Amicale FC (for sponsorship reasons also Digicel Amicale FC) was an association football club from
Port Vila
Port Vila (french: Port-Vila), or simply Vila (; french: Vila; bi, Vila ), is the capital and largest city of Vanuatu. It is located on the island of Efate.
Its population in the last census (2009) was 44,040, an increase of 35% on the p ...
,
Vanuatu
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. They played in the highest level in Vanuatu, the Premia Divisen and played in the continental
OFC Champions League
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. The club has reached and lost the finals of the
2010–11
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and
2013–14 OFC Champions League
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, both times against
Auckland City
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. They were sponsored by
Digicel
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Digicel has operated in several countries, including Guyana, Fiji, Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago, St. Lucia, Suriname, and ...
Vanuatu and
Hyundai Motor Company
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and commonly known as Hyundai (, ; ), is a South Korean multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, and founded in 1967. Currently, the company o ...
.
In August 2019, the club disbanded due to a fine of 6,000 Swiss francs imposed by FIFA in connection with the
FIFA Transfer Matching System
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2012
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, 2015
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Port Vila Premier League
Port Vila Football League, also known as the Digicel League or more simply, the Digicel Premier League is the main football competition in Port Vila, Vanuatu. It consists of 3 competitions: Port Vila Premier League, Port Vila First Division and ...
2010–11
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2012–13
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OFC Champions League
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: 6 appearances
::
2010–11
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2012–13
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: Semi-final
:: 2013–14: ''Finalist''
:: 2014–15: Group stage
:: 2015–16: Group stage
Staff
Former players
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Sanni Issa
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In the 1st an ...
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Mauro Boerchio
Mauro Boerchio (born 16 August 1989) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
Career
Vanuatu
Agreeing to an offer from Vanuatuan giants Amicale in February 2015 and making his debut in the 2015 Port Vila Shield, Boerc ...
Francesco Perrone
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The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Ga ...
Scott Gannon
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Places Canada
* Scott, Quebec, municipality in the Nouvelle-Beauce regional municipality in Quebec
* Scott, Saskatchewan, a town in the Rural Municipality of Tramping Lake No. 380
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Diego Benedito Galvão Máximo
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E ...
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Colin Marshall
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Early and family life
Marshall was educated at University College School, an independent schoo ...
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Adam Dickinson
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Miguel Angel Magnoni
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Places
*Pedro Miguel, a parish in the municipality of Horta and the island of Faial in the Azores Islands
*São Miguel (disambi ...
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Gaspar Félix Lezcano
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Carlo Polli
Carlo Roberto Polli (born 7 February 1989) is a Swiss footballer who plays for Mendrisio-Stabio.
Club career
Polli began his career with Team Ticino U-18, the youth team of AC Lugano. In mid-2006 he was promoted to the first team. He made his p ...
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Osea Vakatalesau
Osea Vakatalesau (born 15 January 1986) is a Fijian footballer who plays for Nadroga and the Fiji national team.
International career
Nicknamed ''Ozzy'', he participated in South Pacific Games 2007 (where he was the tournament's top goalscor ...
Former Coaches
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Marco Banchini
Marco Banchini (born 23 September 1980) is an Italian football manager.
Career
Banchini started his managerial career with Vigevano. After that, he coached Amicale. In 2018, he was appointed head coach of Como 1907 in the Italian Serie C.
On 1 ...
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Mauro Bertoni
Mauro Tomaso Bertoni (born 27 October 1969) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a left-back, currently assistant coach at Serie B club Sampdoria.Football clubs in VanuatuPort Vila
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