Futebol Clube de Alverca, or FC Alverca, is a former Portuguese football club, founded in 1939, and based in Alverca do Ribatejo. Municipality Vila Franca de Xira Area 17. ...
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 aftwerwards. It was relegated to the Liga de Honra in 2004, and folded, for financial reasons, in 2005. The Portuguese Liga (pron. ... The Portuguese Liga de Honra (League of honour) is the 2nd level football competition of the country. ...
The 2003-2004 SuperCup Cândido de Oliveira was won by FC Porto who defeated UD Leiria in the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães, in August 2003.
FC Porto went on to win their second european trophy in two years, beating Partizan Belgrade, Marseille, Manchester United, Lyon, Deportivo La Coruña and Monaco on their way.
FC Porto capped the news of their title (Sporting lost Saturday) by beating struggling Alverca 1-0 in front of a full house at the Estádio do Dragão, Bosingwa heading the goal five minutes into the second half.
FC Porto suffered their first SuperLiga defeat of the season when they were finally beaten Saturday by lowly Gil Vicente, and without much contestation.
Alverca had the best of the first half, Vargas and Alex Afonso missing clear chances, butVitória came through in the second and got the vital goal on the hour, a shot from outside the box by Nuno Assis that found its way through a packed defence and past a rooted Yannick.
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