2014–15 F.C. Arouca season

Arouca
2014–15 season
President	Carlos Pinho
Manager	Pedro Emanuel
Stadium	Estádio Municipal de Arouca
Primeira Liga	16th
Taça de Portugal	Third round
Taça da Liga	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Roberto (6); All: ; Roberto (6)
Highest home attendance	6,960 vs Benfica; (8 March 2015)
Lowest home attendance	252 vs Nacional; (21 January 2015)
	Home colours
	Home colours
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The 2014–15 Arouca season was the club's 62nd competitive season, 2nd in the Primeira Liga, and 63rd year in existence as a football club.

Along with the club's participation in the Primeira Liga, the club also competed in the Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga. The club finished 16th in the Primeira Liga, finishing five points above the relegation zone.^[3] In the Taça de Portugal, the club were eliminated in the third round by Vitória de Setúbal.^[4] Like in the Taça de Portugal, the Arouquenses were eliminated in the third round of the Taça da Liga. Arouca finished third in a group consisting of Benfica, Moreirense and Nacional.^[5]

Club edit

Coaching staff edit

Position	Staff
Manager	Pedro Emanuel
Assistant Manager	Jorge Leitão
Goalkeeper Coach	Luís Miguel
Fitness Coach	João Brandão
Physio	André Barbosa
Scout	Virgílio Fernandes

Source: Arouca

Other information edit

President	Carlos Pinho
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Estádio Municipal de Arouca (5,600 / 106 × 65 metres)
Training Ground	Estádio Municipal de Arouca

Source: Arouca

First-team squad edit

Stats as of the end of the 2014–15 season. Games played and goals scored only refers to appearances and goals in domestic league campaigns.

No.	Name	Position(s)	Since	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from	Games	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Mauro Goicoechea	GK	2014	(1988-03-27)27 March 1988 (aged 27)	Oțelul Galați	33	0
13	Rui Sacramento	GK	2013	(1985-01-31)31 January 1985 (aged 30)	Leixões	3	0
99	Igor Rocha	GK	2012	(1993-03-04)March 4, 1993 (aged 22)	Nacional	2	0
Defenders
2	Iván Balliu	RB	2013	(1992-01-01)1 January 1992 (aged 23)	Barcelona B	58	0
3	Hugo Basto	CB	2015	(1993-05-14)14 May 1993 (aged 22)	Braga B	12	1
4	Miguel Oliveira	CB	2012	(1983-08-18)18 August 1983 (aged 31)	Moreirense	63	3
5	Ustaritz Aldekoaotalora	CB	2013	(1983-02-16)16 February 1983 (aged 32)	Dinamo Tbilisi	2	0
14	Diego Galo	CB	2013	(1984-01-14)14 January 1984 (aged 31)	Oliveirense	61	1
16	Tomás Dabó	RB	2014	(1993-10-20)20 October 1993 (aged 21)	Braga	6	0
22	Luís Tinoco	LB	2013	(1986-10-17)17 October 1986 (aged 28)	Naval	40	0
55	Nelsinho	LB	2014	(1988-01-01)1 January 1988 (aged 27)	Portimonense	25	0
Midfielders
6	David Simão	CM / LM	2013	(1990-05-15)15 May 1990 (aged 25)	Benfica	61	7
7	Artur	AM / RM	2014	(1984-02-18)18 February 1984 (aged 31)	Chornomorets Odesa	28	0
9	Bruno Amaro	CM	2013	(1983-02-17)17 February 1983 (aged 32)	Vitória de Setúbal	44	3
10	Pintassilgo	AM / CM / RM	2013	(1985-06-30)30 June 1985 (aged 29)	Moreirense	56	4
23	Hugo Monteiro	LM / RM	2010	(1985-05-09)9 May 1985 (aged 30)	Gondomar	63	4
25	Fabrice Fokobo	CB / DM	2015	(1994-01-25)25 January 1994 (aged 21)	Sporting CP	6	0
30	Nildo Petrolina	LM / RM	2014	(1986-05-01)1 May 1986 (aged 29)	Videoton	13	2
35	Rui Sampaio	CM / DM	2014	(1987-05-29)29 May 1987 (aged 27)	Cagliari	40	3
66	Nuno Coelho	CM	2013	(1987-11-23)23 November 1987 (aged 27)	Benfica	55	1
Defenders
9	André Claro	CF / LW	2012	(1991-03-31)31 March 1991 (aged 24)	Famalicão	81	8
11	Lucas Colitto	LW	2014	(1994-06-01)1 June 1994 (aged 20)	Defensores de Belgrano	6	0
17	Ulysse Diallo	CF	2014	(1992-10-26)26 October 1992 (aged 22)	Ferencvárosi	4	1
21	Tucka	CF	2014	(1996-02-15)15 February 1996 (aged 19)	Youth System	1	0
28	Joris Kayembe	LW / RW	2015	(1994-08-08)8 August 1994 (aged 20)	Porto	15	1
45	Iuri Medeiros	LW / RW	2015	(1994-07-10)10 July 1994 (aged 20)	Sporting CP	17	3
71	Roberto	CF	2014	(1988-11-28)28 November 1988 (aged 26)	Tosno	29	6
77	Serginho	AM / LW / RW	2013	(1991-02-21)21 February 1991 (aged 24)	Beira-Mar	26	3
91	Agustín Vuletich	CF	2014	(1991-11-03)3 November 1991 (aged 23)	Olimpo	10	2

Competitions edit

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

Overall edit

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Primeira Liga		16th	18 August 2014	23 May 2015
Taça de Portugal	3rd round		19 October 2014
Taça da Liga	2nd round	3rd round	24 September 2014	21 January 2015

Competition record edit

Competition	Record
Competition	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Primeira Liga	34	7	7	20	26	50	−24	020.59
Taça de Portugal	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Taça da Liga	5	2	1	2	3	7	−4	040.00
Total	40	9	8	23	29	58	−29	022.50

Primeira Liga edit

18 August 2014 Match 1	Arouca	1–1	Estoril	Arouca
21:00 CET	Pintassilgo 16' Amaro 36' Simão 56'	Summary	Kuca 31' Tavares 53' Amado 62'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Arouca Attendance: 1,290 Referee: Marco Ferreira

23 August 2014 Match 2	Sporting CP	1–0	Arouca	Lisbon
21:30 CET	Nani 31' A. Silva 52' Jefferson 72' Mané 90+3' 90+4'	Summary	Amaro 12' Balliu 30' Artur 53' Pintassilgo 54' Nelsinho 67' Galo 89'	Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 37,752 Referee: Nuno Miguel Serrano Almeida

31 August 2014 Match 3	Nacional	2–0	Arouca	Funchal
19:00 CET	Rondón 19' (pen.) Matias 56' Suk 59' Fofana 71' Correia 85'	Summary	Galo 12' Diallo 50' Oliveira 78'	Stadium: Estádio da Madeira Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Tiago Martins

13 September 2014 Match 4	Arouca	1–0	Braga	Arouca
19:00 CET	Claro 5' Roberto 90+4' Goicoechea 90+5'	Summary	Santos	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Arouca Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Pedro Proença

References edit

^ "Primeira Liga - Jornada 24" [First League - Gameweek 24] (in Portuguese). ForaDeJogo. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
^ "Taça da Liga - 3ª Fase" [League Cup - 3ª Phase] (in Portuguese). ForaDeJogo. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
^ "Liga NOS 2014/15" [League NOS 2014/15] (in Portuguese). ZeroZero. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
^ "Taça de Portugal - 3ª Eliminatória" [Cup of Portugal - 3ª Round] (in Portuguese). ForaDeJogo. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
^ "Taça da Liga 2014/2015" [League Cup 2014/2015] (in Portuguese). ZeroZero. Retrieved 11 January 2017.

[1] "Primeira Liga - Jornada 24" [First League - Gameweek 24] (in Portuguese). ForaDeJogo. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2017.

[2] "Taça da Liga - 3ª Fase" [League Cup - 3ª Phase] (in Portuguese). ForaDeJogo. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2017.

[3] "Liga NOS 2014/15" [League NOS 2014/15] (in Portuguese). ZeroZero. Retrieved 11 January 2017.

[4] "Taça de Portugal - 3ª Eliminatória" [Cup of Portugal - 3ª Round] (in Portuguese). ForaDeJogo. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2017.

[5] "Taça da Liga 2014/2015" [League Cup 2014/2015] (in Portuguese). ZeroZero. Retrieved 11 January 2017.

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