2021–22 Rio Ave F.C. season

The 2021–22 season was Rio Ave F.C.'s first season back in second division of the Portuguese football league, the Liga Portugal 2, and the 83rd as a football club.

Rio Ave
PresidentAntónio Silva Campos
Head coachLuís Freire
StadiumEstádio dos Arcos
Liga Portugal 21st (promoted)
Taça de PortugalQuarter-finals
Taça da LigaThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Pedro Mendes (9)

All:
Pedro Mendes (9)

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 February 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Brazil BRA Magrão
2 DF Brazil BRA Júnio
3 DF Portugal POR Ângelo Meneses
5 DF Brazil BRA Hugo Gomes
6 MF Portugal POR Guga
7 FW Cameroon CMR Fabrice Olinga
8 MF Portugal POR Vítor Gomes (captain)
9 FW Brazil BRA Ronan
10 MF France FRA Amine Oudrhiri
13 DF Senegal SEN Alhassane Sylla
14 MF Portugal POR Joca
17 FW Portugal POR Ukra
18 GK Brazil BRA Jhonatan (on loan from Vitória Guimarães)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Portugal POR Pedro Mendes (on loan from Sporting)
20 DF Portugal POR Costinha
21 MF Portugal POR João Graça
22 GK Brazil BRA Léo
24 DF Portugal POR Pedro Amaral
25 FW Portugal POR Zé Manuel
33 DF Brazil BRA Aderlan Santos
36 DF Brazil BRA Sávio
42 DF Croatia CRO Renato Pantalon
70 FW Brazil BRA Gabrielzinho
80 MF Cape Verde CPV Zimbabwé
81 FW Ghana GHA Abdul-Aziz Yakubu (on loan from Vitória Guimarães)
95 FW Portugal POR André Pereira

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF New Zealand NZL Nando Pijnaker (at Sligo Rovers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Angola ANG Gelson Dala (at Al-Wakrah)

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Liga Portugal 2 8 August 2021 15 May 2022 Matchday 1 Winners 34 21 7 6 52 31 +21 061.76
Taça de Portugal 26 September 2021 12 January 2022 Second round Quarter-finals 5 3 1 1 10 4 +6 060.00
Taça da Liga 25 July 2021 15 December 2021 First round Third round 4 1 2 1 4 4 +0 025.00
Total 43 25 10 8 66 39 +27 058.14

Source: Soccerway

Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Rio Ave (C, P) 34 21 7 6 52 31 +21 70 Promotion to Primeira Liga
2 Casa Pia (P) 34 21 5 8 50 22 +28 68
3 Chaves (O, P) 34 18 10 6 54 35 +19 64 Qualification to Promotion play-offs
4 Feirense 34 17 7 10 50 37 +13 58
5 Benfica B (I) 34 17 6 11 61 44 +17 57
Source: Liga Portugal
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off.
(C) Champions; (I) Ineligible for promotion; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
27 16 6 5 42 27  +15 54 9 1 3 22 14  +8 7 5 2 20 13  +7

Source: Liga Portugal 2

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHA
ResultWDWWWLDWDLWWLLWWLWWDDWDWWWW
Position23211223244444444333555322
Source: Liga Portugal 2
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 8 July 2021.[1][2]

8 August 2021 1 Rio Ave 5–1 Académica Vila do Conde
14:00 WEST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos
15 August 2021 2 Farense 1–1 Rio Ave Faro
11:00 WEST (UTC+1) Stadium: Estádio de São Luís
22 August 2021 3 Varzim 0–3 Rio Ave Póvoa de Varzim
11:00 WEST (UTC+1) Stadium: Estádio do Varzim SC
28 August 2021 4 Rio Ave 2–1 Leixões Vila do Conde
14:00 WEST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos
10 September 2021 5 Estrela da Amadora 2–5 Rio Ave Amadora
20:15 WEST (UTC+1) Stadium: Estádio José Gomes
18 September 2021 6 Rio Ave 0–4 Feirense Vila do Conde
11:00 WEST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos
3 October 2021 7 Porto B 1–1 Rio Ave Vila Nova de Gaia
15:30 WEST (UTC+1) Stadium: Estádio Municipal Jorge Sampaio
Referee: Iancu Vasilica
10 October 2021 8 Rio Ave 2–1 Vilafranquense Vila do Conde
11:00 WEST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos
23 October 2021 9 Penafiel 1–1 Rio Ave Penafiel
11:00 WEST (UTC+1) Stadium: Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril
Referee: Cláudio Pereira
31 October 2021 10 Rio Ave 1–2 Académico de Viseu Vila do Conde
14:00 WEST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos
28 November 2021 12 Rio Ave 1–0 Nacional Vila do Conde
14:00 WEST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos
11 December 2021 14 Rio Ave 1–2 Mafra Vila do Conde
14:00 WEST (UTC+1) Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos
23 January 2022 19 Rio Ave 2–1 Farense Vila do Conde
15:30 WEST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos
30 January 2022 20 Rio Ave 1–1 Varzim Vila do Conde
12:45 WEST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos
Referee: António Nobre
2 February 2022 16 Rio Ave 3–1 Sp. Covilhã Vila do Conde
17:00 WEST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos
14 February 2022 22 Rio Ave 1–0 Estrela da Amadora Vila do Conde
18:00 WEST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos
20 February 2022 23 Feirense 0–0 Rio Ave Santa Maria da Feira
14:00 WET (UTC±0) Stadium: Estadio Marcolino de Castro
27 February 2022 24 Rio Ave 1–0 Porto B Vila do Conde
14:00 WEST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos
7 March 2022 25 Vilafranquense 1–2 Rio Ave Rio Maior
18:00 WEST (UTC+1) Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior
Referee: Dinis Gorjão
12 March 2022 26 Rio Ave 2–0 Penafiel Vila do Conde
14:00 WEST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos
18 March 2022 27 Académico de Viseu 0–1 Rio Ave Viseu
18:00 WEST (UTC+1)
  • Aziz 56'
Stadium: Estádio do Fontelo
Referee: Vitor Ferreira
3 April 2022 28 Rio Ave 1–0 Trofense Vila do Conde
16:00 WEST (UTC+1) Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos
10 April 2022 29 Nacional 2–0 Rio Ave Funchal
16:00 WEST (UTC+1) Stadium: Estádio da Madeira
17 April 2022 30 Rio Ave 2–1 Benfica B Vila do Conde
16:00 WEST (UTC+1) Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos
24 April 2022 31 Mafra 1–1 Rio Ave Mafra
14:00 WEST (UTC+1) Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Mafra
30 April 2022 32 Rio Ave 1–0 Casa Pia Vila do Conde
16:00 WEST (UTC+1) Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos
15 May 2022 34 Rio Ave 3–0 Chaves Vila do Conde
16:00 WEST (UTC+1) Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos

Taça de Portugal

26 September 2021 Second round Vitória de Sernache 1–3 Rio Ave Cernache do Bonjardim
14:00 WEST (UTC+1)
  • Romário Rodrigues 18'
Report
  • Ruben Gonçalves 8'
  • Abdul Yakubu 12'
  • João Costa 29'
Stadium: Estádio Municipal Nuno Álvares Pereira
Referee: André Narciso
17 October 2021 Third round Rio Ave 4–0 Boavista Vila do Conde
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos
Referee: Rui Costa
20 November 2021 Fourth round Rio Ave 2–1 S.C. Olhanense Vila do Conde
17:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos
Referee: Helder Malheiro
23 December 2021 Fifth round Rio Ave 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)
Belenenses SAD Vila do Conde
17:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos
Referee: Antonio Nobre
12 January 2022 Quarter-finals Rio Ave 0–1 (a.e.t.) Tondela Vila do Conde
18:45 WET (UTC±0) Report Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos
Referee: Artur Soares Dias

Taça da Liga

1 August 2021 Second round Arouca 0–1 Rio Ave Arouca
17:00 WEST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Arouca
Attendance: 358
Referee: Miguel Nogueira

Third round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification STA POR RAV
1 Santa Clara 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2 4 Advance to knockout phase 3–1
2 Porto 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 3 1–0
3 Rio Ave 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 1 2–2
Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2021. Source: Liga Portugal
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
22 September 2021 1 Rio Ave 2–2 Santa Clara Vila do Conde
19:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos
Attendance: 635
Referee: Fábio Melo
15 December 2021 3 Porto 1–0 Rio Ave Porto
21:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 4,433
Referee: Miguel Nogueira

References

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