Paulense Desportivo Clube (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: "Paulensi Disportibu Klubi" and the São Vicente Crioulo: "Paulense Dsportiv' Klube") is a football club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the Santo Antão Island League North Zone in Cape Verde. It is based in the town of Pombas, the seat of Paúl in the northeastern part of the island of Santo Antão and is being the main club of Vale do Paul. Its current manager is Alberto Teixeira. Its nickname is "Encarnados", the same nickname of Portugal's S.L. Benfica and many other clubs affiliated to Benfica. Since the introduction of the Second Division in the 2012–13 season, the club are one of two that have never been relegated, the other is Os Foguetões.