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Rio Ave FC

Heartbreak#2049.4

Porto, Porto · Portugal · Primeira Liga

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Power-ranking history

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Rank (1 = best)1493Score (per-season normalised)0.00.51.079/8084/8589/9094/9599/0004/0509/1014/1519/2024/25

Greatest games

Rio Ave FC's top matches by the club Game Score: closeness, stakes, quality and upset over one unified rating of league and European play.All-time board.

#DateStageResultScore
12010-05-09Portuguese LigaAL 1-2 v Benficagame score 68.1
22014-05-18Taça de Portugal · FinalNL 0-1 v Benficagame score 60.3
32020-01-14Taça de Portugal · QuarterfinalsAL 2-3 v Benficagame score 54.8
42022-01-12Taça de Portugal · QuarterfinalsHL 0-1 v CD Tondelagame score 54.7
52004-02-11Taça de Portugal · QuarterfinalsHL 1-2 v FC Portogame score 54.3
62011-11-20Taça de Portugal · Fifth RoundHL 2-3 v União Torreensegame score 54.3
72016-02-04Taça de Portugal · Semifinals · 1st legAL 0-1 v Sporting Bragagame score 54.2
82000-02-09Taça de Portugal · QuarterfinalsHW 1-0 v Boavista FCgame score 53.9
92016-03-02Taça de Portugal · Semifinals · 2nd leg, agg 0-1HD 0-0 v Sporting Bragagame score 53.4
102018-01-10Taça de Portugal · QuarterfinalsHD 4-4 v CD Aves(pens 4 / 5)game score 53.0

Footprint

Tiers played
L1
Top-flight (L1) seasons
32
First season
1980
Most recent season
2026

The Heartbreak Index9.4 · #204

The Tortured · Never won it, waiting since 1980

9.4
Heartbreak
#204
of 1,139 clubs
#114
in Football
9.4
agony
The clocks
  • First major trophy since 198011.4
  • Major final appearance since 20141.5
Heaviest wounds

relegated from the top flight, 2021 · lost the national cup final, 2014 · relegated from the top flight, 2006 · lost the league cup final, 2014

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Season-by-season

Most recent season first. Covers Primeira Liga only. Rows tagged "national playoff" are pre-modern formats where the workbook records only playoff participants, not round-robin standings.

2027
Primeira Liga (1) · P16● live
6 P · 1-1-4 · 5:14 · -9
4
pts
2026
Portuguese Liga (1) · P12
34 P · 8-12-14 · 35:57 · -22
36
pts
2025
Portuguese Liga (1) · P11
34 P · 9-11-14 · 39:55 · -16
38
pts
2024
Portuguese Liga (1) · P11
34 P · 6-19-9 · 38:43 · -5
37
pts
2023
Portuguese Liga (1) · P12
34 P · 10-10-14 · 36:43 · -7
40
pts
2021
Portuguese Liga (1) · P16↓
34 P · 7-13-14 · 25:40 · -15
34
pts
EL
2020
Portuguese Liga (1) · P5
34 P · 15-10-9 · 48:36 · +12
55
pts
EL
2019
Portuguese Liga (1) · P7
34 P · 12-9-13 · 50:52 · -2
45
pts
EL
2018
Portuguese Liga (1) · P5
34 P · 15-6-13 · 40:42 · -2
51
pts
EL
2017
Portuguese Liga (1) · P7
34 P · 14-7-13 · 41:39 · +2
49
pts
EL
2016
Portuguese Liga (1) · P6
34 P · 14-8-12 · 44:44 · 0
50
pts
EL
2015
Portuguese Liga (1) · P10
34 P · 10-13-11 · 38:42 · -4
43
pts
EL
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2014
Portuguese Liga (1) · P11
30 P · 8-8-14 · 21:35 · -14
32
pts
TaçaLg CupEL
2013
Portuguese Liga (1) · P7
30 P · 12-6-12 · 35:42 · -7
42
pts
2012
Portuguese Liga (1) · P14
30 P · 7-7-16 · 33:42 · -9
28
pts
2011
Portuguese Liga (1) · P8
30 P · 10-8-12 · 35:33 · +2
38
pts
2010
Portuguese Liga (1) · P12
30 P · 6-13-11 · 22:33 · -11
31
pts
2009
Portuguese Liga (1) · P12
30 P · 8-6-16 · 20:35 · -15
30
pts
2006
Portuguese Liga (1) · P16↓
34 P · 8-10-16 · 34:53 · -19
34
pts
2005
Portuguese Liga (1) · P8
34 P · 10-17-7 · 35:35 · 0
47
pts
2004
Portuguese Liga (1) · P7
34 P · 12-12-10 · 42:37 · +5
48
pts
2000
Primeira Divisão (1) · P17↓
34 P · 8-9-17 · 34:54 · -20
33
pts
1999
Primeira Divisão (1) · P14
34 P · 8-11-15 · 26:47 · -21
35
pts
1998
Primeira Divisão (1) · P9
34 P · 12-10-12 · 43:43 · 0
46
pts
1997
Primeira Divisão (1) · P15
34 P · 8-11-15 · 35:42 · -7
35
pts
1988
Primeira Divisão (1) · P18↓
38 P · 7-14-17 · 29:67 · -38
28
pts
1987
Primeira Divisão (1) · P13
30 P · 8-9-13 · 33:40 · -7
25
pts
1985
Primeira Divisão (1) · P13↓
30 P · 7-9-14 · 27:43 · -16
23
pts
1984
Primeira Divisão (1) · P9
30 P · 11-7-12 · 35:35 · 0
29
pts
Taça
1983
Primeira Divisão (1) · P8
30 P · 13-3-14 · 43:45 · -2
29
pts
1982
Primeira Divisão (1) · P5
30 P · 13-8-9 · 26:31 · -5
34
pts
1980
Primeira Divisão (1) · P16↓
30 P · 5-3-22 · 22:61 · -39
13
pts
Domestic Cup Finals

Most recent first. Every domestic cup final the club has played, including losses. Scheduled finals (date not yet passed) are flagged.

2014
Taça de Portugal
Runner-up
2014
Taça da Liga
Runner-up
2014
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
Runner-up
1984
Taça de Portugal
Runner-up
European competition appearances

Most recent first. One row per entry showing the deepest round reached. A Cup Winner badge marks tournaments the club won: gold for the European Cup / Champions League, silver for every other UEFA or Intercontinental trophy.

2020-21
Europa League(EL)
Qualifying
2018-19
Europa League(EL)
Qualifying
2016-17
Europa League(EL)
Qualifying
2014-15
Europa League(EL)
Round of 32 / qualifying