Associação Cultural e Recreativa Alvorense 1º Dezembro ''(abbreviated as ACR Alvorense 1 Dezembro or ACRA 1 Dezembro)'' is a Portuguese

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club based in Alvor,

Portimão Portimão () is a city and a municipality in the district of Faro (district), Faro, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. The population in 2022 was 63,079 in an area of 182.06 km2. It was formerly known as Vila Nova de Portimão. In ...

in the

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Background

ACR Alvorense 1 Dezembro currently plays in the AF Algarve – 1ª Divisão which is the fifth tier of

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. The club was founded in 1934 and they play their home matches at the Estádio da Restinga in Alvor,

. 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 : The Terceira Divisão Portuguesa (in English: ''Portuguese Third Division'') was a football league in Portugal, situated at the fourth level of the Portuguese football league system. The Third Division was initially the third level of the Por ...

, 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 The Associação de Futebol do Algarve () is one of the 22 district football associations that are affiliated to the Portuguese Football Federation. The AF Algarve administers lower tier football in the district of Faro. Background Associaç� ...

and has competed in the AF Algarve Taça. The club has also entered the national cup known as

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and has completed 17 games in the competition.

Season to season

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Notable players

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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Associacao Cultural e Recreativa Alvorense 1 Dezembro Football clubs in Portugal Association football clubs established in 1934 1934 establishments in Portugal Sport in Portimão