Solpontense Futebol Clube

Solpontense
Solpuntensi

Full name	Solpontense Futebol Clube
Founded	1900
Ground	Estádio João Serra Ponta do Sol, Cape Verde
Capacity	2.000
Chairman	João Lopes Rodrígues[1]
League	Santo Antão Island League (North)
2014-15	3rd

Estádio João Serra, the home stadium of Solpontense

Solpontense Futebol Clube (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Solpuntensi Futibol Klubi, Santo Antão Crioulo: Solpontense Futbol Klub', São Vicente Crioulo: Solpontense Futebol Klube) is a football club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the Santo Antão Island League South Zone in Cape Verde. It is based in the town of Ponta do Sol in the northern part of the island of Santo Antão. The club was founded in 1900, the oldest football (soccer) club in Cape Verde,^[2] in its early decades they participated in no official competition. The team is ranked second in the number of titles since 1997 and their first one was in 1999 and won their second in 2000 which would be two in a row.

Its current manager is João Lopes Rodrígues.^[1]

Logo

Its club logo features a striped crest with 4 black lines and 3 yellow lines. The rising sun is featured on the top hence the toponym of Ponta do Sol., the grey label reads "Solpontense" with a grey football (soccer ball) in the middle and S.F.C. on the bottom inside its three yellow lines.

Achievements

• Santo Antão Island League (North): 5

1998/99, 1999/00, 2007/08, 2009/10, 2012/13

• Santo Antão Island League: 4

1995/96, 1998/99, 1999/00, 2000/01

• Santo Antão Island (North) Opening Tournament: 1

1999/00

League and cup history

National championship

Season	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD	P	Cup	Notes	Playoffs
1999	1A	3	6	2	2	2	14	8	+6	8		Did not advance	Did not participate
2000	1A	3	2	0	1	1	2	3	-1	1		Did not advance	Did not participate
2001	1	4	6	2	3	1	10	8	+2	9
2008	1B	4	5	2	0	3	5	7	-2	6		Did not advance	Did not participate
2010	1A	6	5	1	1	3	7	14	-7	4		Did not advance	Did not participate
2013	1B	4	5	1	3	1	6	6	0	6	Cancelled	Did not advance	Did not participate

Island/Regional Championship

Season	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD	P	Cup	Super Cup	Notes
2007-08	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-				Promoted into the National Championships
2009-10	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-			Promoted into the National Championships
2012-13	2	1	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-			Promoted into the National Championships
2013-14	2	5	10	3	1	6	12	22	-10	10	Winner		Promoted into the National Championships
2014-15	2	3	10	3	4	3	9	10	-1	13

References

1. "Solpontense futebol clube tem novo patrocinador" [Solpontense Futebol Clube with a New Sponsor] (in Portuguese). Webnode. 2015.
2. "Solpontense" (in Portuguese). Futebol 365.

External links

• Solpontense at Facebook
• Solpontense at Zerozero