Vitória FC (Riboque)

Vitória Futebol Clube do Riboque

Full name	Vitória Futebol Clube do Riboque
Nickname(s)	Os Riboqinos (Those from the Riboque), Tempestade do Atlântico (Atlantic Storm)
Short name	Vitória Riboque
Founded	December 18, 1976 (1976-12-18)
Ground	Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho São Tomé, São Tomé
Ground Capacity	6,500
Chairman	Delfim Santiago das Neves[1]
Manager	José Correia
League	São Tomé and Príncipe Championship
2011	1st
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Vitória Futebol Clube do Riboque (Forro language: Viˈtɔɾiɐ Futɨˈbɔɫˈ Klub(ɨ) du Ribɔk) is a football club that plays in the São Tomé and Príncipe Championship.The club is most noted for the fact that they are the São Tomé and Príncipe one of oldest club, founded 1976. The team is based in Riboque a neighbourhood of city São Tomé in the Água Grande District on the island of São Tomé.^[2] The team has won five national titles and seven local titles and is the only team in the local division to win the most titles, as well as being the first team ever to win a title and to win the first three titles in a row, their last title was won in 2011.^[3] The team^[4] also won the first five titles in the same year and won six cup titles, their first was in 1984 and their last was in 2011.

Address and team information

• Address:Avenida Geovany, Riboque.

Football komplex "Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho" São Tomé, São Tomé.

Jersey

Its jersey features a striped green shirt with green sleeves and white socks.

Supporters

The fans are known as VIII Exército. VIII Exército (The 8th Army)^[5] is a cheerleader supporter of Vitória do Riboque .The name is identical to its fathering club, the Portuguese Vitória de Setúbal.

Players

Current squad

As of 06 February 2014.^[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Sergio da Lima 3 DF Agilson Sole 5 DF Kilson Neto de Ceita 6 DF Ernesto Almeida 8 MF Ibraimo Bengo Neto de Ceita 9 FW André Batista 11 FW Tiago Serrão 15 DF Paulino Lopes 18 MF Eduardo Da Costa

No. Position Player 20 MF Jorge Gonçalves 21 DF Jesus Ndong 24 DF João Aurélio Semedo 26 DF André Cunha 28 FW Yorgo Abi Tayeh 30 MF Joazhifel Soares 34 FW Flavio Rocha 40 GK Pedro Felgueiras

Seasons

Season to season

• 6 seasons on 1st place.
• 13 seasons on 2nd place.
• 6 seasons on 3rd place.
• 2 seasons on 4th place.
• 1 season on 5th place.
• 1 season on 7th place.

League and cup history

Achievements

• São Tomé and Príncipe Championships: 5

1977, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1989

• São Tomé Island League: 6

1977, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1989, 2011

• Taça Nacional de São Tomé e Principe: 8

1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2007, 2011

References

External links

• Vitória FC Riboque site official
• Vitória FC Riboque 2013–14