2017–18 Sal Second Division

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Sal Second Division
Season 2017–18
Champions GD Oásis Atlântico-Dunas de Santa Maria
Promoted GD Oásis Atlântico-Dunas de Santa Maria
Matches played 30
Goals scored 107 (3.57 per match)
← 2016–17

The 2017–18 Sal Second Division season was the 4th of the competition of the third-tier level of the football that took place in the island of Sal, Cape Verde. It started on December 29 and finished earlier on March 22. [1] The tournament was organized by the Sal Regional Football Association (Associação Regional de Futebol de Santiago Sul, ARFSS). [2] GD Oásis Atlântico won their only title will become the tenth participant to the Premier Division next season.

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Overview

A new club became registered and was GD Oásis Atlântico, a club that is based in the tourist section of Santa Maria with its hotel located there. It was the second season in four years that featured six clubs and each club with a total of 10 matches. The number of goals were 107, fewer than last season and an average of 3.567 per match.

Oásis Atlântico scored the most with 22, second was Verdun with 21, the least was Nova Geração with 11. On the opposites, Jovens Unidos, also as JURF conceded the most with 29, second was Nova Geração with 24 and the least was Oásis Atlântico with seven. [1]

Verdun Pedra de Lume became the first club to play in the division and the only club founded before 1990 to do so.

The first match of the season featuring Pretória and Verdun Pedra de Lume was rescheduled from December 29, 2017 as no police shown up, it was played on February 3, 2018. [1]

Participating clubs

Sport Club Verdun is a football (soccer) club that plays in the Sal Island League in Cape Verde. The team is based in the village of Pedra de Lume in the east of the island of Sal, though they play in Espargos' stadium, the home field which is made up of dirt is rarely used for practices. Its current chairman is Alcindo Conceição Silva and its current manager is Domingo Gomes who replaced Djulhiano Santos which he now manages Juventude.

League standings

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1GD Oásis Atlântico (C) (Q)10721227+15232018–19 Sal Premier Division
2 SC Verdun Pedra de Lume 10532219+1218
3 GDRC Pretória 104241721−414
4Chã ef Matias104151917+213
5Nova Geração102351124−139
6Jovens Unidos (JURF)101361729−126

Updated to games played on 22 March 2018.
Source: Cape Verde Islands: 2017/18: Sal Second Division
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) head-to-head away goals (only if two teams are tied); 6) goal difference
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Sal Second Division 2017-18
Champions
GD Oásis Atlântico
1st title

Statistics

References

  1. 1 2 3 2017-18 Sal Premier Division at RSSSF's Cape Verde Islands 2017/18 page
  2. ↑ Santiago South Regional Football Association's website (in Portuguese)
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