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

António Campos

Manager

Pedro Martins

League

Primeira Liga

2014–15

10th

Website

Club home page

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 will face Benfica. Having just missed out on European Qualification in their record 1981–82 league finish, Rio Ave have now acquired a guaranteed spot in the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League, as Benfica have already qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League through winning the 2013–14 Primeira Liga. Their participation in the 2014–15 edition of the Europa League will mark the first time Rio Ave have ever competed in a major European football tournament.

After spending the first part of the 1990s in the second level, the club returned to the top flight, going on to conquer the 1999 and 2003 second division. They would be relegated again in 2005–06, returning to top-tier football in 2008–09.

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]

Notes

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

Players

First-team squad

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	Cassio
3	DF	Aníbal Capela
7	FW	Helder Guedes
8	MF	Tarantini (captain)
9	FW	Hélder Postiga
10	FW	Kuca (on loan from Karabükspor)
11	MF	Renan Bressan
12	DF	Lionn
14	DF	André Vilas Boas
16	DF	Edimar (on loan from Chievo)
17	FW	Ukra
20	MF	Pedro Moreira
23	MF	Filip Krovinović
24	FW	Héldon (on loan from Sporting CP)
25	DF	Roderick Miranda

No.	Position	Player
26	DF	Pedrinho
27	MF	João Novais
29	MF	Zé Paulo (on loan from Corinthian)
30	MF	Alhassan Wakaso
44	DF	Nélson Monte
46	DF	Marcelo
50	MF	Víto
55	DF	Tiago André
70	FW	Jaime Pinto
71	GK	Rui Vieira
77	DF	Joris Kayembe (on loan from Porto)
88	FW	Yazalde
99	FW	Ronan
--	FW	Pedro Paulo (on loan from Cruzeiro)

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
5	MF	Filipe Augusto (at Braga)
15	MF	Luwagga Kizito (at Feirense)
22	MF	Sunday Abalo (at Leixões)

No.		Position	Player
33		DF	Silvério Silva (at Famalicão)
99		FW	William Jebor (at Ponferradina)

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 Juliatto (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–)

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)

External links

Rio Ave F.C.

Players Managers

Home stadium	Estádio do Rio Ave FC

Primeira Liga

2015–16 clubs	Académica Arouca Belenenses Benfica Boavista Braga Estoril Marítimo Moreirense Nacional Paços de Ferreira Porto Rio Ave Sporting CP Tondela União da Madeira Vitória de Guimarães Vitória de Setúbal

Former clubs	Académico de Viseu Académico do Porto Águeda Alcobaça Alverca Amora Atlético CP Barreirense Beira-Mar Caldas Campomaiorense Carcavelinhos Casa Pia CUF Desportivo de Aves Desportivo de Chaves Elvas Estrela da Amadora Fafe Famalicão Farense Feirense Felgueiras Gil Vicente Leixões Leça Lusitano de Évora Lusitano VRSA Montijo Naval O Elvas Oliveirense Olhanense Oriental Penafiel Portimonense Riopele Salgueiros Sanjoanense Santa Clara Seixal Sporting da Covilhã Sporting de Espinho Tirsense Torreense Trofense União de Coimbra União de Leiria União de Lisboa União de Tomar Unidos de Lisboa Varzim Vizela

Football in Portugal

FPF LPFP

National teams	Portugal captains hat-tricks Women's B U-23 U-21 U-20 U-19 U-18 U-17 U-16 U-15

League system	Primeira Liga (hat-tricks) LigaPro Campeonato de Portugal Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino

District Associations	Algarve Angra do Heroísmo Aveiro Beja Braga Bragança Castelo Branco Coimbra Évora Guarda Horta Leiria Lisbon Madeira Ponta Delgada Portalegre Porto Santarém Setúbal Viana do Castelo Vila Real Viseu

Domestic cups	Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira Taça de Portugal de Futebol Feminino Supertaça de Futebol Feminino

Defunct competitions	Segunda Divisão Terceira Divisão Taça Ribeiro dos Reis Taça Federação Portuguesa de Futebol Liga Intercalar

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