Full name | Desportivo da Praia | ||
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Nickname(s) | militares (troops) | ||
Founded | 1979 | ||
Ground | Av. Cidade da Lisboa Estádio da Varzea, Praia, Cape Verde | ||
Capacity | 8,000 | ||
Chairman | Jorge Martins Andrade | ||
Manager | Kuko | ||
League | Santiago South Premier Division | ||
2017–18 | 7th | ||
Website | http://www.fa.gov.cv/index.php/desportivo-da-praia-futebol | ||
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Desportivo da Praia is a football club that currently plays in the Premier division and the Santiago Island League (South) in Cape Verde.[1][2] It is based in the capital city of Praia in the island of Santiago. It is the military team of Cape Verde. Its nickname is militares. The team won the first and only regional opening tournament in 2014.
Its logo has a blue circle with the acronym GDCP in the middle and a large D on the right and the club name on the right. Its uniform color features a blue clothing with a T-shirt with white stripes in the middle for home games and a white T-shirt with the remainder blue for away games.