AS Vita Club
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| Full name | Association Sportive Vita Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Les Dauphins Noirs (The Black Dolphins) | ||
| Founded | 1935 | ||
| Ground | Stade Tata Raphaël, Kinshasa | ||
| Capacity | 50,000 | ||
| President | Gabriel Amisi Kumba | ||
| Manager | Florent Ibenge | ||
| League | Linafoot | ||
| 2014–15 | Champions | ||
| Website | http://www.banavea.com/ | ||
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Association Sportive Vita Club, more commonly known as AS Vita Club, AS V. Club or simply Vita Club, is a Congolese football club based in Kinshasa.
History
AS Vita Club was founded in 1935 by Honoré Essabe under the name of Renaissance in rue Usoke n° 73 in Kinshasa.
The name changed in 1939 into Diables Rouges, in 1942 into Victoria Club and finally in 1971 to Vita Club. On 17 December 1976 it took the official statue of the omnisports club with many sections:[1]
- football
- basketball
- nantei
- volleyball
Honours
AS Vita Club is one of the great teams of RD Congo and of Africa, it wins many national and international titles.[2]
Regional titles
- Champion (6): 1957, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009
- Winner (3): 2002, 2005, 2006
National titles
- Champion (13): 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1988, 1993, 1997, 2003, 2010, 2015.
- Runner-up (3): 2011, 2012, 2013.
- Winner (9): 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1983, 2001.
- Runner-up (2): 1984, 1997.
- Winner (1): 2015.
- Runner-up ():
- Winner (2): 1982, 1983
- Runner-up ():
International titles
- Winner (1): 1973
- Runner-up (1): 1981, 2014
- Third place (1): 2012
- Winner (1): 2004
Performance in CAF competitions
- African Cup of Champions Clubs / CAF Champions League: 14 appearances
The club have 8 appearances in African Cup of Champions Clubs from 1971 to 1995 and 6 appearances in CAF Champions League from 1998 till now.
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- CAF Confederation Cup: 3 appearances
- CAF Cup: 2 appearances
- 1996 – Semi-Finals
- 1999 – Second Round
- CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 6 appearances
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Current squad
As of March 2015. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
- ^ "AS Vita Club history". AS Vita Club official website. 4 April 2012.
- ^ "AS Vita Club titles". vclub-cd.com. AS Vita Club official website. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
- ^ Note: Etekiama is known as Daddy Birori while is representing Rwanda.
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