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 Futebol Clube (Estádio dos Arcos), Vila do Conde (Capacity: 12,815)
Chairman	Paulo Carvalho
Manager	Carlos Brito
League	Portuguese Liga
2008-09	Liga Sagres, 12th
Home colours Away colours

Rio Ave Futebol Clube, founded in 1939, is a Portuguese football club that plays in Vila do Conde, northern Portugal. It currently plays in the first division, holding home games at Estádio do Rio Ave FC, 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 and Rui Jorge started highly successful careers at the club.

Contents 1 History 2 Current squad 3 Summer Transfers 2009/10 4 Youth Squad 5 Famous players 6 Honours 7 League and cup history 8 Former coaches 9 External links

[edit] History

Rio Ave FC was founded in 1939, being soon nicknamed Rio Grande (Big River). In 1981-82, it achieved its best ever league finish, a fifth place, nearly missing out on European qualification. Two seasons later, it reached the Portuguese Cup final, losing to league powerhouse Futebol Clube do Porto.

After spending the first part of the 90's in the second level, the club returned to the top flight, going on to conquer the 1999 and 2003 second division. It would be relegated again, returning in 2008-09, and managing home draws during that season against Porto and S.L. Benfica.

[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 8 MF António Livramento 10 MF Vítor Gomes 11 FW Henrique 14 MF André Vilas Boas 15 DF Edson 16 MF Fábio Coentrão 20 DF Bruno Mendes

No. Position Player 22 DF Bruno Ribeiro 23 DF Fábio Faria 25 DF Sílvio 29 MF Ricardo Martins 30 MF Wíres 31 FW Ronaldo 35 FW Chidi Onyemah 47 MF Fábio Paím 74 GK Miguel Mora 78 DF Jorge Humberto 79 FW Pedro Moutinho 83 MF Tarantini FW João Tomás

[edit] Summer Transfers 2009/10

In

• João Tomás - Boavista - Free

Out

• Miguel Lopes - FC Porto - 600,000 €
• Márcio Paiva - Doxa Katokopia - Free
• Yazalde - SC Braga - Loan Finished

List of transfers of Portuguese Liga 2009-10 season

[edit] Youth Squad

No. Position Player 1 GK Fábio 2 DF Terroso 3 DF Júnior 4 DF Helder 5 DF Rubén 6 MF Edú 7 FW Nuninho 8 MF Mickael 10 MF Kuki 11 FW Edú 12 GK Filipe Cunha 13 MF João 14 MF Marcelo 15 MF Quim 16 MF Pedrinho

No. Position Player 17 FW Estrela 18 FW Capela 19 FW Aymeric 20 MF Perú 21 FW Fábio Correia 22 DF Joãozinho 23 DF Silva 24 DF Guilherme 25 DF Hudson 26 MF Rodrigo 27 DF Tiago 28 MF Alex 29 FW Frasco 30 FW Coentrão 31 GK Ricardo 32 GK Marcos

[edit] Famous players

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• Alfredo
• Paulinho Santos
• Rogério Matias
• Rui Jorge
• Fábio Coentrão
• Miguelito
• Adriano
• Alípio
• Evandro
• Niquinha
• Paulo César
• Vandinho
• Emmanuel Maboang
• Mateus
• José Semedo
• Armando Sá
• Junas Naciri
• Miguel Mora

[edit] Honours

• Second Division: 1981, 1986, 1996, 2003

[edit] League and cup history

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Portuguese 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	Round 6
2005-2006	1D	16	34	8	10	16	34	53	34	Round 5	Relegated
2006-2007	2H	3	30	?	?	?	?	?	?	Round 4
2007-2008	2H	2	30	13	12	5	38	26	51	Round 6

[edit] Former coaches

João Eusébio

[edit] External links

• Official website (Portuguese)
• Detailed up-to-date Rio Ave news (in English)

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