2015–16 Desportivo da Praia season
2015–16 season | |||
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Chairman | Jorge Martins Andrade | ||
Manager | Kuko | ||
Stadium | Estádio da Várzea | ||
Santiago Island League (South) 2016 Cape Verdean Football Championships |
1st, Champion 3rd, Group A | ||
Santiago South/Praia Cup | Unknown | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Leonel Maldini Pereira (11) All: Leonel Maldini Pereira | ||
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The 2015–16 Desportivo da Praia season were in the island division of football (soccer). The club was regional champion for the 2015-16 season.[1]
The club scored 42 goals and had 14 wins, 5 ties, 3 losses and 47 points.
Santiago Island League (South)
The 2015-16 season would have a good start in the first few weeks, their first match was on November 15[2] Their first match of the season was a scoreless draw to Eugênio Lima, a club formerly known as Lapaloma and was their first meeting. Desportivo's first win of the season was on November 20 and defeated Académica Praia by only one goal, the club's second consecutive win was over Delta and their positions hiked to second. Desportivo suffered after losing to their rival Boavista 0-1 and was fifth. Desportivo was lucky again as they defeated Vitória 0-1 on the last match of the year and returned to third. Desportivo's first match of 2016 was with Sporting Praia on January 9 and lost 1-2 but remained third. A week later, the club went to a goal draw with Garridos but their position dropped to sixth. Slowly the club peaked its positions for a few weeks as a two match winning streak followed, Desportivo defeated Celtic and then Travadores, the latter high scoring 0-5 which was Desportivo's second highest. Desportivo was fourth, on February 6, the club was tied with ADESBA by a goal and was ranked 5th. Afterwards a longer four game winning streak followed and defeated Varanda, Eugênio Lima, Académica and Delta, the latter which was on March 25 was the highest scoring which was later tied by Boavista. over a month later and a month after that became the second highest after Sporting Praia's, Desportivo's positions went up to second place. Desportivo went to a scoreless draw with Boavista and was still first. Boavista defeated Vitória 4-0 on March 25 and finally reached the number one position. A week later, Desportivo lost to Sporting 2-1 and was dropped to second and was the club's last loss of the season. Desportivo regained the number one position for the second time after defeating Garridos 3-1. Desportivo's final draw was with Celtic of Achadina de Baixo by a goal, their position was dropped to third. Desportivo defeated Travadores 2-0, the first of their three-game winning streak, with minimal differences, Desportivo stayed at the number one spot for the rest of the season, Desportivo defeated ADESBA and finally Varanda, the final match of the season had Desportivo got the power to kick out Varanda out of the Premier Division in the following season and prevented Varanda from having a point over Garridos and remain in the Premier Division. Desportivo won with 47 points and claimed their next regional championship in 26 years and the first after the split into the two zones. The club in some years qualified into the national championships, their second as regional winner. The club again competed in the national championships in three years.
Desportivo Praia scored a total number of 42 goals, third after Boavista and Sporting Praia,[1] Leonel Pereira Almeira scored the most numbering 11, nearly a quarter of the total.[3] 8 of the 14 wins were at home, 24 of the 42 goals scored were at home, two draws were at home while four were away, only a loss was away. Of twelve goals that Desportivo conceded, each of the six goals conceded were home and away.
Result round by round
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
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Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
Result | D | W | W | L | W | L | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | D | W | W | W |
Position | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Last updated: 8 May 2016.
Source: Arfss
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Results
15 November 2015 1 | Eugénio Lima | 0–0 | Desportivo da Praia | Praia |
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17:45 | Report | Stadium: Várzea |
20 November 2015 2 | Desportivo da Praia | 1–0 | Académica da Praia | Praia |
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17:45 |
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Report | Stadium: Várzea |
28 November 2015 3 | Delta | 0–2 | Desportivo da Praia | Praia |
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15:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Várzea |
12 December 2015 4 | Desportivo da Praia | 0–1 | Boavista FC | Praia |
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17:20 | Report |
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Stadium: Várzea |
18 December 2015 5 | Vitória | 0–1 | Desportivo da Praia | Praia |
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16:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Várzea |
9 January 2016 6 | Desportivo da Praia | 1–2 | Sporting Clube da Praia | Praia |
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17:20 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Várzea |
Date | Opponents | H/A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance | League position |
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15 January 2016 | Os Garridos | A | 1-1 | 6th | ||
22 January 2016 | Celtic | H | 1-0 | 5th | ||
30 January 2016 | Travadores | H | 0-5 | 4th | ||
6 February 2016 | ADESBA | H | 1-1 | 5th | ||
12 February 2016 | Varanda | A | 1-2 | 5th | ||
21 February 2016 | Eugênio Lima | H | 3-0 | 4th | ||
26 February 2016 | Académica da Praia | H | 1-2 | 2nd | ||
6 March 2016 | Delta | A | 7-1 | 2nd | ||
12 March 2016 | Boavista Praia | A | 0-0 | no goals scored | 2nd | |
25 March 2016 | Vitória | H | 4-0 | 1st | ||
1 April 2016 | Sporting Praia | A | 2-1 | 2nd | ||
8 April 2016 | Os Garridos | H | 3-1 | 1st | ||
15 April 2016 | Celtic | A | 1-1 | 3rd | ||
23 April 2016 | Travadores | H | 2-0 | 1st | ||
30 April 2016 | ADESBA | A | 0-3 | 1st | ||
6 May 2016 | Varanda | A | 1-0 | 1st, Champion |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion/Relegation |
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1 | Desportivo da Praia | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 12 | +30 | 47 | Advanced into the 2016 Cape Verdean Football Championships |
2 | Boavista Praia | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 21 | +24 | 46 | None |
3 | Sporting Clube da Praia | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 49 | 17 | +32 | 46 | None |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 12 | +30 | 47 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 6 | +18 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 6 | +12 |
Last updated: May 9, 2016.
Source: Rankings at rsssf
Cape Verdean National League
Their last appearance was in 2013 as they qualified as second place. The club came as a regional champion into the national level. The club participated in Group A, their first match was round 2 and challenged CD Sinagoga for the first time, the match was a scoreless draw. Round 3 match featured SC Atlético and ended in 3-0. Due to a major rivalry between two clubs from different parts of the island and league. Desportivo challenged Round 1 with Varandinha, their first match against each other and lost 1-3 on June 1, the match was also the last meeting as a single island and from two parts. Desportivo Praia faced FC Derby and lost 2-1 to that club. The final match which was on June 11 was their first against Sporting Brava and defeated that club 2-1. The club finished third with two wins, seven goals scored and seven points. The club was out of the national championships afterwards and their national season was finished.
Date | Opponents | H/A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance | League position |
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1 June 2015[lower-alpha 1] | Varandinha | H | 1-3 | |||
21 May 2015 | Sinagoga | A | 0-0 | no goals scored | ||
28 May 2015 | SC Atlético | H | 3-0 | |||
5 June 2015 | FC Derby | H | 2-1 | |||
11 June 2015 | Sporting Brava | H | 2-1 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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2 | GD Varandinha | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 10 | Advanced into the semis |
3 | Desportivo da Praia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 | None |
4 | Sporting Clube da Brava | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 6 | None |
Squad statistics
- As of 21 November 2015[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Top scorers
Scorer | No. of goals | |
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1 | Leonel Maldini Pereira | 11 |
- Source:[3]
Transfers
Out
Date | Pos. | Name | To |
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2016 | João Paulo da C. Lopes | Vitória FC Praia | |
Late 2016 | DF | M. Teixeira | Sporting Clube da Praia |
Club
Jorge Martins Andrade was chairman of the club and Kuku was its president.
The Management
Position | Staff |
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Manager and head coach | Kuko |
Last updated: May 2016
Source: http://www.fa.gov.cv/index.php/desportivo-da-praia-futebol
Other information
As of 2016
Chairman | Jorge Martins Andrade |
Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Estádio da Várzea (8,000 / 108x69 m) |
Last updated: May 2016
Source: http://www.fa.gov.cv/index.php/desportivo-da-praia-futebol
Team kit
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Notes
- ↑ The match was originally for May 15, it was rescheduled to June 1 due to rivalry between the clubs
References
- 1 2 Santiago South highlights at rsssf.com
- ↑ "Futebol: Regional de Santiago Sul arranca a 13 de Novembro" [Southern Santiago Regional Season Begins on 13 November]. Expresso das Ilhas. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- 1 2 "Statistics of the 2015-16 Santiago South Zone football (soccer) season". Konkuri.
- ↑ Desportivo Praia article on the Spanish Wikipedia