Santa Rita de Cássia Futebol Clube is an Angolan sports club from the city of Uíge. The team made its debut in the Gira Angola (Angola's second division championship) in 2016 after winning the Uige province football championship.
The club is named after Italian saint Rita of Cascia in whose honor a sanctuary was built at the village of Casseche, Uíge city, where an annual pilgrimage is held.
In 2016, its debutant year in the second division, the club managed to be promoted to Angola's top flight division, the Girabola.
2017 disaster On 10 February 2017, shortly after the inaugural match of the 2017 Girabola between home team Santa Rita de Cássia and Recreativo do Libolo, one of the access gates of Estádio 4 de Janeiro collapsed as access was made free and attendants tried to force their way into the stadium. As a result, 17 people were trampled to death and 76 injured, 5 of whom with life-threatening injuries.
Achievements Angolan League: 0
Angolan Cup: 0
Angolan SuperCup: 0
Gira Angola: 1 2016 Uige provincial championship: 1 2015
League & Cup Positions
Recent seasons Santa Rita de Cássia's season-by-season performance since 2011:
Overall match statistics Season 2016 15 8 4 3 14 7 +7
Classifications L2 L1 AC PR
Top season scorers ? ? ? ? ?
PR = Preliminary round, 1R = First round, GS = Group stage, R32 = Round of 32, R16 = Round of 16, QF = Quarter-finals, SF = Semi-finals, RU = Runner-Up, W = Winner
Players and staff
Staff NameNatPosTechnical staffJoão Fortuna Head coachJoão Manuel Paulo Assistant coachTBA Goal-keeper CoachMedicalTBAPhysioManagementNzolani PedroChairman
Manager history Season Coach Coach Coach 2016 Paulo Saraiva Sérgio Traguil Lusala Dady Hélder Teixeira 2018 João Paulo Mbuisso António Nseka Nitoya Paulo Saraiva Almério Cristóvão Kiombo Pemba Marcos Chivinda Almério Cristóvão 2020–21 João Fortuna
See also Girabola Gira Angola
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