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Rio Ave 2018/19 — results, squad & stats

Portugal · Founded 1939

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RAFC vs FCFSun 25 Oct · Liga Portugal · 18:00Market: RAFC 25% · draw 28% · FCF 47% › Head-to-head: Rio Ave v Famalicão →
Season record
2Played
0Won
1Drawn
1Lost
4:5Goals
Home
0W · 1D · 0L
4:4 in 1 match
Away
0W · 0D · 1L
0:1 in 1 match

In 2018/19 Rio Ave played 2 matches in the Europa League: 0 won, 1 drawn and 1 lost from 2, 4 scored and 5 conceded.

At home 0–1–0 with 4 scored; away 0–0–1 with 0 scored.

Galeno led the scoring with 2; Galeno the assists with 1.

The side averages 47.03% of the ball, 10.4 shots a game, 4.3 corners, 15.7 tackles, 9.5 interceptions, 12.9 fouls in 2025/2026.

They kept a clean sheet in 17.65% of matches, both teams scored in 52.94%, failed to score in 38.24%, 58.82% went over 2.5 goals.

Europa League
#TeamPWDLGDPts
1Villarreal6240+710
2SK Rapid6312-310
3Rangers613206
4Spartak Moskva6123-45

Squad

33 players · avg age 24.3 · 26 foreign · Full squad →

GKCezary Miszta, Antzelo Sina, Kevin Chamorro, Vítor Hugo, Ennio Van Der Gouw
DFJosé Carlos Teixeira Lopes dos Reis Gonçalves, Simón García, Andreas Ntoi, Nelson Abbey, Julien Lomboto, Jakub Brabec, Marios Vrousai, João Tomé, Francisco Petrasso, Pedro Amaral, Gustavo Mancha, Caike Lourenço Valença
MFRyan, Brandon Aguilera, Malik Sellouki, Tamás Nikitscher, Georgios Liavas, Antoine Junior Wenck, Miguel Almeida Patrício, Diogo Nascimento
FWDiogo Bezerra, Tamble Monteiro, Jalen Blesa, Radek Šiler, Tobías Medina, R. Galčík, Dario Spikic, Sebastian Clemmensen

Last XI

3–2 vs Nacional · Sun 11 Oct

11↓Miller Blesa7.6↓ 78'
80⚽↓Clemmensen7.9↓ 63'
19↓Sellouki7.0↓ 76'
7⚽↓Oliveira7.0↓ 76'
79↓Patrício6.3↓ 63'
54Liavas6.7
20Baptista5.3
5Ntoi6.4
39Conceição6.7
17CVrousai6.7
32Mendonça6.6

Goals

Over 0.5 goals91%
Over 1.5 goals82%
Over 2.5 goals59%
Over 3.5 goals29%
Both teams scored53%
Clean sheets18%
Failed to score38%

Share of matches across 34 matches. This season was too thin to describe, so the figures are 2025/2026.

6.7Avg rating
47.0%Possession
1.0Goals / game
1.7Conceded / game
10.4Shots / game
387.6Passes / game
0.7Assists / game
4.3Corners / game
78.7Attacks / game
33.2Dangerous / game
1.4Offsides / game
15.7Tackles / game
9.5Interceptions / game
12.9Fouls / game
2.7Yellows / game
1Red cards
87.4'Goal every
6Injury-time goals
2nd-halfBest half
7.2Top rated · André Luiz
Andreas NtoiMost booked
3Internationals

Seasons

2026/2027Liga Portugal8 played 2025/2026Liga Portugal34 played 2025Club Friendlies 11 played 2024/2025Liga Portugal34 played 2020/2021Europa League3 played
2018/2019Europa League2 played
2016/2017Europa League2 played 2014/2015Europa League10 played

Club

1939Founded
PortugalCountry
Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol ClubeGround
Vila do CondeCity
5,300Capacity
grassSurface

Honours

No honours on record.

Managers

Jul 2025 — presentSotiris Silaidopoulos36 matches
Nov 2024 — Jun 2025Petit24 matches
Jul 2021 — Nov 2024Luís Batalha Freire10 matches
About Rio Ave

Rio Ave, founded in 1939, play in Portugal, Europa League and host their matches at Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube.

They have played 2 matches, winning 0, drawing 1 and losing 1, scoring 4 and conceding 5.

Their last match was a 4–4 home draw with Jagiellonia Białystok.

Rio Ave play Famalicão at home on Sun 25 Oct in Liga Portugal.

The fixtures list on this page shows 2 stored matches with their results, newest first.

Current Rio Ave players

Goalkeeper: Cezary Miszta, Antzelo Sina, Kevin Chamorro, Vítor Hugo, Ennio Van Der Gouw

Defender: José Carlos Teixeira Lopes dos Reis Gonçalves, Simón García, Andreas Ntoi, Nelson Abbey, Julien Lomboto, Jakub Brabec, Marios Vrousai, João Tomé, Francisco Petrasso, Pedro Amaral, Gustavo Mancha, Caike Lourenço Valença

Midfielder: Ryan, Brandon Aguilera, Malik Sellouki, Tamás Nikitscher, Georgios Liavas, Antoine Junior Wenck, Miguel Almeida Patrício, Diogo Nascimento

Attacker: Diogo Bezerra, Tamble Monteiro, Jalen Blesa, Radek Šiler, Tobías Medina, R. Galčík, Dario Spikic, Sebastian Clemmensen

Frequently asked
Who do Rio Ave play next?
Rio Ave play Famalicão at home on Sun 25 Oct.
What stadium do Rio Ave play at?
Rio Ave play at Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube, which holds 5,300.
Who is the Rio Ave manager?
Sotiris Silaidopoulos is the current Rio Ave manager.
Who is Rio Ave's top scorer?
Galeno leads the scoring with 2 goals.
Rivalries

No rivals on record.

Market record

No recorded market on a recent result.

Coach
Sotiris SilaidopoulosJul 2025 — present · 36 matches
Record transfers
ClaytonOlympiacos F.C.€5.0m
Tamble MonteiroPortimonense SAD€2.0m
Jalen BlesaCesena€1.7m
Top scorers
1Galeno2
2Gelson Dala1
3Damien Furtado1