Associação Académica do Sal is a football club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the Sal Island League in Cape Verde. It is based in the city of Espargos in the island of Sal and its location is on Palmeira Road next to the city library. It is one of many teams that only won one title since independence. Its current proprietor is Mário Ramos.
Futebol Clube Juventude is a football (soccer) club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the Sal Island League in Cape Verde. It is based in the subdivision of Morro de Cural in the city of Espargos in the island of Sal. Juventude is the fifth successful football (soccer) club on the island, having won 7 official regional titles. As of the 2016-17 season, its chairman is David Brito and its coach is Djulhiano Santos.
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 Sal Premier Division is a regional championship played in Sal Island, Cape Verde. The winner of the championship plays in Cape Verdean football Championships of each season. The competition are organized by the Sal Regional Football Association. The Premier Divisions contains eight clubs. In title history, Académico do Aeroporto has the most number of titles numbering 14, and is ranked fifth in the most number of championship titles of any of the island leagues in Cape Verde. The champion promotes into the Cape Verdean Football Championships each season while the last placed club relegates into the second division the following season.
The 2004 Cape Verdean Football Championship season was the 25th of the competition of the first-tier football in Cape Verde. Its started on 8 May and finished on 10 July, earlier than the last season. The tournament was organized by the Cape Verdean Football Federation.
The 2015 Cape Verdean Football Championship season was the 36th beginner level competition of the first-tier football in Cape Verde. Its started on 9 May and finished on 11 July. The tournament was organized by the Cape Verdean Football Federation. The schedule including its matches were created on Saturday January 10. CS Mindelense won the eleventh title and became the second club after Sporting Praia to win three in a row. Neither clubs participated in the CAF Champions League competition in 2016 and in the 2016 CAF Confederation Cup. This was the second ever and most recent finals competition that two clubs came from the same island as well as the same city.
The 2013–14 Maio Island League season was the 23rd of the competition of the second-tier football in the island of Maio, Cape Verde. Its started on 15 December 2013 and finished on 9 March 2014. The tournament was organized by the Maio Regional Football Association. Académica da Calheta won the 3rd title and finished with 21 points.
The 2013–14 Boa Vista Island League season was the competition of the second-tier football in the island of Boa Vista, Cape Verde. Its started on 21 December 2013 and finished on 30 March 2014. The championships were organized by the Boa Vista Regional Football Association. Académica Operária won the 18th title and participated into the 2014 Cape Verdean Football Championships.
The 2013-14 Sal Island League season was the competition of the second-tier football in the island of Sal, Cape Verde. It started on 18 January and finished on 29 March 2014. The tournament was organized by the Sal Regional Football Association. Sport Clube Verdun won their second and recent title and qualified into the 2014 Cape Verdean Football Championships, their next in more than thirty years and the first in Group Stage. SC Verdun of Pedra de Lume won their second and recent title and finished with 20 points, a point difference from Académico do Aeroporto. Also Verdun had its best season results to date, in the following two seasons, the club did not reach the highest positions in the island.
The 2016 Cape Verdean Football Championship season was the 37th beginner level competition of the first-tier football in Cape Verde. It 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 championship was governed by the Cape Verdean Football Federation. The scheduling was completed on November 16 and the group system was kept insteading of becoming a one portion season without playoffs and was the last time. CS Mindelense won the record breaking title and became the second club after Sporting Praia to win four in a row, the highest ever, also it was Mindelense's last. Mindelense chose to not participate in the CAF Champions League competition in 2017, Académica do Porto Novo did not participate in the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup, both of the clubs due to financial concerns, of any club, it is the eighth consecutive time and becomes the recent African nation not to bring a champion to the continentals for the most consecutive years, in the cup competition, Cape Verde is the longest for not bringing a club in Africa lasting for more than 15 years straight, not even the three national cup winners competed. Mindelense qualfiied and participated in the 2017 National Championships.
The 2015-16 Sal Island League season was the competition of the second and third tier football in the island of Sal, Cape Verde. The season started on 6 February and finished on later on 8 May 2016. The competition is organized by the Sal Regional Football Association. Académico do Aeroporto won their 13th title. Its matches were predominantly both played in Estádio Marcelo Leitão and Santa Maria's municipal stadium, in the following season.
The 2016–17 season was the season of competitive football (soccer) in Cape Verde.
The 2016–17 Académico do Aeroporto season were in the island division of football (soccer) and third of the Premier Division. The club won their 14th championship title and also their third straight and qualified into the 2017 National Championships in May.
The 2016-17 Sal Island League season was the competition of the second and third tier football in the island of Sal, Cape Verde. The season started on 14 January and finished on 30 April 2016. The competition was organized by the Sal Regional Football Association. Académico do Aeroporto won their 14th title and participated at the 2017 Cape Verdean Football Championships and participated in Group A. Its matches were played at Estádio Marcelo Leitão.
The 2017 Cape Verdean Football Championship season was the 38th beginner level competition of the first-tier football in Cape Verde. It started on 13 May and finished on 27 August, it started a days later than last season. Originally to finish on 15 July, instead, it was rescheduled to 27 August. The championship was governed by the Cape Verdean Football Federation.
The island of Sal in Cape Verde in the east of the Barlavento Islands is home to several teams and clubs. The major professional club may now be Académico do Aeroporto do Sal, the remaining clubs are amateur or beginners. In 1976, Sal would have its own island championships of each sport. The football competition was the third along with Fogo to have its own first held in 1976 after the nation's independence. Since 2014, the football (soccer) was the only competition divided into two divisions.
The 2017 Sal Opening Tournament season was the competition of the Opening Tournament or the Association Cup of football in the island of Sal, Cape Verde. All of the competition took place in late 2017, the Premier Division of the cup started on October 22 and finished on November 11 and the Second Division started on November 10, then it took a three-week hiatus before resuming on December 1, it finished on December 15. The tournament was organized by the Sal Regional Football Association. SC Santa Maria won their second title for the season.
The 2017-18 Sal Island Cup season is the current competition of the regional football cup in the island of Sal, Cape Verde. The season started on November 16 and ended on March 31. The cup competition is organized by the Sal Regional Football Association. SC Santa Maria won their only title and became the second club from the city to win a cup title, also it was the sixth from the island and became the last of the original six to have a cup title or more. All the matches are being played at Estádio Marcelo Leitão.
The 2016-17 Sal Island League season was the competition of the second and third tier football in the island of Sal, Cape Verde and fourth as the Premier Division. The season started on December 2, 2017 and finished on March 25, 2018. The competition was organized by the Sal Regional Football Association. GD Palmeira won their third title, their next title in 18 years and their national participation currently participating in Group C at the 2018 Cape Verdean Football Championships. Its matches were played at Estádio Marcelo Leitão.
