Sporting Clube de Porto Novo

Sporting Clube de Porto Novo
Full name Sporting Clube de Porto Novo
Nickname(s) leonino (little lion)
Founded 1956
Ground Porto Novo, Cape Verde
Chairman Cape Verde José Salomão
League Santo Antão Island League (South)
2015–16 7th

Sporting Clube de Porto Novo (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Sporting Klubi di Purtu Nobu) is a football club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the Santo Antão Island South Zone Division in Cape Verde. It is based in the island of Santo Antão. The club was founded in 1956 and is the island's oldest sporting club.[1] Geographically it was once the westernmost sporting club in Cape Verde and the whole of Africa, now it is one of several today.

History

The club was founded in 1956. The name is identical to the Sporting Clube de Portugal.[2][3] The club was called Sporting Clube de Carvoeiros, when the new port was completed in 1962, it adopted the current name of Sporting Clube de Porto Novo Its uniform is similarly different to Sporting Praia, it only has a green striped t-shirt and the remainder is white for home games and all white for away games.

From 2006 until 2007, the team was tied at second for having the island's most number of titles before having two titles after their win after Maritimo in which they were last in its number of titles until 2010, it meant it entered the national division for the second time.

Sporting Porto Novo suffered during the 2015/16 season which the club only had a win and three points, the club scored only 8 goals and conceded 46 which was their highest. The most sufferable was their loss in week 13, the second last where the club lost 11 to Académica do Porto Novo and was the worst match in club history, that was also their final match of the season.

The club started off the 2015/16 season early on November 13 and faced Académica Porto Novo and the rematch was yet again a suffering one as they lost 7-0.

National competition

In 2006 and 2007, Sporting Porto Novo headed to the nationals and the club would rank last in Group B and did not advance. In 2009, the club won their third and last title on the island and remains second in the total number of titles in Porto Novo and area after Académica. The club entered the national division for the third and final time and had a better appearance headed to the semis and challenged Académica from Praia, the first match lost 1–4 and the second was scoreless and would be eliminated from the playoffs, the club ranked 3rd with a single point.

Other competitions

Other titles have three in its opening tournament, and one in cup and super cup events.

Achievements

2005/06, 2006/07, 2008/09
2005, 2006, 2008
2005
2010

League and cup history

National championship

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA GD P Notes Playoffs
2006 1A 5 4004 012-120 Did not advance Did not participate
2007 1B 6 5005 520-150 Did not advance Did not participate
2009 1B 2 5302 96+39 Advanced into the playoffs 3rd place
Total:143011 1438-248

Island/Regional Championship

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA GD P Cup Tour Notes
2005–06 2 1 10--- ---- Winner Promoted into the National Championships
2006–07 2 1 10--- ---- Promoted into the National Championships
2008–09 2 1 10--- ---- Promoted into the National Championships
2013–14 2 6 12318 1122-1110
2014–15 2 4 12417 1422-813
2015–16 2 7 121011 846-383

Statistics

  • Best ranking: 3rd (national)
  • Best position at a cup competition: 1st (regional)
  • Best position at an opening tournament: 1st
  • Appearances: 18 (regional), 3 (national)
  • Total matches played: 16 (national)
    • Total matches played at home: 6
    • Total matches played away: 10
  • Total points: 9 (national)
  • Total wins: 4 (national)
  • Total goals scored: 15 (national)
  • Highest number of goals scored in a season: 10 (national), in 2009
  • Highest scoring match(es) at the National Championships: Morabeza 0-3 Sporting Porto Novo, 13 June 2009
  • Lowest number of goals scored in a season: none (national), two seasons: in 2006 and 2007
  • Highest number of points in a season: 9 (national), 2010
  • Total losses: 12 (national)
  • Total goals conceded: 38 (national)
  • Lowest number of goals scored in a season: 5 (national), in 2007
  • Highest number of matches lost in a season: 5 (national), in 2009
  • Highest number of goals conceded in a season:
    • National: 20, in 2007
    • Regional: 46, in 2016
  • Worst defeat:
    • National Championships:
    • Regional championships:
      • Académica Porto Novo 11-0 Sporting Porto Novo, April 16, 2016

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sporting do Porto Novo vai a votos (Sporting from Porto Novo Goes to Vote)". Sapo Desportivo CV 25 October 2014 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Filiais do Sporting Clube de Portugal". Sporting Centennial (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "Filiais, Resto do Mundo". Sporting CP (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 November 2013.
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