Associação Académica do Porto Novo

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Académica do Porto Novo
Full name Associação Académica do Porto Novo
Founded 14 February 1981
Ground Estádio Municipal do Porto Novo, Porto Novo, Cape Verde
Ground Capacity 5,000
Chairman Cape Verde Osvaldinho Silva Lopes[1]
Manager Cape Verde Gunga
League Santo Antão Island League (South)
2014-15 1st
4th (Group A National)
Website Club home page

Associação Académica do Porto Novo (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Asosiason Académica du Portu Nobu, Santo Antão Crioulo: Associaçôm Akadémica d' Port' Novo, São Vicente Crioulo: Associação Akadémika d' Port' Novo) is a multi-sport club that plays in the Santo Antão Island League South Zone in Cape Verde. It is based in the town of Porto Novo in the southeastern part of the island of Santo Antão. Sports includes football and volleyball.

History

The club was founded on February 14, 1981.

Their first title was claimed in 1997 and the only title they would win for the island. Later, the team won the most titles since the breakup of the island division in 1997. Their next title was in 1998 and first after the breakup. After winning the 2000 title, the club did not participate in the national championships, none participated from the south zone in 2000. Recently, the club had won a record five consecutive titles and one of the few clubs of each island leagues ever to win five titles in five straight years. Académica currently has the most number of opening tournament titles in the municipality of Porto Novo. Their cup titles, the recent cup wins was between 2013 and 2015, three straight titles in three years.[2] The club also recently won two super cup titles in a row after entering as championship winners. Académica qualified to the first ever Santo Antão Super Cup where the club won all two matches and claimed the first ever Super Cup title.

Académica participated in the national finals for the first time in early 2013 and played with Mindelense and lost 3-0, their second match was tied at 2 apiece and lost their chance to win their first national title.

Uniform

Home uniform up to September 2015
Away/Alternate uniform up to September 2015

Its uniform color is all coloured black for home games and a white T-shirt and black clothing uniform for away games.

Up to the end of the 2014-15 season, its uniform colours were, black clothing with white striped sleeves and white socks for home games and its colors opposite with white clothing for away/alternate games.

Its former uniform colors was blue with a single white stripe, white sleeves and socks and blue shorts for home games and white clothing with blue sleeves and socks for visitor's games.

Achievements

1996/97
2015
1997/98, 1999/2000, 2002/03, 2004/05, 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15
1997/98, 1998/99, 1999/00, 2006/07, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15
2006/07, 2011/12, 2013/14, 2014/15[3]
1999/2000, 2000/01?, 2003/04, 2006/07, 2011/12, 2013/14

League and cup history

National championship

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA GD P Cup Notes Playoffs
2003 1A 5 5013 39-61 Did not advance Did not participate
2004 1B 4 5203 918-96 Did not advance Did not participate
2011 1B 1 4220 114+78 Semifinalist
2012 1B 2 5311 106+410 2nd place 4th place
2013 1B 2 5311 51+410 2nd place
2014 1A 2 5221 72+58 4th place
2015 1A 3 5212 5507 Did not advance Did not participated

Island/Regional Championship

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA GD P Cup Super Cup Opening Notes
2004-05 2 1 ---- ---- Promoted into the National Championships
2010-11 2 1 ---- ---- Promoted into the National Championships
2011-12 2 1 ---- ---- Winner Winner Promoted into the National Championships
2012-13 2 1 ---- ---- Winner Promoted into the National Championships
2013-14 2 1 121110 375+3234 Winner Winner Winner Promoted into the National Championships
2014-15 2 1 121020 415+3632 Winner Winner Not held Promoted into the National Championships

Presidents

References

  1. ↑ "Porto Novo: Académica tem novos dirigentes". A Semana. 6 November 2015.
  2. ↑ http://www.asemana.publ.cv/spip.php?article89705&var_recherche=academica%20porto%20novo&ak=1 A Semana
  3. ↑ "Futebol/Santo Antão – Sul: Académica do Porto Novo conquista super-taça Filipe de Bitú" [Académica do Porto Novo Won the Filipe de Bitú Super Cup]. Inforpress CV. 13 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.

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