Boa Vista Regional Football Association Explained

Boa Vista Regional Football Association
Founded:1978
Leader Title:President
Website:Official website
Location:Sal Rei
Location2:Estádio Arsénio Ramos (1,000)
Affiliations:Cape Verdean Football Federation

Boa Vista Regional Football Association (Portuguese: Associação Regional de Futebol da Boa Vista, abbreviation: ARFBV,) is a football (soccer) association covering the island of Boa Vista . It is headquartered in the island capital of Sal Rei[1] The association are one of six in Cape Verde that covers only one municipality. It is the sublevel of the Capeverdean Football Federation.

The championship only has a single division where eight clubs participate, a club with the most points promotes into the regional premier division the following season while the last placed club from the regional premier division relegates into the second division the following season. Uncertain that the regional championship will have two divisions as a possible club addition could occur. It is likely that a single level competition is going to be kept for the following season.

History

The association was founded in 1978.[1]

In the 1990s, it was one of eight that had only a single level football competition.

Since 2015, the members of the association are the remaining four associations that contains only a single level football competition.

Organization

The association also organizes and functions the regional championships, the Cup, the Super Cup and the Opening Tournament, commonly as the Association Cup (equivalent to the two-tier cup in other countries which includes the League Cup). The association has eight registered clubs, the regional champion competes in the National Championships each season.

Registered clubs

The region's registered clubs as of late 2015 include.

ClubLocationFoundedRegistered
Académica OperáriaSal Rei19771978
África ShowRabil19761978
Desportivo Estância BaixoEstância Baixo19862004
Juventude do NorteFundo das Figueiras
Onze EstrelasBofareira19762010
Sport Sal Rei ClubSal Rei19521992
SanjoanenseFundo das Figueiras
Sporting Boa VistaSal Rei19561978

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Boa Vista Regional Football Association. Fcf.cv. 2015-09-20.