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| Full name | Association Sportive Vita Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Les Dauphins Noirs (The Black Dolphins) | ||
| Founded | 1935 | ||
| Ground | Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa | ||
| Capacity | 125,000 | ||
| President | Bestine Kazadi | ||
| Manager | Florent Ibengé | ||
| League | Linafoot | ||
| 2018–19 | 2nd | ||
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Association Sportive Vita Club, more commonly known as AS Vita Club, AS V. Club or simply Vita Club, is a Congolese football club based in Kinshasa.
History
AS 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:[1]
- Football
- Basketball
- Handball
- Nantei
- Volleyball
Honours
AS Vita Club is one of the most successful teams of the DR Congo, having won many national and international titles.[2]
National
- Champions (14): 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1988, 1993, 1997, 2003, 2010, 2014–15, 2017–18
Coupe du Congo
- Champions (9):1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1983, 2001
DR Congo Super Cup
- Champions: 2015
International
African Cup of Champions Clubs / CAF Champions League
- Champions: 1973
Performance in CAF competitions
- 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.
- CAF Confederation Cup: 3 appearances
- 2008 – First Round of 16
- 2009 – Group Stage
- 2010 – First Round of 16
- 2018 – Finalist
- CAF Cup: 2 appearances
- 1996 – Semi-Finals
- 1999 – Second Round
- CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 6 appearances
References
- ^ "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.
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