Rio Ave F.C.

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Rio Ave F.C.
Full name	Rio Ave Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)	Rio Grande (Big River)
Founded	1939
Ground	Estádio do Rio Ave FC, Vila do Conde (Capacity 12,815)
Chairman	Paulo Carvalho
Manager	João Eusébio
League	Liga de Honra
2007-08	Liga de Honra, 2nd (promoted)
Home colours 　 Away colours

Rio Ave Futebol Clube (pron. IPA: ['riu 'avɨ], and quickly as [riwav]), founded in 1939, is a Portuguese football club, that plays in Vila do Conde, northern Portugal.

Contents 1 Current Squad 2 Young squads 3 League and Cup History 4 External Links

[edit] Current Squad

No. Position Player 1 GK César 2 DF Gaspar 3 DF Rogério Matias 4 FW Evandro 5 MF Niquinha 6 MF Delson 7 MF Miguel Lopes 8 MF André Serrão 11 FW Henrique 12 FW Mateus 13 MF Ademar 14 MF André Vilas Boas 16 MF Tiago Terroso 17 GK Adriano 18 FW Alfredo 19 FW Luisinho

No. Position Player 20 DF Bruno Mendes 21 DF Ribeiro 23 FW Fábio Faria 25 DF Milhazes 26 DF Danielson 27 FW Keita 28 MF Samson 29 MF Ricardo (from youth team) 31 FW Ronaldo 35 FW Chidi Onyemah 51 GK Paiva 74 GK Mora 32 MF Livramento 33 MF Dani Saveljic

[edit] Young squads

No. Position Player 1 GK Lenny 2 DF Carlitos 3 DF Junior 4 DF Bruno Graça 5 DF Diogo Batista 6 MF Berto 7 FW Marcos 8 MF Kuki 9 FW Luis Faria 10 MF Nandinho 11 FW Chiquinho 12 GK Sergio

No. Position Player 13 MF Vitor 14 DF Basilio 16 MF Ricardo Terroso 17 DF Edu 18 FW Pena 19 FW Nuninho 20 MF Fabio Marques 21 DF Gustavo 23 DF Hugo 24 MF Marcelo 25 FW Fabio Correia 28 MF Flávio 29 DF Tiago

[edit] League and Cup History

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Notes
1979-1980	1D	16	30	5	3	22	22	61	13		relegated
1980-1981	2DN	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?		promoted
1981-1982	1D	5	30	13	8	9	26	31	34		best classification ever
1982-1983	1D	8	30	13	3	14	43	45	29
1983-1984	1D	9	30	11	7	12	35	35	29
1984-1985	1D	13	30	7	9	14	27	43	23		relegated
1985-1986	2DN	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?		promoted
1986-1987	1D	13	30	8	9	13	33	40	25
1987-1988	1D	18	38	7	14	17	29	67	28		relegated
...
1991-1992	2H	4	34	16	7	11	47	30	39
1992-1993	2H	5	34	14	10	10	39	36	38
1993-1994	2H	4	34	18	8	8	43	23	44
1994-1995	2H	11	34	12	8	14	47	46	32
1995-1996	2D	1	34	21	5	8	58	42	68		promoted
1996-1997	1D	15	34	8	11	15	35	42	35
1997-1998	1D	9	34	12	10	12	43	43	46
1998-1999	1D	14	34	8	11	15	26	47	35
1999-2000	1D	17	34	8	9	17	34	54	33		relegated
2000-2001	2H	5	34	17	9	8	68	35	60
2001-2002	2H	8	34	12	10	12	45	36	46
2002-2003	2H	1	34	19	6	9	49	36	63		promoted
2003-2004	1D	7	34	12	12	10	42	37	48
2004-2005	1D	8	34	10	17	7	35	35	47	last 32
2005-2006	1D	16	34	8	10	16	34	53	34	last 64	relegated
2006-2007	2H	3	30	?	?	?	?	?	?	4th round

[edit] External Links

• Rio Ave Official Website (Portuguese)

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