Rio Ave F.C. (futsal)

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Rio Ave
Full nameRio Ave Futebol Clube
Ground Pavilhão Municipal de Desportos
Vila do Conde, Portugal
Capacity800
ChairmanAntónio Silva Campos
ManagerPaulo Morim
League Liga Sport Zone
2015–16 Overall table: 12th
Playoffs: Did not qualify
Website Club website

Rio Ave Futebol Clube is a futsal team based in the city of Vila do Conde, Portugal, that plays in the Portuguese Futsal First Division. It is a part of the Rio Ave sports club.

Futsal Ballgame-team sport, variant of association football

Futsal is a variant of association football played on a hard court, smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It can be considered a version of five-a-side football.

Vila do Conde Municipality in Norte, Portugal

Vila do Conde is a municipality in the Norte Region of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 79,533, in an area of 149.03 km². The urbanized area of Vila do Conde, which includes the parishes of Vila do Conde, Azurara and Árvore, represent 36,137 inhabitants. Vila do Conde is interlinked to the north with Póvoa de Varzim, forming a single urban agglomeration. The town is on the Portuguese Way of the Camino de Santiago.

Portugal Republic in Southwestern Europe

Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country located mostly on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. It is the westernmost sovereign state of mainland Europe, being bordered to the west and south by the Atlantic Ocean and to the north and east by Spain. Its territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira, both autonomous regions with their own regional governments.

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Current squad

As of 14 May 2019
#PositionNameNationality
1 Goalkeeper Chico Braga Flag of Portugal.svg
4 Defender Lincon Neto Flag of Brazil.svg
5 Winger Renato Pontes Flag of Portugal.svg
6 Winger Cigano Flag of Portugal.svg
7 Winger Pedro Ferreira Flag of Portugal.svg
8 Universal Eli Júnior Flag of Brazil.svg
9 Winger Jefferson Melo Flag of Brazil.svg
10 Pivot Felipe Simas Flag of Brazil.svg
11 Winger Rubinho Flag of Portugal.svg
12 Goalkeeper Sandro Barradas Flag of Portugal.svg
13 Pivot Vinícius Silva Flag of Brazil.svg
14 Defender Tiago Monteiro Flag of Portugal.svg
15 Universal Francisco Meireles Flag of Portugal.svg
15 Winger Manuel Silva Flag of Portugal.svg
16 Winger Arnaldo Pereira Flag of Portugal.svg
17 Pivot Fred Torres Flag of Portugal.svg
20 Universal João Pedro Ferreira Flag of Portugal.svg
21 Winger Alex Ribeiro Flag of Portugal.svg

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