# 2007 Cape Verdean Football Championships

The 2007 Cape Verdean Football Championship season was the 28th of the competition of the first-tier football in Cape Verde. Its started on 12 May and finished on 21 July, earlier than the last season. The tournament was organized by the Cape Verdean Football Federation. Sporting would win their 6th title and second straight after defeating Académica do Mindelo under the away goals rule, the only time it happened, the scorer was Dário who scored their only goal at the finals during stoppage time. They would have entry to the 2008 CAF Champions League. No second place team would also participate in the 2008 CAF Confederation Cup

## Overview

Sporting Clube da Praia was the defending team of the title. A total of 12 clubs participated in the competition, one from each island league and one who won the last season's title. As Sporting Praia won the 2006 national title, Académica da Praia, runner-up of the island division would compete in the championships.
The season at the time would have the second club to win two back-to-back titles after CS Mindelense in 1976 and 1977.
Scorpion Vermelho was the first participant of the north of Santiago that came from the municipality of Santa Cruz.
The biggest win was Académico do Aeroporto who won 8-0 against Sporting from Porto Novo, the most goals was Académica do Mindelo. In the knockout stage, three of the four clubs would be with the name Académic-, The Battle of Académica would feature two homonymous clubs from Praia and Mindelo and the latter would win two goals (one per match).

## Participating clubs

* Sporting Clube da Praia, winner of the 2006 Cape Verdean Football Championships
* SC Sal Rei, winner of the Boa Vista Island League
* SC Morabeza, winner of the Brava Island League
* Vulcânicos FC, winner of the Fogo Island League
* Académica da Calheta, winner of the Maio Island League
* Académico do Aeroporto, winner of the Sal Island League
* Scorpion Vermelho, winner of the Santiago Island League (North)
* Académica da Praia, runner-up of the Santiago Island League (South)
* Rosariense, winner of the Santo Antão Island League (North)
* Sporting Clube do Porto Novo, winner of the Santo Antão Island League (South)
* FC Ultramarina, winner of the São Nicolau Island League
* Académica do Mindelo, winner of the São Vicente Island League

### Information about the clubs

| Club | Location |
| Académica da Calheta | Calheta |
| Académica (Mindelo) | Mindelo |
| Académica da Praia | Praia |
| Académico do Aeroporto | Espargos |
| SC Morabeza | Vila Nova Sintra |
| Rosariense Clube | Ribeira Grande |
| SC Sal Rei | Sal Rei |
| Scorpion Vermelho | Santa Cruz |
| Sporting Clube da Praia | Praia |
| Sporting Clube do Porto Novo | Porto Novo |
| FC Ultramarina | Tarrafal de São Nicolau |
| Vulcânicos FC | São Filipe |

## League standings
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Académica do Mindelo | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 | 13 |
| 2 | Sporting Clube da Praia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 10 |
| 3 | SC Sal Rei | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 8 |
| 4 | FC Ultramarina | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 8 |
| 5 | SC Morabeza | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 2 |
| 6 | Académica da Calheta | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | -10 | 2 |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Académico do Aeroporto | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 11 |
| 2 | Académica da Praia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 10 |
| 3 | Vulcânicos FC | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 |
| 4 | Rosariense Clube | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +3 | 7 |
| 5 | Scorpion Vermelho | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Sporting Clube do Porto Novo | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 20 | -15 | 0 |

## Results

Week 1 :
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date |
| Ultramarina | 0 - 3 | Académico Mindelo | 12 May |
| Sporting Praia | 5 - 0 | Académica Calheta | 13 May |
| Morabeza | 1 - 3 | Sal Rei | 31 May |
| Académico Aeroporto | 8 - 3 | Sporting Porto Novo | 12 May |
| Scorpion Vermelho | 1 - 0 | Rosariense | 13 May |
| Académica Praia | 1 - 0 | Vulcânicos | 30 May |
Week 2 :
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date |
| Académica Calheta | 0 - 1 | Ultramarina | 19 May |
| Sal Rei | 1 - 0 | Sporting Praia | 19 May |
| Académico Mindelo | 3 - 0 | Morabeza | 20 May |
| Sporting Porto Novo | 0 - 2 | Scorpion Vermelho | 19 May |
| Rosariense | 2 - 1 | Académica Praia | 19 May |
| Vulcânicos | 0 - 1 | Académico Aeroporto | 19 May |
Week 3 :
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date |
| Ultramarina | 0 - 0 | Sal Rei | 26 May |
| Académico Mindelo | 4 - 0 | Académica Calheta | 26 May |
| Morabeza | 0 - 2 | Sporting Praia | 26 May |
| Académica Praia | 0 - 0 | Académico Aeroporto | 26 May |
| Rosariense | 3 - 0 | Sporting Porto Novo | 26 May |
| Scorpion Vermelho | 2 - 3 | Vulcânicos | 27 May |
Week 4 :
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date |
| Sporting Praia | 4 - 0 | Ultramarina | 9 June |
| Académico Mindelo | 6 - 0 | Sal Rei | 9 June |
| Académica Calheta | 1 - 1 | Morabeza | 9 June |
| Sporting Porto Novo | 1 - 3 | Académica Praia | 9 June |
| Académico Aeroporto | 1 - 0 | Scorpion Vermelho | 9 June |
| Rosariense | 0 - 1 | Vulcânicos | 9 June |
Week 5 :
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date |
| Ultramarina | 1 - 1 | Morabeza | 17 June |
| Sporting Praia | 0 - 0 | Académico Mindelo | 23 June |
| Sal Rei | 2 - 2 | Académica Calheta | 23 June |
| Académico Aeroporto | 0 - 0 | Rosariense | 24 June |
| Vulcânicos | 4 - 1 | Sporting Porto Novo | 24 June |
| Scorpion Vermelho | 0 - 1 | Académica Praia | 24 June |

## Final Stages

| Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Sporting Clube da Praia | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| Académico do Aeroporto | 2 | 1 | 3 | Sporting Clube da Praia | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Académica da Praia | 0 | 0 | 0 | Académica do Mindelo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Académica do Mindelo | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | |

### Finals

Sporting Praia won all two legs under away goals rule and claimed the national title.
* Cape Verdean Football 2007 Champions
* Sporting Clube da Praia 6th title

## Statistics

* Top scorer: Kadú: 9 goals (Académica do Mindelo)
* Biggest win: Académico Aeroporto 8-3 Sporting Porto Novo (May 12)