AS Vita Club

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AS Vita
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Full nameAssociation Sportive Vita Club
Nickname(s)Les Dauphins Noirs (The Black Dolphins)
V.Club [1]
Founded1 January 1935;90 years ago (1935-01-01)
Ground Stade Tata Raphaël
Capacity70,000
President Flory Mapamboli
Manager Pascal Grosbois
League Linafoot
2023–24 Linafoot, 5th of 20
Website asvitaclub.cd
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Association Sportive Vita Club, more commonly known as AS Vita Club, AS V. Club or simply Vita Club, is a Congolese professional football club based in Kinshasa.

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History

AS Vita Club was founded in 1935 by Honoré Essabe under the name of Renaissance in rue Usoke n° 73 in Kinshasa.

The name changed in 1939 into Diables Rouges, in 1942 into Victoria Club and finally in 1971 to Vita Club. On 17 December 1976 it took the official statue of the omnisports club with many sections: [2]

Honours

AS Vita Club is one of the most successful teams of the DR Congo, having won many national and international titles. [3]

National

International

Performance in CAF competitions

The club have 8 appearances in African Cup of Champions Clubs from 1971 to 1995 and 6 appearances in CAF Champions League from 1998 till now.

2008  – First Round of 16
2009  – Group Stage
2010  – First Round of 16
2018  Finalist
1996 – Semi-Finals
1999 – Second Round

Current squad

As of 7 november 2024

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  BFA Farid Ouédraogo
3 DF Flag of Mali.svg  MLI Siaka Bagayoko
4 DF Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  COD Yannick Bangala (captain)
5 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Glen Matondo
8 FW Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  COD Héritier Luvumbu
9 FW Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  COD Glody Beyuku Munsi
10 MF Flag of Mali.svg  MLI Aboubacar Diarra
11 MF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Mahlatsi Makudubela
12 DF Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  COD Ayrton Mboko
13 DF Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Pascal Eboussi
15 FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Denis Modzaka
17 FW Flag of the Comoros.svg  COM Affane Djambae
18 GK Flag of Uganda.svg  UGA Keni Saidi
20 DF Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  COD Edouard Apataki
22 DF Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  COD Henoc Lolendo Mansanga
23 MF Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Seck Mamadou
24 DF Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Patrick Etoga
25 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Olorunshola Abayomi
27 MF Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  COD Exaucé Kabeya Kanyinda
No.Pos.NationPlayer
28 MF Flag of Benin.svg  BEN Ibrahim Ogoulola
29 FW Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  COD William Likuta
30 GK Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Junior Dande
31 FW Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  COD Emile Kalume
32 MF Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  COD Kevine Makoko
33 MF Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  COD Merveille Kikasa
34 DF Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  COD Jeancy Ngaliema Tampo
36 DF Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  COD Patou Ebunga
37 MF Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  COD Mardochée Bofaya Mokanga
38 MF Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  COD Amos Ngoy Kabangu
39 MF Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  COD Sauveur Nzanga Malamu
- MF Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  COD Dieu-Merci Lukombe
- DF Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Dione Bassirou
- DF Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  COD Djuma Shabani
- DF Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  CGO Varel Rozan
- MF Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  COD Isaac Diendelay
- MF Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  COD Ephraïm Lombo
- FW Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  COD Chico Ushindi

References

  1. "#606 – AS Vita Club : V.Club" (in French). Footnickname. 6 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  2. "AS Vita Club history". AS Vita Club official website. 4 April 2012. Archived from the original on 13 February 2014.
  3. "AS Vita Club titles". vclub-cd.com. AS Vita Club official website. Archived from the original on January 10, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2012.