bˌiːɪŋ mˈeɪnli ɐ lˈoʊɚ lˈiːɡ klˈʌb, vˈæskoʊ wˈʌn pɹəmˈoʊʃən tə ðə nˈæʃənəl fˈɜːst dᵻvˈɪʒən ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː, ˈæftɚ bˌiːɪŋ kɹˈaʊnd tʃˈæmpiənz ʌvðə vˈɑːdɐkˌɑːm sˈɛkənd dᵻvˈɪʒən.
Being mainly a lower league club, Vasco won promotion to the National First Division in 2003, after being crowned champions of the Vodacom Second Division.