2012 Cape Verdean Football Championships
The 2012 Cape Verdean Football Championships season was the 33rd of the competition of the first-tier football in Cape Verde. Its started on 5 May and finished on 7 July, slightly earlier than last year. The tournament was organized by the Federação Caboverdiana de Futebol (Cape Verdean Football Federation, FCF). Sporting Praia won the ninth title, it would be the club's most recent title win. This time, Sporting Praia did not participate in the 2013 CAF Champions League. No club also participated in the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup.
CS Mindelense was the defending team of the title. A total of 12 clubs participated in the competition, one from each island league and one who won the last season's title. It would be the first time that more than three clubs shared the same club name starting with Académica numbering five out of twelve. Half of Group B clubs would bear the first club name but only half would bear the name in the knockout stage. In the top semifinal bracket, those same clubs again appeared and would be the first time.
The biggest win was Sporting Praia who won 6-0 over Juventude from Sal.
Participating clubs
- CS Mindelense, winner of the 2011 Cape Verdean Football Championships
- Académica Operária, winner of the Boa Vista Island League
- Académica da Brava, winner of the Brava Island League
- Académica do Fogo, winner of the Fogo Island League
- Académico 83, winner of the Maio Island League
- Juventude, winner of the Sal Island League
- Paulense Desportivo Clube, winner of the Santo Antão Island League (North)
- Académica do Porto Novo, winner of the Santo Antão Island League (South)
- SC Atlético, winner of the São Nicolau Island League
- Batuque FC, winner of the São Vicente Island League
- Estrela dos Amadores, winner of the Santiago Island League (North)
- Sporting Clube da Praia, runner-up of the Santiago Island League (South)
Information about the clubs
League standings
Group A
Group B
Results
Week 1 |
Home |
Score |
Visitor |
Date |
Sporting Praia |
6 - 1 |
Juventude |
5 May |
Estrela Amadores |
0 - 2 |
Batuque |
5 May |
Académica Brava |
0 - 1 |
Académica Fogo |
6 May |
Mindelense |
4 - 0 |
Paulense |
5 May |
Académica Operária |
2 - 2 |
Académica 83 |
5 May |
Académica Porto Novo |
1 - 2 |
SC Atlético |
5 May |
Week 2 |
Home |
Score |
Visitor |
Date |
Académica Fogo |
0 - 0 |
Estrela Amadores |
12 May |
Sporting Praia |
5 - 0 |
Académica Brava |
13 May |
Batuque |
1 - 1 |
Juventude |
13 May |
Mindelense |
5 - 0 |
Académica Operária |
12 May |
Académico 83 |
1 - 3 |
Académica Porto Novo |
12 May |
SC Atlético |
3 - 1 |
Paulense |
12 May |
Week 3 |
Home |
Score |
Visitor |
Date |
Académica Fogo |
0 - 2 |
Sporting Praia |
19 May |
Juventude |
3 - 1 |
Estrela Amadores |
19 May |
Académica Brava |
0 - 2 |
Batuque |
20 May |
Académico 83 |
1 - 3 |
Mindelense |
19 May |
Académica Operária |
4 - 5 |
SC Atlético |
19 May |
Paulense |
1 - 1 |
Académica Porto Novo |
19 May |
Week 4 |
Home |
Score |
Visitor |
Date |
Juventude |
0 - 0 |
Académica Fogo |
26 May |
Batuque |
0 - 0 |
Sporting Praia |
26 May |
Estrela Amadores |
5 - 0 |
Académica Brava |
27 May |
Paulense |
3 - 0 |
Académico 83 |
26 May |
Académica Porto Novo |
3 - 2 |
Académica Operária |
26 May |
SC Atlético |
1 - 0 |
Mindelense |
26 May |
Week 5 |
Home |
Score |
Visitor |
Date |
Sporting Praia |
2 - 2 |
Estrela Amadores |
3 June |
Académica Fogo |
2 - 1 |
Batuque |
3 June |
Académica Brava |
1 - 3 |
Juventude |
3 June |
Mindelense |
0 - 2 |
Académica Porto Novo |
3 June |
Académico 83 |
2 - 4 |
SC Atlético |
3 June |
Académica Operária |
1 - 1 |
Paulense |
3 June |
Final Stages
Semi-finals
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Finals
Statistics
- Top scorer: Gerson: 13 goals (of SC Atlético)
- Least beaten goalkeeper: Magueti: 4 goals (of Sporting Praia)
- Greatest player: Gerson (SC Atlético)
- Greatest coach: Janito Carvalho (Sporting Praia)
- Greatest head: Ru Évora (Sporting Praia)
- Biggest wins:
- Sporting Clube da Praia 6-1 Juventude do Sal (5 May)
- CS Mindelense 6-1 Académica Operaria (12 May)
- Sporting Clube da Praia 5-0 Académica da Brava (13 May)
- Estrela dos Amadores 5-0 Académica da Brava (27 May)
References
External links