FC Derby

Not to be confused with BK Derby or Derby County F.C..

FC Derby

Full name	Futebol Clube de Derby
Founded	August 5, 1929
Ground	Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena Mindelo, Cape Verde
Ground Capacity	5,000
Chairman	Carlos Alberto Lopes
Manager	Almara
League	São Vicente Island League
2014-15	2nd place
Home colours Away colours

FC Derby is a football club that had played in the Premier division and the São Vicente Island League in Cape Verde. It is based in the city of Mindelo on the island of São Vicente and plays in a stadium with a capacity of 4,000. It is the second team of the regional league who won the most titles after independence especially in the 1960s and the 1970s.

History

In 2006, the Santiago North Zone did not participate in the premier division as they did not win the championship, which meant that FC Derby automatically advanced into the premier league by virtue of having been champions in 2005.

Full stories of the team's playoff victories and advances

FC Derby entered the playoffs for the first time after independence in 1984 and won 3-2 over Académica (Espargos). Derby FC entered the playoffs in 2000 and challenged Académica Operária, a team from Sal Rei. The first match was tied at 1 apiece, and in the second defeated Académica Operária 1-0 and claimed the 2000 championship. The 2005 championship finals with Sporting Clube da Praia was a 1-1 tie in the first match and a 4-3 victory in the second, giving Cape Verde their third title, no qualification to the 2006 CAF Champions League would occur for Derby. The club would enter as second place of the regional league, already Mindelense who were first place of the regional league entered into the national championships as they won the 2014 national title. Derby advanced into the finals where they challenged against the city's rival Mindelense and scored 1 in each two matches, they would lose 4-3 on penalty kicks to Mindelense and earned second place.

Continental appearance

Their first and only appearance into the CAF Champions League was in 2001 and lost to Real Banjul in the preliminaries 1-0 in two matches. As second place in the 2015 national season, due to uncertain reasons, Derby will not appear in the 2016 CAF Confederation Cup.

Regional competition

FC Derby won their first title in 1965, Derby later won four island (or regional) titles in a row between 1983 and 1986, later they had two in a row titles in 2000 and 2001, their next titles would be achieved in 2001, 2005, 2008 and their most recent in 2014.

Other competitions included the regional cup, their titles won in 2004, 2005 and 2007, the opening tournament in 2001 and 2011 and the only supercup title won in 2005.

Logo

Its logo colors are black, white and blue, the F.C. Derby is at the top, its dragon carrying the shield and the football colored in blue. In the dragon part features a ribbon reading "Mindelo Cidade" and "Morabeza" on right. The top part of the shield reads F.C.D. and has a blue-white striped shield in it.

Uniform

Home uniform up to 2014

Away uniform to 2014

Its uniform color represents for its home games a striped blue and white t-shirt with blue pants and white socks. Its visitor's color is black with a white left sash, black socks and white shorts. The jersey has recently been modified.

Its former uniform colors was blue with a single white stripe, white sleeves and socks and blue shorts for home games and white clothing with blue sleeves and socks for visitor's games.

Achievements

• Cape Verdean Championship: 3

1983/84, 1999/00, 2004/05

• São Vicente Island League: 10

1965, 1982/83, 1983/84, 1984/85, 1985/86, 1999/00, 2000/01, 2004/05, 2007/08, 2013/14

• São Vicente Opening Tournament: 1

2000/01, 2010/11

• São Vicente Cup: 3

2003/04, 2004/05, 2006/07

• São Vicente SuperCup: 1

2004/05

League and cup history

Performance in African competitions

• CAF Champions League: 1 appearance

Best: 2000-01 Preliminary Round - Lost against Real Banjul 1 - 0 on aggregate

Colonial era

Year	Finals	Club	Result
1965	3-2	Académica da Praia	Finalist

National championship

Season	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD	P	Cup	Notes	Playoffs
2000	1B	1	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	4		Advanced into the finals	Champion
2001	1	5	6	2	2	2	6	7	-1	8
2005	1B	2	5	4	1	0	23	3	+20	13			Champion
2006	1A	1	4	3	1	0	13	2	+11	10			4th place
2008	1B	1	5	5	0	0	14	3	+11	15			Semifinalist
2014	1A	5	5	4	1	3	4	6	-2	4		Did not advance	Did not participate
2015	1A	1	5	5	0	0	12	2	+1	15			Semfinalist
Total:			32	24	6	5	73	23	+50	69
Total with playoffs:			48	32	10	9	97	40	+57

Island/Regional Championship

Season	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD	P	Cup	Notes
2004-05	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Winner	Promoted into the National Championships
2007-08	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		Promoted into the National Championships
2013-14	2	1	14	9	5	0	27	9	+18	32		Promoted into the National Championships
2014-15	2	2	14	6	4	4	19	15	+4	22		Also promoted into the National Championships

Statistics

• Best ranking: Preliminary round (continental)
• Number of appearances in the national competition:
  • Total: 11
    • Colonial era: 1
    • Since independence: 10
• Highest number of goals in a season, national level: 23 (regular season), 32 (with playoffs)
• Highest number of points in a season: 15 (national)
• Total number of points: 69 (national)
• Appearance in cup competition: 1 (national)

Current squad

2014-15 season, partial listing

• Bena
• Duque (the Duke)
• Kévy
• Quatro (the Fourth)

Former players

• Colega (in 2000)
• Ica (in 2000)
• Carlos dos Santos Rodrigues (2011-12), youth career
• Tubola (international player in 2006)

Chairmen

• Augusto Vasconcelos Lopes (in 2012)
• Carlos Alberto Lopes (present)

Managers

• Alberto Gomes and Antônio Dias (Ika)
• Tchida (in 2012)
• Almara (present)

External links

• FC Derby's Continental Tournaments