C.D. Aves

Desportivo das Aves

Full name	Clube Desportivo das Aves
Founded	12 November 1930
Ground	Estádio do Clube Desportivo das Aves, Vila das Aves (Capacity: 10,250)
Chairman	Armando Silva
Manager	Paulo Fonseca
League	Liga de Honra
2009–10	9th
Home colours Away colours

Clube Desportivo das Aves (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈklub(ɨ) dɨʃpuɾˈtivu dɐʃ ˈavɨʃ]), known simply as Desportivo das Aves or just Aves, is a Portuguese football club from Vila das Aves. It currently plays in the second tier Liga de Honra, after finishing last in the 2006–07 top-flight Portuguese Liga season.

The club's official supporter groups is the Força Avense.

Stadium

Desportivo das Aves plays at the Estádio do Clube Desportivo das Aves in Vila das Aves, Santo Tirso. The stadium was inaugurated on 8 December 1981 and it's considered one of the best maintained in Europe. It underwent many renovations, especially in the year 2000, when Desportivo das Aves reached the Portuguese first division. When the stadium was built, there were 12,500 seats available, but it currently seats only 7,000 after the club decided to remove chairs.

The Estádio do Clube Desportivo das Aves was one of the training grounds of the French national team during the UEFA Euro 2004, which was played in Portugal.

Due to its small seating capacity, games at this stadium can be very intense with fan groups like Força Avense, which are very passionate about the team, and whose chants can be heard throughout the stadium.

Sports Club

The club also has football schools for junior players and two futsal teams for both men and women as well as a very successful footballing trial system.

Current squad

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Marafona 2 DF Tiago Valente 3 MF Ricardo Chaves (on loan from Rio Ave FC) 4 MF Romeu 5 DF Rafael Amorim (on loan from CS Marítimo) 6 MF Grosso 7 FW Pedro Pereira 8 MF Pedro Cervantes 9 FW Pires 10 MF Quinaz 11 FW Renato 13 GK Rui Faria

No. Position Player 15 DF Romaric 16 MF Tito 20 DF Geraldes (on loan from Rio Ave FC) 21 DF João Pedro 23 MF Vasco Matos 24 DF Mamadu 25 MF Ricardo Martins (on loan from Rio Ave FC) 47 FW Diogo Fonseca 55 MF Nelson Pedroso 78 FW Dally MF Amaury Bischoff

Notable former players

Almani Moreira Amaury Bischoff Delfim Emanuel Jorge Ribeiro Miguel Simão Miguel Vítor Nuno Pedro Mendes

Quim Raul Meireles Ricardo Nascimento Romeu Ribeiro Ruben Lima Rui Figueiredo Tiago Valente Quinzinho Edu

Mércio Michel Pensée André Bikey Néné Yu Dabao Hamid Rhanem Alfredo Esteves Kamani Hill

Notable Former Coaches

• Carlos Carvalhal
• José Gomes
• Silvino Louro

League and Cup history

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Portuguese Cup	Notes
1985–86	1D	13	30	7	8	15	25	42	22		Relegated
1986–87	2H	8	34	13	8	13	44	47	47	Round 6
1995–96	2H	4	34	17	7	10	53	41	58
1996–97	2H	8	34	13	8	13	44	47	47
1997–98	2H	15	34	11	5	18	48	64	38	Round 5
1998–99	2H	4	34	14	9	11	46	43	51
1999–00	2H	3	34	18	7	9	33	24	61		Promoted
2000–01	1D	17	34	4	10	20	31	68	22		Relegated
2001–02	2H	7	34	14	5	15	50	51	47	Round 4
2002–03	2H	6	34	13	8	13	41	38	47	Round 3
2003–04	2H	8	34	13	6	15	42	53	45	Round 5
2004–05	2H	5	34	15	6	13	45	35	51	Round 4
2005–06	2H	2	34	18	10	6	47	30	64	Round 6	Promoted
2006–07	1D	16	30	5	7	18	22	42	22	Round 4	Relegated
2007–08	2H	8	30	10	9	11	43	39	39	Round 5
2008–09	2H	11	30	9	9	12	30	36	36	Round 4

External links

• (Portuguese) Official website
• (English) C.D. Aves at Football-lineups.com
• (Portuguese) Supporters group homepage