Clube Desportivo das Aves (), commonly known as Desportivo das Aves, or simply as Aves, was a Portuguese football club based in Vila das Aves, Santo Tirso. The club was founded on 12 November 1930 and played at the Estádio do Clube Desportivo das Aves, which holds a seating capacity of 6,230.

As a sports club, it has football schools for junior players and two futsal teams for both men and women, as well as a football trial system to help younger players come through the academy. The club's official supporters' group was the Força Avense.

History

Aves have spent most of their history in the lower leagues, having their debut Primeira Liga season in 1985–86 after winning consecutively the second and third divisions. They returned to the top flight for 2000–01 and 2006–07, again for one season each.

Aves won promotion from LigaPro in 2016–17, finishing as runners-up to Portimonense under the management of José Mota. On 20 May 2018, the club defeated Sporting CP 2–1 and won their first Taça de Portugal. However, Aves did not qualify for the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage because they failed to obtain a license for European competitions. The team were relegated in 2019–20, with five games to play, were marred by financial problems. For these reasons, they and Vitória de Setúbal were given a further relegation to the third tier.

On 23 September 2020, Aves withdrew before the start of the season. Due to unpaid debts to other clubs, the club received a transfer ban from FIFA, which it sidestepped by founding new entity Clube Desportivo das Aves 1930 in October. The Sociedade Anónima Desportiva, a separate legal entity to the club, was declared insolvent in April 2021 by the District Court of Santo Tirso.

The club's Taça de Portugal was put up for auction in October 2022 as part of the insolvency proceedings of the SAD. The trophy was bought by the municipality of Santo Tirso for €30,000.

Stadium Desportivo das Aves played at the Estádio do Clube Desportivo das Aves in Vila das Aves, Santo Tirso, holding a seating capacity of 6,230. The stadium also plays host to the reserve side's home games. It was inaugurated on 8 December 1981.

It underwent many renovations during the new millennium, especially in 2000, when Desportivo das Aves gained promotion to the Primeira Liga for the second time in their history. When the stadium was built, there were 12,500 seats available, but it currently seats only 6,230 after the club decided to remove chairs.

Honours Taça de Portugal Winners (1): 2017–18

Players Last squad

Managerial history

Henrique Nunes (1992–1994) Manuel Barbosa (1994–1995) Eduardo Luís (1995–1996) Luís Campos (1996–1998) António Frasco (1998) Professor Neca (1998–2000) Carlos Carvalhal (2000–2001) Luís Agostinho (2001–2002) António Caetano (2002–2003) Carlos Garcia (June, 2003–29 Oct 2003) José Gomes (29 Oct 2003 – 9 May 2004) Manuel Correia (June, 2004–11 Jan 2005) Professor Neca (11 Jan 2005 – 20 May 2007) José Gomes (25 May 2007 – 5 Dec 2007) Henrique Nunes (5 Dec 2007 – 24 May 2009) Micael Sequeira (6 June 2009 – 6 Oct 2010) Vítor Oliveira (7 Oct 2010 – 29 May 2011) Paulo Fonseca (7 June 2011 – 28 May 2012) José Vilaça (22 June 2012 – 18 Feb 2013) Professor Neca (18 Feb 2013 – 18 May 2013) Fernando Valente (28 June 2014 – 6 January 2015) Emanuel Simões (6 January 2015 – 9 July 2015) Abel Xavier (9 July 2015 – 4 September 2015) Ulisses Morais (5 September 2015 – 17 May 2016) Ivo Vieira (26 May 2016 – 15 February 2017) José Mota (18 February 2017 – 22 May 2017) Ricardo Soares (27 May 2017 – 2 October 2017) Lito Vidigal (2 October 2017 – 22 January 2018) José Mota (24 January 2018 – 16 January 2019) Augusto Inácio (16 January 2019 – 21 October 2019) Nuno Manta Santos (13 November 2019 – 17 August 2020)

League and cup history Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup League CupNotes1985–861D13307815254222Round 4Relegated1986–872DS83413813444747Round 61987–881988–891989–902DS3341978502945Round 4Promoted1990–912H1238141113444139Round 31991–922H934121111383735Round 41992–932H934101311434433Round 31993–942H103412814364532Quarter-finals1994–952H153410916384029Round 31995–962H43417710534158Round 51996–972H83413813444747Round 61997–982H153411518486438Round 51998–992H43414911464351Round 31999–002H3341879332461Round 3Promoted2000–011D173441020316822Round 5Relegated2001–022H73414515505147Round 42002–032H63413813413847Round 32003–042H83413615425345Round 52004–052H53415613453551Round 42005–062H23418106473064Round 6Promoted2006–071D16305718224222Round 4Relegated2007–082H83010911433939Round 5Round 12008–092H11309912303636Round 4Round 12009–102H93091110333338Round 2Round 12010–112H830101010353140Round 2Second Group Stage2011–122H33012144382350Quarter-finalsFirst Group Stage2012–132LP54216179474265Round 4First Group Stage2013–142LP442201111463571Round 5First Group Stage2014–152LP1846121717525853Round 4First Group Stage2015–162LP846191017584867Round 5Round 12016–172LP24223127633881Round 3Round 1Promoted2017–181D13349718365134WinnersSecond RoundFirst trophy in club's history.2018–191D143410618354936Quarter-finalsThird RoundLost in the 2018 Supercup2019–201D18345227246817Third RoundSecond RoundWithdrew from the league in MayRelegated

Last updated: 27 Aug 2018 Div. = Division; LP = Liga Portugal; LP2 = Liga Portugal 2; 2DS = Portuguese Second Division; 2LP = Portuguese Segunda Liga Pos. = Position; Pl = Match played; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lost; GS = Goal scored; GA = Goal against; P = Points

Futsal

Desportivo das Aves has a futsal team that has played top tier futsal in the Liga Sport Zone.

References

External links

C.D. Aves at Football-lineups.com Club Profile at ForaDeJogo Club Profile at LPFP