2017–18 Eugénio Lima season
| 2017–18 season | |||
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| Stadium | Estádio da Várzea | ||
| Santiago South Cup | First Round | ||
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The 2017–18 Eugénio Lima season are in the island division of football (soccer). This is their third post-Lapaloma appearance at the Premier Division.
The club started off the 2017-18 season with a loss to ADESBA. On November 11, they defeated Tchadense and is their recent win. Their position was above the two last but the club challenged against last placed Ribeira Grande which resulted in a 1-3 loss, and their season was a little worst as the club was put into last place, this slimmed their chance of remaining in the Premier Division. Their December 21 match with the mighty Académica was delayed as no police showed up at the stadium, their match was rescheduled for January 10. On December 30, Eugénio Lima suffered the worst as they lost 0-6 to the powerful Boavista, now it is the second worst match in the region for the season. A two-goal draw with Desportivo was made on January 7, then a loss to Benfica Praia and another to Bairro, Tchadense and now their fourth straight to Celtic. Eugénio Lima conceded 27 goals at the 11th round and later 34 at the 14th round, the worst in the Premier Division. Eugénio Lima could not hav a chance to escape the last two positions for two more rounds, their chances of remaining in the Premier Division slimmed. Eugénio Lima suffered their fifth straight loss as they lost again to the newcomer Tira Chapéu and their participation continues to slim and may likely continue, they were last place up to round 16 and inside the relegation zone up to round 17. In 13 matches, Eugénio Lima finally made a win over Travadores, the club once powerful now lost most of that strength, the result was 1-2. Eugênio Lima met Sporting on February 23 for a win instead of a loss, instead, a goal draw was made with that club and their chances to remain in the division started to slim a bit, more than Tira Chapéu's as their positions slumped to last place. At round 18, a back to back win (third overall) was made as they defeated Ribeira Grande 1-2 and their point total became 11 etching a chance to remain in the Premier Division and became 11th place. On the opposites, the club conceded 40 goals, the worst in the region. Eugênio Lima suffered a loss again, they lost to the mighty Académica 0-4 and a bit losing its chance of remaining in the division next season and came back to last place due to Tira Chapéu's win. Their next challenge was with the mighty Boavista at the 20th round, the match ended in a goal draw, the club had one final chance to escape the relegation zone. They challenged Desportivo and ended in a 1-4 loss and remaining into that zone into the final round, the club will face relegation next season. Their final Premier Division match was an 1-3 win over Benfica, this was the club's final Premier Division win, they finished 11th with 15 points and scored 15 goals.
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