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Sport Clube Verdun

Sport Clube Verdun
Founded May 1, 1945
Ground Pedra de Lume and
Estádio Marcelo Leitão
Sal Island,
Cape Verde
Chairman Cape Verde Alcindo Conceição Silva
Manager Cape Verde Domingo Gomes
League Sal Island League
2015–16 5th

Sport Club Verdun (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Sport Klubi Verdun, also in the São Vicente Crioulo: Sport Klube Verdun) is a football (soccer) club that plays in the Sal Island League in Cape Verde. The team is based in the village of Pedra de Lume in the east of the island of Sal, though they play in Espargo's stadium, the home field which is made up of dirt is rarely used for practices. The team won their first island title in 1980, their second would be achieved in 34 years in 2014.

Its logo features a crest and are colored yellow on left and green on right, the first letters of the club name SCV goes from top to the bottom and has the shovel and a digger, the words work, sport and unity ("trabalho, desporto, unidade" in Portuguese) are read on the middle and progress ("progresso" in Portuguese) in the yellow ribbon.

Its current chairman is Alcindo Conceição Silva and its current manager is Domingo Gomes who replaced Djulhiano Santos which he now manages Juventude.

The club was founded on May 1, 1945 and is the second oldest club on the island after SC Santa Maria.

Their second and recent appearance in the nationals was in 2014, no wins were made, four losses were made, they had only a point made at their first match of the season, a two goal draw with Académica do Fogo.

The club were moderate for the next two seasons. In the 2016-17 season, the club was trapped in last place and will be for the whole season, it was the downturn for the club. Verdun Pedra de Lume became the second club to be relegated and became the first of the original six to be relegated and next season, a Second Division club. Verdun conceded the most goals for most of the time, at the 13th round, the club conceded 23 goals. On April 30, Santa Maria's big win over Gaviões now has Verdun the second most (24) to Gaviões' 30. Verdun Pedra de Lume finished with four points and had four draws and had 10 losses, 5 goals were scored.


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