# 2003 Cape Verdean Football Championships

The 2003 Cape Verdean Football Championship season was the 24th of the competition of the first-tier football in Cape Verde. Its started on 17 May and finished on 2 August. The tournament was organized by the Cape Verdean Football Federation. No club participated in the 2004 CAF Champions League or the 2004 CAF Winner's Cup.
Sporting Clube da Praia was the defending team of the title. A total of 11 clubs participated in the competition, one from each island league.

## Overview

The league was contested by 11 teams with Académico do Aeroporto winning the championship.
It was the first time that a total of 31 matches were played, 77 goals were scored
It would be the first time that two participants came from the island of Santiago and Santo Antão and they featured no single island championship match, they achieve two separate qualifications. Also it was the first participant of a club from Tarrafal, Amabox Barcelona and from Paul, Paulense. It was the only time that a participant of Fogo was outside the city of São Filipe, a club named Cutelinho.

## Participants

* Académica Operária, winner of the Boa Vista Island League
* Nô Pintcha, winner of the Brava Island League
* Cutelinho FC, winner of the Fogo Island League
* Onze Unidos, winner of the Maio Island League
* Académico do Aeroporto, winner of the Sal Island League
* Barcelona, winner of the Santiago Island League (North)
* CD Travadores, winner of the Santiago Island League (South)
* Paulense Desportivo Clube, winner of the Santo Antão Island League (North)
* Associação Académica do Porto Novo, winner of the Santo Antão Island League (South)
* FC Ultramarina, winner of the São Nicolau Island League
* Batuque FC, winner of the São Vicente Island League

### Information about the clubs

| Club | Location |
| Académico do Aeroporto | Espargos |
| Académica Operária | Sal Rei |
| Académica do Porto Novo | Porto Novo |
| Barcelona | Tarrafal de Santiago |
| Batuque FC | Mindelo |
| Cutelinho FC | São Filipe |
| Nô Pintcha | Nova Sintra |
| Onze Unidos | Vila do Maio |
| Paulense | Paul |
| CD Travadores | Praia |
| FC Ultramarina | Tarrafal de São Nicolau |

## League standings
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | FC Ultramarina | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | CD Travadores | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 |
| 3 | CD Nô Pintcha | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | Onze Unidos | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 4 |
| 5 | Associação Académica do Porto Novo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 1 |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Académico do Aeroporto | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 12 |
| 2 | Cutelinho | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 11 |
| 3 | Batuque FC | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 10 |
| 4 | Paulense Desportivo Clube | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 4 |
| 5 | Barcelona | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 3 |
| 6 | Académica Operária | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 1 |

## Results

Week 1 :
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date |
| Académica Porto Novo | 1 - 1 | Travadores | 17 May |
| Onze Unidos | 0 - 0 | Nô Pintcha | 17 May |
| Académico Aeroporto | 2 - 0 | Académica Operaria | 17 May |
| Batuque | 1 - 1 | Cutelinho | 18 May |
| Paulense | 0 - 0 | Barcelona | 18 May |
Week 2 :
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date |
| Ultramarina | 4 - 1 | Onze Unidos | 24 May |
| Nô Pintcha | 3 - 1 | Académica Porto Novo | 25 May |
| Barcelona | 0 - 2 | Académico Aeroporto | 24 May |
| Cutelinho | 3 - 2 | Paulense | 24 May |
| Académica Operaria | 2 - 3 | Batuque | 24 May |
Week 3 :
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date |
| Travadores | 3 - 0 | Nô Pintcha | 31 May |
| Académica Porto Novo | 1 - 3 | Ultramarina | 31 May |
| Académico Aeroporto | 2 - 0 | Paulense | 31 May |
| Batuque | 2 - 0 | Barcelona | 31 May |
| Cutelinho | 2 - 0 | Académica Operaria | 31 May |
Week 4 :
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date |
| Onze Unidos | 2 - 0 | Académica Porto Novo | 14 June |
| Ultramarina | 2 - 1 | Travadores | 14 June |
| Académico Aeroporto | 1 - 0 | Batuque | 14 June |
| Barcelona | 1 - 1 | Cutelinho | 14 June |
| Paulense | 2 - 1 | Académica Operaria | 14 June |
Week 5 :
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date |
| Nô Pintcha | 1 - 0 | Ultramarina | 29 June |
| Travadores | 2 - 1 | Onze Unidos | 29 June |
| Académica Operaria | 3 - 3 | Barcelona | 28 June |
| Batuque | 2 - 1 | Paulense | 28 June |
| Cutelinho | 1 - 0 | Académico Aeroporto | 28 June |

## Final Stages

| Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Cutelinho | 0 | | 0 | | | | |
| FC Ultramarina | 3 | - | 3 | FC Ultramarina | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| CD Travadores | 0 | 0 | 0 | Académico do Aeroporto | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Académico do Aeroporto | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | |

### Finals

* Cape Verdean Football 2003 Champions
* Académico do Aeroporto 1st title

## Statistics

* Biggest win: Ultramarina 4-0 Onze Unidos (May 24)