Ground Capacity 5,000 | 2014–15 2nd (Second Division) | |
Full name Grémio Sportivo Castilho League São Vicente Island League Ground Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena | ||
Grémio Sportivo Castilho (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Grémiu Sportib' Kastidju, São Vicente Crioulo: Grémio Sportib' Castilh') is a football (soccer) club that plays in the Premier division of the Interisland League in Cape Verde. It is based in the city of Mindelo in the island of São Vicente and plays in the stadium with a capacity of 4,000 It is the team won the few cups before independence, the club never won any titles after independence.
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The name Castilho relates to the name Castile or Castilian, but the club name is mainly named after the Portuguese name for "caste".
History
The club won their first national (then mainly colonial) and only title in 1973, two years before the independence of Cape Verde, they defeated Vitória from Praia 1–0. In their last final match and competition under Portuguese rule, the club lost 2–1 to Sporting Clube da Praia.
Recently the club was relegated to the second island division in the 2013–14 season after being ranked 8th with 8 points and only 2 wins, they were second in the island second division during the 2014–15 season. The first match against Académica lost a nearly huge 6–1 in the first match and the second ended in a draw with 3 goals, thus Castilho is kept in the second division. Castilho achieved second place in the regional second division once more for 2016, the club faced Farense which was tied one apiece in the first match and Castilho lost 1-2 in the second match and again remains in the regional second division this season.
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, Batuque, FC Derby, Académica do Mindelo and Amarante are the other major clubs of the city and the island playing in that stadium.
Logo
Its logo features an eagle carrying a globe and the letters GSC, the acronym of the club are written in a label in the middle.