CD Falcões do Norte
| Full name | Clube Desportivo Falcões do Norte |
|---|---|
| Founded | August 19, 1960 |
| Ground | Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena, Mindelo, Cape Verde |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Chairman | Aldino Cruz |
| Manager | Edson Sousa |
| League | São Vicente Island League |
| 2015–16 | 4th |
Clube Desportivo Falcões do Norte, main name: Falcőes do Norte (Portuguese for Falcons of the North, Cape Verdean Creole (ALUPEK): Falkonis du Norti) is a football club that plays in the São Vicente Island League in Cape Verde. It is based in Chã de Alecrim in the northern part of the city of Mindelo on the island of São Vicente. As of the 2014–15 season, the team had won an opening cup title, two cup titles and a super cup title.
History
The club was founded on August 19, 1960 and its motto is "order and discipline" (ordem e disciplina). The club relies on young players from the city.
Falcões won two consecutive titles in 2011 and 2012. As the 2011 Cape Verdean Cup was cancelled, the club did not attend, the club attended the 2012 edition and did not advance into the semis. This was their only appearance in a national competition.
In the 2013 island super cup, the club (as 2nd place cup winner) defeated CS Mindelense, the champion to win their only super cup title.[1]
4th place the club finished in 2016. In 2017, they lost their further appearance for the following season in the Premier Division as the club finished last with 12 points, two less than Salamansa, in the following season, the club will play in the Second Division and will be Falcões' first. The fifth club after Amarante and well known to be relegated since the implementation of the two division system in 2008 and was one of four clubs that remained in the Premier Division.
Logo
Its logo has the globe with a brown falcon on top, it has three labels, the club name on top, the motto order and discipline (ordem e disciplina).
Achievements
- 2010/11, 2011/12
- 2012/13
- 2003/04
League and cup history
Island/Regional Championship
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | P | Cup | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | 2 | - | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Finalist | |
| 2013–14 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 22 | -4 | 16 | ||
| 2014–15[2] | 2 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 20 | ||
| 2015–16 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 21 | ||
| 2016–17 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 12 | Relegated into the regional Second Division |
Association cup
| Season | Reg. Div. |
Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 8 |
Statistics
- Best position at a cup competition: 1st (regional)
- Best position at an association cup: 1st
- Appearances in a regional Super Cup competition: 2
References
- ↑ "Falcões do Norte Won the São Vicente Football (Soccer) Super Cup" (in Portuguese). RTC.
- ↑ Batalha, José (16 April 2015). "Cape Verde Islands 2014/15". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 21 April 2015.
External links
- Falcões do Norte at Facebook – also Official website (in Portuguese)
- Falcões do Norte at the Final Ball