Amicale F.C.
Appearance
Full name | Digicel Amicale Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Red Rooster(s) | ||
Founded | 1929 | ||
Dissolved | August 2019 | ||
Ground | Port Vila Municipal Stadium Port Vila, Vanuatu | ||
Capacity | 6,500 | ||
Chairman | Andrew Leong | ||
Manager | Jean Robert Yelou[1] | ||
League | Port Vila Premier League | ||
2018–19 | 4th | ||
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Amicale FC (for sponsorship reasons also Digicel Amicale FC) was an association football club from Port Vila, Vanuatu. They played in the highest level in Vanuatu, the Premia Divisen and played in the continental OFC Champions League. The club has reached and lost the finals of the 2010–11 and 2013–14 OFC Champions League, both times against Auckland City. They were sponsored by Digicel Vanuatu and Hyundai Motor Company.
In August 2019, the club disbanded due to a fine of 6,000 Swiss francs imposed by FIFA in connection with the FIFA Transfer Matching System.[2]
Honours
- 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015
- Port Vila Premier League (Regional): 6
Performance in OFC competitions
- OFC Champions League: 6 appearances
Staff
Position | Name |
President | Andrew Leong |
Technical Director | Anthony Pisano |
Head Coach | Jean Robert Yelou |
Team Manager | Kalo Seule |
Media Officer/Assistant Team Manager | Harry Atisson |
Goal Keeper Coach | Jean Yves Galinie |
Physio | George Regenvanu |
Gear Steward | Roddy Lenga |
Former players
- Sanni Issa
- Giorgio Bertacchi
- Mauro Boerchio
- Marco Nasali
- Francesco Perrone
- Michele-Emanuele Crazia
- Marko Milivojevic
- Ian Hogg
- Scott Gannon
- Diego Benedito Galvão Máximo
- Colin Marshall
- Adam Dickinson
- Miguel Angel Magnoni
- Gaspar Félix Lezcano
- Carlo Polli
- Osea Vakatalesau
Former coaches
Notes
- ^ "We have to work harder; coach Robert Yelou". Vanuatu Football Federation. 29 July 2016. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ Amadeu, Pedro (20 December 2019). "The truth behind Amicale's fine". Oceania Football Center. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.