AVS Futebol SAD

AVS Futebol SAD is a Portuguese professional football club currently playing in the Liga Portugal Betclic (the first tier of the Portuguese football league system). They are based in the town of Vila das Aves, and play in Estádio do CD Aves. Founded in 2023, the club comes from the renaming of former UD Vilafranquense SAD after moving to Vila das Aves.^[1]

AVS

Full name	AVS Futebol SAD
Founded	5 May 2023; 2 years ago (5 May 2023)
Ground	Estádio do CD Aves, Vila das Aves
Capacity	6,230
Chairman	Rubens Takano Parreira
Manager	José Mota
League	Primeira Liga
2024–25	Primeira Liga, 16th of 18
Website	afsfut.pt
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

History

The club was founded on 5 May 2023 after UD Vilafranquense's SAD relocated from Vila Franca de Xira to Vila das Aves due to poor stadium conditions. Vilafranquense went to the AF Lisboa district championships while Vilafranquense SAD (now AVS) secured their spot in the 2023–24 Liga Portugal 2. The new club has no relation to the defunct Clube Desportivo das Aves or its phoenix club Clube Desportivo das Aves 1930, apart from the sharing of its infrastructures. This situation is similar to the Belenenses and B-SAD case which happened in 2018.^[2]

In 2024, they made their debut in the top tier of Portuguese football by winning the playoff in Liga Portugal 2 after defeating Portimonense in promotion play-offs.

Players

Current squad

As of 31 July, 2025

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 5 DF   ESP Guillem Molina 8 MF   BRA Pedro Lima 9 FW   PAR Diego Duarte (on loan from Club Nacional) 10 MF   POR Rafael Barbosa 11 FW   NGA Tunde Akinsola 12 MF   BRA Gustavo Assunção 14 MF   BRA Lucas Piazon 15 MF   ESP Jaume Grau 17 FW   ECU John Mercado 18 FW   BRA Nenê 19 MF   URU Tiago Galletto 21 FW   BRA Guilherme Neiva

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 MF   POR Gustavo Mendonça 24 DF   POR Kiki (captain) 30 FW   BRA Talles Wander 33 DF   BRA Aderllan Santos 42 DF   COL Cristian Devenish 50 FW   MOZ Edson Mucuana 88 GK   POR Pedro Trigueira 90 FW   CIV Balla Sangaré 93 GK   BRA Simão Bertelli — GK   POR João Gonçalves — FW   RSA Kobamelo Kodisang (on loan from Mamelodi Sundowns) — DF   PAR Daniel Rivas

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK   BRA Lucas Moura (at Brusque until 31 December 2025) — DF   BRA Léo Alaba (at Criciúma until 31 December 2025) — FW   BRA Carlos Daniel (at Trofense until 30 June 2025)

No. Pos. Nation Player

League and cup history

Season	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	League Cup	Notes
relocation of UD Vilafranquense SAD
2023–24	LP2	3rd	34	20	10	4	47	31	64	R3	R3	Promotion via promotion play-offs winners

References

1. "Vilafranquense SAD e a mudança para as Aves: "Objetivo é subirmos à Liga"" (in Portuguese). 17 April 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
2. "AVS SAD esclarece: «Não existe qualquer ligação societária com o Clube Desportivo das Aves»".

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