Odivelas F.C.
{{short description|Portuguese sports club}}
{{About|the sports club|its futsal division|Odivelas FC (futsal)}}
{{Infobox football club |
clubname = Odivelas |
image = Odivelas Futebol Clube.png|
fullname = Odivelas Futebol Clube|
nickname = |
founded = 1939 |
ground = Estádio Arnaldo Dias,
Odivelas |
capacity = 3,000 |
chairman = {{flagicon|Portugal}} Luis Guilherme Baptista |
manager = {{flagicon|Portugal}} Andrade|
league = Portuguese Regional Leagues |
season = 2011–12 |
position = 8
}}
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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.zerozero.pt/equipa.php?id=3616&menu=titulos|title=Odivelas Futebol Clube :: Estatísticas :: Títulos :: Palmarés :: História :: Golos :: Próximos Jogos :: Resultados :: Notícias :: Videos :: Fotos :: Plantel :: Zerozero.pt}} 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.
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.[https://archive.today/20130416122346/http://www.odivelas-sad.pt/ver_noticia.asp?id=1215] 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
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=1|nat=Portugal|name=João|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=Portugal|name=Assis|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=Angola|name=Gerson|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=Portugal|name=Bruno Teixeira|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=Portugal|name=Johnny|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=Portugal|name=Manu|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=Portugal|name=Andre Delfino|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=Portugal|name=Rafael|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=Portugal|name=Lisandro|pos=FW}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=Portugal|name=Claudio|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=Portugal|name=Ruben|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=Angola|name=Miguel Nenganga|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=Portugal|name=Bruno Silva|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=Portugal|name=Marco Cabaço|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=Portugal|name=Falcão|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=Portugal|name=Fábio Faia|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=Portugal|name=Andrade|pos=MF|}}
{{Fs end}}
Notable players
- {{flagicon|POR}} Pedro Filipe Franco (1992–1994)
- {{flagicon|POR}} Luís Alves (1993–1994)
- {{flagicon|POR}} Sílvio Manuel Pereira (2007–08)
- {{flagicon|POR}} Roderick Miranda
- {{flagicon|Cape Verde}} José Filipe Correia Semedo
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20091015082634/http://www.odivelasfc.pt/ Official site] {{in lang|pt}} (archived 15 October 2009)
{{Authority control}}
Category:Football clubs in Portugal
Category:Association football clubs established in 1939
Category:1939 establishments in Portugal
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