São Nicolau Island Championships Explained

São Nicolau Island Championships
Founded:1980s
Region: São Nicolau Island, Cape Verde
Teams:8
Promotion:Cape Verdean Football Championship
Champions:FC Ultramarina
Most Successful Club:FC Ultramarina
Season:2016-17
Website:Official website

The São Nicolau Island League is a regional championship played in São Nicolau Island, Cape Verde. The winner of the championship plays in Cape Verdean football Championships of each season. The league was formed in the 1980s. The competition is organized by the São Nicolau Regional Football Association (Associação Regional de Futebol de São Nicolau, ARFSN).[1]

Three clubs has ever won titles, the most is SC Atlético with fourteen, FC Ultramarina with twelve and Desportivo Ribeira Brava with three. Ultramarina won a championship every two years between 2007 and 2017 while Atlético Ribeira Brava won every two years between 2012 and 2016. Its 2018 champion is the next first timer in 27 years and will be FC Belo Horizonte of Juncalinho.

São Nicolau Island League - Clubs 2017-18

The league has eight clubs.

Former club

Winners

FC Ultramarina

FC Belo Horizonte

Performance By Club

ClubWinnersWinning Years
FC Ultramarina12 listed (probably 14 total)1996, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017
SC Atlético9 listed (14 total)1983, 1987, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2012, 2014, 2016
Desportivo Ribeira Brava5 listed1985, 1991, 2005, 2008, 2010
FC Belo Horizonte12018

Performance by municipality

MunicipalityWinnersWinning years
Ribeira Brava14 listed1981, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018
Tarrafal de São Nicolau121995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fcf.cv/pt/index.php/associacoes/sao-nicolau São Nicolau Regional Football (Soccer) Association at the FCF website