Vitória FC (Cape Verde)

Vitória FC
Full name Vitória Futebol Clube da Praia
Founded May 1, 1931
Ground Estádio da Várzea,
Av. Cidade da Lisboa,
Praia, Cape Verde
Ground Capacity 8,000
Manager Daniel Ángula Cardoso[1]
League Santiago Island League (South)
2016–17 12th, Relegated

Vitória Futebol Clube da Praia is a football club that plays in the Santiago Island South Zone League in Cape Verde. It is based in the capital city of Praia in the island of Santiago and plays in the stadium, Estádio da Várzea with a capacity of 8,000 The club won their only island title in 1973 and participated in the second last colonial (provincial) final and lost.

About the club

Its logo and uniform are identical to Vitória FC de Setúbal of Portugal and is a club affiliate. It is the only Vitória Setúbal affiliate in Cape Verde, another affiliate in Africa, one example is Vitória Riboque based in São Tomé and Príncipe.

The uniform has a yellow crown on top with a green circle with a green-white shield with a soccer ball in the middle and a tag reading the acronym "V.F.C.P.", a label on the top left reads the club's location and the founding date and a small tree branch on the right.

The club are the top 10 most popular clubs in the South Zone and the top 15 on the island.

History

The football (soccer) club was established on May 1, 1931.[2] and is the island's third oldest club and the nation's fourth oldest. Vitória won the Santiago Island title in 1973 and headed to one of the last provincial finals of Cape Verde under Portuguese rule.

Vitòria celebrated its 50th anniversary of the club's foundation in 1981. Vitória later celebrated its 75th anniversary of the club's foundation in 2006.

After the start of the new century, the club finished at a position that was nearly or at moderate. The late 2000s was the last time the club finished fifth and their last time they got a high position was sixth in 2011.

First and second downfalls

In recent years, the club was not as powerful as it was in its early years. In 2012, the club was relegated and participated in the Second Division for a season and finished first. Vitória became the only club of the original four of Praia to relegate. The club returned again into the Premier Division and finished 5th in the 2013/14 regional season and finished with 19 points, 6 wins, eleven draws and scored 12 goals. The following season, the club finished last place and was not relegated as two additional clubs were added for the 2015/16 season, Vitória finished with 14 points, 3 wins, half than last season, 5 draws and 10 losses, one less, the club scored 10 goals. The club finished ninth in the extended 2015/16 season and finished with 19 points, 5 wins, 13 losses and scored 30 goals, except for the losses part, better than last season. Vitória suffered losses in the early and the mid part of the 2016-17 season, the club made their first draw with Sporting Praia in the 3rd round and currently has four draws, the club made a win late in the season on March 26 and defeated Os Garridos 3-4 and became their season's highest match, they prevented themselves from keeping themselves in the relegation zone for a week, until the club lost to the top three Travadores and the club kept inside the relegation zone for the remainder of the season. Their final wins at the Premier Division were made in April, first over ADESBA, then Celtic. The club lost their last match to Desportivo and finished last place with 13 wins and three wins, the club scored 16 goals, second least ahead of Eugénio Lima's, they conceded 44 goals, third last to Garridos' and Travadores, in the later part of the season, the goal concessions was second. Vitória's second downfall of the club was complete and will participate in the Second Division in the following season.

Stadium

Estádio da Várzea, home field of Vitória da Praia

Estádio da Várzea is a multi-use stadium in Praia, Cape Verde. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 8,000. The stadium has seat rows in the left and right sides and a small hill and a plateau lies to the west. It is played along with Praia's five other famous teams including Sporting Praia, Boavista, Académica, Desportivo and CD Travadores in the same stadium. The club also practices at the stadium.

Honours

1972/73

Secondary achievements

2012/13

League and cup history

Island/Regional Championship

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA GD P Cup Tour Notes
2011–12 2 10 184212 1726-914
2012–13 3 1 18--- ----
2013–14 2 5 186111 1232-2019
2014–15 2 10 183510 1024-1410
2015–16 2 8 225413 1430-1619
2016–17 2 12 223415 1644-2813 Quarterfinals

Statistics

Current squad

As of 2 February 2017[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Cape Verde Silas Damão S. Silva
Élio Patrick C. Semedo
Reginaldo Santos Lamas
Cape Verde Audair Ferreira Olveira
Manuel de Jesus F. Barros
Cape Verde MF Ivandro Borges Cabral
Maxi Iolando Fonseca
No. Position Player
Cape Verde João Paulo da C. Lopes
Cape Verde Wilker Estefâncio A. Fernandes
Mario Mendes Rodrigues
Cape Verde Rui Veloso M. Freire
Cape Verde Edmir Gonçalves
Cape Verde Geremias Gonçalves Brito

References

  1. ↑ "Futebol técnico Ángula troca Eugênio Lima pelo Vitória FC da Praia" [Trainer Ángula of Eugênio Lima Heads to Vitória FC Praia]. Inforpress CV (in Portuguese). 2015.
  2. ↑ "Club information at Facebook" (in Portuguese).
  3. ↑ "Scorer and squad statistics". Konkuri. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
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