Sports In São Vicente, Cape Verde
The São Vicente, Cape Verde, island of São Vicente in Cape Verde in the westcentral portion of the Barlavento Islands is home to several teams and clubs. The major professional clubs are CS Mindelense, FC Derby, Académica do Mindelo, Batuque FC and GD Amarantes, Amarante. The island also has a league named the São Vicente Island League, it is the oldest in Cape Verde, first it only had football, later it had basketball, volleyball, athletics and now futsal. The island was the first place in Cape Verde that sports were introduced. Football (soccer) Football remains to be the most popular sport both in the island and the nation, the championship are includes the nearby islets that include Santa Luzia, Cape Verde, Santa Luzia, it is the only championship including the two main islands. The island has 14 football clubs, 8 in the Premier Division and 6 in the Second Division. There are two professional clubs, two amateur semi-pro clubs. The oldest football and sports club on the ...
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São Vicente, Cape Verde
São Vicente (Portuguese for " Saint Vincent") is one of the Barlavento Islands, the northern group within the Cape Verde archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, off the West African coast. 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 with an area of . From east to west it measures and from north to south .Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015
Instituto Nacional de Estatística The island, of