FC Porto followed up its UEFA Champions League victory with a chaotic season, following the departure of which coach, new signings include a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Beşiktaş and Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira, commonly known as Pepe, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Beşiktaş and the Portugal national team as a central defender?
2004–05 FC Porto season FC Porto followed up its UEFA Champions League victory with a chaotic season, following the departure of coach José Mourinho and several key players. Initial coach Luigi Delneri was sacked even before the season started, due to too little presence in his new town in pre-season. New signings Ricardo Quaresma, Pepe, Giourkas Seitaridis, Luís Fabiano, Raul Meireles and Diego looked spectacular on paper, but in reality, Porto had a miserable offensive performance, culminating in just 39 league goals and a loss of the league title to arch rivals Benfica. As a consolation, it won the Intercontinental Cup title with a victory against Once Caldas on penalties.
FC Porto–Sporting CP rivalry The fixture Dragões vs Leões between FC Porto and Sporting CP is one of the most important football matches in Portugal. It opposes the team of Sporting Clube de Portugal and the FC Porto. It is usually seen as a dispute between the North and the South of Portugal.