2016–17 Benfica da Praia season

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Benfica da Praia
2016–17 season
Stadium Estádio da Várzea
Santiago South Premier Division 9th
Santiago South Cup Round of 8
Top goalscorer Flag of Nigeria.svg Kingsley Ezenwa (6 goals)
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The 2016–17 Benfica da Praia season were in the island division of football (soccer) . [1] This was Benfica's first ever season at the Premier Division. It was also the first that both affiliates of Benfica appear at the division, the other being Travadores.

Santiago Island League (South)

Their first match of the season was on November 6 where they made a scoreless draw with Tchadense, a week later, another with Eugénio Lima [2] and made their second consecutive scoreless draw. No goals would be scored in 2016. Benfica's first loss was to Sporting 1-0 on November 18. Benfica's further two consecutive scoreless draws were followed, first to Académica then to Vitória, [3] a club that would later suffer. Six consecutive losses were next, one was to Garridos, [4] then to Travadores (a co-affiliate of the club) where Benfica scored the season's first goal and also in the Premier Division, third was to ADESBA on January 14 and the result was 3-2, the next three were without any goals and were to Celtic, ghesportivo and Boavista. Benfica's only win at the Premier Division was made to Tchadense, [5] who was the mightiest club in the early part of the season. On February 19, the made a goal draw with Eugénio Lima, first draw with goals at the Premier Division. [6] Two consecutive losses were made first to Sporting, then to Académica on March 5. A two match winning streak was followed, first over ailing Vitória then Garridos [7] and the club became 9th and again ahead of Eugénio Lima. After two matches, another loss was followed to Travadores, the sister club but Benfica, it was followed by a two-goal draw shared with ADESBA, one of the two scorers was the Nigerian Kingsley Ezenwa. [8] A repeat of the loss, this time to Celtic Praia at the 20th round and remains to be 9th, the club became 8th in conceded goals with 27, their goal total ranking dropped after Garridos' huge victory over Travadores and placed it second last to Eugénio Lima's and kept it for the remainder of the season along with their ranking and their point totals. With 18 points and a seven point difference from Garridos, listed in the relegation zone, Benfica will spend their second season in the Premier Division. The only scorer of the match was Ezenwa. A second straight loss was followed to Desportivo and was 0-4 at the 21st round and on April 30th, their third straight loss and lost to the mighty Boavista 4-1 and conceded 35 goals which became 9th behind ADESBA's, there they scored the last goal of the season. Benfica Praia finished 9th ahead of Eugénio Lima by two points and scored 18 goals.

Results

DateOpponentsH/AResultScorersAttendanceLeague
position
6 November 2016 Tchadense A 0-0 6th
10 November 2016Eugénio LimaH 0-0 8th
18 November 2016 Sporting Praia A 1-0 9th
4 December 2016 Académica Praia H 0-0 8th
11 December 2016 Vitória FC da Praia H 0-0 9th
17 December 2016 Os Garridos A 0-2 7th
7 January 2017 Travadores A 1-2 8th
14 January 2017 ADESBA A 3-2 8th
21 January 2017 Celtic H 0-2 9th
27 January 2017 Desportivo Praia A 2-0 9th
4 February 2017 Boavista FC H 0-1 9th
12 February 2017TchadenseH 2-1 9th
19 February 2017Eugénio LimaA 1-1 9th
24 February 2017Sporting PraiaH 0-1 10th
5 March 2017Académica PraiaA 2-0 10th
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
8 Celtic Praia 2266102228-624
9 Benfica Praia 2246121835-1718
10 Eugénio Lima 2244141429-1516

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
2246121835 −1718244714 −72281121 −10

Last updated: April 30, 2017.
Source: Rankings at rsssf

Santiago South Zone Cup

Benfica's first cup match of the season was to Desportivo Praia, the match ended in a two-goal draw but won 4-5 in the penalty shootout and advanced to the Round of 16 and lost to Ribeira Grande, a club based in Cidade Velha.

Squad

As of 5 March 2017 [9]

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

As the governing body of association football, FIFA is responsible for maintaining and implementing the rules that determine whether an association football player is eligible to represent a particular country in officially recognised international competitions and friendly matches. In the 20th century, FIFA allowed a player to represent any national team, as long as the player held citizenship of that country. In 2004, in reaction to the growing trend towards naturalisation of foreign players in some countries, FIFA implemented a significant new ruling that requires a player to demonstrate a "clear connection" to any country they wish to represent. FIFA has used its authority to overturn results of competitive international matches that feature ineligible players.

No.PositionPlayer
Flag of Nigeria.svg Ezeijofor Kingsley Ezenwa
Flag of Cape Verde.svg Agilson Michael S. Tavares
Flag of Cape Verde.svg Amail Gomes dos Reis
Flag of Cape Verde.svg Arantes Brito Moniz
Flag of Cape Verde.svg Ariclene Adérito Moreno
Flag placeholder.svgDjamba Sony [lower-alpha 1]
No.PositionPlayer
Flag of Cape Verde.svg Edilson Manuel Monteiro
Flag of Cape Verde.svg Edmilson Paulo Mendes
Flag of Cape Verde.svg Edson Yanick da Veiga
Flag of Cape Verde.svg Helton John Delgado
Flag placeholder.svgHoro M'Begnan (Chrys Williams) [lower-alpha 2]

Transfers

In

DatePos.NameFrom
Late 2016 Flag of Nigeria.svg Ezeijofor Kingsley Celtic da Praia

Out

DatePos.NameTo
mid-2017 Flag of Nigeria.svg Ezeijofor Kingsley Sporting Praia

Notes

  1. ↑ French transliteration: Diamba Sony
  2. ↑ Also known as Horo Mbegnan

References

  1. ↑ Santiago South highlights at rsssf.com
  2. ↑ "2016-17 Santiago South Premier Division: Round 2: Benfica Praia vs. Eugénio Lima". Konkuri. 12 November 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "2016-17 Santiago South Premier Division: Round 5: Benfica Praia vs. Vitória Praia". Konkuri. 11 December 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "2016-17 Santiago South Premier Division: Round 6: Os Garridos vs. Benfica Praia". Konkuri. 17 December 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "2016-17 Santiago South Premier Division: Round 12: Benfica Praia vs. Tchadense". Konkuri. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "2016-17 Santiago South Premier Division: Round13 : Eugénio Lima vs. Benfica Praia". Konkuri. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "2016-17 Santiago South Premier Division: Round 17: Benfica Praia vs. Os Garridos". Konkuri. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "2016-17 Santiago South Premier Division: Round 19: Benfica Praia vs. ADESBA". Konkuri. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "Scorer and squad statistics". Konkuri. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
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