Andorinha (Cape Verde)

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Andorinha
Ground São Domingos on Santiago Island,
Cape Verde
League Santiago Island League (South)
2015-16 Did not participate

Andorinha (also in the Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK and the São Vicente Crioulo) was a football (soccer) club that plays in the Santiago Island League South Zone in Cape Verde. The team is based in the town of São Domingos in the southeastern part of the island of Santiago. The team has not won a title in its history.

The Alfabeto Unificado para a Escrita do Caboverdiano, commonly known as ALUPEC, is the alphabet that was officially recognized by the Cape Verdean government to write Cape Verdean Creole.

Cape Verde Country comprising ten islands off the Northwest coast of Africa

Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country spanning an archipelago of 10 volcanic islands in the central Atlantic Ocean. It forms part of the Macaronesia ecoregion, along with the Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira, and the Savage Isles. In ancient times these islands were referred to as "the Islands of the Blessed" or the "Fortunate Isles". Located 570 kilometres (350 mi) west of the Cape Verde Peninsula off the coast of Northwest Africa, the islands cover a combined area of slightly over 4,000 square kilometres (1,500 sq mi).

São Domingos, Cape Verde Settlement in Santiago, Cape Verde

São Domingos is a city in the central part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. In 2010 its population was 2,818. It is the seat of the São Domingos Municipality. It is situated 13 km southeast of Assomada and 13 km northwest of the capital Praia, along the national road from Praia to Assomada (EN1-ST01). The settlement appeared in the 1747 map by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin as St. Domingo.

Until 2011, the club participated in the Santiago Island League (North). Recently in 2012/13 and in 2016, the club have not appeared at the Santiago South competitions.

Recently, Andorinha has now joined and became part of the other club Os Garridos.