Full name | Baxada Futebol Clube Baixada Fluminense Beira Mar de Cova Figueira |
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Nickname(s) | Os Vermelos e Brancos Beira mar Clube |
Founded | February 27, 2001 |
Ground | Estádio Monte Pe Largo, Cova Figueira and Estádio 5 de Julho, São Filipe, Cape Verde |
Capacity | 2,000 |
Manager | Osvaldo |
League | Fogo Island League |
2015–16 | 8th |
Baxada Futebol Clube or Baixada Fluminense (named after the lowlands of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) or Beira Mar de Cova Figueira is a football (soccer) club that currently plays in the Fogo Island League in Cape Verde. It is based in the town of Cova Figueira in the island of Fogo and plays in the stadium with a capacity of 2,000. The club was founded on February 27, 2001. Baxada became a registered club in 2010 and first competed in the 2010-11 season.
The club rarely plays at Estádio Monte Pe Largo which is in Cova Figueira, the club plays at Estádio 5 de Julho in São Filipe along with the municipality's other clubs.
The club came back to the Premier Division for the 2014-15 season, for the next two seasons, they finished above the 50/50 zone at eight place. In 2015, they scored 26 goals and conceded 65 goals and had 11 points three wins and two draws, it was a little better in 2016 as they had 18 points with six wins and 12 losses and scored 38 goals and conceded 54 goals.
Baxada had a moderate start to the 2016-17 season, they lost the first match, they won the second round match on December 4 and defeated Juventude 4-2 and is the only win to date, a week later, the club suffered and was put in the last two positions and in March inside the relegation zone, the worst came on March 18 where they lost to Cutelinho 10-0 and conceded the most at the time, it became third, later on April 16 when they lost to No Pintcha dos Mosteiros 4-11 and was the club's second worst, Baxada is kept in the relegation zone as last placed Juventude has no win. The worst came for Baxada as on the final regional match on April 23, the club sufferably lost to Académica do Fogo 14-0 and could be the worst match for the club, overall it became second to Second Division's Nova Era's win over Brasilim. The club conceded 96 goals and is one of the worst of any club in Fogo behind Parque Real's 104 goals conceded in 2015. Baxada has been relegated and finished 9th and will participate in the Second Division in the following season as a possible one/two additional clubs will compete in the Second Division in the following season.