Paulense Desportivo Clube

Paulense
Full name Paulense Desportivo Clube
Founded 1981
Ground Pombas, Paúl, Cape Verde and Estadio João Serra, Ponta do Sol
Ground Capacity 2,000
Chairman Cape Verde Octávio Delgado Veiga
Manager Cape Verde Rildo Tavares
League Santo Antão Island League (North)
2015–16 2nd

Paulense Desportivo Clube (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Paulensi Disportibu Klubi and the São Vicente Crioulo: Paulense Dsportiv' Klube) is a football club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the Santo Antão Island League North Zone in Cape Verde. It is based in the town of Pombas, the seat of Paúl in the northeastern part of the island of Santo Antão and is being the main club of Vale do Paul.

History

Paulense won their first title in 2003 and in 2005 won two more totaling three titles in a row, now the club has won two recent titles in a row in 2014 and 2015. In other competitions, the team won two cup titles, their first was in 2013 and won two consecutive in 2016. Paulense also has four titles in a row for the Super Cup, their recent was in 2015 and four of the five Opening tournament titles were won two years each, in 2007 and 2008 and 2013 and 2014, the last title before the opening tournament competition would be held for the whole island.

The club has a dirt stadium located in Pombas and with no seats, much of the matches are played in Ponta do Sol at Estadio João Serra.

The club celebrated its 32nd anniversary in 2013[1]

In the 2014 subregional super cup, Paulense (as champion) defeated Sinagoga, as cup winner the 2016 title for the region's north zone, the club faced the champion Sinagoga, based just northwest in the North Zone's super cup, Paulense lost the match to Sinagoga.

Its logo is with a coconut crest with a golden bird above, a green-red ribbon with its motto, unlike other clubs with the Benfica based logo in the country, written in Portuguese, a red and white shield with an orange ball and a blue ribbon with the club name acronym in the middle. Except for the colour and the full semi-circular crest. Its logo is the nearly the same as Portugal's Benfica and remains an affiliate. Other logos that are the same in the nation are CD Travadores, one Benfica club and Benfiquinha.

Achievements

2002/03, 2003/04, 2004/05, 2011/12, 2013/14, 2014/15
2012/13, 2014/15, 2015/16
2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15
2002/03, 2006/07, 2007/08, 2012/13, 2013/14

League and cup history

National championship

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA GD P Notes Playoffs
2003 1B 4 4113 58-34 Did not advance Did not participated
2004 1A 5 5104 313-103 Did not advance Did not participate
2005 1A 4 5112 76+14 Did not advance Did not participate
2012 1B 4 5122 69-33 Did not advance Did not participate
2014 1A 4 5122 34-13 Did not advance Did not participate
2015 1A 2 5311 62+310 Semifinalist
Total:298714 3042-1227

Regional Championship

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA GD P Cup Opening Notes
2003–04 2 1 10--- ---- Promoted into the National Championships
2004–05 2 1 10--- ---- Promoted into the National Championships
2011–12 2 1 10--- ---- Promoted into the National Championships
2013–14 2 1 10712 2514+1122 Winner Promoted into the National Championships
2014–15 2 1 10901 244+2027 Winner Winner Promoted into the National championships
2015–16 2 2 10--- ---- Winner

Current squad

Partial listing

Statistics

  • Best ranking: Semifinalist (national)
  • Best position at cup competitions: 1st (regional)
  • Best position at an opening tournament: 1st
  • Appearances at a Super Cup competition:
    • Santo Antão South Zone: 5
    • Santo Antão: 2
  • Total matches played, National: 29 (regular season), 31 (with playoffs)
    • Total matches played at home: 15
    • Total matches played away: 16 (17 with a match awarded)
  • Total wins: 8 (national)
    • Total wins at home: 4
    • Total wins away: 4
  • Total draws: 7 (national)
    • Total draws at home: 4
    • Total draws away: 3
  • Total goals scored: 30 (national)
  • Total points: 18 (national)
  • Highest number of goals scored in a season: 7 (national), in 2005
  • Highest number of points in a season: 10 (national), in 2015
  • Highest number of wins in a season: 3 (national), on 2015
  • Lowest number of goals scored in a season: 3 (national), in 2004 and in 2013
  • Lowest number of points in a season: 3 (national), three seasons
  • Highest number of goals conceded in a season: 13 (national), 2015, in 2004
  • Highest number of matches lost in a season: 4 (national), in 2004
  • Total losses: 14 (national)
  • Total goals conceded: 42 (national)
  • Worst defeat at the National Championships: Académico do Aeroporto 6-0 Paulense, 29 May 2004

References

  1. ↑ "Paulense Desportivo Club, Santo Antão Norte, comemora 32ª aniversario com gala" (in Portuguese). RTC. 16 November 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
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