AS Vita Club

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

Full name	Association Sportive Vita Club
Nickname(s)	Les Dauphins Noirs (The Black Dolphins) V.Club[1]
Founded	1 January 1935; 89 years ago (1935-01-01)
Ground	Stade Tata Raphaël
Capacity	80,000
President	Bestine Kazadi
Manager	Raoul Shungu
League	Linafoot
2023–24	Linafoot, 5th of 20
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 (10): 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1983, 2001, 2024
• 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

Current squad

As of 7 november 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  BFA Farid Ouédraogo 3 DF  MLI Siaka Bagayoko 4 DF  MTN Sid'Ahmed Abbla 5 DF  FRA Glen Matondo 6 MF  COD Christopher Samangwa 8 FW  COD Héritier Luvumbu 9 FW  CIV Kevin Aiba Koffi 10 MF  MLI Aboubacar Diarra 11 FW  COD Héritier Imana 12 DF  COD Ayrton Mboko 13 DF  CMR Pascal Eboussi 15 FW  COD Exaucé Misuri 16 GK  GAB Loic Owono 17 FW  COM Affane Djambae 18 DF  CIV Aboubacar Kalhil Sylla 20 DF  COD Edouard Apataki

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 FW  COD Jonathan Ikangalombo 23 MF  SEN Seck Mamadou 24 DF  CMR Patrick Etoga 25 FW  NGA Olorunshola Abayomi 26 MF  FRA Kevin Tapoko (captain) 28 MF  BEN Ibrahim Ogoulola 29 FW  BFA Lamine Ouattara 30 GK  CMR Junior Dande 31 FW  COD Emile Kalume 32 MF  COD Kevine Makoko 37 MF  COD Kevin Bakambo - MF  COD Dieu-Merci Lukombe - FW  MLI Boubacar Traoré - FW  BDI Jules Ulimwengu - DF  SEN Dione Bassirou - DF  BDI Chancel Ndaye

References

1. "#606 – AS Vita Club : V.Club" (in French). Footnickname. 6 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
2. "AS Vita Club history". AS Vita Club official website. 4 April 2012. Archived from the original on 13 February 2014.
3. "AS Vita Club titles". vclub-cd.com. AS Vita Club official website. Archived from the original on January 10, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2012.

External links

• Official website (in French)