EN Bolama, also known by its full name Estrela Negra de Bolama, is a
Guinea-Bissauan
football
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club based in
Bolama Bolama may refer to several locations in Guinea-Bissau:
* Bolama Region
* Bolama Island
* Bolama (town)
Bolama is the main town of Bolama Island and the capital of the Bolama Region. Though once the capital of Portuguese Guinea (now Guinea Biss ...
. It is one of two chief clubs of the entire
Bijagos Archipelago
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, the other is
FC Bijagós, for most of the time, it was the most popular club in the
Bijagós Archipelago
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but remains the most successful. It is an affiliate to the Brazilian club
CR Vasco da Gama. They play in the amateur division in Guinean football, the
Campeonato Nacional da Guine-Bissau. The club won only a cup title in 1980.
History
The club was founded in 1937 and is the oldest club in Bolama and the Bijagos (or Bissagos) Archipelago. In 1975, the club was refounded after independence in 1974.
The club once played in the First Division with came one time in 2004 and continued in 2005 and 2007, in 2015, the club returned to the First Division and played for only a season, the club finished 14th which was last place with 16 points. In 2015, the club was relegated to the Second Division and currently plays there. In the 2017 season, they finished fifth in Série C of the Second Division.
Results in the 2018 season in the Guinea-Bissau Second Division
RSSSF, accessed 2018-05-09
Logo and uniform
Its logo color has a seal with a crest in the middle. Its logo and its uniforms are nearly the same as to the Brazilian club CR Vasco da Gama.
Honour
* Guinea-Bissau Cup: 1
::1980
League and cup history
National level
Current squad
''As of the 2014 or the 2015 season''
References
External links
Estrela Negra de Bolama at Facebook
Estrela Negra de Bolama at the Final Ball
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Association football clubs established in 1937
1937 establishments in Portuguese Guinea
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