São Vicente Cup Explained

São Vicente Island Cup
Founded:2000
Region: São Vicente Island, Cape Verde
Number Of Teams:14
Current Champions:Batuque FC (6th time)
Most Successful Club:Batuque FC (5)

The São Vicente Island Cup (Portuguese: Taça/Copa da Ilha de São Vicente, Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Tasa/Kopa da Idja di Sau Visenti) is cup competition played during the season in the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde, it consists of all the clubs from all the two regional divisions and are divided into about five to six rounds. The cup tournament is organized by the São Vicente Regional Football Association (Associação Regional de São Vicente de Futebol, ARSVF).[1] The cup winner competed in the regional super cup final in the following season. For several seasons, the winner qualified into Cape Verdean Cup which has been cancelled due to financial and scheduling reasons.

Batuque won the most cup titles numbering six, second is Derby with four, third is Mindelense with three, fourth is Falcões do Norte with four and last are Académica do Mindelo, Ribeira Bote and Salamansa.

Its recent cup winner is Batuque who won their next cup title after defeating Derby on May 6.

Winners

SeasonWinnerScoreRunner-up
2000/01Batuque FC
2002/03Ribeira Bote
2003/04FC Derby
2004/05FC DerbySC Ribeira Bote
2005/06Batuque FC
2006/07FC Derby
2007/08CS Mindelense0–0 (5–3 p)Académica do Mindelo
2008/09Batuque FC
2009/10Batuque FCAcadémica do Mindelo
2010-11Falcões do Norte
2011-12Falcões do Norte
2012/13CS Mindelense1–0 (aet)Falcões do Norte
2013/14Batuque FCDerby
2014/15CS MindelenseAmarante
2015/16Salamansa FC[2] Mindelense
2016-17FC Derby1–1 (4–3 p)Mindelense
2017-18Batuque FC0–0 (4–3 p)FC Derby

Performance By Club

ClubWinnersWinning Years
Batuque FC62000/01, 2005/06, 2008/09 2009/10, 2013/14, 2017/18
Derby FC42003/04, 2004/05, 2006/07, 2016/17
CS Mindelense32007/08, 2012/13, 2014/15
Falcões do Norte22010/11, 2011/12
Académica do Mindelo12008/09
Ribeira Bote12001/02
Salamansa FC12015/16

Performance by area

Settlement or cityAreaWinning years
Mindelo162001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018
Salamansa12016

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fcf.cv/pt/index.php/associacoes/sao-vicente São Vicente Regional Football Association at the FCF website
  2. Web site: Futebol São Vicente: Salamansa conquista Taça de São Vicente. Salamansa Won the São Vicente Cup. Criolosports. pt. May 1, 2016. October 7, 2016.