Vitória FC (Praia)
| Full name | Vitória Futebol Clube da Praia |
|---|---|
| Founded | May 1, 1931 |
| Ground |
Estádio da Várzea, Av. Cidade da Lisboa, Praia, Cape Verde |
| Capacity | 8,000 |
| Manager | Daniel Ángula Cardoso |
| League | Santiago Island League (South) |
| 2015–16 | 8th |
Vitória Futebol Clube da Praia is a football club that plays in the Santiago Island South Zone League in Cape Verde. It is based in the capital city of Praia in the island of Santiago and plays in the stadium, Estádio da Várzea with a capacity of 8,000 The club won their only island title in 1973 and participated in the second last colonial (provincial) final and lost. Its logo and uniform are identical to Vitória FC de Setubal of Portugal and is a club affiliate. The uniform has a yellow crown on top with a green circle with a green-white shield with a soccer ball in the middle and a tag reading the acronym "V.F.C.P.", a label on the top left reads the club's location and the founding date and a small tree branch on the right.
The club are the top 10 most popular clubs in the South Zone and the top 15 on the island.
The football (soccer) club was established on May 1, 1931. and is the island's third oldest club and the nation's fourth oldest. Vitória won the Santiago Island title in 1973 and headed to one of the last provincial finals of Cape Verde under Portuguese rule.
After the start of the new century, the club finished at a position that was nearly or at moderate. The late 2000s was the last time the club finished fifth and their last time they got a high position was sixth in 2011.
In recent years, the club was not as powerful as it was in its early years. In 2012, the club was relegated and participated in the Second Division for a season and finished first. Vitória became the only club of the original four of Praia to relegate. The club returned again into the Premier Division and finished 5th in the 2013/14 regional season and finished with 19 points, 6 wins, eleven draws and scored 12 goals. The following season, the club finished last place and was not relegated as two additional clubs were added for the 2015/16 season, Vitória finished with 14 points, 3 wins, half than last season, 5 draws and 10 losses, one less, the club scored 10 goals. The club finished ninth in the extended 2015/16 season and finished with 19 points, 5 wins, 13 losses and scored 30 goals, except for the losses part, better than last season. Vitória suffered losses in the early and the mid part of the 2016-17 season, the club made their first draw with Sporting Praia in the 3rd round and currently has four draws, the club made a win late in the season on March 26 and defeated Os Garridos 3-4 and became their season's highest match, they prevented themselves from keeping themselves in the relegation zone for a week, until the club lost to the top three Travadores and the club permanently kept in side the relegation zone for the remainder of the season, currently the club is in last place as of the 19th round.
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