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| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Rosariense |
| Promoted | Rosariense |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Goals scored | 30 (3.33 per match) |
← 2015–16 2017–18 → | |
The 2016–17 Santo Antão North Second Division season was the 5th competition of the third-tier level of the football that took place in the northern part of the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. Its started on November 20 and ended on 26 March, the season finished the earliest of any of the country's regional second division in most regions. The tournament was organized by the Santo Antão North Regional Football Association (Associação Regional de Futebol de Zona Norte do Santo Antão, ARFZNSA). [1] Rosariense won their only title which they did on February 19 [2] and later finished with 18 points and will participate in the Premier Division in the following season. Solpontense finished second and newcomer Torrense finished last without a win or a draw. The scheduling were made in September.
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played with a spherical ball between two teams of eleven players. It is played by 250 million players in over 200 countries and dependencies, making it the world's most popular sport. The game is played on a rectangular field called a pitch with a goal at each end. The object of the game is to score by moving the ball beyond the goal line into the opposing goal.
Santo Antão is the westernmost island of Cape Verde. At 779 km2 (301 sq mi), it is the largest of the Barlavento Islands group, and the second largest island of Cape Verde. The nearest island is São Vicente to the southeast, separated by the sea channel Canal de São Vicente. Its population was 40,547 in 2015, making it the third most populous island of Cape Verde after Santiago and São Vicente. Its largest city is Porto Novo on the south coast.
Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country spanning an archipelago of 10 volcanic islands in the central Atlantic Ocean. It forms part of the Macaronesia ecoregion, along with the Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira, and the Savage Isles. In ancient times these islands were referred to as "the Islands of the Blessed" or the "Fortunate Isles". Located 570 kilometres (350 mi) west of the Cape Verde Peninsula off the coast of Northwest Africa, the islands cover a combined area of slightly over 4,000 square kilometres (1,500 sq mi).