FC Porto opens the vote for the Golden Dragons. Meet the nominees

O FC Porto opened, at the end of the morning of Thursday, votes of the Golden Dragons of 2026 for the categories of Footballer, Partner and Modalities of Pavilion, which, as usual, will be decided by the partners and, later, delivered to the winners, in the gala scheduled for the next day 7 October, at the Super Bock Arena, in the City Invicta.

Members of the national champions in title will be able to deposit their preferences until 11.00 a.m. (Mandante Portugal time) on Tuesday, and most of the expectations fall on who will raise the award for best footballer of the year, which, in 2025, ended up in the hands of Rodrigo Mora.

This time, the candidates are Jan Bednarek (“a voice of leadership” that appears as “bastion” of “culture and identity blue and white”), Victor Froholdt (“the forward figure of the team, tireless, battling and with important goals in walking to the title”), Jakub Kiwior (“the other part of the polish wall”) and William Gomes (“one of the figures of the group”).

On the athlete side of Pavilion Modalities, they go to votes Rui Silva (“an unavoidable” handball reference), Tanner Omlid (one of the great figures of winning the basketball title), Gonçalo Alves (“which raised the fourth Champions League in the history of hockey in sports skates”) and Natalia Paszkowska (“one of the main figures” of volleyball).

Finally, in the Partner category, the names of Armando Pinto (“the preservation of the history and memory of FC Porto is one of its great passions”), Tomané (“a figure known to support our teams, both in football and in the pavilion”), Luisa Novais (“present in all games at home, abroad and international, also has 100% attendance to the women’s team games”) and Maria José Carvalho (“at the age of 82, he continues to come regularly to the games at Dragon Stadium”).

What is known about the Golden Dragons

This will be the third time that the Golden Dragons gala will be held at the Super Bock Arena after the events of 2019 and 2024. Last year in 2025, it took place between the Dragon Stadium and the Dragon Arena, and had as protagonists Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa and Jorge Costa, who died months earlier.

“ On a night of lively and intense portism, this year’s ceremony promises, after a season full of triumphs, such as the conquest of the 31st national championship by the football team, the full in formation, the League of hockey champions in skates and the basketball and volleyball titles, among many other victories that have brightened an unforgettable year”, promises the club.

In addition to Footballer, Partner and Modalities of Pavilion, the Golden Dragons will also be distributed for Remembrance, Career, Vintage, Team, Athlete, Coach, Revelation, Partner, Amateur Modalities, Home, Dedication and Employee, looking for the presence of some of the highest figures of the blue and white emblem, among them, of course is the president, André Villas-Boas, who will speak before the present.