Boavista FC (Cape Verde)

Boavista FC

Full name	Boavista Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)	Boavista
Founded	July 5, 1939
Ground	Estádio da Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde
Ground Capacity	8,000
Chairman	Luis Manuel Semedo
Manager	Joel de Castro
League	Santiago Island League (South)
2014-15	1st
Home colours Away colours Third colours

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The home stadium of Boavista FC

Boavista Futebol Clube (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: FK Boavista or FK Boabista, Boavista or Boavista Futibol Klubi) is a football (soccer) club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the Santiago Island South Zone League in Cape Verde. It is based in the city of Praia in the island of Santiago. The team has only reached a few of these games before and after independence.

History

The club was founded on July 5, 1939. Its logo and uniform with minimal exceptions are identical to Portugal's Boavista FC. The name is not related nor located on Boa Vista Island to the northeast, it is named after a Lisbon club founded during colonial rule. Its nickname is even a club name.

Boa Vista won the insular titles in 1987, 1993, 1995.

In 2014, the club celebrated the 75th anniversary and organized the Taça dos Campões (The Cup of Champions) as a friendly match. The first edition featured the greatest clubs from different islands and the club would win the competition. The second edition will feature clubs from different nations. The club recently got a new manager from Spartak d'Aguadinha named Joel de Castro from Portugal.

Playoff participation and upper appearances

Boa Vista claimed their first title ever in 1987 even since independence. They entered the finals in 1993 and challenged with Académica (Espargos) to claim its second title, The game was tied at two apiece, the second match lost 2 to one to Académica (Espargos), the second title was not to be claimed until 1995 and won through the triangular phase and contained no playoffs. It offered Boavista entry to their first and only appearance in the continental level, the 1996 CAF Champions League, the match with Mauritania's ASC Sonalec was abandoned, their first match was with Algeria's JS Kabylie in the first round and scored only a goal and the club did not advanced. In their next championship appearance, Boavista Praia won their third and most recent in 2010 after defeating Sporting Clube of the same city for a total of two goals all scored in the first leg in the second finals that featured two clubs from the same island, even the same city, it did not gained entry into the 2010 CAF Champions League. Boa Vista once again returned to the playoffs in 2012 and 2015 without heading to the final.

Uniform

Its uniform color is white with black socks but a black t-shirt with black sleeve rim is used for home games, all with a two-rowed checkered lining on the right. When there is a same uniform color in some parts of the other club, the other uniform color is red with a checkered sleeve and black socks.

Previous uniforms were colored black for home games with a black-white checkered portion t-shirt and white socks and white with black socks for away games.

Uniform history
Home uniform up to 2014	Visitor's uniform up to 2014

Achievements

• National titles:
  • Cape Verdean Championship: 4

1962/63, 1987/88, 1994/95, 2009/10

• • Cape Verdean Cup: 2

2008/09, 2009/10

• Insular titles:
  • Island/Regional Championships : 6

Santiago Island League: 1962/63, 1987/88, 1992/93, 1994/95

Santiago Island League (South): 2010/11, 2014/15

• • Santiago South/Praia Cup : 4

2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11, 2014/15

• • Santiago South Super Cup: 1

2014/15

• • Santiago Island (South) Opening Tournament: 1

2003

• Other titles:

Champion's Cup (Taça de Campões): 2014

League and cup history

Performance in African competitions

• CAF Champions League: 1 appearance

1996 - First Round

Boavista FC - ASC Sonalec, tournament abandoned, Boavista succeeded to the first round

Boavista FC – JS Kabylie 4-1 (agg.)

• CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance

1994 - Preliminary round

Boavista FC - Diamond Stars FC, 4-5 total

National championship

Season	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD	P	Cup	Notes	Playoffs
2009	Did not participate										Winner		Did not participate
2010	1A	1	5	2	2	1	15	8	+7	8		Promoted into playoffs	Champion
2011	1B	3	4	2	1	1	9	4	+5	7		Did not advance	Did not participate
2015	1B	2	5	4	0	1	14	4	+10	12		Promoted into playoffs	Semifinalist

Island/Regional Championship

Season	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD	P	Cup	Super Cup	Notes
2009-10	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Winner		Promoted into the National Championships
2010-11	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Winner		Promoted into the National Championships
2013-14	2	4	18	9	4	5	29	21	+8	31			Promoted into the National Championships
2014-15	2	1	18	13	4	1	37	14	+23	43	Winner	Winner	Promoted into the National Championships

Current squad

As of 21 November 2015

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 Dinilson Duarte 2 Ailton Rodrigues 3 Willan Lima 4 Romário Cabral 5 Zeca Soares 6 Edidi (Edson Correia) 7 Márcio da Veiga 8 Ridney Mané 9 António dos Santos 10 Nilton Tavares 11 Carlos Ferreira 12 Feordanio Andrade 13 Paulo Semedo

No. Position Player 14 MF Dário Furtado 15 Agilson Farcia 16 Paulino Araújo 17 Djordy Gomes 18 Marcelino da Costa 19 Otaviano Pachi 20 Rosalvo Fontes 21 Nelson Martins 22 Michel Guilavogui 23 Márcio Tavares 24 Fábio Fernandes 25 Paulo de Pina 26 Edmilson da Veiga

Famous former players

• Babanco
• Kiki Ballack (youth, late 2000s)
• Fufuco
• Gegé
• Kuca
• Nilson Tavares
• Moía Mané, early 2000s
• Mustapha Sama, during the 1999/2000 season

Managerial history

Name	Nationality	From	To
Janito	Cape Verde		2012
Humberto Bettencourt	Cape Verde	2013	2013/4
Nelito Antunes	Cape Verde	2013/14	2013/15
Joel de Castro	Portugal	September 2015

External links

• Boavista FC Praia Facebook page - Official Website
• Boavista FC Praia at Soccerway
• Boavista Praia at Scoreshelf