Santa Rita de Cássia Futebol Clube is an Angolan sports club from the city of Uíge. The team made its debut in the Gira Angola (Angola's second division championship) in 2016 after winning the Uige province football championship.^[1]

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Santa Rita de Cássia

Full name	Santa Rita de Cássia Futebol Clube
Founded	29 August 2015; 8 years ago (2015-08-29)
Ground	Estádio 4 de Janeiro
Capacity	12,000
Chairman	Nzolani Pedro
Manager	João Fortuna
League	Girabola
2022–23	7th in Girabola
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The club is named after Italian saint Rita of Cascia in whose honor a sanctuary was built at the village of Casseche, Uíge city, where an annual pilgrimage is held.^{[citation needed]}

In 2016, its debutant year in the second division, the club managed to be promoted to Angola's top flight division, the Girabola.

On February 10, 2017, shortly after the inaugural match of the 2017 Girabola between home team Santa Rita de Cássia and Recreativo do Libolo, one of the access gates of Estádio 4 de Janeiro collapsed as access was made free and attendants tried to force their way into the stadium. As a result, 17 people were trampled to death and 76 injured, 5 of whom with life-threatening injuries.^[2]

• Angolan League: 0

• Angolan Cup: 0

• Angolan SuperCup: 0

• Gira Angola: 1

2016

• Uige provincial championship: 1

2015

Santa Rita de Cássia's season-by-season performance since 2011:

• PR = Preliminary round, 1R = First round, GS = Group stage, R32 = Round of 32, R16 = Round of 16, QF = Quarter-finals, SF = Semi-finals, RU = Runner-Up, W = Winner

• Girabola
• Gira Angola