Académica do Fogo
| Full name | Associação Académica do Fogo | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Mika Fogo | ||
| Founded | 1962 | ||
| Ground | Estádio Municipal 5 de Julho, São Filipe, Cape Verde | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 | ||
| Owner |  Mário César Pires | ||
| Chairman | Emanuel Soares | ||
| League | Fogo Island League | ||
| 2015–16 | 2nd | ||
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Associação Académica do Fogo is a football (soccer) club that currently plays in the Campeonato Nacional de Cabo Verde and in the Fogo Island League in Cape Verde.[1] It is based in the island of Fogo and plays in the stadium with a capacity of 1000. The logo and the uniform as well as other teams with the name Académica and Académico in Cape Verde is identical to Académica de Coimbra, it features the volcanic mountain on the right. The club name and the year of foundation are at the bottom.
History
The first title the claimed for the island was in 1985, later, the team won two consecutive titles in 1987 in 1988 and recently between 2012 and 2014, the team won three consecutive titles. In special titles, the club won the title for Académicas of Cape Verde. In the national championships, In the 2002 season along with Académico do Aeroporto and SC Atlético, the club had 16 points and was third, it was second ranked and no other clubs would have 16 points in the present day. Académica Fogo appeared in the finals for the first time in the 2013/14 season and challenged CS Mindelense. Their first match lost 2–1 to Mindelense, Victor would score the only goal in the finals at the 29th minute, their second match was scoreless and would achieve second place and would be their best appearance at the national level.[2]
Académica Fogo finished second in the 2015/16 season with 43 points, 13 wins and four draws. The club had 57 goals, the season's highest and also had also had the highest result with 1-12 over União de São Lourenço on April 3 in a Round 16 match and made the highest scoring match of the season and second time with 12 goals. Also the club scored 57 goals which was the most for the season.
In 2016, the club appeared at the Boavista's Champion's Cup in Praia on October 28 a friendly competition, the club lost in the semis and played a 3rd place match on October 29 against CS Mindelense.
Uniform
Its uniform colors are black clothing with white sides and white sleeve edges which is more white at the front and a white rim for home games and a black-white striped clothing starting and ending with black sides with black sleeves and the remainder of the clothing coloured black for away games.
Its former uniform color was a white t-shirt, black shorts and socks for away games.
Achievements
- 1984/85, 1986/87, 1987/88, 1990/91, 1992/93, 1994/95, 1996/97, 2001/02, 2004/05, 2007/08, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14
- Fogo Island Cup: 1
- 2001
League and cup history
National championship
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | P | Cup | Notes | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 16 | |||
| 2005 | 1A | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not participate | |
| 2008 | 1A | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 | 4th place | ||
| 2012 | 1A | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4th place | ||
| 2013 | 1B | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 11 | Semifinalist | ||
| 2014 | 1A | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 8 | 2nd place |
Island/Regional Championship
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | P | Cup | Super Cup | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–05 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Promoted into the National Championships | ||
| 2007–08 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Promoted into the National Championships | ||
| 2011–12 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Promoted into the National Championships | ||
| 2012–13 | 2 | 1 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Promoted into the National Championships | ||
| 2013–14 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 15 | +44 | 42 | Promoted into the National Championships | ||
| 2014–15 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 52 | 9 | +43 | 42 | 2nd place | ||
| 2015–16 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 57 | 14 | +43 | 43 | 2nd place |
Statistics
- Best position: 2nd (national)
- Best position at cup competitions: 1st (regional)
- Highest number of points: 16 (national)
Players
- Claúdio
- Sy
- Victor
Youth team
Zé Luís, in 2007
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ «Campeonato Nacional: Mindelense Revalida O Título». Criolosport, May 31, 2014 Template:Pt icon, retrieved on 5 October 2014.