The Billiards Section of Futebol Clube do Porto is a professional

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, founded in 1950. The team competes in the Portuguese Billiards League and in European Championships, in both

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) events. They play their home games in the former headquarters of the club and they also have a billiards school, the first in the country. The most important achievements in this section history were the four silver medals won in 1998–99, 2007–08, 2011–12 and 2015–16 in the ''European Cup'', having also achieved six bronze medals in this competition in 1971–72, 1995–96, 2004–05, 2010–11, 2013–14 and 2014–15. In

, the men's and women's squads have achieved many championships, as well as many other trophies making the section one of the most titled in the country. One of the greatest players of this section, Alípio Jorge Fernandes, received the ''Galardão de Ouro'' in representation of the president Pinto da Costa, a trophy attributed to the club because of its accomplishments.

Current squads

According to the official website.

Honours

According to Porto's official website and the Portuguese Billiards Federation Portal.

Three-cushion (Men)

Domestic competitions

*Portuguese Championship :Winners (27): 1971–72, 1975–76, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1987–88, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23 *Portuguese Cup :Winners (21): 1983–84, 1993–94, 1994–95, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 *Portuguese Super Cup :Winners (20): 1994, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 *Aperture Tournament / North Zone :Winners (8): 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20

European competitions

*CEB European Cup / Club Teams : Winners (3): 2016–17, 2021–22, 2022–23 : 2nd place (5): 1998–99, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2018–19 : 3rd place (7): 1971–72, 1995–96, 2004–05, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2017–18

Pool (Men)

*Portuguese Championship :Winners (3): 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03 *Portuguese Cup :Winners (2): 2001–02, 2002–03 *Portuguese Super Cup :Winners (2): 2001–02, 2002–03

Pool (Women)

*Portuguese Championship :Winners (15): 1997–98, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2023–24 *Portuguese Cup :Winners (15): 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2020–21 *Portuguese Super Cup :Winners (15): 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2024

Snooker (Men)

*Portuguese Championship :Winners (2): 2015–16, 2016–17 *Portuguese Cup :Winners (1): 2016–17 *Portuguese Super Cup :Winners (1): 2015–16

References

External links

;Official website:
FC Porto Bilhar

Federação Portuguesa de Bilhar
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