Rio Ave
Portugal · founded 1939 · Estádio dos Arcos
We list 5 upcoming fixtures, the 5 most recent results, 120 players across 11 seasons and the 60 latest transfers for Rio Ave, most recently seen in Primeira Liga.
Competition: Primeira Liga
Manager: Sotiris Sylaidopoulos
Home venue: Estádio dos Arcos, Condi Town
Record last updated .
Rio Ave in the table · Primeira Liga
Rank 14 · 7 points from 8 played (2W-1D-5L). Goal difference -9 (8 for, 17 against).
Most-played opponents
Clubs Rio Ave has met most often in finished competitive matches, all competitions since 2010.
- Sporting CP — 33 matches · 4W 6D 23L
- FC Porto — 32 matches · 1W 6D 25L
- Benfica — 30 matches · 1W 4D 25L
- SC Braga — 30 matches · 7W 8D 15L
- Vitória SC — 30 matches · 6W 7D 17L
- Maritimo — 25 matches · 7W 8D 10L
- Nacional — 25 matches · 10W 8D 7L
- Estoril — 22 matches · 10W 4D 8L
Upcoming fixtures
Next scheduled matches for Rio Ave.
- Rio Ave vs Famalicao · Primeira Liga · Oct 25, 2026 · Famalicao
- Academico Viseu vs Rio Ave · Primeira Liga · Nov 1, 2026 · Academico Viseu
- Rio Ave vs SC Braga · Primeira Liga · Nov 8, 2026 · SC Braga
- Arouca vs Rio Ave · Primeira Liga · Nov 28, 2026 · Arouca
- Rio Ave vs Casa Pia · Primeira Liga · Dec 6, 2026 · Casa Pia
Recent results
Most recent completed matches.
- Louletano 0-1 Rio Ave · Taça de Portugal · Oct 17, 2026 · Louletano
- Rio Ave 3-2 Nacional · Primeira Liga · Oct 11, 2026 · Nacional
- Alverca 1-0 Rio Ave · Primeira Liga · Sep 19, 2026 · Alverca
- Rio Ave 3-3 Estrela · Primeira Liga · Sep 14, 2026 · Estrela
- Santa Clara 4-0 Rio Ave · Primeira Liga · Sep 6, 2026 · Santa Clara
Grounds
Every ground Rio Ave has hosted a home fixture at in the archive, most-used first. This is a count of fixtures we hold, not a claim about which ground the club is registered at.
- Estádio dos Arcos, Condi Town — 120 home fixtures here
- Estádio da Capital do Móvel, Paços de Ferreira — 3 home fixtures here
- Campo de Treinos do Rio Ave FC, Vila do Conde — 2 home fixtures here
Managers
Every manager we hold a spell for at Rio Ave, most recent first. Each links to a full career record.
- Sotiris Sylaidopoulos — 1 Aug 2025 to present
- S. Silaidopoulos — 1 Jul 2025 to 1 Aug 2025
- Augusto Gama — 1 Dec 2018 to 1 Jan 2019
- Petit — 1 Nov 2024 to 1 Jun 2025
- Luís Freire — 1 Jul 2021 to 1 Nov 2024
- Mário Silva — 1 Aug 2020 to 1 Dec 2020
- Carlos Carvalhal — 1 Jul 2019 to 1 Aug 2020
- Daniel Ramos — 1 Jan 2019 to 1 Jun 2019
- José Gomes — 1 Jul 2018 to 1 Dec 2018
- Luís Manuel Ribeiro de Castro — 1 Nov 2016 to 1 Jun 2017
- Capucho — 1 Jul 2016 to 1 Nov 2016
- Nuno Espírito Santo — 1 Jul 2012 to 1 May 2014
Players we hold records for
120 players across 11 seasons at Rio Ave, each filed under the most recent season we hold for that player at this club. Every name links to a full career profile with per-season stats.
2026/2027
- A. Ntoi — Midfielder
- Caike — Defender
- D. Špikić — Forward
- Diogo Bezerra — Midfielder
- Gustavo Mancha — Defender
- J. Blesa — Attacker
- J. Brabec — Defender
- J. Lomboto — Defender
- K. Chamorro — Goalkeeper
- M. Vrousai — Forward
- N. Abbey — Defender
- R. Galcik — Forward
- T. Medina — Forward
- Tamble Monteiro — Forward
2025/2026
- A. Papakanellos — Midfielder
- A. Sina — Goalkeeper
- Alfonso Pastor — Goalkeeper
- Andre Luiz — Attacker
- B. Aguilera — Midfielder
- C. Miszta — Goalkeeper
- Clayton — Forward
- Diogo Bezerra — Attacker
- E. van der Gouw — Goalkeeper
- Eric Emanuel da Silva Moreira — Midfielder
- F. Petrasso — Defender
- G. Liavas — Midfielder
- J. Panzo — Defender
- João Graça — Midfielder
- João Novais — Midfielder
- João Tomé — Defender
- K. Zoabi — Attacker
- Leonardo Buta — Defender
- Marc Gual — Attacker
- N. Athanasiou — Defender
- O. Richards — Defender
- Ole Pohlmann — Midfielder
- Rafael Genuino — Attacker
- Ryan Guilherme — Midfielder
- T. Bakoulas — Midfielder
- T. Nikitscher — Midfielder
- Valentim Sousa — Attacker
2024/2025
- A. Oudrhiri — Midfielder
- A. Rehmi — Attacker
- Aderllan Santos — Defender
- Bruno Ventura — Midfielder
- C. Igbokwe — Forward
- Costinha — Defender
- D. Ferati — Midfielder
- E. Tıknaz — Midfielder
- Fábio Ronaldo — Forward
- Georgios Okkas — Midfielder
- Hassan Abou El Matty — Defender
- Hiago — Midfielder
- Hélder Sá — Defender
- Jhonatan — Goalkeeper
- Jorge Karse — Defender
- João Muniz — Defender
- João Pedro — Defender
- K. Kostoulas — Defender
- Kiko Bondoso — Midfielder
- Koka — Forward
- Magrão — Goalkeeper
- Martim Neto — Midfielder
- Matheus Teixeira — Goalkeeper
- Miguel Nóbrega — Defender
- Naziru Shuabiu — Attacker
- Patrick William — Defender
- R. Pantalon — Defender
- Richard — Defender
- Rui Pedro Pereira Morgado — Defender
- S. Samushia — Attacker
- Savio — Defender
- Tiago Morais — Attacker
- Vitor Gomes — Midfielder
2023/2024
- Adrien Silva — Midfielder
- André Pereira — Attacker
- C. Devenish — Defender
- Guga — Midfielder
- Hernâni — Midfielder
- Josué Sá — Defender
- L. Ruiz — Forward
- Nuno Namora — Defender
- Ukra — Attacker
- Zé Manuel — Forward
- Úmaro Embaló — Attacker
2022/2023
- João Ferreira — Defender
2021/2022
- A. Sylla — Defender
- Gelson Dala — Forward
- Leo Vieira — Goalkeeper
- Ângelo — Defender
2020/2021
- Lucas Piazón — Midfielder
- M. Taremi — Forward
- Matheus Reis — Defender
- N. Santos — Forward
- R. Meshino — Attacker
- Rafael Camacho — Forward
- T. Borevković — Defender
- Tarantini — Midfielder
2019/2020
- Al Musrati — Midfielder
- Andre Silva — Forward
- Carlos Mané — Forward
- Diogo Figueiras — Defender
- Jonathan Buatu — Defender
2018/2019
- Bruno Moreira — Attacker
- Carlos Júnior — Forward
- Carlos Vinícius — Attacker
- G. Makaridze — Goalkeeper
- Galeno — Attacker
- Joao Schmidt — Midfielder
- Léo Jardim — Goalkeeper
- Miguel Rodrigues — Defender
2017/2018
- A. Karamanos — Attacker
- Bruno Martins Teles — Defender
- Hélder Tiago Pinto Moura Guedes — Attacker
- Marcao — Defender
- Rui Vieira — Goalkeeper
- Rúben Ribeiro — Midfielder
- Y. Ribeiro — Defender
2016/2017
Recent transfers
Confirmed transfers involving Rio Ave, incoming and outgoing.
- · Zé Carlos from GIL Vicente — Free transfer
- · Rafael Genuino to AVS — Loan
- · S. Garcia from Atletico Nacional — Transfer
- · R. Šiler from Podbrezová — Transfer
- · R. Šiler from Podbrezová
- · Vitor Hugo from Lusitânia Lourosa — Transfer
- · S. Clemmensen from IFK Goteborg — Transfer
- · M. Sellouki from Laval — Transfer
- · Pedro Amaral from Estoril — Free transfer
- · Lorent Talla to Malisheva — Loan
- · Jorge Karse to Home United — Free transfer
- · Georgios Okkas to Olympiakos — Free transfer
- · S. Samushia to FC Andorra — Free transfer
- · R. Galcik from Podbrezová — Transfer
- · R. Galcik from Podbrezová — Transfer
- · Diogo Nascimento from Olympiakos Piraeus — Loan
- · Ole Pohlmann to SpVgg Greuther Fürth — Transfer
- · Samuel from Botafogo — Transfer
- · Valentim Sousa to Varzim — Free transfer
- · E. van der Gouw from Zulte Waregem — Transfer
- · N. Santos from Leça — Return from loan
- · Jorge Karse from Academica — Return from loan
- · D. Ferati to Unknown — Free transfer
- · Gustavo Mancha to Olympiakos Piraeus — Return from loan
- · A. Sina from PAS Giannina — Return from loan
- · K. Zoabi to Torreense — Free transfer
- · N. Santos to Supra du Quebec
- · E. van der Gouw to Zulte Waregem — Return from loan
- · Valentim Sousa from AD Marco 09 — Return from loan
- · Leonardo Buta to Udinese — Return from loan
- · A. Papakanellos to Olympiakos Piraeus — Return from loan
- · O. Richards to Nottingham Forest — Return from loan
- · Georgios Okkas from Panionios — Return from loan
- · João Graça to Unknown — Free transfer
- · N. Santos to Unknown — Free transfer
- · Marc Gual to Kairat Almaty — Free transfer
- · Clayton to Olympiakos Piraeus — Transfer
- · Tamble Monteiro from Portimonense — Transfer
- · N. Athanasiou to Olympiakos Piraeus — Return from loan
- · E. van der Gouw from Zulte Waregem — Loan
- · Gustavo Mancha from Olympiakos Piraeus — Loan
- · Alfonso Pastor to Maritimo — Transfer
- · J. Panzo to Birmingham — Transfer
- · Leonardo Buta from Udinese — Loan
- · J. Blesa from Cesena — Transfer
- · G. Gogia to Samgurali — Free transfer
- · Ryan Guilherme from Cruzeiro — Transfer
- · Andre Luiz to Olympiakos Piraeus — Transfer
- · Hiago to Botafogo PB
- · T. Bakoulas to Olympiakos Piraeus — Return from loan
- · Eric Emanuel da Silva Moreira to Nottingham Forest — Return from loan
- · Diogo Bezerra from OFK Beograd — Transfer
- · Georgios Okkas to Panionios — Loan
- · Lazar Radojicic to Radnik Surdulica — Free transfer
- · João Novais to Al Jabalain — Free transfer
- · J. Brabec from Aris Thessalonikis — Free transfer
- · Valentim Sousa to AD Marco 09 — Loan
- · A. Sina to PAS Giannina — Loan
- · Alfonso Pastor from Levante — Free transfer
- · Eric Emanuel da Silva Moreira from Nottingham Forest — Loan