# 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.
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. In the Taça de Portugal, the club were eliminated in the third round by Vitória de Setúbal. 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.

## Club
### Coaching staff

| 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

| 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

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 | 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
### Legend

Win  Draw  Loss

### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Primeira Liga | | 16th | 18 August 2014 | 23 May 2015 |
| Taça de Portugal | 3rd round | 3rd round | 19 October 2014 | 19 October 2014 |
| Taça da Liga | 2nd round | 3rd round | 24 September 2014 | 21 January 2015 |

### Competition record

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | 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 |