FC Porto (volleyball)
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Futebol Clube do Porto, commonly known as FC Porto or simply Porto, is a Portuguese professional volleyball team based in Porto, which plays in the Primeira Divisão, the top-tier women's volleyball league in Portugal. Established in 2019 in a partnership with Academia José Moreira (AJM)[1] and an wholly-owned club team since 2023,[2] it represents the women's volleyball department of multi-sports club FC Porto.
Azuis e brancos (Blue-and-Whites)
9 September 2019
(Capacity: 2,179)
| Full name | Futebol Clube do Porto | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Dragões (Dragons) Azuis e brancos (Blue-and-Whites) | ||
| Founded | Women's: 9 September 2019 | ||
| Ground | Dragão Arena (Capacity: 2,179) | ||
| President | André Villas-Boas | ||
| Head coach | Miguel Coelho | ||
| League | Campeonato Nacional Primeira Divisão | ||
| 2025–26 | Winners (1st of 12 teams) | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
| Championships | 5 (women) | ||
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The team's home ground is the Dragão Arena, which they share with the other club's indoor departments. The current head coach is Miguel Coelho.
Squad
Players
For the 2026–27 season, the women's first-team squad is composed of the following players:[3][4]
| No. | Player | Nationality | Birthdate | Height | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saška Đurović |  Montenegro | 4 September 2001 | 190 | Middle blocker |
| 3 | Milana Božić |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19 July 2000 | 186 | Setter |
| 4 | Eliana Durão |  Portugal | 1 January 1997 | 172 | Setter |
| 6 | Natalia Murek |  Poland | 8 September 1999 | 180 | Outside hitter |
| 7 | Beatriz Basto | Portugal | 31 August 2001 | 159 | Libero |
| 8 | Victória Alves |  Brazil | 17 August 1996 | 183 | Outside hitter |
| 14 | Kelsey Veltman |  Canada | 2 April 1996 | 189 | Middle blocker |
| 15 | Shainah Joseph | Canada | 15 May 1995 | 185 | Opposite |
| 19 | Ana Rui Monteiro | Portugal | 19 April 2005 | 186 | Outside hitter |
| – | Annie Cesar |  Germany | 26 April 1997 | 173 | Libero |
| – | Caylen Alexander |  United States | 2 June 2004 | 183 | Outside hitter |
| – | Nataša Čikiriz |  Serbia | 26 June 1995 | 193 | Opposite |
| – | Nieko Thomas | United States | 6 November 2002 | 188 | Middle blocker |
| – | Grace Calnan | Canada | 20 June 2001 | 191 | Middle blocker |
Staff and personnel
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Miguel Coelho |
| Assistant coach | Manuel Loureiro Luís Godinho Pedro Caranguejeiro |
| Fitness coach | João Domingues |
| Team doctor | Elisa Moreira |
| Physiotherapist | Diogo Ferreira |
| Nutritionist | Raquel Teixeira |
| Team manager | José Carlos Alves |
| Equipment technician | Bruno Andrade |
Honours
Porto have won a total of 12 titles in women's volleyball:[5][6]
- Campeonato Nacional Primeira Divisão Feminino
- Winners (5): 2020–21*, 2021–22*, 2022–23*, 2023–24, 2025–26
- Taça de Portugal Feminina
- Winners (2): 2019–20*, 2025–26
- Supertaça de Portugal Feminina
- Winners (4): 2019*, 2020*, 2021*, 2022*
- Iberian Cup
- Winners (1): 2024
Note: asterisks indicate honours achieved as AJM/FC Porto.