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| Other names | O Clássico O Clássico de São Vicente |
|---|---|
| Locale | Mindelo, São Vicente, Cape Verde |
| Teams | Mindelense Batuque |
| Latest meeting | Mindelense 1-1 Batuque, 25 February 2017 |
| Next meeting | Batuque - Mindelense |
The football rivalry between Mindelense and Batuque is a rivalry in the island of São Vicente and one of the largest in Cape Verde. The rivalry began in the 1996 when Batuque started to participate in the championship competitions and is one of the youngest in Cape Verde. It is also known as O Clássico and O Clássico de São Vicente which forms part of the Mindelo derby. [1]
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played with a spherical ball between two teams of eleven players. It is played by 250 million players in over 200 countries and dependencies, making it the world's most popular sport. The game is played on a rectangular field called a pitch with a goal at each end. The object of the game is to score by moving the ball beyond the goal line into the opposing goal.
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.
Batuque Futebol Clube is a football club that plays in the São Vicente Island League in Cape Verde. It is based in the city of Mindelo on the island of São Vicente. Its current president is Jota who became first president in around the mid 2000s. Its nickname is Panteras (Panthers) which is also Portugal's Boavista F.C. nickname, the club is not an affiliate to that club. Since 30 April 2017, they are one of three unrelegated clubs in the island along with Derby and Mindelense.
