Eugénio Lima FC
| Full name | Eugénio Lima Futebol Clube |
|---|---|
| Ground | Eugénio Lima, Estádio da Varzea Praia |
| Capacity | 8,000 |
| League | Santiago Island League (South) |
| 2016–17 | 10th |
Eugénio Lima Futebol Clube is a football club that plays in the Premier division of the Santiago Island League (South) in Cape Verde. It is based in the subdivision of Eugénio Lima located west of the center of Praia. It has its own small football (soccer) field which the club practices before its matches but plays at Estádio da Varzea.
ts logo has a red crest with a thick black rim, the club's named is written on top with a Times Roman font, in the middle is a lion playing a football.
There was a club named Lapaloma and was founded by Vavá Duarte. Its started in the Second Division in the late 1990s and played in the Premier Division in the early to mid 2000s and was later relegated and played in the Second Division. In 2014, Eugénio Lima took over and the club finished second for the 2014-15 season and together with Delta qualified into the regional Second Division for the 2015-16 season, the season was the first with an extended 22 match season. Their first win was on November 20 where they defeated Os Garridos 1-2 and their last win was over GD Varanda on May 1 with the score 1-2. The last match of the season was horrible for the club where they lost to the mighty Sporting Praia 0-7 and was the region's worst match of the season. Eugénio Lima finished 8th with 20 points and had 5 wins and draws and 19 goals scored. The 2016-17 season was less successful for the club. The first match of the season was a loss to almighty Sporting. The club's first win of the season came on November 19 where they defeated the ailing historic club Vitória 1-0, a second consecutive win was followed there they defeated Os Garridos 0-2. On February 5, 2017, Eugénio Lima suffered a seven match losing streak. Unusual to Eugénio Lima, a scoreless draw was made with almighty Sporting at the 12th round. Two more wins came, inbetween was a goal draw with Os Garridos, a win over Vitória and then the unusual, a win over Praia's top three club Travadores on March 10 and was the club's last win of the season. The last round of the season suffered a six match losing streak, that time the club was placed up to the 50/50 zone in relegation or promotion until an April 30 goal draw between Celtic and Os Garridos kept their appearance in the Premier Division for the 2017-18 season. The club finished 10th with 16 points and four wins and draws, the club scored 14 goals and comceded 29 goals. Also in the regional cup, the club headed up to the quarterfinals where they lost 2-1 to almighty Sporting Praia.
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