ABC de Patim

ABC de Patim
Full name Amigos de um Berço Comum Futebol Clube
Ground Patim and
Estádio Municipal 5 de Julho,
São Filipe, Cape Verde
Ground Capacity 5,000
Chairman Carlos Silva
League Fogo Island League
Second Division
2015–16 1st

ABC de Patim (full name: Amigos de um Berço Comum Futebol Clube, Portuguese for Friends of the Communal Cradle) is a football (soccer) club that currently plays in the Fogo Island League currently in the Second Division in Cape Verde. It is based in the village of Patim in the south of the island.

History

The club was founded in 1962 and is the second or third oldest club on the island.

In the 2007/08 season, the club participated in the regional premier division of Fogo, they were relegated. In 2013/14, the club was second place in a group stage but second in the differences of scored and conceded goals, overall they were second and played the second. A year later, the club was second in the regional second division's final phase and challenged União de São Lourenço, a ninth placed club and lost a goal in all of the two matches, the first match lost 1-0. In the 2015-16 season, the club went to the finals along with Atlético who attempted to go to the regional first division for the first time. ABC played in the second divisional final or the promotional decision on April 21 match, ABC won the regional second division title for the season and again returns to the regional premier division in eight years for the following season,[1] Atlètico challenged a ninth placed club.[2]

On October 16, 2015, the club participated in a tournament which was held in memory of the former goalkeeper Preto Preto.[3]

On November 2016, ABC de Patim, champion of the Second Division faced the Premier Division champion Vulcânicos in the first ever Fogo Champion's Cup, the club lost the cup to Vulcânicos.

ABC Patim once again returned to the Second Division, the first four rounds had no success as they had no win and no goals scored until December 22 as they recently got their first win in the Premier Division in eight years after defeating Valência 5-2 and exited ABC from the relegation zone, it returned during Round 6 and escaped again in the 7th Round after defeating Baxada and put that club to 9th, into March, the club remained above the relegation zone, on April 2, with a draw made, the club was on the 66/33 or a 75/25 chance of staying in the Premier Division for ABC, a win over Baxada made ABC a full chance, ABC will spend their second season in a row in the regional Premier Division in late 2017.

Achievements

Secondary achievement

2015/16

League and cup history

Island/Regional Championship

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA GD P Cup Tour Notes Result
2014–15 3 2 12246 1115-410 Advanced into the Second phase
2 6330 137+612 Lost the promotional match
2015–16 3 14--- ---- Advanced into the Semis Promoted into the Regional Premier Division
2016–17 2 2 186210 2534-920

Statistics

References

  1. ↑ "Futebol Cabo Verde: ABC de Patim regressa a 1a divisão no Fogo oito anos pois" [ABC de Patim Returned to the Fogo Premier Division in Eight Years]. SAPO CV (in Portuguese). 22 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "ABC e Atlético na final do campeonato do segundo escalão no Fogo" [ABC and Atlético in the Final of the Regional Second Division Championship for Promoting into the Premier Division]. SAPO CV (in Portuguese). April 10, 2016.
  3. ↑ "ABC de Patim chamado a última hora para torneio em homenagem a Preto Preto" [ABC de Patim Challences in the Last Hour in a Tournament in Memory of Preto Preto]. SAPO MZ (in Portuguese). 17 October 2015.
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