2023–24 F.C. Arouca season

F.C. Arouca 2023–24 football season

F.C. Arouca
2023–24 season
Chairman	Carlos Pinho
Manager	Daniel Ramos (until 15 November) Daniel Sousa (from 15 November)
Stadium	Estádio Municipal
Primeira Liga	7th
Taça de Portugal	Fifth round
Taça da Liga	Third round
UEFA Europa Conference League	Third qualifying round
Top goalscorer	League: Rafa Mújica (13) All: Rafa Mújica (16)
Biggest win	Arouca 5–0 Vizela
Biggest defeat	Arouca 0–3 Benfica
← 2022–23 2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 12 February 2024.

The 2023–24 season is F.C. Arouca's 73rd season in existence and third consecutive in the Primeira Liga, the top division of association football in Portugal. They are also competing in the Taça de Portugal, the Taça da Liga and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

Players

First-team squad

As of 31 January 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	POR	João Valido
2	MF	GUI	Morlaye Sylla
3	DF	GHA	Jerome Opoku
5	MF	POR	David Simão
6	DF	BRA	Mateus Quaresma
7	FW	NGA	Yusuf Lawal
8	MF	CIV	Eboue Kouassi
10	FW	ESP	Jason
11	FW	ESP	Miguel Puche
12	GK	URU	Ignacio de Arruabarrena
14	MF	ESP	Oriol Busquets
16	GK	BRA	Thiago


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	GHA	Yaw Moses
18	FW	USA	Benji Michel
19	FW	ESP	Rafa Mújica
20	MF	POR	Pedro Moreira
22	DF	UKR	Bohdan Milovanov
23	FW	ESP	Cristo González
26	DF	BRA	Weverson
28	DF	POR	Tiago Esgaio (on loan from Braga)
43	MF	BRA	Vitinho
44	DF	CRO	Nino Galović
64	DF	POR	Rafael Fernandes
89	MF	POR	Pedro Santos

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
FW	Cristo González	Udinese	Undisclosed	1 July 2023	^[1]
MF	Jason	Alavés	Undisclosed	4 July 2023	^[2]
MF	Eboue Kouassi	Genk	Undisclosed	7 July 2023	^[3]
FW	Miguel Puche	Real Zaragoza	Free	6 August 2023	^[4]
DF	Matías Rocha	Defensor Sporting	€220,000	11 August 2023	^[5]
FW	Alfonso Trezza	Nacional	€183,000	16 August 2023	^[6]
DF	Javi Montero	Beşiktaş	Loan	28 August 2023	^[7]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
FW	Oday Dabbagh	Charleroi	Free	1 July 2023	^[8]
MF	Alan Ruiz	Sport Recife	Free	6 July 2023	^[9]
DF	Luiz Gustavo	Sanjoanense	Undisclosed	26 July 2023
DF	João Basso	Santos	€2,500,000	31 July 2023	^[10]
MF	Antony	Portland Timbers	Undisclosed	2 August 2023	^[11]
FW	André Bukia	Espérance de Tunis	Undisclosed	31 January 2024	^[12]^[13]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Arouca

Boavista

18 July 2023 Friendly	Arouca	3–0	Boavista	Luso
19:00 UTC+1	Mújica 34' Cristo 61' Galović 79'			Stadium: Centro de Estágios de Luso

Arouca

Braga B

21 July 2023 Friendly	Arouca	0–0	Braga B	Luso
10:00 UTC+1				Stadium: Centro de Estágios de Luso

Arouca

Trofense

21 July 2023 Friendly	Arouca	2–1	Trofense	Luso
18:00 UTC+1	Antony 19' Cristo 50'		Caetano 56'	Stadium: Centro de Estágios de Luso

Arouca

Anadia

22 July 2023 Friendly	Arouca	2–1	Anadia	Luso
19:00 UTC+1				Stadium: Centro de Estágios de Luso

Arouca

Moreirense

3 August 2023 Friendly	Arouca	0–0	Moreirense	Moreira de Cónegos
12:30 UTC+1				Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Primeira Liga	13 August 2023	19 May 2024	Matchday 1		21	8	4	9	35	29	+6	038.10
Taça de Portugal	21 October 2023	10 January 2024	Third round	Fifth round	3	1	1	1	5	4	+1	033.33
Taça da Liga	30 July 2023	31 October 2023	Second round	Third round	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1	066.67
UEFA Europa Conference League	10 August 2023	17 August 2023	Third qualifying round	Third qualifying round	2	1	0	1	3	4	−1	050.00
Total					29	12	5	12	47	40	+7	041.38

Last updated: 12 February 2024
Source: Soccerway

Primeira Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
5	Vitória de Guimarães	34	19	6	9	52	38	+14	63	Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
6	Moreirense	34	16	7	11	36	35	+1	55
7	Arouca	34	13	7	14	54	50	+4	46
8	Famalicão	34	10	12	12	37	41	−4	42
9	Casa Pia	34	10	8	16	38	50	−12	38

Source: Liga Portugal
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
21	8	4	9	35	29	+6	28	4	2	5	18	16	+2	4	2	4	17	13	+4

Last updated: 12 February 2024.
Source: Liga Portugal

Results by round

Updated to match(es) played on 12 February 2024. Source: Liga Portugal
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 5 July 2023.^[14]

Arouca v Estoril

13 August 2023 1	Arouca	4–3	Estoril	Arouca
20:30 UTC+1	Esgaio 4' Sylla 10' Mújica 20' Kouassi 21' 37' Cristo 57' Feltes 73' (o.g.) Santos 90+6', 90+7'	Report	Holsgrove 10', 41' J. Marques 49' A. Marqués 70' Gomes 90+10'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Referee: Hélder Carvalho

Vizela v Arouca

20 August 2023 2	Vizela	2–2	Arouca	Vizela
20:30 UTC+1	Samu 9' (pen.), 89' Moreira 37' Anderson 45' Pereira 45+6' Silva 57' Essende 88' Nascimento 90+6' Ortiz 90+6'	Report	Rocha 8' Cristo 39', 45+6' Esgaio 42' Sylla 45+2' Santos 45+8' Mújica 64' Quaresma 74' Busquets 84'	Stadium: Estádio do FC Vizela Referee: Hélder Malheiro

Estoril v Arouca

20 January 2024 18	Estoril	1–2	Arouca	Estoril
15:30	Guitane 3'		Mújica 8' Esgaio 45+1'	Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota Referee: João Ferreira

Arouca v Vizela

28 January 2024 19	Arouca	5–0	Vizela	Arouca
20:30	Mújica 11', 86' Cristo 17' (pen.), 90+2' Pereira 50' (o.g.)			Stadium: Estádio Municipal Referee: Luís Godinho

Portimonense v Arouca

3 February 2024 20	Portimonense	1–2	Arouca	Portimão
15:30	Carrillo 71'		Mújica 48' Rocha 52'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão Referee: David Silva

Arouca v Porto

12 February 2024 21	Arouca	3–2	Porto	Arouca
20:15	Mújica 1' Cristo 30' (pen.) Jason 60'		Evanilson 9' (pen.) Cardoso 69' 90+6' Conceição 86'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Referee: Nuno Miguel Serrano Almeida

Casa Pia v Arouca

18 February 2024 22	Casa Pia	v	Arouca	Rio Maior
15:30				Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior

Taça de Portugal

Taça da Liga

Arouca v Rio Ave

30 July 2023 Second round	Arouca	2–0	Rio Ave	Arouca
21:30 UTC+1	Kouassi 24' Fernandes 31' Mújica 67' Jason 72' Galović 75' Quaresma 84'	Report	Costinha 22'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Referee: Flávio Duarte

UEFA Europa Conference League

Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 24 July 2023.^[15]

Arouca

Brann

10 August 2023 First leg	Arouca	2–1	Brann	Arouca
19:00 UTC+1	Mújica 23' Galović 64' Cristo 74' Busquets 85'	Report	Warming 71', 79' Pedersen 81'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Attendance: 2,388 Referee: David Munro (Scotland)

Brann

Arouca

17 August 2023 Second leg	Brann	3–1 (4–3 agg.)	Arouca	Bergen, Norway
19:00 UTC+2	Myhre 6' Pedersen 38' Knudsen 42', 64' Finne 45' Crone 50'	Report	Galović 27' 90+3' Sylla 57' Simão 57' Santos 90+3' De Arruabarrena 90+3'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 14,119 Referee: Bram Van Driessche (Belgium)

References

^ [1]
^ "Oficial: Jason Remeseiro reforça o ataque do Arouca". www.record.pt.
^ "OFICIAL: Eboué Kouassi regressa ao Arouca". Maisfutebol.
^ Infobae, Por Newsroom. "Miguel Puche traspasado por el Zaragoza al portugués Arouca". infobae.
^ "Oficial: Matías Rocha reforça a defesa do Arouca". www.record.pt.
^ "Arouca oficializó la llegada definitiva de Alfonso Trezza a sus filas con video de presentación incluido". EL PAIS. 16 August 2023.
^ [2]
^ "Oday Dabbagh sera Zèbre cet été !". RCSC – Sporting de Charleroi.
^ "Alan Ruiz certo no Sport Recife". www.record.pt.
^ "Oficial: João Basso deixa Arouca e reforça o Santos". www.ojogo.pt. 31 July 2023.
^ Timbers, Portland. "Timbers acquire Brazilian winger Antony | PTFC". Portland Timbers.
^ "O Futebol Clube de Arouca comunica que chegou a acordo para a transferência do jogador André Bukia para o Espérance de Tunis". F.C. Arouca (in Portuguese). 31 January 2024.
^ "أندري بوكيا مكشخ إلى غاية جوان 2026". Espérance Sportive de Tunis (in Arabic). 31 January 2024.
^ "Liga: o calendário completo da Liga 2023/24". Maisfutebol.
^ "Arouca e V. Guimarães conhecem adversários na Liga Conferência: siga o sorteio". www.ojogo.pt. 24 July 2023.

External links

Official website

2023–24 in Portuguese football

Men's

League competitions	Primeira Liga (level 1) Liga Portugal 2 (level 2) Liga 3 (level 3) Campeonato de Portugal (level 4)
Cup competitions	Taça de Portugal Final Taça da Liga Final Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
European competitions	Champions League Europa League Europa Conference League Youth League
National teams	Senior UEFA Euro 2024 - qualifying (Group J) U21 UEFA Euro 2023 finals U19 UEFA Euro 2023 - qualifying U17 UEFA Euro 2023 - qualifying

Women's

League competitions	Campeonato Nacional (level 1) Campeonato Nacional II Divisão (level 2) Campeonato Nacional III Divisão (level 3)
Cup competitions	Taça de Portugal Final Taça da Liga Final Supertaça de Portugal
European competitions	Champions League
National teams	Senior 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup - qualifying Group H U19 UEFA Euro 2022 – qualifying U17 UEFA Euro 2022 - qualifying

Club seasons
Primeira Liga	Arouca Benfica Boavista Braga Casa Pia Chaves Estoril Estrela da Amadora Famalicão Farense Gil Vicente Moreirense Portimonense Porto Rio Ave Sporting CP Vitória de Guimarães Vizela
Liga Portugal 2	Académico de Viseu AVS Belenenses Benfica B Feirense Länk Vilaverdense Leixões Mafra Marítimo Nacional Oliveirense Paços de Ferreira Penafiel Porto B Santa Clara Tondela Torreense União de Leiria