F.C. Alverca

Futebol Clube de Alverca, or FC Alverca, is a Portuguese football club, founded in 1939, and based in Alverca do Ribatejo.

After many decades in the lower levels of Portuguese football, the club was promoted to top level in 1999, and had five presences in the Portuguese Liga afterwards. It was relegated to the Liga de Honra in 2004, and folded, for financial reasons, in 2005. They returned in the 2006/07 season at amateur level. They played in Lisbon District Championship - 2nd division, who is 6th level of Portuguese League in 2006-2007 season and finished as 5th. They finished as champions in them and promoted to Lisbon District Championship - 1st division in 2007-2008 season.

League and cup history

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Notes
1995-1996	2H	13	34	12	8	14	28	38	44
1996-1997	2H	15	34	9	13	12	31	30	40
1997-1998	2H	3	34	19	5	10	64	35	62		promoted
1998-1999	1D	15	34	8	11	15	36	50	35	last 16
1999-2000	1D	11	34	11	8	15	39	48	41
2000-2001	1D	12	34	12	7	15	45	52	43
2001-2002	1D	18	34	7	6	21	39	67	27		relegated
2002-2003	2H	2	34	16	12	6	47	24	60		promoted
2003-2004	1D	16	34	10	5	19	33	49	35		relegated
2004-2005	2H	13	34	11	6	17	26	38	39		folded

Famous players

See FC Alverca players

• Deco: 1997-98
• Maniche: 1996-99
• Nuno Assis: 1999-2000
• Marco Caneira: 1999-2000
• Vasili Kulkov: 1999-2000
• Sergei Ovchinnikov: 1999-2000
• Mantorras: 1999-2001
• Ricardo Carvalho: 2000-2001
• Yannick Quesnel: 2001-2004
• Bruno Aguiar: 2003-2004

References

• FC Alverca's official site (Portuguese)