Sporting Praia
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| Full name | Sporting Clube da Praia |
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| Nickname(s) |
Leões (Lions) Verde-e-Amarelos (Green'n'Yellow) Lion di Kapital (Lion of the Capital, Portuguese: Leão de Capital) |
| Founded | 2 December 1923 |
| Ground |
Estádio da Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde |
| Capacity | 8,000 |
| Chairman |
 Carlos Daniel Caetano |
| Manager |
Janito Carvalho (former) |
| League | Santiago Island League (South) |
| 2015–16 | 3rd |
| Website | Club home page |
Sporting Clube da Praia, short form: Sporting Praia (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK as well as Badiu: Sporting Klubi di Praia) is a football club that had played in the Premier division and the Santiago Island South Zone League in Cape Verde. It is based in the capital city of Praia in the island of Santiago. Along with Académica and CD Travadores, it is one of three teams that share the same ground, the Estádio da Várzea, which has a capacity of 8,000. Sporting has won six championships since independence and a few before independence. The first title was won in the summer of 1962 before independence. Recently they won the match during the 2006 finals. Its current president is Carlos Daniel Caetano and manager is Janito Carvalho.
Sporting Praia is one of the most successful football (soccer) club in Cape Verde and is the island's most successful club, having won about 35 official titles, 13 are national titles and 22 are regional titles.
The club was founded on 2 December 1923 and is the oldest club in both the city and the island, it is the third oldest on the nation. The name is identical to the Sporting Clube de Portugal and is the 20th affiliate.
The 2005 national season saw being one of the highest total numbers of goals in history scored with 24 and 11 for the playoffs for a total of 35. The score 13 (who defeated Desportivo Estância Baixo) in a single match was one of the highest in national league history and is the highest in the club.
Sporting has a total of eight titles for the South Zone, their first was in 2005 and won four consecutive in 2008. Also in 2005, Sporting had their best season to date with 16 wins, not a single loss and most of all 49 points. Of any of the island leagues, Sporting held the record for the most points for eleven years when Santiago North Premier Division's Varandinha took it with 63 points in 2016, second would be Scorpion Vermelho with 61 which Sporting would be third. The team would win three titles in a row between 2012 and 2014 totalling eight. The first super cup victory was in 2013 and the cup victory in 2014. Sporting also has three opening tournament titles won in 2001, 2003 and in 2005.
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