019" [Call FEDC International Goalball Tournament 2019] (PDF) (in Portuguese). fpdd/anddvis. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  33. "Futebol Clube do Porto – Equipa" (in Portuguese). anddvis.pt. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  34. "Futebol Clube do Porto – Plantel Desporto Adaptado" (in Portuguese). fcporto.pt. Retrieved 24 November 2019.

Further reading
Magazines
Newspapers
  • Tavares, Rúben (24 December 2017). "Silêncio Que Se Vai Jogar o Goalball". Record. Record Mais [Supplement] (in Portuguese). Cofina. pp. 10–11. ISSN 0870-2179.
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