AJAC de Calheta
| Full name | Associação Juvenil Amigos de Calheta |
|---|---|
| Ground | Estadio da Calheta, Calheta de São Miguel, Santiago Island, Cape Verde |
| Manager |
 Amarildo Semedo |
| League | Santiago Island League (North) |
| 2015–16 | 8th |
AJAC or AJAX, full name Associação Juvenil Amigos de Calheta (or da Calheta), also as Associação Juvenil Amigos de Calheta de São Miguel (Capeverdean Creole, ALUPEK: AJAK) is a football (soccer) club that plays in the Santiago Island North League in Cape Verde. It is based in the town of Calheta de São Miguel in the island of Santiago and plays at Estádio da Calheta located north of town center. Since the implementation of the two tier regional system in 2015, AJAC is one of ten unrelegated clubs of the North Zone of Santiago.
The club is the only in Cape Verde that is affiliated to a Dutch club, it is an affiliate of Ajax Amsterdam. Its logo is the same as Ajax Amsterdam's, a thick red circle and the names AJAX on the top left. Not in Africa as another affiliate is in Cape Town, South Africa, it is Ajax Cape Town.
The club was founded by young children and friends.
The club first competed in the regional competitions in the 1990s.
In recent history, the club was at moderate positions, they finished 11th and had 10 points with 12 wins and scored 52 goals. Their records were getting bigger with an extended 2015-16 season, they finished with 37 points and was 7th and had 10 wins and 52 goals were scored. In that position, they were around moderate, the started fourth, headed to third at the 7th round and remained for six rounds, later they were fifth and headed to seventh.
The 2016-17 season was shortened and kept much of its success going, the club started third, then second at the second round, first place at the third round and took first position at the 8th round for two weeks and put the club to fourth, their lowest position, they came back third, then second at the 14th round, then first position at the 15th round for two weeks, then lost it, at the 19th round, they were climbing back. On March 11, the club lost to Desportivo da Calheta 4-0 and became one of three worst defeats of the Premier Division that season. At the final round on May 6, the club defeated Flor Jovem 5-0 and finished first place. The club finished with 15 wins, had 3 draws, 48 goals were scored and got 48 points, one of these became club record. On May 11, the regional association deducted three points from the club and became 14 wins, 44 goals and 45 points, a point below [[Benfica (Santa Cruz)|Benfica de Santa Cruz], AJAC later took back its three points]. Nonetheless, AJAC scored the most goals in the Premier Division. AJAC thought they did the wrong thing when the club fielded a suspended player Marco Aurélio in a match with Juventus Assomada on April 1, Marco Aurélio who had three yellow cards, AJAC actually did not. The original result was kept 2-4, the association awarded Juventus 3-0 but was later revoked. Benfica de Santa Cruz protested AJAC's appearance. AJAC were original champions of the season, later Benfica Santa Cruz became champions. AJAC was thought to be kicked out of Group A at the 2017 championships as the judicial council barred AJAC for a few days and attempted to take Benfica Santa Cruz into the national championship. The declaration was made and it became unofficial, AJAC had officially been relegated and would compete in the Second Division in the following season, almost all of it, for being a false champion. New regulations are being made as the crowning of a champion at all sports with a narrow point difference is to be made two weeks or a month after the end of the season. Also as done in other nations, suspended players are not allowed to attend their match(es).
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