Away start not seen in 30 years, led to the title | OneFootball

In Moreira de Cónegos, FC Porto achieved a perfect record away from home in the 2025/26 League season, winning all five matches they played as visitors, although with some difficulty at times.

This feat has only been recorded in four seasons throughout the club’s 132-year history, with the most recent being quite some time ago. That pattern last appeared in 1996/97, under the management of António Oliveira, a season that would see the blue and whites crowned with the third title of their Penta cycle.

In that campaign, the team—which included names like Jorge Costa, Aloísio, Sérgio Conceição, and Mário Jardel—put together 11 consecutive away wins. Only Estrela da Amadora, on matchday 22, managed to halt the streak, with a 2-2 draw at Reboleira—a record that still stands today.

The other two occasions when five consecutive away wins were recorded were in 1990/91, with Artur Jorge, and 1939/40, under Miguel Siska. However, a strong start did not always translate into a national title: in 1990/91, FC Porto finished second, with Benfica crowned champions by a two-point margin.

It’s also worth noting that FC Porto had not achieved five straight away wins in the League since 2021/22, the season of the Dragons’ last title, still with Sérgio Conceição on the bench. In these early months of the season, such statistics are relative, but they are positive indicators of Francesco Farioli’s work, especially after a season in which the blue and whites won only nine of the 17 games played away from Estádio do Dragão…

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