2015–16 Santiago Island League (North)

Santiago Island League (North)
Season 2015-16
Champions Beira-Mar
Matches played 196
Goals scored 545 (2.78 per match)
2014-15

The 2015-16 Santiago Island League (North) season was the competition of the second-tier football in the northern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. Its started on 12 December 2015[1] and finished on 8 May 2016. The tournament was organized by the Santiago North Regional Football Association (Associação Regional de Futebol de Santiago Norte, ARFSS).[2][3] It was the first ever season without any group stage and would become the longest of any of the regional leagues in Cape Verde and the only that occurred as the following season became the same as the South Zone's. Varandinha won their first and only title after finishing a record breaking 63 points and a record 20 wins, the highest of any of the island leagues in the nation and competed in the national championships. It was one of the newest clubs to win their first titles of any island/regional league in the nation.

Overview

Beira-Mar was the defending team of the title. A total of 14 clubs participated in the competition. There were a record total of 234 matches and a record 545 goals scored, the most of any regional championships in the nation which superseded the neighboring island's Fogo Premier Division's total of 412 made in 2014-15, this goal total has been unsurpassed today.

Also it was the first season that featured the Second Division, along with Maio, they were the next in the country to have a Second Division. The least three clubs directly relegated while fourth to last played a division decisional match in which União Picos defeated Chão Bom and remained in the Premier Division for one more season.

Varandinha scored 47 goals, Scorpion Vermelho scored the most with 57, second was 7th place AJAC with 52 and third was 3rd placed Calheta with 49, not a record of any of the island leagues as other clubs such as Santo Antão South's Académica Porto Novo which had 60 and Sporting Brava which was higher.

All of the 17th round matches took place on March 19 as the parliamentary elections took place on March 20.

At the end of the season, the championship went under dispute between Varandinha and Scorpion Vermelho. The May 13 match between a Santiago North representant and Desportivo da Praia was delayed as on an April 3 match (19th round) featuring Desportivo Santa Cruz and Scorpion Vermelho that Desportivo fielded an ineligible player, it occurred after the goals were scored and the award to Scorpion Vermelho in mid-May was revoked just before the start of the national season and the 2-0 result was kept along with Varandinha first championship title alongside some of their club records.[4] The next such delay was in 2017 which was on a 16th round match featuring AJAC and Juventus Assomada and the crowning of AJAC was kept.

Varandinha and Scorpions both finished with the number of wins and points that became the highest records set of any of island leagues in the nation. A season later in early February, some of the referees were not paid for the 17th and 26th rounds of the season, which led the suspension of the following season on February 7 for two weeks.[5] With the help of two major telecommunications companies, one of them Cabo Verde Telecom and its municipalities of where the clubs based, the referees were paid and the season resumed on February 25.[6]

Participating clubs

Premier Division

Club Location Stadium 2014-15 positions
AJAC Calheta de São Miguel Calheta 11th, First phase
Benfica Santa Cruz 25 de Julho 7th, First phase
Beira-Mar Tarrafal Mangue 1st, Champion
Desportivo de Assomada Assomada Cumbém Suspended
Desportivo da Calheta Calheta de São Miguel Calheta 10th, First phase
Estrela dos Amadores Tarrafal Mangue 8th, First phase
Flor Jovem Calheta de São Miguel Calheta 3rd
Grémio Nhágar Assomada Cumbém 5th, First phase
Real Júnior Tarrafal Mangue 13th, First Phase
Desportivo de Santa Cruz Pedra Badejo 25 de Julho 4th
GDR São Lourenço João Teves/São Jorge do Órgaos Cumbém 9th, First phase
Scorpion Vermelho Pedra Badejo 25 de Julho 6th, First phase
União Picos Achada Igreja Cumbém 12th, First phase
Varandinha Tarrafal Mangue 2nd

Second Division

  • ADEC - Calheta
  • Chão Bom (also as Tchon Bom or Txon Bon)
  • Delta Cultura - Tarrafal
  • Esperança - Assomada
  • Inter Cutelo
  • Associação Juventus
  • Associação Nhagar
  • Portas Abertas

League standings

Premier Division

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Varandinha (C) (Q) 26 20 3 3 45 17 +28 63 2016 Cape Verdean Football Championships
2 Scorpion Vermelho 26 18 7 1 57 13 +44 61
3 Desportivo de Santa Cruz 25 11 9 5 40 33 +7 42
4 Estrela dos Amadores 26 9 12 5 34 22 +12 39
5 SC Beira Mar 26 11 5 10 52 41 +11 38
6 Desportivo da Calheta 25 10 8 7 49 41 +8 38
7 AJAC da Calheta 26 10 7 9 52 44 +8 37
8 Grémio Nhágar 25 10 4 11 37 36 +1 34
9 Flor Jovem da Calheta 26 8 9 9 37 43 6 33
10 Benfica de Santa Cruz 25 8 5 12 33 30 +3 29
11 União Picos 25 7 5 13 30 44 14 26 Divisional decisional match
12 São Lourenço FC (R) 26 5 6 15 33 57 24 21 Relegation to 2016/17 Santiago North Second Division
13 Desportivo de Assomada (R) 26 3 5 18 21 53 32 14
14 Real Júnior (R) 25 4 5 16 25 71 46 17

Updated to games played on 12 May 2016.
Source: Cape Verde Islands: 2015/16: Santiago North
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) head-to-head away goals (only if two teams are tied); 6) goal difference
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Second Division

Results

Partial listing up to the 14th round

Round 1
Home Score Visitor Date
Beira-Mar 3 - 3 AJAC Calheta 12 December
Benfica 3 - 0 São Lourenço 12 December
Real Junior 0 - 0 Estrelas dos Amadores 12 December
Flor Jovem 1 - 0 Grémio Nhagar 12 December
Desp. Santa Cruz 0 - 0 Desp. Assomada 12 December
Scorpions Vermelho 5 - 0 União Picos 13 December
Varandinha 2 - 1 Desp. Calheta 30 December
Round 2
Home Score Visitor Date
Estrelas dos Amadores 0 - 0 Scorpions Vermelho 19 December
Desp. Calheta 1 - 1 Flor Jovem 19 December
União Picos 0 - 1 Benfica 19 December
Desp. Assomada 0 - 3 Varandinha 19 December
Real Junior 0 - 2 Beira-Mar 20 December
Grémio Nhagar 0 - 1 AJAC Calheta 20 December
São Lourenço 0 - 1 Desp. Santa Cruz 20 December
Round 3
Home Score Visitor Date
São Lourenço 1 - 5 Varandinha 26 December
Beira-Mar 1 - 3 Grémio Nhagar 26 December
AJAC Calheta 0 - 1 Desp. Calheta 26 December
Desp. Santa Cruz 0 - 2 União Picos 26 December
Real Junior 0 - 3 Scorpions Vermelho 26 December
Flor Jovem 1 - 1 Desp. Assomada 26 December
Benfica 1 - 2 Estrelas dos Amadores 27 December
Round 4
Home Score Visitor Date
Estrelas dos Amadores 1 - 2 Desp. Santa Cruz 5 January
União Picos 1 - 2 Varandinha 5 January
Desp. Calheta 0 - 1 Grémio Nhagar 6 January
São Lourenço 0 - 2 Flor Jovem 6 January
Desp. Assomada 1 - 4 AJAC Calheta 6 January
Real Junior 0 - 0 Benfica 6 January
Scorpions Vermelho 3 - 0 Beira-Mar 6 January
Round 5
Home Score Visitor Date
Beira-Mar 3 - 1 Desp. Calheta 9 January
Grémio Nhagar 2 - 1 Desp. Assomada 9 January
Desp. Santa Cruz 1 - 1 Real Junior 9 January
AJAC Calheta 4 - 3 São Lourenço 9 January
Varandinha 0 - 0 Estrelas dos Amadores 9 January
Flor Jovem 3 - 2 União Picos 9 January
Benfica 1 - 1 Scorpions Vermelho 10 January
Round 6
Home Score Visitor Date
Benfica 2 - 0 Beira-Mar 13 January
Desp. Assomada 0 - 3 Desp. Calheta 16 January
Scorpions Vermelho 2 - 0 Desp. Santa Cruz 16 January
São Lourenço 3 - 0 Grémio Nhagar 16 January
União Picos 2 - 1 AJAC Calheta 16 January
Estrelas dos Amadores 1 - 1 Flor Jovem 16 January
Real Junior 1 - 4 Varandinha 27 January[lower-alpha 1]
Round 7
Home Score Visitor Date
Varandinha 0 - 1 Scorpions Vermelho 19 January
Desp. Calheta 2 - 0 São Lourenço 19 January
Grémio Nhagar 2 - 1 União Picos 19 January
Beira-Mar 1 - 0 Desp. Assomada 19 January
Flor Jovem 1 - 2 Real Junior 19 January
Desp. Santa Cruz 2 - 2 Benfica 19 January
AJAC Calheta 2 - 1 Estrelas dos Amadores 20 January
Round 8
Home Score Visitor Date
Desp. Santa Cruz 3 - 2 Beira-Mar 23 January
Real Junior 1 - 2 AJAC Calheta 24 January
Benfica 1 - 2 Varandinha 24 January
Estrelas dos Amadores 2 - 2 Grémio Nhagar 24 January
Scorpions Vermelho 2 - 0 Flor Jovem 24 January
São Lourenço 3 - 0 Desp. Assomada 24 January
União Picos 1 - 1 Desp. Calheta 24 January
Round 9
Home Score Visitor Date
Beira-Mar 3 - 0 São Lourenço 30 January
Flor Jovem 0 - 3 Benfica 30 January
Desp. Calheta 1 - 1 Estrelas dos Amadores 31 January
Grémio Nhagar 2 - 1 Real Junior 31 January
Varandinha 0 - 1 Desp. Santa Cruz 31 January
Desp. Assomada 1 - 1 União Picos 31 January
AJAC Calheta 1 - 2 Scorpions Vermelho 31 January
Round 10
Home Score Visitor Date
Varandinha 2 - 1 Beira-Mar 6 February
União Picos 2 - 1 São Lourenço 6 February
Desp. Santa Cruz 3 - 3 Flor Jovem 6 February
Real Junior 1 - 3 Desp. Calheta 6 February
Scorpions Vermelho 3 - 1 Grémio Nhagar 6 February
Estrelas dos Amadores 2 - 0 Desp. Assomada 7 February
Benfica 0 - 2 AJAC Calheta 7 February
Round 11
Home Score Visitor Date
Flor Jovem 0 - 1 Varandinha 13 February
Beira-Mar 0 - 0 União Picos 13 February
São Lourenço 2 - 2 Estrelas dos Amadores 13 February
Desp. Assomada 1 - 2 Real Junior 13 February
Desp. Calheta 1 - 1 Scorpions Vermelho 13 February
AJAC Calheta 1 - 1 Desp. Santa Cruz 14 February
Grémio Nhagar 3 - 1 Benfica 14 February
Round 12
Home Score Visitor Date
Varandinha 1 - 0 AJAC Calheta 20 February
Estrelas dos Amadores 1 - 0 União Picos 20 February
Desp. Santa Cruz 2 - 1 Grémio Nhagar 20 February
Benfica 3 - 2 Desp. Calheta 20 February
Flor Jovem 2 - 0 Beira-Mar 21 February
Real Junior 3 - 3 São Lourenço 21 February
Scorpions Vermelho 1 - 0 Desp. Assomada 21 February
Round 13
Home Score Visitor Date
União Picos 2 - 0 Real Junior 27 February
Desp. Calheta 2 - 2 Desp. Santa Cruz 27 February
São Lourenço 2 - 2 Scorpions Vermelho 27 February
Beira-Mar 2 - 2 Estrelas dos Amadores 27 February
AJAC Calheta 1 - 2 Flor Jovem 27 February
Desp. Assomada 1 - 0 Benfica 27 February
Grémio Nhagar 0 - 2 Varandinha 28 February
Round 14
Home Score Visitor Date
AJAC Calheta 0 - 5 Beira-Mar 5 March
São Lourenço 1 - 0 Benfica 5 March
Desp. Assomada 1 - 2 Desp. Santa Cruz 5 March
Grémio Nhagar 3 - 0 Flor Jovem 6 March
Estrelas dos Amadores 2 - 1 Real Junior 6 March
Desp. Calheta 1 - 1 Varandinha 6 March
União Picos 0 - 1 Scorpions Vermelho 6 March
Santiago North Zone 2015-16
Champions
Varandinha
1st title


Notes

  1. Originally for 16 January

References

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  2. "Santiago North Zone Football (Soccer) Association at the FCF website". fcf.cv. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  3. "Santiago Norte - 1ª jornada do campeonato regional arranca este fim-de-semana". Oceanpress. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  4. "Nacional: FCF suspende jogo entre Desportivo e representante de Santiago Norte" [FCF Suspended a Match Featuring Desportivo (Praia) and a Team from Northern Santiago]. A Nação (in Portuguese). 13 May 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  5. "Futebol/Santiago Norte: Campeonato regional suspenso por não comparência dos árbitros" (in Portuguese). Inforpress. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  6. "Futebol/ Santiago Norte: Campeonato regional vai ser retomado este fim-de-semana" [Regional Championships (Santiago North) to Resume During the Weekend] (in Portuguese). Inforpress. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
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