Associação Cultural e Recreativa Alvorense 1º Dezembro ''(abbreviated as ACR Alvorense 1 Dezembro or ACRA 1 Dezembro)'' is a
Portuguese football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
club based in
Alvor,
Portimão in the
Algarve.
Background
ACR Alvorense 1 Dezembro currently plays in the
AF Algarve – 1ª Divisão which is the fifth tier of
Portuguese football
Association football ( pt, futebol), the most popular sport in Portugal, has a long and storied history in the country, following its introduction in 1875 in cities such as Funchal, Lisbon, Porto and Coimbra by English merchants and Portuguese ...
. The club was founded in 1934 and they play their home matches at the Estádio da Restinga in
Alvor,
Portimão.
Up until 1999/2000 the club was known as Grupo Desportivo Recreativo Alvorense ''(abbreviated as GDR Alvorense)''.
The most successful period in the club's history was from 1980 until 1991 when they spent 9 seasons in the
Terceira Divisão, which until 1990 was the third tier of Portuguese football. Their best season was in 1983/84 when the club finished 4th in Série F.
The club is affiliated to
Associação de Futebol do Algarve and has competed in the AF Algarve Taça. The club has also entered the national cup known as
Taça de Portugal and has completed 17 games in the competition.
Season to season
Source:
Notable players
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Hélder Lourenço
Hélder Fernandes Lourenço (born 4 August 1954) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Club career
Born in Alvor (Portimão), Algarve, Lourenço started playing for local G.D. Torralta, going on to spend five seasons wit ...
*
Paulo José Rocha
Footnotes
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Football clubs in Portugal
Association football clubs established in 1934
1934 establishments in Portugal