The 2005

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season was the 26th of the competition of the first-tier

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. Its started on 14 May and finished on 16 July, earlier than the last season. The tournament was organized by the

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/ref> FC Derby won the 3rd title and did not receive entry to the 2006 CAF Champions League. No second place club would also receive entry to the

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Overview

Sporting Clube da Praia Sporting Clube da Praia, short form: Sporting Praia ( Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK as well as Badiu: ''Sporting Klubi di Praia'') is a professional football club that plays in the Santiago South Premier Division in Cape Verde. It is bas ...

was the defending team of the title. A total of 12 clubs participated in the competition, one from each island league and one who won the last season's title. The season would be the first to have 12 titles for Sporting Praia. Also it was the only time that a participant from Boa Vista (

Desportivo Estância Baixo Desportivo Estância Baixo ( Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: '' Disportivu Estânsia Baixu'' and the São Vicente Crioulo: ''Desportivo (ou D'sportiv') Estância Baixo'') is a sports club for a football (soccer) team that plays in the Boa ...

) came from the Rabil area and Estância de Baixo and the first time that a participant from the north of Santiago was from the municipality of Calheta de São Miguel and was Flor Jovem. The season would break national records even in scoring, the annual goal totals was 146, Derby scored a record 10-1 against Académica from Porto Novo, later Sporting Praia first scored 6 against Morabeza two weeks later scored a record 13 against Estância Baixo, they would score 6 again in the semis and removing Sal Rei from the finals. Other high scoring matches were Académica from Fogo scored 6 against Morabeza and Derby scored 7 points against Morabeza. Sporting Praia had a record of 35 goals scored (24 in the regular season) and remains unbeaten as of 2016, while Derby scored a record 32 goals (23 in the regular season) . Also in the competition record was the scorer Zé di Tchétcha of Sporting Praia who scored 14 goals and remains unbeaten as of 2015. The Flor Jovem-Paulense match was cancelled and neither two would advance into the playoffs. Two clubs from Santo Antão who played in the same group had their first meeting since the break-up into the two zones.

Participating clubs

* SC Sal Rei, winner of the 2004 Cape Verdean Football Championships *

, runner-up of the

Boa Vista Island League The Boa Vista Island League or Championships is a regional championship played in Boa Vista Island, Cape Verde. The winner of the championship plays in the Cape Verdean football Championships of each season. It is organized by the Boa Vista Regiona ...

SC Morabeza Sport Clube Morabeza is a football club in Cape Verde that plays in the Brava Island Division in Cape Verde. It is based in Nova Sintra the island of Brava and plays at Estádio Aquiles de Oliveira where all the clubs from Brava even those bas ...

, winner of the

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* Associação Académica do Fogo, winner of the

Fogo Island League The Fogo Premier Division is a tier-2 regional championship played in Fogo Island, Cape Verde. The competition are organized by the Fogo Regional Football Association (Associação Regional de Futebol do Fogo, ARFF). The winner of the championshi ...

Onze Unidos Clube Desportivo Onze Unidos (Portuguese for "Eleven United", Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: ''Unzi Unidus'') 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 ...

, winner of the

Maio Island League The Maio Island League is a regional championship played in Maio Island, Cape Verde. The competition is organized by the Maio Regional Football Association (Associação Regional do Maio de Futebol, ARMF). The winner of the championship plays in ...

* Associação Académica do Sal, winner of the

Sal Island League The Sal Premier Division is a regional championship played in Sal Island, Cape Verde. The winner of the championship plays in Cape Verdean football Championships of each season. The competition are organized by the Sal Regional Football Associati ...

* Flor Jovem da Calheta, winner of the

Santiago Island League (North) 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 w ...

, winner of the

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Paulense Desportivo Clube Paulense Desportivo Clube (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: ''Paulensi Disportibu Klubi'' and the São Vicente Crioulo: ''Paulense Dsportiv' Klube'') is a football club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the Santo Antão ...

, winner of the

Santo Antão Island League (North) Santo ('saint' in various languages) may refer to: People * Santo (given name) * Santo (surname) * El Santo, Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta (1917–1984), Mexican wrestler and actor * Bob Santo or Santo, stage name of Ghanaian comedian John Evans Kwadwo ...

* Associação Académica do Porto Novo, winner of the

Santo Antão Island League (South) Santo ('saint' in various languages) may refer to: People * Santo (given name) * Santo (surname) * El Santo, Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta (1917–1984), Mexican wrestler and actor * Bob Santo or Santo, stage name of Ghanaian comedian John Evans Kwadwo ...

Desportivo Ribeira Brava :''There is also a football club a based in Ribeira Brava in the Madeira Islands named Clube Desportivo Ribeira Brava (also as CDRB)'' Clube Desportivo Ribeira Brava (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: ''Disportibu Ribéra Brava'', São Vicent ...

, winner of the

São Nicolau Island League SAO or Sao may refer to: Places * Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD * Sao, a town in Boussé Department, Burkina Faso * Saco Transportation Center (station code SAO), a train station in Saco, Maine, U.S ...

FC Derby Futebol Clube Derby (short form: FC Derby, second name: Derby São Vicente) is a football club that had played in the Premier division and the São Vicente Island League in Cape Verde and is Cape Verde's only affiliate of FC Porto and the old ...

, winner of the

São Vicente Island League SAO or Sao may refer to: Places * Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD * Sao, a town in Boussé Department, Burkina Faso * Saco Transportation Center (station code SAO), a train station in Saco, Maine, U.S. ...

Information about the clubs

League standings

Group A

Group B

Results

Final Stages

Semi-finals

Finals

Statistics

* Top scorer: Zé di Tchecha (14 goals) (Sporting Praia) * Biggest win: Sporting Praia 13-0 Estância Baixo (June 11)

Notes

Footnotes

External links

Cape Verdean Football Federation's website

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