6 de Setembro
| Full name | Desportivo Militar 6 de Setembro |
|---|---|
| Ground |
Santana, São Tomé and Príncipe |
| Capacity | 6500 |
| League | São Tomé Island League |
| 2016 | 1st, Third Division |
Desportivo Militar 6 de Setembro (Portuguese meaning September 6 in which the date is founded) is a football club that plays in the São Tomé and Príncipe Championship. The team is based in the village of Santana island of São Tomé. The club is the country's only military football club. The team is one of the few teams to claim presently only one island and national title, the club also has two island and national cup wins.
Its logo has two silver blue eagles native to the island, one with a brown tail (brown tailed vooby) on the right with two tags on top and bottom and a yellow shield in the middle with the club name inside, on top is a blue star. Its uniform colors are yellow and green.
Their first cup title was won in 1988, 6 de Setembro made their second cup final appearance and lost the chance to win their second cup title for twenty years. The club was in the island division until they were relegated in the beginning of the 20th century, the club returned to the first division in the 2009/10 season and in the same season won their second and recent cup title. after defeating Andorinha 3–0. 6 de Setembro became the third most possessed cup titled with two, the other being Príncipe's GD Os Operários, it was shared with UDRA in 2015 and the ranking became fourth in 2016.
Later, the club were relegated to the second and then the third divisions. In 2014 and in 2015, the clubs along with Bela Vista, Os Dinâmicos and Palmar did not took part in the regional championships.
Both 6 de Setembro and Palmar returned to competition, Palmar headed above to the Second Division while 6 de Setembro spend a season at the Third Division. The club won a Third Division title for 2016 and is now competing in the Second Division in the 2017 season.
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