# 2002 Cape Verdean Football Championships

The 2002 Cape Verdean Football Championship season was the 23rd of the competition of the first-tier football in Cape Verde. The competition started on 11 May and finished on 6 July 2002. The tournament was organized by the Cape Verdean Football Federation. Sporting Praia won their fourth title. No club participated in the 2003 CAF Champions League and the 2003 CAF Winners Cup.

## Overview

Onze Unidos was the defending team of the title. A total of 9 clubs, 36 matches were played and 117 goals were scored. It was one of the few seasons that the total number of points would be the champion, it had fewer games compared to other football leagues and this would be the last season to do so. The following season, they used the group system with 4 matches and with playoffs though the semis would be added, also the Santiago and Santo Antão Island Leagues would be split into two and the total number of clubs risen to 11. The number of goals were higher than any other season in history until 2005. Sporting and Bautuque shared the record total of 19 points, no other club surpassed it since, even into the creation of a three-group season with six matches for each club made in May 2017. Batuque scored the most at home, the most in a regular season.

## Participants

* Académica Operária, winner of the Boa Vista Island League
* Académica (Brava), winner of the Brava Island League
* Académica (Fogo), winner of the Fogo Island League
* Onze Unidos, winner of the Maio Island League
* Académico do Aeroporto, winner of the Sal Island League
* Sporting Clube da Praia, winner of the Santiago Island League
* Sanjoanense, winner of the Santo Antão Island League
* SC Atlético, winner of the São Nicolau Island League
* Batuque FC, winner of the São Vicente Island League

### Information about the clubs

| Club | Location |
| Académica da Brava | Nova Sintra |
| Académica (Espargos) | Espargos |
| Académica | São Filipe |
| SC Atlético | Ribeira Brava |
| Batuque FC | Mindelo |
| Onze Unidos | Vila do Maio |
| Sanjoanense | Porto Novo |
| Sporting Clube da Praia | Praia |

## League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Sporting Clube da Praia | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 4 | +18 | 19 |
| 2 | Batuque FC | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 19 |
| 3 | Académica (Fogo) | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 16 |
| 4 | Académico do Aeroporto | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 16 |
| 5 | SC Atlético | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 16 |
| 6 | Académica Operária | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 9 |
| 7 | Sanjoanense | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 21 | -13 | 6 |
| 8 | Onze Unidos | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 17 | -12 | 2 |
| 9 | Académica (Brava) | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 27 | -25 | 1 |

## Results

| Club | Prai | Batu | Fogo | Sal | SCAt | SalR | Sanj | Onze | Brav |
| Sporting Clube da Praia | | 1-1 | 3-0 | 3-1 | | | | 2-0 | |
| Batuque FC | | | | 4-1 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 4-1 | | |
| Académica (Fogo) | | 2-1 | | 1-2 | | 4-2 | 5-1 | | |
| Académico do Aeroporto | | | | | 3-0 | 2-1 | 4-1 | | 3-0 |
| SC Atlético | 2-1 | | 1-1 | | | | | 3-0 | 6-0 |
| Académico Sal Rei | 0-1 | | | | 0-1 | | 2-0 | | 2-0 |
| Sanjoanense (Porto Novo) | 0-2 | | | | 1-2 | | | 2-1 | 2-1 |
| Onze Unidos | | 0-1 | 2-5 | 1-1 | | 0-2 | | | |
| Académica (Brava) | 0-9 | 0-1 | 0-3 | | | | | 1-1 | |
Week 1 :
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date |
| Sanjoanense | 2 - 1 | Onze Unidos | 11 May |
| Académica Fogo | 4 - 2 | Académica Operaria | 11 May |
| Atlético | 2 - 1 | Sporting Praia | 11 May |
| Batuque | 4 - 1 | Académico Aeroporto | 11 May |
Week 2 :
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date |
| Académica Brava | 0 - 1 | Batuque | 18 May |
| Académico Aeroporto | 3 - 0 | Atlético | 18 May |
| Sporting Praia | 3 - 0 | Académica Fogo | 18 May |
| Académica Operaria | 2 - 0 | Sanjoanense | 18 May |
Week 3 :
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date |
| Onze Unidos | 0 - 2 | Académica Operaria | 25 May |
| Sanjoanense | 0 - 2 | Sporting Praia | 25 May |
| Académica Fogo | 1 - 2 | Académico Aeroporto | 25 May |
| Atlético | 6 - 0 | Académica Brava | 25 May |
Week 4 :
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date |
| Batuque | 3 - 0 | Atlético | 1 June |
| Académico Aeroporto | 4 - 1 | Sanjoanense | 1 June |
| Sporting Praia | 2 - 0 | Onze Unidos | 1 June |
| Académica Brava | 0 - 3 | Académica Fogo | 2 June |
Week 5 :
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date |
| Académica Operaria | 0 - 1 | Sporting Praia | 8 June |
| Onze Unidos | 1 - 1 | Académico Aeroporto | 8 June |
| Sanjoanense | 2 - 1 | Académica Brava | 8 June |
| Académica Fogo | 2 - 1 | Batuque | 8 June |
Week 6 :
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date |
| Atlético | 1 - 1 | Académica Fogo | 15 June |
| Batuque | 4 - 1 | Sanjoanense | 15 June |
| Académico Aeroporto | 2 - 1 | Académica Operaria | 15 June |
| Académica Brava | 1 - 1 | Onze Unidos | 16 June |
Week 7 :
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date |
| Sporting Praia | 3 - 1 | Académico Aeroporto | 22 June |
| Académica Operaria | 2 - 0 | Académica Brava | 22 June |
| Onze Unidos | 0 - 1 | Batuque | 22 June |
| Sanjoanense | 1 - 2 | Atlético | 22 June |
Week 8 :
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date |
| Académico Fogo | 5 - 1 | Sanjoanense | 29 June |
| Atlético | 3 - 0 | Onze Unidos | 29 June |
| Batuque | 3 - 0 | Académica Operaria | 29 June |
| Académica Brava | 0 - 9 | Sporting Praia | 29 June |
Week 9 :
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date |
| Académico Aeroporto | 3 - 0 | Académica Brava | 6 July |
| Sporting Praia | 1 - 1 | Batuque | 6 July |
| Académica Operaria | 0 - 1 | Atlético | 6 July |
| Onze Unidos | 2 - 5 | Académico Fogo | 6 July |

### Position changes

| Club/Week | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 |
| Académico do Aeroporto | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Académica (Brava) | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Académica do Fogo | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Académica Operária | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| SC Atlético | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Batuque FC | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Onze Unidos | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Sanjoanense | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Sporting Clube da Praia | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
* Cape Verdean Football 2002 Champions
* Sporting Clube da Praia 4th title

## Statistics

* Top scorer: Di: 9 goals (Sporting Praia)
* Highest scoring match: Académica Brava 0-9 Sporting Praia (June 29)
* Longest winning streak: Sporting Praia

## Footnotes

* 1 2 2002 Cape Verdean Football Championships at rsssf.org