2016–17 AD Ribeira Grande season

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AD Ribeira Grande
2016–17 season
Stadium Estádio da Várzea
Estádio da Calabaceira
2016–17 Santiago South Second Division 1st, Champion
← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 AD Ribeira Grande season were in the island division of football (soccer). [1] The club was champion ahead of GD Varanda and only Ribeira Grande into the Premier Division for the following season, it became the club's next appearance in four years. As Varanda withdrew, instead, third placed Tira Chapéu competed for the first time.

The club had 40 points and scored 32 goals and had 12 wins, 4 ties and 2 losses.

Santiago Island League (South)

Ribeira Grande started at the moderate positions before heading to first place in the mid-late part of the season and for the remainder of the season. Their first match of the season was their first ever match with Relâmpago, their second match was with Delta and their third was with Asa Grande, all ended in victories. In late March, the club became listed as champions and on April 9, finished first place.

Result round by round

Ribeira Grande started the season with a three match winning streak defeating Relâmpago (the Thunder) in their first ever match, then Delta and Asa Grande. Ribeira Grande had a loss to Tira Chapéu in their first ever match with that club, another three match winning streak was next and defeated Kumunidade in the year's first match, then they defeated Varanda and lastly Vila Nova. A goal draw with Unidos do Norte was made on January 28, then Ribeira Grande's last Second Division loss was made to Fiorentina Calabaceira. Two consecutive draws were followed, first to Relâmpago without any goals scored, then to Delta with a goal apiece. Ribeira Grande made another win over Asa Grande on February 25, Ribeira Grande's last draw of the season was made with Tira Chapéu which became Ribeira Grande's only club that dared to defeat. A five match winning streak was made where they defeated Kumunidade, Varanda, Vila Nova, Unidos do Norte and Fiorentina Calabaceira in their last match. Ribeira Grande won the Second Division championship and in five seasons, will once again play in the Premier Division for the following season alongside second placed Varanda.

Results

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Ribeira Grande 1812423211+2140
2 Varanda 1810342920+933

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
1812423212 +2040612219 +12630113 +8

Last updated: April 9, 2017.
Source: Rankings at rsssf

Santiago South Zone Cup

Ribeira Grande faced Asa Grande in the first round and won 2-0. The club later headed to the round of 8 where they faced with Benfica da Praia and defeated that club 0-1, in the quarterfinals, Ribeira Grande defeated Kumunidade and headed to challenge the almighty Sporting Praia and lost 1-0 and was out from appearing in the cup final.

Sporting Clube da Praia

Sporting Clube da Praia, short form: Sporting Praia is a professional football club that plays in the Santiago South Premier Division in Cape Verde. It is based in the capital city of Praia in the island of Santiago, one of the unrelegated clubs in the south of the island along with three of the city's four historically mightiest clubs including Académica, Boavista and CD Travadores. Along with Académcia, Boavista, Desportivo, Travadores and Vitória, it is one of several teams that share the same ground, Estádio da Várzea, which has a capacity of 8,000. Sporting has won six championships since independence and a few before independence. The first title was won in the summer of 1962 before independence. Sporting recently won the 2017 national title. Its current president is Carlos Daniel Caetano and its manager is Lito, who once played for Portuguese clubs as footballer.

Squad

As of 9 April 2017 [2]

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

No.PositionPlayer
Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cleidir
Flag of Cape Verde.svg Joel Elson
Flag placeholder.svg"Edmilson' Xavier
Flag of Cape Verde.svg Airton Santos
Flag of Cape Verde.svg Celso Mendes
Flag of Cape Verde.svg Neydil Ribeira
Flag of Cape Verde.svg Edson (Patrick) Correia
Flag placeholder.svgMoreira, Benvindo
Flag of Cape Verde.svg Élvio Barbosa
Flag of Cape Verde.svg da Costa, Daniel Rodrigues
Flag of Cape Verde.svg Pereira, Janilson

Club

Other information

As of April 2017

Ground (capacity and dimensions) Estádio da Várzea (8,000 / 108x69 m)
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Estádio da Calabaceira (1,000 / 108x69 m)

Last updated: May 2017
Source:[ citation needed ]

References

  1. ↑ Santiago South highlights at rsssf.com
  2. ↑ "Club statistics of Ribeira Grande of the 2016-17 Santiago South Second Division season". Konkuri.
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