Full name | Juventude Futebol Clube Juventude Futebol Clube do Fogo |
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Ground | Estádio 5 de Julho, São Filipe, Fogo, Cape Verde |
Capacity | 2,000 |
League | Fogo Premier Division |
2016–17 | 10th, relegated |
Juventude Futebol Clube or Juventude do Fogo is a football (soccer) club that currently plays in the Fogo Island Leaguein Cape Verde. It is based in the city of São FIlipe in the west of the island. The club was founded by young people from the island of Fogo.
In recent years, the club finished last place for the 2014-15 season and with 3 wins, 14 losses, conceded 50 goals and had 10 points. Juventude spend only a season in that division and became first place in the final phase and defeated ABC de Patim to qualify straight into the Premier Division for the 2015-16 season. In the 2015-16 season, Juventude suffered on January 30 and lost 10-3 to Mosteiros' Cutelinho, the club was finished second to last and had three wins again and two draws, they had 13 losses, Juventude scored 23 goals and conceded 58 goals and had 11 points. Juventude played two promotional matches, they won their first match over Atlético Mosteiros on May 29 and lost the second match, with three goals each, it went into the penalty shootout on June 5 and defeated Atlético 4-2. Juventude stayed in the Premier Division for the 2016-17 season. No success were made for the club, the season was a worst one and had only three points, the club had no win but a draw, they scored 18 goals and conceded 72 goals, one of the highest in island history. Their worst match of the season was at the 16th round on April 8 where they lost to Vulcânicos 10-0.