Cape Verdean Football Championship
| Country | Cape Verde |
|---|---|
| Confederation | CAF |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Number of teams | 18 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Domestic cup(s) |
Cape Verdean Cup Independence Cup |
| International cup(s) |
CAF Champions League CAF Confederation Cup |
| Current champions |
CS Mindelense (2015) |
| Most championships | CS Mindelense (11) |
The Cape Verdean Football Championship or the Campeonato Caboverdiano de Futebol is a football competition that was created in 1976 in Cape Verde. A local championship was founded in 1953 before independence, when the islands were still part of the Portuguese Empire.
League format
The championship is played out in a tournament between the champions of the nine islands (the 10th island, Santa Luzia is not inhabited).
Clubs 2014-15
Group A
- Académica Operária (Sal Rei) - Champion of Boa Vista Island League
- Académica Porto Novo (Porto Novo) – Champion of Santo Antão Island League (South)
- Académico 83 (Vila do Maio) – Champion of Maio Island League
- FC Derby (Mindelo) - Runner-up of São Vicente Island League
- Paulense (Paul) - Champion of Santo Antão Island League (North)
- Spartak d'Aguadinha (São Filipe) - Champion of Fogo Island League
Group B
- Académico do Aeroporto (Espargos) – Champion of Sal Island League
- Boavista (Praia) - Champion of Santiago Island League (South)
- CS Mindelense (Mindelo) – National Champions 2014
- FC Ultramarina (Tarrafal) – Champion of São Nicolau Island League
- SC Beira-Mar (Tarrafal) - Champion of Santiago Island League (North)
- Sporting (Brava) (Nova Sintra) - Champion of Brava Island League
Before independence
The competition featured a club from the island of São Vicente and a club from the island of Santiago and continued up to the end of Portuguese rule.
- 1953: Académica (Mindelo)
- 1954: CS Mindelense
- 1955: competition not held
- 1956: CS Mindelense
- 1957–59: competition not held
- 1960: CS Mindelense bt CD Travadores (Praia)
- 1961: Sporting Clube da Praia bt GD Amarantes
- 1962: CS Mindelense
- 1963: Boavista bt Académica (Mindelo)
- 1964: Académica (Mindelo)
- 1965: Académica (Praia) 3-2 FC Derby
- 1966: CS Mindelense bt CD Travadores? (Praia)
- 1967: Académica (Mindelo)
- 1968: CS Mindelense bt Académica (Praia) 0-1
- 1969: Sporting Clube da Praia bt CS Mindelense
- 1970: competition not held
- 1971: CS Mindelense
- 1972: CD Travadores (Praia) 2–2 1–0 Académica (Mindelo)
- 1973: Castilho 1–0 Vitória (Praia)
- 1974: Sporting Clube da Praia 2–1 Castilho (Mindelo)
Performance by club
| Club | Winners | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|
| CS Mindelense | 7 | 1954, 1956, 1960, 1962, 1966, 1968, 1971 |
| Sporting Clube da Praia | 2 | 1961, 1969 |
| Académica (Mindelo) | 3 | 1953, 1964, 1967 |
| CD Travadores | 2 | 1972, 1974 |
| Castilho (Mindelo) | 1 | 1973 |
| Académica (Praia) | 1 | 1965 |
| Boavista | 1 | 1963 |
Since independence
In the first few years. The competition would feature a club from Barlavento and a club from Sotavento. In the 1980s, it would change when a playoff system was introduced. The group system was formed around the mid 1990s.
- 1975 : No competition held
- 1976 : CS Mindelense (Mindelo) 0-0 3-0 Botafogo São Filipe
- 1977 : CS Mindelense (Mindelo) 2-0 0-2 (4-3 pen) Sporting Clube da Praia
- 1978 : No competition held due to that the winner of the Sotavento Islands was undecided to challenge Mindelense, the winner of the Barlavento Islands
- 1979 : No competition held
- 1980 : Botafogo São Filipe 2-1 CS Mindelense (Mindelo)
- 1981 : CS Mindelense (Mindelo) 2-0 Botafogo São Filipe
- 1982 : No competition held
- 1983 : Académico Sal Rei 2–0 CS Mindelense (Mindelo)
- 1984 : Derby FC (Mindelo) 6–5 on pens Académica (Espargos)[1]
- 1985 : Sporting Clube da Praia 2-0 SC Morabesa
- 1986 : No competition held
- 1987 : Boavista (Praia) 3-1 0-0 SC Atlético (São Nicolau)
- 1988 : CS Mindelense (Mindelo) 2–0 0–1 Sporting Clube da Praia
- 1989 : Académica (Mindelo) SC Santa Maria (Sal)
- 1990 : CS Mindelense 2-1 1-0 Desportivo da Praia
- 1991 : Sporting Clube da Praia 0-0 1-0 Desportivo Ribeira Brava (São Nicolau)
- 1992 : CS Mindelense (Mindelo) 0-0 1-1 CD Travadores (Praia)
- 1993 : Académica 2–2 2–1 Boavista (Praia)
- 1994 : CD Travadores (Praia) 2–0 2–1 SC Atlético (São Nicolau)
- 1995 : Boavista (Praia)[2]
- 1996 : CD Travadores (Praia)[3]
- 1997 : Sporting Clube da Praia 0–0 1–1 CS Mindelense (Mindelo)
- 1998 : CS Mindelense (Mindelo)[4]
- 1999 : GD Amarantes (Mindelo) 2–0 1–1 Vulcânicos (São Filipe)
- 2000 : Derby FC (Mindelo) 1–1 1–0 Académica Operária (Sal-Rei)
- 2001 : Onze Unidos (Vila de Maio)[5]
- 2002 : Sporting Clube da Praia[6]
- 2003 : Académico do Aeroporto (Espargos) 3–1 3–2 FC Ultramarina (Tarrafal)
- 2004 : Sal-Rei FC (Sal-Rei) 2–0 1–2 Académica (Praia)
- 2005 : Derby FC (Mindelo) 1–1 4–3 Sporting Clube da Praia
- 2006 : Sporting Clube da Praia 1–0 2–2 Académico do Aeroporto (Espargos)
- 2007 : Sporting Clube da Praia 0–0 1–1 Académica (Mindelo)
- 2008 : Sporting Clube da Praia 0–1 3–0 FC Derby (Mindelo)
- 2009 : Sporting Clube da Praia 2–0 1–1 Académica (Praia)[7]
- 2010 : Boavista (Praia) 2–0 1–0 Sporting Clube da Praia
- 2011 : CS Mindelense 0–0 1–0 Sporting Clube da Praia
- 2012 : Sporting Clube da Praia 1–1 0–0 SC Atlético (Ribeira Brava)
- 2013 : CS Mindelense 3–0 2–2 Académica Porto Novo
- 2014 : CS Mindelense 2–1 0–0 Académica Fogo
- 2015 : CS Mindelense 1–1 1–1 (4–3 on pens) FC Derby (Mindelo)
Performance by club
| Club | Winners | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| CS Mindelense | 11 | 1976, 1977, 1981, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1998, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Sporting Clube da Praia | 9 | 1985, 1991, 1997, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012 |
| Derby FC | 3 | 1984, 2000, 2005 |
| Boavista (Praia) | 3 | 1987, 1995, 2010 |
| CD Travadores | 2 | 1994, 1996 |
| Académica (Mindelo) | 1 | 1989 |
| Académico Sal Rei | 1 | 1983 |
| Académico do Aeroporto | 1 | 2003 |
| Académica (Espargos) | 1 | 1993 |
| GD Amarantes (Mindelo) | 1 | 1999 |
| Botafogo São Filipe | 1 | 1980 |
| Onze Unidos | 1 | 2001 |
Performance by island
| Club | Winners | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| São Vicente | 16 | 1976, 1977, 1981, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Santiago | 14 | 1985, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 |
| Sal | 2 | 1993, 2003 |
| Boa Vista | 1 | 1983 |
| Fogo | 1 | 1980 |
| Maio | 1 | 1996 |
References
- ↑ First final competition that featured clubs from one island chain
- ↑ Won through the final triangular phase
- ↑ Won through the final triangular phase
- ↑ The winner was decided on the highest points in the final phase that contained four clubs
- ↑ The winner was decided on the highest points
- ↑ The winner was decided on the highest points and goals
- ↑ First finals competition that featured clubs from a single island and a single city
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