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 Island League (South) is a regional championship played in Porto Novo, Santo Antão Island, Cape Verde. The winner of the championship plays in Cape Verdean football Championships of each season. The championship is organized by the Santo Antão South Regional Football Association. It has one of the fewest teams in the Capeverdean football or soccer ahead of Brava's and São Nicolau's. Its current head is Fernando Lima since late 2016.
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.
Clube Sportivo or Club Sport Marítimo do Porto Novo 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 Porto Novo in the northern part of the island of Santo Antão.
Clube de Futebol Os Sanjoanenses, also known as Sanjoanense is a football club that currently plays in the Santo Antão Island League South Zone in Cape Verde. It is based in the town of Porto Novo in the northern part of the island of Santo Antão.
The 2013-14 Santo Antão Island League (South) season was the competition of the second and third tier football in the southern part of the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. It started on 14 December 2013 and finished on 23 March 2014. The tournament was organized by the Santo Antão South Regional Football Association. Académica do Porto Novo won the 8th title and finished with 34 points and had 11 wins, a draw, and 37 goals, and conceded only five.
The 2014-15 Santo Antão Island League (South) season was the competition of the second-tier football in southern part the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. It started on 10 January 2013 and finished on 19 April 2014. The tournament was organized by the Santo Antão South Regional Football Association. Académica do Porto Novo won the 9th title, their 10th overall,and finished with 32 points.
Estádio Municipal do Porto Novo is a multi-purpose stadium in Porto Novo, Cape Verde just about 1 km west of the city center on the road connecting Porto Novo and places west of the island including Norte and Tarrafal de Monte Trigo. It is currently used mostly for football matches along with athletics. The stadium is owned by the municipality of Porto Novo and are operated by the Santo Antão South Regional Football Association (ARFSSA) and the Santo Antão Regional Athletics Association (ARASA). The stadium holds about 3,000 to 4,000 people and has seat rows in the left sides. The stadium is home to the Santo Antão Island League South Zone's clubs including Académica, Fiorentina, Marítimo, Sanjoanense and Sporting. Its size is 105 by 68 m. It is the westernmost sports stadium in the whole of Africa, it is also the westernmost athletic facility. It has one of the westernmost football fields in the whole of Africa.
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.
This article concerns football records in Cape Verde. Unless otherwise stated, records are taken from the Cape Verdean National Championships and the second-tier Regional Championships.
The 2015-16 Santo Antão Island League (South) season was the competition of the second-tier football in southern part the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. Its started on 9 January 2015 and finished on 23 April 2016. The tournament was organized by the Santo Antão South Regional Football Association. Académica do Porto Novo won the 10th title and their 11th overall and finished with 33 points and participated in the 2016 Cape Verdean Football Championships in mid May. The match dates were set on December 2, 2015.
The 2016–17 season was the season of competitive football (soccer) in Cape Verde.
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In the 2008–09 season of competitive football (soccer) in Cape Verde The 2nd Cape Verdean Cup took place in July and August.
The 2016–17 CS Mindelense season were in the island and top division of Cape Verdean football. The club won the island's 49th title, a record of all the island titles won by any club in Cape Verde. As they were the 2016 national league winners, they qualified into the national championships. Mindelense will qualify to the 2017 regional super cup as champion later in the year.
The 2016–17 Académica do Porto Novo season were in the island and top division of Cape Verdean football. The season for the club was as not as successful as the previous four seasons, a part of it were defeating the region's weakest clubs, since the association has only a single division. The club won their 11th title and became the next club to win seventh consecutive titles of each island leagues, others are CS Mindelense of nearby São Vicente several times between the foundation up to 1994, Botafogo of Fogo in 1981 and Brava's Nô Pintcha in 1996. The title total has became to be one of the most number of clubs having the most regional titles.
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 2016-17 Santo Antão Island League (South) season was the competition of the second-tier football in southern part the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. Its started on 12 November and finished on 26 March. The tournament was organized by the Santo Antão South Regional Football Association. Académica do Porto Novo won their 13th title and their 13th/15th overall and finished with 30 points and will participate in the 2018 Cape Verdean Football Championships in early April, second time in one of three groups, they will appear in Group A.
The 2017–18 Académica do Porto Novo season were in the island and top division of Cape Verdean football. Their season was shortened due that Tarrafal de Monte Trigo again did not compete, and two additional, Lajedos who was runner up last season and Associação Santo André, the region's least successful club. Their reasons was in part due to financial and material. This reduced to six clubs that participated in the competition with the last being in 2010, this would be less successful for Académica than the 2016 and the 2017 seasons, but they would be more successful than the six match 2012 season. The club won their 12th title and became the next club to win eight consecutive titles of each island leagues, others are CS Mindelense of nearby São Vicente several times between the foundation up to 1994, Botafogo of Fogo in 1981 and Brava's Nô Pintcha in 1996. The title total has became to be one of the most number of clubs having the most regional titles.
