Vitória FC (Riboque)

Vitória Futebol Clube do Riboque
Full nameVitória Futebol Clube do Riboque
Nickname(s)Os Riboqinos or Os Riboquinhos
(Those from the Riboque),
Tempestade do Atlântico or Atlântico Tormenta
(Atlantic Storm)
Short nameVitória Riboque
FoundedDecember 18, 1976; 48 years ago (1976-12-18)
GroundEstádio Nacional 12 de Julho São Tomé, São Tomé
Capacity6,500
Chairman Delfim Santiago das Neves[1]
Manager José Correia
LeagueSão Tomé and Príncipe Championship
20111st

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] Its offices are located at Avenida Geovany in Riboque. The club is the only unrelegated club in the island of São Tomé. Vitória Riboque is historically the third successful football (soccer) club in both São Tomé Island and São Tomé and Príncipe, having won about 25 official titles, 14 are national and the remaining 11 are regional titles. In national championship titles, they have five, about 15% of the championship title totals, by district, half of the titles won. Of the regional titles, about 30% of the totals, by district, more than half of the totals. In cup titles it totals about 30% of the national titles.

History

The team has won five national championship titles and seven local titles. Their first was also the first in the nation to win a title after independence in 1977 and the first team ever to win the first three titles in a row, until 1980, it was the only club who won national titles and from Água Grande. Their last title was won in 2011.[3][4] Vitória once possessed the most titles regionally and nationally until 2013 when Sporting Praia Cruz shared it, in 2015 the club became second to possess the most titles behind Sporting Praia Cruz. The team[5] 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 and the club has the most national cup titles won.

The club celebrated its 10th anniversary in 1986 and its 25th anniversary in 2001.

Jersey

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

About the club

The name is identical to its fathering club, the Portuguese Vitória de Setúbal. It is the only club in the nation that is affiliated to Vitória Setúbal, other affiliates in Africa, one example is Vitória de Santiago (or FC de Praia) based in Cape Verde and Vitória FC de Luanda in Angola.

Stadium

Esádio Nacional 12 de Julho, home field of Vitória Riboque

Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho is a multi-use stadium in São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 6,500. Its address is Avenidas das Nações Unidas. The stadium is home to the three best football clubs in the nation and the island including Sporting Praia Cruz, Aliança Nacional. Andorinha and Vitória Riboque

The club also trains and practices at the stadium.

Honours

Domestic

Regional

Seasons

Season to season

Season Division Place
1977 1ª 1st
1978 1ª 1st
1979 1ª 1st
1980 1ª 2nd
1981 1ª 2nd
1982 1ª 3rd
1984 1ª 2nd
1985 1ª 2nd
1986 1ª 1st
1988 1ª 2nd
1989 1ª 1st
1990 1ª 4th
1991 1ª 2nd
Season Division Place
1993 1ª 3rd
1994 1ª 7th
1995 1ª 2nd
1996 1ª 2nd
1997 1ª 2nd
1998 1ª 3rd
1999 1ª 3rd
2000 1ª 3rd
2001 1ª 5th
2003 1ª 2nd
2004 1ª 2nd
2007 1ª 2nd
2009–10 1ª 2nd
Season Division Place
2011 1ª 1st
2012 1ª 4th
2012–13 1ª 3rd
2014 1ª 4th
  • 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

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA GD P Cup Qualification/relegation
2011 2 1 21 15 2 4 35 15 +20 47 Winner Advanced into the National Championships
2012 2 4 18 8 3 7 23 18 +5 27
2013 2 3 18 9 4 5 24 20 +4 24
2014 2 4 18 - - - - - - -
2015 2 4 18 7 6 5 24 22 +2 27
2016 2 4 22 - - - - - - -
2017 2 8 22 6 8 8 29 29 0 26

Statistics

  • Best position: 1st (national)
  • Best position at cup competitions: 1st (national)
  • Appearances at a Super cup competition:
  • Appearances:
    • National: 6
    • Regional: 32
  • Appearance at a national cup competition: 8

References

  1. ^ chairman Archived 2012-03-24 at the Wayback Machine Jornal ST Retrieved 2010-06-29
  2. ^ "São Tomé and Príncipe 2010". Archived from the original on 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2012-04-05.
  3. ^ [1] São Tomé Magazine Retrieved 2012-01-03
  4. ^ "São Tomé e Príncipe: Riboque é campeão regional". Jornal de São Tomé and Príncipe (in Portuguese). 20 November 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  5. ^ [2] Archived 2011-08-18 at the Wayback Machine Jornal Transparência Retrieved 2010-03-27