F.C. Alverca
ClubnameAlverca
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FullnameFutebol Clube de Alverca
Founded1 September 1939 (age 86)
GroundComplexo Desportivo FC Alverca,
Alverca do Ribatejo
Capacity6,932
ChairmanFernando Orge
ChrtitlePresident
MgrtitleHead coach
ManagerCustódio Castro
LeagueLiga Portugal
Season2025–26
Position11th of 18
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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

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

The club's home venue is the 6,932 capacity Complexo Desportivo do FC Alverca.[7]

Players

Current squad

[8]

Honours

League and cup history

SeasonPos.Pl.WDLGSGAPCupNotes
1995–962H133412814283844
1996–972H153491312313040
1997–982H33419510643562Promoted
1998–991D153481115365035last 16
1999–001D113411815394841
2000–011D123412715455243
2001–021D18347621396727Relegated
2002–032H23416126472460Promoted
2003–041D163410519334935Relegated
2004–052H133411617263839Folded

References

  1. ^ "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] (in Portuguese). Bancada. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Sporting: há 70 anos que não se via uma coisa assim" [Sporting: it's been 70 years since something like this happened] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Alverca dá luta mas sai da taça" [Alverca put up a fight but go out the cup] (in Portuguese). Voz Ribatejana. 24 November 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  4. ^ Grez, Matias (8 January 2021). "Football player Alex Apolinario dies aged 24". CNN. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Vinicius Júnior vai comprar a SAD do Alverca" (in Portuguese). Record. 2025-01-10. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  6. ^ Fuentenebro, Pablo M. (2025-03-17). "Vinicius compra un club en Portugal" (in Spanish). AS. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  7. ^ "Estádio do Alverca recebe 'luz verde' da Liga" (in Portuguese). A Bola. 2025-08-07. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
  8. ^ "Jogadores". Retrieved 18 November 2025.