2014–15 Fogo Island League Explained

Competition:Fogo Island League
Season:2014-15
Winners:Spartak d'Aguadinha
Runner-Up:Académica do Fogo
Third Place:Cutelinho
Matches:90
Total Goals:412
Biggest Home Win:Spartak d'Aguadinha
Biggest Away Win:Botafogo
Cutelinho
Valência
Relegated:Parque Real
Promoted:Juventude
Prevseason:2013–14
Nextseason:2015-16

The 2014-15 Fogo Island League season was the competition of the second and third tier football in the island of Fogo, Cape Verde. It started on 15 November 2014 and finished on 19 April 2015. The tournament was organized by the Fogo Regional Football Association (Associação Regional do Fogo de Futebol, ARFF).[1] [2] Spartak d'Aguadinha won the first title and competed for the first time in the Cape Verdean National Championships in May.[3]

Overview

Académica Fogo was the defending team of the title. A total of 18 clubs participated in the competition, 10 in the Premier Division and 8 in the Second Division.[4] Clubs based in the municipalities of São Filipe and Santa Catarina do Fogo were played at Estádio 5 de Julho while clubs based in Mosteiros Municipality were played at Estádio Francisco José Rodrigues each Saturday at 16:00. Second Division matches in Mosteiros featuring Grito Povo were played on Sunday

The football (soccer) calendar started on October 1 and was completed on November 1 in São Filipe and determined the ordering, the date and time of the matches.[5] [6]

Académica do Fogo had the number one spot for most of the time, Valência took the number on spot in week 3 and Spartak d'Aguadinha took it in weeks 4 & 5 and the final two weeks and headed to win their very first title and their entry into the national championships.

Delay due to the eruption

The league was delayed when Pico do Fogo erupted, it would resume on 14 December and matches were rescheduled from November 22. In late November, volcanic clouds hovered the north of the island, at the end of the month especially Patim, Salto and Achada Furna where the clubs are based and they could not train in its fields and a bit of the area around Cova Figueira, it headed north, in early December, it was hovered south again, it was not far from the island capital and its matches could not play, it hovered over Mosteiros' stadium. The league resumed on 14 December with the match Spartak against Académica do Fogo, when the volcano was less active.[7] Some of the breaks lasting two or three weeks in 2015 due to the regional cup were removed and many of its rounds were rescheduled. the Fogo Regional Cup for the 2015 season was probably cancelled. The National Championships in May were not cancelled.

Another delay

The match between Académica do Fogo and Cutelinho which was for January 11 was postponed due to the sinking of the Vicente ferry on 8 January 2015 with the loss of 15 people, one of them, a player of Académica do Fogo. The match was rescheduled to January 13.

Final results

A total of 412 goals were scored, the largest of any scored in any island league in the season and all time in Cape Verde for a year, the 2015-16 Santiago North Premier Division superseded with 545. The largest win was Spartak who scored 12-0 over União São Lourenço on 12 April 2015, some matches won by large points and the most ever of any island league of all time in the country, it had the most matches finishing with 9 points, most of the matches featured Parque Real and lost each of them, others would finish with 7 and 8 points. It had the largest number of the highest away win with three matches finishing with 9 points. Also Spartak scored the most numbering 73, Académica conceded the least numbering nine.

Juventude won the second division for the 2014/15 season and will again return during the 2015-16 season. União de São Lourenço was placed 9th and challenged the promotional matches and defeated ABC de Patim 1-0 in the first match, the second match was tied 1 apiece, with a total of two goals scored, they remain in the premier division while ABC de Patim remains in the second division. Last placed Parque Real was relegated and the club only had a victory and conceded a huge 104 goals, a 90 difference to 14 goals they scored, the most of any club in Cape Verde and is currently participating in the island's second division.

Participating clubs

Premier Division

Information about the clubs (Premier Division)

ClubLocationStadium2013-14 positions
Académica do FogoSão FilipeEstádio 5 de JulhoChampion of the Premier Division
BaxadaCova FigueiraEstádio Francisco José RodriguesSecond Division
BotafogoSão FilipeEstádio 5 de Julho3rd in the Premier Division
CutelinhoMosteirosEstádio Francisco José Rodrigues2nd in the Premier Division
Nô PintchaMosteirosEstádio Francisco José Rodrigues4th in the Premier Division
Parque RealEstadio 5 de JulhoSecond Division
Spartak d'AguadinhaSão FilipeEstádio 5 de Julho5th in the Premier Division
União de Sāo LourençoSão Lourenço parishEstádio 5 de Julho8th in the Premier Division
ValênciaSã FilipeEstádio 5 de Julho6th in the Premier Division
VulcânicosSão FilipeEstádio 5 de Julho7th in the Premier Division

Second Division

League standings

Second Division

The second division was divided into two groups, the top two of each advanced up to semis, then one club into the finals, the winner advances into the regional Premier Division and the second place competes in the division decisional match where they promote into the Premier Division or remain into the Second Division.

The top two clubs were:

Results

Week 1
HomeScoreVisitorDateTime
Académica Fogo7 - 0Parque Real15 November14:00
Vulcânico5 - 1União São Lourenço15 November16:00
Botafogo2 - 0Cutelinho16 November14:00
Baxada2 - 3Valência16 November16:00
Nô Pintcha0 - 2Spartak15 November16:00
Week 2
HomeScoreVisitorDateTime
Valência2 - 2Parque Real22 November14:00
Botafogo0 - 0Vulcânico22 November16:00
Baxada7 - 1Nô Pintcha17 DecemberN1-
Spartak1 - 1Académica Fogo14 DecemberN1-
Cutelinho4 - 0União São Lourenço22 November16:00

Note 1: The Sunday Matches were suspended due to the volcanic eruption in the northeast of the island.

Week 3
HomeScoreVisitorDateTime
Spartak2 - 1Cutelinho20 December14:00
Parque Real2 - 2Baxada20 December16:00
Vulcânico1 - 1Académica Fogo29 December14:00
Valência3 - 1União São Lourenço29 December16:00
Nô Pintcha3 - 3Botafogo20 December16:00
Week 4
HomeScoreVisitorDateTime
Spartak2 - 0Valência10 January14:00
Vulcânico3 - 2Nô Pintcha10 January16:00
Botafogo10 - 1Baxada11 January14:00
União São Lourenço2 - 1Parque Real11 January16:00
Cutelinho1 - 3Académica Fogo13 JanuaryN2

Note 2: The game was postponed due to the sinking of the boat Vicente which carried a player of Académica do Fogo and a child.[8]

Week 5
HomeScoreVisitorDateTime
Botafogo3 - 0União São Lourenço17 January14:00
Baxada0 - 6Académica Fogo17 January16:00
Spartak2 - 1Vulcânico18 January14:00
Parque Real0 - 9Cutelinho18 January16:00
Nô Pintcha1 - 1Valência17 January16:00
Week 6
HomeScoreVisitorDateTime
Académica Fogo2 - 0Valência24 January14:00
Spartak1 - 3Botafogo24 January16:00
União São Lourenço4 - 6Nô Pintcha25 January14:00
Vulcânico9 - 0Parque Real25 January16:00
Cutelinho2 - 1Baxada24 January16:00
Week 7
HomeScoreVisitorDateTime
Vulcânico4 - 2Baxada31 January14:00
Académica Fogo1 - 0Botafogo31 January16:00
União São Lourenço1 - 8Spartak1 February14:00
Valência3 - 2Cutelinho1 February16:00
Nô Pintcha3 - 0Parque Real31 January16:00
Week 8
HomeScoreVisitorDateTime
Académica Fogo2 - 0Nô Pintcha7 February14:00
Valência2 - 1Botafogo7 February16:00
Parque Real0 - 8Spartak8 February14:00
União São Lourenço0 - 1Baxada8 February16:00
Cutelinho0 - 1Vulcânico7 February16:00
Week 9
HomeScoreVisitorDateTime
Vulcânico5 - 0Valência14 February14:00
Baxada1 - 5Spartak14 February16:00
Parque Real0 - 9Botafogo15 February14:00
Académica Fogo3 - 0União São Lourenço15 February16:00
Nô Pintcha1 - 2Cutelinho14 February16:00
Week 10
HomeScoreVisitorDateTime
Parque Real2 - 8Académica Fogo21 February14:00
União São Lourenço2 - 1Vulcânico21 February16:00
Spartak6 - 4Nô Pintcha22 February14:00
Valência1 - 2Baxada22 February16:00
Cutelinho3 - 2Botafogo21 February16:00
Week 11
HomeScoreVisitorDateTime
Parque Real0 - 9Valência28 February14:00
Vulcânico1 - 1Botafogo28 February16:00
União São Lourenço1 - 5Cutelinho1 March14:00
Académica Fogo3 - 0Spartak1 March16:00
Nô Pintcha2 - 0Baxada28 February16:00
Week 12
HomeScoreVisitorDateTime
Botafogo3 - 1Nô Pintcha7 March14:00
Baxada1 - 1Parque Real7 March16:00
Académica Fogo1 - 0Vulcânico8 March14:00
União São Lourenço1 - 2Valência8 March16:00
Cutelinho3 - 3Spartak8 March16:00
Week 13
HomeScoreVisitorDateTime
Académica Fogo0 - 2Cutelinho14 March14:00
Valência1 - 3Spartak14 March16:00
Baxada1 - 4Botafogo15 March14:00
Parque Real2 - 0União São Lourenço15 March16:00
Nô Pintcha1 - 1Vulcânico14 March16:00
Week 14
HomeScoreVisitorDateTime
União São Lourenço0 - 3Botafogo21 March14:00
Académica Fogo3 - 0Baxada21 March16:00
Vulcânico2 - 3Spartak22 March14:00
Valência5 - 1Nô Pintcha22 March16:00
Cutelinho6 - 1Parque Real14 March16:00
Week 15
HomeScoreVisitorDateTime
Valência1 - 7Académica Fogo28 March14:00
Botafogo1 - 2Spartak28 March16:00
Baxada2 - 3Cutelinho29 March14:00
Parque Real0 - 3Vulcânico29 March16:00
Nô Pintcha6 - 2União São Lourenço28 March16:00
Week 16
HomeScoreVisitorDateTime
Baxada3 - 6Vulcânico4 April14:00
Botafogo0 - 0Académica Fogo4 April16:00
Spartak4 - 1União São Lourenço5 April14:00
Parque Real1 - 8Nô Pintcha5 April16:00
Cutelinho1 - 0Valência4 April16:00
Week 17
HomeScoreVisitorDateTime
Vulcânico1 - 1Cutelinho11 April14:00
Botafogo4 - 2Valência11 April16:00
Spartak12 - 0Parque Real12 April14:00
Baxada0 - 3União São Lourenço12 April16:00
Nô Pintcha1 - 0Académica Fogo11 April16:00
Week 18
HomeScoreVisitorDateTime
Valência2 - 2Vulcânico18 April14:00
Spartak9 - 0Baxada18 April16:00
Botafogo6 - 2Parque Real19 April14:00
União São Lourenço0 - 4Académica Fogo19 April16:00
Cutelinho4 - 0Nô Pintcha18 April16:00
Promotional matches
HomeScoreVisitorDate
União São Lourenzo1 - 0ABC de Patim26 June
ABC de Patim 1 - 1União São Lourenzo3 July
União de São Lourenzo remains in the premier division

Statistics

Spartak 12-0 Parque Real (April 12, 2015)

Spartak 12-0 Parque Real (April 12, 2015)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fogo . Fcf.cv . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924011031/http://www.fcf.cv/pt/index.php/associacoes/fogo . 2015-09-24 . dead .
  2. Web site: «Futebol Fogo: Época Futebolística 2014/15 Inicia Na Segunda Quinzena De Outubro Com Jogos De Preparação. https://archive.today/20141002222739/http://criolosports.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5551:futebol-fogo-epoca-futebolistica-201415-inicia-na-segunda-quinzena-de-outubro-com-jogos-de-preparacao&catid=40:futebol-fogo&Itemid=87. dead. October 2, 2014. Criolosport. 1 October 2014. 3 October 2014.
  3. Web site: Spartak e Académico são os novos campeões regionais das ilhas do Fogo e do Sal. Futebol CV. 19 April 2015. 19 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151007160635/http://www.futebolcv.com/noticias/sao-felipe-fogo-botafogo-conquista-torneio-do-municipio-atraves-de-sorteio.html. 2015-10-07. dead.
  4. Web site: Cape Verde Islands 2014/15 . José . Batalha . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . 23 April 2015 . 27 April 2015 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150316144630/http://rsssf.com/tablesk/kaapv2015.html . March 16, 2015 .
  5. Web site: Futebol Fogo: Torneio de abertura com participação das três equipas locais e Vulcânico de São Filipe (Opening Tournament with Three Local Clubs, Vulcânico and São Filipe). https://archive.today/20141025163707/http://www.criolosports.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5653:futebol-fogo-torneio-de-abertura-com-participacao-das-tres-equipas-locais-e-vulcanico-de-sao-filipe&catid=40:futebol-fogo&Itemid=87. dead. October 25, 2014. Criolosport. 1 October 2014. 25 October 2014. pt.
  6. Web site: Futebol Fogo: Calendário Completo do Campeonato do Futebol da Primeira Divisão (Complete Schedule of the Premier Division Football Championships). https://archive.today/20141102223504/http://www.criolosports.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5712:futebol-fogo-calendario-completo-do-campeonato-de-futebol-do-primeiro-escalao&catid=40:futebol-fogo&Itemid=87. dead. November 2, 2014. Criolosport. 2 November 2014. 2 November 2014. pt.
  7. Web site: Ilha do Fogo: Jogos da 3ª jornada vão realizar-se no fim-de-semana. Sapodesporto. 19 December 2014. 19 December 2014. pt.
  8. News: One dead, 15 missing after ferry "Vicente" sinking off Fogo Island. Sea News. tr. 11 November 2015. 2 December 2017.