2017 Sal Island Opening Tournament

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Sal Opening Tournament
Season2017
Champions SC Santa Maria
Matches played13
Goals scored31 (2.38 per match)
Biggest away win2016–17
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The 2017 Sal Opening Tournament season was the competition of the Opening Tournament or the Association Cup (equivalent to a League Cup used in other countries, e.g. nearby Senegal) 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 (Associação Regional de Futebol do Sal, ARFS). [1] [2] SC Santa Maria won their second title for the season.

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Sal, Cape Verde island in Cape Verde

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Cape Verde Country comprising ten islands off the Northwest coast of Africa

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).

Overview

SC Santa Maria was the defending team of the title. A total of eight clubs competed in two groups, A and B in the competition and challenged with a different club once in its three rounds. All of the clubs are also that will participate in its regional Premier Division later in December 2017. In the Premier Division, Group A consisted Santa Maria, Florença Santa Maria, Gaviões and ASGUI and Group B consisted of Académico do Aeroporto, Juventude, Palmeira de Santa Maria and Académica do Sal. The club finished first in each group qualifies into the final.

SC Santa Maria

Sport Clube Santa Maria 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 town of Santa Maria in the southern part of the island of Sal. Santa Maria is the third successful football (soccer) club on the island, having won 10 official regional titles.

In the Premier Division, Santa Maria scored the most goals numbering 8, second was Juventude. A total of goals were scored.

In its Second Division, SC Verdun won the title for the season.

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.

Participating clubs

Association Cup standings

Premier Division

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 SC Santa Maria 321082+67
2 Florença Santa Maria 312021-35
3 Gaviões 311134-14
4 ASGUI 300339-60

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Académico do Aeroporto 320134-16
2 Juventude 312052+35
3 Palmeira de Santa Maria 311142+24
4 Académica do Sal 301226-41

Final

The final took place on November 11.

SC Santa Maria 1–0 (a.e.t.) Académico do Aeroporto
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Second Division

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