Futebol Clube Derby is a football club that had played in the Premier division and the São Vicente Island League in Cape Verde and is Cape Verde's only affiliate of FC Porto and the oldest affiliate in the whole of Africa. It is based in the city of Mindelo on the island of São Vicente. It is the second team of the regional league who won the most titles after independence especially in the 1960s and the 1970s. Its current president is Carlos Alberto Lopes and its coach is Yoya who became in May 2017. The club name is the Dragons or Dragões, the same as Porto's slogan. Since 30 April 2017, they are one of three unrelegated clubs in the island along with Batuque and Mindelense.
Associação Académica do Mindelo is a football club that had played in the Premier division and the São Vicente Island League in Cape Verde. It is based in the city of Mindelo on the island of São Vicente and plays in a stadium with a capacity of 5,000. The club is an affiliate of the Portuguese club Académica de Coimbra. It is one of the first teams ever to win a provincial title before independence, in 1953, a year later. There was no further competition until 1956. Académica won their first title since independence in 1989. Other titles includes four for the island including their recent 2006/07 season win and two opening tournaments along with their recent win.
José Manuel Monteiro da Veiga is a retired Cape Verdean footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Batuque Futebol Clube is a football club that plays in the São Vicente Premier Division in Cape Verde. It is based in the city of Mindelo on the island of São Vicente. Its current president is Jota who became first president in around the mid 2000s. The club's nickname is Panteras (Panthers). Since 30 April 2017, they are one of three unrelegated clubs in the island along with Derby and Mindelense.
The São Vicente Super Cup is a regional SuperCup competition played during the season in São Vicente Island, Cape Verde. The super cup competition is organized by the São Vicente Regional Football Association. Its current champions is FC Derby who won their second title The regional champion competes with the cup champion. The 2015 edition was held, as Mindelense won both the regional and cup titles, the regional winner competed with a runner up in the regional cup.
Fernando "Nando" Maria Neves is a retired Cape Verdean football defender who played for the Cape Verde national football team.
Marco Paulo da Silva Soares is a professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club Florgrade FC as a defensive midfielder.
Ricardo Jorge Ferreira Pinto da Silva, known simply as Ricardo, is a Cape Verdean former professional footballer who played as a central defender and a right-back.
Fernando Lopes dos Santos Varela is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primeira Liga club Casa Pia. Born in Portugal, he represented the Cape Verde national football team.
José Filipe Correia Semedo is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. Born in Portugal, he made two appearances for the Cape Verde national team scoring once.
Toni Santos Varela Monteiro is a former Cape Verdean footballer.
Elvis Manuel Monteiro Macedo, known as Babanco, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club U.D. Leiria as a midfielder.
Héldon Augusto Almeida Ramos, known simply as Héldon and sometimes nicknamed Nhuck, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.
Valter Gazalanas Borges is a Cape Verdean international footballer who plays professionally as a midfielder.
Ryan Isaac Mendes da Graça is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a winger for Süper Lig club Fatih Karagümrük and the Cape Verde national team.
Ianique dos Santos Tavares, commonly known as Stopira, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a left-back.
Admilson Estaline Dias de Barros, known as Gegé, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a central defender.
Josimar Dias, known as Vozinha, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for AS Trenčín.
Péricles Santos Pereira, commonly known as Pecks, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club S.C. Salgueiros as a central defender.
The 2010 Cape Verdean Football Championship season was the 31st of the competition of the first-tier football in Cape Verde. Its started on 8 May, slightly later than the last season and finished on 10 July, later than last year. The tournament was organized by the Cape Verdean Football Federation. It was the second consecutive time that the final featured two clubs from the same island and city, the next time it happened would be five years later. It brought the Capital Rivalry between Sporting and Boavista to the national championships. Another club of Praia named Boavista FC winning the national title breaking Sporting Praia's consecutive title wins. A month later, Boavista Praia would become the only club to win both the championship and the cup title in the same season.
