 Their first national participation was in 1988, they lost one of the matches and was a non-participant in the finals.In 1995 they finished 2nd place in Group C with two points, the first with a point system and the only with the old two point system, the club failed to advance into the final stage.In the 2002 national championship season, their first match was a loss to Batuque of São Vicente and was last place, next was three consecutive wins as they defeat São Nicolau's Atlético, Académica do Fogo and Santo Antão's Sanjoanense, they were second place.