Académica do Porto Novo
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| Full name | Associação Académica do Porto Novo | ||
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| Founded | 14 February 1981 | ||
| Ground | Estádio Municipal do Porto Novo, Porto Novo, Cape Verde | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Chairman |
 Osvaldinho Silva Lopes[1] | ||
| Manager |
Gunga | ||
| League |
Santo Antão Island League (South) Cape Verdean Football Championships | ||
| 2015–16 2016 |
1st Finalist | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Associação Académica do Porto Novo (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Asosiason Académica du Portu Nobu, Santo Antão Crioulo: Associaçôm Akadémica d' Port' Novo, São Vicente Crioulo: Associação Akadémika d' Port' Novo) is a multi-sport club that plays in the Santo Antão Island League South Zone in Cape Verde. It is based in the town of Porto Novo in the southeastern part of the island of Santo Antão. Sports includes football and volleyball.
History
The club was founded on February 14, 1981.
Their first title was claimed in 1997 and the only title they would win for the island. Later, the team won the most titles since the breakup of the island division in 1997. Their next title was in 1998 and first after the breakup. After winning the 2000 title, the club did not participate in the national championships, none participated from the south zone in 2000. Académica celebrated its 25th anniversary of foundation in 2006. Recently, the club had won a record six consecutive titles and one of the few clubs of each island leagues ever to win six titles in six straight years, the others being CS Mindelense of nearby São Vicente several times between the foundation up to 1994, Botafogo of Fogo in 1981 and Brava's Nô Pintcha in 1996, Académica's total number is ten. The 2014 season was Académica Porto Novo's successful career where the club had 34 points and not a single loss, their second was in 2015 and their third in 2016. Académica's next loss in a few seasons was at the final week losing to their second rival Marítimo 2-1 on April 23, their only success was in goal scoring which scored 60 and was the club record. Overall in any of the island leagues, Académica had about three years without a loss, though in a championship with a club less than São Vicente's and no second division, the record is tied with CS Mindelense's, also on week 13, Académica defeated Sporting with a high scoring match of 11-0. Also it holds record without a loss that is a combined South Zone championship-cup-super cup matches numbering about 60 and the over lasted until April 23 but not on home matches, it does not include the single Santo Antão Island Cup as the club lost one match and was later out.
Académica started off the 2016/17 season on November 13 with another high scoring match but a lower number which was 7-0.
Other regional successes
Académica currently has the most number of opening tournament titles in the municipality of Porto Novo. Their cup titles, the recent cup wins was between 2013 and 2015, three straight titles in three years.[2] The club also recently won three super cup titles in a row after entering as championship winners. Académica qualified to the first ever Santo Antão Super Cup in December 12, 2015 where the club won all two matches and claimed the first ever Super Cup title.[3] In the 2016 South Zone Super Cup, Académica as champion and cup winner defeated a second place cup winner.
Appearances at the national playoffs
Académica participated in the national finals for the first time in early 2013 and played with Mindelense and lost 3–0, their second match was tied at 2 apiece and lost their chance to win their first national title. Académica participated in the 2016 season and finished second behind Mindelense with 11 points and six goals scored, the club challenged FC Derby from the neighboring island and was tied with two goals each in two matches, the club advanced as they won two goals away, the club again challenged Mindelense in early July and won their only goal in their first match, as a total of a goal was scored in two of its matches, the second match went into extra time and then into the penalty shootout, the club lost to MIndelense and again failed their chance to win a national title. Académica also has 9 goals were scored, fewer than their previous appearances, but their goal total is 69 and became one of the records in the national probably equalling to Santiago North Zone's GD Varandinha in the same season.
Uniform
Its uniform color is all coloured black for home games and a white T-shirt and black clothing uniform for away games.
Up to the end of the 2014–15 season, its uniform colours were, black clothing with white striped sleeves and white socks for home games and its colors opposite with white clothing for away/alternate games.
Its former uniform colors was blue with a single white stripe, white sleeves and socks and blue shorts for home games and white clothing with blue sleeves and socks for visitor's games.
Achievements
- All-island:
- 1996/97
- Santo Antão Super Cup: 2
- 2015, 2016
- Regional:
- 1997/98, 1999/2000, 2002/03, 2004/05, 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16
- Porto Novo Cup: 10
- 1997/98, 1998/99, 1999/00, 2006/07, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15
- 2006/07, 2011/12, 2013/14, 2014/15,2015/16
- Porto Novo Opening Tournament: 5/6
- 1999/2000, 2000/01?, 2003/04, 2006/07, 2011/12, 2013/14
League and cup history
National championship
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | P | Cup | Notes | Playoffs |
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| 2003 | 1A | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 1 | Did not advance | Did not participate | |
| 2004 | 1B | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not participate | |
| 2011 | 1B | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 8 | Semifinalist | ||
| 2012 | 1B | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 10 | Finalist | 4th place | |
| 2013 | 1B | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 10 | Not held | Finalist | |
| 2014 | 1A | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 8 | 4th place | ||
| 2015 | 1A | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not participated | |
| 2016 | 1B | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 11 | Advanced into the finals | Finalist |
Island/Regional Championship
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | P | Pto. Novo Cup |
S. Antão Super Cup |
Opening | Notes |
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| 2004–05 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Promoted into the National Championships | |||
| 2010–11 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Promoted into the National Championships | |||
| 2011–12 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 36 | Winner | Promoted into the National Championships | ||
| 2012–13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | Winner | Promoted into the National Championships | ||
| 2013–14 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 5 | +32 | 34 | Winner | Winner | Promoted into the National Championships | |
| 2014–15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 5 | +36 | 32 | Winner | Winner | Not held | Promoted into the National Championships |
| 2015–16 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 6 | +54 | 33 | Winner | Winner | Promoted into the National Championships |
Statistics
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Presidents
- Elísio Silva (up to November 6, 2015)
- Osvaldinho Silva Lopes (since November 6, 2015)[1]
References
- 1 2 "Porto Novo: Académica tem novos dirigentes". A Semana. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ↑ http://www.asemana.publ.cv/spip.php?article89705&var_recherche=academica%20porto%20novo&ak=1 A Semana
- ↑ "Futebol/Santo Antão – Sul: Académica do Porto Novo conquista super-taça Filipe de Bitú" [Académica do Porto Novo Won the Filipe de Bitú Super Cup]. Inforpress CV. 13 December 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Santo Antão South Zone 2015/16". Retrieved 1 October 2015.