FC Derby

Futebol Clube Derby (short form: FC Derby, second name: Derby São Vicente) is a football club that had played in the Premier division and the São Vicente Island League in Cape Verde and is Cape Verde's only affiliate of FC Porto and the oldest affiliate in the whole of Africa. It is based in the city of Mindelo on the island of São Vicente. It is the second team of the regional league who won the most titles after independence especially in the 1960s and the 1970s. Its current president is Carlos Alberto Lopes and its coach is Yoya who became in May 2017. The club name is the Dragons or Dragões, the same as Porto's slogan. Since 30 April 2017, they are one of three unrelegated clubs in the island along with Batuque and Mindelense.

FC Derby
Full nameFutebol Clube de Derby
Nickname(s)Dragões (Dragons)
FoundedAugust 5, 1929
GroundEstádio Municipal Adérito Sena
Mindelo, Cape Verde
Capacity5,000
ChairmanCarlos Alberto Lopes
ManagerYoya
LeagueSão Vicente Island League
Cape Verdean Football Championships
2015–16
2016
2nd place
Semi-finalist

Derby is one of the most successful football (soccer) club in Cape Verde, having won about 22 official titles, 3 are national titles and 19 are regional titles.

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