Rio Ave F.C.

Rio Ave

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Full name	Rio Ave Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)	Rio Grande (Big River)
Founded	1939
Ground	Estádio do Rio Ave, Vila do Conde, Portugal
Capacity	12,815
Chairman	António Campos
Manager	Nuno Espírito Santo
League	Primeira Liga
2011–12	Primeira Liga, 14th
Home colours Away colours

Rio Ave Futebol Clube, commonly known as Rio Ave, is a Portuguese football club based in Vila do Conde, northern Portugal. Founded in 1939, it currently plays in the first division, holding home games at Estádio do Rio Ave FC – also known as Estádio dos Arcos – a multi-use stadium used mostly for football matches, seating approximately 12,815 people and built in 1985.

The club's colours are a striped green and white shirt with white shorts and socks, while the away one is a striped red and white shirt and white shorts with yellow socks. Portuguese internationals Alfredo, Paulinho Santos, Quim, Rui Jorge and Fábio Coentrão started highly successful careers at the club.

History

Rio Ave was founded in 1939, being soon nicknamed Rio Grande (Big River). In 1981–82, it achieved its best ever league finish in the first division, a fifth place, just missing out on European qualification. Two seasons later, it reached the Portuguese Cup final, losing to league powerhouse F.C. Porto.

After spending the first part of the 1990s in the second level, the club returned to the topflight, going on to conquer the 1999 and 2003 second division. They would be relegated again, returning in 2008–09, and managing home draws during that season against Porto and Sport Lisboa e Benfica.

Current squad

As of 15 June 2013.

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	POR	Rafa
2	DF	PER	Alberto Rodríguez
3	DF	BRA	Nivaldo
4	MF	POR	Ricardo Pateiro
5	DF	BRA	Jeferson
8	MF	POR	Tarantini
11	MF	POR	Braga
13	GK	SVN	Jan Oblak (on loan from Benfica)
14	MF	POR	André Vilas Boas
16	MF	BRA	Filipe Augusto
17	FW	POR	Ukra (on loan from Porto)
18	FW	EGY	Ahmed Hassan

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	MF	BRA	Diego Lopes (on loan from Benfica)
22	DF	POR	André Dias
28	FW	VEN	Yonathan del Valle (on loan from Auxerre)
29	FW	ENG	Tope Obadeyi
30	DF	BRA	Wíres
33	FW	POR	Bébé (on loan from Manchester United)
38	MF	POR	Kiki
40	DF	POR	André Costa
45	FW	POR	Feliz
46	DF	BRA	Marcelo
93	GK	BRA	Ederson

Out on Loan

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
10	MF	POR	Vítor Gomes (at Videoton)
77	FW	POR	Esmaël Gonçalves (at St. Mirren)

League and cup history

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Portuguese Cup	Notes
1979–80	1D	16	30	5	3	22	22	61	13		Relegated
1980–81	2DN	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?		Promoted
1981–82	1D	5	30	13	8	9	26	31	34		Best classification
1982–83	1D	8	30	13	3	14	43	45	29
1983–84	1D	9	30	11	7	12	35	35	29
1984–85	1D	13	30	7	9	14	27	43	23		Relegated
1985–86	2DN	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?		Promoted
1986–87	1D	13	30	8	9	13	33	40	25
1987–88	1D	18	38	7	14	17	29	67	28		Relegated
1991–92	2H	4	34	16	7	11	47	30	39
1992–93	2H	5	34	14	10	10	39	36	38
1993–94	2H	4	34	18	8	8	43	23	44
1994–95	2H	11	34	12	8	14	47	46	32
1995–96	2D	1	34	21	5	8	58	42	68		Promoted
1996–97	1D	15	34	8	11	15	35	42	35
1997–98	1D	9	34	12	10	12	43	43	46
1998–99	1D	14	34	8	11	15	26	47	35
1999–00	1D	17	34	8	9	17	34	54	33		Relegated
2000–01	2H	5	34	17	9	8	68	35	60
2001–02	2H	8	34	12	10	12	45	36	46
2002–03	2H	1	34	19	6	9	49	36	63		Promoted
2003–04	1D	7	34	12	12	10	42	37	48
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

Honours

• Second Division: 1995–96, 2002–03
• Portuguese Second Division: 1985–86
• Portuguese Third Division: 1976–77
• AF Porto Cup: 1966–67
• Portuguese Cup: Runner-up 1983–84

Managers

• Pedro Gomes (1978–79)
• Fernando Cabrita (1980–81)
• Félix Mourinho (1981–82)
• Pedro Gomes (1982–83)
• Félix Mourinho (1983–85)
• Mário Reis (1985–86)
• Mário Juliatto (1987–88)
• Mário Reis (1988–89)
• Eurico Gomes (1989–90)
• Mário Reis (1990–91)
• Augusto Inácio (1990–91)

• José Rachão (1992–93)
• Jaime Pacheco (1994–95)
• Henrique Calisto (1995–96)
• Carlos Brito (July 1996–June 00)
• Vítor Oliveira (July 2000–01)
• Horácio Gonçalves (2001–02)
• Carlos Brito (July 2002–June 05)
• António Sousa (July 2005–Feb 06)
• João Eusébio (Feb 2006–Jan 09)
• Carlos Brito (Jan 2009–May 12)
• Nuno Espírito Santo (July 2012–)

External links

• Official website Template:Pt icon
• Zerozero team profile
• Detailed up-to-date club news