Juventus Assomada
| Full name | Associação Juventus de Assomada |
|---|---|
| Ground |
Estádio de Cumbém Assomada on Santiago Island, Cape Verde |
| League | Santiago North Premier Division |
| 2016-17 | 11th, relegated |
Associação Juventus, common form Associação Juventus de Assomada (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Asosiason Juventus di Assomada) is a football (soccer) club that plays in the Santiago Island League North Zone in Cape Verde. The team is based in the city of Assomada in the middle of the island of Santiago and plays at Estádio de Cumbém. It is one of several clubs that never won a regional title as well as five of the original fifteen.
The club was founded by young people, Assomada was maybe the only city in the nation that had two youth clubs, the other Juventude de Assomada which is dissolved today. Its logo is the same as Turin based Juventus. It is rarely an affiliate of the club today but continues to use its logo.
The club first participated around the mid-2000s. Juventus Assomada missed some seasons in the late 2000s and the early 2010s but participated in 2011. Their next participation was in 2016 and was one of the clubs who played in the inaugural Second Division, it was a successful year for the club and was the first to win the Second Division title and later made their first participation in the regional Premier Division for the 2016-17 season. In the season, Juventus suffered a three match loss before heading to a goal draw with União Picos, they started 11th and headed to last place. From January 25, they defeated Calheta de São Miguel and their positions risen to 10th which was their maximum achieved. A five match losing streak was followed where their positions fallen to last again, it remained until their back to back wins were made on April 9 and totalled three. Their question of relegation was uncertain as AJAC thought they fielded a suspended player Marco Aurélio in a match with Juventus Assomada on April 1, AJAC did not. The original result was kept 2-4, the association awarded Juventus 3-0 but was later revoked. The club was one of the opponents of the decision of being awarded, the other were Beira-Mar Tarrafal, Estrela dos Amadores? and Varandinha. After putting that to the federal level, In Praia, the Capeverdean Football Federation (FCF) officially declared AJAC regional champions while Juventus officially finished 11th and was relegated. Juventus will participate again in the regional Second Division for the following season.
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