- 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|PortugalPaulo Carvalho
manager = flagicon|PortugalJoão Eusébio
league =Liga de Honra
season = 2007-08
position = Liga de Honra, 2nd (promoted)
pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=_greenstripes|pattern_ra1=
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=FF0000Rio Ave Futebol Clube (pron. IPA2|'riu 'avɨ, and quickly as [IPA|riwav] ), founded in
1939 , is a Portuguese football club, that plays inVila do Conde , northernPortugal . "'Estadio do Rio Ave FC" is a multi-usestadium inVila do Conde ,Portugal . It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium is able to hold 12,815 people and was built in1985 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|PortugalPaulinho Santos
*flagicon|PortugalRogério Matias
*flagicon|Cape Verde MateusExternal links
* [http://www.rioave-fc.pt/ Rio Ave Official Website (Portuguese)]
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