Clube Desportivo de Guadalupe

Desportivo de Guadalupe
Founded 31 March 1964
Ground Campo dos Lobatos
Guadalupe, Lobata District, São Tomé Island,
São Tomé and Príncipe
League São Tomé Island League
2015 Second Division

Desportivo de Guadalupe is a football club that plays in the São Tomé Island League in São Tomé and Príncipe. The team is based in the island of São Tomé. Its logo are blue and yellow and its uniform colors features blue clothing with yellow sleeves and socks. Its former uniform colors had red clothing with white socks used during home games and its colors opposite during away/alternate games.

Home uniform up to 2014
Away uniform up to 2014

History

The club are one of the oldest in the country. The club was founded during the days of colonial rule in March 31, 1964.

The team has won two titles and is the only second team in history to claim its first title in 1980, all of its titles won two in a row, they won their last in 1981. The club started their career in the Premier Division and remained until they finished last in the season and relegated to the second division. The club again returned to the second division and remained until 2014 when they were relegated, the team currently plays in the second division.[1]

The club advanced into the 2012 São Tomé and Príncipe Cup and faced Sporting Clube do Príncipe and lost 2–1, as Sporting Príncipe was the national winner, Guadalupe was the first ever São Tomean club to enter the CAF Confederation Cup,[2] the club faced US Bitam of Gabon and scored nothing and lost 0–5, Guadalupe scored only a goal in the second leg and their results were awful, Desportivo Guadalupe faced a huge defeat, lost 1–12 to Bitam, one of the largest in history and the largest to a São Tomean team.

Achievements

1980, 1981
1980, 1981
1981
2000
1989

League and cup history

Performance in African competitions

2013 – Preliminary Round
Gabon US Bitam 0–5, 12–1

Island championships

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA GD P Cup Qualification/relegation
2011 2 9 21687 2025-526 Relegated to the Second Division
2012 3 18--- ---- Advanced into the Regional Premier Division
2013 2 7 185310 1833-1518 Finalist None
2014 2 18--- ---- Relegated into the Second Division

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