Futebol Club Aliança Nacional or with (de Pantufo) ( Portuguese meaning the Football Club National Alliance) is a

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club based in Pantufo in the

São Tomé and Príncipe Championship São Tomé and Príncipe Championship (Portuguese: ''Campeonato Nacional'') is the top division of the São Toméan Football Federation. In the 2021/22 season there were 18 teams participating in two leagues – 12 teams from São Tomé Island, ...

and plays at its own field. The team never claimed any national and insular titles, but won the cup in 1996.

Logo

Its logo is a seal with a white rim reading the club name surrounded by an orange line. Inside is a black portion with two orange half crescents and an inner white crescents with the acronym ANP, the last three letters in the middle, the N is colored white and the other two are black and a slightly smaller size.

History

The team lost in the semi-final to Sporting Clube Praia Cruz in 1994. Years later, the club was relegated to the second division and later returned to the first division where they reached second place in the 2001 season. They remained in the top division until 2009 when they were relegated after finishing 12th place.São Tomé e Príncipe 2001
José Batalha & RSSSF.com The club spent five years in the Second Division until they achieved promotion again in 2014
José Batalha & RSSSF.com and returned to the Premier Division for the 2015 season.

Honours

* Taça Nacional de São Tomé e Principe: 1 ::1996

Seasons

Island championships

Statistics

*Best position: 2nd (national) *Best position at cup competitions: 1st (national) *Appearance at a national cup competition: 1

References

External links

FC Aliança Nacional at the Final Ball
Football clubs in São Tomé and Príncipe Sport in São Tomé São Tomé Island Premier Division {{SaoTomePrincipe-footyclub-stub