2016–17 Académica do Porto Novo season

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Académica do Porto Novo
2016–17 season
Chairman Flag of Cape Verde.svg Osvaldinho Silva Lopes
Manager Flag of Cape Verde.svg Gunga
Stadium Estádio Municipal do Porto Novo
Santo Antão Island League (North) Champion
Santo Antão South Zone Cup Winner
Santo Antão Cup Unilateral Winner
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The 2016–17 Académica do Porto Novo season were in the island and top division of Cape Verdean football. The season for the club was as not as successful as the previous four seasons, a part of it were defeating the region's weakest clubs, since the association has only a single division. The club won their 11th title [1] and became the next club to win seventh consecutive titles of each island leagues, others are CS Mindelense of nearby São Vicente several times between the foundation up to 1994, Botafogo of Fogo in 1981 and Brava's Nô Pintcha in 1996. The title total has became to be one of the most number of clubs having the most regional titles. [2]

Football in Cape Verde

Football is the most popular sport in Cape Verde. The league is divided into eleven divisions, of which seven of them are singles and two islands, Santiago and Santo Antão has two zones since 2000. The football association is a federation which is known as the Cape Verdean Football Federation, it became affiliated with CAF in 1986 and later with FIFA in 2001.

CS Mindelense

Clube Sportivo Mindelense (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: KS Mindelensi, São Vicente Crioulo: KS Mindelense is a football club that plays in the Premier division of the Interisland League in Cape Verde. It is based in the city of Mindelo in the island of São Vicente. Mindelense is the oldest club in Cape Verde. It is the team won the most cups before and after independence especially in the 1950s and the 1970s with nine titles before independence and eleven after independence. Their first participation in the national division before independence was unofficially in 1938 and officially in 1954, Mindelense first appeared after independence in 1980. Since 30 April 2017, they are one of three unrelegated clubs in the island along with Batuque and Derby. Its current chairman is Daniel de Jesus. The club's nickname is Leões Encarnados or the Incarnated Lions. A nickname that is used less often is the Red Devils or the Diablos Vermelhos.

Botafogo FC (Cape Verde) association football team from Cape Verde

Botafogo Futebol Clube is football club that plays in the Fogo Island League in Cape Verde. It is based in the city of São Filipe in the island of Fogo and plays in its stadium. Académica do Fogo are one of the unrelegated clubs on the island which includes Académica and Vulcânicos. The owner of the club as of 2014 was Cabo Verde Telecom. It is one of many teams that only a few titles before and since independence including one in 1980. Its president as of the 2014-15 season is Manuel Anatólio Dias Fonseca and its manager as of the 2015-16 season is Mário Pinto.

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Académica Porto Novo's regional championship titles covers half of the 21 regional titles won with the exception of some seasons in the late 1990s.

Santo Antão South Zone Island League

The 2016-17 season was their seventh consecutive season that finished first place. It was a slightly more successful than the previous season and did not had a single loss. Their first match was a 0-7 win over Sporting. Académica made the season's only draw with Lajedos. Académica underwent a 10 match winning streak, their greatest result were 8 goals, first to Inter (8-0), then Sporting (9-2) and last another challenge with Inter as an alternate match (1-8). The March 18 match was the only one that was awarded 0-3 as Santo André did not show up due to financial concerns and not to concede a goal more than Sporting Porto Novo's at the final round. Later that round, Sporting had 38 goals conceded and the club conceded 39, a week later Sporting Porto Novo conceded the most goals in the region. Académica had a 12 match unbeaten streak at the time, its record still continues on home matches.

The 2016-17 Santo Antão Island League (South) season was the competition of the second-tier football in southern part the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. Its started on 12 November and finished on 26 March. The tournament was organized by the Santo Antão South Regional Football Association. Académica do Porto Novo won the 11th title and their 12th overall and finished with 34 points and participated in the 2017 Cape Verdean Football Championships in mid May and the first with changes as it will be divided into three groups, they played with Paulense, champion of the north of the island and Mindelense in which Académica Porto Novo lost to last season at the nationals along with the title.

Académica Porto Novo finished with 11 wins and a draw.

A club from Brava named Sporting Brava had a 49 match unbeaten streak at the regions, four less than Académica Porto Novo's, midseason, their success was shattered and that would be second behind Académica's/

Sporting Clube da Brava is a football club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the Brava Island Division in Cape Verde. It is based in Nova Sintra the island of Brava with its offices located in nearby Lem. Its current coach is Ney Loko. Its nickname is Leões equalling the nickname to Sporting Lisbon and many other Sporting clubs. Its current president is Francisco Oliveira and its coach is Ney Loko.

Uncommon in other leagues in other countries, some of the matches of different portions were mixed up and in different round which were not in order.

DateOpponentsH/AResultScorersAttendanceLeague
position
13 November Sporting Porto Novo A0–71st
19 November Lajedos H1-11st
26 November Os Sanjoanenses A0-11st
11 December Santo André H6-01st
17 December Fiorentina Porto Novo A1-41st
21 January Inter Porto Novo H8–01st
28 JanuaryFiorentina Porto NovoH1–01st
11 FebruarySporting Porto NovoH8–21st
19 FebruaryInter Porto NovoA1-81st
25 FebruaryOs SanjoanensesH3-01st
18 MarchSanto AndréA3-0 [lower-alpha 1] 1st
25 MarchLajedosA0-11st
  1. ↑ Santo André did not show up due to financial concerns and not to concede a goal more than Sporting Porto Novo's at the final round, Académica was awarded 0-3, it was also Santo André's final match of the season. That round, Sporting had 38 goals conceded and the club conceded 39, a week later Sporting Porto Novo conceded the most goals in the region
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion/Relegation
1 Académica do Porto Novo 121110515+4634Promoted into the National Championships
2 Lajedos 12822246+1826None

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
121110515 +4634510273 +24600242 +22

Last updated: 25 March 2017.
Source: Rankings at rsssf

Santo Antão South Zone Cup

Académica Porto Novo defeated Sanjoanense in the regional cup final and claimed their 12th cup title and is the most of any of the regional Capeverdean cup titles.

Santo Antão Cup

Unlike earlier seasons with their outstanding achievements even in cup competitions, the club lost one of a few matches there and was out of the competition and their continued records without a loss at the regional competitions was shattered.

Santo Antão South Zone Super Cup

Nonetheless in the 2016 edition, the club defeated Lajedos who was second place cup winner as the club were also cup winners and claimed their 6th Super Cup title.

Santo Antão Super Cup

Académica participated in the first ever Santo Antão single Super Cup, in the finals, the club defeated Marítimo in the Super Cup final.

Cape Verdean Football Championships

The 2017 National Championships season was the first reformatted into three groups. The club was placed in Group B and played their first match of the season at home with Sal's Académico do Aeroporto which ended in a goal draw and was second place. Académica Porto Novo lost to Mindelense away in the neighboring island of São Vicente with the result 2-1. A two-goal draw was made with Paulense from the north of the island and regained second place. The club made their only win to date on June 3 defeating Académica do Aeroporto in their first double challenge at the nationals with the score 1-3, one of two highest in the nationals. They had saved themselves from preventing their chance for entry into the knockout stage even in the best second placed club of each group after Mindelense made a draw. Académica Porto Novo got their second straight win defeating almighty Mindelense and their third straight in their derby with Paulense and finished second in Group B with 11 points and first in the best second place of each group with 11 points and 12 goals (also the nation's highest at the regular season), two more than Maio's Onze Unidos which got their ticket into the playoff stage. In goal totals of the regular season, it became a record for the club beating their 2011 regular season total which was first.

CD Onze Unidos

Clube Desportivo Onze Unidos is a football club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the Maio Island League in Cape Verde. It is based in the island of Maio Island. Since the implementation of the Second Division in 2015, Since the implementation of the Second Division in 2015, Onze Unidos are one of five unrelegated clubs of Maio.

DateOpponentsH/AResultScorersAttendanceLeague
position (Group B)
13 May Académico do Aeroporto H1-12nd
20 May Mindelense A2-1
27 May Paulense H2-22nd
3 JuneAcadémica do AeroportoA1-32nd
11 JuneMindelenseH2-12nd
18 JunePaulenseH3-02nd-Q

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
6321127 +51112053 +220174 +3

Last updated: June 18, 2017.
Source: Rankings at rsssf

Knockout stage

Académica do Porto Novo participated in the knockout stage against Sporting Praia, the first leg was played on June 24 at home which ended in a goal draw, the second leg was on July 1 at Várzea and was a 0-1 loss to Sporting and the club was out from participation in the finals.

Semi-finals

DateOpponentsH/AResultScorers
18 June Sporting Praia H1-1Pagui 91'
25 JuneSporting PraiaA0-1None

Squad

As of 15 February 2017 [3]

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

No.PositionPlayer
1 Flag of Cape Verde.svg GK Valdo
2 Flag of Cape Verde.svg DF Kevy
4 Flag of Cape Verde.svg DF Irlande
5 Flag of Cape Verde.svg DF Tony
6 Flag of Cape Verde.svg MF Levitson
7 Flag of Cape Verde.svg MF Denis
8 Flag of Cape Verde.svg MF Tchoiss
9 Flag of Cape Verde.svg MF Tiwi
10 Flag of Cape Verde.svg FW Oceano
11 Flag of Cape Verde.svg FW Xolote [lower-alpha 1]
No.PositionPlayer
12 Flag of Cape Verde.svg GK Nuzuka
13 Flag of Cape Verde.svg DF Tartã [lower-alpha 2]
14 Flag of Cape Verde.svg MF Tucim
15 Flag of Cape Verde.svg MF Nuno
17Flag placeholder.svg FW Faguy [lower-alpha 3]
18 Flag of Cape Verde.svg MF Lietson [lower-alpha 4]
19 Flag of Cape Verde.svg MF Macky [lower-alpha 5]
21 Flag of Cape Verde.svg DF Ady
22 Flag of Cape Verde.svg DF Kareka
  1. ↑ Formerly written as Scholot and Sholot
  2. ↑ Sometimes as Tartão
  3. ↑ In English, he is known as Paguy
  4. ↑ Also as Liedson or Leedson
  5. ↑ Also as Maky not as Mackie

Club

The Management

Its chairman was Osvaldinho Silva Lopes and its manager was Gunga.

PositionStaff
Manager Flag of Cape Verde.svg Gunga

Source:[ citation needed ]

Other information

Chairman Flag of Cape Verde.svg Osvaldinho Silva Lopes
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Estádio Municipal do Porto Novo (2,000 / 105x68 m)

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Team kit

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Home
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References

  1. ↑ "Académica do Porto Novo sagrou-se, hoje, campeão regional de Santo Antão Sul de Futebol" [Académica Porto Novo Became Regional Champion of the Santo Antão South (Football) Today] (in Portuguese). RTC. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "2016-17 Santo Antão South Regional Championships". RSSSF.
  3. ↑ Current squad at Académica Porto Novo's website (in Portuguese)
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