# 2023–24 Rio Ave F.C. season

The 2023–24 season was Rio Ave F.C.'s 85th season in existence and third consecutive in the Primeira Liga, the top division of association football in Portugal. They also competed in the Taça de Portugal and the Taça da Liga.

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 1 February 2024
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 | BRA | Lucas Flores |
| 2 | DF | GEO | Jorge Karseladze |
| 3 | DF | POR | Miguel Nóbrega |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Patrick William |
| 5 | MF | ARG | Mateo Tanlongo (on loan from Sporting CP) |
| 7 | MF | POR | João Teixeira (on loan from Al-Markhiya) |
| 8 | MF | POR | Vítor Gomes (captain) |
| 9 | FW | COL | Leonardo Ruiz |
| 10 | MF | FRA | Amine Oudrhiri |
| 11 | FW | POR | Umaro Embaló (on loan from Fortuna Sittard) |
| 12 | GK | POL | Cezary Miszta (on loan from Legia Warsaw) |
| 14 | MF | POR | Joca |
| 15 | MF | POR | Adrien Silva |
| 16 | DF | BRA | Sávio |
| 17 | FW | POR | Ukra |
| 18 | GK | BRA | Jhonatan |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | DF | POR | Ruca |
| 20 | DF | POR | Costinha |
| 21 | MF | POR | João Graça |
| 22 | FW | GHA | Emmanuel Boateng |
| 23 | DF | POR | Josué Sá |
| 24 | DF | COL | Cristian Devenish (on loan from Atlético Nacional) |
| 27 | MF | GRE | Marios Vrousai (on loan from Olympiacos) |
| 28 | DF | POR | Hélder Sá |
| 33 | DF | BRA | Aderllan Santos |
| 39 | MF | NED | Amine Rehmi (on loan from TOP Oss) |
| 42 | DF | CRO | Renato Pantalon |
| 70 | FW | POR | Zé Manuel |
| 77 | FW | POR | Fábio Ronaldo |
| 81 | FW | GHA | Abdul-Aziz Yakubu |
| 82 | GK | BRA | Magrão |
| 95 | FW | 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 |
| 13 | MF | FRA | Julien Lomboto (at Oliveirense until 30 June 2024) |
| 90 | FW | ANG | Anderson Cruz (at Petro de Luanda until 30 June 2024) |
| — | MF | POR | Bruno Ventura (at Leixões until 30 June 2024) |

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Primeira Liga | 12 August 2023 | May 2024 | Matchday 1 | | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 018.18 |
| Taça de Portugal | 22 October 2023 | 22 October 2023 | Third round | Third round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Taça da Liga | 22 July 2023 | 30 July 2023 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 020.00 |
Last updated: 16 February 2024 Source: Soccerway

### Primeira Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 9 | Casa Pia | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 38 |
| 10 | Farense | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 37 |
| 11 | Rio Ave | 34 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 37 |
| 12 | Gil Vicente | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 42 | 52 | −10 | 36 |
| 13 | Estoril | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 49 | 58 | −9 | 33 |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Farense 4, Rio Ave 1.
* ↑ Head-to-head away goals scored: Estoril 1, Estrela da Amadora 0.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 17 May 2024. Source: Liga Portugal

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | L | D | D | L | L | L | L | W | D | D | D | D | L | W | L | D | D | D | W | L | D | D | D | D | D | W | D | D | D | W | D | D |
| Position | 3 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 5 July 2023.