2015–16 Académica da Praia season

Académica da Praia
2015–16 season
Chairman Cape Verde Júlio César Tomar
Manager Cape Verde José Barros Zé Piguita
Stadium Estádio da Várzea
Santiago Island League (South) 4th
Top goalscorer Cape Verde Nildo (13)
Home colours
Away colours

The 2015–16 Académica da Praia season were in the regional premier division of football (soccer). The club finished 4th after Sporting Praia and behind ADESBA with 43 points, more than half more and 32 goals, double than last season.[1]

The club also had 13 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses.

Santiago Island League (South)

The 2014-15 season[2] Académica da Praia started in the number one spot for eight weeks up to the tenth week with the exceptions of the second and third week which they were sixth and fifth. Their rankings dropped to second in week 11, then fifth for the next four weeks, then fourth in week 14, then fifth again, then sixth in week 18, then fifth again and rost up to fourth again in the final week where they would finish.[1]

Being first, they would ranked higher than the city's greatest club Sporting Praia for eleven weeks and the second greatest CD Travadores almost throughout the season except for week 2.

Their first match was a victory that was over Varanda, the club lost to Desportivo in the second week, the club stayed being first having a three-game winning streak defeating the newcomer Eugênio Lima, Delta and Boavista, their first draw was with Vitória, then Sporting Praia, Académica would only have draws with that club. Another three game winning streak took place starting on February 15 and defeated Garridos, Celtic and Travadores. Académica went to a three-game losing streak and losing to ADESBA, Varanda and Desportivo Praia. Académica again defeated Eugênio Lima and Delta but lost to Boavista, Académica's final loss. Académica defeated Vitória on April 3, on April 15 and 23, the first two of four weeks added to the season, the club went on a two-game winning streak and defeated Garridos and Celtic. Académica went into a draw with Travadores. Their final match of the season was on May 8 and defeated ADESBA 1-0.[1]

Académica Praia finished with 43 points, shares with their point total made in the 2005-06 Premier Division season. Since the introduction of the three point system in West Africa in the mid-1990s, their point total were second behind 45 made in the 2003-04 season. A season later, their total became third behind both the 2003-04 season and the 2016-17 season with 45 points. This total is now fourth as it is currently behind their 47 points made as of the 18th round of the 2017-18 season.

Académica Praia scored 32 goals, double than last season, 18 were scored at home and 14 were scored away, though the club had an extra win at home. Académica conceded 18 goals, of which 11, nearly a third were conceded at home.

Result round by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultWLWWWDDWWWLLLWWLWDWWDW
Position1651111111255545565554

Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2016. Source: Arfss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Date Opponents H/A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance League
position
16 January 2016 Sporting Praia A 1-1 1st
15 February 2015 Os Garridos H 1-0 1st
30 January 2016 Celtic A 0-1 1st
6 February 2016 Travadores H 4-0 1st
14 February 2016 ADESBA A 1-0 no goals scored 2nd
19 February 2016 Varanda A 1-0 no goals scored 5th
26 February 2016 Desportivo Praia A 1-2 5th
6 March 2016 Eugênio Lima H 3-1 5th
11 March 2016 Delta A 0-2 4th
23 March 2016 Boavista H 0-3 no goals scored 5th
3 April 2016 Vitória A 0-1 no goals scored 5th
9 April 2016 Sporting Clube da Praia H 2-2 6th
15 April 2016 Os Garridos A 0-1 5th
23 April 2016 Celtic H 1-0 5th
4 May 2016[lower-alpha 1] Travadores A 2-2 5th
8 May 2016 ADESBA H 1-0 4th
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3Sporting Clube da Praia2213724917+3246
4Académica da Praia2213453218+1443
5ADESBA2211832613+1341

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points<

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
22 13 4 5 32 18  +14 43 7 2 2 18 11  +7 6 2 3 14 7  +7

Last updated: May 12, 2016.
Source: Rankings at rsssf

Squad information

As of March 2016[3][4]

No. Pos. Name Goals
1GKHenry Ijama
1GKCape Verde Aléssio Edson Fortes
2GKCape Verde Moleza (Evandro Pina Dinis)
3GKCape Verde Jú (Carlos Jorge, Jr.)
4DFCape Verde Caluca (Carlos Almeida)
5DFCape Verde Txabana (Alberto Baessa)
6DFCape Verde Paulo Ricardo Tavares
7DFCape Verde Djimmy (Admir de Jesus Lopes)
8DFCape Verde Patrick (Nelson Alves)
9DFCape Verde Ronny (Paulo Fortes Soares)
10MFCape Verde Admilson Renato do Rosario Amador
11MFCape Verde Wilker Ricardo Silva
12MFCape Verde Buco (António José Horta)
13MFCape Verde Moises (Pires) Lopes
14MFCape Verde Diney Samir Lopes
15MFGuinea Abdoulaye Silla
16MFCape Verde Dy (Adilson dos Reis Martins)
17DFCape Verde Mandinho (Carlos Manuel Rocha Soares)[lower-alpha 2]
17MFCape Verde Duco Edson Moníz
18FWCape Verde Denane Barbosa
19FWCape Verde Alex Ribeiro Correia7
20FWCape Verde Silvino Mendes
21FWCape Verde Bruno Furtado
22FWCape Verde Dário da Luz[lower-alpha 3]
23FWCape Verde Nildo (Danildo) Lima Monteiro
23FWCape Verde Maikon (Carlos Alberto Ribeiro)
25DFCape Verde Piter[lower-alpha 4] (Adilson Tavares Furtado)
25GKCape Verde Constantino (Moniz Leal)
26MFCape Verde Dani (Daniel) Patrick Gonçalves

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From
2015 MF Cape Verde Moises Lopes Boavista FC
2015 FW Cape Verde Alex Ribeiro Correia
February 2016 GK Cape Verde Constantino

Out

Date Pos. Name To
February 2016 GK Henry Ijama Varanda
February 2016 MF Cape Verde Buco
February 2016 DF Cape Verde Mandinho
Summer 2016 MF Cape Verde Admilson
Summer 2016 FW Cape Verde Alex Ribeiro Correia Boavista Praia
Summer 2016 MF Cape Verde Buco
Summer 2016 DF Cape Verde Caluca
Summer 2016 GK Cape Verde Constantino
Summer 2016 MF Cape Verde Dani
Summer 2016 DF Cape Verde Djimmy CD Travadores
Summer 2016 MF Cape Verde Duco Boavista Praia
Summer 2016 MF Cape Verde Dy
Summer 2016 GK Cape Verde Jú
Summer 2016 FW Cape Verde Maikon
Summer 2016 MF Cape Verde Moises Pires
Summer 2016 GK Cape Verde Moleza
Summer 2016 FW Cape Verde Nildo Monteiro Sporting Clube da Praia
Summer 2016 DF Cape Verde Patrick
Summer 2016 DF Cape Verde Piter
Summer 2016 DF Cape Verde Ronny
Summer 2016 FW Cape Verde Silvino
Summer 2016 MF Cape Verde Wilker

Club

Zé Piguita remained the coach of the club until the 2016-17 season in which Kiki would take the job. Its chairman or president was Júlio César Tomar, in the following season, Janito Carvalho succeeded Tomar as chairman.

The Management

Position Staff
Manager and head coach Cape Verde Zé Piguita

Last updated: June 2016
Source:

Other information

As of 2015

Chairman Cape Verde Júlio César Tomar
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Estádio da Várzea (5,000 / 108x69 m)

Last updated: June 2016
Source:

Team kit

Home
Away/Alternate

Source:

Notes

  1. ↑ Originally for April 30, rescheduled for May 4
  2. ↑ aka Zinho
  3. ↑ Sometimes as Dário, used as tertiary as there is a former player named Dário Furtado who uses this nickname
  4. ↑ Rarely as Peter

References

  1. 1 2 3 "2015-16 Santiago South highlights at rsssf.com".
  2. ↑ "Futebol Santiago Sul: Campeonato Regional Época 2014–15 Arranca A 05 De Dezembro (2014–15 Santiago South Regional Football Championships Begins on December 5" (in Portuguese). Criolosport , 8 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  3. ↑ Académica Praia article on the Spanish Wikipedia
  4. ↑ Article on the Ukrainian Wikipedia
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