CF Sanjoanense (Porto Novo)
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| Full name | Clube de Futebol Os Sanjoanenses |
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| Founded | February 4, 1984 |
| Ground | Ribeira das Pratas, Porto Novo, Cape Verde |
| League | Santo Antão Island League (South) |
| 2014–15 | 3rd |
Clube de Futebol Os Sanjoanenses, also known as Sanjoanense (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Sanjoanensi, also in the other Capeverdean Crioulo forms of the Santo Antão and the São Vicente Crioulos) is a football club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the Santo Antão Island League South Zone in Cape Verde. It is based in the town of Porto Novo in the northern part of the island of Santo Antão.
History
The club was founded on February 4, 1984 and was called Futebol Clube Esperança (FC Esperança). In 1996, the club changed its name to Sanjoanense after Saint John, the patron saint of Porto Novo.
The team is the only one of the four teams in the division that never won any title since the breakup of the island division in 1997. Recently the club cannot afford to compete in the island league due to the financial reasons in the early 2010s.
Between 1984 and 2012, it was of the westernost football (soccer) clubs in the whole of Africa, Tarrafal de Monte Trigo took the spot afterwards.
Together with Santo André (based in Ribeira da Cruz), the club withdrew and was absent from the 2015/16 season due to financial concerns. Together with another club who withdrew last season, they returned for the 2016/17 season and faced off with each other,[1] Sanjoanense defeated Santo André 4-0 in the first round on November 12.
Logo
Its logo and uniform is same to that of the Portuguese club Os Belenenses and is a club affiliate, the acronym reads "CFS", Clube Sportivo Joanense and the founding date at the bottom.
Achievements
- 2001/02
- 2004/05
League and cup history
National championship
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | P | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 21 | -13 | 6 |
Island/Regional Championship
Santo Antão Island League
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | P | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–02 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Santo Antão Island League (South)
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | P | Cup | Super Cup | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 14 | |||
| 2014–15 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 20 |
Statistics
- Best position: 7th (national)
- Best positiion at a cup competition: 1st (regional)
- Total matches played: 7 (national)
- Total points: 6 (national)
- Total wins: 2 (national)
- Total goals scored: 8 (national)
- Total losses: 6 (national)
- Total goals conceded: 21 (national)
References
- ^ "Sanjoanense-Santo André Match Starts the Regionals Beginning Saturday". Criolosport (in Portuguese). 11 November 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.