2007 Cape Verdean Football Championships Explained

Competition:Cape Verdean Football Championship
Season:2007
Winners:Sporting Clube da Praia
Runner-Up:Académico do Mindelo
Matches:36
Total Goals:93
League Topscorer:Kadú (9)
Biggest Home Win:Académico do Aeroporto
Highest Scoring:Académica do Mindelo
Prevseason:2006
Nextseason:2008

The 2007 Cape Verdean Football Championship season was the 28th of the competition of the first-tier football in Cape Verde. Its started on 12 May and finished on 21 July, earlier than the last season. The tournament was organized by the Cape Verdean Football Federation.[1] Sporting would win their 6th title and second straight after defeating Académica do Mindelo under the away goals rule, the only time it happened, the scorer was Dário who scored their only goal at the finals during stoppage time. They would have entry to the 2008 CAF Champions League. No second place team would also participate in the 2008 CAF Confederation Cup

Overview

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. As Sporting Praia won the 2006 national title, Académica da Praia, runner-up of the island division would compete in the championships.

The season at the time would have the second club to win two back-to-back titles after CS Mindelense in 1976 and 1977.

Scorpion Vermelho was the first participant of the north of Santiago that came from the municipality of Santa Cruz.

The biggest win was Académico do Aeroporto who won 8-0 against Sporting from Porto Novo, the most goals was Académica do Mindelo. In the knockout stage, three of the four clubs would be with the name Académic-, The Battle of Académica would feature two homonymous clubs from Praia and Mindelo and the latter would win two goals (one per match).

Participating clubs

Information about the clubs

ClubLocation
Calheta
Mindelo
Praia
Académico do AeroportoEspargos
Vila Nova Sintra
Rosariense ClubeRibeira Grande
SC Sal ReiSal Rei
Scorpion VermelhoSanta Cruz
Sporting Clube da PraiaPraia
Sporting Clube do Porto NovoPorto Novo
Tarrafal de São Nicolau
Vulcânicos FCSão Filipe

League standings

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Académica do Mindelo5410160+1613
2Sporting Clube da Praia5311111+1010
3SC Sal Rei522169-38
4FC Ultramarina522169-38
5SC Morabeza5023310-72
6Académica da Calheta5023313-102

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Académico do Aeroporto5320103+711
2Académica da Praia531163+310
3Vulcânicos FC530285+39
4Rosariense Clube521253+37
5Scorpion Vermelho52035506
6Sporting Clube do Porto Novo5005520-150

Results

Week 1
HomeScoreVisitorDate
Ultramarina0 - 3Académico Mindelo12 May
Sporting Praia5 - 0Académica Calheta13 May
Morabeza1 - 3Sal Rei31 May
Académico Aeroporto8 - 3Sporting Porto Novo12 May
Scorpion Vermelho1 - 0Rosariense13 May
Académica Praia1 - 0Vulcânicos30 May
Week 2
HomeScoreVisitorDate
Académica Calheta0 - 1Ultramarina19 May
Sal Rei1 - 0Sporting Praia19 May
Académico Mindelo3 - 0Morabeza20 May
Sporting Porto Novo0 - 2Scorpion Vermelho19 May
Rosariense2 - 1Académica Praia19 May
Vulcânicos0 - 1Académico Aeroporto19 May
Week 3
HomeScoreVisitorDate
Ultramarina 0 - 0Sal Rei26 May
Académico Mindelo4 - 0Académica Calheta26 May
Morabeza0 - 2Sporting Praia26 May
Académica Praia0 - 0Académico Aeroporto26 May
Rosariense3 - 0Sporting Porto Novo26 May
Scorpion Vermelho2 - 3Vulcânicos27 May
Week 4
HomeScoreVisitorDate
Sporting Praia4 - 0Ultramarina9 June
Académico Mindelo6 - 0Sal Rei9 June
Académica Calheta1 - 1Morabeza9 June
Sporting Porto Novo1 - 3Académica Praia9 June
Académico Aeroporto1 - 0Scorpion Vermelho9 June
Rosariense0 - 1Vulcânicos9 June
Week 5
HomeScoreVisitorDate
Ultramarina1 - 1Morabeza17 June
Sporting Praia0 - 0Académico Mindelo23 June
Sal Rei2 - 2Académica Calheta23 June
Académico Aeroporto0 - 0Rosariense24 June
Vulcânicos4 - 1Sporting Porto Novo24 June
Scorpion Vermelho0 - 1Académica Praia24 June

Final Stages

Finals

Sporting Praia won all two legs under away goals rule and claimed the national title.

Statistics

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2007 Cape Verdean Football Championships. RSSSF. July 18, 2015 .