FC Ultramarina (Cape Verde)

FC Ultramarina

Full name	Futebol Clube de Ultramarina
Founded	1966
Ground	Estádio Orlando Rodrigues Tarrafal, São Nicolau Cape Verde
Capacity	5,000
Chairman	Marineida da Graça
Manager	Alexandre Ramos
League	São Nicolau Island League
2014-15	1st
Home colours Away colours

Futebol Clube de Ultramarina (Portuguese meaning "overseas", Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Futebil Klubi di Ultramarina) is a football (soccer) club that plays in the São Nicolau Island League in Cape Verde. It is based in the city of Tarrafal in the island of São Nicolau and plays at Estádio Orlando Rodrigues. The team has only reached a few of the final games before and after independence. The team currently has ten titles since their recent championship victory was during the 2013/14 season and continues the claim the most number of titles on the island.

Its logo features a red-white crest with two swordfishes (gray and gray-red on each side) with a football (soccer ball) on the bottom and "FCU" on the bottom left and the year of foundation on the right.

It is played along with São Nicolau's most famous teams.

Playoff advances

Estádio João de Deus Lopes da Silva, the former homefield of FC Ultramarina

FC Ultramarina were winners of the 2002-03 season and entered as high as the finals, the team challenged Académico do Aeroporto located southeast in the island of Boa Vista and lost 3-1 in the first leg and won 3-2 in the second leg. It only had three points in total which made the team lost the finals to Académico.

Achievements

• São Nicolau Island League: 11

1995/96, 1998/99, 2000/01, 2002/03, 2003/04, 2005/06, 2006/07, 2008/09, 2010/11, 2012/13, 2014/15

• São Nicolau Opening Tournament: 2

2001/02, 2013/14

• São Nicolau Cup: 1

2012/13^[1]

• São Nicolau Super Cup: 1

2005/06

League and cup history

National championship

Season	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD	P	Notes	Playoffs
1999	1A	4	6	0	2	4	3	10	-7	2	Did not advance	Did not participate
2001	1	6	6	0	1	5	2	8	-6	1
2003	1A	1	4	3	0	1	9	4	+5	9		2nd place
2004	1B	1	4	2	1	1	7	3	+4	7		Semifinalist
2006	1B	3	5	2	1	2	6	9	0	7	Did not advance	Did not participated
2007	1A	4	5	1	2	2	2	8	-3	5	Did not advance	Did not participate
2009	1A	4	5	2	1	2	11	6	+5	7	Did not advance	Did not participated
2011	1A	5	5	1	0	4	6	11	-5	3	Did not advance	Did not participate
2013	1A	4	5	1	1	3	5	12	-7	4	Did not advance	Did not participate
2015	1B	4	5	2	0	3	12	16	-4	6	Did not advance	Did not participate

Island/Regional Championship

Season	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD	P	Cup	Opening	Notes
2006-07	2	1	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-			Promoted into the National Championships
2008-09	2	1	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-			Promoted into the National Championships
2010-11	2	1	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-			Promoted into the National Championships
2012-13	2	1	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-			Promoted into the National Championships
2013-14	2	2	14	8	5	1	32	9	+23	32	Winner	Winner
2014-15	2	1	14	11	1	1	40	8	+32	34			Promoted into the National Championships

Statistics

• Best position: 2nd place (national)
• Highest number of points in a season: 9 (national)
• Most number of goals scored in a season: 14 (national with playoffs in 2004), 12 (national in 2015)

Former famous player

• Mailó (played in 2011)

Presidents

• Alexandre Ramos (up to October 2015)
• Marineida da Graça (current)

References

1. «F.C Ultramarina conquista Taça de São Nicolau», noticiaSN.com, October 2013(Portuguese), retrieved on 14 October 2014

External link

• FC Ultramarina at Soccerway
• FC Ultramarina at Facebook, also the official site.