Amicale FC (for sponsorship reasons also Digicel Amicale FC) was an association football club from

Port Vila Port Vila ( ; ), or simply Vila (), is the capital of Vanuatu and its largest city. It is on the island of Efate, in Shefa Province. The population was 49,034 as of the 2020 census. In 2020, the population of Port Vila formed 16.3% of the ...

Vanuatu Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (; ), is an island country in Melanesia located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, east o ...

. They played in the highest level in Vanuatu, the Premia Divisen and played in the continental

OFC Champions League The OFC Men's Champions League is the premier men's club football competition in Oceania. It is organised by the OFC, Oceania's football governing body. Beginning as the Oceania Club Championship (1987–2006), it has been organised since 2007 ...

. The club has reached and lost the finals of the

2010–11 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sp ...

and

2013–14 OFC Champions League The 2013–14 OFC Champions League was the 13th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 8th season under the current OFC Champions League n ...

, both times against

Auckland City Auckland City () was a territorial authority area with city status covering the central isthmus of the urban area of Auckland, New Zealand. It was governed by the Auckland City Council from 1989 to 2010, and as a territory within the wider Au ...

. They were sponsored by

Digicel Digicel is a Jamaican-based Caribbean mobile phone network and home entertainment provider operating in 25 markets worldwide. Digicel has operated in several countries, including Guyana, Fiji, Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago, Samoa, St. Lucia, Surinam ...

Vanuatu and

Hyundai Motor Company Hyundai Motor Company, often referred to as Hyundai Motors, ( ) and commonly known as Hyundai (), is a South Korean multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automotive manufacturer headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, which ...

. In August 2019, the club disbanded due to a fine of 6,000

Swiss franc The Swiss franc, or simply the franc, is the currency and legal tender of Switzerland and Liechtenstein. It is also legal tender in the Italian exclave of Campione d'Italia which is surrounded by Swiss territory. The Swiss National Bank (SNB) iss ...

s imposed by

FIFA The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (), more commonly known by its acronym FIFA ( ), is the international self-regulatory governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal. It was founded on 21 May 1904 to o ...

in connection with the FIFA Transfer Matching System.

Honours

* Vanuatu National Soccer League: 4 ::2010, 2011,

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

, 2015 *

Port Vila Premier League Port Vila Football League (also known as the Digicel League, or simply Digicel Premier League) is the top division football league in Port Vila, Vanuatu. It consists of three competitions: Port Vila Premier League, Port Vila First Division and ...

(Regional): 6 :: 2009–10,

, 2011–12,

2012–13 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sp ...

, 2013–14, 2014–15

Performance in OFC competitions

: 6 appearances ::

: ''Finalist'' :: 2011–12: Group stage ::

: Semi-final :: 2013–14: ''Finalist'' :: 2014–15: Group stage :: 2015–16: Group stage

Staff

Former players

* Sanni Issa * Giorgio Bertacchi * Mauro Boerchio * Marco Nasali * Francesco Perrone * Michele-Emanuele Crazia * Marko Milivojevic * Ian Hogg * Scott Gannon *

Diego Benedito Galvão Máximo Diego is a Spanish masculine given name. The Portuguese equivalent is Diogo. The etymology of Diego is disputed, with two major origin hypotheses: ''Tiago'' and ''Didacus''. The name also has several patronymic derivations, listed below. ...

* Colin Marshall * Adam Dickinson * Miguel Angel Magnoni * Gaspar Félix Lezcano *

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 ...

Osea Vakatalesau Osea Vakatalesau (born 15 January 1986) is a Fijian Association football, footballer who plays for Lautoka F.C., Nadroga and the Fiji national football team, Fiji national team. International career Nicknamed ''Ozzy'', he participated in Footba ...

Former coaches

* Marco Banchini * Mauro Bertoni

Notes

Football clubs in Vanuatu Port Vila {{Vanuatu-footyclub-stub