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season was the 22nd of the competition of the first-tier

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. The competition started on 7 April and finished on 6 June, 2001. The tournament was organized by the

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/ref> Onze Unidos won their first and only title. No club participated in the 2001 CAF Champions League and the 2001 CAF Winners Cup.

Overview

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was the defending team of the title. A total of 7 clubs. It was one of the few seasons that the total number of points would be the champion, it had fewer games compared to other football leagues. No club came from Boa Vista and Santiago islands as the championship were cancelled. The league was contested by 7 teams with

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winning the championship. 21 matches were played and a total of 55 goals were scored. Onze Unidos finished with 14 points which became the highest number of points in the national championships with the extension of the matches from five to eight overall. The point record lasted only a year when Sporting and Batuque took the record in the following season.

Participants

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, winner of the

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* Botafogo FC, winner of the

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, winner of the

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, winner of the

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, winner of the

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, winner of the

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Information about the clubs

League standings

Results

Statistics

* Top scorer: Di: 9 goals (of Sporting Praia) * Highest scoring match: Botafogo 8-0 Nô Pintcha, 5 May

Notes

References

External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20150924011016/http://www.fcf.cv/pt/
Complete results and rankings at rsssf.com
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