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) | ||
| 2014-15 | 1st 4th (Group A National) | ||
| Website | http://www.micapn.com | ||
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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. 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. 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 two super cup titles in a row after entering as championship winners. Académica qualified to the first ever Santo Antão Super Cup where the club won all two matches and claimed the first ever Super Cup title.
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.
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: 1
- 2015
- 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, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15
- 2006/07, 2011/12, 2013/14, 2014/15[3]
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Island/Regional Championship
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | P | Pto. Novo Cup |
Pto. Novo Super Cup |
S. Antão Super Cup |
Opening | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Promoted into the National Championships | ||||
| 2010-11 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Promoted into the National Championships | ||||
| 2011-12 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Winner | Winner | Promoted into the National Championships | ||
| 2012-13 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Winner | Promoted into the National Championships | |||
| 2013-14 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 5 | +32 | 34 | Winner | Winner | Winner | Promoted into the National Championships | |
| 2014-15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 5 | +36 | 32 | Winner | Winner | Winner | Not held | Promoted into the National Championships |
| 2015-16 | 2 | 1 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Promoted into the National Championships | ||||
Statistics
- Best position: 2nd (national)
- Highest number of goals scored in a season: 10 (national)
- Highest number of points in a season: 10 (national)
- Highest number of wins in a season: 4 (national)
- Highest number of goals conceded in a season: 18 (national)
- Highest number of matches lost in a season: 3 (national)
Presidents
Elísio Silva (up to November 6, 2015)- Osvaldinho Silva Lopes (since November 6, 2015)
References
- ^ "Porto Novo: Académica tem novos dirigentes". A Semana. 6 November 2015.
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- ^ "Futebol/Santo Antão – Sul: Académica do Porto Novo conquista super-taça Filipe de Bitú". Inforpress CV. 13 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
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