The future of Porto has already been decided. Polling stations have already opened to vote for the next president of the club. Until 20:00 at the Estádio do Dragão stadium, members will be able to choose the candidate they prefer to see lead for the four-year period 2024-2028. The results will be known after 22:00 this Saturday.
Businessman and professor Nuno Lobo (list C) is running again for the presidency of FC Porto (A), four years after becoming the third and final candidate with the most votes, while former coach Andre Villas-Boas (B), who won four trophies for the Blaugrana in the 2010/11 season, including the league title and the Europa League, is making his first election appearance and has established himself as the main face of the opposition.
These three lists compete for the leadership, the Council of the General Assembly and the Financial and Disciplinary Council, with Nuno Lobo withdrawing from the elections to the Supreme Council, which again includes an autonomous movement led by the lawyer and professor Miguel Bras da Cunha (D).
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Updated April 27, 2024 | 15:40
Pinto da Costa spoke out after voting in the Porto elections and launched an attack on Villas-Boas
Pinto da Costa came out after voting in the Porto elections and launched an attack on Villas-Boas this Saturday afternoon.
The president of FC Porto said Andre Villas-Boas “influenced the results”, referring to the presentation of evidence later. Pinto da Costa was confident in the votes and did not fail to accuse the opposition of doing everything to “split the club.”
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Thousands of supporters participate in historic elections
Pinto da Costa has already voted in the Porto elections.
Record number of voters
The number of members voting in the current election has already surpassed the previous record of 10,731 in 1988.
The 11,900 voters registered at 14:00, six hours before the polls closed, was a historic figure for FC Porto.
Ruy Pedroto looks at Conceição’s renewal with concern
Rui Pedroto, candidate for the position of vice-president of FC Porto from the B list led by André Villas-Boas, criticized this Saturday the renewal of the coach of the football team, Sérgio Conceiço, due to the proximity to the end of Pinto da Costa’s term of office.
According to what Andre Villas-Boas has chosen in the field of social projects, the extension of the term of the Blaugrana coach until 2028, officially announced on Thursday, represents an obstacle to the managerial capacity of the management that will win the elections this Saturday.
Antonio Tavares welcomes ‘very significant’ turnout
António Tavares, candidate for the presidency of the Council of the General Assembly (MAG) of FC Porto from the list of André Villas-Boas, congratulated this Saturday the “very significant” turnout of Porto members in the elections to the governing bodies of the club.
“We already have a very significant number of members, which means that they are very attentive to the life of the club, they care and therefore participate. This is an initiative that should become a holiday that unites Porto fans and civil society. Therefore, despite some difficulties at the start, we hope that everything will go well,” said the candidate from List B.
Sandra Madureira in line to vote
Joao Rafael Koehler believes that more than 20 thousand members will vote
João Rafael Köhler, the vice-presidential candidate of Pinto da Costa’s List A, expressed confidence that “more than 20,000 members” would vote for the electoral law and shared his voting experience.
“Everything went very well, I was in line with other participants and after about 10 minutes I had already voted. The organization is impeccable. You can’t please everyone, but I’m very pleased with the way everything was organized,” said João Rafael Koehler.
The A-list member said he “stands for transparency and rigor” and was pleased that the vote showed “great interest in the life of the club”.
“A clear sign of vitality,” says André Villas-Boas.
André Villas-Boas was the first presidential candidate to vote this morning and highlighted the presence of thousands of club members at FC Porto’s election ceremony.
“A clear sign of viability, in line with what we said. For now [12h20] the values of the last elections have already been exceeded,” he said.
The former coach said it looks like this will be the most competitive election yet.
Villas-Boas showed himself confident of victory. “It was a big movement of support that gave me strength,” he said.
Despite this, he emphasizes that “the most important thing” is that the person chosen is “the president of all Porto fans.”
Dialogue with Pinto da Costa
When asked whether he would maintain a dialogue with the current president in the event of victory or defeat, the former coach joked: “I don’t know if I have a number [de Pinto da Costa] updated”.
Delayed start of elections
Villas-Boas downplayed the delay of about “25 minutes” at the start and said a “massive turnout” could cause further embarrassment.
Pinto da Costa arrived at the Dragao stadium.
Andre Villas-Boas has already voted.
More than six thousand members of FC Porto have already voted in the elections
By midday, 6,901 people had already voted in the FC Porto elections.
The figures are close to the previous record of participation in the 1988 elections – 10,731 voters.
The request submitted by the Pinto da Costa list led to a slight delay in the start of voting
The half-hour delay in the start of the electoral process for the presidency of FC Porto was caused by a request from List A, led by Pinto da Costa, to replace some elements on the voting table.
“We submitted an application indicating a deadline to replace the elements of the table, since the people who came were unable to attend for health reasons or family reasons. It was a request for a replacement and it was granted,” explained Miguel Corte Real.
The representative of “List A” considered that this was “something normal in the electoral maximum,” noting that during the day “all lists will present requests to the table of the general meeting.”
Thousands of members at the Dragau stadium
The start of voting has been delayed due to problems at the polling station.
Thousands of FC Porto members attended the opening of the club’s presidential election, lining up in long lines around the Dragao stadium.
The start of voting was delayed by about half an hour due to a problem at the polling station, but the problem was soon resolved, allowing the process to proceed smoothly.
At the beginning of the voting, about three thousand members of FC Porto were in the immediate vicinity of the stadium to exercise their rights, forming orderly queues.
Jorge Costa in line to vote
Former player Jorge Costa waits his turn to vote in the Porto FC governing body elections at the Dragao Stadium.
Maximum vigilance to ensure security during the FC Porto elections
Elections to the governing bodies of FC Porto will take place this Saturday. maximum alarm state to ensure the safety of all participants.
Pinto da Costa faces opposition in elections for the fourth time in 42 years
Pinto da Costa faces opposition for the fourth time for 42 years as president of FC Porto on Saturday, when he competed in the election for second place in national football with Andre Villas-Boas and Nuno Lobo after 15 victories in a row.
A serious test for Pinto da Costa
After 15 consecutive terms over 42 years, the Pinto da Costa era faces the biggest test of its longevity.
The leader of the blue and white since 1982 represents a project marked by a major renewal of both people and ideas.
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Voting is now open
Polling stations opened at 9am and Porto members will be able to vote until 8pm.
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