SC Farense de Fonte Filipe

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SC Farense de Fonte Filipe
Full name Sporting Clube de Farense de Fonte Filipe
Ground Estádio Municipal Aderito Sena,
Mindelo, Cape Verde
Ground Capacity 5,000
League São Vicente Premier Division
2016-17 5th

Sporting Clube de Farense de Fonte Filipe (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Sporting Klubi di Farensi di Fonti Filipi) is a football club that had plays in the São Vicente Island League in Cape Verde and currently plays at the São Vicente Second Division. It is based in the subdivision of Fonte Filipe just located north of the stadium in the southeast of the city of Mindelo in the island of São Vicente. The club area covers the northeast portion of Mindelo.

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.

Association football team field sport

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

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The club is a Sporting affiliate, the only one on the island and Barlavento's one of four, of which three uses the name Sporting. The name is identical to the Sporting Clube de Portugal. [1] [2] It uses the old logo including its letters (SCF) with its rim and lion, its letters are colored yellow and has a light blue rim which is not Sporting's color. Its logo shape is different and depicts the main part of Fonte Filipe in the logo. The common short form of the club name is not Sporting Farense de Fonte Filipe but Farense de Fonte Filipe, it is locally Farense. It is unrelated to the Portuguese club SC Farense and is no affiliate. Outside the island, the club name is titled Farense de Fonte Filipe.

History

The club was founded around the 1920s as Sporting Clube de São Vicente. They competed up to around the 1980s and later, the club withdrew. The club did not exist as it once served the whole island, in the 2000s, they started to revive the club and change from island wide to a subdivision wide club based in Farense.

Under the new name, the club first played in the regional competitions in 2008 and played in its inaugural Second Division. The club won the silver championship in 2014. After seven seasons in the Second Division, the club competed into the Premier Division for the first time in 2015. Until that time, Farense was one of three clubs who competed only in the Second Division.

Their first ever Premier Division match on January 16 was against Salamansa, a club who previously participated with and was an 0-2 loss. On February 20, they made their first ever Premier Division win as they defeated Falcões do Norte as they won 1-0. Farense Fonte Filipe's first ever draw at the division was on February 27 who made a single goal each with Batuque. Farense did the unexpected as they defeated the island's second most popular club Derby on March 25 and won 0-2. Farense made the club's highest scoring match in the division as they defeated Amarante, one of the five historic clubs of the island and kicked that club into the Second Division in the following season, where Farense was, it was also the club's last win. The club finished which was their greatest position and was inside the level for a division decisional match. In May, Farense faced GS Castilho, second in the Second Division, the first leg was a draw, Farense won the second leg 1-2 and prevented the island's second oldest club from returning into the Premier Division. Farense's success was a bit better for the 2016-17 season, the first two matches were losses. Farense made the season's first win as they defeated Salamansa 3-0 on January 29. Their next win was on February 26 and defeated Falcões do Norte. Farense played a match that was originally for January 14, it was played on March 4 and was another victory over the mighty Derby at the division, the score was 2-1. The last win of the season was another victory over Salamansa and was 0-1. Farense played a match against Académica do Mindelo on March 19 and the original result was 1-1, on April 28, as that club fielded a fake goalkeeper, Farense defeated Académica Mindelo for the first and only time with 0-3 awarded by the FCF. Farense finished a position that was never achieved, fifth place with 18 points, 5 wins and 17 goals scored.

Farense began the 2017-18 season with a loss to Derby, followed by a scoreless draw with Salamansa. No victories were made at the fifth round and just had two points. This turned as Farense made their seasons' first win with a 2-1 win over Ribeira Bote. Farense made a three goal draw with Académica Mindelo on Februiary 18. A loss to Derby was next followed by a win over Salamansa on February 25 and is currently fourth with 12 points, sharing with GS Castilho Castilho, Farense has 9 goals, the least in the region and had four losses, two less than Castilho's. At round 10, they have 12 goals sharing Castilho's, the difference was Farense has two losses less and a three goal difference over their 12 conceded. Farense made a goal draw with Mindelense breaking Mindelense's chain of wins alongside Derby. Farense is fifth with 13 points shared with Salamansa, Farense had 10 goals scored, they partly escaped the relegation zone only for a possible appearance in its decisional matches, they fully escaped after their 2-1 win over Castilho at round 12. Their 12 goals now shares with Salamansa.

Honours

Secondary achievements

2014/15

League and cup history

Island/regional championship

SeasonDiv.Pos.Pl.WDLGSGAGDP Cup Notes
2014-15 [3] 3110-------Promoted to the Regional Second Division
2015–16 27143291527-1211Remains in the Premier Division after defeating Castilho
2016–17 [4] 25145361716+118
2017–18 24144461216-416

Association cup

SeasonReg.
Div.
Pos.Pl.WDLGSGAGDP
2016–17 187016720-131
2017 167205915-66

Statistics

References

  1. "Filiais do Sporting Clube de Portugal". Sporting Centennial (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  2. "Filiais, Resto do Mundo". Sporting CP (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 7 November 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  3. Batalha, José (4 June 2014). "2014/15 São Vicente Second Division". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  4. Batalha, José (18 May 2017). "2016/17 São Vicente Second Division". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 May 2017.