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F.C. Arouca

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Arouca
File:FC Arouca.png
Full nameFutebol Clube de Arouca
NicknamesArouquenses, Lobos (Wolves)
Founded25 December 1951; 74 years ago (1951-12-25)
GroundEstádio Municipal
Capacity5,600
PresidentCarlos Pinho
Head coachVasco Seabra
LeaguePrimeira Liga
2024–25Primeira Liga, 12th of 18
Websitefcarouca.eu
File:Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Futebol Clube de Arouca (pronounced [ɐˈɾokɐ]) is a professional football club based in the Porto metropolitan area. Founded in 1951, the club plays in the Primeira Liga, holding home games at Estádio Municipal de Arouca, with a 5,600-seat capacity.

History

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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

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Current squad

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As of 1 September 2025

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 Portugal (official).svg POR João Valido
3 DF File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP José Fontán
4 DF File:Flag of Uruguay.svg URU Matías Rocha
5 DF File:Flag of Serbia.svg SRB Boris Popović
6 DF File:Flag of Portugal (official).svg POR Diogo Monteiro
7 MF File:Flag of France.svg FRA Naïs Djouahra
8 MF File:Flag of Portugal (official).svg POR David Simão (captain)
10 MF File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP Pablo Gozálbez
11 FW File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP Miguel Puche
14 MF File:Flag of South Korea.svg KOR Lee Hyun-ju
16 DF File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP Arnau Solà
17 FW File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP Iván Barbero
19 FW File:Flag of Uruguay.svg URU Alfonso Trezza
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF File:Flag of Japan.svg JPN Taichi Fukui
22 MF File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg NED Espen van Ee
23 FW File:Flag of Uruguay.svg URU Dylan Nandín
24 FW File:Flag of Uruguay.svg URU Brian Mansilla
28 DF File:Flag of Portugal (official).svg POR Tiago Esgaio
30 GK File:Flag of Slovakia.svg SVK Jakub Vinarčík
44 DF File:Flag of Mali.svg MLI Amadou Dante
46 MF File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP Mateo Flores (on loan from Betis)
58 GK File:Flag of Germany.svg GER Nico Mantl
66 DF File:Flag of Egypt.svg EGY Omar Fayed (on loan from Fenerbahçe)
77 FW File:Flag of Lithuania.svg LTU Romualdas Jansonas
78 DF File:Flag of Portugal (official).svg POR Alex Pinto
89 MF File:Flag of Portugal (official).svg POR Pedro Santos

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 Belarus.svg BLR Vladislav Morozov (at Kolding until 30 June 2026)

Statistics

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Most appearances

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As of 23 January 2025[citation needed]
Rank Player Appearances Goals
1 Portugal David Simão 202 14
2 Democratic Republic of the Congo André Bukia 175 24
3 Portugal Nuno Coelho 174 11
4 Brazil João Basso 136 19
5 Brazil Thales Oleques 133 7
6 Portugal Roberto 124 32
7 Brazil Adílio Santos 117 24
8 Portugal Tiago Esgaio 110 4
Brazil Quaresma 110 2
10 Brazil Rafael Bracali 102 0

Top goalscorers

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As of 23 January 2025[citation needed]
Rank Player Appearances Goals
1 Brazil Joeano 68 46
2 Spain Rafa Mújica 68 37
3 Portugal Roberto 124 32
4 Portugal Fábio Fortes 62 27
5 Brazil Adílio Santos 117 24
Democratic Republic of the Congo André Bukia 175 24
7 Brazil André Silva 80 21
8 Brazil João Basso 136 19
9 Spain Cristo González 44 18
10 Palestine Oday Dabbagh 45 15

Managerial history

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Honours

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Seasons

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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
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
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
  1. ^ Goals in all competitions (Liga Portuguesa, Taça de Portugal, League Cup, County FA leagues and cups, and European) are counted.
  2. ^ Campeonato de Portugal suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal
  3. ^ Beat Rio Ave in the play-off and was promoted to I Liga

European record

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UEFA club competition record

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Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2016–17 UEFA Europa League
3Q
 Netherlands Heracles Almelo 0–0 1–1 1–1 (a)
PO
 Greece Olympiacos 0–1 1–2 (a.e.t.) 1–3
2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League
3Q
 Norway Brann 2–1 1–3 3–4
Notes
  • 3Q: Third qualifying round
  • PO: Play-off

UEFA coefficient

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Further information: UEFA coefficient

Correct as of 21 May 2025.[12]

Rank Team Points
127 Belgium Cercle Brugge K.S.V. 12.750
128 Finland HJK Helsinki 12.500
129 Portugal F.C. Arouca 12.453
130 Portugal Gil Vicente F.C. 12.453
131 Portugal C.D. Santa Clara 12.453

References

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  1. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ Jorge Gabriel não esquece passagem por Arouca (Jorge Gabriel does not forget time in Arouca) Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine; Metro News, 17 June 2008 (in Portuguese)
  3. ^ 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)
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  5. ^ 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)
  6. ^ 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)
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