Grupo Desportivo, Recreativo e Cultural Fiorentina

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For the Italian football (soccer) club, see Fiorentina

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Fiorentina
Full nameGrupo Desportivo, Recreativo e Cultural Fiorentina
Grupo Desportivo, Recreativo e Cultural Fiorentina de Santo Antão
Founded1994
Ground Porto Novo on
Santo Antão Island, Cape Verde
ChairmanLenine Rocha
ManagerKinka
League Santo Antão Island League (South)
2016–17 4th

Grupo Desportivo, Recreativo e Cultural Fiorentina is a football club that plays in the city of Porto Novo on the island of Santo Antão in Cape Verde. The team has been competing in the Santo Antão Island League (South) since 2007.

History

The club was founded in 1994. [1] It is not the only club with the name Fiorentina in Cape Verde, another is Fiorentina-Calabaceira, a member of the Santiago South Regional Football Association.

The club won their first trophy in 1997. After celebrating the 10th anniversary of its foundation, Fiorentina became an official registered club in 2005. It formally became a member of the Santo Antão South Regional Football Association (ARFSSA), in 2007. The following year, alongside Lajedos (known then as Lagedos) and Inter, they played their first match. In the same year, they won their first title, having won their league on their island and earned a place in the national championship. However, in the final series, they did not win a single game and only had two ties, finishing with a total of two points.

Due to financial problems and flagging popularity, Fiorentina did not appear in the competition in 2011 nor 2012, nor from 2014 to 2015. The club returned during the 2015-16 season, [2] their first and last matches were against Lajedos. [3] Unlike some other leagues and championships, the half-season meetings were out of order. The club finished fifth with four wins, two draws, five losses and 14 points. In 2017, Fiorentina finished fourth with 12 points, but with two less than the previous season: three wins and draws and six losses.

Honours

2007/08

League and cup history

National championship

SeasonDiv.Pos.Pl.WDLGSGAGDP Cup NotesPlayoffs
2008 1B5502328-62Did not advanceDid not participate
Total:502328-62

Island/Regional Championship

SeasonDiv.Pos.Pl.WDLGSGAGDP Cup Tour Notes
2007–0821--------Promoted into the National Championships
2008–092--------
2015–16 25124251834-1614
2016–17 24123361521-612
2017–18 24104151721-413

Statistics

Notes

  1. List of dates of foundation of clubs in Cape Verde at rsssf.org
  2. "Santo Antão Sul – Fiorentina estreia-se no campeonato regional" [Fiorentina Returned to the Regional Championships]. Criolosprt (in Portuguese). 3 December 2015. Archived from the original on 29 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  3. "Futebol Santo Antão – Sul: Lajedos Fiorentina marca início do campeonato regional de futebol 2015/2016" [Lajedos and Fiorentina Marked the Start of the 2015/16 Regional Championships]. Criolosport (in Portuguese). 8 January 2016. Archived from the original on 7 September 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2016.