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)
2015–16 8th
Website Club home page

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.

It is played along with Praia's five other famous teams including Sporting Praia, Boavista, Académica, Desportivo and CD Travadores in the same stadium.

Its logo and uniform are identical to Vitória FC de Setubal of Portugal and is a club affiliate. 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.

Stadium

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.

History

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

The club 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

Achievements

1972/73

League and cup history

Island/Regional Championship

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA GD P Cup Tour Notes
2013–14 2 5 186111 1232-2019
2014–15 2 10 183510 1024-1410
2015–16 2 8 225413 1430-1619

Statistics

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).
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