Desportivo Ribeira Brava
| Full name | Clube Desportivo Ribeira Brava |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Mambrava |
| Ground |
Estádio João de Deus Lopes da Silva Ribeira Brava on São Nicolau, Cape Verde |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| League | São Nicolau Island League |
| 2014–15 | 4th |
Clube Desportivo Ribeira Brava (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Disportibu Ribéra Brava, São Vicente Crioulo: D'sportiv' R'béra Brava or Dsportiv' Rbeira Brava) is a football club that currently plays in the São Nicolau Island League in Cape Verde and is the island's third most popular club. It is based in the Ribeira Brava, the island's largest and the capital on the island of São Nicolau. The team won island titles, their first was in 1990 and another was in 2010. The club currently has four championship titles and a cup title for the island.
Its logo features a Cape Verdean flag in the middle; the logo is encircled in blue then black. It features two dragons on top and two dragon paws on each side. The club's full name is on the bottom and the anniversary date (in English) is on top.
The club was one of the first to win a regional title in 1990. The next three appearances in the national championships (in 2004, 2007 and 2010) and would be in the group stages and never headed up to the semis. In 2011, the club won a cup title.
In the 2015-16 season, Ribeira Brava finished 5th, down a position from last season, it was the second season that the club had 22 points, also it shared 6 wins, 4 draws and losses with FC Ultramarina but the club scored five less goals numbering 16 and both conceded 13. Ribeira Brava did moderate for the 2016-17 season, fifth place they started, the season's first won was on January 21 in a match over Atlético. On February 18, a two match winning streak was made as they defeated the least successful clubs of Praia Branca and Talho, from 6th which they had only at the had at the 4th round to fourth which they kept a chance for the next eight rounds. Ribeira Brava's last win was over AJAT'SN 0-1 on April 2. The 12th and 14th round matches ended in draws, with a goal each, first with Praia Branca then Belo Horizonte which was the final match of the season and recovered the position what they had at the start and the fifth round, fifth place and finished for the third straight time with 17 points, 4 wins, 5 draws and fewer goals, 10 equalling to the goals they conceded. Ribeira Brava shared the least goals scored in the region with Talho and conceded the second least after SC Atlético.
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