AS Vita Club
Association football club in DR Congo
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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 professional football club based in Kinshasa.
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| Full name | Association Sportive Vita Club | ||
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| Nicknames | Les Dauphins Noirs (The Black Dolphins) V.Club[1] | ||
| Founded | 1 January 1935 | ||
| Ground | Stade Tata Raphaël | ||
| Capacity | 60,000[2] | ||
| President | Flory Mapamboli | ||
| Manager | Pascal Grosbois | ||
| League | Linafoot | ||
| 2024–25 | Linafoot, 8th of 20 | ||
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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:[3]
- 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.[4]
National
- Linafoot
- Coupe du Congo
- Champions (10): 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1983, 2001, 2024
- Super Coupe du Congo
- Champions: 2015
- Challenge Papa Kalala Cup
- Champions (2): 1982, 1983
International
Regional
- EPFKIN (Kinshasa)
- Champions (33): 1937, 1938, 1940, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1984, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011
- Super Coupe de Kinshasa
- Champions (3): 2002, 2005, 2006
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.
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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
- As of 7 november 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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