F.C. Alverca

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Alverca
F.C. Alverca logo
Full nameFutebol Clube de Alverca
Founded1 September 1939; 86 years ago (1939-09-01)
GroundComplexo Desportivo FC Alverca,
Alverca do Ribatejo, Portugal
Capacity6,900
PresidentFernando Orge
Head coachCustódio Castro
LeagueLiga Portugal
2024–25Liga Portugal 2, 2nd of 18 (promoted)

Futebol Clube de Alverca is a Portuguese football club based in Alverca do Ribatejo, Vila Franca de Xira. The team currently play in the Liga Portugal, the top tier of Portuguese football.

History

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F.C. Alverca was founded on 1 September 1939.

After many decades in the lower levels of Portuguese football, Alverca was promoted to the top level in 1998, and played there in four of the next five editions, also coming back for 2003–04, which also ended in relegation; during most of this time, the club acted as feeder club to S.L. Benfica. Alverca played one more year in level two, before folding for financial reasons, in 2005.

In 2006, Alverca re-formed, beginning at regional level in the Lisbon Football Association's District Leagues, and being promoted in 2007–08 to the first division of that category.

In 2017–18, Alverca won promotion back to the national level, as district champions.[1] On 17 October 2019, Alverca won 2–0 in the third round of the Taça de Portugal against Big Three club Sporting CP, becoming only the second third-tier club in history to knock them out the cup; the other was F.C. Tirsense in 1948.[2] Fellow Primeira Liga club Rio Ave F.C. beat Alverca by a single goal in the next round.[3] Alex Apolinário, scorer of the first goal in the win over Sporting, died in January 2021, days after collapsing in a match for Alverca.[4]

In February 2025, Vinícius Júnior and his partners became co-owners of the club, acquiring between 70% and 80% of its shares for roughly €8 million to €10 million.[5][6]

In May 2025, Alverca got their back-to-back promotion to Liga Portugal.

Stadium

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The club's home venue is the 6,900 capacity Complexo Desportivo do FC Alverca.[7]

Players

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Current squad

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As of 17 November 2025[8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK File:Flag of Brazil.svg BRA Mateus
2 DF File:Flag of Morocco.svg MAR Nabil Touaizi
3 DF File:Flag of Honduras (2022–present).svg HON Julián Martínez
4 DF File:Flag of Brazil.svg BRA Naves (on loan from Palmeiras)
5 DF File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP Sergi Gómez
6 MF File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg CIV Davy Gui
7 FW File:Flag of Brazil.svg BRA Léo Chú
8 MF File:Flag of Brazil.svg BRA Alex Amorim
9 FW File:Flag of Serbia.svg SRB Marko Milovanović (on loan from Almería)
10 FW File:Flag of Portugal (official).svg POR Chiquinho
11 MF File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Cédric Nuozzi
12 DF File:Flag of Nigeria.svg NGA Isaac James
13 GK File:Flag of Portugal (official).svg POR André Gomes (on loan from Benfica)
14 DF File:Flag of France.svg FRA Steven Baseya
15 DF File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Ikker Julian
16 MF File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP Tomás Mendes (on loan from Alavés)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF File:Flag of Brazil.svg BRA Lincoln
19 FW File:Flag of Portugal (official).svg POR Tiago Leite
20 FW File:Flag of Brazil.svg BRA Figueiredo
21 MF File:Flag of Ghana.svg GHA Sabit Abdulai
22 DF File:Flag of Portugal (official).svg POR Gonçalo Esteves (on loan from Udinese)
23 GK File:Flag of Portugal (official).svg POR André Paulo
25 FW File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg CIV Stéphane Diarra
28 MF File:Flag of Colombia.svg COL Gian Cabezas
31 GK File:Flag of Brazil.svg BRA Matheus Mendes
33 DF File:Flag of France.svg FRA Bastien Meupiyou
37 DF File:Flag of Brazil.svg BRA Kauan Gomes
55 DF File:Flag of Portugal (official).svg POR Francisco Chissumba (on loan from Braga)
78 DF File:Flag of Senegal.svg SEN Lamine N'Diaye
88 FW File:Flag of Portugal (official).svg POR Diogo Martins
91 FW File:Flag of Brazil.svg BRA Sandro Lima

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP Junior Mendes (at União de Leiria until 30 June 2026)

Honours

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League and cup history

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Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
1995–96 2H 13 34 12 8 14 28 38 44
1996–97 2H 15 34 9 13 12 31 30 40
1997–98 2H 3 34 19 5 10 64 35 62 Promoted
1998–99 1D 15 34 8 11 15 36 50 35 last 16
1999–00 1D 11 34 11 8 15 39 48 41
2000–01 1D 12 34 12 7 15 45 52 43
2001–02 1D 18 34 7 6 21 39 67 27 Relegated
2002–03 2H 2 34 16 12 6 47 24 60 Promoted
2003–04 1D 16 34 10 5 19 33 49 35 Relegated
2004–05 2H 13 34 11 6 17 26 38 39 Folded

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