UDESCAI (União Desportiva Sardinha e Caça de Água-Izé) is a
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
club that plays in the
São Tomé and Príncipe Championship
São Tomé and Principe Championship (Portuguese: ''Campeonato Nacional'') is the top division of the São Toméan Football Federation. In the current 2021/22 season there are 18 teams participating in two separate leagues - 12 teams from São T ...
. The team is based in the town of
Água Izé
Água Izé is a village on São Tomé Island. Its population is 1,255 (2012 census).São Tomé and plays in Campo de Futebol de Santana in the north, it once played in
Pantufo
Pantufo is a town in the Água Grande District of São Tomé and Príncipe. It is located on the coast, 3 km southeast from the capital São Tomé. Its population is 1,836 (2012 census).GD Os Operários
Grupo Desportivo Os Operários, sometimes known as Sport Operários e Benfica, is a football club that plays in the Principe Island League in São Tomé and Príncipe. The team is based in the island of Príncipe and plays at Estádio 13 de Jul ...
. The team never won a national and the Taça Nacional de São Tomé and Príncipe titles. In the 2003 national Cup, the club was finalist.
In 2009, the club was 8th place, in 2013, the club finished 9th with 15 points and was relegated to the island's second division, a season later, the club was in the last positions and was relegated to the lowest Third Division for 2015. UDESCAI came back to the Second Division for 2016 after being in the top two of the Third Division. An unexpected climb was made for UDESCAI as they were second in the Second Division and together with Neves returned to the Premier Division for the 2017 season. UDESCAI had a good start in the first weeks of the season, their first match was a three goal draw with
Agrosport
Agrosport de Monte Café is a football club that plays in the São Tomé Island League Second Division. The team is based Monte Café in the southern part of the island of São Tomé. The team is mainly for fans that are from the rural parts ...
. In mid-season, UDESCAI had a wrong turn as they lost a couple of matches after they had only three wins and their stay in the First Division was only brief, unluckily the club lost the last two matches, first to Agrosport, then a suffering 0-8 loss to
FC Neves
Futebol Clube Neves is a football (soccer) club that plays in the São Tomé and Príncipe Championship. The team is based in the island of São Tomé and currently plays in the island Premier Division.
History
In the 2000s, Neves mainly played i ...
and after promoting in two years, the club was relegated after finishing last place behind
UD Correia
União Desportivo Correia is a football (soccer), football club that is based in the settlement of Correia, São Tomé and Príncipe, Correia west of the national capital São Tomé in the island of São Tomé Island, São Tomé in São Tomé and ...
. UDESCAI once again will compete in the Second Division for next season. Also UDESCAI finished with 15 points the same points as UDESCAI had when they were relegated four years earlier.
Logo
Its logo is a seal and has a thick blue edges coloring the ocean with a thin black rim on either sides, the club name is written on the outer part of the seal with the club's location on the bottom. Inside is a small circle coloring from the lightest aqua-white to light aqua and tourmaline and has a sardine in the middle, of which the sardine is one of the most fished seafood in the country and is fished in the area, in the middle is a football (soccer ball).
São Tomé Island League
São Tomé Island League is the top division of the São Toméan Football Federation for the São Tomé Island. The champion competes at the national championships each year.
History
Before independence, it was the only regional competition in t ...
: 1
::2004
League and cup history
Statistics
*Best position: Finalist (national)
*Best position at cup competitions: Finalist (national)
*Appearances at the National Championships:
**National: 1