Vulcânicos FC
| Full name | Vulcânicos Futebol Clube Vulcânico Clube do Fogo |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) |
Encarnados Benfiquinhas |
| Founded | July 18, 1953 |
| Ground |
Estádio 5 de Julho São Filipe, Cape Verde |
| Capacity | 1,000 |
| Chairman |
 Raúl Santos |
| Manager |
Danildo Diniz |
| League | Fogo Island League |
| 2016–17 | 1st, Champion |
| Website | Club home page |
Vulcânicos Futebol Clube or Vulcânico Clube do Fogo is a football club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the Brava Island Division in Cape Verde. It is based in São Filipe the island of Fogo. The club has a total of nine island titles. Its current chairman is Raúl Santos who recently became in May 2017, its manager is Danildo Diniz and its goalkeeping coach is Emanuel Gomes.
Vulcânicos is the second most successful football (soccer) club on the island, having won about 12 official regional titles.
The club was founded on July 18, 1953 after the publication of the charter in the official listing and is the oldest club on the island. Before the club was developed on the island, it consisted of fans and friends of Portuguese club Benfica. They nicknamed the club "Benfiquinha" (meaning "little Benfica" in Portuguese). The club celebrated their 25th anniversary in 1978 and their 50th anniversary in 2003. Their first island title win was in 1992, Vulcânicos won three straight titles in 2000, their fifth one was in four years, between 2007 and 2011, the club won titles once every two years, their recent title win is in 2016. The other island achievement was their only cup win in 2011, the club appeared in the 2011 edition of Cape Verdean National Cup. Their greatest success was in the 1999 season when they advanced into the finals and lost, they received second place.
As the 2016 Regional Premier Division winner, Vulcânicos faced ABC de Patim, the Second Division winner in the first ever regional Champions' Cup in November. Vulcânicos defeated ABC Patim and claimed their only title for the season.
Another success was made for the club for the 2016/17 season, the club started fifth, then second on December 10, then the club reached first place on February 25 at the end of the season and finished at the position, it shared Académica Fogo with 45 points, Vulcânicos scored five goals more than that club with 66, the club won their second consecutive championship title, also their 10th and earned them their entry into the 2017 Championships and placed in the newly created Group A and will feature Boa Vista's champ Sal Rei. As regional champion, Vulcânicos will qualify into the regional super cup in the following year. With 66 goals at the regionals, it is likely they made a club record. Vulcânicos headed up to the finals in the 2017 Fogo Cup, they lost to Académica Fogo.
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