The 2018–19 season is Rio Ave's eleventh season back in the Primeira Liga.
Season events During the pre-season, manager Miguel Cardoso resigned on 13 June 2018, with José Gomes being appointed as his replacement the same day. Six months later, 22 December 2018, Gomes resigned to take the vacant manager's position at English Championship club Reading, with Daniel Ramos being appointed as his replacement on 1 January 2019.
Squad
Out on loan
Transfers In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.8 June 2018DFToni BorevkovićRudešUndisclosed14 June 2018MFMuriloMirassolUndisclosed15 June 2018DFAfonso FigueiredoRennesUndisclosed19 June 2018DFJonathan BuatuWaasland-BeverenUndisclosed25 June 2018DFMatheus ReisSão PauloUndisclosed7 July 2018MFNikola JamborSlaven BelupoUndisclosed27 July 2018MFJocaBraga BUndisclosed29 August 2018GKPaulo VítorVarzimUndisclosed31 August 2018DFFábio CoentrãoReal MadridFree16 January 2019FWTomislav ŠtrkaljNK OsijekUndisclosed30 January 2019MFFilipe AugustoBenficaFree
Loans in Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.26 June 2018GKLéoGrêmio 27 June 2018DFJunioInternacionalEnd of Season6 July 2018MFJoão SchmidtAtalanta2 February 201911 July 2018FWGalenoPortoEnd of season17 July 2018FWGelsonSporting CPEnd of season24 August 2018FWCarlos ViníciusNapoli30 January 201929 January 2019DFRúben SemedoVillarrealEnd of season30 January 2019DFMessiasAmérica MineiroJune 2020
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.6 July 2018MFPeléMonacoUndisclosed
Loans out Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.30 August 2018DFSilvérioVarzimEnd of season16 January 2019FWTomislav ŠtrkaljRudeš 23 January 2019MFDamien FurtadoFamalicãoEnd of season29 January 2019DFMiguel RodriguesEstorilEnd of season
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date15 January 2019GKGiorgi MakaridzeVitória de Setúbal
Competitions
Primeira Liga
Table
Result summary
Results
Taça de Portugal
Taça da Liga
Second round
Third round
UEFA Europa League
Qualifying rounds Second qualifying round
Statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players away on loan:
|colspan="14"|Players who left Rio Ave during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNamePrimeira LigaTaça de PortugalTaça da LigaUEFA Europa LeagueTotal1 FW95Carlos Vinícius8510142 FW9 Bruno Moreira9100103 FW90Galeno511294 FW57Gelson510175 MF15João Schmidt320056 FW26Gabrielzinho30104MF10Diego Lopes220048 FW11Nuno Santos30003FW19Ronan30003MF91Damien Furtado10113 Own goal1200312DF3 Rúben Semedo2000213FW13Carlos10001MF18Filipe Augusto10001DF6 Toni Borevković10001MF8 Tarantini10001FW14Ahmed Said10001TOTALS50144472
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNamePrimeira LigaTaça de PortugalTaça da LigaUEFA Europa LeagueTotal2 DFMatheus Reis61100000713 DFRúben Semedo10000000104 DFNélson Monte40000000405 DFJonathan Buatu30101000506 DFToni Borevković30000000307 MFMurilo10100000208 MFTarantini80001000909 FWBruno Moreira200000002010MFDiego Lopes511000006112DFJunio611000007113FWCarlos100000001014FWAhmed Said100000001017DFFábio Coentrão13210000014218MFFilipe Augusto720000007219FWRonan200000002020GKLéo200000002022DFEliseu Cassamá510000005123MFNikola Jambor520000005226FWGabrielzinho200010104057FWGelson300000003084MFVíto Ferreira000010001090FWGaleno601010109099MFAndré Silva1000000010Players who left Rio Ave during the season:15MFJoão Schmidt410000004195FWCarlos Vinícius2000000020TOTALS931170502010711
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