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Rio Ave

Liga PortugalVila do Conde, Portugal

Rio Ave are 14th in the Liga Portugal with 7 points from 8 matches. Next: Louletano v Rio Ave.

14th · 7 pts FormLLDLW Updated 14:17 Portuguese time

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Next match

Taça de Portugal

Louletano 17:00Saturday 17 October

Rio Ave

Portuguese time

In 4 days

After that

Rio Ave v FamalicaoLiga PortugalSun 25 Oct · 18:00
Academico Viseu v Rio AveLiga PortugalSun 1 Nov · 18:00

WRio Ave 3-2 NacionalSun 11 Oct · Liga Portugal

Rio Ave in 2026/27

Rio Ave are 14th in the Liga Portugal with 7 points from 8 matches. Next: Louletano v Rio Ave. Famalicao are level on points above them. Vitoria Guimaraes are 2 points behind.

Their record: 2 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats, 8 goals scored and 17 conceded. Form in all competitions: L L D L W.

After that: Rio Ave v Famalicao; Academico Viseu v Rio Ave.

Jalen Blesa is their top scorer in the league with 3 goals. Sotiris Silaidopoulos is the head coach since July 2025. Honours: Segunda Liga 3 titles.

Key facts

League: Liga Portugal
Position: 14th, 7 points
Record: W2 D1 L5
Goals: 8 scored, 17 conceded

Facts and streaks

Written from the match data, refreshed after every game

Biggest win
Their biggest league win this season: 2-0 at Estoril.

Fixtures and results

All competitions · Portuguese time

Updated 14:17 Portuguese time

Results

Sun 11 OctLiga Portugal v NacionalLiga Portugal · Matchday 8 3-2W
Sat 19 SeptLiga Portugal at AlvercaLiga Portugal · Matchday 7 0-1L
Mon 14 SeptLiga Portugal v EstrelaLiga Portugal · Matchday 6 3-3D
Sun 6 SeptLiga Portugal at Santa ClaraLiga Portugal · Matchday 5 0-4L
Fri 28 AugLiga Portugal v Sporting CPLiga Portugal · Matchday 4 0-4L
Sat 22 AugLiga Portugal at EstorilLiga Portugal · Matchday 3 2-0W
Sat 15 AugLiga Portugal v FC PortoLiga Portugal · Matchday 2 0-2L
Sun 9 AugLiga Portugal at Gil VicenteLiga Portugal · Matchday 1 0-1L

Next matches

Sat 17 OctTP at LouletanoTaça de Portugal 17:00
Sun 25 OctLiga Portugal v FamalicaoLiga Portugal · Matchday 9 18:00
Sun 1 NovLiga Portugal at Academico ViseuLiga Portugal · Matchday 10 18:00
Sun 8 NovLiga Portugal v BragaLiga Portugal · Matchday 11 20:30
Sat 28 NovLiga Portugal at AroucaLiga Portugal · Matchday 12 15:30
Sun 6 DecLiga Portugal v Casa PiaLiga Portugal · Matchday 13 16:00
Sun 13 DecLiga Portugal at MaritimoLiga Portugal · Matchday 14 16:00
Sun 20 DecLiga Portugal v BenficaLiga Portugal · Matchday 15 16:00
Sun 27 DecLiga Portugal at Vitoria GuimaraesLiga Portugal · Matchday 16 16:00
Sun 10 JanLiga Portugal v MoreirenseLiga Portugal · Matchday 17 16:00
Sun 17 JanLiga Portugal v Gil VicenteLiga Portugal · Matchday 18 16:00
Sun 24 JanLiga Portugal at FC PortoLiga Portugal · Matchday 19 16:00
Sun 31 JanLiga Portugal v EstorilLiga Portugal · Matchday 20 16:00
Sun 7 FebLiga Portugal at Sporting CPLiga Portugal · Matchday 21 16:00
Sun 14 FebLiga Portugal v Santa ClaraLiga Portugal · Matchday 22 16:00
Sun 21 FebLiga Portugal at EstrelaLiga Portugal · Matchday 23 16:00
Sun 28 FebLiga Portugal v AlvercaLiga Portugal · Matchday 24 16:00
Sun 7 MarLiga Portugal at NacionalLiga Portugal · Matchday 25 16:00
Sun 14 MarLiga Portugal at FamalicaoLiga Portugal · Matchday 26 16:00
Sun 21 MarLiga Portugal v Academico ViseuLiga Portugal · Matchday 27 16:00
Sun 4 AprLiga Portugal at BragaLiga Portugal · Matchday 28 16:00
Sun 11 AprLiga Portugal v AroucaLiga Portugal · Matchday 29 16:00
Sun 18 AprLiga Portugal at Casa PiaLiga Portugal · Matchday 30 16:00
Sun 25 AprLiga Portugal v MaritimoLiga Portugal · Matchday 31 16:00
Sun 2 MayLiga Portugal at BenficaLiga Portugal · Matchday 32 16:00
Sun 9 MayLiga Portugal v Vitoria GuimaraesLiga Portugal · Matchday 33 16:00
Sun 16 MayLiga Portugal at MoreirenseLiga Portugal · Matchday 34 16:00

Kick-off times in Portuguese time.All Rio Ave fixtures in your calendar

Liga Portugal table

After 8 matches

Updated 14:17 Portuguese time

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
12	Moreirense	8	2	2	4	-7	8
13	Famalicao	8	1	4	3	-1	7
14	Rio Ave	8	2	1	5	-9	7
15	Vitoria Guimaraes	8	1	2	5	-5	5
16	Nacional	8	1	1	6	-9	4

Liga Portugal (Relegation) (16)

5 places around Rio AveFull Liga Portugal table

Position

League position after each matchday

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MatchdayNow: 14th

Strength rating

Elo rating from every result we hold

1,435+1 in 4 weeks16th of 18 in the Liga Portugal

Last 10 weeks, from 1,442 to 1,435. Just above: Vitoria Guimaraes 1,459 · Estoril 1,448 · Estrela 1,437.

Season stats

Liga Portugal, after 8 matches

League matches	Home	Away	Total
Played	4	4	8
Won	1	1	2
Drawn	1	0	1
Lost	2	3	5
Scored	6	2	8
Conceded	11	6	17
Clean sheets	0	1	1
Failed to score	2	3	5
Points per match	1.00	0.75	0.88

Goals scored812th in the league

Goals conceded1716th best defence

Clean sheets1in 8 matches

Points per match0.88home 1.00, away 0.75

Squad

With Liga Portugal numbers this season

35 players

#	Player	Age	Value	Apps	Min	Goals	Assists	Cards	CS	Rating
Goalkeepers
1	Cezary MisztaPoland	24	$4.9m	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
22	Kevin ChamorroCosta Rica	26	$290k	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
32	Hugo VitorBrazil	25	$625k	2	180	0	0	0	–	7.4
98	Rodrigo RealPortugal	17	–	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
99	Ennio van der GouwNetherlands	26	$390k	6	540	0	0	0	1	7.0
Defenders
2	Carlos ZePortugal	28	$1.5m	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
3	Simon GarciaColombia	21	$1.1m	3	194	0	0	1	–	6.3
5	Andreas NtoiGreece	23	$5.4m	7	522	0	0	2	–	6.6
6	Nelson AbbeyEngland	23	$1.6m	4	258	0	0	1	–	6.9
13	Julien LombotoFrance	24	$310k	1	14	0	0	0	–	6.3
14	Jakub BrabecCzech Republic	34	$380k	2	97	0	0	1	–	7.1
17	Marious VrousaiGreece	28	$3.1m	8	310	0	0	0	–	6.5
20	Joao TomePortugal	23	$580k	4	204	0	0	2	–	6.2
23	Francisco PetrassoArgentina	24	$1.2m	8	643	1	0	2	–	6.8
24	Pedro AmaralPortugal	29	$1.5m	3	172	0	0	0	–	6.2
39	Mancha GustavoBrazil	22	$1.5m	6	459	0	0	0	–	6.5
60	CaikeBrazil	21	–	2	25	0	0	0	–	6.9
Midfielders
8	Guilherme RyanBrazil	23	$815k	1	26	0	0	0	–	6.7
19	Malik SelloukiFrance	26	$990k	5	188	0	0	0	–	6.6
44	Tamas NikitscherHungary	26	$770k	7	521	0	0	2	–	6.8
54	Georgios LiavasGreece	25	$650k	6	533	0	0	1	–	6.5
70	Antoine WenckSenegal	20	–	1	16	0	0	0	–	6.3
79	Miguel PatricioPortugal	19	–	5	209	0	0	0	–	6.6
83	Dai BaldeGuinea-Bissau	19	–	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
90	Diogo NascimentoPortugal	23	$3.3m	4	270	0	0	0	–	6.7
Forwards
7	Bezerra DiogoBrazil	24	–	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
9	TambleGuinea-Bissau	25	–	8	434	1	0	1	–	6.7
11	Jalen BlesaSpain	25	$1.9m	8	696	3	1	1	–	7.3
21	Radek SilerCzech Republic	22	$785k	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
27	Tobias MedinaArgentina	22	$620k	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
30	Roland GalcikSlovakia	25	–	8	325	1	0	1	–	6.6
67	Samuel AlvesBrazil	18	–	1	10	0	0	0	–	6.5
77	Dario SpikicCroatia	27	$970k	5	175	0	0	0	–	6.5
80	Sebastian ClemmensenDenmark	23	$515k	4	193	1	1	0	–	6.6
Also played this season
	Diogo Bezerra	–	–	8	630	1	3	0	–	6.6

CS: clean sheets. Values are market estimates. Ask for a player or photo to be removed

Head coach

All competitions since the appointment

Sotiris SilaidopoulosSince 1 July 2025 · 1 year, 3 months

Played41

Won10

Drawn13

Lost18

Win rate 24%

Transfers

The last 12 months, newest first

In · 19 players

Date	Player	From	Fee
10 Sep	Carlos Ze	Gil Vicente	Free
4 Sep	Simon Garcia	Atl. Nacional	$2.3m
4 Sep	Radek Siler	Podbrezova	$1.6m
4 Sep	Hugo Vitor	Lusitania FC	$1m
3 Sep	Sebastian Clemmensen	Goteborg	$1.4m
26 Aug	Malik Sellouki	Laval	$300k
25 Aug	Pedro Amaral	Estoril	Free
15 Jul	Diogo Nascimento	Olympiacos Piraeus	Loan
1 Jul	Ennio van der Gouw	Waregem	–
30 Jun	Georgios Okkas	Panionios	Loan return
30 Jun	Jorge Karseladze	Academica	Loan return
30 Jun	Tim	AD Marco 09	Loan return
2 Feb	Tamble	Portimonense	$2m
2 Feb	Jalen Blesa	Cesena	$1.7m
2 Feb	Leonardo Buta	Udinese	Loan
2 Feb	Ennio van der Gouw	Waregem	Loan
2 Feb	Mancha Gustavo	Olympiacos Piraeus	Loan
1 Feb	Guilherme Ryan	Cruzeiro	$2.5m
13 Jan	Bezerra Diogo	OFK Beograd Mozzart Bet	$2m

Out · 20 players

Date	Player	To	Fee
4 Sep	Lobato Rafael	AFS	Loan
23 Jul	Jorge Karseladze	Lion City	Free
21 Jul	Georgios Okkas	Ol. Nicosia	Free
10 Jul	Ole Pohlmann	Greuther Furth	–
1 Jul	Karem Zoabi	Torreense	Free
1 Jul	Tim	Varzim	Free
30 Jun	Omar Richards	Nottingham	Loan return
30 Jun	Leonardo Buta	Udinese	Loan return
30 Jun	Ennio van der Gouw	Waregem	Loan return
30 Jun	Antonis Papakanellos	Olympiacos Piraeus	Loan return
12 Jun	Marc Gual	Kairat Almaty	Free
3 Feb	Clayton	Olympiacos Piraeus	$5m
2 Feb	Jonathan Panzo	Birmingham	–
2 Feb	Alfonso Pastor	Maritimo	–
2 Feb	Nicolaos Athanasiou	Olympiacos Piraeus	Loan return
1 Feb	Gigi Gogia	Rio Ave	Free
29 Jan	Luiz Andre	Olympiacos Piraeus	$6.8m
16 Jan	Sa Helder	Sertaozinho	–
16 Jan	Theofanis Bakoulas	Olympiacos Piraeus	Loan return
14 Jan	Eric da Silva Moreira	Nottingham	Loan return

Fees as reported.

Club and ground

Where Rio Ave play, and the nearest clubs in the league

Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube

Town: Vila do Conde
Capacity: 12,815

Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube

Estádio Municipal do Fontelo

Next away trip105 kmEstádio Municipal do Fontelo, Sun 1 Nov

Longest trip so far1,499 kmEstádio de São Miguel, Sun 6 Sept

Straight-line distance · grounds © OpenStreetMap contributors · map Natural Earth

Nearest clubs

Famalicao19 km away
Next: Rio Ave v Famalicao, Sun 25 Oct
Gil Vicente23 km away
This seasonL0-1
Next: Rio Ave v Gil Vicente, Sun 17 Jan
FC Porto26 km away
This seasonL0-2
Next: FC Porto v Rio Ave, Sun 24 Jan

Head-to-head

Against the next opponents

Liga Portugal, Sun 25 Oct, 18:00 Portuguese time, Rio Ave at home

Rio Ave 0 · Draws 3 · Famalicao 14 meetings

1 Mar 2026Portuguese LigaRio Ave0-0FamalicaoD
28 Sep 2025Portuguese LigaFamalicao0-0Rio AveD
10 Mar 2025Primeira LigaFamalicão1-0Rio AveL
4 Oct 2024Primeira LigaRio Ave1-1FamalicãoD

Meetings in our data since 2024. Results from Rio Ave's side.

Honours

Trophies by competition

3 trophies

3Segunda Liga1996, 2003, 2022

Source: GoalServe. Years are when the final or season ended.

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Louletanov

Rio Ave

Sat 17 Oct · 17:00

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WRio Ave 3-2 Nacional
LAlverca 1-0 Rio Ave
DRio Ave 3-3 Estrela

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Rio Ave questions.

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When do Rio Ave play next?

Louletano v Rio Ave, Saturday 17 October at 16:00 UTC.

Where are Rio Ave in the Liga Portugal table?

Rio Ave are 14th in the Liga Portugal with 7 points after 8 matches.

What was Rio Ave's last result?

Rio Ave 3-2 v Nacional, 11 October 2026.

Are there live scores for Rio Ave?

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Who is Rio Ave's top scorer?

Jalen Blesa, with 3 goals in 8 league matches this season.

Who is the Rio Ave manager?

Sotiris Silaidopoulos is the head coach since July 2025.

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