| Competition: | Cape Verdean Football Championships |
| Season: | 2005 |
| Winners: | FC Derby |
| Runner-Up: | Sporting Clube da Praia |
| Matches: | 35 |
| Total Goals: | 146 |
| League Topscorer: | Zé di Tchétcha (14) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Sporting Praia |
| Biggest Away Win: | FC Derby |
| Highest Scoring: | Sporting Praia |
| Prevseason: | 2004 |
| Nextseason: | 2006 |
The 2005 Cape Verdean Football Championship season was the 26th of the competition of the first-tier football in Cape Verde. Its started on 14 May and finished on 16 July, earlier than the last season. The tournament was organized by the Cape Verdean Football Federation.[1] 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 2006 CAF Confederation Cup
Sporting Clube da Praia 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) 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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Associação Académica do Sal | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 13 | |
| 2 | SC Sal Rei | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 | |
| 3 | Associação Académica do Fogo | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10 | |
| 4 | Paulense Desportivo Clube | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | |
| 5 | Desportivo Ribeira Brava | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 3 | |
| 6 | Flor Jovem | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting Clube da Praia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | +22 | 13 | |
| 2 | FC Derby | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | +20 | 13 | |
| 3 | Onze Unidos | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 9 | |
| 4 | Associação Académica do Porto Novo | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 6 | |
| 5 | Desportivo Estância Baixo | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 26 | -19 | 3 | |
| 6 | SC Morabeza | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 22 | -18 | 0 |
| Week 1 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date | ||||||||
| Ribeira Brava | 0 - 3 | Paulense | 14 May | ||||||||
| Académica Fogo | 0 - 1 | Sal Rei | 14 May | ||||||||
| Flor Jovem | 1 - 2 | Académica Sal | 5 June | ||||||||
| Estância Baixo | 1 - 2 | Derby | 14 May | ||||||||
| Académica Porto Novo | 3 - 1 | Morabeza | 14 May | ||||||||
| Sporting Praia | 2 - 0 | Onze Unidos | 5 June | ||||||||
| Week 2 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date | ||||||||
| Paulense | 2 - 2 | Académica Fogo | 21 May | ||||||||
| Académica Sal | 1 - 1 | Ribeira Brava | 21 May | ||||||||
| Sal Rei | 3 - 1 | Flor Jovem | 21 May | ||||||||
| Derby | 10 - 1 | Académica Porto Novo | 21 May | ||||||||
| Onze Unidos | 5 - 1 | Estância Baixo | 21 May | ||||||||
| Morabeza | 1 - 6 | Sporting Praia | 22 May | ||||||||
| Week 3 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date | ||||||||
| Paulense | 1 - 2 | Académica Sal | 28 May | ||||||||
| Ribeira Brava | 2 - 2 | Sal Rei | 28 May | ||||||||
| Académica Fogo | 6 - 1 | Flor Jovem | 28 May | ||||||||
| Derby | 3 - 0 | Onze Unidos | 28 May | ||||||||
| Estância Baixo | 3 - 2 | Morabeza | 28 May | ||||||||
| Académica Porto Novo | 0 - 2 | Sporting Praia | 28 May | ||||||||
| Week 4 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date | ||||||||
| Académica Sal | 3 - 0 | Académica Fogo | 11 June | ||||||||
| Sal Rei | 2 - 1 | Paulense | 11 June | ||||||||
| Flor Jovem | 1 - 1 | Ribeira Brava | 11 June | ||||||||
| Onze Unidos | 3- 1 | Académica Porto Novo | 11 June | ||||||||
| Sporting Praia | 13 - 0 | Estância Baixo | 11 June | ||||||||
| Morabeza | 0 - 7 | Derby | 12 June | ||||||||
| Week 5 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date | ||||||||
| Académica Sal | 2 - 1 | Sal Rei | 18 June | ||||||||
| Académica Fogo | 2 - 0 | Ribeira Brava | 18 June | ||||||||
| Flor Jovem | cancelled | Paulense | 19 June | ||||||||
| Onze Unidos | 3 - 0 | Morabeza | 18 June | ||||||||
| Sporting Praia | 1 - 1 | Derby | 18 June | ||||||||
| Académica Porto Novo | 4 - 2 | Estância Baixo | 18 June | ||||||||