F.C. Alverca

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.

Alverca

Full name	Futebol Clube de Alverca
Founded	1 September 1939; 85 years ago (1939-09-01)
Ground	Complexo Desportivo FC Alverca, Alverca do Ribatejo, Portugal
Capacity	7,705
Chairman	Fernando Orge Vinícius Júnior
Manager	Custódio Castro
League	Liga Portugal
2024–25	Liga Portugal 2, 2nd of 18 (promoted)
Home colours Away colours

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 7,705 capacity Complexo Desportivo do FC Alverca.

Players

Current squad

As of 24 July 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  BRA Cristian 8 MF  BRA Caio Rosa 34 DF  BRA Talisca 88 MF  POR Diogo Martins — GK  POR André Gomes (on loan from Benfica) — GK  BRA Mateus (on loan from Palmeiras) — GK  POR André Paulo — DF  FRA Steven Baseya — DF  BRA João Douglas — DF  POR Gonçalo Esteves (on loan from Udinese) — DF  NGA Isaac James — DF  BEL Ikker Julian — DF  BRA Kauan — DF  FRA Bastien Meupiyou — DF  BRA Naves (on loan from Palmeiras)

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  SEN Mouhamed N'Diaye — MF  BRA Amorim — MF  COL Gian Cabezas — MF  CIV Davy Gui — MF  ESP Tomás Mendes (on loan from Alavés) — MF  MTN Abderrahmane Soumare — FW  POR Chiquinho — FW  BRA Léo Chú — FW  CIV Stéphane Diarra — FW  POR Tiago Leite — FW  BRA Felipe Lima — FW  ESP Júnior Armando Mendes — FW  SRB Marko Milovanović (on loan from Almería) — FW  BEL Cédric Nuozzi

Out on loan

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 — GK  BRA João Bravim (at União de Leiria until 30 June 2026)

Honours

• Liga Portugal 2
  • Runners-up (1): 2024-25
• Liga 3
  • Champions (1): 2023-24

League and cup history

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