Rio Ave F.C.

Football club infobox
clubname = Rio Ave F.C.


fullname = Rio Ave Futebol Clube
nickname = "Rio Grande" (Big River)
founded = 1939
ground = Estádio do Rio Ave FC,
Vila do Conde
capacity = 12,815
chairman = flagicon|Portugal Paulo Carvalho
manager = flagicon|Portugal João Eusébio
league = Liga de Honra
season = 2007-08
position = Liga de Honra, 2nd (promoted)
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leftarm1=FFFFFF|body1=FFFFFF|rightarm1=FFFFFF|shorts1=FFFFFF|socks1=008000
pattern_la2=_redborder|pattern_b2=_thinredstripes|pattern_ra2=_redborder
leftarm2=FF0000|body2=FF0000|rightarm2=FF0000|shorts2=FFFFFF|socks2=FF0000

Rio Ave Futebol Clube (pron. IPA2|'riu 'avɨ, and quickly as [IPA|riwav] ), founded in 1939, is a Portuguese football club, that plays in Vila do Conde, northern Portugal. "'Estadio do Rio Ave FC" is a multi-use stadium in Vila do Conde, Portugal. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium is able to hold 12,815 people and was built in 1985 and the current home of Rio Ave since 1985. The clubs colours are a striped green and white shirt with white shorts and socks.The away kit is a striped red and white shirt and white shorts with yellow socks.

League and Cup history

Current squad

Famous players

*flagicon|Portugal Alfredo
*flagicon|Portugal Paulinho Santos
*flagicon|Portugal Rogério Matias
*flagicon|Cape Verde Mateus

External links

* [http://www.rioave-fc.pt/ Rio Ave Official Website (Portuguese)]