Sporting Clube da Brava
Full name | Sporting Clube da Brava | ||
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Nickname(s) | Leões | ||
Founded | 1988 | ||
Ground | Brava Island League | ||
2016–17 | Champion | ||
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Sporting Clube da Brava (
Sporting Brava is the second most successful football (soccer) club on the island[
History
The club was founded in the 1988 and is affiliate number 166. The name is identical to the
At the start of the 21st century, the club's success ranged from moderate to last place. Sporting's success at the start of the 2010s were moderate, and gained, believed to be in part of the extended regional season with the addition of Juventude da Furna. Sporting lost to Morabeza 1–4 on February 10, 2013, and was Sporting's last loss at home in the regionals, later Sporting lost to Nô Pintcha on April 7, a previously successful club 1–0 and was also Sporting's last match lost at the regionals, their next loss was in the 2017–18 season.
Emanuel de Pina, nicknamed Loco or Ney Loko, a former player became coach of the club and made the club to have their first island title win which was in 2014 and became the island's six of seven who have regional championship titles,[3] also they made and their first entry to the national league, they won their second in a row in 2015 and achieved their second entry. Their greatest ranking was 5th, played a total of 10 matches without any win, they scored a total of 8 goals and totalled only three points. Alongside Académica, Sporting started third for the third round as their match with Académica ended in a two-goal draw and is Sporting's last draw made. A week later, Sporting made a huge 8–0 win over Benfica and became first place which would be for the season. Their scoring successes soared, 9–0 over Morabeza, Sporting's fourth round was a bye week, then 11–1 over Corôa, it was held as the highest scoring match replacing their last two matches. Sporting next two matches were normal victories until March 6 when they defeated Benfica 0–11 and held it as the highest scoring match for two rounds. After the national elections, it became the second highest on the island as Juventude's 0–16 win over Benfica became the first. Sporting's next three match had normal wins, the final match of the season ended in a large 0–7 win over Nô Pintcha. Later, they won their third consecutive title in the 2016 season with 34 points and won all 12 matches,[4] since the addition of Juventude da Furna in 2012, it was their highest even and was a club record, it was also their season's best. Sporting appeared at the 2016 Cape Verdean Football Championships on May 14. Sporting finished fourth with six points with two wins and six goals scored, better than the previous two seasons, their first national match won in Round 1 on May 15 over Sinagoga, champion of the Santo Antão North Zone.
The club was first place
Sporting attempted their another chance for a regional title, they started the 2017–18 season with a 1–3 win over Nô Pintcha, their chance was narrowly slimmed this time as Sporting started second as they had two goals less than Benfica's. At round 5, they defeated Académica 7–0 and made it the region's highest for the season, on January 28, they won over Morabeza 2–1, also got the first position from them and kept their chance for another planned championship title and had 15 points after playing five matches, they also scored the region's most goals at 18. Sporting suffered the unexpected, a 3–1 loss to Juventude da Furna at the 10th round and lost a position to Morabeza, Sporting was second with 22 points but held the most goals scored with 32. Their final unbeaten streak number was 55 matches which lasted until February 24, 2018, of any second tier competitions in the archipelago, it is behind Académica do Porto Novo's (of Santo Antão South) 56 made from March 5, 2011, to April 23, 2016. Sporting made another win over Corôa where they scored its 30th seasonal goal and has 31 goals, the most on the island. They remained second at the round, but after nine matches, they are first place and is likely to claim their fifth title. Sporting has 37 goals after a huge 0–6 win over last placed Académica and at the round, fully regained first place from Morabeza. Sporting lost round 13 match to Morabeza 2–0 and lost a position but got their last chance for their fifth straight title and national participation which later faded. On March 21, Sporting, four points more than Juventude, with Morabeza into the cup final, Sporting will be participant in the upcoming Brava Super Cup. Sporting's final match of the season was a 7–0 win over Benfica and scored the most goals in the region numbering 44, Morabeza's win meant Sporting lost a qualification into the national championships and finished second with 30 points, their 30 became sixth overall in Brava since their 2004 expansion to six teams. Their only record continuing is their unbeaten streak at home which is at 29 matches and incredibly 29 matches without a draw.
Other regional competitions
Their first overall title was the opening tournament won in 2013, at the time, it became the last club to receive a regional honour, later, Sporting won their third in 2017 which was also their second consecutive and their last, even the 2014–15 edition was cancelled. In the 2017 edition, Sporting failed to win another opening tournament title as they finished second with 13 points, behind SC Morabeza.
Their first Super Cup win was in 2014, Sporting won their only cup title in 2016.
Sporting went up to the semis in the 2018 Brava Cup played on March 21, it ended in a goal draw with Benfica, later in the penalty shootout, they won 3–0 and will play with Morabeza in the final.
Sporting Brava qualified into the regional Super Cup as champion, the club lost to Académica (second in the cup as Sporting also won the cup) in November 2016.
Sporting will appear in the regional cup final for the 2017–18 season and play with Morabeza. Sporting gained qualification into the upcoming super cup as Morabeza won another championship title in eight years, Sporting's qualification status is not yet made
Other competitions
Also Sporting Brava were one of the first two clubs outside the municipality of São Filipe to compete in their municipal tournament, the other was Batuque from São Vicente Island, also it was the island's first of two clubs to compete. Sporting Brava won their only title in Spring 2016 and is the only club outside the municipality to receive a title.
Rivalry
The club's only rivalry is with Benfica Brava forming the Eternal Derby of Brava (Derby Eterno da Brava), the island's only rivalry and one of the least popular.
Uniform
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Its uniform is similarly different to
Until May 2017, its away/alternate uniform had a green T-shirt, black shorts and yellow socks.
Honours
- Regional titles:
- Brava Island League: 4
- 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
- Brava Cup: 1
- 2016
- 2014
- 2013, 2015, 2016/17
- Other title:
- São Filipe Municipal Tournament: 1
- 2016
League and cup history
National championship
Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | P | Notes | Playoffs | |
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2014 | 1A | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | -9 | 2 | Did not advance | Did not participate | |
2015 | 1B | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | -11 | 1 | Did not advance | Did not participate | |
2016 | 1A | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not participate | |
2017 | 1C | 2-U | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not participate | |
Total: | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 41 | -21 | 19 |
- 2-U: A club who finished second and in the second place ranking, ranked as a non-participant in the playoff stage which the club has been eliminated from
Island/Regional Championship
Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | P | Cup | Tour
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2013–14 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 11 | +28 | 32 | Winner | Promoted into the National Championships | |
2014–15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 4 | +25 | 28 | Not held | Promoted into the National Championships | |
2015–16 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 6 | +57 | 34 | Winner | Winner | Promoted into the National Championships |
2016–17 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 7 | +60 | 36 | Not held | Promoted into the National Championships | |
2017–18 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 9 | +35 | 30 | In progress |
Statistics
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managerial history
See also
- Other clubs named "Sporting" in Cape Verde:
- Sporting (Boa Vista Island)
- Sporting Clube da Praia
- Sporting Clube do Porto Novo
References
- ^ "Filiais do Sporting Clube de Portugal". Sporting Centennial (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- Sporting CP (in Portuguese). Archived from the originalon 7 November 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ^ "Sporting e campeão da Brava" (in Portuguese). A Semana. 24 February 2014.
- ^ "Sporting sagra-se tri-campeã da Brava" [Sporting Became the Three Time Champions in Brava]. A Semana (in Portuguese). 11 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ "Futebol Brava: Sporting goleia Benfica (5–0)". Criolosport (in Portuguese). 13 February 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ Sporting tetra campeão da Brava, A Semana (in Portuguese), 27 March 2017, accessed on 27 March 2017
- ^ Sporting Brava article on the Spanish Wikipedia
- ^ Sporting Brava's squad page (in Portuguese)
External links
- Sporting Brava at Facebook (in Portuguese)
- Sporting Brava at the Final Ball
- Benfica Brava at Sports Mídia (in Portuguese)