Full name Batuque Futebol Clube Ground Capacity 5000 Founded 1981 | Nickname(s) Panteras (Panthers') Manager Nhela Capacity 5,000 | |
Chairman João José Cardoso da Silva (Jota) League São Vicente Island League Ground Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena | ||
Batuque Futebol Clube (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC: Batuki Futibol Klubi, São Vicente: Batúque Futebol Klube) is a football club that plays in the São Vicente Island League in Cape Verde. It is based in the city of Mindelo on the island of São Vicente. As of the 2014–15 season, the team had won four island titles, qualifying them for participation in the Capeverdean National Division, their first title was won in 2002 and their last title was won in 2012, in other regional achievements, the team also won four cup titles, three super cup titles and two aassociation cup (opening tournament) titles. The best ranking was the national semi-finals in 2012.
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Its current president is Jota (João Jose Cardoso da Silva) who became first president in around the mid 2000s. Its nickname is Panteras (Panthers) which is also Portugal's Boavista F.C. nickname, the clun is not an affilaite to that club.
Batuque are one of the most successful football (soccer) club on the island, having won about 12 official regional titles.
History
The club was formed on May 5, 1981 and was founded by players one of them was Jota (João José Cardoso da Silva), it is named after the Cape Verdean music and dancing genre, the batuque. Many of its greatest players took part in European clubs, notably Portuguese clubs.
The club's headquarters was built in 1990, later it became a registered club and played their first season in the 1996-97 season. In the 1990s, the coach for Batuque was Alexandre Alhinho, one of the nation's greatest coaches. Around 2012, the next few coach was Piki whose actual name is José Alberto Soares Fermino, his later management gone souw as the club positions slowly dropped from third in 2014, then fourth in 2015 and fifth in 2016, its wins and points totals also dropped and the goal totals which had 22 in 2014 almost dropped by half in 2016. Nhela replaced Piki in September 2016.
Batuque finished second in the 2002 season with fewer goals than Sporting Praia. The point total of 19 shared with Sporting Praia was the highest total in the national championships, no other club shared or exceeded the total since.
Other regional competitions
Batuque won their very first cup title in 2001, five years later they won their second, four years later they won their third and brought the club to their only appearance in the 2010 Cape Verdean Cup. Their recent title was won in 2014.
In the 2010 regional super cup, Batuque defeated Académica, the cup winner, two years later, Batuque defeated the cup winner Falcões do Norte in the 2012 regional super cup.
After the stadium was renovated and the artificial turf was added, the 2014 São Vicente Super Cup competition took place in the stadium with Batuque, the cup winner defeating Derby, the champion on January 13, 2015 and made it the first match after renovation, Batuque won their fourth and recent regional super cup title.
Batuque won their only Association Cup title in December 2016 for the 2016/17 season.
Other appearances
The club appeared as guest alongside a Brava club in the 2016 São Filipe Municipal Tournament in October on the island of Fogo, it was the first two club to appear outside the municipality, the other was Sporting from the island of Brava. The club lost the tournament.
Stadium
The club and plays in the Adérito Sena Stadium with a capacity of once served up to 4,000, now serves 5,000 after the renovation, it is named after one of the first players of the club Adérito Carvalho da Sena (1905–1970). Mindelense, FC Derby, Académica do Mindelo and Amarante are the other major clubs of the city and the island playing in that stadium along with GS Castilho. Batuque also trains at the stadium.
Logo
The club logo has a white pointed shield with black edges. The club name has a big C in the middle and the rest small reading BF, the club name was once displayed on top of the logo. The today's logo has a outer angled shield also rimmed black with the club name on top and its location on the bottom.
Rivalry
Batuque's only rivalry is with CS Mindelense forming the Mindelense–Batuque rivalry.
Honours
Other sports
Batuque also has a handball team.