Campeonato Nacional de Cabo Verde

Campeonato Caboverdiano de Futebol
Countries Cape Verde
Confederation CAF
Founded 1976
Number of teams 18
Levels on pyramid 1
Domestic cup(s) Cape Verdean Cup
Independence Cup
International cup(s) Champions League
Confederation Cup
Current champions CS Mindelense
(2011)
Most championships Sporting Clube da Praia (8)

The Cape Verdean Championships are a football competition that was created in 1976 in Cape Verde. A local championship was founded in 1953 before independence, while the islands were part of the Portuguese Empire.

Contents

League format

The championship is played out in a tournament between the champions of the nine islands (the 10th island, Santa Luzia is not inhabited).

Clubs 2010/11

Group A

Group B

Before Independence

Performance By Club

Club Winners Winning Years
CS Mindelense 6 1956, 1960, 1962, 1966, 1968, 1971
Sporting Clube da Praia 3 1961, 1969, 1974
Académica (Mindelo) 2 1953, 1967
Castilho (Mindelo) 1 1973
CD Travadores 1 1972
Académica (Praia) 1 1965
Boavista 1 1963

Since Independence

Performance By Club

Club Winners Winning Years
Sporting Clube da Praia 8 1985, 1991, 1997, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
CS Mindelense 8 1976, 1977, 1981, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1998, 2011
Derby FC 3 1984, 2000, 2005
Boavista (Praia) 3 1987, 1995, 2010
CD Travadores 2 1994, 1996
Académica (Mindelo) 1 1989
Académico Sal Rei 1 1983
Académico do Aeroporto 1 2003
Académica (Espargos) 1 1993
GD Amarantes (Mindelo) 1 1999
Botafogo São Filipe 1 1980
Onze Unidos 1 2001

Performance By Island

Club Winners Winning Years
Santiago 13 1985, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
São Vicente 13 1966, 1977, 1981, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2011
Sal 2 1993, 2003
Boa Vista 1 1983
Fogo 1 1980
Maio 1 1996

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