GD Amarantes
| Full name | Grêmio Desportivo Amarantes |
|---|---|
| Ground |
Estádio Municipal Aderito Sena, Mindelo, Cape Verde |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| League | São Vicente Island League |
| 2015-16 | 8th, relegated (Premier Division) |
Grêmio Desportivo Amarante or Amarantes (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: GD Amarantis, São Vicente: GD Amarantes) is a football club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the São Vicente Island League in Cape Verde.[1] It is based in the city of Mindelo in the island of São Vicente and plays in the stadium with a capacity of 5,000 where other Mindelo's famous teams plays including Académica, Castilho, FC Derby and CS Mindelense in the same stadium.
Its logo has a navy blue colored chield with the short name GDA from left to right and bottom and a brown eagle carrying a brown football reading "always ahead" (Portuguese: sempre a frente).
History
The club was founded around in the 1940s, the same time Académica do Mindelo was founded, it was one of the third oldest clubs in São Vicente
It is one of a couple of teams that only won one title since independence and was in 1999. The club won five insular titles and once took part in the colonial in 1961 where they lost to Sporting Clube da Praia and the national in 1999 where they won the only national title. In the 2015-16 season, Amarante as second placed club in the cup competition lost to Mindelense in the 2015 regional super cup. Amarante won their only regional Association Cup title. Amarante finished last place behind Farense and will appear in the regional second division in the following season.
Playoff advances
GD Amarantes was the 1998/99 season and won the insular title and advanced to the national division. GD Amarantes challenged the Fogo-based team known as Vulcânicos, the first leg was 2-0, the second leg was a tied game and claimed the title over Vulcânicos. It is the only time ever as well as other teams that advanced into the national division.
Achievements
- 1999
- 1944, 1945, 1961, 1998/99
- Sâo Vicente Association Cup: 1
- 2015/16
League and cup history
Colonial era
- 1961: Amarantes lost the final competition to Sporting Clube da Praia
National championship
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | P | Notes | Playoffs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1A | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 13 | Advanced into the finals | Champion | |
| Total: | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 13 | |||||
Island/regional championship
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | P | Cup | Assoc | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 18 | |||
| 2014-15 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 21 | Finalist | ||
| 2015-16 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 29 | -18 | 9 | Winner | Relegated to the Regional Second Division |
Statistics
- Best position: 1st (national)
- Best position at the cup competitions: Finalist (regional)
- Best position at an Association Cup: 1st
- Number of appearances in the national competition:
- Total: 1
- Colonial era: 1
- Since independence: 1
- Total: 1
- Total wins: 4 (national)
- Total draws: 2 (national)
- Total losses: 2 (national)
- Total goals scored: 8 (national in 1999)
- Total points: 13 (national)
- Total matches played: 9 (national)
References
External links
- GD Amarante at Facebook (Portuguese)