FC Derby
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| Full name | Futebol Clube de Derby |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Dragões (Dragons) |
| Founded | August 5, 1929 |
| Ground |
Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena Mindelo, Cape Verde |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Chairman |
 Carlos Alberto Lopes |
| Manager |
Almara |
| League |
São Vicente Island League Cape Verdean Football Championships |
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2015–16 2016 |
2nd place Semifinalist |
FC Derby is a football club that had played in the Premier division and the São Vicente Island League in Cape Verde. It is based in the city of Mindelo on the island of São Vicente. It is the second team of the regional league who won the most titles after independence especially in the 1960s and the 1970s. Its current president is Carlos Alberto Lopes and its coach is Almara who previously coached Fogo's Desportivo de Cova Figueira and Mindelense. The club name is the Dragons or Dragões. Since 30 April 2017, they are one of three unrelegated clubs in the island along with Batuque and Mindelense.
Derby is one of the most successful football (soccer) club in Cape Verde, having won about 21 official titles, 3 are national titles and 18 are regional titles.
The club was founded on August 5, 1929 and is the third oldest club on the island. In 1939, the club celebrated its 10th anniversary, its 25th anniversary in 1953 and its 50th anniversary in 1979.
Derby participated in the first regional championships in 1938 the club lost to CS Mindelense, they also lost in 1939.
FC Derby won their first title in 1965 and became the region's fourth club after Académica to do so, Derby had the least number of titles until the club won four island (or regional) titles in a row between 1983 and 1986, later they had two in a row titles in 2000 and 2001, their next titles would be achieved in 2001, 2005, 2008 and their most recent in 2014. Derby is second in the number of regional titles numbering ten together with Académica Mindelo since 2014. Between 1985 and 2014, Derby was third in the total number of titles won, in the middle of the season, they lost a chance for a regional title. In the 2016-17 season, originally that Derby was third placed. In April, Derby made a protest that the club was using a goalkeeper with a fake identity. On April 24, the Disciplinary Council of the Cape Verdean Football Federation, removed every points that the fake goalkeeper had played totalling 11 and included one with Salamansa, Derby, Farense, the almighty Mindelense and Ribeira Bote, from February 25, they were the first three matches and the last two matches on April 15, one of five matches were on February 25 where Derby was awarded 0-3, the original result was a scoreless draw. Derby's position risen to second and achieved the qualification zone for the 2017 national championships as Mindelense were national champions last season. Derby officially finished runner up in the regionals with 21 points, a difference with Académica Mindelo, won 6 matches, 4 draws and scored 22 goals.
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