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).

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

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