The 2011
Cape Verdean Football Championship
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season was the 32nd of the competition of the first-tier
football
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in
Cape Verde
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. Its started on 14 May and finished on 9 July, later than last year. The tournament was organized by the
Cape Verdean Football Federation
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.
CS Mindelense won the 2011 title. No teams would participate in the
2012 CAF Champions League
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or the
2012 CAF Confederation Cup
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.
Overview
Boavista was the defending team of the title. A total of 11 clubs participated in the competition, one from each island league and one who won the last season's title. The season had one club short due to that the
Brava Island League
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championships were cancelled, this was the most recent cancellation of a championship from any insular regional competition which led to Group B having one match short and a club had only one bye week, 31 matches from 36 and a 1/3 goal total than last season.
The biggest win were Mindelense (6-0 against Vulcânicos) and Boavista (6-0 against Rosariense), each of them were both matches with 6-0.
Participating clubs
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Boavista FC (Cape Verde)
Boavista Futebol Clube ( Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: ''FK Boavista'' or ''FK Boabista'', ''Boavista'' or ''Boavista Futibol Klubi'') is a football club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the Santiago Island South Zone L ...
, winner of the
2010 Cape Verdean Football Championships
The 2010 Cape Verdean Football Championship season was the 31st of the competition of the first-tier football in Cape Verde. Its started on 8 May, slightly later than the last season and finished on 10 July, later than last year. The tournament wa ...
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Sal-Rei FC
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, winner of the
Boa Vista Island League
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Vulcânicos FC
Vulcânicos Futebol Clube or Vulcânico Clube do Fogo is a football club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the Fogo Island Division in Cape Verde. It is based in São Filipe the island of Fogo. The club has a total of nine i ...
, 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 ...
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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
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Académico do Aeroporto
Académico do Aeroporto ( Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: ''Akadémiku du Aeropurtu'') is a football club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the Sal Island League in Cape Verde. It is based in the city of Espargos in the i ...
, winner of the
Sal Island League
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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 Santi ...
, winner of the
Santiago Island League (North)
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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 ...
, runner-up of the
Santiago Island League (South)
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Rosariense Clube
Rosariense Clube da Ribeira Grande, also as Rosariense Desportivo Clube, short or conventional form: Rosariense Clube (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: ''Rozariensi Klubi'' and the São Vicente Crioulo: ''Rosariense Klube'') is a football c ...
, winner of the
Santo Antão Island League (North)
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Académica do Porto Novo
Associação Académica do Porto Novo (Capeverdean Crioulo languages, Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: ''Asosiason Académica du Portu Nobu'', Santo Antão Crioulo language, Santo Antão Crioulo: ''Associaçôm Akadémica d' Port' 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 ...
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FC Ultramarina
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, winner of the
São Nicolau Island League
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CS Mindelense
Clube Sportivo Mindelense (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: ''KS Mindelensi'' (''KS'' – ''Klubi Sporting''), São Vicente Crioulo: ''KS Mindelense'' (''KS'' – ''Klube or Clube (CS)'') is a football club that plays in the Prem ...
, 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
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Information about the clubs
League standings
Results
Final Stages
Semi-finals
Finals
Statistics
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Top scorer: Fufura: 5 goals (of
Mindelense)
*Biggest wins:
::Mindelense 6-0 Vulcânicos (May 15)
::Boavista FC 6-0 Rosariense (June 11)
See also
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2010–11 in Cape Verdean football
References
External links
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2011 Cape Verdean Football Championships at RSSSF
{{2011 in African football (CAF)
Cape Verdean Football Championship seasons
2010–11 in Cape Verdean football
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