Clube Desportivo das Aves (ˈklub(ɨ) dɨʃpuɾˈtivu dɐʃ ˈavɨʃ), known simply as Desportivo das Aves or just Aves, is a Portuguese

Portugal

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 football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 club from Vila das Aves

Vila das Aves

Vila das Aves, population 8492 , 6 km², is an industrial town and parish in northern Portugal. It is located in the municipality of Santo Tirso, 6 km to the northeast of the municipality seat, the city of Santo Tirso proper, bordering the parish of Lordelo in the municipality of Guimarães...

. It currently plays in the second tier Liga de Honra

Liga de Honra

The Liga de Honra , known for sponsorship reasons as the Liga Orangina, is the Portuguese second level football league. It was formerly called Segunda Divisão and Segunda Divisão de Honra . When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide levels, it was renamed Segunda Liga, before renaming it...

, after finishing last in the 2006–07 top-flight Portuguese Liga

Portuguese Liga

The Primeira Liga , formerly called Primeira Divisão, currently named Liga ZON Sagres after their main sponsors, is the top professional association football division of the Portuguese football league system...

 season.

The club's official supporter groups is the Força Avense.

Stadium

Desportivo das Aves plays at the Estádio do Clube Desportivo das Aves in Vila das Aves

Vila das Aves

Vila das Aves, population 8492 , 6 km², is an industrial town and parish in northern Portugal. It is located in the municipality of Santo Tirso, 6 km to the northeast of the municipality seat, the city of Santo Tirso proper, bordering the parish of Lordelo in the municipality of Guimarães...

, Santo Tirso

Santo Tirso

Santo Tirso is a city and municipality located in the north of Porto Metropolitan Area, Porto District, Portugal. In the region, the Ave Valley, there is a large center of textile industry....

. The stadium was inaugurated on 8 December 1981 and it's considered one of the best maintained in Europe

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. It underwent many renovations, especially in the year 2000, when Desportivo das Aves reached the Portuguese first division. When the stadium was built, there were 12,500 seats available, but it currently seats only 7,000 after the club decided to remove chairs.

The Estádio do Clube Desportivo das Aves was one of the training grounds of the French national team

France national football team

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 during the UEFA Euro 2004, which was played in Portugal.

Due to its small seating capacity, games at this stadium can be very intense with fan groups like Força Avense, which are very passionate about the team, and whose chants can be heard throughout the stadium.

Sports Club

The club also has football

Football (soccer)

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 schools for junior players and two futsal

Futsal

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 teams for both men and women as well as a very successful footballing trial system.

Current squad

Notable former players

Almani Moreira Amaury Bischoff

Amaury Bischoff

Amaury Armindo Bischoff is a French–Portuguese footballer who plays for C.D. Aves as a central midfielder.-Early years:Bischoff was born in Colmar, Haut-Rhin, the son of a French father - from Alsace - and a Portuguese mother....

 Delfim Emanuel

Emanuel Faria Braga

Emanuel Faria Braga, simply Emanuel , is a Portuguese footballer who plays for A.D. Limianos as a midfielder.Emanuel played for Boavista F.C. in 1999–2000, during the Porto side's domestic and European heyday...

 Jorge Ribeiro Miguel Simão

Miguel Simão

Miguel Angelo da Cruz Simão is a Portuguese professional football player. He plays as a left winger.After beginning his career at C.D. Aves, he joined Scottish club St. Johnstone. He made his debut on August 29, 1998, in a 4-0 loss to Rangers at Ibrox, which proved to be St. Johnstone manager...

 Miguel Vítor

Miguel Vítor

Miguel Ângelo Leonardo Vítor is a Portuguese footballer who plays for S.L. Benfica as a central defender.-Club career:...

 Nuno Pedro Mendes
Quim Raul Meireles Ricardo Nascimento

Ricardo Nascimento

Ricardo Nuno Queirós Nascimento is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.-Football career:...

 Romeu Ribeiro

Romeu Ribeiro

Romeu Oliveira Ribeiro is a Portuguese footballer who plays for C.S. Marítimo as a defensive midfielder.-Football career:...

 Ruben Lima

Ruben Lima

Ruben Alexandre Rocha Lima is a Portuguese footballer who plays for HNK Hajduk Split in Croatia, as a left defender.-Club career:...

 Rui Figueiredo

Rui Jorge Costa Figueiredo

Rui Jorge Costa Figueiredo is a Portuguese football midfielder who last played for Nea Salamis at Cypriot Second Division....

 Tiago Valente

Tiago Carlos Morais Valente

Tiago Carlos Morais Valente is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Clube Desportivo das Aves as a central defender.-Football career:...

 Quinzinho

Joaquim Silva (footballer)

Joaquim Alberto Silva, aka Quinzinho , is an Angolan footballer who plays for Atlético Sport Aviação as a striker.-External links:* **...

 Edu

Eduardo Godinho Felipe

Eduardo Godinho Felipe, aka Edu , is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Aliados Lordelo F.C. in Portugal, as a defensive midfielder.-External links:** *...

Mércio

Mércio José Santos da Silva

Mércio José Santos da Silva or simply Mércio is a Brazilian football player currently playing for Olympiakos Nicosia and before that for C.D. Trofense.-External links:...

 Michel Pensée

Michel Penseé

Michel Pensée Billong is a former Cameroonian footballer who played as a defender. He enjoyed a geographically varied career which took in spells with teams in his native Cameroon, Mexico, South Korea, Portugal, Russia, Japan and England...

 André Bikey

André Bikey

André Stéphane Bikey-Amougou is a Cameroonian footballer, who currently plays for Burnley and the Cameroon national team. He can play in the centre of defence or at right back. He began his career in Spain at the age of fifteen, before having short spells in Russia with Shinnik Yaroslavl and...

 Néné Yu Dabao

Yu Dabao

Yu Dabao is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Tianjin Teda in China Super League.Yu Dabao is a striker, being regarded as one of the best prospects in China alongside Dong Fangzhuo of Dalian Haichang...

 Hamid Rhanem

Hamid Rhanem

Hamid Rhanem is a French football midfielder who played for APOP Kinyras Peyias. His former teams are AEK Larnaca, Enosis Neon Paralimni, Ayia Napa FC, Associação Naval 1º de Maio, Sport Club Salgueiros, C.D. Aves and NEA Salamina.-External links:* *...

 Alfredo Esteves

Alfredo Esteves

Alfredo Manuel Mousinho Esteves is a Portuguese-East Timorese footballer. He currently plays for the NSW Premier League side Wollongong FC as a defender.- International career :...

 Kamani Hill

Kamani Hill

Kamani Helekunihi Hill is an American professional soccer player.- Early years :Hill was born in Berkeley, California to a Trinidadian father and an American mother of Hawaiian origin. He grew up playing in various Bay Area youth leagues and attended Berkeley High School, where he was a star...

Notable Former Coaches

Carlos Carvalhal José Gomes Silvino Louro

Silvino Louro

Silvino de Almeida Louro , simply Silvino in his playing career, is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a goalkeeper....

League and Cup history

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Portuguese Cup	Notes
1985–86	1D	13	30	7	8	15	25	42	22		Relegated
1986–87	2H	8	34	13	8	13	44	47	47	Round 6
1995–96	2H	4	34	17	7	10	53	41	58
1996–97	2H	8	34	13	8	13	44	47	47
1997–98	2H	15	34	11	5	18	48	64	38	Round 5
1998–99	2H	4	34	14	9	11	46	43	51
1999–00	2H	3	34	18	7	9	33	24	61		Promoted
2000–01	1D	17	34	4	10	20	31	68	22		Relegated
2001–02	2H	7	34	14	5	15	50	51	47	Round 4
2002–03	2H	6	34	13	8	13	41	38	47	Round 3
2003–04	2H	8	34	13	6	15	42	53	45	Round 5
2004–05	2H	5	34	15	6	13	45	35	51	Round 4
2005–06	2H	2	34	18	10	6	47	30	64	Round 6	Promoted
2006–07	1D	16	30	5	7	18	22	42	22	Round 4	Relegated
2007–08	2H	8	30	10	9	11	43	39	39	Round 5
2008–09	2H	11	30	9	9	12	30	36	36	Round 4

External links

Official website C.D. Aves at Football-lineups.com Supporters group homepage