AS Vita Club explained

Clubname:AS Vita
Nickname:Les Dauphins Noirs (The Black Dolphins)
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Ground:Stade Tata Raphaël
Capacity:80,000
Season:2023–24
Current:2022–23 Linafoot
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Fullname:Association Sportive Vita Club
Chrtitle:President
Chairman:Bestine Kazadi
Manager:Raoul Shungu
League:Linafoot
Position:Linafoot, 5th of 20

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

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]

Honours

AS Vita Club is one of the most successful teams of the DR Congo, having won many national and international titles.[3]

National

International

Performance in CAF competitions

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

3 appearances

2008 – First Round of 16

2009 – Group Stage

2010 – First Round of 16

2018 – Finalist

2 appearances

1996 – Semi-Finals

1999 – Second Round

6 appearances

1976 – Semi-Finals

1979 – Quarter-Finals

1982 – Quarter-Finals

1983 – Quarter-Finals

1984 – Second Round

2002 – Quarter-Finals

Notes and References

  1. Web site:
    1. 606 – AS Vita Club : V.Club
    . 23 August 2021 . fr . Footnickname . 18 November 2022.
  2. Web site: AS Vita Club history . AS Vita Club official website . 4 April 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140213025853/http://www.vclub-cd.com/menu-icons/equipe/historique.html . 13 February 2014 .
  3. Web site: AS Vita Club titles . vclub-cd.com . AS Vita Club official website . October 16, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130110054803/http://www.vclub-cd.com/menu-icons/equipe/palmares.html . January 10, 2013 .