Estrela Negra de Bissau
| EN Bissau | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Surname | Estrela Negra de Bissau |
| Seat | Bissau |
| founding | 1975 |
| president |
 Mamadu Djabi
|
| First soccer team | |
| Venue | Estádio Lino Correia |
| Places | 12,000 |
| league | Campeonato Nacional da 2.ª Divisão , Série A |
| 2017 | 1. |
Estrela Negra de Bissau ( Portuguese for "Black Star of Bissau"), also EN Bissau for short , is a sports club from the Guinea-Bissau capital of Bissau . The military club is particularly known for its football section , but it also hosts cultural events.
The club welcomes its guests to the 12,000-seat Estádio Lino Correia .
history
The club was first founded in 1937 in what was then the Portuguese colony of Portuguese Guinea. After the country gained independence in 1974, the association was re-established by the Navy within the Guinea-Bissau Armed Forces (FARP) on April 5, 1975 , under the name Clube Desportivo Recreativo e Cultural the FARP . With the 1988/89 season it received its current civil name, which refers to the black star in the flag of Guinea-Bissau .
The club played several times in the first division, the Campeonato Nacional da Guiné-Bissau . Since its relegation in 2015, the club has been in Group A ( Série A ) of the second division (as of early 2018).
His qualification for the 1980 African Cup Winners 'Cup can be regarded as the greatest success : after Benfica Bissau had already qualified as a double winner for the African Cup, Estrela Negra moved up to the African Cup Winners' Cup as the inferior final of the Guinea-Bissau Cup . For financial reasons, however, the club did not take part.
Most recently (2017) the club played first in Group A ( Série A ) of the second division ( Campeonato Nacional da 2.ª Divisão ) for promotion, but only finished second, promoted to first division newcomer FC Sonaco .
successes
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African Cup Winners' Cup :
- 1980 (qualification)
Web links
- Entry on Estrela Negra de Bissau at www.fussballzz.de
- Entry on the Estrela Negra de Bissau in www.weltfussballarchiv.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Performances of traditional dances at the Estrela Negra de Bissau association , one of several video recordings on YouTube , accessed on January 17, 2018
- ↑ Clube da Estrela Negra de Bissau tem o novo presidente - “The Estrela Negra de Bissau Association has a new president” , article from January 25, 2017 on a website of Guinea-Bissauers abroad, accessed on January 17, 2018
- ↑ Overview of the 2015 football season in Guinea-Bissau from the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation , accessed on January 17, 2018
- ↑ Overview of the second division 2018 in Guinea-Bissau at the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, accessed on January 17, 2018
- ↑ Overview of the 2017 season of the second division in Guinea-Bissau from the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, accessed on January 17, 2018