Rio Ave Futebol Clube or Rio Ave, competes at their home stadium or ground, Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube, in Vila do Conde. Nicknamed Rio Grande, Rio Ave was founded in 1939. Top tier Rio Ave plays in the highest division soccer league in Portugal - Liga Sagres. Sixteen football teams are members of the Portuguese Leagues’ top division Liga Sagres, also known as Portuguese Liga, or BWINLIGA. Each of the Liga Sagres teams plays all other teams twice, once at home and once away. Rio Ave plays in Europe under UEFA for the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup, UEFA Intertoto Cup, European Super Cup and potentially the FIFA Club World Cup. Rio Ave ranked 12th in the 2008-2009 Portuguese Liga season.