Portugal national badminton team

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Portugal
AssociationFederação Portuguesa de Badminton (FPB)
ConfederationBE (Europe)
PresidentHorácio Miranda Ornelas Bento de Gouveia
BWF ranking
Current ranking67 Decrease 11 (3 October 2023)
Highest ranking44 (6 October 2011)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances7 (first in 1995)
Best resultGroup stage
European Mixed Team Championships
Appearances10 (first in 1978)
Best resultGroup stage
European Men's Team Championships
Appearances7 (first in 2004)
Best resultGroup stage
European Women's Team Championships
Appearances7 (first in 2004)
Best resultGroup stage
Helvetia Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1979)
Best resultRunners-up (1997, 2001)

The Portugal national badminton team (Portuguese: Seleção Portuguesa de Badminton) represents Portugal in international badminton team competitions.[1] It is controlled by the Portuguese Badminton Federation, the governing body for badminton in Portugal. The Portuguese have never competed in the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup. The team last participated the Sudirman Cup in 2009.

The team have been competing in the European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships since 2006. They have never reached the quarterfinals.

Competitive record[edit]

European Team Championships[edit]

Helvetia Cup[edit]

Year Result
Switzerland 1962 Did not enter
West Germany 1963
Netherlands 1964
Austria 1965
Belgium 1966
Switzerland 1967
Norway 1968
Czechoslovakia 1969
West Germany 1970
Netherlands 1971
Austria 1973
Belgium 1975
Soviet Union 1977
Austria 1979 Group stage − 10th
Norway 1981 Did not enter
Switzerland 1983
Poland 1985
Northern Ireland 1987
Hungary 1989
Bulgaria 1991
Austria 1993 Group stage − 13th
Cyprus 1995 Group stage − 9th
France 1997 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up
Northern Ireland 1999 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
Czech Republic 2001 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up
Portugal 2003 Fourth place
Cyprus 2005 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
Iceland 2007 Group stage − 5th

FISU World University Games[edit]

Mixed team[edit]

Year Result
Thailand 2007 Did not enter
China 2011
Russia 2013
South Korea 2015
Chinese Taipei 2017
China 2021
Germany 2025 TBD

World University Team Championships[edit]

Mixed team[edit]

Year Result
Portugal 2008 Round of 16
Chinese Taipei 2010 Did not enter
South Korea 2012
Spain 2014
Russia 2016
Malaysia 2018
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record[edit]

Suhandinata Cup[edit]

Year Result
China 2000 Did not enter
South Africa 2002
Canada 2004
South Korea 2006
New Zealand 2007
India 2008
Malaysia 2009
Mexico 2010
Chinese Taipei 2011
Japan 2012
Thailand 2013
Malaysia 2014
Peru 2015
Spain 2016 Group H2 − 28th of 52
Indonesia 2017 Did not enter
Canada 2018
Russia 2019 Group D − 34th of 43
Spain 2022 Group C − 29th of 37
United States 2023 Group E − 18th of 40
N/A 2024 TBD

European Junior Team Championships[edit]

Mixed team[edit]

Year Result
Denmark 1975 Did not enter
Malta 1977
West Germany 1979 Group stage − 17th
Scotland 1981 Group stage − 16th
Finland 1983 Did not enter
Austria 1985 Group stage − 20th
Poland 1987 Did not enter
England 1989 Group stage − 19th
Hungary 1991 Group stage − 14th
Bulgaria 1993 Group stage − 16th
Slovakia 1995 Did not enter
Czech Republic 1997
Scotland 1999
Poland 2001
Denmark 2003
Netherlands 2005 Group stage − 12th
Germany 2007 Group stage − 16th
Italy 2009 Did not enter
Finland 2011
Turkey 2013
Poland 2015 Group stage
France 2017 Group stage
Estonia 2018 Group stage
Finland 2020 Group stage
Serbia 2022 Group stage

Finlandia Cup[edit]

Mixed team[edit]

Year Result
Switzerland 1984 Did not enter
Hungary 1986
Wales 1988 Group stage − 12th
Austria 1990 Group stage − 10th
Czechoslovakia 1992 Group stage − 13th
Czech Republic 1994 Group stage − 9th
Portugal 1996 Group stage − 14th
Finland 1998 Group stage − 7th
Austria 2000 Fourth place
Slovenia 2002 Group stage − 5th
Austria 2004 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
Slovakia 2006 Did not enter
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

Men's team[edit]

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Bernardo Atilano (1996-06-19) 19 June 1996 (age 27) 100 - -
David Silva (2003-09-12) 12 September 2003 (age 20) 1107 490 900
Gabriel Rodrigues (2002-04-15) 15 April 2002 (age 22) 276 488 572
Duarte Nuno Anjo (1996-04-05) 5 April 1996 (age 28) 1352 1296 -
Angelo Silva (1997-03-30) 30 March 1997 (age 27) 1624 1268 1277
Tomas Nero (1992-12-01) 1 December 1992 (age 31) - 866 966
Bruno Carvalho (1994-10-01) 1 October 1994 (age 29) 277 622 648
Rodrigo Almeida (2001-08-29) 29 August 2001 (age 22) 1605 490 882
Pedro Portelas (2003-01-31) 31 January 2003 (age 21) 1286 941 966
Rodrigo Dias (2003-10-31) 31 October 2003 (age 20) - 941 1277

Women's team[edit]

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Madalena Fortunato (2004-05-14) 14 May 2004 (age 19) 271 507 900
Mariana Afonso (2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 (age 22) 1028 741 1085
Inês Pardilhó (2004-10-09) 9 October 2004 (age 19) 771 679 1277
Mariana Paiva (1998-10-07) 7 October 1998 (age 25) 281 507 656
Mariana Pinto Leite (1999-07-03) 3 July 1999 (age 24) 971 524 1107
Mariana Neves (2002-03-19) 19 March 2002 (age 22) - 698 882
Catarina Martins (1999-07-05) 5 July 1999 (age 24) 1167 741 865
Sonia Gonçalves (1994-09-24) 24 September 1994 (age 29) 517 295 648
Adriana Gonçalves (1999-04-24) 24 April 1999 (age 25) 754 295 900
Beatriz Roberto (2004-04-09) 9 April 2004 (age 20) 1163 880 966

Previous squads[edit]

European Team Championships[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.