2021–22 FC Porto season
The 2021–22 season is the 128th season in the existence of FC Porto and the club's 88th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. In addition to the domestic league, FC Porto are participating in this season's edition of the Taça de Portugal, the Taça da Liga and the UEFA Champions League.
| 2021–22 season | ||||
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| President | Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa | |||
| Head coach | Sérgio Conceição | |||
| Stadium | Estádio do Dragão | |||
| Primeira Liga | 1st | |||
| Taça de Portugal | Fifth round | |||
| Taça da Liga | Third round | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Group stage | |||
| UEFA Europa League | Preliminary knockout round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Luis Díaz (10) All: Luis Díaz (12) | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 7 December 2021. | ||||
Kits
Home
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Away
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Third
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Players
First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
| Date | Pos. | Name | Nationality | Age | Transferred from | Window | Until | Fee | Ref. |
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| 1 July 2021 | DF | Fábio Cardoso | 27 | Santa Clara (Portugal) | Summer | 2026 | €2.2M | [3] | |
| 1 July 2021 | FW | Pepê | 24 | Grêmio (Brazil) | Summer | 2026 | €15M | [4] | |
| 6 July 2021 | MF | Bruno Costa | 24 | Portimonense (Portugal) | Summer | 2024 | Undisclosed | [5] |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Name | Nationality | Age | Transferred to | Window | Fee | Ref. |
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| 1 July 2021 | DF | Chidozie Awaziem | 24 | Boavista (Portugal) | Summer | €5M | [6] | |
| 1 July 2021 | MF | Danilo Pereira | 30 | Paris Saint-Germain (France) | Summer | €16M | [7] | |
| 1 July 2021 | FW | Moussa Marega | 30 | Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia) | Summer | Free | [8] |
Technical staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach | |
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| Goalkeeper coaches | |
| Exercise Physiologist | |
| Fitness coach |
Last updated: 2 July 2021
Source: FC Porto
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 17 July 2021 Friendly | Porto | 3–2 | | Faro, Portugal |
| 11:30 WEST (UTC+1) | Stadium: Vila Real de Santo António |
| 20 July 2021 Friendly | Porto | Cancelled | | Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal |
| 12:00 WEST (UTC+1) | Stadium: CTFD PortoGaia |
| 25 July 2021 Friendly | Porto | 2–0 | | Faro, Portugal |
| 19:45 WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Algarve Attendance: 0 |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Primeira Liga | 8 August 2021 | May 2022 | Matchday 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 8 | +26 | 85.71 | |
| Taça de Portugal | 15 October 2021 | Third round | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 100.00 | ||
| Taça da Liga | 26 October 2021 | 15 December 2021 | Third round | Third round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 50.00 |
| UEFA Champions League | 15 September 2021 | 7 December 2021 | Group stage | Group stage | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 16.67 |
| UEFA Europa League | 17 February 2022 | Knockout round play-offs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||
| Total | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 23 | +27 | 66.67 | ||||
Last updated: 15 December 2021
Source: Soccerway
Primeira Liga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Porto | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 8 | +26 | 38 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 5 | +19 | 38 | |
| 3 | Benfica | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 11 | +28 | 34 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Braga | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 25 | Qualification to Europa Conference League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Estoril | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 24 | Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 8 | +26 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | +16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 |
Last updated: 12 December 2021.
Source: Liga Portugal
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| 8 August 2021 1 | Porto | 2–0 | Belenenses SAD | Porto |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 15,429 Referee: Gustavo Correia |
| 15 August 2021 2 | Famalicão | 1–2 | Porto | Vila Nova de Famalicão |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+1) | Riccieli |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho Attendance: 1,388 Referee: Nuno Almeida |
| 22 August 2021 3 | Marítimo | 1–1 | Porto | Funchal |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Estádio do Marítimo Attendance: 3,591 Referee: João Pinheiro |
| 28 August 2021 4 | Porto | 3–0 | Arouca | Porto |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 12,588 Referee: Hélder Malheiro |
| 11 September 2021 5 | Sporting CP | 1–1 | Porto | Lisbon |
| 20:30 WEST (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 18,723 Referee: Nuno Almeida |
| 19 September 2021 6 | Porto | 5–0 | Moreirense | Porto |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 14,009 Referee: António Nobre |
| 24 September 2021 7 | Gil Vicente | 1–2 | Porto | Barcelos |
| 21:15 WEST (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos Attendance: 5,258 Referee: Artur Soares Dias |
| 2 October 2021 8 | Porto | 2–1 | Paços de Ferreira | Porto |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 22,507 Referee: Manuel Mota |
| 23 October 2021 9 | Tondela | 1–3 | Porto | Tondela |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Estádio João Cardoso Attendance: 2,898 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo |
| 30 October 2021 10 | Porto | 4–1 | Boavista | Porto |
| 17:00 WEST (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 31,207 Referee: Tiago Martins |
| 7 November 2021 11 | Santa Clara | 0–3 | Porto | Ponta Delgada |
| 17:00 WET (UTC±0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel Attendance: 3,745 Referee: Rui Costa |
| 28 November 2021 12 | Porto | 2–1 | Vitória de Guimarães | Porto |
| 20:30 WET (UTC±0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 26,407 Referee: Luis Godinho |
| 3 December 2021 13 | Portimonense | 0–3 | Porto | Portimão |
| 19:00 WET (UTC±0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão Referee: Manuel Oliveira |
| 12 December 2021 14 | Porto | 1–0 | Braga | Porto |
| 20:30 WET (UTC±0) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 22,307 Referee: António Nobre |
| 19 December 2021 15 | Vizela | v | Porto | Vizela |
| 19:00 WET (UTC±0) | Stadium: Estádio do FC Vizela |
Taça de Portugal
| 15 October 2021 Third round | Sintrense | 0–5 | Porto | Sintra |
| 18:45 WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Sport União Sintrense Referee: André Narciso |
| 20 November 2021 Fourth round | Porto | 5–1 | Feirense | Porto |
| 21:15 WET (UTC±0) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Referee: Hugo Miguel |
| 23 December 2021 Fifth round | Porto | v | Benfica | Porto |
| 20:45 WET (UTC±0) | Stadium: Estádio do Dragão |
Taça da Liga
Third round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | STA | POR | RAV | |
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| 1 | Santa Clara | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 3–1 | — | |
| 2 | Porto | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | — | — | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Rio Ave | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | 2–2 | — | — |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
| 26 October 2021 2 | Santa Clara | 3–1 | Porto | Ponta Delgada |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel Attendance: 1,739 Referee: Manuel Oliveira |
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2021.[9]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LIV | ATM | POR | MIL | |
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| 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 18 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 7 | 2–3 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 5 | Transfer to Europa League | 1–5 | 1–3 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — |
| 15 September 2021 1 | Atlético Madrid | 0–0 | | Madrid, Spain |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano Attendance: 40,098 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania) |
| 28 September 2021 2 | Porto | 1–5 | | Porto, Portugal |
| 20:00 WEST (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 23,520 Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia) |
| 19 October 2021 3 | Porto | 1–0 | | Porto, Portugal |
| 20:00 WEST (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 32,130 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany) |
| 3 November 2021 4 | Milan | 1–1 | | Milan, Italy |
| 18:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 39,675 Referee: Clément Turpin (France) |
| 24 November 2021 5 | Liverpool | 2–0 | | Liverpool, England |
| 20:00 GMT (UTC±0) | Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 52,209 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany) |
| 7 December 2021 6 | Porto | 1–3 | | Porto, Portugal |
| 20:00 WET (UTC±0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 38,830 Referee: Clément Turpin (France) |
UEFA Europa League
Knockout phase
Knockout round play-offs
The draw for the Knockout round play-offs was held on 13 December 2021.[11]
| 17 February 2022 First leg | Porto | v | | Porto, Portugal |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Estádio do Dragão |
| 24 February 2022 Second leg | Lazio | v | | Rome, Italy |
| 18:45 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of 7 December 2021
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Primeira Liga | Taça de Portugal | Taça da Liga | Champions League | Europa League | ||||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
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| 1 | GK | Agustín Marchesín | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 14 | GK | Cláudio Ramos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 71 | GK | Francisco Meixedo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 99 | GK | Diogo Costa | 19 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Fábio Cardoso | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3 | DF | Pepe | 16 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 5 | DF | Iván Marcano | 12 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 12 | DF | Zaidu Sanusi | 15 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 18 | DF | Wilson Manafá | 8 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 19 | DF | Chancel Mbemba | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 22 | DF | Wendell | 12 | 1 | 3+3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 31 | DF | Nanu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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| 8 | MF | Mateus Uribe | 17 | 2 | 11+1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 16 | MF | Marko Grujić | 13 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 17 | MF | Jesús Corona | 12 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 20 | MF | Vitinha | 17 | 1 | 6+3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 25 | MF | Otávio | 21 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 27 | MF | Sérgio Oliveira | 19 | 5 | 3+7 | 2 | 1+1 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 28 | MF | Bruno Costa | 9 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 50 | MF | Fábio Vieira | 14 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | Luis Díaz | 21 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 9 | FW | Mehdi Taremi | 21 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 10 | FW | Francisco Conceição | 14 | 1 | 1+9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 11 | FW | Pepê | 13 | 1 | 0+9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 23 | FW | João Mário | 16 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 29 | FW | Toni Martínez | 16 | 4 | 4+3 | 3 | 0+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 30 | FW | Evanilson | 17 | 6 | 6+4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 42 | FW | Danny Loader | 1 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Players who made an appearance and/or had a squad number but left the team. | |||||||||||||||||
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- Unused substitute Agustín Marchesín was sent off from the bench.
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