Futebol Clube Emigrantes das Ilhas Cabo Verde ("Emigrants of the

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Islands Football Club"), also known as Emigrantes das Ilhas or simply Emigrantes, is an American amateur

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team based in

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. Founded in 1987, the team plays in Region I of the

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, a network of amateur leagues at the fifth tier of the

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. The team plays its home games at the

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. The team's colors are blue and white.

History

Emigrantes das Ilhas was founded in 1987 by members of the

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-speaking communities in Massachusetts originally from the Western

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and

. The name of the club translates as "Emigrants of the Islands". The team plays in the New England Luso American Soccer League, which is a member of the

Region I group of leagues. Emigrantes were the NELASA champions in 2004, and won the 2008 Massachusetts State Cup. Emigrantes narrowly failed to qualify for the 2007 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, overcoming

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side Queen City before falling to Danbury United in the final round of their regional qualification tournament. They qualified for the final stages of the 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup by beating the

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and Danbury United, before losing 3-2 after extra time in the first round to

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side

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. Emigrantes's goals against Western Mass were scored by

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Players

2009 USOC roster

Year-by-year

Head coaches

* Carlos Amado * Bobby Monteiro

Stadia

;

References

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