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{{short description|Portuguese football club}}
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| fullname = Futebol Clube de Alverca
| nickname = 
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1939|9|1}}
| ground = Complexo Desportivo FC Alverca,<br> [[Alverca do Ribatejo]], [[Portugal]]|
| capacity = 7,705
| chairman = Fernando Orge<br>[[Vinícius Júnior]]
| manager = [[Custódio Castro]]
| league = [[Primeira Liga|Liga Portugal]]
| season = [[2024–25 Liga Portugal 2|2024–25]]
| position = [[Liga Portugal 2]], 2nd of 18 (promoted)
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'''Futebol Clube de Alverca''' is a Portuguese [[Association football|football]] club based in [[Alverca do Ribatejo]], [[Vila Franca de Xira]]. The team currently play in the [[Primeira Liga|Liga Portugal]], the top tier of Portuguese football.

==History==
F.C. Alverca was founded on 1 September 1939.

After many decades in [[Portuguese football league system|the lower levels of Portuguese football]], Alverca was promoted to the [[Portuguese Liga|top level]] in 1998, and played there in four of the next five editions, also coming back for [[2003–04 Portuguese Liga|2003–04]], which also ended in [[Liga de Honra|relegation]]; during most of this time, the club acted as [[Farm team|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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Alverca: reergue-se o mítico da EN10. Com lama e uma incrível história de vida|trans-title=Alverca: the legendary club from the EN10 re-emerges. With mud and an incredible life story|url=https://bancada.pt/artigos/prolongamento/alverca-reergue-se-o-mitico-da-en10-com-lama-e-uma-incrivel-historia-de-vida |access-date=11 January 2021 |publisher=Bancada |date=4 June 2018 |language=Portuguese}}</ref> On 17 October 2019, Alverca won 2–0 in the third round of the [[Taça de Portugal]] against [[Big Three (Portugal)|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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sporting: há 70 anos que não se via uma coisa assim|trans-title=Sporting: it's been 70 years since something like this happened|url=https://tvi24.iol.pt/taca-portugal/liga/sporting-ha-70-anos-que-nao-se-via-uma-coisa-assim |access-date=11 January 2021 |publisher=[[TVI 24]] |date=18 October 2019 |language=Portuguese}}</ref> Fellow [[Primeira Liga]] club [[Rio Ave F.C.]] beat Alverca by a single goal in the next round.<ref>{{cite news |title=Alverca dá luta mas sai da taça|trans-title=Alverca put up a fight but go out the cup|url=https://www.vozribatejana.com/single-post/2019/11/24/alverca-d%C3%A1-luta-mas-sai-da-ta%C3%A7a |access-date=11 January 2021 |publisher=Voz Ribatejana |date=24 November 2019 |language=Portuguese}}</ref> [[Alex Apolinário]], scorer of the first goal in the win over Sporting, died in January 2021 days after collapsing in a match for Alverca.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Grez |first1=Matias |title=Football player Alex Apolinario dies aged 24 |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/08/football/alex-apolinario-dies-fc-alverca-spt-intl/index.html |access-date=11 January 2021 |publisher=[[CNN]] |date=8 January 2021}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web |date=2025-01-10 |url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/2--liga/alverca/detalhe/vinicius-junior-vai-comprar-a-sad-do-alverca |title=Vinicius Júnior vai comprar a SAD do Alverca |access-date=17 March 2025 |work=Record |language=pt}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-17 |url=https://as.com/futbol/internacional/vinicius-compra-un-club-en-portugal-n/ |access-date=17 March 2025 |title=Vinicius compra un club en Portugal |first=Pablo M. |last=Fuentenebro |work=AS |language=es}}</ref>

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===
{{Updated|1 March 2025}}
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player| no =  1 | nat = BRA | pos = GK | name = Cristian}}
{{Fs player| no =  3 | nat = BRA | pos = DF | name = [[Alysson (footballer, born 2002)|Alysson]]|other= on loan from [[C.D. Santa Clara|Santa Clara]]}}
{{Fs player| no =  4 | nat = BRA | pos = DF | name = [[Iago Mendonça]]}}
{{Fs player| no =  5 | nat = CPV | pos = DF | name = [[Fernando Varela (Cape Verdean footballer)|Fernando Varela]]}}
{{Fs player| no =  6 | nat = VEN | pos = DF | name = [[José Manuel Velázquez|Sema Velázquez]]}}
{{Fs player| no =  7 | nat = BRA | pos = FW | name = Brenner}}
{{Fs player| no =  8 | nat = BRA | pos = MF | name = [[Caio Rosa]]}}
{{Fs player| no =  9 | nat = AUS | pos = FW | name = [[Anthony Carter (soccer, born 1994)|Anthony Carter]]}}
{{Fs player| no = 10 | nat = POR | pos = FW | name = [[Andrezinho (footballer, born 1996)|Andrezinho]]}}
{{Fs player| no = 12 | nat = BRA | pos = MF | name = [[Reinaldo (footballer, born 2001)|Reinaldo]]|other= on loan from [[C.D. Santa Clara|Santa Clara]]}}
{{Fs player| no = 16 | nat = POR | pos = MF | name = Miguel Pires|other= on loan from [[C.D. Santa Clara|Santa Clara]]}}
{{Fs player| no = 18 | nat = ANG | pos = FW | name = [[Wilson Eduardo]]}}
{{Fs player| no = 20 | nat = COD | pos = FW | name = [[André Bukia]]}}
{{Fs player| no = 22 | nat = POR | pos = DF | name = [[David Bruno]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player| no = 23 | nat = POR | pos = GK | name = [[Pedro Silva (footballer, born 1997)|Pedro Silva]]}}
{{Fs player| no = 25 | nat = POR | pos = MF | name = [[Ricardo Dias]]}}
{{Fs player| no = 34 | nat = BRA | pos = DF | name = Talisca}}
{{Fs player| no = 36 | nat = BRA | pos = DF | name = [[Thauan Lara]]}}
{{Fs player| no = 40 | nat = BRA | pos = MF | name = Ageu}}
{{Fs player| no = 74 | nat = RSA | pos = DF | name = Shinga}}
{{Fs player| no = 76 | nat = POR | pos = DF | name = Diogo Ramos}}
{{Fs player| no = 77 | nat = BRA | pos = MF | name = Rafael Conceição}}
{{Fs player| no = 88 | nat = POR | pos = MF | name = Diogo Martins}}
{{Fs player| no = 89 | nat = BRA | pos = FW | name = [[João Marcos (footballer, born 2000)|João Lima]]}}
{{Fs player| no = 95 | nat = GNB | pos = MF | name = Janickson}}
{{Fs player| no = 98 | nat = BRA | pos = GK | name = [[João Bravim]]}}
{{Fs player| no =    | nat = BRA | pos = DF | name = João Douglas}}
{{Fs end}}

===Out on loan===
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player| no =   | nat = STP | pos = FW | name = [[Harramiz]]|other=at [[S.U. 1º Dezembro|1º Dezembro]] until 30 June 2025}}
{{Fs end}}

==Honours==
*'''[[Liga Portugal 2]]'''
**Runners-up (1): [[2024-25 Liga Portugal 2|2024-25]]
*'''[[Liga 3 (Portugal)|Liga 3]]'''
**Champions (1): [[2023–24 Liga 3 (Portugal)|2023-24]]

==League and cup history==
{|class="wikitable"
! Season
!
! Pos.
! Pl.
! W
! D
! L
! GS
! GA
! P
! Cup
! Notes
|-
|[[1995–96 Segunda Divisão de Honra|1995–96]]
|2H
|align=right |'''13'''
|align=right|34||align=right|12||align=right|8||align=right|14
|align=right|28||align=right|38||align=right|'''44'''
||
|
|-
|[[1996–97 Segunda Divisão de Honra|1996–97]]
|2H
|align=right |'''15'''
|align=right|34||align=right|9||align=right|13||align=right|12
|align=right|31||align=right|30||align=right|'''40'''
||
|
|-
|[[1997–98 Segunda Divisão de Honra|1997–98]]
|2H
|align=right bgcolor=bronze|'''3'''
|align=right|34||align=right|19||align=right|5||align=right|10
|align=right|64||align=right|35||align=right|'''62'''
||
|Promoted
|-
|[[1998–99 Primeira Divisão|1998–99]]
|1D
|align=right |'''15'''
|align=right|34||align=right|8||align=right|11||align=right|15
|align=right|36||align=right|50||align=right|'''35'''
||last 16
|
|-
|[[1999–2000 Primeira Liga|1999–00]]
|1D
|align=right |'''11'''
|align=right|34||align=right|11||align=right|8||align=right|15
|align=right|39||align=right|48||align=right|'''41'''
||
|
|-
|[[2000–01 Primeira Liga|2000–01]]
|1D
|align=right |'''12'''
|align=right|34||align=right|12||align=right|7||align=right|15
|align=right|45||align=right|52||align=right|'''43'''
||
|
|-
|[[2001–02 Primeira Liga|2001–02]]
|1D
|align=right |'''18'''
|align=right|34||align=right|7||align=right|6||align=right|21
|align=right|39||align=right|67||align=right|'''27'''
||
|Relegated
|-
|[[2002–03 Segunda Liga|2002–03]]
|2H
|align=right bgcolor=silver|'''2'''
|align=right|34||align=right|16||align=right|12||align=right|6
|align=right|47||align=right|24||align=right|'''60'''
||
|Promoted
|-
|[[2003–04 Primeira Liga|2003–04]]
|1D
|align=right |'''16'''
|align=right|34||align=right|10||align=right|5||align=right|19
|align=right|33||align=right|49||align=right|'''35'''
||
|Relegated
|-
|[[2004–05 Segunda Liga|2004–05]]
|2H
|align=right |'''13'''
|align=right|34||align=right|11||align=right|6||align=right|17
|align=right|26||align=right|38||align=right|'''39'''
||
|Folded
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.fcalverca.pt/}} {{in lang|pt}}
*[https://www.thefinalball.com/equipa.php?id=1&search=2&search_string=alverca&menu=esc F.C. Alverca] on ZeroZero

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