Cape Verdean Championships

The Cape Verdean Championships are a football competition that was created in 1976 in Cape Verde. A local championship was founded in 1953 before independence, while the islands were part of the Portuguese Empire.
== League format ==
The championship is played out in a tournament between the champions of the nine islands (the 10th island, Santa Luzia is not inhabited).
===Clubs 2009/10===
====Group A====
*Batuque FC - Champion of São Vicente Island League
*Boavista - Runner-up of Santiago Island League (South)
*Botafogo FC - Champion of Fogo Island League
*CS Marítimo - Champion of Santo Antão Island League (South)
*SC Morabeza - Champion of Brava Island League
*Solpontense FC - Champion of Santo Antão Island League (North)
====Group B====
*Académico do Aeroporto - Champion of Sal Island League
*Barreirense - Champion of Maio Island League
*Desportivo Ribeira Brava - São Nicolau Island League
*GDR do Scorpion Vermelho - Champion of Santiago Island League (North)
*Sporting Boa Vista - Champion of Boa Vista Island League
*Sporting Praia - 2009 holders & champion of Santiago Island League (South)
==Before Independence==
*1953: Académica (Mindelo)
*1954-55: competition not held
*1956: CS Mindelense
*1957-59: competition not held
*1960: CS Mindelense
*1961: Sporting Clube da Praia
*1962: CS Mindelense
*1963: Boavista
*1964: competition not held
*1965: Académica (Praia)
*1966: CS Mindelense
*1967: Académica (Mindelo)
*1968: CS Mindelense
*1969: Sporting Clube da Praia
*1970: competition not held
*1971: CS Mindelense
*1972: CD Travadores
*1973: Castilho (Mindelo)
*1974: Sporting Clube da Praia
===Performance By Club===
Club 	Winners	Winning Years
CS Mindelense 	6 	1956, 1960, 1962, 1966, 1968, 1971
Sporting Clube da Praia	3 	1961, 1969, 1974
Académica (Mindelo) 	2 	1953, 1967
Castilho (Mindelo) 	1 	1973
CD Travadores 	1 	1972
Académica (Praia) 	1 	1965
Boavista 	1 	1963
==Since Independence==
*1975 : No competition held
*1976 : CS Mindelense (Mindelo)
*1977 : CS Mindelense (Mindelo)
*No competition held in 1978 and 1979
*1980 : Botafogo São Filipe
*1981 : CS Mindelense (Mindelo)
*1982 : No competition held
*1983 : Académico Sal Rei 2-0 CS Mindelense (Mindelo)
*1984 : Derby FC (Mindelo) 3-2 Académica (Espargos)
*1985 : Sporting Clube da Praia
*1986 : No competition held
*1987 : Boavista (Praia)
*1988 : CS Mindelense (Mindelo) 2-0 0-1 Sporting Clube da Praia
*1989 : Académica (Mindelo)
*1990 : CS Mindelense
*1991 : Sporting Clube da Praia
*1992 : CS Mindelense (Mindelo) beat CD Travadores (Praia)
*1993 : Académica (Espargos) 2-2 2-1 Boavista (Praia)
*1994 : CD Travadores (Praia) 2-0 2-1 SC Atlético (São Nicolau)
*1995 : Boavista (Praia)
*1996 : CD Travadores (Praia)
*1997 : Sporting Clube da Praia
*1998 : CS Mindelense (Mindelo)
*1999 : GD Amarantes (Mindelo) 2-0 1-1 Vulcânicos (São Filipe)
*2000 : Derby FC (Mindelo) 1-1 1-0 Académica Operária (Sal-Rei) 
*2001 : Onze Unidos (Vila de Maio)
*2002 : Sporting Clube da Praia
*2003 : Académico do Aeroporto (Espargos) 3-1 3-2 FC Ultramarina (Tarrafal)
*2004 : Sal-Rei FC (Sal-Rei) 2-0 1-2 Académica (Praia)
*2005 : Derby FC (Mindelo) 1-1 4-3 Sporting Clube da Praia
*2006 : Sporting Clube da Praia 1-0 2-2 Académico do Aeroporto (Espargos)
*2007 : Sporting Clube da Praia 0-0 1-1 Académica (Mindelo)
*2008 : Sporting Clube da Praia 0-1 3-0 FC Derby (Mindelo)
*2009 : Sporting Clube da Praia 2-0 1-1 Académica (Praia)
*2010 : Boavista (Praia) 2-0 1-0 Sporting Clube da Praia
===Performance By Club===
Club 	Winners	Winning Years
Sporting Clube da Praia	8 	1985, 1991, 1997, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
CS Mindelense 	7 	1976, 1977, 1981, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1998
Derby FC 	3 	1984, 2000, 2005
Boavista (Praia) 	3 	1987, 1995, 2010
CD Travadores 	2 	1994, 1996
Académica (Mindelo) 	1 	1989
Académico Sal Rei 	1 	1983
Académico do Aeroporto 	1 	2003
Académica (Espargos) 	1 	1993
GD Amarantes (Mindelo) 	1 	1999
Botafogo São Filipe 	1 	1980
Onze Unidos 	1 	1996
===Performance By Island===
Club 	Winners	Winning Years
Santiago 	13 	1985, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
São Vicente	12 	1966, 1977, 1981, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005
Sal 	2 	1993, 2003
Boa Vista 	1 	1983
Fogo 	1 	1980
Maio 	1 	1996
== External links ==
* Cape Verdean Championships on rsssf.com
Category:Leagues