AVS Futebol SAD

AVS

Full name	AVS Futebol SAD
Founded	5 May 2023 (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

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.

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.

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 29 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
6	DF	FRA	Baptiste Roux
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)
27	MF	ESP	Ángel Algobia
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
—	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