Inter FC Porto Novo

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Inter Porto Novo
Full name Inter Futebol Clube do Porto Novo
Ground Estádio Municipal do Porto Novo, Porto Novo,
Santo Antão, Cape Verde
League Santo Antão Island League (South)
2016–17 5th

Inter Futebol Clube do Porto Novo is a football club that currently plays in the Santo Antão Island League South Zone in Cape Verde. It is based in the town of Porto Novo and plays at its municipal stadium.

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).

Porto Novo, Cape Verde Settlement in Santo Antão, Cape Verde

Porto Novo is a city in the island of Santo Antão, in Cape Verde. It is the seat of the Porto Novo municipality. At the 2010 census, the town had 9,310 inhabitants, which makes it the most populous settlement of the island.

Estádio Municipal do Porto Novo building in Cape Verde

Estádio Municipal do Porto Novo is a multi-purpose stadium in Porto Novo, Cape Verde just about 1 km west of the city center on the road connecting Porto Novo and places west of the island including Norte and Tarrafal de Monte Trigo. It is currently used mostly for football matches along with athletics. The stadium is owned by the municipality of Porto Novo and are operated by the Santo Antão South Regional Football Association (ARFSSA) and the Santo Antão Regional Athletics Association (ARASA). The stadium holds about 3,000 to 4,000 people and has seat rows in the left sides. The stadium is home to the Santo Antão Island League South Zone's clubs including Académica, Fiorentina, Marítimo, Sanjoanense and Sporting. Its size is 105 by 68 m. It is the westernmost sports stadium in the whole of Africa, it is also the westernmost athletic facility. It has one of the westernmost football fields in the whole of Africa.

The name of the club is to that of the international relationship as other Inter clubs around the world.

History

The club was founded around the late 20th century.

Inter became an official registered club and a member of the Santo Antão South Zone Regional Football Association (ARFZSSA) in 2007. Alongside Fiorentina Porto Novo and Lajedos, they played their first match in 2008.

For the Italian football (soccer) club, see Fiorentina

Inter did not participate in 2012 due to financial problems but returned the following season. In recent years, the club finished fifth in 2014 (13 points) and in 2017 (10 points). In 2015 and 2016, Inter finished eighth and had the same wins, draws, and losses but not in goal numbers which was 31 in 2015 and 33 in 2016.

In other competitions, Inter was finalist in the Santo Antão South regional cup and qualified into the regional cup as Marítimo was also champion and cup winner. They defeated Marítimo and won their only title

Honours

2009/10

League and cup history

Island/Regional Championship

SeasonDiv.Pos.Pl.WDLGSGAGDP Porto Novo
Cup
Santo Antão
Cup
Tour Notes
2013–14 [1] 25123451020-1013
2014–15 [2] 27122281131-208
2015–16 [3] 26122281133-228Not held
2016–17 [4] 25122461234+-2210
2017–18 25102261126-158

Statistics

References

  1. Batalha, José (4 June 2014). "2013/14 Santo Antão Island League (South)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  2. Batalha, José (23 December 2015). "2014/15 Santo Antão Island League (South)". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  3. Batalha, José (23 December 2015). "2015/16 Santo Antão Island League (South)". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  4. Batalha, José (30 March 2017). "2016/17 Santo Antão Island League (South)". RSSSF. Retrieved 2018-03-26.