Beira-Mar (Ribeira Grande)
| Full name | Beira-Mar Desportivo Clube |
|---|---|
| Ground | Campo de Futebol de Tarrafal, Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde Estádio João Serra, Ponta do Sol, Cape Verde |
| League | Santo Antão North Zone Premier Division |
| 2016-17 | 4th |
Beira-Mar Desportivo Clube or Clube Desportivo Beira-Mar (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK and the São Vicente Crioulo: Béra-Mar) is a football club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the Santo Antão Island League South Zone in Cape Verde. It is based in the town of Ribeira Grande in the northwestern part of the island of Santo Antão. The team won their first title in 2006 and entered for the first time in the National Division after the break-up into two island league zones, they would be placed in Group B and got only a single win and four points.
The club is one of the most important formed by young players. Unlike the clubs of Maio and Tarrafal, the club is not an affiliate to Aveiro, Portugal's S.C. Beira-Mar, the logo and uniforms are different. In the early 2010s, the club suffered from financial problems and the club withdrawal reduced the number of teams in the north zone. The club was relegated in mid 2014 to the regional Second Division and played for a year there. The club was first place in the Second Division in the 2014-15 season and returned to the league, the club finished 3rd behind Paulense with 15 points and four wins, the club scored 20 goals, it was the highest in the season which was tied with Paulense.
Also, Beira-Mar won their only regional cup title in 2009 and thus achieved their only participation in the Cape Verdean Cup that season. That time, Beira-Mar was one of five clubs who had a cup title until 2012 when it became second. In 2014, the single total became third and was shared with Rosariense and Solpontense. Now in 2017, Beira-Mar is fourth and last alongside Solpontense with a single cup title.
Estádio João Serra is a multi-use stadium in of Ponta do Sol, Cape Verde. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 2,000. The stadium has seat rows in the south side and is located south of the town center. Every club of the Santo Antão Premier and Second Division including Beira Mar plays at the stadium along with Rosariense, Paulense and Os Foguetões. Also the stadium is home to Solpontense.
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