AS Vita Club

Association Sportive Vita Club, more commonly known as AS Vita Club, AS V. Club or simply Vita Club, is a Congolese football club based in Kinshasa.

AS Vita

Full name	Association Sportive Vita Club
Nickname(s)	Les Dauphins Noirs (The Black Dolphins) V.Club^[1]
Founded	1935
Ground	Stade des Martyrs
Capacity	80,000
President	Bestine Kazadi
Manager	Raoul Shungu
League	Linafoot
2021–22	2nd
Home colours Away colours
Current season

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:^[2]

• 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.^[3]

National

Linafoot

• Champions (15): 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1988, 1993, 1997, 2003, 2010, 2014–15, 2017–18, 2020–21

Coupe du Congo

• Champions (8): 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1983

Super Coupe du Congo

• Champions: 2015

International

African Cup of Champions Clubs / CAF Champions League

• Champions: 1973

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.

1971 – Second Round 1973 – Champion 1974 – Second Round 1975 – Second Round 1978 – Semi-Finals

1981 – Finalist 1989 – Second Round 1995 – First Round 1998 – First Round 2004 – Second Round

2011 – First Round 2012 – First Round 2013 – First Round 2014 – Runners-up

• CAF Confederation Cup: 3 appearances

2008 – First Round of 16

2009 – Group Stage

2010 – First Round of 16

2018 – Finalist

• CAF Cup: 2 appearances

1996 – Semi-Finals

1999 – Second Round

• CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 6 appearances

1976 – Semi-Finals 1979 – Quarter-Finals

1982 – Quarter-Finals 1983 – Quarter-Finals

1984 – Second Round 2002 – Quarter-Finals

References

1. "#606 – AS Vita Club : V.Club" (in French). Footnickname. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
2. . AS Vita Club official website. 4 April 2012. Archived from the original on 13 February 2014.
3. . vclub-cd.com. AS Vita Club official website. Archived from the original on January 10, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2012.

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