F.C. Alverca Explained

Clubname:Alverca
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Fullname:Futebol Clube de Alverca
Ground:Complexo Desportivo FC Alverca,
Alverca do Ribatejo, Portugal
Capacity:8,700
Chairman:Fernando Orge
Manager:João Pereira
League:Liga Portugal 2
Season:2023–24
Position:Liga 3, 1st (Promoted)
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Futebol Clube de Alverca is a Portuguese football club based in Alverca do Ribatejo, Vila Franca de Xira. It currently plays in the Portuguese 3rd Division.

History

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]

Stadium

The club's home venue is the 7,705 capacity Complexo Desportivo do FC Alverca.

Players

Current squad

League and cup history

SeasonPos.Pl.WDLGSGAPCupNotes
1995–962Halign=right 133412814283844
1996–972Halign=right 153491312313040
1997–982Halign=right bgcolor=bronze33419510643562Promoted
1998–991Dalign=right 153481115365035last 16
1999–001Dalign=right 113411815394841
2000–011Dalign=right 123412715455243
2001–021Dalign=right 18347621396727Relegated
2002–032Halign=right bgcolor=silver23416126472460Promoted
2003–041Dalign=right 163410519334935Relegated
2004–052Halign=right 133411617263839Folded

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Notes and References

  1. News: Alverca: reergue-se o mítico da EN10. Com lama e uma incrível história de vida. Alverca: the legendary club from the EN10 re-emerges. With mud and an incredible life story. 11 January 2021 . Bancada . 4 June 2018 . Portuguese.
  2. News: Sporting: há 70 anos que não se via uma coisa assim. Sporting: it's been 70 years since something like this happened. 11 January 2021 . . 18 October 2019 . Portuguese.
  3. News: Alverca dá luta mas sai da taça. Alverca put up a fight but go out the cup. 11 January 2021 . Voz Ribatejana . 24 November 2019 . Portuguese.
  4. News: Grez . Matias . Football player Alex Apolinario dies aged 24 . 11 January 2021 . . 8 January 2021.