Football club
Futebol Clube de Arouca (pronounced [ɐˈɾokɐ] ) is a professional football club based in Arouca , a town and a municipality in the Metropolitan Area of Porto , in the Norte Region of Portugal and in the Aveiro District . Founded in 1951, the club plays in the Primeira Liga , holding home games at Estádio Municipal de Arouca , with a 5,000-seat capacity.
History [ edit ] Founded on 25 December 1951, as a FC Porto subsidiary,[1] Arouca spent the first five decades of its existence in the Aveiro regional leagues. In only two years (2006–08) it managed to reach the third division , being managed by television (RTP ) presenter Jorge Gabriel for a few months during that timeframe.[2]
Arouca managed its fourth promotion in only seven years at the end of 2012–13 , reaching the Primeira Liga for the first time in its history.[3] [4] Subsequently, the Arouca Municipality awarded the club the Medal of Gold Merit for its achievement,[5] with the organization also being granted extra financial means to renovate and expand its stadium.[6]
In 2015–16 under Lito Vidigal , Arouca finished a best-ever fifth place, qualifying for the first time to the UEFA Europa League .[7] After beating Heracles Almelo of the Netherlands on the away goals rule , they lost the play-off 3–1 after extra time to Olympiacos of Greece .[8] A year after their peak finish, Arouca were relegated, ending their four years at the top.[9]
A two-year spell in the second division for Arouca ended in May 2019 when on the last day of the season, they lost to U.D. Oliveirense and Varzim S.C. defeated Académica de Coimbra ; this ended nine years in the professional leagues.[10] The 2019–20 season was truncated due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Arouca and Vizela were due to be promoted because of their final position; competitors Olhanense successfully appealed at the Court of Arbitration for Sport for these promotions to be suspended.[11]
Players [ edit ] Current squad [ edit ] As of 31 January 2024 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan [ edit ] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Top scorers [ edit ] As of 6 October 2021 Managerial history [ edit ] Acácio Figueiredo (2000–2001) Francisco Batista (2001–2002) Artur Quaresma (2003 – June 2004) Vasco Coelho (1 July 2004 – 1 November 2004) Rui Correia (1 July 2006 – 30 June 2007) Jorge Gabriel (1 July 2007 – 4 February 2008) José Pedro (4 February 2008 – 30 June 2009) Carlos Secretário (1 July 2009 – 7 December 2009) Henrique Nunes (9 December 2009 – 20 September 2011) Vítor Oliveira (21 September 2011 – 30 June 2013) Pedro Emanuel (1 July 2013 – 25 May 2015) Lito Vidigal (1 July 2015 – 11 February 2017) Manuel Machado (11 February 2017 – 21 March 2017) Jorge Leitão (22 March 2017 – 30 June 2017) Jorge Costa (1 July 2017 – 14 September 2017) Miguel Leal (15 September 2017 – 26 September 2018) Quim Machado (27 September 2018 – 30 June 2019) Henrique Nunes (1 July 2019 – 30 June 2020) Armando Evangelista (1 July 2020 – 11 June 2023) Daniel Ramos (1 July 2023 – 15 November 2023) Daniel Sousa (15 November 2023 – present) Honours [ edit ] Seasons [ edit ] Season Tier Domestic League Cup Other Cups Europe / Other Top goalscorer(s)[a] League Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Name Goals 1985–86 4 Aveiro I Norte 33 8 9 16 29 54 58 16th — Aveiro Cup 1986–87 5 Aveiro II Norte 26 20 5 1 78 10 71 1st — Aveiro Cup 1987–88 ? — Aveiro Cup 1988–89 ? — Aveiro Cup 1989–90 ? — Aveiro Cup 1990–91 ? — Aveiro Cup 1991–92 ? — Aveiro Cup 1992–93 ? — Aveiro Cup 1993–94 ? — Aveiro Cup 1994–95 ? — Aveiro Cup 1995–96 ? — Aveiro Cup 1996–97 5 Aveiro I A 30 4 2 24 17 55 14 15th — Aveiro Cup 1997–98 6 Aveiro I B Norte 30 79 1st — Aveiro Cup 1998–99 5 Aveiro I A 30 13 5 12 32 37 44 5th — Aveiro Cup 1999–00 30 11th — Aveiro Cup 2000–01 30 18 8 4 44 18 62 1st — Aveiro Cup Play-Off 6 3 2 1 10 10 11 2nd 2001–02 4 III Divisão C 34 11 6 17 44 60 39 15th R1 — 2002–03 5 Aveiro I 38 89 1st — Aveiro Cup 2003–04 4 III Divisão C 34 11 7 16 41 46 40 15th R2 — 2004–05 5 Aveiro I 38 21 12 5 54 29 75 3rd — Aveiro Cup 2005–06 38 19 8 11 68 42 65 5th — Aveiro Cup 2006–07 34 25 6 3 67 18 81 1st — Aveiro Cup 2007–08 4 III Divisão C 36 21 9 6 59 26 48 1st R2 — Play-Off Cancelled due to financial constraints Shared 2008–09 3 II Divisão B 22 9 2 11 26 23 29 7th R4 — Play-Out 10 5 1 4 12 13 31 7th 2009–10 II Divisão Centro 30 17 6 7 41 23 57 1st R2 — Play-Off 4 2 0 2 4 5 6 1st 2010–11 2 II Liga 30 11 10 9 47 41 57 5th R3 League Cup R3 N'Jock ; Kiko 12 2011–12 30 7 13 10 32 36 34 13th R2 League Cup R1 Joeano 19 2012–13 42 21 10 11 65 48 73 2nd QF League Cup R1 Joeano 27 2013–14 1 I Liga 30 8 7 15 28 42 31 12th R5 League Cup R2 Roberto 9 2014–15 34 7 7 20 26 50 28 16th R3 League Cup R3 Roberto 6 2015–16 34 13 15 6 47 38 54 5th QF League Cup R3 Walter González 7 2016–17 34 9 5 20 33 57 32 17th R3 League Cup R3 EL PO Kuca 8 2017–18 2 II Liga 38 16 11 11 42 37 59 6th R4 League Cup R2 Roberto Rodrigo 11 2018–19 34 10 10 13 40 45 40 16th R4 League Cup R2 Fábio Fortes 9 2019–20 3 C. Portugal. D 25 18 4 3 49 19 58 1st[b] R4 Fábio Fortes 18 2020–21 2 II Liga 34 20 10 4 55 26 70 3rd R3 André Silva 7 Play-off 2 2 0 0 5 0 1st[c] 2021–22 1 I Liga 34 7 10 17 30 54 31 15th R3 League Cup R2 André Silva 10 2022–23 34 15 9 10 36 37 54 5th R5 League Cup SF Rafa Mújica 14 2023–24 34 League Cup R3 ECL PO
Last updated: 10 November 2023
Key Meaning Key Meaning P Played QR Qualifying Round W Games won GS Group Stage D Games drawn R Round L Games lost QF Quarter-Finals GF Goals for SF Semi-Finals GA Goals against RU Runner Up Pts Points W Winner Pos Final position ? No information
^ Goals in all competitions (Liga Portuguesa , Taça de Portugal , League Cup , County FA leagues and cups, and European ) are counted. ^ Campeonato de Portugal suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal ^ Beat Rio Ave in the play-off and was promoted to I Liga European record [ edit ] Notes 3Q : Third qualifying round PO : Play-off References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]
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