Rio Ave F.C.

Rio Ave

Full name

Rio Ave Futebol Clube

Nickname(s)

Rio Grande (Big River)

Founded

1939

Ground

Estádio do Rio Ave

Capacity

12,815

Chairman

Manager

Miguel Cardoso

League

Primeira Liga

2016–17

Primeira Liga, 7th

Website

Club website

Home colours

Rio Ave Futebol Clube, commonly known as Rio Ave [ˈʁi.u ˈa.vɨ], is a Portuguese football club based in Vila do Conde, northern Portugal. The club is named after the Ave River, which flows through the town and into the Atlantic Ocean.

Founded in 1939, Rio Ave currently play in the Primeira Liga, Portugal's top-tier division of professional football. They play their home games at Estádio do Rio Ave, also known as Estádio dos Arcos. Built in 1985, the current stadium seats approximately 12,815 people and is a multi-sports venue, although it is used mainly for Rio Ave's football matches.

The club's home colours are green and white striped shirts with white shorts and socks, whilst their away kit consists of a red and white striped shirt and white shorts with yellow socks. Portuguese internationals Alfredo, Paulinho Santos, Quim, Rui Jorge and Fábio Coentrão started their careers at the club.

The Vilacondenses' best top-tier league finish was fifth in the 1981–82 season.^[1] They reached the 1984 Taça de Portugal Final, where they lost to Porto 4–1,^[2] and the 2014 Taça de Portugal Final where they lost to Benfica 1–0.^[3] With this result, Rio Ave qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League, their first participation in a major European competition.

History

Rio Ave was founded in 1939, soon being nicknamed Rio Grande (Big River). In 1981–82, Rio Ave achieved its best ever league standing by finishing in fifth place, in what was then known as the Primeira Divisão (First Division). Two seasons later, it reached the Portuguese Cup final, losing to Porto 4–1. Most recently, Rio Ave managed to see of Braga to gain a spot in the 2014 Taça de Portugal Final, where they faced Benfica and lost 1–0. Having just missed out on European Qualification in their record 1981–82 league finish, Rio Ave acquired a guaranteed spot in the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League, the first time Rio Ave have ever competed in a major European football tournament.

European record

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2014–15	UEFA Europa League	3Q	IFK Göteborg	0–0	1–0	1–0
		PO	IF Elfsborg	1–0	1–2	2–2 (a)
		Group J	Dynamo Kyiv	0–3	0–2	4th place
			Steaua București	2–2	1–2
			Aalborg BK	2–0	0–1^[4]
2016–17	UEFA Europa League	3Q	Slavia Prague	1–1	0–0	1–1 (a)

Notes

3Q: Third qualifying round
PO: Play-off round
GS: Group stage

Players

First-team squad

As of 17 July, 2017. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Cássio
3	DF	Lionn
4	DF	Monte
5	DF	Yuri Ribeiro (on loan from Benfica B)
6	MF	Pedro Moreira
7	FW	Hélder Guedes
8	MF	Tarantini
9	FW	Ronan
10	MF	Ruben Ribeiro
11	FW	Jaime
12	MF	Francisco Geraldes
13	DF	Bruno Teles
14	FW	Tasos Karamanos (on loan from Olympiacos)

No.	Position	Player
17	MF	Alan Duzda
18	MF	Víto
21	MF	Leandrinho
22	DF	Nadjack
25	MF	Pelé
26	FW	Gabrielzinho
43	DF	Silvério Silva
46	DF	Marcelo
70	MF	Oscar Barreto (on loan from Millonarios)
71	GK	Rui Vieira
88	FW	Yazalde
96	DF	Marcão (on loan from Paranaense)
98	GK	Carlos Alves

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player

Honours

National competitions

Taça de Portugal

Runners-up (2): 1983–84, 2013–14

Taça da Liga

Runners-up (1): 2013–14

Supertaça de Portugal

Runners-up (1): 2014

Segunda Liga

Winners (2): 1995–96, 2002–03

Segunda Divisão

Winners (1): 1985–86

Terceira Divisão

Winners (1): 1976–77

Regional competitions

AF Porto Cup

Winners (1): 1966–67

Personnel honours

SJPF Player of the Month

Evandro : December 2003
João Tomás : November 2009, November 2010

SJPF Young Player of the Month

Vítor Gomes: October 2011

Managerial history

Artur Quaresma (1976–78)
Pedro Gomes (1978–79)
Fernando Cabrita (1979–81)
Félix Mourinho (1981–82)
Pedro Gomes (1982–83)
José Mourinho Félix (1983–85)
Mário Reis (1985–86)
Abel Braga (1986)
António Morais (1986–87)
Mário Juliato (1987–88)
Mário Reis (1988–89)

Nicolau Vaqueiro (1989)
Eurico Gomes (1989–90)
Mário Reis (1990–91)
Augusto Inácio (1991–92)
Vieira Nunes (1992)
José Rachão (1992–93)
Quinito (1993–94)
Jaime Pacheco (1994–95)
Abel Braga (1995)
Henrique Calisto (1995–96)~
Carlos Brito (July 1, 1996 – June 30, 2000)

Vítor Oliveira (July 1, 2000 – Nov 7, 2001)
Horácio Gonçalves (Nov 13, 2001 – Oct 29, 2002)
Carlos Brito (Oct 30, 2002 – June 30, 2005)
António Sousa (July 1, 2005 – Feb 28, 2006)
João Eusébio (Feb 28, 2006 – Jan 5, 2009)
Carlos Brito (Jan 6, 2009 – May 15, 2012)
Nuno Espírito Santo (July 1, 2012–May 19 2014)
Martins (May 22, 2014–May 17, 2016)
Capucho (May 20, 2016–November 10, 2016)
Luís Castro (November 14, 2016–)

League and cup history

Season	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	League Cup	Notes
1978–79	2DS	2	30	20	5	5	51	26	45	Round 4		Promoted
1979–80	1D	16	30	5	3	22	22	61	13	Round 4		Relegated
1980–81	2DS	1	30	16	10	4	43	17	42	Round 3		Promoted
1981–82	1D	5	30	13	8	9	26	31	34	Round 5		^[A]
1982–83	1D	8	30	13	3	14	43	45	29	Round 3
1983–84	1D	9	30	11	7	12	35	35	29	Runner-up		^[B]
1984–85	1D	13	30	7	9	14	27	43	23	Quarter-final		Relegated
1985–86	2DN	1	30	19	11	0	52	19	49	Round 4		Promoted
1986–87	1D	13	30	8	9	13	33	40	25	Round 5
1987–88	1D	18	38	7	14	17	29	67	28	Round 6		Relegated
1988–89	2DS	4	34	16	9	9	51	30	41	Round 3
1989–90	2DS	10	34	10	11	13	44	47	31	Round 3
1990–91	2DS	4	38	23	10	5	79	21	56	Round 6		Promoted
1991–92	2H	4	34	16	7	11	47	30	39	Round 5
1992–93	2H	5	34	14	10	10	39	36	38	Round 5
1993–94	2H	4	34	18	8	8	43	23	44	Quarter-final
1994–95	2H	11	34	12	8	14	47	46	32	Round 6
1995–96	2H	1	34	21	5	8	58	42	68	Round 5		Promoted
1996–97	1D	15	34	8	11	15	35	42	35	Round 4
1997–98	1D	9	34	12	10	12	43	43	46	Round 5
1998–99	1D	14	34	8	11	15	26	47	35	Round 4
1999–00	1D	17	34	8	9	17	34	54	33	Semi-final		Relegated
2000–01	2H	5	34	17	9	8	68	35	60	Round 6
2001–02	2H	8	34	12	10	12	45	36	46	Round 3
2002–03	2H	1	34	19	6	9	49	36	63	Round 5		Promoted
2003–04	1D	7	34	12	12	10	42	37	48	Quarter-final
2004–05	1D	8	34	10	17	7	35	35	47	Round 6
2005–06	1D	16	34	8	10	16	34	53	34	Round 5		Relegated
2006–07	2H	3	30	15	8	7	44	37	53	Round 4
2007–08	2H	2	30	13	12	5	38	26	51	Round 6	Round 1	Promoted
2008–09	1D	12	30	8	6	16	20	35	30	Round 3	Second Group Stage
2009–10	1D	12	30	6	13	11	22	33	31	Semi-final	Second Group Stage
2010–11	1D	8	30	10	8	12	35	33	38	Quarter-final	Round 1
2011–12	1D	14	30	7	7	16	33	42	28	Round 4	Second Group Stage
2012–13	1D	6	30	12	6	12	35	42	42	Round 4	Semi-final
2013–14	1D	11	30	8	8	14	21	35	32	Runner-up	Runner-up	Qualified Europa League ^[B] ^[C]
2014–15	1D	10	34	10	13	11	38	42	43	Semi-final	Second Group Stage

A. ^A Best league classification finish in the club's history.

B. ^B Best cup run in the club's history.

C. ^C Best league cup run in the club's history.

Last updated: 20 December 2013
Div. = Division; 1D = Portuguese League; 2H = Liga de Honra; 2DS/2D = Portuguese Second Division
Pos. = Position; Pl = Match played; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lost; GS = Goal Scored; GA = Goal Against; P = Points

References

↑ "Rio Ave finish in record 5th place".
↑ "FC Porto 4–1 Rio Ave". ZeroZero. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
↑ "Rio Ave beat Braga to reach final".
↑ Neapol vyhrála i podruhé, porazila Slovan. obhájce ztratil v Rijece, iDNES.cz, Retrieved 2. 10. 2014 (Czech)

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