Sporting Clube da Praia
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Sporting Praia is a football (soccer)
club that had played in the Premier division and the Santiago Island South Zone League in Cape Verde
. It is based in the capital city of Praia in the island of Santiago
and plays in the stadium with a capacity of 8,000 It is one of the teams that won six championships since independence and a few before independence, recently they won the match during the 2006 finals. The first title was won in the summer of 1962 before independence.
It is played along with Praia's three other famous teams including Académica
and CD Travadores
in the same stadium.
Football komplex "Estadio Varzea" Praia
, Cape Verde
.
Estádio da Várzea is a multi-use stadium
in Praia
, Cape Verde
. It is currently used mostly for football
matches. The stadium holds 8,000. The stadium has seat rows in the left and right sides and a small hill and a plateau lies to the west. The stadium is home to the three best football clubs in Cape Verde, Sporting, CD Travadores
and another team that plays in the first division, especially the Santiago
Island first division.
from Espargos on Sal Island
, during the semi-finals they won the most points, six before entering the finals and lost in the first leg and won in the second leg and claimed the title for the 2005–06 season, a year later, the team claimed their second title in a row in the 2006–07 season and also were the championships of the island's south zone, yet again received their third title in 2007–08 season.
Sporting Clube de Praia has been in the playoffs and reached the finals during the other times but never claimed the title, they lost to CS Mindelense
2–0 and 0–1 in the 1988 finals, in the 2004–05 season, the team versus Derby FC was tied in the first leg, the team lost 4–3 to Derby and were the 2004–05 champions.
In the 2007/08 season, there were protests by fans over Académica's loss on 23 June over a referee that received a penalty to one of Sporting's players. This cause a delay in the playoffs and was finally resolved on 8 July, matches resumed two days later on 10 July. The results for the first leg was 1–0 and won 3–0 against Derby in the second.
Assistant coach: Tazinho
Goalkeeper coach: Nélson
Team chef: Rui
Verde
Santiago
. A Torcida Verde is a cheerleader supporter of Sporting Clube da Praia.The name is identical to its fathering club, the Portuguese giants Sporting Clube de Portugal.
Their mottos are: O Nosso Amor, Não Conhece Distâncias-Our Love, Do not Know Distances.
Their biggest rivals are fans of CS Mindelense
called Laranja Exército and Académica (Mindelo)
fans called Mancha Negra.
Torcida
Verde
Santiago
mascot
is a lion
.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club that had played in the Premier division and the Santiago Island South Zone League in Cape Verde
Cape Verde
The Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa...
. It is based in the capital city of Praia in the island of Santiago
Santiago, Cape Verde
Santiago , or Santiagu in Cape Verdean Creole, is the largest island of Cape Verde, its most important agricultural centre and home to half the nation’s population. At the time of Darwin's voyage it was called St. Jago....
and plays in the stadium with a capacity of 8,000 It is one of the teams that won six championships since independence and a few before independence, recently they won the match during the 2006 finals. The first title was won in the summer of 1962 before independence.
It is played along with Praia's three other famous teams including Académica
Académica (Praia)
Associação Académica da Praia is a football club that plays in the Premier division of the Interisland League in Cape Verde. It is played along with Praia's three other famous teams in Estádio da Varzea. It won several cups before and after independence. The team never won any national titles...
and CD Travadores
CD Travadores
Clube Desportivo Travadores is a football club that had played in the Premier division and the Santiago Island League in Cape Verde...
in the same stadium.
Logo
Its logo has a shield and is colored green and features a lion with a soccer ball on the left, the abbreviated name is bubbled on the top and the unabbreviated form is at the bottom. The logo is identical to Sporting Clube de Portugal's old logo. Sporting Clube de Portugal are the fathering club of Sporting Clube da Praia.The badges
Badge evolutionAddress and team information
- Address:Caixa Postal 234.
Football komplex "Estadio Varzea" Praia
Praia
Praia , is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde, an island nation in the Atlantic Ocean west of Senegal. It lies on the southern coast of Santiago island in the Sotavento Islands group. It is the island's ferry port and is home to one of the nation’s four international airports...
, Cape Verde
Cape Verde
The Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa...
.
Jersey
Its jersey features a striped green-white shirt with green sleeves and green socks. The uniform is identical to its fathering club, the Portuguese giants Sporting Clube de Portugal.Stadium
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in Praia
Praia
Praia , is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde, an island nation in the Atlantic Ocean west of Senegal. It lies on the southern coast of Santiago island in the Sotavento Islands group. It is the island's ferry port and is home to one of the nation’s four international airports...
, Cape Verde
Cape Verde
The Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa...
. It is currently used mostly for football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
matches. The stadium holds 8,000. The stadium has seat rows in the left and right sides and a small hill and a plateau lies to the west. The stadium is home to the three best football clubs in Cape Verde, Sporting, CD Travadores
CD Travadores
Clube Desportivo Travadores is a football club that had played in the Premier division and the Santiago Island League in Cape Verde...
and another team that plays in the first division, especially the Santiago
Santiago, Cape Verde
Santiago , or Santiagu in Cape Verdean Creole, is the largest island of Cape Verde, its most important agricultural centre and home to half the nation’s population. At the time of Darwin's voyage it was called St. Jago....
Island first division.
Playoff advances in history
Sporting Clube de Praia had won a championship in 1962, later they win their first title after independence in 1985, 1991, 1997, 2002 and 2006 beating the team known as Académico do AeroportoAcadémico do Aeroporto
Académico do Aeroporto is a football club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the Sal Island League in Cape Verde. It is based in the city of Espargos in the island of Sal...
from Espargos on Sal Island
Sal, Cape Verde
Sal is an island in Cape Verde. It belongs to the northern group of islands, called Barlavento. The island is composed by a single administrative division, the Sal municipality. The island is home to Amílcar Cabral International Airport, the main airport of Cape Verde.- Geography :The island is...
, during the semi-finals they won the most points, six before entering the finals and lost in the first leg and won in the second leg and claimed the title for the 2005–06 season, a year later, the team claimed their second title in a row in the 2006–07 season and also were the championships of the island's south zone, yet again received their third title in 2007–08 season.
Sporting Clube de Praia has been in the playoffs and reached the finals during the other times but never claimed the title, they lost to CS Mindelense
CS Mindelense
Clube Sportivo Mindelense Clube Sportivo Mindelense Clube Sportivo Mindelense (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: KS Mindelensi (KS - Klubi Sporting), São Vicente Crioulo: KS Mindelense (KS - Klube or Clube (CS)) is a football (soccer) club that plays in the Premier division of the Interisland...
2–0 and 0–1 in the 1988 finals, in the 2004–05 season, the team versus Derby FC was tied in the first leg, the team lost 4–3 to Derby and were the 2004–05 champions.
In the 2007/08 season, there were protests by fans over Académica's loss on 23 June over a referee that received a penalty to one of Sporting's players. This cause a delay in the playoffs and was finally resolved on 8 July, matches resumed two days later on 10 July. The results for the first leg was 1–0 and won 3–0 against Derby in the second.
Current squad
Sports
Head coach: JáAssistant coach: Tazinho
Goalkeeper coach: Nélson
Team chef: Rui
Supporters
The fans are known as TorcidaTorcida
Torcidas organizadas are formal associations of football fans in Brazil in the same vein as Argentine hinchadas and European ultras. The name is based on the verb torcer, which means "to root for" but also "to wring" and "to turn"...
Verde
Verde
Verde in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Romanian means "Green".It may refer to:-Places:*Aguas Verdes, Peru*Verde Beach, Portugal*Camp Verde, Arizona, USA*Campina Verde, Brazil*Cape Verde*Castro Verde, Portugal...
Santiago
Santiago, Cape Verde
Santiago , or Santiagu in Cape Verdean Creole, is the largest island of Cape Verde, its most important agricultural centre and home to half the nation’s population. At the time of Darwin's voyage it was called St. Jago....
. A Torcida Verde is a cheerleader supporter of Sporting Clube da Praia.The name is identical to its fathering club, the Portuguese giants Sporting Clube de Portugal.
Their mottos are: O Nosso Amor, Não Conhece Distâncias-Our Love, Do not Know Distances.
Their biggest rivals are fans of CS Mindelense
CS Mindelense
Clube Sportivo Mindelense Clube Sportivo Mindelense Clube Sportivo Mindelense (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: KS Mindelensi (KS - Klubi Sporting), São Vicente Crioulo: KS Mindelense (KS - Klube or Clube (CS)) is a football (soccer) club that plays in the Premier division of the Interisland...
called Laranja Exército and Académica (Mindelo)
Académica (Mindelo)
Académica is a football club that had played in the Premier division and the São Vicente Island League in Cape Verde...
fans called Mancha Negra.
Torcida
Torcida
Torcidas organizadas are formal associations of football fans in Brazil in the same vein as Argentine hinchadas and European ultras. The name is based on the verb torcer, which means "to root for" but also "to wring" and "to turn"...
Verde
Verde
Verde in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Romanian means "Green".It may refer to:-Places:*Aguas Verdes, Peru*Verde Beach, Portugal*Camp Verde, Arizona, USA*Campina Verde, Brazil*Cape Verde*Castro Verde, Portugal...
Santiago
Santiago, Cape Verde
Santiago , or Santiagu in Cape Verdean Creole, is the largest island of Cape Verde, its most important agricultural centre and home to half the nation’s population. At the time of Darwin's voyage it was called St. Jago....
mascot
Mascot
The term mascot – defined as a term for any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name...
is a lion
Lion
The lion is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera, and a member of the family Felidae. With some males exceeding 250 kg in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger...
.
Titles
- Championship of Cape VerdeCape Verdean football ChampionshipsThe Cape Verdean Championships are a football competition that was created in 1976 in Cape Verde. A local championship was founded in 1953 before independence, while the islands were part of the Portuguese Empire.- League format :...
: 11- (Before independence): 1961, 1969, 1974
- (Since independence): 1985, 1991, 1997, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
- Campeonato Regional do Santiago: 3
-
- 1997, 1998, 2002
- Campeonato Regional do Santiago SulSantiago Island League (South)The Santiago Island League is a regional championship played in Santiago Island, Cape Verde. The winner of the championship plays in Cape Verdean football Championships of each season...
: 5
- Campeonato Regional do Santiago Sul
- 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010
- Torneio Inicio: 3
- 2002, 2004, 2006
- 1997, 1998, 2002
Performance in African competitions
- CAF Champions LeagueCAF Champions LeagueThe CAF Champions League is an annual international club football competition run by the Confederation of African Football . The top club sides from Africa's football leagues are invited to participate in this competition, which is the premier club football competition on the continent and the...
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- 2000 – Preliminary Round
- Sporting Clube da Praia – Tempête Mocaf (Central African Republic) 2–3, 0–1
- 2007CAF Champions League 2007The CAF Champions League 2007 was the 11th occurrence of the CAF Champions League, the most prestigious club football competition in Africa. Étoile du Sahel of Tunisia became champions for the first time, beating Al-Ahly of Egypt 3–1 in a two-legged final.-Preliminary round:The 1st legs were...
– Preliminary Round- Fello StarFello StarFello Star de Labé is a Guinean football club based in Labé. Their home games are played at Stade Saïfoulaye Diallo.-Achievements:*Guinée Championnat National: 4*Guinée Coupe Nationale: 2*Guinée Super Coupe: 1...
(Guinea) – Cape Verde Sporting Clube da Praia 1–0, – (withdrew)
- Fello Star
- 2008CAF Champions League 2008The CAF Champions League 2008 was the 12th running of the CAF Champions League competition. Al-Ahly of Egypt achieved an unprecented 6th Champions League cup by winning 4-2 on aggregate against Cotonsport Garoua of Cameroon .-Preliminary round:...
– First Round- FAR RabatFAR RabatForces Armées Royales de Rabat is a Moroccan football club based in Morocco's capital city .The club was founded in 1958 soon after Morocco had gained their independence, and is one of the most famous football clubs in Morocco with Raja and Wydad. FAR stands for , roughly translated to mean Royal...
– Cape Verde Sporting Clube da Praia 3–0, 0:3 (Penalties: 4:5) - Sporting Clube da Praia – Inter Luanda 2–1, 0–1
- FAR Rabat
- 2009CAF Champions League 2009The 2009 CAF Champions League is the 45th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football , and the 13th edition under the current CAF Champions League format...
– Preliminary Round- FAR Rabat – Cape Verde Sporting Clube da Praia 6–0, 0–1
- African Cup of Champions Clubs:
- FAR Rabat – Cape Verde Sporting Clube da Praia 6–0, 0–1
- 1992African Cup of Champions Clubs 1992The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1992 was the 27th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...
: First Round- Port AutonomePort AutonomeUnion Culturelle et Sportive des Travailleurs Port Autonome is a Senegalese football club based in Dakar.-History:Their home stadium is Stade Port Autonome.The club was relegated in the 2010 season to the Senegal Ligue 2.-Achievements:...
(Dakar, Senegal) – Sporting Clube da Praia 0–0, 0–0 (Penalties: 1–3) - Sporting Clube da Praia – Club AfricainClub AfricainThe Club Africain , also known as CA or Al Nadi Al Ifriki, is a Tunisian omnisport club founded in 1920 in Tunis. Club Africain football section is best known for its section of football...
(Tunisisa) 0–0, 1–3- CAF Cup Winners' Cup:
- Port Autonome
- 2001: Preliminary Round (withdrew)
- Gazelle (Chad) – Sporting Clube da Praia 5–2, – (withdrew)
- 2000 – Preliminary Round