Botafogo Futebol Clube (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC

ALUPEC

The Alfabeto Unificado para a Escrita do Caboverdiano , commonly known as ALUPEC, is the alphabet that was officially recognized by the Cape Verdean government to write Cape Verdean Creole.- Description :...

 or ALUPEK: Botafogu Futibol Klubi, Djarfogo: Botafogu Futebol Klubi) is sports club that its football (soccer)

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 team had played in the Premier division and plays in the Fogo Island League

Fogo Island League

The Fogo Island League is a regional championship played in Fogo Island, Cape Verde. The winner of the championship plays in Cape Verdean football Championships of each season.-Fogo Island League - Clubs 2008/09:*Achda Fluminense*Académica*BeiraMar...

 in Cape Verde

Cape Verde

The Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa...

. It is based in the city of São Filipe

São Filipe, Cape Verde

São Filipe , or San Filipi in Cape Verdean Creole, is the city that constitutes the seat of the São Filipe Municipality, in Cape Verde.It is located SW of the island and in the southwestern part of the island...

 in the island of Fogo

Fogo, Cape Verde

Fogo is an island in the Sotavento group of Cape Verde. It is the most prominent of the group, rising to nearly 3,000 m above sea level at Pico do Fogo.-Geography:...

 and plays in its stadium. It is one of many teams that only a few titles before (including one in the 1960s) and since independence including one in 1980.

Apart from football (soccer)

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 there are also in the club basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

, volleyball

Volleyball

Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

 and athletics

Athletics (track and field)

Athletics is an exclusive collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking...

 departments.

The team was inspired by Botafogo

Botafogo

Botafogo is a beachfront neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a mostly middle class and small commerce community, and is located between the hills of Mundo Novo, Dona Marta and São João .- History :Botafogo was named after João Pereira de Sousa Botafogo, who was responsible for the...

 in Brazil for its creation, adopted its name and uniform according to the South American team.

Logo

Its logo contains a shield colored in black with the abbreviated form on the top and the date July 7, 1993 at the bottom representing the anniversary of the foundation.

Current squad

Achievements

• Cape Verdean Championship
  Cape Verdean football Championships
  The Cape Verdean Championships are a football competition that was created in 1976 in Cape Verde. A local championship was founded in 1953 before independence, while the islands were part of the Portuguese Empire.- League format :...
  
  : 1

1980

• Fogo Island League
  Fogo Island League
  The Fogo Island League is a regional championship played in Fogo Island, Cape Verde. The winner of the championship plays in Cape Verdean football Championships of each season.-Fogo Island League - Clubs 2008/09:*Achda Fluminense*Académica*BeiraMar...
  
  : 4

1995/96, 2000/01, 2005/06, 2009/10

• Fogo Island Opening Tournament: 1

2000/01

• São Filipe Cup: 1

2007/08

Ranking history

• 1979-80: 1st (Island)
• 1995-96: 1st (Island)
• 2000
  2000 in football (soccer)
  The following are the football events of the year 2000 throughout the world.-Events:*January 1 – Ronald Koeman starts as manager at Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem.*March 31 – Gerard van der Lem resigns as manager of AZ...
  
  -01
  2001 in football (soccer)
  The following are the association football events of the year 2001 throughout the world.-Events:*UEFA Champions League: Bayern Munich won 5–4 on penalties in the final against Valencia after a 1–1 draw at the end of the match...
  
  : 1st (Island)
• 2005-06: 1st (Island)
• 2008-09: 3rd