Editing FC Porto (section)

===Early years (1893–1921)===
[[File:António Nicolau d'Almeida.jpg|thumb|upright|António Nicolau de Almeida, club founder]]
The club was founded on 28 September 1893 as ''Foot-Ball Club do Porto'' by António Nicolau de Almeida, a local [[port wine]] merchant and avid sportsman, who became fascinated with [[association football|football]] during his trips to England.{{sfn|Tovar|2011|pp=9–10}}<ref name="uefa profile">{{cite web|title=FC Porto|url=https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/teams/50064--porto/|publisher=UEFA|access-date=28 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Clubs&nbsp;– FC Porto|url=https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/club=31015/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131130023419/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/club=31015/|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 November 2013|publisher=FIFA|access-date=28 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Glória e Vida de Três Gigantes|year=1995|language=pt|author1=Simões, António|author2=Serpa, Homero|author3=do Carmo Francisco, José|publisher=[[A Bola]]|volume=1|url=http://www.abola.pt/publica/3gran/port/index.asp?n=1&titulos=1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051104025259/http://www.abola.pt/publica/3gran/port/index.asp?n=1&titulos=1|archive-date=4 November 2005}}</ref> Porto played its first matches with other Portuguese clubs, including one against Lisbon's ''Foot-Ball Club Lisbonense'' on 2 March 1894. This match had the patronage of King [[Carlos I of Portugal|Carlos I]] and Queen [[Amélie of Orléans]], who travelled to Porto to witness the event and present a trophy to the winners.{{sfn|Tovar|2011|pp=9–10}}<ref>{{cite web|last1=Martins|first1=Paulo|title=Taça D. Carlos I 1894|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/portold.html|access-date=21 June 2014|website=[[RSSSF]]|date=15 September 2004}}</ref>

Almeida's enthusiasm and involvement with the club waned due to family pressure, and by the turn of the century, Porto had entered a period of inactivity.{{sfn|Tovar|2011|pp=9–10}} In 1906, José Monteiro da Costa returned to Porto after finishing his studies in England. Like Almeida, thirteen years before, he was also captivated by the English game, and together with some associates, decided to reintroduce the practice of football in the city, outside of the British circles. On 2 August 1906, Porto was revived and Monteiro da Costa appointed its president. Although football was the driving force, the club also promoted other sports, including gymnastics, weightlifting and wrestling, athletics and swimming.{{sfn|Tovar|2011|p=11}} Shortly after, Porto rented its first ground and recruited a French coach named Adolphe Cassaigne,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Pereira da Silva|first1=Joaquim|title=O Tripeiro|issue=5|date=1 March 1926|page=113|language=pt}}</ref> who would stay in the club until 1925.{{sfn|Bandeira|2012|pp=40, 81}}

On 15 December 1907, Porto played its first match against a foreign team, hosting Spain's [[Real Fortuna Foot-ball Club|Real Fortuna]].{{sfn|Bandeira|2012|p=164}} In the following month, Porto returned the visit and played its first match abroad.{{sfn|Bandeira|2012|p=73}} Four years later, the club won the inaugural staging of the [[Taça José Monteiro da Costa]],<ref name="taça josé monteiro da costa">{{cite web|last1=Martins|first1=Paulo|last2=Nunes|first2=João|title=Taça José Monteiro da Costa|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/portregchamp.html|access-date=21 June 2014|website=[[RSSSF]]|date=26 June 2004}}</ref> securing its first-ever major title.{{sfn|Bandeira|2012|p=70}} In 1912, Porto joined efforts with [[Leixões S.C.|Leixões]] to establish the [[Porto Football Association]], which began organising the [[Porto Football Association#Porto Championship|regional championship]] in the following year.{{sfn|Tovar|2011|p=37}} Porto finished the first season as runners-up, behind local rivals [[Boavista F.C.|Boavista]], but in the following season the club won its first championship. By the end of the 1920–21 season, Porto had been regional champions six times in seven years,<ref name="regional championship">{{cite web|last1=Martins|first1=Paulo|last2=Nunes|first2=João|title=Campeonato do Porto (Oporto Championship)|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/portregchamp.html|access-date=21 June 2014|website=[[RSSSF]]|date=26 June 2004}}</ref> and outright winners of the Taça José Monteiro da Costa, after claiming a third consecutive victory in 1916.<ref name="taça josé monteiro da costa" />