{"product_id":"2011-12-porto-shirt","title":"FC Porto 2011-12 Nike Home Boys M vintage MEO shirt","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.8em;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:16px;\"\u003eFC Porto 2011-12 Nike Home Shirt — The Championship-Winning Year, in Boys M\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:1.1em;line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eThe 2011-12 season was when \u003cstrong\u003eFC Porto\u003c\/strong\u003e won their twenty-seventh Portuguese league title under Vítor Pereira, the direct successor to the great José Mourinho. This \u003cstrong\u003eNike Porto home shirt\u003c\/strong\u003e with \u003cstrong\u003eMEO\u003c\/strong\u003e sponsor, in Boys M size, is a piece of that history — compact, authentic, and already perfectly vintage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eShirt Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:2;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeason:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2011-2012\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClub:\u003c\/strong\u003e FC Porto\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Home\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eManufacturer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nike\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSponsor:\u003c\/strong\u003e MEO\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\/10\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eState:\u003c\/strong\u003e LITTLE SPOTS, SLIGHTLY USED LOGO STICKER — authentic wear of a \u003cstrong\u003evintage worn shirt\u003c\/strong\u003e, proving this shirt has lived\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eWhat this shirt represents\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003eThe 2011-12 season was a pivotal period in \u003cstrong\u003eFC Porto\u003c\/strong\u003e's recent history. The club had just experienced the golden era of Mourinho then Villas-Boas, who himself had won the Liga NOS title and the Europa League in 2011. The legacy was immense, as was the pressure. Vítor Pereira took the reins and had to maintain course against a vengeful Benfica and an always dangerous Sporting CP. Porto delivered and clinched the \u003cstrong\u003e2011-12 Portuguese championship\u003c\/strong\u003e — their 27th in history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eOn the pitch, players of character wore this jersey. \u003cstrong\u003eHulk\u003c\/strong\u003e, in his final season before his transfer to Russia and Zenit Saint Petersburg, continued to trouble defenses with his extraordinary physical power. \u003cstrong\u003eJames Rodríguez\u003c\/strong\u003e, having just arrived in northern Portugal, began to show the Dragão glimpses of his talent that would soon explode onto the world stage. \u003cstrong\u003eJoão Moutinho\u003c\/strong\u003e, the midfield metronome, directed play with the technical elegance that makes Estádio do Dragão famous throughout Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eMoments etched into this shirt\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe 2011-12 Portuguese Championship Title\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePorto won the Portuguese championship that season, confirming the club's dominance in Portuguese football. A title that was part of a historic series and proved that the Porto machine was running at full capacity, even after significant departures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHulk, final lap at the Dragão\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis was his last season in a Porto jersey before a blockbuster transfer to Zenit Saint Petersburg in the summer of 2012. Every match at Estádio do Dragão in this Nike shirt is a piece of his legacy — goals, power, pure adrenaline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames Rodríguez, the first steps of a legend in the making\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Colombian discovered top-tier European football in this same shirt, in Liga NOS and the \u003cstrong\u003eChampions League\u003c\/strong\u003e. Those who saw him play at Porto knew they were witnessing the birth of a prodigy — before Real Madrid, before the 2014 World Cup, it all began here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eAuthentic vs. Replica\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003eAn \u003cstrong\u003eauthentic vintage Nike shirt\u003c\/strong\u003e is a piece made to be worn on the field or sold to supporters in official stores at the time — not a reproduction created afterwards for the collector's market. The finishes, materials, and manufacturing details are from a specific era and are no longer found in current productions. This is what makes it a unique item in a \u003cstrong\u003efootball shirt collection\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eThis one shows a condition of 8\/10: a few light small spots and a slightly worn logo sticker. These are the traces of a shirt that genuinely existed, not a plastic-wrapped item in a pouch since it left the factory. For a \u003cstrong\u003ecollector's FC Porto shirt\u003c\/strong\u003e over twelve years old, an 8\/10 rating is excellent — it means that the essential is there, intact and legible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eVintage Size Guide\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003ePlease note, this shirt is in size \u003cstrong\u003eBoys M\u003c\/strong\u003e — meaning a medium child's size from the Nike era, early 2010s. Nike cuts from this period for kids generally correspond to an age around 10-12 years depending on body shape, approximately a chest of 70-75 cm. But standards vary according to children and years, and vintage sizes do not follow the same norms as current sizes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eBefore buying, take a tape measure and measure the chest of the person concerned flat, under the arms. Compare with the flat measurements of the shirt (width x2 to get the chest circumference). For a vintage child's shirt, the cut is often fitted and offers less volume than a modern fit model — plan accordingly if you are looking for a relaxed worn look rather than a tight one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eWhy have it in your collection\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFC Porto vintage Nike shirts\u003c\/strong\u003e from this generation are becoming increasingly rare on the secondary market, especially in good condition. The 2011-12 season is particularly interesting for collectors because it crystallizes a transitional era: players like Hulk and James Rodríguez who were still at Porto, a national title won, and a team that continued to exist at the top of European football. It's a season with meaning, not just a random shirt from an ordinary year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eIn Boys M size, it's even more specific — children's shirts from this era are often the first to disappear from closets, the most worn, the most lost. Finding a copy in 8\/10 with just a few small spots and a slightly rubbed sticker is a real opportunity for a \u003cstrong\u003evintage shirt collector\u003c\/strong\u003e or to offer to a young supporter who deserves better than a shirt fresh out of the factory last week. There aren't many in this condition still lingering somewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eTo go further\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"line-height:2.2;margin-bottom:16px;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FC_Porto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003eFC Porto — Wikipedia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.footballkitarchive.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003eFootball Kit Archive — Shirt History\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.uefa.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003eUEFA — European Football\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"font-style:italic;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThis shirt has a story behind it — a real one. If you're a Porto fan or simply a collector who knows how to recognize a solid piece, you already know what to do.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FC Porto","offers":[{"title":"Mr. BOYS","offer_id":54012990062867,"sku":"363386","price":14.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0949\/4839\/3235\/files\/eng_pm_2011-12-PORTO-SHIRT-M-BOYS-363386_1.jpg?v=1775518498","url":"https:\/\/supporterid.com\/en\/products\/2011-12-porto-shirt","provider":"SUPPORTER ID®","version":"1.0","type":"link"}