The Sal Island Opening Tournament (
Portuguese
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: ''Torneio de Abertura da Ilha do Sal'',
Capeverdean Crioulo
Cape Verdean Creole is a Portuguese-based creole languages, Portuguese-based creole language spoken on the islands of Cape Verde. It is also called or by its native speakers. It is the native creole language of virtually all Cape Verdeans and ...
,
ALUPEC The ''Alfabeto Unificado para a Escrita do Caboverdiano'' (Unified Alphabet for Cape Verdean Writing), commonly known as ALUPEC, is the alphabet that was officially recognizedResolução n.º 48/2005' (Boletim Oficial da República de Cabo Verde – ...
or
ALUPEK The ''Alfabeto Unificado para a Escrita do Caboverdiano'' (Unified Alphabet for Cape Verdean Writing), commonly known as ALUPEC, is the alphabet that was officially recognizedResolução n.º 48/2005' (Boletim Oficial da República de Cabo Verde – ...
: ''Turneiu de Abertura Idja du Sal'') is an opening tournament competition played during the season in the island of
Sal,
Cape Verde
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. The competition is organized by the
Sal Regional Football Association (Associação Regional de Futebol de Sal, ARFS).
Sal Football (Soccer) Association at the FCF website
/ref> The competition is similar to a league cup used in other countries. The first competition began in the 2000s.
As the league later had two divisions, unlike other islands, the 2015 season had all of the clubs from the first and second divisions competed and extended to 11 rounds with several new clubs who started competing in official competitions. The group system was restored for the 2016-17 season and had two groups and each round, the leader of each group headed to the final and has two divisions.. The current winner is SC Santa Maria
Sport Clube Santa Maria (also in Capeverdean Crioulos of ALUPEC or ALUPEK and Sal) 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 town of Santa Maria in the so ...
who became the fourth club to win their only title.
Winners
Performance By Club
Listed titles only
Performance by area
Listed titles only
See also
*Sports in Sal, Cape Verde
The island of Sal in Cape Verde in the east of the Barlavento Islands is home to several teams and clubs. The major professional club may now be Académico do Aeroporto do Sal, the remaining clubs are amateur or beginners. In 1976, Sal would hav ...
*Sal Premier Division
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 Associ ...
*Sal Second Division
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* Ca ...
*Sal Island Cup
Sal, SAL, or S.A.L. may refer to:
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*Sal Island SuperCup
The Sal Island Super Cup (Portuguese: ''Super Copa da Ilha do Sal'', Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: ''Super Kopa da Idja du Sal'', Sal Crioulo: ''Super Taça Dja d'Sal'' São Vicente Crioulo: ''Super Kopa da Ilha d' Sal'') is a SuperCu ...
References
{{Regional Competitions in Cape Verde
Sport in Sal, Cape Verde
Football cup competitions in Cape Verde