Rio Ave F.C.
Portuguese professional football club
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| 2023 | Rio Ave's members approved the creation of a SAD (Sociedade Anónima Desportiva) and the entry of Greek investor Evangelos Marinakis, who had previous investments in Olympiacos and Nottingham Forest. |
| 2021 | Rio Ave F.C. wins the Liga Portugal 2 (Segunda Divisão) championship for the fourth time. |
| 2021 | Under newly signed manager Luís Freire, Rio Ave won promotion as league champions after being previously relegated. |
| July 1 2021 | Luís Freire begins his coaching tenure at Rio Ave F.C. and continues to lead the team as of the current date. |
| 2020 | Rio Ave F.C. qualified for the Europa League Group Stage and was subsequently relegated from the First Division (1D). |
| 2020 | Competed in the UEFA Europa League 2Q round against Bosnia and Herzegovina's Borac Banja Luka, winning with a 2-0 away score. |
| 2020 | Advanced to the 3Q round of UEFA Europa League, defeating Turkey's Beşiktaş with a 4-2 penalty shootout. |
| October 2020 | Reached the Europa League playoffs but lost dramatically to A.C. Milan, conceding a penalty equaliser in the last minute of extra time and losing 9-8 on penalties. |
| August 3 2020 | Mário Silva becomes the head coach of Rio Ave F.C., managing the team from August 3 to December 30, 2020. |
| 2019 | Rio Ave F.C. qualified for the Europa League Group Stage. |
| 2019 | Rio Ave achieved their third top-tier league fifth-place finish in the 2019–20 season. |
| July 1 2019 | Carlos Carvalhal assumes the role of head coach for Rio Ave F.C., leading the team from July 1, 2020 to August 2, 2020. |
| January 3 2019 | Daniel Ramos becomes the head coach of Rio Ave F.C., serving from January 3 to June 30, 2019. |
| 2018 | Rio Ave F.C. qualified for the Europa League Group Stage. |
| 2018 | Participated in the UEFA Europa League 2Q round against Poland's Jagiellonia Białystok, losing with an aggregate score of 4-5. |
| 2017 | Rio Ave F.C. qualified for the Europa League Group Stage. |
| 2017 | Under manager Miguel Cardoso, Rio Ave finished fifth in the league, equalling their best-ever league position. |
| 2017 | Rio Ave achieved their second top-tier league fifth-place finish in the 2017–18 season. |
| 2016 | Rio Ave F.C. qualified for the Europa League. |
| 2016 | Competed in the UEFA Europa League 3Q round against Czech Republic's Slavia Prague, resulting in a 1-1 aggregate draw. |
| 2015 | Rio Ave F.C. qualified for the Europa League. |
| 2014 | Rio Ave F.C. finished as Runner-up in the league competition and qualified for the Europa League. |
| 2014 | Rio Ave F.C. finishes as runners-up in the Supertaça de Portugal. |
| 2014 | Competed in the UEFA Europa League Play-off round against Sweden's IF Elfsborg, resulting in a 2-2 aggregate draw. |
| 2014 | Participated in UEFA Europa League Group J, facing teams like Ukraine's Dynamo Kyiv, Romania's Steaua București, and Denmark's Aalborg BK, ultimately finishing 4th in the group. |
| 2014 | Rio Ave F.C. participated in the UEFA Europa League, competing in the 3Q round against Sweden's IFK Göteborg, winning with an aggregate score of 1-0. |
| 2014 | Rio Ave reached the Taça de Portugal Final, losing to Benfica 1–0, which qualified them for their first UEFA Europa League participation in the 2014–15 season. |
| May 22 2014 | Pedro Martins takes over as head coach of Rio Ave F.C., managing the team until May 17, 2016. |
| 2013 | Rio Ave F.C. finished as Runner-up in the league competition. |
| 2013 | Rio Ave F.C. reaches the Taça de Portugal final as runners-up and also finishes as runners-up in the Taça da Liga. |
| 2013 | Under manager Nuno Espírito Santo, Rio Ave reached both cup finals but lost to treble-winners Benfica. |
| July 1 2012 | Nuno Espírito Santo begins his coaching tenure at Rio Ave F.C., leading the team until May 19, 2014. |
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