Clubname: | AS Vita |
Nickname: | Les Dauphins Noirs (The Black Dolphins) V.Club[1] |
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.
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]
AS Vita Club is one of the most successful teams of the DR Congo, having won many national and international titles.[3]
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