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Boavista 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: FK Boavista or FK Boabista, Boavista or Boavista Futibol Klubi) is a 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...

 club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the Santiago Island South Zone League 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 Praia in the island of Santiago
Santiago, Cape Verde
Santiago , or Santiagu in Cape Verdean Creole, is the largest island of Cape Verde, its most important agricultural centre and home to half the nation’s population. At the time of Darwin's voyage it was called St. Jago....

. The team has only reached a few of these games before and after independence.

Logo

Its logo represent a shield made with black and white colored (or coloured) checkers and has a golden rom with the abbreviated form on the top as well as a golden on the top. The laurel leaf stems are in both sides of the logo with the tag at the bottom.

Achievements

  • National title:
    • 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 :...

      : 4
1962/63, 1987/88, 1995/96, 2009/10

    • Cape Verdean Cup: 1
2008/09

  • Insular titles:
    • Santiago Island League
      Santiago Island League (South)
      The Santiago Island League is a regional championship played in Santiago Island, Cape Verde. The winner of the championship plays in Cape Verdean football Championships of each season...

       Championships: 2
1992/93, 1994/95

    • Santiago Island (South) Opening Tournament: 1
2002/03

Performance in African competitions

  • CAF Champions League
    CAF Champions League
    The CAF Champions League is an annual international club football competition run by the Confederation of African Football . The top club sides from Africa's football leagues are invited to participate in this competition, which is the premier club football competition on the continent and the...

    : 1 appearance
Best: 1995/96 First Round - Lost against JS Kabylie
JS Kabylie
Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie , known as JS Kabylie or JSK , is an Algerian professional association football club based in Tizi Ouzou. It draws its support from Kabyle football fans even outside the city of Tizi Ouzou...

 4 - 1 on aggregate
  • CAF Confederation Cup
    CAF Confederation Cup
    The CAF Confederation Cup is an international club association football competition run by the Confederation of African Football.-Qualification:...

    : 1 appearance
Best: 1993/94 Preliminary round - Lost against Diamond Stars
Diamond Stars
The Diamond Stars of Kono is a Sierra Leonean professional football Club based in Koidu Town, Kono District, Sierra Leone. The club represent the diamond-rich Kono District and is a member of the Sierra Leone National Premier League, the top football league in Sierra Leone. The club got the name...

 5 - 4 on aggregate

Playoff participation

Boa Vista claimed their first title ever in 1987 even since independence. They entered the finals in 1993 and challenged with Académica (Espargos)
Académica (Espargos)
Académica is a football club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the Sal Island South Zone League in Cape Verde. It is based in the city of Espargos in the island of Sal...

to claim its second title, The game was tied at two apiece, the second match lost 2 to one to Académica (Espargos) and claimed the title, the second title was not to be claimed until 1995.

Boa Vista won the insular titles in 1987, 1993 and 1995.
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