The 2012
Cape Verdean Football Championship
The Cape Verdean Football Championship or the Campeonato Caboverdiano de Futebol is a football competition that was created in 1976 in Cape Verde. A local championship was founded in 1953 before independence, when the islands were still part of ...
season was the 33rd of the competition of the first-tier
football
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in
Cape Verde
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. Its started on 5 May and finished on 7 July, slightly earlier than last year. The tournament was organized by the
Cape Verdean Football Federation
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.
Sporting Praia won the ninth title (eleventh overall), it would be the club's most recent title win. This time, Sporting Praia did not participate in the
2013 CAF Champions League. No club also participated in the
2013 CAF Confederation Cup. In 2012, Sporting Praia won the first super cup title and would become the first club to win both the championship and the super cup title in the same season.
Overview
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 P ...
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. It would be the first time that more than three clubs shared the same club name starting with Académica numbering five out of twelve. Half of Group B clubs would bear the first club name but only half would bear the name in the knockout stage. In the top semifinal bracket, those same clubs again appeared and would be the first time. Both clubs from Santo Antão, Paulense and Académica Porto Novo would later appear in the national cup competitions. It also marked the last appearance of Juventude from the island of Sal.
The biggest win was Sporting Praia who won 6-0 over Juventude from Sal. SC Atlético became the second club to win all five matches in any of the six club group stage.
The finals were interrupted due to the
local elections that took place on July 1.
Participating clubs
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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 P ...
, winner of the
2011 Cape Verdean Football Championships
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Académica Operária
Associação Académica e Operária da Boa Vista (first part, Portuguese meaning: "academy", Capeverdean Crioulo: ''Asosiason Akadémika y Operária/Uperária'') is a sports club that its football (soccer) team had played in the Premier divisi ...
, winner of the
Boa Vista Island League
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Académica da Brava
Associação Académica da Brava ( Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: ''Akadémika da Brava'') is a football (soccer) club that plays in the Brava Island League in Cape Verde.
The logo and the uniform as well as other teams with the name Ac ...
, winner of the
Brava Island League
The Brava Island League is a regional championship played in Brava Island, Cape Verde. The championships are organized by Brava Regional Football Association (Associação Regional de Futebol da Brava, ARFB). The winner of the championship plays ...
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Académica do Fogo
Associação Académica do Fogo is a football club that currently plays in the Campeonato Nacional de Cabo Verde and in the Fogo Island League in Cape Verde. It is based in the island of Fogo and plays in the stadium with a capacity of 1000. The ...
, winner of the
Fogo Premier Division
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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Académico 83, winner of the
Maio Island League
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Juventude, winner of the
Sal Island League
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Estrela dos Amadores
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 Cap ...
, 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 ...
, winner of the
Santiago South Premier Division
The Santiago South Premier Division is a regional championship played in Santiago Island, Cape Verde and is a part of the Santiago South Zone Football Association. The winner of the championship plays in Cape Verdean football Championships of ea ...
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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 Antà ...
, winner of the
Santo Antão Island League (North)
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People
* Santo (given name)
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Académica do Porto Novo
Associação Académica do Porto Novo ( Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: ''Asosiason Académica du Portu Nobu'', Santo Antão Crioulo: ''Associaçôm Akadémica d' Port' Novo'', São Vicente Crioulo: ''Associação Akadémika d' Port' N ...
, 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 Kwad ...
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SC Atlético
Sport Club Atlético (first part, Portuguese meaning: "athletics", Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: ''SK Atlétiku'') is a football (soccer) club based in Ribeira Brava and plays in São Nicolau Island League and had played in the Premier ...
, winner of the
São Nicolau Island League
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Batuque FC
Batuque Futebol Clube ( Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC: ''Batuki Futibol Klubi'', São Vicente: ''Batúque Futebol Klube'') is a football club that plays in the São Vicente Premier Division in Cape Verde. It is based in the city of Mindelo on t ...
, 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
Results
Final Stages
Semi-finals
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Finals
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Statistics
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Top scorer: Gerson: 13 goals (of SC Atlético)
*Least beaten goalkeeper: Magueti: 4 goals (of Sporting Praia)
*Greatest player: Gerson (SC Atlético)
*Greatest coach: Janito Carvalho (Sporting Praia)
*Greatest head: Ru Évora (Sporting Praia)
*Highest scoring match: Sporting Clube da Praia 6-1 Juventude do Sal
(5 May)
*Largest goal difference : 5 (three matches)
:: CS Mindelense 5-0 Académica Operaria
(12 May)
:: Sporting Clube da Praia 5-0 Académica da Brava
(13 May)
:: Estrela dos Amadores 5-0 Académica da Brava
(27 May)
See also
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2011–12 in Cape Verdean football
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2012 Cape Verdean Cup
References
External links
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{{2012 in African football (CAF)
Cape Verdean Football Championship seasons
2011–12 in Cape Verdean football
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