Vitória FC (Praia)
| Full name | Vitória Futebol Clube da Praia | ||
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| Founded | May 1, 1931 | ||
| Ground |
Estádio da Várzea, Av. Cidade da Lisboa, Praia, Cape Verde | ||
| Capacity | 8,000 | ||
| Manager | Daniel Ángula Cardoso[1] | ||
| League | Santiago Island League (South) | ||
| 2014-15 | 6th | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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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 three other famous teams including Sporting Praia, Boavista, Académica 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 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.
Achievements
- 1972/73
League and cup history
Island/Regional Championship
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | P | Cup | Super Cup | Notes |
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| 2013-14 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 32 | -20 | 5 | |||
| 2014-15 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 24 | -14 | 10 |
Statistics
- Best ranking: 1st (island)
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Club information at Facebook" (in Portuguese).
External links
- Vitória Praia at Facebook (Portuguese)
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