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Vitória Futebol Clube do Riboque (Forro language

Forro language

Forro is a Portuguese-based creole language spoken in São Tomé and Príncipe.The name means "freed slave" in Portuguese. The language is also called crioulo santomense. It should not be confused with the dialect of Portuguese spoken in São Tomé and Príncipe.- History :São Tomé is an island of the...

: Viˈtɔɾiɐ Futɨˈbɔɫˈ Klub(ɨ) du Ribɔk) is a 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...

club that plays in the São Tomé and Príncipe Championship

São Tomé and Principe Championship

São Tomé and Principe Championship is the top division of the Federação Santomense de Futebol,The first season started in February 1977.Currently, there are 18 teams participating in the São Tomé and Principe Championship, 12 teams from São Tomé Island and 6 teams from Príncipe Island...

.The club is most noted for the fact that they are the São Tomé and Príncipe

São Tomé and Príncipe

São Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is a Portuguese-speaking island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. It consists of two islands: São Tomé and Príncipe, located about apart and about , respectively, off...

one of oldest club, founded 1976. The team is based in Riboque

Riboque

Riboque is a neighbourhood of city São Tomé in the nation of São Tomé and Príncipe.Riboque has a church and a square , it also has a nearby school....

a neighbourhood

Neighbourhood

A neighbourhood or neighborhood is a geographically localised community within a larger city, town or suburb. Neighbourhoods are often social communities with considerable face-to-face interaction among members. "Researchers have not agreed on an exact definition...

of city São Tomé in the Água Grande District

Água Grande District

Água Grande is a district of São Tomé Province. Its capital, São Tomé, is also the provincial capital of São Tomé, and national capital of the equatorial Atlantic island nation of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe...

on the island of São Tomé

São Tomé Island

São Tomé Island, at , is the largest island of São Tomé and Príncipe and is home in 2009 to about 157,000 or 96% of the nation's population. This island and smaller nearby islets make up São Tomé Province, which is divided into six districts. The main island is located 2 km north of the...

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The team has won five titles and is the only team in the national division to win the most titles, as well as being the first team ever to win a title and to win the first three titles in a row, their last title was won in 1989.
The team also won the first five titles in the same year and won six opening titles, their first was in 1984 and their last was in 1999. Main sponsor and owner of club is São Tomé Cocoa export

Export

The term export is derived from the conceptual meaning as to ship the goods and services out of the port of a country. The seller of such goods and services is referred to as an "exporter" who is based in the country of export whereas the overseas based buyer is referred to as an "importer"...

company.

Address and team information

Address:Avenida Geovany, Riboque
Riboque
Riboque is a neighbourhood of city São Tomé in the nation of São Tomé and Príncipe.Riboque has a church and a square , it also has a nearby school....

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Football komplex "Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho" São Tomé, São Tomé

São Tomé Island

Supporters

The fans are known as VIII Exército.
VIII Exército (The 8th Army) is a cheerleader supporter of Vitória do Riboque .The name is identical to its fathering club, the Portuguese Vitória de Setúbal.

Season to season

Season	Division	Place
class="wikitable">
1977	1ª São Tomé and Principe Championship São Tomé and Principe Championship is the top division of the Federação Santomense de Futebol,The first season started in February 1977.Currently, there are 18 teams participating in the São Tomé and Principe Championship, 12 teams from São Tomé Island and 6 teams from Príncipe Island...	1st
1978	1ª São Tomé and Principe Championship São Tomé and Principe Championship is the top division of the Federação Santomense de Futebol,The first season started in February 1977.Currently, there are 18 teams participating in the São Tomé and Principe Championship, 12 teams from São Tomé Island and 6 teams from Príncipe Island...	1st
1979	1ª São Tomé and Principe Championship São Tomé and Principe Championship is the top division of the Federação Santomense de Futebol,The first season started in February 1977.Currently, there are 18 teams participating in the São Tomé and Principe Championship, 12 teams from São Tomé Island and 6 teams from Príncipe Island...	1st
1980	1ª São Tomé and Principe Championship São Tomé and Principe Championship is the top division of the Federação Santomense de Futebol,The first season started in February 1977.Currently, there are 18 teams participating in the São Tomé and Principe Championship, 12 teams from São Tomé Island and 6 teams from Príncipe Island...	2nd
1981	1ª São Tomé and Principe Championship São Tomé and Principe Championship is the top division of the Federação Santomense de Futebol,The first season started in February 1977.Currently, there are 18 teams participating in the São Tomé and Principe Championship, 12 teams from São Tomé Island and 6 teams from Príncipe Island...	2nd
1982	1ª São Tomé and Principe Championship São Tomé and Principe Championship is the top division of the Federação Santomense de Futebol,The first season started in February 1977.Currently, there are 18 teams participating in the São Tomé and Principe Championship, 12 teams from São Tomé Island and 6 teams from Príncipe Island...	3rd
1984	1ª São Tomé and Principe Championship São Tomé and Principe Championship is the top division of the Federação Santomense de Futebol,The first season started in February 1977.Currently, there are 18 teams participating in the São Tomé and Principe Championship, 12 teams from São Tomé Island and 6 teams from Príncipe Island...	2nd
1985	1ª São Tomé and Principe Championship São Tomé and Principe Championship is the top division of the Federação Santomense de Futebol,The first season started in February 1977.Currently, there are 18 teams participating in the São Tomé and Principe Championship, 12 teams from São Tomé Island and 6 teams from Príncipe Island...	2nd
1986	1ª São Tomé and Principe Championship São Tomé and Principe Championship is the top division of the Federação Santomense de Futebol,The first season started in February 1977.Currently, there are 18 teams participating in the São Tomé and Principe Championship, 12 teams from São Tomé Island and 6 teams from Príncipe Island...	1st
1988	1ª São Tomé and Principe Championship São Tomé and Principe Championship is the top division of the Federação Santomense de Futebol,The first season started in February 1977.Currently, there are 18 teams participating in the São Tomé and Principe Championship, 12 teams from São Tomé Island and 6 teams from Príncipe Island...	2nd
1989	1ª São Tomé and Principe Championship São Tomé and Principe Championship is the top division of the Federação Santomense de Futebol,The first season started in February 1977.Currently, there are 18 teams participating in the São Tomé and Principe Championship, 12 teams from São Tomé Island and 6 teams from Príncipe Island...	1st
1990	1ª São Tomé and Principe Championship São Tomé and Principe Championship is the top division of the Federação Santomense de Futebol,The first season started in February 1977.Currently, there are 18 teams participating in the São Tomé and Principe Championship, 12 teams from São Tomé Island and 6 teams from Príncipe Island...	4th
1991	1ª São Tomé and Principe Championship São Tomé and Principe Championship is the top division of the Federação Santomense de Futebol,The first season started in February 1977.Currently, there are 18 teams participating in the São Tomé and Principe Championship, 12 teams from São Tomé Island and 6 teams from Príncipe Island...	2nd

class="wikitable"> Season Division Place 1993 1ª

São Tomé and Principe Championship

3rd 1994 1ª

São Tomé and Principe Championship

7th 1995 1ª

São Tomé and Principe Championship

2nd 1996 1ª

São Tomé and Principe Championship

2nd 1997 1ª

São Tomé and Principe Championship

2nd 1998 1ª

São Tomé and Principe Championship

1999 1ª

São Tomé and Principe Championship

3rd 2000 1ª

São Tomé and Principe Championship

3rd 2001 1ª

São Tomé and Principe Championship

5th 2003 1ª

São Tomé and Principe Championship

2nd 2004 1ª

São Tomé and Principe Championship

2nd 2007 1ª

São Tomé and Principe Championship

2nd 2009–10 1ª

São Tomé and Principe Championship

2nd class="wikitable"> Season Division Place 2011 1ª

São Tomé and Principe Championship

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5 seasons on 1st place.
13 seasons on 2nd place.
5 seasons on 3rd place.
1 season on 4th place.
1 season on 5th place.
1 season on 7th place.

Achievements

São Tomé and Príncipe Championship
São Tomé and Principe Championship
São Tomé and Principe Championship is the top division of the Federação Santomense de Futebol,The first season started in February 1977.Currently, there are 18 teams participating in the São Tomé and Principe Championship, 12 teams from São Tomé Island and 6 teams from Príncipe Island...

s: 5

1977, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1989

São Tomé Island League
São Tomé Island League
São Tomé Island League is the top division of the Federação Santomense de Futebol for the São Tomé Island. In fact since 2004, every team also won the national title with only one team UDESCAI that won only an insular title but it did not won the title....

: 6

1977, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1989, 2009

Taça Nacional de São Tomé e Principe
Taça Nacional de São Tomé e Principe
Taça Nacional de São Tomé e Príncipe is the top knockout tournament of the Federação Santomense de Futebol, it was created in 1981.-Previous winners:*1981 : Desportivo de Guadalupe Taça Nacional de São Tomé e Príncipe is the top knockout tournament of the Federação Santomense de Futebol, it was...

: 7

1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2007

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