Manager Domingo Gomes 2014–15 4th | Founded 1 May 1945 | |
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Chairman Alcindo Conceição Silva Grounds | ||
Sport Club Verdun (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Sport Klubi Verdun, also in the São Vicente Crioulo: Sport Klube Verdun) is a football (soccer) club that plays in the Sal Island League in Cape Verde. The team is based in the village of Pedra de Lume in the east of the island of Sal, though they play in Espargo's stadium, the home field which is made up of dirt is rarely used for practices. The team won their first island title in 1980, their second would be achieved in 34 years in 2014.
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The club was founded on May 1, 1945 and is the second oldest club on the island.
Its logo features a crest and are colored yellow on left and green on right, the first letters of the club name SCV goes from top to the bottom and has the shovel and a digger, the words work, sport and unity ("trabalho, desporto, unidade" in Portuguese) are read on the middle and progress ("progresso" in Portuguese) in the yellow ribbon.
Its current chairman is Alcindo Conceição Silva and its current manager is Domingo Gomes who replaced Djulhiano Santos which he now manages Juventude.
Stadium
Estádio Marcelo Leitão is a multi-use stadium in Espargos, Cape Verde. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 8,000. The stadium has seat rows in the east side and is east-southeast of the city center and Monte Curral. The stadium is home to the two best football clubs on the island, Académico do Aeroporto and Académica do Sal, other clubs based in Espargos includes Juventude which is based in Morro Curral and the stadium is being located inside the neighborhood. Other clubs based in Espargos but a neighborhood includes the newly established clubs of Gaviões and Chã de Matias. Clubs playing the stadium but based on other parts of the island include Santa Maria, Pedra de Lume or Verdun, Palmeira de Santa Maria, ASGUI and Florença.
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Current squad
As of February 19, 2017Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Source: SC Verdun's Facebook page