Desportivo Ribeira Brava
| Full name | Clube Desportivo Ribeira Brava |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Mambrava |
| Ground |
Estádio João de Deus Lopes da Silva Ribeira Brava on São Nicolau, Cape Verde |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| League | São Nicolau Island League |
| 2014-15 | 4th |
Clube Desportivo Ribeira Brava (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Disportibu Ribéra Brava, São Vicente Crioulo: D'sportiv' R'béra Brava or Dsportiv' Rbeira Brava) is a football club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the São Nicolau Island League in Cape Verde. It is based in the Ribeira Brava, the island's largest and the capital on the island of São Nicolau. The team won island titles, their first was in 1990 and their recent was in 2010.
The club first qualified into the national championships at the time consisted nothing but the playoff system. The club advanced up to the finals and faced Sporting Clube da Praia, a club from down south in Santiago, the first match was scoreless and the second lost 1-0, this was Ribeira Brava's greatest appearance. The next three appearances in the national championships (in 2004, 2007 and 2010) and would be in the group stages and never headed up to the semis.
Logo
Its logo features a Cape Verdean flag in the middle, the logo are encircled in blue then black, it features two dragons on top and two dragon paws on each side, the club's full name is on the bottom and the anniversary date (in English) on top.
Achievements
- 1989/90, 2004/05, 2007/08, 2009/10
League and cup history
National championship
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | P | Notes | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1A | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not participate |
| 2008 | 1A | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not participate |
| 2010 | 1B | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not participated |
Island/Regional Championship
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | P | Cup | Tour | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Promoted into the National Championships | ||
| 2007-08 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Promoted into the National Championships | ||
| 2009-10 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Promoted into the National Championships | ||
| 2013-14 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 24 | -9 | 13 | |||
| 2014-15 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 22 |
Statistics
- Best position: 2nd (national)
- Highest number of points in a season: 4 (national) - achieved twice
External link
- Desportivo Ribeira Brava at Facebook (Portuguese)
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