Santiago Island League (North)

Santiago Island League (North)

Region	Northern Santiago Island including Assomada, Cape Verde
Founded	1999 (unilateral) 2002 (formal)
Number of teams	13
Promotion to	Cape Verdean Football Championship
Domestic cup(s)	Santiago Island (North) Cup Santiago Island (North) Super Cup
Current champions	Beira- Mar (1st) (2014-15)
Most championships	Scorpions Vermelho (4 times)
Website	Official website

The Santiago Island League (North) is a regional championship played in Santiago Island, Cape Verde. The winner of the championship plays in Cape Verdean football Championships of each season. The league was formed in 1999, in 2003, the Santiago Island League was split into the north and south zones and was formally created, the two are the youngest island league in Cape Verde. Since 2003, the club has both Premier and Second Divisons, from 2006 they went into disuse and in the 2006/07 season, the league was split into the northcentral and southcentral groups and several teams from the Second Level from the north became a single group. Clubs from São Domingos would participate in the South Zone as a couple of more clubs were created in the North Zone, also being almost equal to half of the island's population. Unlike other island leagues, between 2012 and 2015, it had the first and second phases and a playoff system in which the first four clubs would participate. The 2015/16 season now features 14 clubs and the first regional league in Cape Verde to have up to 26 rounds. After nearly nine years, the Second Division was restored and features six clubs.

Scorpions has the most number of titles with four, second Estrelas dos Amadores with 3 and six clubs with a title, Barcelona in 2003, Beira-Mar in 2015, the recent winner, Benfica in 2011, Desportivo de Santa Cruz in 2011, Flor Jovem from Calheta in 2005 and Grémio Nhagar in 2014.

Santiago Island League (North) clubs - 2015/16 season

Premier Division AJAC (Calheta) Beira-Mar (Chão Bom/Tarrafal) Benfica Desportivo de Assomada Desportivo da Calheta Desportivo de Santa Cruz - Santa Cruz Estrela dos Amadores (Tarrafal) Flor Jovem - São Miguel Grémio Desportivo de Nhagar - Assomada Real Júnior (Chão Bom/Tarrafal) São Lourenço FC (São Lourenço) Scorpion Vermelho - Pedra Badejo and Santa Cruz União Picos Varandinha

Second Division Os Amigos (Assomada) (Assomada) Barcelona (Tarrafal) Juventude de Assomada Associação Juventus

Winners

• 1999/00 : Barcelona (Tarrafal)
• 2000/01 : not known
• 2001/02 : Desportivo de Santa Cruz
• 2002/03 : Barcelona (Tarrafal)
• 2003/04 : Estrela dos Amadores (Tarrafal)
• 2004/05 : Flor Jovem da Calheta
• 2005/06 : not held
• 2006/07 : Scorpions (Santa Cruz)
• 2007/08 : Scorpions (Santa Cruz)
• 2008/09 : Estrela dos Amadores
• 2009/10 : Scorpions (Santa Cruz)
• 2010/11 : Benfica de Santa Cruz
• 2011/12 : Estrela dos Amadores
• 2012/13 : Scorpions (Santa Cruz)
• 2013/14 : Grémio Nhágar
• 2014/15 : Beira-Mar

Performance By Club

Club	Winners	Winning Years
Scorpions (Santa Cruz)	4	2007, 2008, 2010, 2013
Estrela dos Amadores	3	2004, 2009, 2012
Barcelona	2	2000, 2003
Benfica de Santa Cruz	1	2011
Beira-Mar	1	2015
Desportivo de Santa Cruz	1	2002
Grémio Nhágar	1	2014
Flor Jovem da Calheta	1	2005

External link

• Santiago Island League (North Zone) (Portuguese)