Académica da Praia

Académica

Full name	Associação Académica da Praia
Nickname(s)	Micá, Briosa
Founded	15 December 1962
Ground	Estádio da Varzea Praia
Ground Capacity	8,000
Chairman	Júlio César Tomar
Manager	Celestino Mascarenhas
League	Santiago Island League (South)
2011-12	Premier division of the Interisland league
Home colours Away colours

Associação Académica da Praia is a football (soccer) club that plays in the Premier division of the Interisland League in Cape Verde. It is played along with Praia's three other famous teams in Estádio da Varzea. It won several cups before and after independence. The team never won any national titles. It also had won two insular titles and recently won their first cup in 2007.

Playoff advances

The team won their second title and advanced to the finals, it challenged against Sal-Rei FC and lost both legs, 2-0 in the first and 1-2 in the second.

Achievements

• Santiago Island League (South): 5

1964/65, 1967/68, 1988/89, 2003/04, 2008/09

• Taça Nacional de Cabo Verde: 1

2007

• Cape Verde Championship: 1

1965

Players

(as of February 2015)

• ADMILSON
• TCHABANINHA
• BUCO
• TUTUSCA
• CALUCA
• JÚ
• TEY
• MANDINHO
• MUNDINHO
• PASCOAL
• HENRY
• JÚ II
• KELVI
• PETY
• LUIS CARLOS
• BRUNO
• NILTON
• SILVINO
• SOULEYMANE
• SYLLA
• IKA

Rankings

• 2011–12: 2nd (3 pts)