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Basketball In Cape Verde
Basketball is the second (form some seasons was the third) most popular sport in Cape Verde. The league are divided into eleven divisions, Santiago and Santo Antão has two zones since the early 2000s. The basketball association is a federation which is known as the Capeverdean Basketball Federation (Federação Caboverdiana de Basquetebol or FCBB). The FCBB became was founded in 1986 and became affiliated to FIBA in 1988. Its current president is Kitana Cabral. The country had 43 basketball teams as of 2015. Professional leagues In 2021, the Praia Basketball League was established, becoming the first professional league in Cape Verde. It changed its name to become the Cabo Verde Basketball League in 2022, and features six teams. Regional leagues The divisions numbers eleven on nine islands, seven has an island league and two contains two zones. Island or regional championships The light blue indicates a league having first and second divisions. Between the early 2000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Verdean Basketball Federation
The Cape Verdean Basketball Federation (''Federação Caboverdiana de Basquetebol'') is the basketball association in Cape Verde. It is located in the capital city of Praia at Gimnodesportivo Vava Duarte in the neighborhood of Gamboa, Praia, Chã das Areias. The volleyball and the Cape Verdean Athletics Federation, athletics federation are also housed there. Its current president is Kitana Cabral. History The popularity of basketball in Cape Verde did not grow until the country's independence in 1975. The FCBB became was founded in 1986 and became affiliated with FIBA in 1988. About the federation The basketball federation has the Basketball in Cape Verde, national championship, it is one of the remaining countries in the world that uses the old system of qualification, where the winner of each island (two zones in the island of Santiago) qualify and has the group system and the knockout stage as does in football (soccer), volleyball and futsal, it had seven teams in 2011 and ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SC Beira-Mar (Tarrafal)
Sport Clube Beira-Mar do Tarrafal is a football (soccer) club that plays in the Santiago Island North League in Cape Verde. It is based in the village of Chão Bom nearly 2 km south of Tarrafal in the northernmost part of the island of Santiago and plays in the Estádio de Mangue. Since the implementation of the two tier regional system in 2015, Beira-Mar is one of ten unrelegated clubs of the north of the island Santiago. Along with Varandinha and Santa Cruz's Scorpion Vermelho, it is considered being the most popular club of the north of the island. History The club is registered as the oldest in the municipality of Tarrafal, it was formed by the union of several sporting groups ''Voz de de África'', ''Astros'' and ''Moscal''. The name of the club name after the beauty of crystal waters of the bay. The club celebrated its 29th anniversary on 7 December 2014. Beira Mar finished 4th in the first phase and qualified into the second phase later the club won their only ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Almeida
Ivan Almeida (born 10 May 1989) is a Cape Verdean professional basketball player for Benfica of the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol. Standing at 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m), he usually plays as small forward. Professional career In August 2017, Almeida signed with Anwil Włocławek of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). In September 2017 he won the Polish SuperCup with Anwil Włocławek, winning over Stelmet Zielona Góra, 92–88. He scored 23 points in his debut and was named the Most Valuable Player of the game. In the following 2017–18 season, Almeida was named the PLK Most Valuable Player. Almeida averaged 17.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game. He signed with Estonian club Kalev/Cramo on 24 August 2018. On 8 October 2019, he has signed with ČEZ Nymburk of the NBL. On 20 January 2020, he has signed with Universo Treviso Basket of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). The 2019–20 season in Italy was cancelled early due to the COVID-19 pandemic but in Israel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unidos Do Norte
''Unidos'' (translation from Sardinian: "United") is a centre-right separatist political party in Sardinia. History The party was launched by Mauro Pili, a long-time member of centre-right parties like Forza Italia (FI) and The People of Freedom (PdL) and a former President of Sardinia (1999, 2001–2003), in November 2011. Originally a faction within the PdL, Unidos soon became a party upon Pili's exit from that party in October 2013. As Pili had been elected to the Chamber of Deputies in the 2013 general election Thirteen or 13 may refer to: * 13 (number), the natural number following 12 and preceding 14 * One of the years 13 BC, AD 13, 1913, 2013 Music * 13AD (band), an Indian classic and hard rock band Albums * ''13'' (Black Sabbath album), 2013 * ..., Unidos was represented in Parliament until 2018. In the 2014 regional election Pili ran for president and won 5.7% of the vote, while the party and a list named after the leader obtained 2.8% and 1.7% of the vote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CD Travadores
Clube Desportivo Travadores ( Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC: ''Klubi Desportivu Travadoris'') is a football club in the Santiago South Premier Division in Cape Verde and are one of the unrelegated clubs of the Premier Division. It is based in the capital city of Praia, on the island of Santiago, and plays in a stadium with a capacity of 8,000. It is affiliated with Portuguese club S.L. Benfica and was its first affiliate in Cape Verde and in the western part of West Africa. Travadores' nicknames are ''Índios'' (Indians) and ''Águias'' (Eagles). Travadores is one of the most successful football clubs in Cape Verde, having won 12 official titles, of which 3 are national and 9 are regional. Along with Sporting and Boavista, they form the Big Three of Praia (until 2003, the Big Three of Santiago). History The club was founded on 15 October 1930 in the then-colonial capital of Praia, and is the island's second, and the country's fourth, oldest club. CD Travadores was officially regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spartak D'Aguadinha
Associação Spartak D'Aguadinha is a sports club whose football team had played in the Premier division and plays in the Fogo Island League in Cape Verde. It is based in São Filipe's subdivision of Aguadinha located next to Bila Baxo (the city center) in the island of Fogo and plays at Estádio 5 de Julho. Spartak d'Aguadinha also has a basketball, volleyball and now a futsal department. History Spartak d'Aguadinha was established in 2002, at the time it was one of the newest created in Cape Verde. It is named after the Russian club Spartak Moscow, Spartak d'Aguadinha is not an affiliate to that club and its logo is different. Not long after, they played their first regional championship match in Fogo. The club celebrated its 10th year in 2012 During the 2014/15 season, the club brought a new trainer Joel de Castro and would be the first Cape Verdean club to have a Portuguese trainer, the club would score a record number of goals in some of its matches, with 14 wins an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Stars (Cape Verdean Basketball Club)
Seven Stars is a basketball club based in the city of Praia on the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. The team is a member of the Santiago South Regional Basketball Association. The club won a few regional titles with their last in 2017. One of the national titles won by the team was in 2011. Logo Its logo color is light blue and has the number seven. Uniform Its uniform colors are light blue and white. Arena The team plays at Gimnodesportivo Vava Duarte in Gamboa, Praia just south of Estádio da Várzea and the city center. Teams based in the city that play in the arena are ABC. All other teams based in a subdivision in Praia or the south of the island including AD Bairro play at the arena. Honours *Santiago South Basketball Championships The Santiago South Basketball Championships (Portuguese: ''Campeonato (Regional de) Basquetebol (Basquete) de Santiago Sul'') is a regional basketball championship played in the south of Santiago, Cape Verde, Santiago Island, Cape Verde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GDRC Pretoria
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GDRC may refer to: * Global Development Research Center * Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the second institution in the central executive branch of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the first institution being the President, who has the title of head of state. Description ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desportivo Da Praia
Desportivo da Praia is a football club that currently plays in the Premier division and the Santiago Island League (South) in Cape Verde. It is based in the capital city of Praia in the island of Santiago. It is the military team of Cape Verde. Its nickname is ''militares''. The team won the first and only regional opening tournament in 2014. Its logo has a blue circle with the acronym GDCP in the middle and a large D on the right and the club name on the right. Its uniform color features a blue clothing with a T-shirt with white stripes in the middle for home games and a white T-shirt with the remainder blue for away games. History The club was founded in 1979 by the Cape Verdean Armed Forces. Their appearance into the national competition was in 1990 and advanced up to the finals and faced CS Mindelense and lost two matches, this was their greatest position. In 2004, Desportivo da Praia celebrated its 25th anniversary of its foundation. On December 16, 2011, the third round ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Académica Do Mindelo
Associação Académica do Mindelo ( Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: ''Akadémika'', São Vicente Crioulo: ''Académica'' or ''Akadémika'') is a football club that had played in the Premier division and the São Vicente Island League in Cape Verde. It is based in the city of Mindelo on the island of São Vicente and plays in a stadium with a capacity of 5,000. The club is an affiliate of the Portuguese club Académica de Coimbra. It is one of the first teams ever to win a provincial title before independence, in 1953, a year later. There was no further competition until 1956. Académica won their first title since independence in 1989. Other titles includes four for the island including their recent 2006/07 season win and two opening tournaments along with their recent win. Académica Mindelo is one of the most successful football (soccer) clubs in Cape Verde and the island of São Vicente, having won about 18 official titles, 4 are national and the remaining 14 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
