Federação Caboverdiana de Futebol
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The Federação Caboverdiana de Futebol (FCF) is the governing body of football
in Cape Verde
. It was founded in 1982, affiliated to FIFA
in 1986 and to CAF
in 1986. It organizes the national football league and the national team
.
The premier league as well as the island divisions has several teams, more teams can be seen at another title below this one:
is uninhabited. The team of each league with the most points qualifies and advances into the premier division. One of these examples includes these islands and zones. In the 2005-06 season, the Santiago North Zone did not had a champion which meant that the champion of the previous season automatically enter the premier division:
The island divisions including the two island's two zones varies from each month that play and plays in the month of April and May and May in most islands, Santiago begins from December until May.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
in Cape Verde
Cape Verde
The Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa...
. It was founded in 1982, affiliated to FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
in 1986 and to CAF
Confederation of African Football
The Confederation of African Football is the administrative and controlling body for African association football.CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs continental, national, and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those...
in 1986. It organizes the national football league and the national team
Cape Verde national football team
The Cape Verde national football team, nicknamed either the Tubarões Azuis or Crioulos , is the national team of Cape Verde and is controlled by the Federação Caboverdiana de Futebol.-Overview:...
.
Premier League or Interisland league
The Capeverdean Premier division are made up of two groups, Groups A and B and the team with the most points in the island but Santiago and Santo Antão are divided into two zones in the island qualifies into the premier division and not the top teams from the second or third divisions in other places. There are only about five to six rounds becore heading to the playoffs and are played in the month of June.The premier league as well as the island divisions has several teams, more teams can be seen at another title below this one:
- ABC de Patim - FogoFogo, Cape VerdeFogo is an island in the Sotavento group of Cape Verde. It is the most prominent of the group, rising to nearly 3,000 m above sea level at Pico do Fogo.-Geography:...
- Académica (Praia)Académica (Praia)Associação Académica da Praia is a football club that plays in the Premier division of the Interisland League in Cape Verde. It is played along with Praia's three other famous teams in Estádio da Varzea. It won several cups before and after independence. The team never won any national titles...
- Praia - Académica (Mindelo)Académica (Mindelo)Académica is a football club that had played in the Premier division and the São Vicente Island League in Cape Verde...
- MindeloMindeloFor the parish in Portugal, see Mindelo, PortugalMindelo , is a port city in the northern part of the island of São Vicente in Cape Verde. Mindelo is also the seat of the parish of Nossa Senhora da Luz, and this island's municipality... - Académica Sal-Rei - Sal-Rei
- Académico do AeroportoAcadémico do AeroportoAcadémico do Aeroporto is a football club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the Sal Island League in Cape Verde. It is based in the city of Espargos in the island of Sal...
- EspargosEspargosEspargos is the capital city of the island municipality of Sal, Cape Verde and is also in the heart of the island. Espargos means "asparagus" and refers to the wild vegetable asparagus stalk with its bright yellow flowers which grows in sandy areas around the island...
on Sal IslandSal, Cape VerdeSal is an island in Cape Verde. It belongs to the northern group of islands, called Barlavento. The island is composed by a single administrative division, the Sal municipality. The island is home to Amílcar Cabral International Airport, the main airport of Cape Verde.- Geography :The island is... - Académica (Espargos)Académica (Espargos)Académica is a football club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the Sal Island South Zone League in Cape Verde. It is based in the city of Espargos in the island of Sal...
- Espargos on Sal Island - Académico Sal ReiAcadémico Sal ReiAcadémico Sal Rei is a football club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the Boa Vista Island South Zone League in Cape Verde. It is based in the city of Sal Rei in the island of Boa Vista.-Achievements:*National titles:** Cape Verdean Championship: 1...
- Sal ReiSal ReiSal Rei is a city on the northwestern coast of the island of Boa Vista in eastern Cape Verde. Sal Rei is the island's main urban settlement, and the 18th largest community in Cape Verde after Cidade Velha. It is also the seat of the Boa Vista Municipality...
on Boa Vista IslandBoa Vista, Cape VerdeBoa Vista is the easternmost island of Cape Verde. It is located in the Barlavento group of the archipelago. The island is known for marine turtles and traditional music, as well as its ultramarathon and its sand dunes and beaches... - GD AmarantesGD AmarantesGrêmio Desportivo Amarantes is a football club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the São Vicente Island League in Cape Verde...
- BarreirenseBarreirenseBarreirense is a sports club in Maio Island, Cape Verde. Its football team first title in history since independence was claimed in 2006 and became the latest team that advanced to the national division for the first time.Apart from football there are also in the club basketball, volleyball and...
- África ShowÁfrica ShowÁfrica Show is a sports club that its football team had played in the Premier division and plays in the Boa Vista Island South Zone League in Cape Verde. It is based in the city of Rabil in the island of Boa Vista....
- Boa VistaBoa Vista, Cape VerdeBoa Vista is the easternmost island of Cape Verde. It is located in the Barlavento group of the archipelago. The island is known for marine turtles and traditional music, as well as its ultramarathon and its sand dunes and beaches... - SC AtléticoSC AtléticoSport Club Atlético is a football club based in Ribeira Brava and plays in São Nicolau Island League and had played in the Premier division in Cape Verde.-Playoff participation:The team had made it to the 1993 playoffs, the team lost all of the two final matches to CD...
- BotafogoBotafogo (football club in Cape Verde)Botafogo Futebol Clube is sports club that its football team had played in the Premier division and plays in the Fogo Island League in Cape Verde. It is based in the city of São Filipe in the island of Fogo and plays in its stadium...
- CastilhoCastilho (Mindelo)Grémio Sportivo Castilho is a football club that plays in the Premier division of the Interisland League in Cape Verde...
- Mindelo - Derby FC - Mindelo
- Juventude - Fogo
- CS MindelenseCS MindelenseClube Sportivo Mindelense Clube Sportivo Mindelense Clube Sportivo Mindelense (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: KS Mindelensi (KS - Klubi Sporting), São Vicente Crioulo: KS Mindelense (KS - Klube or Clube (CS)) is a football (soccer) club that plays in the Premier division of the Interisland...
- Mindelo - No Pintcha
- Onze UnidosOnze UnidosOnze Unidos is a football club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the Maio Island League in Cape Verde. It is based in the island of Maio Island...
- Vila do MaioVila do MaioVila do Maio, is a city in the southwestern part of the island of Maio in southeastern Cape Verde. It is the main urban settlement of the island, and also seat of the Maio Municipality.... - Praia Rural
- Sal-ReiSal-Rei FCSal-Rei is a sports club that its football team had played in the Premier division and plays in the Boa Vista Island South Zone Division in Cape Verde. It is based in Sal Rei in the island of Boa Vista. Sal-Rei has won their only national title in 2004...
- Sal ReiSal ReiSal Rei is a city on the northwestern coast of the island of Boa Vista in eastern Cape Verde. Sal Rei is the island's main urban settlement, and the 18th largest community in Cape Verde after Cidade Velha. It is also the seat of the Boa Vista Municipality... - Sanantonense? - Santo Antão
- Sanjoanense?
- Sport Club Santa Maria - Santa Maria in the island of Sal
- Spartak - Fogo
- Sporting Clube do Porto NovoSporting Clube do Porto NovoSporting Clube de Porto Novo is a football club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the Santo Antão Island South Zone Division? in Cape Verde. It is based in the island of Santo Antão...
- Porto NovoPorto Novo, Cape VerdePorto Novo is the westernmost municipality in Cape Verde and all of Africa but not the mainland. It is a town and a municipality in the island of Santo Antão of Barlavento. It covers two-thirds of the island and is home to one-third of the population... - Sporting Praia - Praia
- TchadenseTchadenseTchadense is a football club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the Santiago Island South Zone League in Cape Verde. It is based in the city of Praia in the island of Santiago...
- Praia - CD TravadoresCD TravadoresClube Desportivo Travadores is a football club that had played in the Premier division and the Santiago Island League in Cape Verde...
- Praia - Ultramarina - São Nicolau
- União - Fogo
- Verdun
- Vulcânicos - Fogo
Island Leagues including the two zones of Santiago and Santo Antão
Unlike other leagues throughout the world in which is the second, third and fourth, the lowest is mainly the second division or secondary leagues and are split into ten leagues of which are played in the nine main islands, Santiago and Santo Antão is split into two, the North Zone and the South Zone, the tenth main island of Santa LuziaSanta Luzia, Cape Verde
Santa Luzia is an island of the Barlavento archipelago in Cape Verde located between São Nicolau and São Vicente. The area is 35 km² . The highest point is Monte Grande elevating 395 m...
is uninhabited. The team of each league with the most points qualifies and advances into the premier division. One of these examples includes these islands and zones. In the 2005-06 season, the Santiago North Zone did not had a champion which meant that the champion of the previous season automatically enter the premier division:
- Boa VistaBoa Vista, Cape VerdeBoa Vista is the easternmost island of Cape Verde. It is located in the Barlavento group of the archipelago. The island is known for marine turtles and traditional music, as well as its ultramarathon and its sand dunes and beaches...
:- Académica Sal-Rei, Académica OperáriaAcadémica OperáriaAssociação Académica e Operária is a sports club that its football team had played in the Premier division and plays in the Boa Vista Island South Zone Division in Cape Verde. It is based in the island capital of Sal Rei in the island of Boa Vista...
, África ShowÁfrica ShowÁfrica Show is a sports club that its football team had played in the Premier division and plays in the Boa Vista Island South Zone League in Cape Verde. It is based in the city of Rabil in the island of Boa Vista....
, Sal-Rei
- Académica Sal-Rei, Académica Operária
- BravaBrava, Cape VerdeBrava is an island in Cape Verde. It is the smallest inhabited island, but at the same time the greenest, of Cape Verde, in the Sotavento group. First settled in the 1540s, its population grew after Mount Fogo on neighbouring Fogo erupted in 1675...
:- Académica, Benfica, Corôa, Morabeza, No Pintcha, Sporting
- FogoFogo, Cape VerdeFogo is an island in the Sotavento group of Cape Verde. It is the most prominent of the group, rising to nearly 3,000 m above sea level at Pico do Fogo.-Geography:...
:- ABC, Cutelinho, Juventude, No Pintcha do Mosteiros, Spartak, União, Vulcânicos
- MaioMaio, Cape VerdeMaio is the easternmost of the Sotavento islands of Cape Verde. Maio is located south of the islands of Boa Vista and east of Santiago. The island is also known for its large forest, which is unusual for Cape Verde.-Geography:The island covers an area of 269 km²...
:- BarreirenseBarreirenseBarreirense is a sports club in Maio Island, Cape Verde. Its football team first title in history since independence was claimed in 2006 and became the latest team that advanced to the national division for the first time.Apart from football there are also in the club basketball, volleyball and...
?, Onze UnidosOnze UnidosOnze Unidos is a football club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the Maio Island League in Cape Verde. It is based in the island of Maio Island...
- Barreirense
- SalSal, Cape VerdeSal is an island in Cape Verde. It belongs to the northern group of islands, called Barlavento. The island is composed by a single administrative division, the Sal municipality. The island is home to Amílcar Cabral International Airport, the main airport of Cape Verde.- Geography :The island is...
- Académico do AeroportoAcadémico do AeroportoAcadémico do Aeroporto is a football club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the Sal Island League in Cape Verde. It is based in the city of Espargos in the island of Sal...
, Académica (Espargos)Académica (Espargos)Académica is a football club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the Sal Island South Zone League in Cape Verde. It is based in the city of Espargos in the island of Sal...
, JuventudeJuventude (Sal)Futebol Clube Juventude is a football club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the Sal Island League in Cape Verde. It is based in the island of Sal. The team entered the national division for the first time after independence in 1999...
, Palmeira, Santa Maria, Verdun
- Académico do Aeroporto
- São Nicolau:
- SC AtleticoSC AtléticoSport Club Atlético is a football club based in Ribeira Brava and plays in São Nicolau Island League and had played in the Premier division in Cape Verde.-Playoff participation:The team had made it to the 1993 playoffs, the team lost all of the two final matches to CD...
, FC Ultramarina, Desportivo Ribeira BravaDesportivo Ribeira BravaClube Desportivo Ribeira Brava is a football club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the São Nicolau Island League in Cape Verde...
- SC Atletico
- SantiagoSantiago, Cape VerdeSantiago , or Santiagu in Cape Verdean Creole, is the largest island of Cape Verde, its most important agricultural centre and home to half the nation’s population. At the time of Darwin's voyage it was called St. Jago....
(South Zone):- AcadémicaAcadémica (Praia)Associação Académica da Praia is a football club that plays in the Premier division of the Interisland League in Cape Verde. It is played along with Praia's three other famous teams in Estádio da Varzea. It won several cups before and after independence. The team never won any national titles...
, Boavista, Praia Rural, Sporting Praia, TchadenseTchadenseTchadense is a football club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the Santiago Island South Zone League in Cape Verde. It is based in the city of Praia in the island of Santiago...
, CD TravadoresCD TravadoresClube Desportivo Travadores is a football club that had played in the Premier division and the Santiago Island League in Cape Verde...
, FC Ultramarina, etc.
- Académica
- Santo Antão (South Zone):
- Sporting Clube do Porto NovoSporting Clube do Porto NovoSporting Clube de Porto Novo is a football club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the Santo Antão Island South Zone Division? in Cape Verde. It is based in the island of Santo Antão...
- Sporting Clube do Porto Novo
- São VicenteSão Vicente, Cape VerdeSão Vicente , also Son Visent or Son Sent in Cape Verdean Creole, is one of the Barlavento islands of Cape Verde. It is located between the islands of Santo Antão and Santa Luzia, with the Canal de São Vicente separating it from Santo Antão.- Geography :The island is roughly rectangular in shape...
:- Académica (Mindelo)Académica (Mindelo)Académica is a football club that had played in the Premier division and the São Vicente Island League in Cape Verde...
, CastilhoCastilho (Mindelo)Grémio Sportivo Castilho is a football club that plays in the Premier division of the Interisland League in Cape Verde...
, FC DerbyFC DerbyAlso see Derby County F.C.FC Derby is a football club that had played in the Premier division and the São Vicente Island League in Cape Verde. It is based in the city of Mindelo on the island of São Vicente and plays in a stadium with a capacity of 4,000...
, CS MindelenseCS MindelenseClube Sportivo Mindelense Clube Sportivo Mindelense Clube Sportivo Mindelense (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: KS Mindelensi (KS - Klubi Sporting), São Vicente Crioulo: KS Mindelense (KS - Klube or Clube (CS)) is a football (soccer) club that plays in the Premier division of the Interisland...
, etc.
- Académica (Mindelo)
The island divisions including the two island's two zones varies from each month that play and plays in the month of April and May and May in most islands, Santiago begins from December until May.