Football in Cape Verde - History

History

The first football competition began in the early 1950s and CS Mindelense won their first title in 1953, then, these competitions were territorial since it was an overseas province of Portugal until its independence on July 1975 Several competitions were cancelled including in 1954 and between 1956 and 1957. Another cancellations occurred when the last game before independence played and won their last title. The first game after independence was in 1975 and their first title was claimed by CS Mindelense in 1976. The last two cancellations occurred in 1981/1982 and 1986/1987.

In the early-1980s, the creation of more soccer teams led to creating a new division which became based by island except for one of them at the time there were only six, of which one of them qualified for the two groups. In the mid-1990s, the division were divided into nine which qualified into three groups, A, B and C, and now eleven new insular zones were added for Santiago and Santo Antão and Group C was eliminated reducing to its current two-grouping system. Also in 2000, Santiago's South zone became the only zone ever to feature a first and second level divisions.

The opening tournaments as well as its insular cup were added in 1999 in nine islands.

Football in Cape Verde
Federação Caboverdiana de Futebol
National teams
Men
  • National team
  • Olympic (U-23)
  • U-20
  • U-17
Women
  • National team
  • U-20
  • U-17
League system
Men
  • Campeonato Nacional de Cabo Verde
  • Santiago Island League (South)
Domestic cups
Men
  • Taça Nacional de Cabo Verde
Awards
  • Footballer of the Year
  • Top scorers
Lists
  • All-time Table
  • Champions
  • Clubs
  • International footballers
  • Foreign players
  • Venues
  • Men's clubs
  • Women's clubs
  • Men's players
  • Women's players
  • Expatriate players
  • Managers
  • Referees
  • Venues
  • Seasons
  • Records
Boa Vista Island League 2011-12
  • 11 Estrelas
  • Académica Operária
  • África Show
  • Desportivo
  • Juventude do Norte
  • Sal-Rei
  • Sanjoanense
  • Sporting
Brava Island League 2008-09
  • Académica
  • Benfica
  • Corôa
  • Morabeza
  • No Pintcha
  • Sporting
Fogo Island League 2008-09
  • Académica
  • Botafogo
  • Cutelinho
  • Desportivo
  • Grito Povo
  • Juventude
  • Spartak
  • União
  • Vulcânicos
  • Valência
  • Achda Fluminense
Maio Island League 2008-09
  • Académica da Calheta
  • Barreirense
  • Beira-Mar
  • Morrerense
  • Onze Unidos
  • Santana
  • Académico/83
Sal Island League 2008–09
  • Académica do Aeroporto
  • Académica
  • Juventude
  • Palmeira
  • Santa Maria
  • Verdun
Santiago Island League (North) 2008-09
Centro Norte
  • Beira-Mar
  • Varandinha
  • Associação Juventus
  • Desportivo
  • Juventude
  • Barcelona
  • Estrela dos Amadores
  • Real Júnior
Centro Sul
  • Scorpions
  • Benfica
  • Desportivo de Santa Cruz
  • AJAC
  • Desportivo da Calheta
  • São Lourenço FC
  • Garridos
  • Flor Jovem
2011-12 Santiago Island League (South)
  • Académica
  • Tchadense
  • Boavista
  • Celtic
  • Desportivo (Praia)
  • Ribeira Grande
  • Sporting (Praia)
  • Travadores
  • Varanda
  • Vitória
Santo Antão Island League (Ribeira Grande) 2008-09
  • Beira-Mar
  • Foguetões
  • Paulense
  • Rosariense
  • Sinagoga
  • Solpontense
Santo Antão Island League (South) 2008-09
  • Académica
  • Fiorentina
  • Inter
  • Lagedos
  • Maritimo
  • Sanjoanense
  • Sporting
  • Santo André
São Nicolau Island League 2008-09
  • AJAT’SN
  • Atlético
  • Belo Horizonte
  • Calejão
  • Desportivo
  • Praia Branca
  • Talho
  • Ultramarina
São Vicente Island League 2008-09
  • Académica
  • Amarantes
  • Batuque
  • Ponta d'Pom
  • Derby
  • Falcões do Norte
  • Mindelense
  • Ribeira Bote
Football in Africa
Sovereign states
  • Algeria
  • Angola
  • Benin
  • Botswana
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cameroon
  • Cape Verde
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Comoros
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Republic of the Congo
  • Djibouti
  • Egypt
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • Gabon
  • The Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)
  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Rwanda
  • São Tomé and Príncipe
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Swaziland
  • Tanzania
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Uganda
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
States with limited
recognition
  • Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
  • Somaliland
Dependencies and
other territories
  • Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla / Plazas de soberanía (Spain)
  • Madeira (Portugal)
  • Mayotte / Réunion (France)
  • Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)
Cape Verde topics
  • Outline
  • Index
History
  • African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde
  • Colonial heads
Geography
  • Administrative divisions
  • Cities
  • Climate
  • Extreme points
  • Islands
    • Barlavento
    • Sotavento
  • Mountains
  • Ports
  • Streams
  • Villages and settlements
  • Volcanoes
  • Wildlife
Governance
  • Elections
  • Foreign relations
  • Human rights
    • LGBT
  • Law enforcement
  • Military
  • National Assembly
  • Politics
  • Political parties
  • President
  • Prime Minister
Economy
  • Agriculture
  • Companies
  • Escudo (currency)
  • Stock market
  • Telecommunications
  • Tourism
  • Transport
    • airports
Culture
  • Cape Verdean Creole
  • Cape Verdean Portuguese
  • Crime
  • Demographics
  • Education
  • Emblem
  • Flag
  • Football
  • Health
  • List of Cape Verdeans
  • Media
  • Music
  • Public holidays
  • Religion
  • Women
  • Category
  • Portal
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