Santa Rita de Cássia Futebol Clube is an Angolan sports club from the city of

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. The team made its debut in the

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(Angola's second division championship) in

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after winning the Uige province football championship. The club is named after Italian saint

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in whose honor a

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was built at the village of Casseche,

city, where an annual

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is held. In 2016, its debutant year in the second division, the club managed to be promoted to Angola's top flight division, the Girabola.

2017 disaster

On 10 February 2017, shortly after the inaugural match of the 2017 Girabola between home team Santa Rita de Cássia and Recreativo do Libolo, one of the access gates of Estádio 4 de Janeiro collapsed as access was made free and attendants tried to force their way into the stadium. As a result, 17 people were trampled to death and 76 injured, 5 of whom with life-threatening injuries.

Achievements

* Angolan League: 0 :: * Angolan Cup: 0 :: * Angolan SuperCup: 0 :: *

: 1 ::

*Uige provincial championship: 1 :: 2015

League & Cup Positions

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Recent seasons

Santa Rita de Cássia's season-by-season performance since 2011: * PR = Preliminary round, 1R = First round, GS = Group stage, R32 = Round of 32, R16 = Round of 16, QF = Quarter-finals, SF = Semi-finals, RU = Runner-Up, W = Winner

Players and staff

Staff

Manager history

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cassia, Rita

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Football clubs in Angola