Odivelas F.C.

This article is about the sports club. For its futsal division, see Odivelas FC (futsal).

Odivelas Futebol Clube is a sporting association in the city of Odivelas, in Greater Lisbon. It was founded in 1939 and has three football fields a gymnasium and other facilities. Odivelas F.C has won the Third Division in 1993.^[1] At youth level Odivelas is one of the best academies in the country with players like Sílvio Manuel Pereira and Roderick Miranda coming out of their ranks.

Odivelas

Full name	Odivelas Futebol Clube
Founded	1939
Ground	Estádio Arnaldo Dias, Odivelas
Capacity	3,000
Chairman	Luis Guilherme Baptista
Manager	Andrade
League	Portuguese Regional Leagues
2011–12	8

Recent Years

Odivelas F.C. is currently in a massive financial crisis with lack of funds to support the team. This resulted in a couple of bad seasons that saw Odivelas slip from Second Division to the Regional Leagues. Last season, Odivelas was out of the National League system for the first time in many years achieving a modest 8th place in Lisbon Regional League.^[2] But the worst problem last season was play home-matches away from Estádio Arnaldo Dias. Odivelas F.C. had to play their matches on a loaned-field in neighbouring city Lisbon, which drove away the fans from the team.

Squad

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  POR João 2 DF  POR Assis 3 DF  ANG Gerson 4 DF  POR Bruno Teixeira 5 MF  POR Johnny 6 MF  POR Manu 7 MF  POR Andre Delfino 8 MF  POR Rafael 10 FW  POR Lisandro

No. Pos. Nation Player 11 FW  POR Claudio 14 MF  POR Ruben 15 MF  ANG Miguel Nenganga 18 DF  POR Bruno Silva 22 DF  POR Marco Cabaço 23 FW  POR Falcão 24 GK  POR Fábio Faia 30 MF  POR Andrade

Notable players

• Pedro Filipe Franco (1992–1994)
• Luís Alves (1993–1994)
• Sílvio Manuel Pereira (2007–08)
• Roderick Miranda
• José Filipe Correia Semedo