Odivelas Futebol Clube is a sporting association in the city of

Odivelas Odivelas ( or ) is a city and a municipality in Lisbon metropolitan area, Portugal, in the Lisbon District and the historical and cultural Estremadura Province. The municipality is located 10 km northwest of Lisbon. The present Mayor is Hug ...

, 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. At youth level Odivelas is one of the best academies in the country with players like Sílvio Manuel Pereira and

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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.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

Notable players

Pedro Filipe Franco Pedro Filipe Antunes Matias Silva Franco (born 18 April 1974 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a central defender, currently a manager Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is ...

(1992–1994) *

Luís Alves Luís Manuel Rodrigues Alves (born 28 September 1971) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a forward. Football career Born in Lisbon, Alves spent the majority of his career playing for third division clubs. He made his professional d ...

(1993–1994) * Sílvio Manuel Pereira (2007–08) *

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References

External links

Official site
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