Boavista FC (Cape Verde)
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| Full name | Boavista Futebol Clube | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Boavista | |||
| Founded | July 5, 1939 | |||
| Ground | Estádio da Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde |
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| Capacity | 8,000 | |||
| Chairman |  Luis Manuel Semedo |
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| Manager |  Joel de Castro |
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| League | Santiago Island League (South) | |||
| 2014-15 | 1st | |||
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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.[1]
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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.[2] The club recently got a new manager from Spartak d'Aguadinha named Joel de Castro from Portugal.[3]
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.
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      Home uniform up to 2014
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Visitor's uniform up to 2014
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Achievements
- National titles:
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- 1962/63, 1987/88, 1994/95, 2009/10
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- 2008/09, 2009/10
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- Insular titles:
- Island/Regional Championships : 6
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- Santiago Island League: 1962/63, 1987/88, 1992/93, 1994/95
- Santiago Island League (South): 2010/11, 2014/15
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- 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11, 2014/15
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- Santiago South Super Cup: 1
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- 2014/15
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- 2003
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- Other titles:
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- Champion's Cup (Taça de Campões): 2014
League and cup history
Performance in African competitions
- CAF Champions League: 1 appearance
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- 1996 - First Round
- Boavista FC - ASC Sonalec, tournament abandoned, Boavista succeeded to the first round
- Boavista FC – JS Kabylie 4-1 (agg.)
- 1996 - First Round
- CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance
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- 1994 - Preliminary round
- Boavista FC -
Diamond Stars FC, 4-5 total
- Boavista FC -
- 1994 - Preliminary round
National championship
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | P | Cup | Notes | Playoffs |
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| 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 |
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| 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[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Famous former players
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- 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 |
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| Janito | Cape Verde |
2012 | |
| Humberto Bettencourt | Cape Verde |
2013 | 2013/4 |
| Nelito Antunes | Cape Verde |
2013/14 | 2013/15 |
| Joel de Castro[3] | Portugal |
September 2015 |
References
External links
- Boavista FC Praia Facebook page - Official Website
- Boavista FC Praia at Soccerway
- Boavista Praia at Scoreshelf
