2016 Cape Verdean Football Championships
| Season | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Champions | CS Mindelense |
| Matches played | 36 |
| Goals scored | 88 (2.44 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Mindelense |
| Biggest away win | Mindelense |
|
← 2015 | |
The 2016 Cape Verdean Football Championships season was the 37th and recent beginner level (likely amateur) competition of the first-tier football in Cape Verde. Its started on 14 May and finished on 9 July, it started five days later than last season and finished two days earlier, the season was a week shorter than last. The tournament was organized by the Federação Caboverdiana de Futebol (Cape Verdean Football Federation, FCF).[1] The scheduling was completed on November 16 and the group system was kept insteading of becoming a one portion season without playoffs or less likely the introduction of the Premier (Upper)-Second (Lower) Division.[2] CS Mindelense won the record breaking title and became the second club after Sporting Praia to win four in a row, the highest ever. Uncertain that Mindelense will participate in the CAF Champions League competition in 2016 nor Académica do Porto Novo or Sporting Praia instead of a cup winner in the 2017 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. The finals had two matches, Académica scored the first and Mindelense score the second leg, each with a goal, the second match went into extra time and again went into the penalty shootout, this was the first time that the season had the finals with two consecutive penalty shootouts, Mindelense won the shootout by four and claimed the recent national title.
Six clubs returned again, Desportivo da Praia returned in three years, Sport Sal Rei Club returned in five years and Vulcânicos returned in several years, Sinagoga of Santo Antão and Varandinha of Tarrafal de Santiago, two clubs competed for the first time. Varandinha's appearance was the first from the Santiago North Zone into the semfinals.
The biggest win was Mindelense who scored 5-2 over Sal Rei from Boa Vista, the rest of the matches had a maximum of three goals in some of its matches as it was a low scoring season, one fifth approximately of last season, though overall are ranked third, the second highest match was Varandinha - Mindelense who MIndelense won 1-4. In Group A, neither club scored ten goals while only MIndelense from Group B scored eleven, the second club in the group scored eight and was fifth placed Sal Rei. Vulcânicos scored the fewest with two goals. Overall, Mindelense scored 16 goals, Derby and Varandinha second with ten goals and Académica Porto Novo and Sal Rei fourth with eight goals.
One match, Desportivo Praia and Varandinha originally for mid-May, on May 13, it was rescheduled to June 1 due to some rivalry[3]
Participating clubs
- CS Mindelense, winner of the 2015 Cape Verdean Football Championships
- Sport Sal Rei Club, winner of the Boa Vista Island League
- Sporting Clube da Brava, winner of the Brava Island League
- Vulcânicos, winner of the Fogo Island League
- Académico 83, winner of the Maio Island League
- Académico do Aeroporto, winner of the Sal Island League[4]
- Varandinha, winner of the Santiago Island League (North)
- Desportivo da Praia, winner of the Santiago Island League (South)
- Clube Desportivo Sinagoga, 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
- FC Derby, runner up of the São Vicente Island League
Information about the clubs
| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Académico 83 | Vila do Maio | Maio | 4,000 |
| Porto Novo, Académica doAcadémica do Porto Novo | Porto Novo | Porto Novo | 8,000 |
| Académico do Aeroporto | Espargos | Marcelo Leitão | 8,000 |
| Atlético, SCSC Atlético | Ribeira Brava | Orlando Rodrígues | 5,000 |
| Desportivo da Praia | Praia | Várzea | 12,000 |
| Derby, FCFC Derby | Mindelo | Adérito Sena | 5,000 |
| Mindelense | Mindelo | Adérito Sena | 5,000 |
| Sinagoga, Clube DesportivoClube Desportivo Sinagoga | Sinagoga | João Serra | 2,000 |
| Sal Rei Club, SportSport Sal Rei Club | Sal Rei | Arsénio Ramos | 500 |
| Sporting Clube da Brava | Vila Nova Sintra | Aquiles d'Oliveira | 500 |
| Varandinha, GDGD Varandinha | Tarrafal | Mangue | |
| Vulcânicos | São Filipe | 5 de Julho | 1,000 |
Italics indicates a team playing in a stadium in a different town or city.
League standings
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Derby | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 13 |
| 2 | GD Varandinha | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 10 |
| 3 | Desportivo da Praia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 |
| 4 | Sporting Clube da Brava | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 6 |
| 5 | SC Atlético | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 4 |
| 6 | CD Sinagoga | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 2 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CS Mindelense (C) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 11 |
| 2 | Académica do Porto Novo | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 11 |
| 3 | Académico do Aeroporto | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | Académico 83 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 5 |
| 5 | Sport Sal Rei Club | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 4 |
| 6 | Vulcânicos | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 3 |
Results
| Week 1 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date | ||||||||
| Sinagoga | 2 - 3 | Sporting Brava | 15 May | ||||||||
| Derby | 3 - 1 | SC Atletico | 15 May | ||||||||
| Desportivo Praia | 1 - 3 | Varadinha | 1 June | ||||||||
| Académico Aeroporto | 3 - 0 | Academico 83 | 14 May | ||||||||
| Sal Rei | 3 - 0 | Vulcânicos | 14 May | ||||||||
| Mindelense | 1 - 1 | Académica do Porto Novo | 14 May | ||||||||
| Week 2 | |||||||||||
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date | ||||||||
| Sinagoga | 0 - 0 | Desportivo Praia | 21 May | ||||||||
| Varadinha | 0 - 0 | Derby | 21 May | ||||||||
| SC Atletico | 1 - 0 | Sporting Brava | 21 May | ||||||||
| Académico Aeroporto | 1 - 0 | Sal Rei | 21 May | ||||||||
| Vulcânicos | 0 - 3 | Mindelense | 22 May | ||||||||
| Académica do Porto Novo | 2 - 0 | Academico 83 | 22 May | ||||||||
| Week 3 | |||||||||||
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date | ||||||||
| Varadinha | 3 - 0 | Sinagoga | 28 May | ||||||||
| Desportivo Praia | 3 - 0 | SC Atletico | 28 May | ||||||||
| Sporting Brava | 0 - 1 | Derby | 29 May | ||||||||
| Vulcânicos | 2 - 0 | Académico Aeroporto | 28 May | ||||||||
| Sal Rei | 0 - 2 | Académica do Porto Novo | 28 May | ||||||||
| Academico 83 | 0 - 0 | Mindelense | 28 May | ||||||||
| Week 4 | |||||||||||
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date | ||||||||
| SC Atletico | 2 - 2 | Sinagoga | 4 June | ||||||||
| Sporting Brava | 2 - 1 | Varadinha | 5 June | ||||||||
| Derby | 2 - 1 | Desportivo Praia | 5 June | ||||||||
| Academico 83 | 2 - 0 | Vulcânicos | 4 June | ||||||||
| Mindelense | 5 - 2 | Sal Rei | 4 June | ||||||||
| Académica do Porto Novo | 0 - 0 | Académico Aeroporto | 5 June | ||||||||
| Week 5 | |||||||||||
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date | ||||||||
| Sinagoga | 0 - 2 | Derby | 11 June | ||||||||
| Desportivo Praia | 2 - 1 | Sporting Brava | 11 June | ||||||||
| Varadinha | 2 - 1 | SC Atletico | 11 June | ||||||||
| Académico Aeroporto | 0 - 2 | Mindelense | 12 June | ||||||||
| Vulcânicos | 0 - 1 | Académica do Porto Novo | 12 June | ||||||||
| Sal Rei | 3 - 3 | Academico 83 | 12 June | ||||||||
Final Stages
| Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| FC Derby | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Académica do Porto Novo | 0 | 2 | 2 | CS Mindelense | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| CS Mindelense | 4 | 2 | 6 | Académica do Porto Novo | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| GD Varandinha | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
Semi-finals
Finals
2 July 2016 16:00 |
| CS Mindelense | 0:1 | Académica do Porto Novo |
|---|---|---|
Scholot  89' |
Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena Mindelo Referee: António Rodrigues |
9 July 2016 |
| Académica do Porto Novo | 0:1 | CS Mindelense |
|---|---|---|
| Djinkely 38' | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 4-5 |
Municipal de Porto Novo Porto Novo Referee: Jaime Figueiredo |
| Cape Verdean Football 2016 Champions |
|---|
 CS Mindelense 12th title |
Statistics
- Highest scoring match: Mindelense 5-2 Sport Sal Rei Clube 4 June
See also
References
- 1 2 "2016 Cape Verdean Football Championships at RSSSF". 14 July 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ↑ "Nacional de futebol mantém antigo figurino na nova época" [The National Championships Kept the Old Group System for the New Season]. Expresso das Ilhas (in Portuguese). 16 November 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ↑ "Nacional: FCF suspende jogo entre Desportivo e representante de Santiago Norte" [FCF Suspended a Match Featuring Desportivo (Praia) and a Team from Northern Santiago]. A Nação (in Portuguese). 13 May 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ↑ "Futebol Sal: Académico revalida título de campeão" [Académico Achieved the Championship Title]. Criolosport (in Portuguese). 21 April 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
External links
- "Federação Caboverdiana de Futebol" (in Portuguese).
- 2016 Cape Verdean Football Championships at RSSSF