Académica da Praia
Full name | Associação Académica da Praia | ||
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Nickname(s) | Micá, Briosa | ||
Founded | 15 December 1962 | ||
Ground |
Estádio da Varzea Praia | ||
Capacity | 8,000 | ||
Chairman | Kiki | ||
Manager | Janito Carvalho | ||
League | Santiago Island League (South) | ||
2015–16 | 4th | ||
Website | Club home page | ||
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Associação Académica da Praia is a football club that plays in the Premier division of the Santiago Island League (South) in Cape Verde.[1] It is played along with Praia's three other famous teams in Estádio da Varzea. Its current president is Kiki and manager is Janito Carvalho who coached Sporting Praia in the previous season. It won several cups before and after independence. The team never won any national titles. It also had won five insular titles and one island and Cape Verdean cup title.
Uniform
Today's uniform has now added stripes and changed its home sock color to black.
History
Académica won the first upper level title in 1965 by defeating FC Derby from Mindelo 3–2 in extra time, they would win the only national title won before independence. Later, the team won the 1968 Santiago regional title at the time included other islands after beating Os Garridos a gigantic 21–0, 9 of which were scored by Luís Bastos. They challenged against Mindelense and lost 0–1 in the final round. Académica once played as Sucupira Field, they now play at Estádio da Várzea since 2006.
Académica celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2012.
Académica had 16 goals in the 2014/15 regional season, with the extended 2015/16 season, their goal total doubled to 32, the club finished fourth with 43 points, 13 wins and 4 draws. Júlio Cesar Tomar was president and Zé Piguita was the coach up to 2016.
In the following season, Kiki became president and Janito Carvalho became coach who previously coached Sporting Praia. Académica da Praia started the season without a loss for some seasons, the club defeated ADESBA and made it their second first win in the first week and the first in seasons being the sole club in the number one position with three points and three goals, a goal more than Sporting Praia.
In the national competition
The team won their first regional title after the breakup (around fifth overall) and advanced to the 2004 finals, it challenged against Sal-Rei FC and lost both legs, 2–0 in the first and 1–2 in the second. The next two appearance succeeded as far as the semis. Académica da Praia was the first club to win the Cape Verdean Cup in September 2007 after defeating 3–1 over Académico do Aeroporto.[2] Later in 2009, the club as champion of the South Zone also advanced to the single island competition, as they are now two championships of the island, the edition featured only a single match where the club, winner of the South Zone challenged with Estrela dos Amadores, winner of the North Zone for 2009, Académica Praia won their last championship of all Santiago.
Achievements
- National titles: 2
- 1965
- 2007
- Regional titles: 6
- Santiago Regional League: 2
- 1964/65, 1967/68
- 1988/89, 2009[lower-alpha 1]
- 2003/04, 2008/09
- Praia Cup: 1
- 2006/07
League and cup history
Colonial era
Year | Finals | Club | Result |
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1965 | 3–2 | Challenged FC Derby |
Champion |
1968 | Lost | CS Mindelense | Finalist |
National championship
Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | P | Cup | Notes | Playoffs |
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2004 | 1B | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Promoted into playoffs | 4th place | |
2007 | 1B | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 10 | Winner | Promoted into playoffs | 4th place |
2009 | 1A | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 13 | Promoted into playoffs | Finalist | |
Total: | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 30 |
Island/Regional Championship
Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | P | Cup | Notes |
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2003–04 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Promoted into the National Championships | |
2006–07 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Winner | Also promoted into the National Championships |
2008–09 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Promoted into the National Championships | |
2013–14 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 18 | ||
2014–15 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 27 | ||
2015–16 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 43 |
Statistics
- Best position: Semifinalist (national)
- Best position at a cup competition: 1st, Winner (national)
- Number of appearances in the national competition:
- Total: 6
- Colonial era: 2
- Since independence: 4
- Total: 6
- Total points: 30 (national)
- Highest number of goals scored in a season: about 30 (regional), in 1968
- Highest number of points in a season:
- National: 13
- Regional: 43
- Appearance in a cup competition: 1 (national)
- Highest scoring match: Académica 21-0 Garridos, in 1968
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Former players
- Caló (played in 1996)
- Adilson Gerson Araújo
Chairmen history
Name | Nationality | From | To |
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Júlio César Tomar | Cape Verde | unknown | 2016 |
Kiki | Cape Verde | since 2016 |
Managerial history
Name | Nationality | From | To |
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Toka | around 1964 | 1968 | |
Celestino Mascarenhas | Cape Verde | 2011 | 2012/13 |
José Barros Zé Piguita | Cape Verde | 2014 | 2016 |
Janito Carvalho | Cape Verde | 2016 |
Notes
- ↑ The edition featured only a single match where a club from the North Zone challenges a club from the South Zone
References
- ↑ "Futebol Santiago Sul: Campeonato Regional Época 2014–15 Arranca A 05 De Dezembro (2014–15 Santiago South Regional Football Championships Begins on December 5" (in Portuguese). Criolosport , 8 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ↑ "Académica Praia won the first Cape Verdean Cup". Panapress (in Portuguese). 2 September 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Académica da Praia squad at the official site" (in Portuguese).
- ↑ Article on the Ukrainian Wikipedia
External links
- Official website (Portuguese)