Association Sportive Vita Club, more commonly known as AS Vita Club, AS V. Club or simply Vita Club, is a Congolese professional football club based in Kinshasa.
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| Full name | Association Sportive Vita Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Les Dauphins Noirs (The Black Dolphins) V.Club[1] | ||
| Founded | 1 January 1935 | ||
| Ground | Stade Tata Raphaël | ||
| Capacity | 80,000 | ||
| President | Bestine Kazadi | ||
| Manager | Raoul Shungu | ||
| League | Linafoot | ||
| 2023–24 | Linafoot, 5th of 20 | ||
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History
editAS Vita Club was founded in 1935 by Honoré Essabe under the name of Renaissance in rue Usoke n° 73 in Kinshasa.
The name changed in 1939 into Diables Rouges, in 1942 into Victoria Club and finally in 1971 to Vita Club. On 17 December 1976 it took the official statue of the omnisports club with many sections:[2]
- Football
- Basketball
- Handball
- Nantei
- Volleyball
Honours
editAS Vita Club is one of the most successful teams of the DR Congo, having won many national and international titles.[3]
National
edit- Linafoot
- Coupe du Congo
- Champions (10): 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1983, 2001, 2024
- Super Coupe du Congo
- Champions: 2015
International
editPerformance in CAF competitions
edit- African Cup of Champions Clubs / CAF Champions League: 14 appearances
The club have 8 appearances in African Cup of Champions Clubs from 1971 to 1995 and 6 appearances in CAF Champions League from 1998 till now.
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- CAF Confederation Cup: 3 appearances
- CAF Cup: 2 appearances
- 1996 – Semi-Finals
- 1999 – Second Round
- CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 6 appearances
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Current squad
edit- As of 1 february 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
edit- ^ "#606 – AS Vita Club : V.Club" (in French). Footnickname. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ "AS Vita Club history". AS Vita Club official website. 4 April 2012. Archived from the original on 13 February 2014.
- ^ "AS Vita Club titles". vclub-cd.com. AS Vita Club official website. Archived from the original on January 10, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
External links
edit- Official website (in French)
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