Campeonato Nacional de Cabo Verde
| Country | Cape Verde |
|---|---|
| Confederation | CAF |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Number of teams | 18 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Domestic cup(s) |
Cape Verdean Cup Independence Cup |
| International cup(s) |
CAF Champions League CAF Confederation Cup |
| Current champions |
CS Mindelense (2014) |
| Most championships | CS Mindelense (10) |
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.
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 2014
Group A
- Académico do Aeroporto (Espargos) – Champion of Sal Island League
- CS Mindelense (Mindelo) – Champion of São Vicente Island League
- Desportivo da Praia (Praia) – Runner-up of Santiago Island League (South)
- FC Ultramarina (Tarrafal) – Champion of São Nicolau Island League
- Juventude da Furna (Nova Sintra) – Champion of Brava Island League
- Onze Estrelas (Bofareira) – Champion of Boa Vista Island League
Group B
- Académica Porto Novo (Porto Novo) – Champion of Santo Antão Island League (South)
- Académico 83 (Vila do Maio) – Champion of Maio Island League
- Associação Académica do Fogo (São Filipe) – Champion of Fogo Island League
- Scorpions (Santa Cruz) – Champion of Santiago Island League (North)
- Solpontense FC (Ponta do Sol) – Champion of Santo Antão Island League (North)
- Sporting Praia (Praia) – National Champions 2012
2013 final
First Leg [7 Jul, Estádio Adérito de Sena, Mindelo, São Vicente Island] CS Mindelense 3–0 Académica Porto Novo
Second Leg [13 Jul, Porto Novo, Santo Antão Island] Académica Porto Novo 2–2 CS Mindelense
Champions: CS Mindelense Runner-up: Académica Porto Novo
Before independence
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Performance by club
| Club | Winners | Winning Years |
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| CS Mindelense | 7 | 1954, 1956, 1960, 1962, 1966, 1968, 1971 |
| Sporting Clube da Praia | 2 | 1961, 1969 |
| Académica (Mindelo) | 3 | 1953, 1964, 1967 |
| CD Travadores | 2 | 1972, 1974 |
| Castilho (Mindelo) | 1 | 1973 |
| Académica (Praia) | 1 | 1965 |
| Boavista | 1 | 1963 |
Since independence
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Performance by club
| Club | Winners | Winning years |
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| CS Mindelense | 10 | 1976, 1977, 1981, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1998, 2011, 2013, 2014 |
| Sporting Clube da Praia | 9 | 1985, 1991, 1997, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012 |
| 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 |
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| São Vicente | 15 | 1976, 1977, 1981, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2011, 2013, 2014 |
| Santiago | 14 | 1985, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 |
| Sal | 2 | 1993, 2003 |
| Boa Vista | 1 | 1983 |
| Fogo | 1 | 1980 |
| Maio | 1 | 1996 |
External links
- league at fifa.com
- Cape Verdean Championships on rsssf.com
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