Associação Académica do Fogo is a football club that currently plays in the Campeonato Nacional de Cabo Verde and in the Fogo Island League in Cape Verde. It is based in the island of Fogo and plays in the stadium with a capacity of 1000. The logo and the uniform as well as other teams with the name Académica and Académico in Cape Verde is identical to Académica de Coimbra, it features the volcanic mountain on the right. The club name and the year of foundation are at the bottom. Académica do Fogo are one of the unrelegated clubs on the island which includes Vulcânicos and Botafogo.
Académica do Fogo is the second most successful club on the island, having won about 16 official regional titles.
History
The club was founded on November 18, 1962 (some sources stated as July) and is an affiliate of Académica de Coimbra. The club celebrated their 25th anniversary in 1987.
Académica played its first regional competition in 1976 after being registered. The first title the claimed for the island was in 1985, later, the team won two consecutive titles in 1987 in 1988.
Académica won two straight regional cup titles in 2002.
In the national championships, In the 2002 season, they started with a 4–2 win over Académica Operária of Boa Vista and held it as the highest for two weeks, two losses followed including one to Sporting Praia, their position dropped to sixth. A two match winning streak was followed before their goal draw with Atlético was made, their position risen to fourth. After their bye week in week 7, two straight wins were made, each with five goals which was the season's fourth highest, first 5–1 over Sanjoanense of Santo Antão and their position risen to third, then 5–0 over the weak Académica da Brava. Along with Académico do Aeroporto and SC Atlético, the club had 16 points and was third, it was second ranked. From the reintroduction of the group stage in 2003 up until the stage changed in 2016, not a single club would have 16 points. As the national championships became three groups and each club has a six match regular season, still not a single club has over 16 points today. Académica do Fogo finished third, shared with SC Atletico and Académico do Aeroporto, they also had 5 wins and a draw, the difference was the club scored 21 goals, more than Académico do Aeroporto's 19 and Atlético's 17, it was also more than Batuque's 19 goals who was second.
Académica won a regional title in 2005 and headed to the nationals and played in Group A, no luck as their match with Sport Sal Rei Club (of Boa Vista Island) ended in a loss. A double goal draw with Paulense DC of Santo Antão was next. Académcia Fogo made a 6–1 win over Flor Jovem, champion of Santiago North. At the fourth round, they suffered a loss to Académica do Sal, the last season match, a 2–0 win over Ribeira Brava, champion of Sãp Nicolau. Académica finished third and failed to qualify into the playoff stage.
Académica's next two seasons were in the moderate range in Fogo. But in 2008, another regional title was achieved in the Premier Division and another stint at the nationals was made, better than the one in 2005, again they played in Group A. Académica won the first three matches where they defeated Brava's GD Corôa, Boa Vista's Sal Rei and São Nicolau's Ribeira Brava. A goal draw with Académico do Aeroporto do Sal was made at round 4. The final match was a 3–0 loss to Sporting Praia, champion of Santiago South. Académica Fogo finished second with 10 points and 3 goals, sharing Académico do Aeroporto, Académica Fogo won 9, two more than the Sal-based club and headed into the playoff stage. Académica Fogo neither won two legs of the semis as they lost to São Vicente's FC Derby and was out from appearance at the finals.
Académica won two more straight Fogo Cup titles, first in 2008 after a 2–0 win over Valência, they did not head to the national cup as the competition was cancels, their recent one was in 2009 and got their national participation where they did not succeed in a round.
In special titles, the club won the title for Académicas of Cape Verde.