4 June 1922: FC Porto opened with a historic win over Sporting CP | OneFootball

On June 4, 1922, the first match in the history of the Campeonato de Portugal was played, a competition that would go on to mark the beginning of the major national competitions in Portuguese football.

In that inaugural edition, the format called for the participation of the regional champions. However, for financial reasons, the Madeira FA and the Algarve FA did not take part, leaving the competition reduced to the representatives of the Porto FA and the Lisbon FA, in a final played as a best-of-three series.

In the first match, FC Porto beat Sporting CP 2-1 at Campo da Constituição, in Porto. Tavares Bastos stood out as the star of the match by scoring Porto’s two goals, giving the blue-and-whites the edge in this historic showdown.

The match was refereed by the Englishman Merik Barley, at a time when organized football in Portugal was still in its early stages. The game was thus marked as the kickoff of a competition that, for decades, played a central role in shaping the national competitive landscape.

The match of June 4, 1922 remains a symbolic date in the history of Portuguese football and FC Porto, as it marked the official beginning of the Campeonato de Portugal and the first victory in the competition.

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