Taça Dja d'Sal
| Founded | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Region |
 Sal Island, Cape Verde |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Current champions | Académica do Sal (5th time) |
| Most successful club(s) | Académico do Aeroporto (4 or 5) |
The Sal Island Cup (Portuguese: Taça da Ilha do Sal, Capeverdean Crioulo, Sal Creole: Taça Dja d' Sal, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Tasa da Dja du Sal) is a cup competition played during the season in the island of Sal, Cape Verde, it consists of all the clubs from all the two regional divisions and are divided into about five to six rounds. The competition is organized by the Sal Regional Football Association (Associação Regional de Futebol de Sal, ARFS).[1] The cup winner competed in the regional super cup final in the following season. For several seasons, the winner qualified into Cape Verdean Cup which has been cancelled due to financial and scheduling reasons.
Its recent cup winner is Académica do Sal. On April 30, with Académico do Aeroporto do Sal as champions, Académica Sal received qualification into the regional super cup later in the year, their status became as cup winner.
History
Académico do Aeroporto do Sal has won the most number of cup titles, the least is SC Verdun won once in 2001.
Espargos has the most number of cup titles won numbering about 12, it will number 13 on May 6 as once of the Espargos based clubs will participate. Santa Maria of the south of Sal is second with three and last is Pedra de Lume of the east of Sal.
Between 2012 and 2014, SC Santa Maria was the only club who never won a cup title, now it is one of seven clubs who never won a title including ASGUI and Chã de Matias.
Winners
| Season | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-2000 | not listed | ||
| 2000/01 | SC Verdun | ||
| 2001/02 | Académico do Aeroporto | ||
| 2002/03 | Académico do Aeroporto | ||
| 2003/04 | not listed | ||
| 2004/05 | Académica do Sal | ||
| 2005/06 | Académico do Aeroporto | ||
| 2006/07 | Académica do Sal | ||
| 2007/08 | Académica do Sal | ||
| 2008/09 | Académico do Aeroporto | ||
| 2009/10 | Juventude | ||
| 2010-11 | Académica do Sal | ||
| 2011-12 | GD Palmeira | ||
| 2012/13 | GD Palmeira | ||
| 2013/14 | Juventude[2] | ||
| 2014/15 | GD Palmeira[3] | ||
| 2015/16 | Juventude[4] | Académico do Aeroporto | |
| 2016-17 | Académica do Sal | 2–1 | Académico do Aeroporto |
Performance By Club
| Club | Winners | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|
| Académico do Aeroporto | 4/5 | 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009 |
| Académica do Sal | 5 | 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2017 |
| Juventude | 3 | 2010, 2014, 2016 |
| GD Palmeira | 3 | 2012, 2013, 2015 |
| SC Verdun | 1 | 2001 |
Performance by area
| Settlement or city | Area | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| Espargos | 11/12 | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017 |
| Pedra de Lume | 1 | 2001 |
| Santa Maria | 3 | 2012, 2013, 2015 |
See also
References
- ↑ Sal Football (Soccer) Association at the FCF website
- ↑ Batalha, José (4 June 2014). "2013/14 Sal Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ↑ Batalha, José (23 December 2015). "2014/15 Sal Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ↑ Batalha, José (23 December 2015). "2015/16 Sal Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
External links
- Sal Regional Football Association which includes the Sal Cup (in Portuguese)