 Former crest of SC Bissau | |||
| Full name | Sporting Clube de Bissau | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 30 January 1936 | ||
| Ground | Estádio 24 de Setembro | ||
| Capacity | 20,000 | ||
| Chairman | Moctar Djaló | ||
| Manager | Mustafá Jaquité | ||
| League | Campeonato Nacional da Guiné-Bissau | ||
| 2022–23 | 6th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
Sporting Clube de Bissau, usually known as Sporting de Bissau, is a professional football club from Bissau, Guinea-Bissau.
The club was founded on 30 January 1936 in Bissau, the club named after to that of the Portuguese club Sporting CP of Lisbon and is the 89th affiliate. [1] [2]
In the colonial era, the club competed three times in the Portuguese Cup, SC Braga in 1970, the 1972 edition which was their last appearance reached up to round one and challenged with UD Sintrense and Oriental Lisboa and was later out.
The club has the most number of national championships number 14 titles, their last was won in 2010, it also has 6 cup and 2 super cup titles.
After independence, SC Bissau reached the cup final and won their first title 1982, two more were won in 1986 and 1987. Another was won in 1991 after defeating Benfica Bissau 1–0 in the cup final. Another final chance was played in 1994, they lost 2–1 to Ténis Clube de Bissau, a club now known as Mavegro. Sporting Bissau had their second stint for another title, in the final, they lost to the same club 3–1, a club that became Mavegro. After winning their 2004 championship titile, they made a rematch with Mavegro in the 2004 super cup match and won their first of two super cup titles for the club. Sporting won their recent cup title in 2005 after defeating Bissorã 4–2 in the cup final. Sporting came into their recent super cup appearance in 2005, as they also were national champions, they faced the cup runner up Bissorã and claimed their last super cup title for Sporting.
In 1986, Sporting Bissau celebrated their 50th anniversary of the club's foundation.
In March 2016, Sporting Bissau was in first place with 17 points and 5 matches won, but the season was cancelled after May due to financial problems. Sporting Bissau finished on the edge of the relegation zone for the 2017 season with 11th place, enough to be kept as a First Division club for the following season, this was predominantly their final appearance in the cup final for the club.
The club appeared in the African competition seven times, once in the cup competition and six in the African level. As they were national champions, the club did not appear in 1992, the late 1990s, the mid-2000s and 2011. In the 1984 edition after challenging Real de Banjul of the Gambia, Hafia FC withdrew from Round 1 competition, later Sporting itself withdrew during Round 2 competitions from JS Kabylie, Sporting also withdrew from the 1985 edition during Round 1 with Asante Kotoko FC and the 1993 edition during the preliminaries with Étoile Filante Ouagadougou.
Its logo used the older logo of Sporting CP, now the logo is to that of the modern logo of Sporting CP.
Its uniform is to that of Sporting CP, its uniform for home games has a white-green striped t-shirt and black shorts, compared to Praia's uniforms of Cape Verde, Sporting Bissau has a green-white striped short sleeves and green socks. Its uniform for away games are colored white and similar to Sporting CP's and Praia's uniform in which Bissau has a green collar and sleeve rim.
Its former uniform used in mid to late 2000s was a green t-shirt with white collar and sleeve edges, a white shorts and green socks for home games.
Sporting Bissau's main rivalry is SB Benfica which is called Derby Eterno de Bissau (Eternal Derby of Bissau)
| Season | Competition | Qualification method | Round | Opposition | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | CAF Cup Winners' Cup | Bissau Guinean cup winners | First round |  Cedar United | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Second round |  Canon Yaoundé | 0–4 | 7–1 | 1–11 | |||
| 1984 | African Cup of Champions Clubs | Bissau Guinean champions | Preliminary Round |  Real de Banjul | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| First round |  Hafia FC | canc | canc | 1 | |||
| Second round |  JS Kabylie | canc. | canc. | 2 | |||
| 1985 | African Cup of Champions Clubs | Bissau Guinean champions | Preliminary Round |  ASC Garde Nationale | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 (a) |
| 1987 | African Cup of Champions Clubs | Bissau Guinean champions | Preliminary Round |  Old Edwardians | canc. | canc. | 3 |
| First round |  Asante Kotoko | canc. | canc. | 2 | |||
| 1993 | African Cup of Champions Clubs | Bissau Guinean champions | First round |  Étoile Filante Ouagadougou | canc. | canc. | 2 |
| 2000 | CAF Champions League | Bissau Guinean champions | Preliminary Round | Horoya AC | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| 2008 | African Cup of Champions Clubs | Bissau Guinean champions | Preliminary Round |  OC Khouribga | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 (a) |
1- Hafia FC withdrew
2- SC Bissau withdrew
3- Old Edwardians withdrew
| Season | Competition | Qualification method | Round | Opposition | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | WAFU Club Championship | First Division Runner-up | Preliminary Round |  SEIB Djourbel | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 |
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | P | Cup | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–04 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 7 | +19 | 39 | ||
| 2004–05 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 18 | +22 | 45 | Winner | |
| 2006 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 31 | ||
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2010–11 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2013 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 34 | ||
| 2014 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 28 | ||
| 2017 | 1 | 11 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
|
|
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.
Sporting Clube da Praia, short form: Sporting Praia is a professional football club that plays in the Santiago South Premier Division in Cape Verde. It is based in the capital city of Praia in the island of Santiago, one of the unrelegated clubs in the south of the island along with three of the city's four historically mightiest clubs including Académica, Boavista and CD Travadores. Along with Académcia, Boavista, Desportivo, Travadores and Vitória, it is one of several teams that share the same ground, Estádio da Várzea, which has a capacity of 8,000. Sporting has won six championships since independence and a few before independence. The first title was won in the summer of 1962 before independence. Sporting recently won the 2017 national title. Its current president is Carlos Daniel Caetano and its manager is Lito, who once played for Portuguese clubs as footballer.
Boavista Futebol Clube is a football club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the Santiago Island South Zone League in Cape Verde. It is based in the city of Praia in the island of Santiago. The team has only reached a few of these games before and after independence. Its current president is Luis Manuel Semedo who once coached Boa Vista's Académica Operária. and its manager is Nelito Antunes.
Casa Sports de Ziguinchor is a Senegalese professional football club based in Ziguinchor. They play in the top division in Senegalese football. Their home stadium is Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta. It is the most popular sports club in Casamance, the first four letters of the area gives the name to the club, the short form Casa.
Sport Sal Rei Club is a sports club whose football (soccer) team has played in the Premier division and plays in the Boa Vista Island South Zone Division in Cape Verde. It is based in Sal Rei on the island of Boa Vista. Its current president is Ogino Almeida and its manager is Marley Monteiro. The club was once owned by Lin Fortes.
Sport Bissau e Benfica, commonly known as Benfica de Bissau, is a football club from Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, that plays in the Campeonato Nacional da Guiné-Bissau, the top flight of Bissau-Guinean football.
Sporting Clube da Praia Cruz is a professional football club that plays in the São Tomé and Príncipe Championship. The team is based in the island of São Tomé. The team has won eight national and six island titles and is the third team in history to claim its first title in 1982. Sporting Portugal are the fathering club of Sporting Praia Cruz and its 82nd affiliate. Other Sporting affiliates are Sporting Príncipe and Sporting São Tomé.
Clube de Futebol Os Balantas is a Guinea-Bissauan football club based in Mansôa. They play in the top division in Guinean football, the Campeonato Nacional da Guiné-Bissau. The club is named after the Balanta people, the club location where the people inhabit. Mansoa is the main city of the Balantas in Guinea-Bissau. It is being the most popular club of the Oio Region.
Real de Banjul Football Club is a Gambian professional association football club based in Banjul. The team compete in the GFA League First Division, the top flight of Gambian football league system. Real de Banjul is the most successful club in Gambian football history, having won a record 12 national titles
The 1984 African Cup of Champions Clubs was the 20th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region (Africa), the African Cup of Champions Clubs. It determined that year's club champion of association football in Africa.
Association Sportive et Culturelle de la Snim known as ASC SNIM is a professional Mauritanean football club playing in the city of Nouadhibou the capital of Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region. Its main sponsor and owner of club is SNIM, Iron ore company.
The sport of football in the country of Guinea-Bissau is run by the Football Federation of Guinea-Bissau. The association administers the national football team, as well as the national league. Association football (soccer) is the most popular sport in the country. Since the Portuguese navigator Nuno Tristão reached the local coast in 1446, but at the latest since the official foundation of the colony Bissau in 1753, the country was a Portuguese colony, and became officially independent only in 1975. To this day, football in Guinea-Bissau is therefore characterized by its Portuguese origins and relationships, for example through a number of affiliates of the Portuguese clubs Sporting CP and Benfica. Also, many Guinea-Bissau footballers play in Portugal.
Atlético Clube de Bissorã is a Guinea-Bissau football club located in Bissorã, Guinea-Bissau. It currently plays in Campeonato Nacional da Guiné-Bissau.
Sporting Clube do Príncipe is a football club that plays in the island of Principe in São Tomé and Príncipe. The team plays in the Principe Island League in its local division.
Sporting Clube da Brava is a football club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the Brava Island Division in Cape Verde. It is based in Nova Sintra the island of Brava with its offices located in nearby Lem. Its current coach is Ney Loko. Its nickname is Leões equalling the nickname to Sporting Lisbon and many other Sporting clubs. Its current president is Francisco Oliveira and its coach is Ney Loko.
The 2003-04 First Division season was the 26th of the amateur competition of the first-tier football in Guinea-Bissau. The tournament was organized by the Football Federation of Guinea-Bissau. The season began on 27 December 2003 and finished on 17 June 2004, this was their next in two years. SC Bissau won their eleventh title and finished with 39 points and to financial reasons did not qualify and competed in the 2005 CAF Champions League the following season. Mavegro won the 2004 Guinea-Bissau Cup and did not participate in the 2005 CAF Confederation Cup the following season also to financial concerns.
The 2006 First Division season was the 27th of the amateur competition of the first-tier football in Guinea-Bissau. The tournament was organized by the Football Federation of Guinea-Bissau. The season began on 14 January and finished on 14 July. Balantas won their twelfth title and finished with 50 points and for financial reasons did not qualify and competed in the 2007 CAF Champions League the following season. Portos de Bissau won the 2006 Guinea-Bissau Cup, instead, the cup finalist Benfica Bissau participated in the 2007 CAF Confederation Cup the following season.
The 2013 First Division season was the 34th of the amateur competition of the first-tier football in Guinea-Bissau. The tournament was organized by the Football Federation of Guinea-Bissau. The season began on 12 January and finished on 16 June. Balantas won their fourth and recent title and finished with 40 points and later competed in the 2004 CAF Champions League the following season. Estrela de Cantanhez won the 2013 Guinea-Bissau Cup and later competed in the 2014 CAF Confederation Cup the following season.
Media related to Sporting Clube de Bissau at Wikimedia Commons
