FC Belo Horizonte
| Full name | Futebol Clube Belo Horizonte |
|---|---|
| Ground |
Juncalinho on São Nicolau, Cape Verde |
| League | São Nicolau Island League |
| 2016–17 | 7th |
For the Brazilian city in the state of Minas Gerais, see Belo Horizonte
Futebol Clube Belo Horizonte is a football club that plays in the São Nicolau Island League in Cape Verde. It is based in Juncalinho in the eastern part of the island of São Nicolau.
FC Belo Horizonte's first title was a cup title won in 2006, their second was won in 2009 and brought the club to their only appearance in the Cape Verdean Cup, a year later, the club won their first opening tournament in 2007 tying with two other teams that share the first place and they also last place. Recently the club won their third and recent cup title in 2015 and another opening Tournament title for the 2015-16 season and now totals three. After winning the 2015 cup, the club defeated the regional champion Ultramarina Tarrafal and claimed their only super cup title. The team never won any regional championship titles along with the other five including Caleijão which no longer competes today.
In 2016, the club finished third for five straight seasons, in 2014, they had 26 points and had 8 wins, in 2015, they had 22 points, in 2016 they had 25 points and four goals scored, also the club had 30 goals scored for the 2015-16 season which was second behind SC Atlético. Belo Horizonte started 6th and headed to 3rd at the third round, there the club defeated Talho 4-1, they lost a stint for finished third for the sixth time along with all of its chances for a championship title after a loss to AJAT'SN and was fifth, the club defeated Académica da Preguiça and climbed to fourth and was their last win. On March 11, a goal draw with Ribeira Brava was made and thus completely lost their chance of finishing third followed by two losses to Ultramarina and Praia Branca. A draw with Talho was made at round 10 and picked up a position and lost it a week later and a three match losing streak was followed first to AJAT'SN, then Académcia and lastly Atlético. The final match of the season was a goal draw with Ribeira Brava and the club finished seventh, first got it at the second round, it was less successful as they had 11 points, 7 losses and 13 wins. The goal concessions did not change which was 19 again.
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