Santo Antão North Premier Division Explained

Santo Antão North Premier Division
Founded:1997
Region: Northeastern Santo Antão Island, Cape Verde
Teams:6
Promotion:Cape Verdean Football Championship
Relegation:Santo Antão North Second Division
Domest Cup:Ribeira Grande Cup
Ribeira Grande Super Cup
Champions:Paulense DC (7th time)
Most Successful Club:Paulense DC (7 times)
Season:2016-17
Website:Official website

The Santo Antão North Premier Division is a regional championship played in Ribeira Grande and Paul (though not listed), Santo Antão Island, Cape Verde. It is organized by the Santo Antão North Regional Football Association (Associação Regional de Futebol de Zona Norte do Santo Antão, ARFZNSA).[1] The winner of the championship plays in Cape Verdean football Championships of each season. The league was formed in 1997 and continued to play with the Santo Antão Island League until the breakup into the north and south zones in 2002.

Six clubs participate, a club with the most points participates in the national championships each season while the last placed club from the regional premier division relegates into the second division the following season.

In 2013, the main portion became the Premier Division after the Premier Division was added.

Paulense has the most island titles with six and will total seven on its entirety in late March, second is Solpontense with five, third is Rosariense with three and three clubs Beira-Mar and Foguetões and now Sinagoga with only one title.

Santo Antão North Premier Division- Clubs 2017/18

Winners

Source:[2]

Regional championships (1997-2012)

Regional Premier Division (since 2013)

Paulense

Performance by club

ClubWinnersWinning Years
Paulense DC72003, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017
Solpontense Futebol Clube51999, 2000, 2008, 2010, 2013
Rosariense Clube31998, 2007, 2011
Os Foguetões22009, 2018
Beira-Mar (Ribeira Grande)12006
Sinagoga12016

Performance by municipality

MunicipalityWinnersClub locationWinnersWinning years
Ribeira Grande10Ponta do Sol51999, 2000, 2008, 2010, 2013
Ribeira Grande41998, 2006, 2007, 2011
Sinagoga12016
Paul8Pombas72003, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017
Eito22009, 2018

Seasons by club

The left indicates the participation in the North Zone and its Premier Division, inside the bracket is overall participation as one island and the North Zone.

SeasonsClubs
18 (c. 35)Paulense
16 (c. 30)Solpontense
16Os Foguetões
15 (c.. 30)Rosariense
15Beira Mar
14CD Sinagoga
3Janela
2Irmãos Unidos, UD Santo Crucifixo
1São Pedro Apóstolo

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Santo Antão Norte . Fcf.cv . 2015-09-20.
  2. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesk/kaapvregchamp.html Santo Antão North Zone Winners at RSSSF