FC Porto's record in international club

competitions is the best among Portuguese

association football teams. They have won two
UEFA Champions League (1987, 2004) and two
UEFA Europa League (2003, 2011) titles, one
UEFA Super Cup (1987), and two Intercontinental
Cups (1987, 2004). They were also the runners-up
in the Cup Winners' Cup in 1984 their first
European final and in the UEFA Super Cup in
2003, 2004, and 2011. They played their first
international competition match against Athletic
Bilbao for the 195657 European Cup, and have
qualified every season for UEFA competitions since
197475. After their 198687 European Cup
success, Porto won the UEFA Super Cup and the
Intercontinental Cup in their first appearances, and
they remain the only Portuguese team to have won
either of these trophies. Tomislav Ivi and Jos
Mourinho, former head coaches, each won a record
two international titles. Former Portuguese
goalkeeper and captain Vtor Baa holds the club
record for most international appearances (99),
while Colombian striker Radamel Falcao holds the
record for goals, with 22. (Full article...)

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