2015–16 in Cape Verdean football
The 2015–16 season is the season of competitive football (soccer) in Cape Verde.
Diary of the season
- João Lopes Rodrígues became chairman of Solpontense[1]
- September 4 - Daniel de Jesus became president of CS Mindelense succeeding Adilson Nascimento[2]
- September 12 - Orlando Delgago became president of Rosariense Clube, a club in the Santo Antão North Zone's Second Division[3]
- September 16 - Desportivo de Assomada celebrated its 25th anniversary of the foundation of the club
- September 23:
- October:
- October 2 - Lúcio Antunes was transferred from Progresso Associação do Sambizanga, an Angolan football club to Académico do Aeroporto as coach, he succeeded Carlos Moniz[4]
- October 24:
- October 29 - Djo Bracó succeeded Osvaldinho Rocha as president of Onze Estrelas[7]
- November 6 - Osvaldinho Silva Lopes succeeded Elísio Silva as coach or president[8]
- November 7:
- November 13 - the 2015-16 Santiago Island League (South) begins[9]
- December 3 - GDRC Fiorentina announced to return after a three year absence from the Southern Santo Antão Island League to financial concerns[10] their first match of the season was against Lajedos
- December 12
- The 2015-16 Santiago Island League (North) begins, the Second Divison was restored after a nearly ten year hiatus
- Gaming schedules for the Santo Antão North Zone's new season finished[11]
- December 13 - Académica do Porto Novo won the Santo Antão South Zone Super Cup title for the season[12]
- Late-December: Académica do Porto Novo won their first and only title for the first edition of the Santo Antão Island Super Cup
- January 9 - the 2015-16 Santo Antão Island League (South) begins, one of the first matches of the season was Fiorenta and Lajedos, Fiorentina's next match in over three years[13]
- Mid-January - The first ever single island Santo Antão Cup took place
- January 16 - the 2015-16 Santo Antão Island League (North) begins
- January 17 - the 2015-16 São Vicente Island League begins
- February - 2015-16 Sal Island League begins with two additional clubs totalling eight
- April 11 - Sporting Clube da Brava won their third consecutive and recent title for Brava and qualified into the national championships
- April 16 - Mindelense's record of 34 matches wthout a loss at the regional championships ended as the club lost to Amarante 2-0, their next loss in two years
- April 17 - Sinagoga, the village's club located between Ribeira Grande and Paul was listed as regional champions for the first time[14]
- April 20 - ABC de Patim returned to the regional premier division in the following seaon after winning the promotional final match[15]
- April 21 - Académico do Aeroporto won their fourteenth title for Sal and their second consecutive title and again qualified into the national championships[16]
- April 23:
- Académica do Porto Novo's approximate 50 match (5 year) record without a loss at the regional championships finished as the club lost to Marítimo 2-0, also it was a record numbering about 60 combining with the South Zone's cup and super cup matches and not with the single Santo Antão Cup as they lost one match. At home matches, the record continues.
- Académica do Porto Novo won their tenth title for Southern Santo Antão (eleventh of a combined total with the former Santo Antão Championships) and their sixth consecutive, one of around six clubs to win six consecutive titles in history of any of the regional leagues in Cape Verde, the club qualfied into the national championships
- April 24:
- Mindelense's long record without a home loss at the regionals numbering 18 in the regionals came to an end after losing to Derby 0-1.
- CS Mindelense won their record forty-eight title and qualified into the national championships
- Sinagoga won their first and only title for Northern Santo Antão and qualified into the national championships for the first time
- Vulcânicos won their ninth and recent title and qualified into the national championships
- Lajedos was the first cup winner of the single Santo Antão Island Cup
- Académica do Porto Novo won their fourth consecutive cup title for Santo Antão South Zone
- Paulense won their cup title for Santo Antão North Zone
- May 1:
- May 8 - All qualifiers into the national championship listed including SC Atlético, winner of São Nicolau, Desportivo da Praia won their regional title in 26 years, the first as the divided Santiago South Zone, Desportivo returned in four years, their last entry was a second place club as the 2013 island champion Sporting was also national champion in 2012, Varandinha, champion of Santiago North competed for the first time
- May 13 - A day before the national championships started, the match between Desportivo Praia and Varandinha was rescheduled to June 1 due to some rivalry[18]
- May 14 - The National Championships begun
- June 12 - Regular season ended
- June 18 - Playoffs began
- July 9 - Mindelense claimed a record twelfth title and won four consecutive titles, the last club who won four consecutive national titles was Sporting Praia.
Cape Verdean Football Championships
Two number one clubs finished first and were FC Derby (of Group A) and CS Mindelense (of Group), Derby had a draw and MIndelense had two, neither had any losses, Derby scored 8 and Mindelense scored 11, along with GD Varandinha for the first time and Académica do Porto Novo. Mindelense and Académica do Porto Novo (on away goals) advanced while Varandinha and Derby lost. In four years, Mindelense again competed with Académica do Porto Novo and a goal in each of the two matches, second consecutive time that both clubs had the same goal totals, again Mindelense won 4-3 in penalty kicks in the last match and claimed their twelfth and recent national title.
Group A
Group B
Final Stages
Island or regional competitions
Regional Championships
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Regional Cups
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Regional Super Cups
The 2015 champion winner played with a 2015 cup winner (when a club won both, a second place club competed).
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Regional Opening Tournaments
Of the 2015 season
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Notes
- ↑ Known as the Association Cup
References
