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Santiago North Premier Division
The Santiago Island League (North) is a regional championship played in Santiago Island, Cape Verde. The competition is organized by the Santiago North Regional Football Association (Associação Regional de Futebol de Santiago Sul, ARFSS). The winner of the championship plays in Cape Verdean football Championships of each season. History The league was formed in 1999, the champion qualified into the single island championship which challenged the South Zone champion and the winner qualified into the National Championships, in 2003, the Santiago Island League was split into the north and south zones and was formally created, the two are the youngest island league in Cape Verde. In 2003, the league had into the northcentral and southcentral groups and several teams from the Second Level from the north became a single group. The competition was not held for the 2006 season. Clubs from São Domingos would participate in the South Zone as a couple of more clubs were created in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santiago, Cape Verde
Santiago (Portuguese for “ Saint James”) is the largest island of Cape Verde, its most important agricultural centre and home to half the nation's population. Part of the Sotavento Islands, it lies between the islands of Maio ( to the east) and Fogo ( to the west). It was the first of the islands to be settled: the town of Ribeira Grande (now Cidade Velha and a UNESCO World Heritage Site) was founded in 1462. Santiago is home to the nation's capital city of Praia. History The eastern side of the nearby island of Fogo collapsed into the ocean 73,000 years ago, creating a tsunami 170 meters high which struck Santiago. In 1460, António de Noli became the first to visit the island. Da Noli settled at ''Ribeira Grande'' (now Cidade Velha) with his family members and Portuguese from Algarve and Alentejo in 1462.Valor simbóli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benfica (Santa Cruz)
Grupo Desportivo Benfica de Santa Cruz, sometimes as Grupo Desportivo Benfica, is a professional football club that plays in the Santiago Island North League in Cape Verde. It is based in the town of Calheta de São Miguel in the island of Santiago and plays at Estádio Municipal 25 de Julho located northwest of the city center. Since the implementation of the two tier regional system in 2015, the club are one of ten unrelegated clubs of northern Santiago. The club is an affiliate to Portugal's S.L. Benfica of Lisbon. It is the only one affiliated to in the North Zone and one of the three on the island. The others are Praia's CD Travadores and Benfica FC da Praia. History The club was founded on 25 November 2005 and first competed in the regional competitions in the late 2000s. In 2011, they got their greatest position of first place of the final phase and won the North Zone's regional championships and qualified into the Nationals. Their first national level challenge was fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CD Scorpion Vermelho
Clube Desportivo Scorpions Vermelho de Santa Cruz is a football (soccer) club that plays in the Santiago Island League North Zone of the Grupo Centro Sul in Cape Verde. The team is based in the town of Santa Cruz in the southeastern part of the island of Santiago and plays at Estádio Municipal 25 de Julho west of town. Since the implementation of the two tier regional system in 2015, Scorpion Vermelho are one of ten unrelegated clubs of northern Santiago. Along with Tarrafal's Beira-Mar and Varandinha, it is considered being the most popular club of the North Zone. It may became the North Zone's top five clubs in 2016. History The club was founded in 2003, the club was formed in the late 1990s. It is named after a red scorpion as there is on the island, the Cape Verde red scorpion (''Hottentotta caboverdensis'') which is the island's and the country's only scorpion founded and listed in the endangered list. The first club of the name is not the Portuguese name for scorpion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AJAC De Calheta
AJAC or AJAX, full name Associação Juvenil Amigos de Calheta (or da Calheta), also as Associação Juvenil Amigos de Calheta de São Miguel (Capeverdean Creole, ALUPEK: ''AJAK'') is a football (soccer) club that plays in the Santiago Island North League in Cape Verde. It is based in the town of Calheta de São Miguel in the island of Santiago and plays at Estádio da Calheta located north of town center. Since the implementation of the two tier regional system in 2015, AJAC is one of ten unrelegated clubs of the North Zone of Santiago. The club is the only in Cape Verde that is affiliated to a Dutch club, it is an affiliate of Ajax Amsterdam. Its logo is the same as Ajax Amsterdam's, a thick red circle and the names AJAX on the top left. Not in Africa as another affiliate is in Cape Town, South Africa, it is Ajax Cape Town. History The club was founded by young children and friends. The club first competed in the regional competitions in the 1990s. In recent history, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benfica De Santa Cruz
Grupo Desportivo Benfica de Santa Cruz, sometimes as Grupo Desportivo Benfica, is a professional football club that plays in the Santiago Island North League in Cape Verde. It is based in the town of Calheta de São Miguel in the island of Santiago and plays at Estádio Municipal 25 de Julho located northwest of the city center. Since the implementation of the two tier regional system in 2015, the club are one of ten unrelegated clubs of northern Santiago. The club is an affiliate to Portugal's S.L. Benfica of Lisbon. It is the only one affiliated to in the North Zone and one of the three on the island. The others are Praia's CD Travadores and Benfica FC da Praia. History The club was founded on 25 November 2005 and first competed in the regional competitions in the late 2000s. In 2011, they got their greatest position of first place of the final phase and won the North Zone's regional championships and qualified into the Nationals. Their first national level challenge was fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estrela Dos Amadores (Tarrafal)
Clube de Futebol Estrela dos Amadores (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: ''Strela dus Amadoris'' and the São Vicente Crioulo: ''Estrela dos Amadores'') is a football (soccer) club that plays in the Santiago Island League North Zone in Cape Verde. The team is based in the town of Tarrafal in the northern part of the island of Santiago and are one of the oldest clubs in the area. Since the implementation of the two tier regional system in 2015, Estrela dos Amadores are one of ten unrelegated clubs of the North Zone of Santiago. History The club was founded in 1992 and became registered in 1998. The team won three regional titles in 2004, in 2009 and in 2012 and possessing the second most titles in the region since 2009, from 2012 to 2013, its titles were shared with Scorpion Vermelho of Pedra Badejo. Estrela dos Amadores celebrated its 5th anniversary in 1997 and later its 10th anniversary in 2002. The club's successful years Estrela dos Amadores was the second club fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barcelona (Tarrafal)
Clube Desportivo Amabox (or Amabos) Barcelona Tarrafal (also in Portuguese for Barcelona, Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: ''Barselona'' also in the São Vicente Crioulo) was a football (soccer) club that played in the Santiago Island League North in Cape Verde. The team was based in the town of Tarrafal in the northern part of the island of Santiago. The team was founded in 1995 and its logo and uniform rarely equals to that of the Spanish club Barcelona FC, it is predominantly different as the club is also known as Amabos Barcelona or Amabos Barcelona Tarrafal. The team two titles, one in 2000 and their recent in 2003. Since 2011/12, the club had been absent from Santiago North competition, and not long after, the club was dissolved, no merger was made. The home stadium is the Municipal Stadium (Estádio Municipal) located roughly 1 km south on a branch road connecting the road to the national capital of Praia, its location is approximately halfway between Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varandinha (Tarrafal)
Grupo Desportivo Varandinha (also in the Capeverdean Crioulos of ALUPEC or ALUPEK and São Vicente Crioulo) is a football (soccer) club that plays in the Santiago Island League North Zone in Cape Verde. The team is based in the town of Tarrafal in the northern part of the island of Santiago in Cape Verde. Since the implementation of the two tier regional system in 2015, Varandinha are one of ten unrelegated clubs of northern Santiago. Its current head coach is Badau. Along with Tarrafal's Beira-Mar and Santa Cruz's Scorpion Vermelho, it is considered being the most popular club of the North Zone. Logo Its logo colors features the front gate with peach-tanned citadel and wooden gates. Inside the logo has the club name in a red tag, on top of the gate are the first two acronyms G and D. The shield rim is orange, outside below has a blue tag reading the foundation date. Inside the shield, on top is a blue balcony railing with white poles inside, on top is the golden crown and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scorpion Vermelho
Clube Desportivo Scorpions Vermelho de Santa Cruz is a football (soccer) club that plays in the Santiago Island League (North), Santiago Island League North Zone of the Grupo Centro Sul in Cape Verde. The team is based in the town of Santa Cruz, Cape Verde, Santa Cruz in the southeastern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde, Santiago and plays at Estádio Municipal 25 de Julho west of town. Since the implementation of the two tier regional system in 2015, Scorpion Vermelho are one of ten unrelegated clubs of northern Santiago. Along with Tarrafal's Beira-Mar and Varandinha, it is considered being the most popular club of the North Zone. It may became the North Zone's top five clubs in 2016. History The club was founded in 2003, the club was formed in the late 1990s. It is named after a red scorpion as there is on the island, the Cape Verde red scorpion (''Hottentotta caboverdensis'') which is the island's and the country's only scorpion founded and listed in the endangere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
