2014–15 F.C. Arouca season

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.

Arouca
2014–15 season
PresidentCarlos Pinho
ManagerPedro Emanuel
StadiumEstádio Municipal de Arouca
Primeira Liga16th
Taça de PortugalThird round
Taça da LigaThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Roberto (6)

All:
Roberto (6)
Highest home attendance6,960[1] vs Benfica
(8 March 2015)
Lowest home attendance252[2] vs Nacional
(21 January 2015)

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

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Coaching staff

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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

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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

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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 Nationality 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

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Legend

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Overall

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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

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Competition Record
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

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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

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  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.