Sporting Clube de Porto Novo is a football club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the Santo Antão Island South Zone Division in Cape Verde. It is based in the island of Santo Antão. The club was founded in 1956 and is the island's oldest sporting club. Geographically it was once the westernmost sporting club in Cape Verde and the whole of Africa, now it is one of several today.
The Santo Antão North Premier Division is a regional championship played in Ribeira Grande and Paul, Santo Antão Island, Cape Verde. It is organized by the Santo Antão North Regional Football Association. The winner of the championship plays in Cape Verdean football Championships of each season. The league was formed in 1997 and continued to play with the Santo Antão Island League until the breakup into the north and south zones in 2002.
Football or soccer competitions had and have taken part in the island of Santo Antão. The island championship existed for nine years. The single island cup and super cup competitions were introduced in late 2015. The cup and super cup are held along with two other regional versions. The opening tournament is a single island competition.
Beira-Mar Desportivo Clube or Clube Desportivo Beira-Mar is a football club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the Santo Antão Island League South Zone in Cape Verde. It is based in the town of Ribeira Grande in the northwestern part of the island of Santo Antão.
Clube Desportivo Os Foguetões is a football club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the Santo Antão Island League South Zone in Cape Verde. It is based in the settlement of Eito in Paul in the northeastern part of the island of Santo Antão.
Paulense Desportivo Clube is a football club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the Santo Antão Island League North Zone in Cape Verde. It is based in the town of Pombas, the seat of Paúl in the northeastern part of the island of Santo Antão and is being the main club of Vale do Paul. Its current manager is Alberto Teixeira. Its nickname is Encarnados, the same nickname of Portugal's S.L. Benfica and many other clubs affiliated to Benfica. Since the introduction of the Second Division in the 2012-13 season, the club are one of two that have never been relegated, the other is Os Foguetões.
Rosariense Clube da Ribeira Grande, also as Rosariense Desportivo Clube, short or conventional form: Rosariense Clube is a football club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the Santo Antão Island League South Zone in Cape Verde. It is based in the town of Ribeira Grande in the northeastern part of the island of Santo Antão. Its current chairman is Orlando de Jesus Delgado who is since September 12, 2015
Clube Desportivo Sinagoga, also known as Sinagoga Futebol Clube is a football club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the Santo Antão Island League South Zone in Cape Verde. It is based in the village of Sinagoga in the northeastern part of the island of Santo Antão. Its current manager is Cadoram since November 2016. The stadium is located in the northern part of the island, next to the mountains in Ponta do Sol at Estádio João Serra.
Solpontense Futebol Clube is a football club that currently plays in the Second Division of the Santo Antão Island League South Zone in Cape Verde. It is based in the town of Ponta do Sol in the northern part of the island of Santo Antão and being the country's northernmost football club. Its current manager is João Lopes Rodrígues.
Associação Académica do Porto Novo is a multi-sport club that plays in the Santo Antão Island League South Zone in Cape Verde. It is based in the town of Porto Novo in the southeastern part of the island of Santo Antão. Sporting activities includes football and volleyball. Its current head is Osvaldinho Silva Lopes and its coach is Gunga. The nickname of the club like many other Académicas is Mica.
The 2013-14 Santo Antão Island League (North) season was the 15th competition of football and second with the second and third tier in northern part the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. Its started on 21 December 2013 and finished on 30 March 2014. The tournament was organized by the Santo Antão North Regional Football Association. Paulense won the 5th title.
The 2015–16 Santo Antão Island League (North) season was the 17th competition of football and second with the second and third tier in northern part the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. Its started on 16 January 2016 and finished on 24 April 2014. The tournament was organized by the Santo Antão North Regional Football Association. Sinagoga won the first and only title and finished with 28 points, a club record and participated in the 2016 Cape Verdean Football Championships in mid May.
The 2016–17 season was the season of competitive football (soccer) in Cape Verde.
The 2016–17 Santo Antão North Premier Division season was the 18th competition of football and fifth of the Premier Division that took place in the northern part of the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. Its started on 12 November and finished on 26 March, along with the South Zone, the season finished the earliest of any of the country's island leagues. The tournament was organized by the Santo Antão North Regional Football Association. Paulense won their seventh championship title which they did on February 19 and later finished with 28 points and participated in the 2017 Cape Verdean Football Championships in mid May, it was also be the first that had three groups each and Paulense was placed in Group A alongside the champion of the south of the island Académica do Porto Novo and Mindelense, last season's national champion. Janela finished last place and participated in the Second Division in the following season. The scheduling were made in September.
The island of Santo Antão in Cape Verde in the west of the Barlavento Islands is home to several teams and clubs. The major amateur clubs are Sporting Clube do Porto Novo, Académica Porto Novo and Paulense. Its first football championship was founded in 1996 and from 2002, the association and competition are currently divided into two zones, the north and the south and includes all sports including football, basketball, volleyball and athletics and may have futsal today. Other than football, it has a single regional association covering the island.
The Santo Antão North Cup is a regional football (soccer) cup competition played during the season in the northern part of Santo Antão Island (consisting of the municipalities of Paul and Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde. The cup tournament is organized by the Santo Antão North Regional Football Association. The winner participates in the Santo Antão North Super Cup. For several times, the winner participated in the Cape Verdean Cup. The first entrant was in 2007 which was Rosariense and their recent was in 2012 and was Paulense. Since 2013, there were no entrants to the national cup due to financial concerns. From the 2015 edition, the winner qualifies into the Santo Antão Super Cup, a single island cup competition challenging a club from the north.
The Santo Antão North (Zone) Opening Tournament was an opening tournament. played during the season in the northern part of Santo Antão Island (consisting of the municipalities of Paul and Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde. The opening tournament was organized by the Santo Antão North Regional Football Association.
The 2017–18 Santo Antão North Premier Division season was the 30th/31st competition of football and sixth of the Premier Division that took place in the northern part of the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. Its started later on December 9 and finished on 25 March, the season finished the earliest of any of the country's island leagues. The tournament was organized by the Santo Antão North Regional Football Association. Os Foguetões won their second championship title, their next in nine years and finished with 22 points, later they are currently participating in the 2018 Cape Verdean Football Championships on April 7, it was also be the second that had three groups each and Os Foguetões was placed in Group B The scheduling were made in September. It's confirmed that the coming season has allowed the use of bullets in post-nominator matches, while it was appreciated giving a beta-type-consulting-consumer it was not satisfied with its overall outcome of disease pickers, in national areas.
