Dragão could crown FC Porto again after 17 years, title at home | OneFootball

FC Porto could once again be crowned champions at the Estádio do Dragão and, if that happens, it will be the fifth time they have won the title at home, in front of their fans.

The fact carries historical weight: it has already been 17 years since the last time the team and the crowd celebrated a league title together at the Dragão. Jesualdo Ferreira’s spell helps explain that record. The Portuguese coach became the first domestic manager to win three consecutive league titles, between 2006 and 2009, and he did so with the title always being confirmed at Porto’s home ground.

Since then, the context has been different. One of the league titles won under Sérgio Conceição was secured in 2020, during a period marked by restrictions on public access to stadiums, which prevented a full celebration in the stands.

Now, the situation once again opens the door to being crowned on the pitch at the Dragão, something rare in Porto’s recent history. The possibility has energized the city and gives the moment special symbolic significance, with the chance to reunite team and fans in a title celebration at home.

More than the mathematics, the focus is on the opportunity to bring back an image that has not been seen at the Dragão for almost two decades: that of a champion crowned in its own stadium, with the stands as part of the celebration.

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