# 2010 Cape Verdean Football Championships

The 2010 Cape Verdean Football Championship season was the 31st of the competition of the first-tier football in Cape Verde. Its started on 8 May, slightly later than the last season and finished on 10 July, later than last year. The tournament was organized by the Cape Verdean Football Federation. It was the second consecutive time that the final featured two clubs from the same island and city, the next time it happened would be five years later. It brought the Capital Rivalry between Sporting and Boavista to the national championships. Another club of Praia named Boavista FC (Cape Verde) winning the national title breaking Sporting Praia's consecutive title wins. A month later, Boavista Praia would become the only club to win both the championship and the cup title in the same season.

## Overview

Sporting Clube da Praia was again 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. 36 matches were played and 110 goals were scored. It marked the last appearance of Botafogo of the island of Fogo.
The biggest win were Sporting (2-7 defeated Ribeira Brava) and Boavista (7-1 defeated Solpontense).
The final round match between Ribeira Brava and Barrererense was not played, later, the federation awarded both teams a loss.

## Participating clubs

* Sporting Clube da Praia, winner of the 2009 Cape Verdean Football Championships
* Sporting Clube da Boa Vista, winner of the Boa Vista Island League
* SC Morabeza, winner of the Brava Island League
* Botafogo FC, winner of the Fogo Island League
* Barreirense, winner of the Maio Island League
* Académico do Aeroporto, winner of the Sal Island League
* Scorpion Vermelho, winner of the Santiago Island League (North)
* Boavista FC (Cape Verde), runner-up of the Santiago Island League (South)
* Solpontense FC, winner of the Santo Antão Island League (North)
* Marítimo, winner of the Santo Antão Island League (South)
* Desportivo Ribeira Brava, winner of the São Nicolau Island League
* Batuque FC, winner of the São Vicente Island League

### Information about the clubs

| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
| Académico do Aeroporto | Espargos | Marcelo Leitão | 8,000 |
| Barreirense | Barreiro | 20 de Janeiro | |
| Batuque FC | Mindelo | Adérito Sena | 5,000 |
| Boavista FC | Praia | Várzea | 12,000 |
| Botafogo FC | São Filipe | 5 de Julho | 1,000 |
| Desportivo Ribeira Brava | Ribeira Brava | João de Deus | 1,000 |
| Marítimo | Porto Novo | Amílcar Cabral | |
| SC Morabeza | Vila Nova Sintra | Aquiles de Oliveira | 500 |
| Scorpion Vermelho | Santa Cruz | 25 de Julho | 1,000 |
| Solpontense FC | Ponta do Sol | João da Serra | 2,000 |
| Sporting Clube da Boa Vista | Sal Rei | Arsénio Ramos | 500 |
| Sporting Clube da Praia | Praia | Várzea | 12,000 |

## League standings
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Batuque FC | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 | Boavista FC | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 8 |
| 3 | Marítimo | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 7 |
| 4 | SC Morabeza | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| 5 | Botafogo | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 5 |
| 6 | Solpontense FC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 4 |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Académico do Aeroporto | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 13 |
| 2 | Sporting Clube da Praia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 11 |
| 3 | Scorpion Vermelho | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 6 |
| 4 | Sporting Clube da Boa Vista | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 5 |
| 5 | Desportivo Ribeira Brava | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 4 |
| 6 | Barreirense | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 0 |

## Results

Week 1 :
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date |
| Batuque | 2 - 0 | Marítimo | 8 May |
| Botafogo | 3 - 2 | Solpotense | 8 May |
| Morabeza | 0 - 0 | FC Boavista | 9 May |
| Sporting Praia | 5 - 2 | Barreirense | 8 May |
| Académico Aeroporto | 3 - 1 | Scorpion Vermelho | 8 May |
| Sporting Boavista | 2 - 2 | Ribeira Brava | 8 May |
Week 2 :
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date |
| FC Boavista | 4 - 2 | Botafogo | 15 May |
| Solpotense | 1 - 1 | Batuque | 15 May |
| Marítimo | 1 - 0 | Morabeza | 16 May |
| Barreirense | 3 - 4 | Académico Aeroporto | 15 May |
| Scorpion Vermelho | 2 - 0 | Sporting Boavista | 15 May |
| Ribeira Brava | 2 - 7 | Sporting Praia | 15 May |
Week 3 :
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date |
| Botafogo | 0 - 4 | Batuque | 22 May |
| FC Boavista | 3 - 4 | Marítimo | 22 May |
| Morabeza | 3 - 1 | Solpotense | 23 May |
| Académico Aeroporto | 2 - 0 | Ribeira Brava | 22 May |
| Sporting Boavista | 1 - 1 | Sporting Praia | 22 May |
| Scorpion Vermelho | 2 - 1 | Barreirense | 22 May |
Week 4 :
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date |
| Marítimo | 2 - 2 | Botafogo | 30 May |
| Batuque | 1 - 1 | Morabeza | 30 May |
| FC Boavista | 7 - 1 | Solpotense | 30 May |
| Barreirense | 0 - 1 | Sporting Boavista | 29 May |
| Sporting Praia | 0 - 0 | Académico Aeroporto | 29 May |
| Scorpion Vermelho | 1 - 2 | Ribeira Brava | 29 May |
Week 5 :
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date |
| Batuque | 1 - 1 | FC Boavista | 6 June |
| Solpotense | 2 - 0 | Marítimo | 6 June |
| Morabeza | 1 - 1 | Botafogo | 6 June |
| Sporting Praia | 3 - 1 | Scorpion Vermelho | 11 June |
| Ribeira Brava (awarded a loss against the club) | canc. | Barreirense (awarded a loss against the club) | 5 June |
| Académico Aeroporto | 3 - 0 | Sporting Boavista | 5 June |

## Final Stages

| Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Boavista FC | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| Académico do Aeroporto | 0 | 1 | 1 | Boavista FC | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Sporting Clube da Praia | 1 | 1 | 2 | Sporting Clube da Praia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Batuque FC | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | |

### Finals

* Cape Verdean Football 2010 Champions
* Boavista FC 3rd title

## Statistics

* Biggest win: Boavista FC 7 - 1 Solpontense (May 30)