Seven Stars FF
{{Short description|Cape Verdean women's football team}}
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| coach = Gilson Rocha
| league = Campeonato Nacional Feminino
| season = 2023–2024
| position = 1st of 5
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Seven Stars Futebol Feminino, commonly known as Seven Stars is a Cape Verdean women's football team based in Praia that plays in the Campeonato Nacional Feminino, the top-level women's football league in Cape Verde.
The club is the most successful in the archipelago and known as a hub for discovering football talents across the islands, paving the way for players to undergo trials with Portuguese clubs and pursue careers abroad.{{cite web |date=17 July 2022|title=Seven Stars in the discovery of talents for women's football|language=pt|url=https://sportsmidia.cv/12252-2/|website=sportsmidia.cv|location= |publisher=Sports Media|access-date=27 February 2025}}
History
Following the establishment of the CAF Women's Champions League, the team participated in the qualifying tournament as Cape Verde's title holders. However, after earning just one point from three matches, they failed to secure a spot in the inaugural edition.{{cite web |date=24 June 2021|title=Women's Football: Seven Stars rejoice in their confirmation for the African Champions League "on their own merit"|url=https://www.balai.cv/noticias/futebol-feminino-seven-stars-regozija-se-pela-sua-confirmacao-na-liga-dos-campeoes-africanos-por-merito-proprio/|website=balai.cv|access-date=27 February 2025}}{{cite web |date=16 July 2021|title=Seven Stars debut in the Women's Champions League against AS Made from Mali|language=pt|url=https://www.rtc.cv/noticia/noticia-details/seven-stars-estreia-na-liga-dos-campeoes-futebol-feminina-frente-a-as-made-do-mali-7716#!|website=rtc.cv|access-date=27 February 2025}}{{cite web |date=25 July 2021|title=Seven Stars debut with a draw in the African Women's Champions League|language=pt|url=https://expressodasilhas.cv/desporto/2021/07/25/seven-stars-estreia-com-empate-liga-dos-campeoes-africanos-em-futebol-feminino/75870|website=expressodasilhas.cv|publisher=Expresso das Ilhas|access-date=27 February 2025}}
In the 2023–24 season, Seven Stars achieved a flawless season winning all 18 matches, scoring 92 goals and conceding just six. Despite the retirement of captain Lúcia Moniz the team maintained its dominance securing their seventh title and cementing their legacy.{{cite web |date=17 August 2024|title=The remarkable season of Seven Stars in women's football|language=pt|url=https://www.rtc.cv/noticia/noticia-details/a-notavel-epoca-desportiva-das-seven-stars-no-futebol-feminino-13817?categoria_id=2|website=rtc.cv|access-date=27 February 2025}}
Players
=Current squad=
{{updated|23 July 2023}}
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player |no=3 |nat=CPV |pos=DF |name=Romina Cardoso}}
{{Fs player |no=5 |nat=CPV |pos=DF |name=Varsénia da Luz}}
{{Fs player |no=16 |nat=CPV |pos=DF |name=Elisiana Monteiro}}
{{Fs player |no=20 |nat=CPV |pos=DF |name=Elsa Frederico}}
{{Fs player |no= |nat=CPV |pos=DF |name=Leonora dos Santos}}
{{fs break}}
{{Fs player |no=4 |nat=CPV |pos=MF |name=Belany Semedo}}
{{Fs player |no=7 |nat=CPV |pos=MF |name=Filo Lopes}}
{{Fs player |no=8 |nat=CPV |pos=MF |name=Dara Silva}}
{{Fs player |no=15 |nat=CPV |pos=MF |name=Edna Monteiro}}
{{Fs player |no=18 |nat=CPV |pos=MF |name=Maria Cabral}}
{{Fs player |no= |nat=CPV |pos=MF |name=Aicha lopes}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player |no=1 |nat=CPV |pos=GK |name=Jacinta Rodrigues}}
{{Fs player |no=12 |nat=CPV |pos=GK |name=Jéssica de Pina}}
{{fs break}}
{{Fs player |no=7 |nat=CPV |pos=FW |name=Filomena Lopes}}
{{Fs player |no=9 |nat=CPV |pos=FW |name=Joseane Lopes}}
{{Fs player |no=11 |nat=CPV |pos=FW |name=Augusta Robalo}}
{{Fs player |no=13 |nat=CPV |pos=FW |name=Dara Centeio}}
{{Fs player |no=14 |nat=CPV |pos=FW |name=Rosâgela Silva}}
{{Fs player |no=17 |nat=CPV |pos=FW |name=Josiane Moreno}}
{{Fs player |no=18 |nat=CPV |pos=FW |name=Nadine Delgado}}
{{Fs player |no= |nat=CPV |pos=FW |name=Evy Mendes}}
{{Fs player |no= |nat=CPV |pos=FW |name=Nelcy Alves}}
{{Fs end}}
Honours
::Winners (7): 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2022–23, 2023–24
- Campeonato Regional Feminino
::Winners (3): 2012–13, 2016–17, 2018–19
- Taça Praia
::Winners (2): 2017–18, 2018–19
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{instagram|sevenstars_futebolfeminino}}
- [https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/soccer/seven-stars-ff/52095/ Seven Stars FF] at Global Sport Archive
{{DEFAULTSORT:Seven Stars FF}}