Draw pits FC Porto against FC Alverca at the Dragão in opener | OneFootball

FC Porto will begin the defence of their national championship 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, called Kick-Off, organised by the governing body and marking the official start of the new sporting season, it was decided that the blue and whites will face the Ribatejo side on the opening matchday of the championship, scheduled for the weekend of 8 and 9 August.

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

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

2026/27 League Schedule

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

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