Rio Ave F.C.
Rio Ave Futebol Clube, commonly known as Rio Ave, is a Portuguese football club based in Vila do Conde, northern Portugal. Founded in 1939, it currently plays in the first division, holding home games at Estádio do Rio Ave FC – also known as Estádio dos Arcos – a multi-use stadium used mostly for football matches, seating approximately 12,815 people and built in 1985.
The club's colours are a striped green and white shirt with white shorts and socks, while the away one is a striped red and white shirt and white shorts with yellow socks. Portuguese internationals Alfredo, Paulinho Santos, Quim, Rui Jorge and Fábio Coentrão started highly successful careers at the club.
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