League Maio Island League Founded 1979 | 2014–15 4th | |
Full name Associação Académica da Calheta do Maio Ground Calheta, Maio Island,
Cape Verde | ||
Associação Académica da Calheta do Maio (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Akadémika da Kadjeta, São Vicente Crioulo: Akadémica d' Kalheta) is a football (soccer) club that plays in the Maio Island League in Cape Verde. They have a football (soccer) field in Calheta, their matches are played at Estádio 20 de Janeiro in the island capital Cidade do Maio. Their first title in history since independence was claimed in 2007 and became the latest team that advanced to the national division for the first time.
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The club was founded in 1979. The logo and the uniform as well as other teams with the name Académica and Académico in Cape Verde is identical to Académica de Coimbra. It is the only island in Cape Verde that has two clubs affiliated to Académica, the other is Académico 83 in Cidade do Maio.
Rivalry
The club's only rival is Académico 83 forming the Académica Derby of Maio.