Boavista Futebol Clube is a football club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the Santiago Island South Zone League in Cape Verde. It is based in the city of Praia in the island of Santiago. The team has only reached a few of these games before and after independence. Its current president is Luis Manuel Semedo who once coached Boa Vista's Académica Operária. and its manager is Nelito Antunes.
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.
The 2011–12 Santiago Island League (South) season began on 3 December and finished on 29 April. Sporting won the regional competition and qualified into the 2012 Cape Verdean Football Championships. The championship was organized by the Santiago South Regional Football Association.
Desportivo da Praia is a football club that currently plays in the Premier division and the Santiago Island League (South) in Cape Verde. It is based in the capital city of Praia in the island of Santiago. It is the military team of Cape Verde. Its nickname is militares. The team won the first and only regional opening tournament in 2014.
The 2013–14 Santiago Island League (South) season was the competition of the second and third tier football in the southern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. The winner qualified into the 2014 Cape Verdean Football Championships. It started on 15 November 2013 and finished on 30 March 2014. The tournament was organized by the Santiago South Regional Football Association. Sporting Praia won the 8th title and finished with 44 points. Their next championship title for Sporting would be in 2017.
The 2014–15 Santiago Island League (South) season was the competition of the second-tier football in the southern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. Its started on 5 December 2013 and finished on 26 April 2014. The tournament was organized by the Santiago South Regional Football Association. Boavista won the second and most recent title and participated in the 2015 Cape Verdean Football Championships.
Associação Desportiva do Bairro Craveiro Lopes is a multisport club that had played in the Santiago Island South Zone League in Cape Verde. It is based in the capital city of Praia in the island of Santiago and plays in the stadium with a capacity of 8,000 The club never won a championship title, they have two cup titles. Its sports include football (soccer), basketball, futsal, similar to arena football and volleyball. Its current president Carlos Sena Teixeira and its manager is Daniel Cardoso who came in February 2017. Its nickname is canarinha which is Portuguese for the little canary.
The 2015–16 Santiago Island League (South) season was the competition of the second and third tier football in the southern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. Its started on 13 November 2014 and finished on 8 May 2016. The tournament was organized by the Santiago South Regional Football Association. All the matches were played at Estádio da Várzea. Desportivo won the first and only title for the South Zone and participated in the 2016 Cape Verdean Football Championships and finished with 47 points, Desportivo's last title win for Santiago was in 1990 and totals three overall.
The 2016–17 Santiago South Premier Division season was the 15th second tier football competition in the southern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde, from 4 November 2016 to 30 April 2017. The tournament was organized by the Santiago South Regional Football Association. All the matches were played at Estádio da Várzea. Sporting Praia won their next title in three years which was their 10th title and participated in the 2017 Cape Verdean Football Championships and played in Group C that includes Sporting Brava, Sporting Praia had 55 points and made it a club record, overall of any regional tier 2 championship competitions, it was third behind of the clubs of the island's North Zone, GD Varandinha with 63 and Scorpion Vermelho with 61. Also Sporting Praia qualified in the 2017 Santiago South Super Cup and faced Os Garridos, runner up in the regional cup competitions as Sporting was also cup winner, Sporting would win that title.
The 2016–17 CD Travadores season were in the island Premier Division of football (soccer). The club finished seventh behind Tchadense and ahead of Celtic.
The 2012–13 Santiago Island League (South) season was the 2012-13 season of the regional football championship played in Santiago Island, Cape Verde as part of the Santiago South Zone Football Association. The season began on December 21 and finished in the Spring. Sporting won the regional competition and qualified into the 2013 Cape Verdean Football Championships. The championship was organized by the Santiago South Regional Football Association.
The 2002 Santiago South Premier Division season began on 12 January and finished on 21 April. Sporting won the regional competition and qualified into the 2002 Cape Verdean Football Championships. The championship was organized by the Santiago South Regional Football Association. The competition returned after the 2001 season was not held due to the condition of the stadium at the Municipal Stadium. All matches were played at Campo de Sucupira which was temporarily used up until 2007. The field no longer exists today and several buildings dominate the former field.
The 2003–04 Santiago South Premier Division season began on 23 December and finished on 2 May. Académica won the regional competition and qualified into the 2004 Cape Verdean Football Championships. The championship was organized by the Santiago South Regional Football Association. All matches were played at Campo de Sucupira which was temporarily used up until 2007. The field no longer exists today and several buildings dominate the former field.
The 2005 Santiago South Premier Division season began on 8 January and finished on 24 April. Sporting won the regional competition and qualified into the 2005 Cape Verdean Football Championships. The championship was organized by the Santiago South Regional Football Association. All matches were played at Campo de Sucupira which was temporarily used up until 2007. The field no longer exists today and several buildings dominate the former field.
The 2005–06 Santiago Island League (South) season began on 3 December and finished on 4 May. Sporting again won the regional competition and qualified into the 2006 Cape Verdean Football Championships. The championship was organized by the Santiago South Regional Football Association. All matches were played at Estádio da Várzea and Campo de Sucupira, the latter which was temporarily used for one more season. The field no longer exists today and several buildings dominate the former field.
The 2007 Santiago Island League (South) season began on 27 January and finished on 8 May and was the last time held in a single year. Sporting again won the regional competition and qualified into the 2007 Cape Verdean Football Championships. The championship was organized by the Santiago South Regional Football Association. All matches were played at Estádio da Várzea and was the last season that some matches were played at Campo de Sucupira. The field no longer exists today and several buildings dominate the former field.
The 2007–08 Santiago Island League (South) season began on 17 November and finished on 4 May. Sporting, the possessor of the most regional titles overall on the island once more won the regional competition and qualified into the 2008 Cape Verdean Football Championships. With Sporting who won the national title last season, second placed AD Bairro also qualified and made their only national appearance. The championship was organized by the Santiago South Regional Football Association. All matches were played at Estádio da Várzea.
The 2008–09 Santiago Island League (South) season began on 8 November and finished on 3 May. Académica won their second title since the break-up and qualified into the 2009 Cape Verdean Football Championships, their title was the next in five years and their next national appearance in two years, also it was their sixth regional title and also qualified into the regional championships which was their recent competition, the club later won the island title. Also qualified was Sporting who won the national title last season, in the regionals, they were runner-up. The championship was organized by the Santiago South Regional Football Association. All matches were played at Estádio da Várzea.
The 2010–11 Santiago Island League (South) season began on 8 November and finished on 3 May. Boavista won their first title since the break-up and qualified into the 2011 Cape Verdean Football Championships. Boavista won the national title for 2010 which the runner up Sporting also qualified for the season. The next time a second participant from Santiago South would be in 2013. Also Boavista was to qualify into the super cup as champion and also as cup winner, but that competition did not took place. The championship was organized by the Santiago South Regional Football Association. All matches were played at Estádio da Várzea.
The 2017–18 Santiago South Premier Division season was the 16th second tier football competition in the southern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde, from 3 November 2017 to 1 April 2018, a month earlier than last season. The tournament was organized by the Santiago South Regional Football Association. All matches were played at Estádio da Várzea. Académica Praia won their next title in nine years and participated in the 2017 Cape Verdean Football Championships and played in Group A. Académica finished with a new regional record of 56 points, beating Sporting Praia's 55 of the previous season, overall of any regional championship competitions, it is third behind of the clubs of the island's North Zone, GD Varandinha with 63 and Scorpion Vermelho with 61. Sporting Praia, the previous national champion also qualified, the club finished fourth for the season. Académica Praia will qualify in the upcoming 2018 Santiago South Super Cup.
