Ground Capacity 5,000 Manager Alexandre Ramos Location Ribeira Brava, Portugal | Chairman Marineida da Graça 2015–16 4th Founded 1966 | |
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Full name Futebol Clube de Ultramarina League São Nicolau Island League Grounds Tarrafal, Cape Verde, São Nicolau, Cape Verde | ||
Futebol Clube de Ultramarina (Portuguese meaning "overseas", Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Futebil Klubi di Ultramarina) is a football (soccer) club that plays in the São Nicolau Island League in Cape Verde. It is based in the city of Tarrafal in the island of São Nicolau. The team has only reached a few of the final games before and after independence.
Contents
- Logo and uniform
- History
- Playoff advances
- Rivalry
- Stadium
- Achievements
- Statistics
- Former famous player
- Presidents
- References
Ultramarina is São Nicolau's most successful football (soccer) club having won about 18 official regional titles. The team currently has ten championship titles since their recent championship victory was during the 2014/15 season and continues the claim the most number of titles on the island.
Once played along with São Nicolau's most famous teams., the club plays at Estádio Orlando Rodrigues, built in the late 2000s. AJAT'SN and Praia Branca are other club playing at the stadium alongside Ultramarina.
Logo and uniform
Its logo features a red-white crest with two swordfishes (gray and gray-red on each side) with a football (soccer ball) on the bottom and "FCU" on the bottom left and the year of foundation on the right. Is uniform colors are red and white.
History
The club was founded on August 28, 1965 and is the oldest club on the island, it was named after a company (probably seafood) Sociedade Ultramarina de Conservas which was a benchmark of the city. After independence, the old Ultramarina name was kept as people could not figure a new name after that company became dissolved, years later, some people know that the club name's etymology is different. It is uncertain that the club will adopt a new name.
Their worst season was in 2005 when the club fielded ineligible players in every match especially SC Atlético and finished last place as the goals were awarded against them. It was the worst and one the clubs that fielded the most number of ineligible players in West Africa and probably that includes a third of the continent.
FC Ultramarina went to the 2007 Super Cup played on January 8, 2008 and defeated the cup winner AJAT'SN with 3-1 in penalty kicks as the match was scoreless, Ultramarina received their second and recent title. Ultramarina's next six Super Cup appearances were not successful, their last was the 2014/15 Super Cup where they entered as regional champion, the club lost to a cup winner.
The club won their first cup title in 2012 and became the fourth and final club on the island to appear at the Cape Verdean Cup and had no success there. The club won their recent cup title in 2014.
The club was second place behind SC Atlético for the 2013-14 season, the club was champion for the 2014-15 season and was ahead of SC Atlético.
The club recently celebrated the 50th year of the club's foundation in 2015.
In October 2015, Alexandre Ramos became club coach and Marineida da Graça became the club's first female president. In the 2015-16 season, Ultramarina finished at a lower position of 4th behind SC Atlético, AJAT'SN and Belo Horizonte of Juncalinho, it shared the same numbers (6 wins, 4 draws and losses, conceded 13 goals) with Desportivo Ribeira Brava but Ultramarina Tarrafal scored 21 goals, five more than the fifth placed club.
Playoff advances
FC Ultramarina were winners of the 2002–03 season and entered as high as the finals, the team challenged Académico do Aeroporto located southeast in the island of Boa Vista and lost 3–1 in the first leg and won 3–2 in the second leg. It only had three points in total which made the team lost the finals to Académico.
Rivalry
Ultramarina's only main rivalry is SC Atlético and is called the São Nicolau derby which started in about the start of the 1990s. One of their recent meetings was in week 1 of the 2015-16 season where they lost to that club.
Stadium
The club plays at Estádio Orlando Rodrigues with a capacity of about 500. The club also trains at the stadium. Other club playing at the stadium is AJAT'SN. Other clubs playing at the stadium but not based is Praia Branca, based north of town
Until the mid-2000s before its own stadium was constructed, the club played at Estádio João de Deus Lopes da Silva which was located 56 km on road (about 15 km direct and 30 km via the port of Preguiça).