# 2021–22 F.C. Arouca season

The 2021–22 season was the 72nd season in the existence of F.C. Arouca and the club's first season in the top flight of Portuguese football. In addition to the domestic league, Arouca participated in this season's editions of the Taça de Portugal and the Taça da Liga.

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 18 February 2022
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 | BRA | Victor Braga |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Brunão |
| 4 | DF | VEN | José Manuel Velázquez |
| 5 | MF | POR | David Simão |
| 6 | DF | BRA | Mateus Quaresma |
| 7 | FW | BRA | André Silva |
| 8 | FW | POR | Arsénio |
| 10 | FW | COD | André Bukia |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Adílio |
| 12 | GK | LTU | Emilijus Zubas |
| 13 | DF | BRA | João Basso |
| 14 | MF | POR | Pité |
| 15 | FW | PLE | Oday Dabbagh |
| 17 | MF | GHA | Yaw Moses |
| 18 | MF | CIV | Eboue Kouassi (on loan from Genk) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | FW | ISR | Or Dasa |
| 20 | MF | POR | Pedro Moreira |
| 21 | MF | POR | Leandro Silva |
| 22 | FW | ARG | Alan Ruiz |
| 23 | MF | BRA | Wellington Nem |
| 27 | MF | BRA | Antony |
| 30 | GK | CMR | Norbert Haymamba |
| 31 | DF | POR | Tiago Esgaio (on loan from Braga) |
| 44 | DF | CRO | Nino Galović |
| 53 | DF | SEN | Abdoulaye Ba |
| 60 | MF | CPV | Marco Soares |
| 72 | DF | BRA | Thales |
| 78 | FW | POR | Tiago Araújo (on loan from Benfica) |
| 97 | GK | BRA | Fernando Castro |
| 99 | FW | BRA | Bruno Marques (on loan from Santos) |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | BRA | Heliardo (at Varzim until 30 June 2022) |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Primeira Liga | 7 August 2021 | 15 May 2022 | Matchday 1 | 15th | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 54 | −24 | 020.59 |
| Taça de Portugal | 17 October 2021 | 17 October 2021 | Third round | Third round | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Taça da Liga | 25 July 2021 | 1 August 2021 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 37 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 34 | 56 | −22 | 021.62 |
Source: Soccerway

### Primeira Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 13 | Portimonense | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 38 | |
| 14 | Vizela | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 33 | |
| 15 | Arouca | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 54 | −24 | 31 | |
| 16 | Moreirense (R) | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 33 | 51 | −18 | 29 | Qualification for the Relegation play-offs |
| 17 | Tondela (R) | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 41 | 67 | −26 | 28 | Relegation to Liga Portugal 2 |
* ↑ Head-to-head points: Marítimo 10, Paços de Ferreira 8, Boavista 7, Portimonense 6.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Liga Portugal

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | W | L | D | D | L | L | D | W | D | W | L | L | D | L | L | W | L | D | L | L | W | D | L | L | D | W | L | D | L | W | L | D |
| Position | 12 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |