São Vicente Second Division

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Santiago South Second Division
Founded 2008
Region Flag of Cape Verde.svg São Vicente, Cape Verde
Number of teams 6
Promotion to Santiago South Premier Division
Current champions Ribeira Bote
(2015-16)
Website Official website

The São Vicente Island or Regional Second Division is a tier-3 regional championship played in the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde. The tournament is organized by the Santiago South Zone Football Association. [1] The winner of the championship plays in São Vicente Premier Division in the following season. The runner up plays with a club in the last two positions of the Premier Division to decide on promoting or remain in the Second Division. Up to around 2010, only the first placed club was promoted into the Premier Division.

São Vicente, Cape Verde island in Cape Verde

São Vicente is one of the Barlavento Islands, the northern group within the Cape Verde archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, off the west African coast. It is located between the islands of Santo Antão and Santa Luzia, with the Canal de São Vicente separating it from Santo Antão.

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).

São Vicente Regional Football Association is a football (soccer) association covering the island of São Vicente. It is headquartered in the city of Mindelo, the island capital.

After six clubs including Calhau, Corinthians, Farense, Ponta d'Pom, Salamansa and São Pedro became registered in 2007, the regional Second Division was introduced and after Santiago Island League South or Fogo, it would be the next league to have a second division in 2008. Once the clubs were only around Mindelo and was the remaining one in Cape Verde, a few clubs were added and are based in other parts of the island including Calhau in the east, Salamansa in the north and São Pedro in the southwest..

Up to March 31 2018, Calhau and Corinthians were the only two clubs who appeared only in the division. Corinthians gained promotion into the Premier Division next season. Calhau will be the only remaining club who appeared only in the division.

São Vicente Second Division- Clubs 2017/18

The division consists of six clubs and they include:

Grêmio Desportivo Amarante or Amarantes is a football club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the São Vicente Island League in Cape Verde. It is based in the city of Mindelo in the island of São Vicente.

Winners

Performance by club

ClubWinnersWinning years
Castilho 22012, 2017
Ponta d'Pom 22008, 2010
SC Ribeira Bote 22013, 2016
Académica do Mindelo 12014
SC Corinthians São Vicente 12018
SC Farense de Fonte Filipe 12015
Salamansa 12009
São Pedro12011

Performance by area

Club locationWinnersWinning years
Mindelo 92008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Salamansa 12009
São Pedro 12011

Seasons in the São Vicente Second Division

The number of seasons that each team (in alphabetical order) has played in the Second Division from 2008 to 2018. The teams in Bold participated in the 2017-18 São Vicente Second Division:

SeasonsClubs
11Calhau, SC Corinthians São Vicente
10São Pedro
9 Farense de Fonte Filipe
7 GS Castilho
6 Ponta d' Pom , SC Ribeira Bote
5 Salamansa
2 GD Amarante
1 Académica do Mindelo, Falcões do Norte

See also

References

  1. "ARFSV at the FCF website". fcf.cv. Retrieved 11 April 2017.