FC Derby

History

Derby entered in 2005 to the national championships, in the second match, Derby defeated 10-3 over Académica do Porto Novo, a club from Santo Antão just northwest of the island making it the second highest scoring match of the season and the club's highest score to date in the national level, overall Derby scored 23 goals which is the club's highest, In 2006, the Santiago North Zone did not participate in the premier division as they did not win the championship, which meant that FC Derby automatically advanced into the premier league by virtue of having been champions in 2005. After winning a regional cup in 2007, Derby was the islands first team to qualify into the first ever Cape Verdean Cup, there, Derby lost. In 2008, after winning another regional title, Derby entered the 2008 Cape Verdean Football Championships and was placed in Group B and became the first club to win all five matches in a six club group stage and received 15 points, the club's record. In the 2015 edition, Derby of Group B done this for the second time winning all five matches in a six club group stage and received 15 points, this was done together with Mindelense but Derby conceded two goals, this was the most recent.

Overall, Derby competed 11 times in the national level. Since the introduction of the points system in the early 1990s, Derby has a total of 82 points won at the National Championships.

Full stories of the team's playoff victories and advances

Derby's first appearance into the Cape Verdean finals was in 1965 and lost 3-2 to Académica da Praia, their only appearance under Portuguese rule.

FC Derby entered the playoffs for the first time after independence in 1984 and won 3–2 over Académica (Espargos). Derby FC entered the playoffs in 2000 and challenged Académica Operária, a team from Sal Rei, the first match was tied at 1 apiece, and in the second defeated Académica Operária 1–0 and claimed the 2000 championship. The 2005 championship finals with Sporting Clube da Praia was a 1–1 tie in the first match and a 4–3 victory in the second, giving Cape Verde their third title, no qualification to the 2006 CAF Champions League would occur for Derby. In the 2008 edition, Derby advanced up to the finals and lost the competition to Sporting Praia, their next appearance in the finals was seven years later. The club would enter the 2015 Championships as second place of the regional league, already Mindelense who were first place of the regional league entered into the national championships as they won the 2014 national title. Derby advanced into the finals where they challenged against the city's rival Mindelense and scored 1 in each two matches, they would lose 4–3 on penalty kicks to Mindelense and earned second place.

Continental appearance

Their first and only appearance into the CAF Champions League was in 2001 and lost to Real Banjul in the preliminaries 1–0 in two matches. As second place in the 2015 national season, due to uncertain reasons particularly financial, Derby did not appear in the 2016 CAF Confederation Cup.

Regional competition

Derby participated in the first regional championships in 1938 and featured only one match, the club lost to CS Mindelense, they also lost in 1939.

FC Derby won their first title in 1965 and became the region's fourth club after Académica to do so, Derby had the least number of titles until the club won four island (or regional) titles in a row between 1983 and 1986, later they had two in a row titles in 2000 and 2001, their next titles would be achieved in 2001, 2005, 2008 and their most recent in 2014. Derby is second in the number of regional titles numbering ten together with Académica Mindelo since 2014. Between 1985 and 2014, Derby was third in the total number of titles won.

Other competitions included the regional cup, their titles won in 2004, 2005 and 2007, the opening tournament in 2001 and 2011 and the only supercup title won in 2005.

Logo

Its logo colors are black, white and blue, the F.C. Derby is at the top, its dragon carrying the shield and the football colored in blue. In the dragon part features a ribbon reading "Mindelo Cidade" and "Morabeza" on right. The Dragon is also the club's nickname. The top part of the shield reads F.C.D. and has a blue-white striped shield in it.

Uniform

Its uniform color represents for its home games a blue and vertical T-shirt with blue sleeves, and blue shorts and socks for home games and a white T-shirt with the remainder blue for away and alternate games.

Its former uniform colors was blue with a single white stripe, white sleeves and socks and blue shorts for home games and white clothing with blue sleeves and socks for visitor's games, both used until 2014. Between September 2014 and October 2016, its colors were striped blue and a white T-shirt with blue pants and white socks. Its visitor's color was black with a white left sash, black socks and white shorts.

Stadium

The club and plays in the Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena 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, Académica do Mindelo, Amarante and Batuque are the other major clubs of the island playing in that stadium. Derby also trains at the stadium and partly at Adilson Nascimento Field.

Rivalry

Derby's only main rivalry is CS Mindelense. (see Mindelense–Derby rivalry). In 2015, the rivalry was the only time it taken to a national level.

Honours

Statistics

Current squad

2014–15 season, partial listing

Chairmen

Managers