Draw hands FC Porto opener with FC Alverca at the Dragão | OneFootball

FC Porto will begin the defense of their National Champion title against FC Alverca at the Estádio do Dragão, according to the draw for the professional competitions held this Thursday at Liga Portugal’s headquarters in Porto.

At the usual ceremony, titled Kick-Off, organized by the governing body and marking the official start of the new sporting season, it was established that the blue-and-whites will face the Ribatejo side in the opening round of the championship, scheduled for the weekend of August 8 and 9.

FC Porto’s first clássico is scheduled for matchday seven, with Benfica visiting the Estádio do Dragão on the weekend of September 19 and 20. The National Champions will have all of their clássicos at home in the first half of the competition, as they host Sporting in round 12 on the weekend of November 28 and 29. The first half of the season ends with a trip to Braga.

The Taça da Liga Final Four will be played between January 5/6 and 9 next year and, to get there, FC Porto already know they will have to overcome Académico de Viseu in the quarter-finals, scheduled for October 27/28/29 at the Estádio do Dragão. If they beat the Viseu side, who are back in the top tier of Portuguese football, the team coached by Francesco Farioli will advance to the competition’s semi-finals.

2026/27 League Schedule

Matchday 1: FC Porto-FC Alverca (August 9)Matchday 2: Rio Ave FC-FC Porto (August 16)Matchday 3: FC Porto-FC Arouca (August 23)Matchday 4: Académico de Viseu-FC Porto (August 30)Matchday 5: FC Porto-Moreirense FC (September 6)Matchday 6: Casa Pia AC-FC Porto (September 13)Matchday 7: FC Porto-Benfica (September 20)Matchday 8: Marítimo-FC Porto (October 11)Matchday 9: Gil Vicente FC-FC Porto (October 25)Matchday 10: FC Porto-Estoril Praia (November 1)Matchday 11: Vitória SC-FC Porto (November 8)Matchday 12: FC Porto-Sporting (November 29)Matchday 13: CD Santa Clara-FC Porto (December 6)Matchday 14: FC Porto-Estrela da Amadora (December 13)Matchday 15: FC Famalicão-FC Porto (December 20)Matchday 16: FC Porto-CD Nacional (December 27)Matchday 17: SC Braga-FC Porto (January 3/4, 7/8 or 10/11/12/13)Matchday 18: FC Alverca-FC Porto (January 17)Matchday 19: FC Porto-Rio Ave FC (January 24)Matchday 20: FC Arouca-FC Porto (January 31)Matchday 21: FC Porto-Académico de Viseu (February 7)Matchday 22: Moreirense FC-FC Porto (February 14)Matchday 23: FC Porto-Casa Pia AC (February 21)Matchday 24: Benfica-FC Porto (February 28)Matchday 25: FC Porto-Marítimo (March 7)Matchday 26: FC Porto-Gil Vicente FC (March 14)Matchday 27: Estoril Praia-FC Porto (March 21)Matchday 28: FC Porto-Vitória SC (April 4)Matchday 29: Sporting-FC Porto (April 11)Matchday 30: FC Porto-CD Santa Clara (April 18)Matchday 31: Estrela da Amadora-FC Porto (April 25)Matchday 32: FC Porto-FC Famalicão (May 2)Matchday 33: CD Nacional-FC Porto (May 9)Matchday 34: FC Porto-SC Braga (May 16)

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