# 2001 Cape Verdean Football Championships

The 2001 Cape Verdean Football Championship season was the 22nd of the competition of the first-tier football in Cape Verde. The competition started on 7 April and finished on 6 June, 2001. The tournament was organized by the Cape Verdean Football Federation. Onze Unidos won their first and only title. No club participated in the 2001 CAF Champions League and the 2001 CAF Winners Cup.

## Overview

FC Derby was the defending team of the title. A total of 7 clubs. 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. No club came from Boa Vista and Santiago islands as the championship were cancelled.
The league was contested by 7 teams with Onze Unidos winning the championship. 21 matches were played and a total of 55 goals were scored.
Onze Unidos finished with 14 points which became the highest number of points in the national championships with the extension of the matches from five to eight overall. The point record lasted only a year when Sporting and Batuque took the record in the following season.

## Participants

* Nô Pintcha, winner of the Brava Island League
* Botafogo FC, winner of the Fogo Island League
* Onze Unidos, winner of the Maio Island League
* Académica do Sal, winner of the Sal Island League
* Solpontense Futebol Clube, winner of the Santo Antão Island League
* FC Ultramarina, winner of the São Nicolau Island League
* FC Derby, winner of the São Vicente Island League

### Information about the clubs

| Club | Location |
| Académica (Espargos) | Espargos |
| Botafogo | São Filipe |
| Derby | Mindelo |
| Nô Pintcha | Vila Nova Sintra |
| Onze Unidos | Vila do Maio |
| Solpontense Futebol Clube | Ponta do Sol |
| FC Ultramarina | Tarrafal de São Nicolau |

## League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Onze Unidos | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 14 |
| 2 | Académica (Espargos) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 13 |
| 3 | Botafogo | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 11 |
| 4 | Solpontense | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 9 |
| 5 | FC Derby | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 8 |
| 6 | FC Ultramarina | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 1 |
| 7 | Nô Pintcha | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 20 | -16 | 1 |
| Club | Onze | Sal | Bota | Solp | Derb | Ultr | NôPi |
| Onze Unidos | | 2-1 | | 0-0 | 1-0 | | |
| Academica (Espargos) | | | 1-0 | | | 2-0 | 3-1 |
| Botafogo FC | 1-1 | | | | | 1-0 | 8-0 |
| Solpontense | | 2-3 | 2-2 | | | 1-0 | |
| FC Derby | | 0-0 | 0-3 | 2-2 | | | |
| FC Ultramarina | 0-1 | | | | 1-2 | | 1-1 |
| Nô Pintcha | 1-3 | | | 1-3 | 0-2 | | |

## Results

Week 1 :
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date |
| Onze Unidos | 1 - 0 | FC Derby | 14 April |
| Nô Pintcha | 1 - 3 | Solpontense | 15 April |
| Académica do Sal | 2 - 0 | FC Ultramarina | 15 April |
| Week 2 ||||||||||||
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date |
| Botafogo | 1 - 1 | Onze Unidos | 21 April |
| FC Derby | 0 - 0 | Académica do Sal | 21 April |
| FC Ultramarina | 1 - 1 | Nô Pintcha | 21 April |
| Week 3 ||||||||||||
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date |
| Solpontense | 1 - 0 | FC Ultramarina | 28 April |
| Nô Pintcha | 0 - 2 | FC Derby | 28 April |
| Académica do Sal | 1 - 0 | Botafogo | 28 April |
| Week 4 ||||||||||||
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date |
| Onze Unidos | 2 - 1 | Académica do Sal | 5 May |
| Botafogo | 8 - 0 | Nô Pintcha | 5 May |
| FC Derby | 2 - 2 | Solpontense | 5 May |
| Week 5 ||||||||||||
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date |
| FC Ultramarina | 1 - 2 | FC Derby | 12 May |
| Solpontense | 2 - 2 | Botafogo | 12 May |
| Nô Pintcha | 1 - 3 | Onze Unidos | 12 May |
| Week 6 ||||||||||||
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date |
| Onze Unidos | 0 - 0 | Solpontense | 19 May |
| Botafogo | 1 - 0 | FC Ultramarina | 26 May |
| Académica do Sal | 3 - 1 | Nô Pintcha | 2 June |
| Week 7 ||||||||||||
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date |
| Solpontense | 2 - 3 | Académica do Sal | 26 May |
| FC Ultramarina | 0 - 1 | Onze Unidos | 2 June |
| FC Derby | 0 - 3 | Botafogo | 2 June |
* Cape Verdean Football 2001 Champions
* Onze Unidos 1st title

## Statistics

* Top scorer: Di: 9 goals (of Sporting Praia)
* Highest scoring match: Botafogo 8-0 Nô Pintcha, 5 May