Transfers
Recent player movements in and out of the squad
| Date | Player | From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06.01.2013 | Feliz Vaz | Rio Ave | — | Loan |
| 04.01.2013 | João Tomás | Rio Ave | — | N/A |
| 01.01.2013 | Bebé | Manchester United | Rio Ave | Loan |
| 01.01.2013 | Rafa Albuquerque | Rio Ave | Chaves | Free |
| 01.01.2013 | Soares | Rio Ave | Arouca | Loan |
| 31.08.2012 | Tiago Miguel Baia Pinto | Rio Ave | — | Loan |
| 23.08.2012 | Éder | Rio Ave | — | Loan |
| 10.08.2012 | Edimar | CFR 1907 Cluj | Rio Ave | Loan |
| 06.08.2012 | José Lionn Barbosa de Lucena | CFR 1907 Cluj | Rio Ave | Loan |
| 24.07.2012 | A. Rodríguez | Sporting CP | Rio Ave | Free |
| 10.07.2012 | Fabinho | Rio Ave | Real Madrid | Loan |
| 02.07.2012 | Soares | FC Porto | Rio Ave | Free |
| 02.07.2012 | Ricardo Manuel Cardoso Martins | Rio Ave | Famalicao | Loan |
| 01.07.2012 | Esmaël Gonçalves | Nice | Rio Ave | € 400K |
| 01.07.2012 | Y. Del Valle | Auxerre | Rio Ave | Free |
| 01.07.2012 | Diego Lopes | Benfica | Rio Ave | Loan |
| 01.07.2012 | J. Oblak | Benfica | Rio Ave | Loan |
| 01.07.2012 | Kelvin | Rio Ave | FC Porto | N/A |
| 01.07.2012 | André Costa | — | Rio Ave | N/A |
| 01.07.2012 | Bruno China | Rio Ave | — | N/A |
| 01.07.2012 | Nivaldo | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Rio Ave | Free |
| 01.07.2012 | João Pedro Moreira Mendes | Rio Ave | Portimonense | Loan |
| 01.07.2012 | Gilmar | Rio Ave | — | Loan |
| 01.07.2012 | Ivo Pinto | Rio Ave | CFR 1907 Cluj | Free |
| 01.07.2012 | Ederson | — | Rio Ave | Free |
| 01.07.2012 | Filipe Augusto | — | Rio Ave | N/A |
| 01.07.2012 | Fabinho | — | Rio Ave | € 510K |
| 01.07.2012 | Pedro Trigueira | Rio Ave | — | Free |
| 01.07.2012 | Marcelo | — | Rio Ave | N/A |
| 31.01.2012 | Anselmo Gonçalves Cardoso | Nacional | Rio Ave | Loan |
| 21.12.2011 | José Ednei Amaro de Brito | Rio Ave | — | N/A |
| 31.08.2011 | Rafinha | Rio Ave | — | Loan |
| 31.08.2011 | Fábio Alexandre Duarte Felício | Rio Ave | Maritimo | Free |
| 31.08.2011 | Tiago José Ribeiro Costa | Rio Ave | — | Loan |
| 31.08.2011 | Jean Sony Alcenat | — | Rio Ave | Loan |
| 31.08.2011 | Marcelo | Rio Ave | — | Loan |
| 25.08.2011 | Carlos Alberto Lourenço Milhazes | Rio Ave | Chaves | N/A |
| 17.08.2011 | C. Atsu | FC Porto | Rio Ave | Loan |
| 17.08.2011 | Gilmar | Rio Ave | — | Loan |
| 17.08.2011 | Feliz Vaz | Rio Ave | — | Loan |
| 10.08.2011 | Kelvin | FC Porto | Rio Ave | Loan |
| 01.08.2011 | Ivo Pinto | Rio Ave | — | Loan |
| 28.07.2011 | Yazalde Gomes Pinto | SC Braga | Rio Ave | Loan |
| 27.07.2011 | Bruno Gama | Rio Ave | — | N/A |
| 21.07.2011 | Ivo Pinto | FC Porto | Rio Ave | Free |
| 18.07.2011 | Ricardo Chaves | Rio Ave | — | Free |
| 15.07.2011 | Ricardo Manuel Cardoso Martins | Rio Ave | — | Loan |
| 10.07.2011 | Júlio Alves | Rio Ave | Atletico Madrid | € 2.5M |
| 01.07.2011 | Ricardo Fernandes | Rio Ave | Moreirense | N/A |
| 01.07.2011 | José Ednei Amaro de Brito | — | Rio Ave | Free |