2001–02 FC Porto season
| 2001–02 season | ||||
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| President | Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa | |||
| Head coach | Octávio Machado (until 20 January) José Mourinho (from 21 January) | |||
| Stadium | Estádio das Antas | |||
| Primeira Liga | 3rd | |||
| Taça de Portugal | Quarter-finals | |||
| Champions League | Second group stage | |||
| Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira | Winners | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Deco (13) All: Deco (19) | |||
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The 2001–02 season was the 117th season in the existence of FC Porto and the club's 87th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. In addition to the domestic league, Porto participated in this season's editions of the Taça de Portugal and the UEFA Champions League.[1]
Squad
- Squad at end of season[2]
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Out on loan
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Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Primeira Liga | 12 August 2001 | 4 May 2002 | Matchday 1 | 3rd | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 66 | 34 | +32 | 61.76 |
| Taça de Portugal | 17 November 2001 | 16 January 2002 | Fourth round | Quarter-finals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 75.00 |
| Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira | 4 August 2001 | Final | Winners | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 | |
| UEFA Champions League | 24 July 2001 | 20 March 2002 | Second round | Second group stage | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 37.50 |
| Total | 55 | 31 | 8 | 16 | 101 | 56 | +45 | 56.36 | ||||
Source: Competitions
Primeira Liga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting CP (C) | 34 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 74 | 25 | +49 | 75 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Boavista | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 53 | 20 | +33 | 70 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Porto | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 66 | 34 | +32 | 68 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Benfica | 34 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 66 | 37 | +29 | 63 | |
| 5 | Belenenses | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 57 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round |
Source: Primeira Divisão
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 66 | 34 | +32 | 68 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 16 | +22 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 18 | +10 |
Source: Liga Portugal
Results by round
Matches
| 12 August 2001 1 | Sporting CP | 1–0 | Porto | Lisbon |
| WEST (UTC+1) | Quaresma 43' Niculae 70' |
Report | Costinha 18' 37' Silva 28' Ovchinnikov 70' Costa 79' |
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Referee: Lucílio Batista |
| 19 August 2001 2 | Porto | 4–1 | Boavista | Porto |
| WEST (UTC+1) | Clayton 21' Silva 58' Costa 80' Andrade 88' Postiga 90' |
Report | Emanuel 34' 82' Santos 35' Petit 68' Frechaut 74' |
Stadium: Estádio das Antas Referee: Jacinto Paixão |
| 27 August 2001 3 | Marítimo | 1–3 | Porto | Funchal |
| WEST (UTC+1) | Fernandes 16' 66' van der Gaag 30' Gaúcho 53' 87' Richardson 54' Dal Pozzo 61' Lino 77' Kenedy 81' |
Report | Deco 1' Costinha 4' 89' Pena 53' Capucho 71' |
Stadium: Estádio do Marítimo Referee: Bruno Paixão |
| 9 September 2001 4 | Porto | 3–0 | Varzim | Porto |
| WEST (UTC+1) | Costinha 38' Pena 46' 85' Carvalho 75' (o.g.) Capucho 87' |
Report | Gilmar 28' Mariano 58' |
Stadium: Estádio das Antas Referee: Duarte Gomes |
| 15 September 2001 5 | Benfica | 0–0 | Porto | Lisbon |
| WEST (UTC+1) | Fuchs 8' Andrade 28' Cabral 39' Caneira 72' Meira 78' |
Report | Capucho 12' Silva 21' Costa 89' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira |
| 22 September 2001 6 | Porto | 3–0 | Vitória de Setúbal | Porto |
| WEST (UTC+1) | Deco 35' Postiga 58' Pena 62' Alenichev 69' |
Report | Veiga 30' Ferreira 45' Ico 60' Alcântara 84' |
Stadium: Estádio das Antas Referee: Isidoro Rodrigues |
| 29 September 2001 7 | Beira-Mar | 2–0 | Porto | Aveiro |
| WEST (UTC+1) | Cristiano 21' Manuel 40' 86' Ribeiro 44' Filipe 69' Aguiar 82' |
Report | Júnior 20' Alenichev 43' 48' Deco 77' Clayton 84' |
Stadium: Estádio Mário Duarte Referee: Luís Miranda |
| 13 October 2001 8 | Porto | 3–0 | Salgueiros | Porto |
| WEST (UTC+1) | Clayton 17' Costinha 37' Pena 42' Capucho 87' |
Report | Claúdio 35' Correia 46' |
Stadium: Estádio das Antas Referee: Martins dos Santos |
| 20 October 2001 9 | Porto | 1–2 | Belenenses | Porto |
| WEST (UTC+1) | Deco 20' Pena 83' |
Report | Zé Afonso 27' 58' Filgueira 36' Vidigal 89' |
Stadium: Estádio das Antas Referee: Olegário Benquerença |
| 28 October 2001 10 | Alverca | 0–1 | Porto | Alverca |
| WEST (UTC+1) | Veríssimo 44' Anderson 67' Poejo 78' |
Report | Capucho 80' Andrade 81' Deco 88' |
Stadium: Complexo do Alverca Referee: Lucílio Batista |
| 4 November 2001 11 | Porto | 2–1 | União de Leiria | Porto |
| WEST (UTC+1) | Deco 44' 72' Pena 55' Costinha 64' |
Report | Pereira 20' Silas 26' 71' Jorge 35' Valente 61' Freddy 76' Derlei 88' |
Stadium: Estádio das Antas Referee: António Costa |
| 25 November 2001 12 | Gil Vicente | 2–5 | Porto | Barcelos |
| WEST (UTC+1) | Manoel 78' Martins 88' (pen.) |
Report | Deco 4', 29' Clayton 43' Capucho 64' Costinha 66' 90' Silva 87' |
Stadium: Estádio Adelino Ribeiro Novo Referee: Francisco Ferreira |
| 30 November 2001 13 | Porto | 2–0 | Farense | Porto |
| WEST (UTC+1) | Deco 11' Clayton 30' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio das Antas Referee: Lucílio Batista |
| 8 December 2001 14 | Vitória de Guimarães | 2–0 | Porto | Guimarães |
| WEST (UTC+1) | Couto 2' Nuno Assis 45' Mendes 47' Ferreira 61' Cunha 80' Guga 88' Cléber 90' |
Report | Deco 19' Ibarra 58' Capucho 90' |
Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Referee: Paulo Baptista |
| 15 December 2001 15 | Porto | 0–0 | Braga | Porto |
| WEST (UTC+1) | Deco 45' | Report | Lima 26' Gomes 32' |
Stadium: Estádio das Antas Referee: Olegário Benquerença |
| 22 December 2001 16 | Santa Clara | 2–1 | Porto | Ponta Delgada |
| WEST (UTC+1) | Toñito 18' (pen.), 57' Telmo 40' Nunes 55' Gregório 71' Portela 77' |
Report | Andrade 17' Carvalho 30' Postiga 65' Deco 83' Baía 90' |
Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel Referee: Emanuel Câmara |
| 6 January 2002 17 | Porto | 1–0 | Paços de Ferreira | Porto |
| WEST (UTC+1) | Deco 42' Paredes 45' Alenichev 79' |
Report | Gouveia 9' | Stadium: Estádio das Antas Referee: Augusto Duarte |
| 12 January 2002 18 | Porto | 2–2 | Sporting CP | Porto |
| WEST (UTC+1) | Andrade 6' (pen.) Silva 10' Capucho 34' Carvalho 34' Pena 36' Deco 72' |
Report | Ferreira 5' Barbosa 32' 39' 75' Jardel 34' (pen.) 41' 90' Beto 36' Viana 45' Bento 59' 59' |
Stadium: Estádio das Antas Referee: Martins dos Santos |
| 20 January 2002 19 | Boavista | 2–0 | Porto | Porto |
| WEST (UTC+1) | Petit (Portuguese footballer) 44' Erwin Sánchez |
Report | Paredes 14' Costinha 23' Alenichev 45' Andrade 55' Deco 63' 86' Costa 68' Santos 86' |
Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Referee: Paulo Costa |
| 26 January 2002 20 | Porto | 2–1 | Marítimo | Porto |
| WEST (UTC+1) | Briguel 19' (o.g.) Postiga 44' Pavlin 52' Costinha 80' |
Report | Gaúcho 33' Briguel 37' Alan 54' Ezequias 85' 86' |
Stadium: Estádio das Antas Referee: Carlos Xistra |
| 3 February 2002 21 | Varzim | 0–1 | Porto | Póvoa de Varzim |
| WEST (UTC+1) | Vidigal 57' Vilacova 77' Mendonça 77' |
Report | Clayton 37' Pena 63' Costa 71' Deco 75' 77' (pen.) |
Stadium: Estádio do Varzim Referee: Francisco Ferreira |
| 10 February 2002 22 | Porto | 3–2 | Benfica | Porto |
| WEST (UTC+1) | Secretário 25' Pavlin 31' Deco 42' Alenichev 48' Capucho 53' |
Report | Simão 17' 68' Mantorras 54' Aguiar 76' |
Stadium: Estádio das Antas Referee: João Ferreira |
| 16 February 2002 23 | Vitória de Setúbal | 1–4 | Porto | Setúbal |
| WEST (UTC+1) | Sousa 44' | Report | Costinha 12' 79' André 18' (o.g.) Silva 43' Söderström 62' Capucho 85' Postiga 86', 89' |
Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim Referee: Olegário Benquerença |
| 23 February 2002 24 | Porto | 2–3 | Beira-Mar | Porto |
| WEST (UTC+1) | Andrade 25' Deco 25' 74' Alenichev 29' Clayton 41' McCarthy 42' Silva 52' Costa 74' Paredes 81' |
Report | Cristiano 27' Levato 47' Fary Faye 50', 85' Gamboa 71' Santos 83' Juninho Petrolina 88' Alves 89' |
Stadium: Estádio das Antas Referee: Carlos Xistra |
| 3 March 2002 25 | Salgueiros | 0–3 | Porto | Porto |
| WEST (UTC+1) | McCarthy 10', 50' 45' Paredes 37' |
Report | Ferreira 45' | Stadium: Estádio Engenheiro Vidal Pinheiro Referee: Pedro Henriques |
| 8 March 2002 26 | Belenenses | 3–0 | Porto | Lisbon |
| WEST (UTC+1) | Peixoto 2' Wilson 3' Verona 27' Peixoto 72' Cafú 88' |
Report | Söderström 14' Andrade 14' Deco 68' Postiga 89' |
Stadium: Estádio do Restelo Referee: João Ferreira |
| 16 March 2002 27 | Porto | 0–0 | Alverca | Porto |
| WEST (UTC+1) | Pavlin 34' Costinha 62' |
Report | Neves 45' 74' | Stadium: Estádio das Antas Referee: José Pratas |
| 24 March 2002 28 | União de Leiria | 1–1 | Porto | Leiria |
| WEST (UTC+1) | Silas 36' Jaques 38' Maciel 47' Pereira 62' Bilro 66' João Manuel 70' Freddy 90' |
Report | Joca 8' Postiga 14' 54' Andrade 28' Paredes 73' |
Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa Referee: Isidoro Rodrigues |
| 30 March 2002 29 | Porto | 2–1 | Gil Vicente | Porto |
| WEST (UTC+1) | Paredes 34' Carvalho 54' Costa 66' Alenichev 82' Postiga 84' |
Report | Joca 37' 76' Afonso 39' Martins 45' Fernandes 49' Nilton 78' |
Stadium: Estádio das Antas Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira |
| 6 April 2002 30 | Farense | 0–3 | Porto | Faro |
| WEST (UTC+1) | Nader 18' 19' Mijanović 19' 43' Gomes 37' Ferreira 61' |
Report | Carvalho 6' Clayton 12', 51' Deco 23' Alenichev 64' |
Stadium: Estádio de São Luís Referee: Bruno Paixão |
| 13 April 2002 31 | Porto | 3–0 | Vitória de Guimarães | Porto |
| WEST (UTC+1) | McCarthy 13', 22' Andrade 35' Costinha 45' Deco 90' |
Report | Matias 61' Cléber 87' |
Stadium: Estádio das Antas Referee: Paulo Baptista |
| 20 April 2002 32 | Braga | 0–4 | Porto | Braga |
| WEST (UTC+1) | Riva 26' Esteves 27' Miguel 71' |
Report | Capucho 28' McCarthy 33', 39', 74' 72' Paredes 41' Deco 55' Postiga 89' |
Stadium: Estádio Primeiro de Maio Referee: Paulo Costa |
| 27 April 2002 33 | Porto | 5–3 | Santa Clara | Porto |
| WEST (UTC+1) | McCarthy 38', 60', 75' 75' 81' Deco 49', 54' Söderström 59' Secretário 62' Costinha 78' |
Report | Toñito 35' Figueiredo 44' Cortés 45' Nunes 53' 76' Vayer 57' Morales 78' Galvão 80' Sandro 83' Kali 86' |
Stadium: Estádio das Antas Referee: Martins dos Santos |
| 5 May 2002 34 | Paços de Ferreira | 1–2 | Porto | Paços de Ferreira |
| WEST (UTC+1) | Everaldo 31' Leonardo 45' Zé Manel 64' |
Report | Carvalho 26' Deco 38' 44' McCarthy 46' Secretário 64' Alenichev 72' |
Stadium: Estádio da Mata Real Referee: José Pratas |
Taça de Portugal
| 17 November 2001 Fourth round | Porto (I) | 3–0 | Estrela da Amadora (II) | Porto |
| WEST (UTC+1) | Söderström 13' Esnáider 18' Clayton 59' |
Stadium: Estádio das Antas Referee: Elmano Santos |
| 12 December 2001 Fifth round | Porto (I) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Santa Clara (I) | Porto |
| WEST (UTC+1) | Paredes 81' Postiga 105' |
Vieira 84' Toñito 105' |
Stadium: Estádio das Antas Referee: Augusto Duarte |
| 29 December 2001 Sixth round | Académico de Viseu (III) | 0–4 | Porto (I) | Viseu |
| WEST (UTC+1) | Amorim 16' Sousa 59' Zé Duarte 78' |
McCarthy 6' Deco 33' Postiga 43', 71' Secretário 75' Clayton 76' |
Stadium: Estádio do Fontelo Referee: Mário Mendes |
| 16 January 2002 Quarter-finals | Porto (I) | 1–2 | Braga (I) | Porto |
| WEST (UTC+1) | Capucho 51' Silva 57' Söderström 67' Secretário 72' Rafael 81' |
Lima 39' 89' Castanheira 61' 71' Idalécio 74' |
Stadium: Estádio das Antas Referee: Vítor Pereira |
UEFA Champions League
Second qualifying round
| 25 July 2001 First leg | Porto | 8–0 | Barry Town | Porto, Portugal |
| 22:30 WEST (UTC+1) | Pena 12', 51', 52', 72' Deco 22' (pen.), 23' (pen.), 43' Söderström 41' |
Report | Evans 21' Staton 79' |
Stadium: Estádio das Antas Attendance: 43,050 Referee: Georgios Kasnaferis (Greece) |
| 1 August 2001 Second leg | Barry Town | 3–1 (3–9 agg.) | Porto | Barry, Wales |
| 20:30 WEST (UTC+1) | Phillips 37' Flynn 39' Lloyd 89' (pen.) |
Report | Rafael 17' Postiga 88' |
Stadium: Jenner Park Stadium Attendance: 2,377 Referee: Dani Koren (Israel) |
Third qualifying round
| 8 August 2001 First leg | Porto | 2–2 | Grasshopper | Porto, Portugal |
| 22:00 WEST (UTC+1) | Paredes 6' Clayton 29' Costa 48' Postiga 59' |
Report | Spycher 45' Núñez 50' Petrić 57' Castillo 89' |
Stadium: Estádio das Antas Attendance: 46,142 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia) |
| 22 August 2001 Second leg | Grasshopper | 2–3 (4–5 agg.) | Porto | Zurich, Switzerland |
| 20:15 WEST (UTC+1) | Castillo 7' Schwegler 19' Diop 66' Tararache 67' Chapuisat 87' |
Report | Clayton 14' Capucho 43' Söderström 45' Deco 80' |
Stadium: Hardturm Attendance: 16,066 Referee: Stuart Dougal (Scotland) |
First group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 11 | Advance to second group stage |
| 2 | Porto | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 10 | |
| 3 | Celtic | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 9 | Transfer to UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Rosenborg | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 |
Source: RSSSF
| 18 September 2001 1 | Rosenborg | 1–2 | Porto | Trondheim, Norway |
| 20:45 WEST (UTC+1) | Brattbakk 6' Rushfeldt 90+2' |
Report | Pena 10' Costa 31' Deco 60' Silva 87' Andrade 90+1' Postiga 90+3' |
Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 20,007 Referee: Graham Barber (England) |
| 25 September 2001 2 | Celtic | 1–0 | Porto | Glasgow, Scotland |
| 20:45 WEST (UTC+1) | Larsson 36' | Report | Ibarra 62' | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 54,650 Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands) |
| 10 October 2001 3 | Porto | 0–0 | Juventus | Porto, Portugal |
| 20:45 WEST (UTC+1) | Carvalho 52' Deco 86' |
Report | Tudor 19' Paramatti 56' Del Piero 63' |
Stadium: Estádio das Antas Attendance: 40,228 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain) |
| 17 October 2001 4 | Porto | 3–0 | Celtic | Porto, Portugal |
| 20:45 WEST (UTC+1) | Clayton 1', 61' 19' Costinha 10' Silva 45+1' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio das Antas Attendance: 30,313 Referee: René Temmink (Netherlands) |
| 23 October 2001 5 | Juventus | 3–1 | Porto | Turin, Italy |
| 20:45 WEST (UTC+1) | Del Piero 32' Montero 47' Davids 71' Trezeguet 73' |
Report | Clayton 13' Costinha 69' Postiga 90+2' |
Stadium: Stadio Delle Alpi Attendance: 38,328 Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden) |
| 31 October 2001 6 | Porto | 1–0 | Rosenborg | Porto, Portugal |
| 20:45 WEST (UTC+1) | Pena 37' Silva 89' |
Report | Strand 68' | Stadium: Estádio das Antas Attendance: 31,429 Referee: Hartmut Strampe (Germany) |
Second group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 16 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Panathinaikos | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 8 | |
| 3 | Sparta Prague | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 6 | |
| 4 | Porto | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 |
Source: RSSSF
| 21 November 2001 1 | Panathinaikos | 0–0 | Porto | Athens, Greece |
| 20:45 WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Paredes 31' Costinha 37' Pena 86' Santos 90+3' |
Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 15,208 Referee: Graham Poll (England) |
| 4 December 2001 2 | Porto | 0–1 | Sparta Prague | Porto, Portugal |
| 20:45 WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Hübschman 56' Sionko 75' Kincl 90+2' |
Stadium: Estádio das Antas Attendance: 25,766 Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia) |
| 19 February 2002 3 | Real Madrid | 1–0 | Porto | Madrid, Spain |
| 20:45 WEST (UTC+1) | Helguera 39' Carlos 63' Solari 83' Munitis 90' |
Report | Capucho 58' Secretário 59' |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 59,000 Referee: Markus Merk (Germany) |
| 27 February 2002 4 | Porto | 1–2 | Real Madrid | Porto, Portugal |
| 20:45 WEST (UTC+1) | Capucho 28' Pavlin 40' Paredes 71' Silva 90' |
Report | Solari 7' Helguera 20' Pavón 32' Munitis 75' |
Stadium: Estádio das Antas Attendance: 34,700 Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy) |
| 12 March 2002 5 | Porto | 2–1 | Panathinaikos | Porto, Portugal |
| 20:45 WEST (UTC+1) | Söderström 10' Deco 12' Pena 54' Secretário 79' |
Report | Basinas 38' Kyrgiakos 61' Kolkka 65' 78' |
Stadium: Estádio das Antas Attendance: 12,835 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia) |
| 20 March 2002 6 | Sparta Prague | 2–0 | Porto | Prague, Czech Republic |
| 20:45 WEST (UTC+1) | Sionko 63' Jarošík 71' Mareš 73' Čížek 79' |
Report | Clayton 31' Costinha 55' |
Stadium: AXA Arena Attendance: 10,521 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany) |
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
| 4 August 2001 | Boavista | 0–1 | Porto | Vila do Conde |
| 21:00 WEST (UTC+1) | Frechaut 2' 86' Quevedo 68' |
Clayton 24' Paredes 34' Pena 44' Andrade 53' 86' Júnior 69' |
Stadium: Estádio do Rio Ave FC Referee: Martins dos Santos |
Top scorers
Primeira Liga
- Deco 13
- Benni McCarthy 12
- Hélder Postiga 9
References
- ^ "Squad of Porto 2001-02 Primeira Liga".
- ^ "FootballSquads - FC Porto - 2001/02".
- ^ Deco was born in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, but gained Portuguese citizenship in 2002 and made his international debut for Portugal later that year.