About FC Arouca

FC Arouca is a Portuguese football club from the small town of Arouca in the Porto metropolitan area, founded on 25 December 1951. It plays its home matches at the Estádio Municipal de Arouca, which holds about 5,600 spectators. Its supporters call the team the Lobos (Wolves).

For most of its history Arouca played in the regional and lower national leagues. It rose quickly through the divisions in the 2000s and reached the Primeira Liga for the first time in 2013.

In 2015–16 Arouca finished fifth, its best ever league position, and qualified for the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League. It knocked out Heracles Almelo on away goals in the third qualifying round, before losing to Olympiacos after extra time in the play-off round. After a spell back in the lower divisions, the club returned to the Primeira Liga and played in Europe again in 2022–23.