Summary
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.
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| Full name | Futebol Clube de Arouca | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Arouquenses | |||
| Founded | 25 December 1951 | |||
| Ground | Estádio Municipal | |||
| Capacity | 5,000 | |||
| Chairman | Carlos Pinho | |||
| Manager | Daniel Sousa | |||
| League | Primeira Liga | |||
| 2022–23 | Primeira Liga, 5th of 18 | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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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.
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Out on loan edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Top scorers edit
- As of 6 October 2021
| Rank | Player | Penalties | Goals |
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| 1 |  Oday Dabbagh
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0 | 4 |
 André Bukia
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0 | 3 | |
| 2 |  André Silva
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0 | 2 |
| João Basso
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2 | 2 | |
 Arsénio
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0 | 2 | |
| 3 | Antony
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0 | 1 |
| Leandro Silva
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0 | 1 | |
| Pité
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0 | 1 | |
 Eboué Kouassi
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0 | 1 |
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
- Segunda Divisão
- 2009–10
- Terceira Divisão
- 2007–08
- Aveiro Regional League
- 2006–07, 2002–03
Seasons edit
| Season | Tier | Domestic League | Cup | Other Cups | Europe / Other | Top goalscorer(s)[a] | ||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||
| Champions | Runners-up | Qualified for the Europa League | Qualified for the Europa Conference League | Promoted | Qualified for Play-Off | Relegated |
Last updated: 10 November 2023
| Key | Meaning | Key | Meaning |
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| 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
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2016–17 | UEFA Europa League |  Heracles Almelo
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0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 (a) | |
 Olympiacos
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0–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | 1–3 | |||
| 2023–24 | UEFA Europa Conference League |  Brann
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2–1 | 1–3 | 3–4 |
- Notes
- 3Q: Third qualifying round
- PO: Play-off
References edit
- ^ "História" [History] (in Portuguese). Arouca's official website. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ Jorge Gabriel não esquece passagem por Arouca (Jorge Gabriel does not forget time in Arouca); Metro News, 17 June 2008 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Vitor Oliveira: o especialista das subidas (Vitor Oliveira: the promotion specialist) Archived 2014-08-08 at the Wayback Machine; Record, 12 May 2013 (in Portuguese)
- ^ "Arouca sobe à I Liga pela primeira vez na sua história" [Arouca rises to the I League for the first time in their history]. Público (in Portuguese). 12 May 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ^ Câmara de Arouca atribui medalha de mérito ao clube (Arouca City Hall gives medal of merit to club) Archived 2013-06-10 at the Wayback Machine; Record, 4 June 2013 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Arouca: estádio renovado em contrarrelógio (Arouca: renovated stadium against the clock) Archived 2014-08-12 at the Wayback Machine; Mais Futebol, 18 May 2013 (in Portuguese)
- ^ "Académica desce à II Liga, Arouca conquista Liga Europa" [Académica go down to II Liga, Arouca conquer Europa League]. Público (in Portuguese). 7 May 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ "Chori saves Olympiacos". Agona Sport. 25 August 2016. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ "Arouca perde no Estoril e desce à segunda divisão" [Arouca lose in Estoril and go down to second division] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ "Arouca perde em Oliveira de Azeméis e desce ao Campeonato de Portugal" [Arouca lose in Oliveira de Azeméis and go down to Campeonato de Portugal]. Observador (in Portuguese). 19 May 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ "Tribunal Arbitral do Desporto suspende subidas de Vizela e Arouca à II Liga" [Court of Arbitration for Sport suspends Vizela and Arouca's promotions to II Liga]. Público (in Portuguese). 28 July 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
External links edit
- Official website (in Portuguese)
- Zerozero team profile
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