2014–15 Sporting Clube da Praia season

The 2014–15 Sporting Clube da Praia season were in the island division of football (soccer). The club finished 2nd after Boavista FC with 34 points and a point head of Desportivo.

The club scored 26 goals and had 9 wins, 7 ties, 2 losses and 34 points.

Santiago Island League (South)

The 2014-15 season would start being third, a near better start, rankings staggered to 8th in the third week and did not climbed to second in the ninth week, it dropped to third in the 16th week and regained it to second in the 17th, it did not recover, it remained second for the rest of the competition and finished it behind Boavista FC.

Like last season, a loss occurred in the first week to Bairro. The next two weeks had their matches ended in a draw but crippled a chance to become first place almost on its entirety, the second week match scored the club's first goal of the season. Their first victory was during the fourth week by only a single goal over Vitória. A scoreless draw was made with Varanda the following week, Sporting's second victory followed with a point over Garridos. Sporting's third draw was on February 7 with Boavista with a point. Sporting next victory was with Académica. The February 22 match with Travadores was disputed, Sporting originally finished 2-0 over Travadores, it was decided the match ended in a draw, Sporting lost three points and fully crippled their chance for winning a championship along with their entry into the national championships. The club done their three-game winning streak until a scoreless draw occurred with Desportivo on March 15, Sporting defeated Vitória the following week, Sporting's final draw was with Varanda on March 27 and then a victory over Garridos a week later. Sporting's second and final loss was on week 16 to Boavista by one goal. The remaining two matches was a two match winning streak over Académica and Travadores and Praia finished second behind Boavista.

Sporting Praia scored a total number of 26 goals. Sporting started having most of the goals away and much of it after the third week, 2/3 of the goals were away at the seventh week and then 60% of it scored away at the eight week, the number risen to 65% by the eleventh week, around 2/3 in week 13, around 70% in week 15 and more than 73% at the final week. Most of the 26 goals were scored away numbered 19, 7 were scored at home, the number equalled to the goals conceded to another team home and away.

Date

Opponents

H/A

Result
F–A

Scorers

Attendance

League
position

7 December 2014

AD Bairro

A

3-3

3rd

14 December 2014

Celtic

H

1-1

6th

21 December 2014

Desportivo da Praia

A

3-3

8th

11 January 2015

Vitória

H

1-0

4th

18 January 2015

Varanda

A

0-0

5th

1 February 2015

Os Garridos

H

1-0

4th

7 February 2015

Boavista FC

H

1-1

4th

15 February 2015

Académica da Praia

A

0-2

3rd

22 February 2015

CD Travadores

A

0-3

2nd

28 February 2015

AD Bairro

H

2-1

2nd

8 March 2015

Celtic

A

1-3

2nd

15 March 2015

Desportivo Praia

H

0-0

2nd

22 March 2015

Vitória

A

0-3

2nd

27 March 2015

Varanda

H

0-0

2nd

4 April 2015

Os Garridos

A

0-3

2nd

10 April 2015

Boavista

A

1-0

3rd

19 April 2015

Académica Praia

H

1-0

2nd

26 April 2015

CD Travadores

A

0-2

2nd

Pos

Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Promotion/Relegation

1

FC Boavista

18

13

4

1

37

14

+23

43

Elevated into the national championships

2

Sporting Clube da Praia

18

9

7

2

26

14

+12

34

None

3

Desportivo da Praia

18

9

6

3

37

20

+17

33

None

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Results summary

Squad

No.

Pos.

Name

Age

Previous club

5

MF

Edson

age 24

16

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Sissoko

age 22

Garridos

19

FW

age 26

21

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Madjer

age 28

CD Travadores

23

MF

Dário Furtado

age 36

FC Paços de Ferreira

25

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Nelito

age 28

31

FW

Heta

age 32

-

GK

Igor

-

GK

Ady

-

GK

Maguette

age 29

-

DF

Kadú

CD Travadores

-

DF

Trapantony

Celtic Praia

-

DF

Loloti

age 41

CD Travadores

-

DF

Panduru

age 18

Sal Rei (youth club)

-

DF

Ademar

-

DF

Sócrates

-

DF

Vargas

age 38

-

DF

Miká

age 26

-

MF

Duko

Tchadense

-

MF

João Baptista Robalo

age 32

Sporting Praia

-

MF

age 26

-

MF

Duko

-

MF

Tigana

age 31

-

FW

Tio

CD Travadores

-

FW

age 21

-

FW

Celso

age 26

-

FW

Dy de Mena

Primeiro de Maio

Transfers

In

Date

Pos.

Name

From

mid to late 2014

DF

Panduru

Sal Rei

9 October 2014

FW

Sissoko/Cissoko

Os Garridos

Out

Date

Pos.

Name

To

2015

MF

Dário Furtado

Boavista FC

2015

GK

Igor

likely AD Bairro

2015

GK

Maguette

2015

FW

Dy de Mena

2015

DF

Loloti

2015

MF

Nelito

2015

DF

Vargas

Club

Beto would coach for the last season with Sporting Praia. In October 2015, he was replaced by Janito Carvalho following a four year absence from Sporting Praia.

The Management

Other information

As of 2015

Team kit

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