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 |
 Manuel Ribeiro | ||
| Manager |
Danildo Diniz | ||
| League | Fogo Island League | ||
| 2015–16 | 1st, Champion | ||
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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.
Logo and uniform
Its logo features a shield crest rimmed red, the club name is on top and the volcanic mountain of Fogo in the bottom. The year of foundation is on top and the nickname Benfiquinha on the bottom. A red label carried by a golden bird with the acronym VCF in the middle and inside a football or a soccer ball.
Its uniform colours for home matches has a white-red striped t-shirt with white sleeves and the rest of the clothing coloured red and a full white uniform used for away matches (alternative during matches played by a different team sharing the stadium).
History
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). 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,[1] 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.[2]
Achievements
- 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2016
- Fogo Island Cup: 1
- 2011[1]
League and cup history
National championship
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | P | Cup | Notes | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1B | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | -3 | 5 | Advanced into the finals | Finalist | |
| 2000 | 1B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not participate | |
| 2004 | 1B | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not participate | |
| 2009 | 1B | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not participate | |
| 2011 | 1A | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not participate | |
| 2016 | 1B | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 3 | Did not advanced | Did not participated |
Island/Regional Championship
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | P | Cup | Tour | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–04 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Promoted into the National Championships | ||
| 2008–09 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Promoted into the National Championships | ||
| 2010–11 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Winner | Promoted into the National Championships | |
| 2013–14 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 31 | -9 | 14 | |||
| 2014–15 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 22 | +24 | 30 | |||
| 2015–16 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 55 | 14 | +41 | 44 |
Statistics
- Best position: 2nd (national)
- Best position at cup competitions: 1st (national)
- Highest number of goals scored in a season: 7 (national), 2004
- Highest number of points in a season: 7 (national)
- Highest number of wins in a season: 2 (national)
- Lowest number of goals scored in a season: 1 (national), 2000
- Highest number of goals conceded in a season: 9 (national)
- Highest number of matches lost in a season: 4 (national), 2016
- Appearance in a cup competition: 1 (national)
Managerial history
- Lão (2015-October 2016)
- Danildo Diniz (current)
References
- 1 2 "Vulcânico conquista Taça do Fogo" [Vulcânico Conquered the Fogo Cup]. A Semana. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2015. (Portuguese)
- ↑ "Pré época Fogo: Vulcânicos – Histórico aposta na experiência". Criolosport. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015. (Portuguese)
External links
- Vulcânicos at Facebook, also as official website (Portuguese)
- The club at leballonrond (French)