2008 Cape Verdean Football Championships

Cape Verdean Football Championships
Season 2008
Champions Sporting Clube da Praia
Champions League Sporting Clube da Praia
Matches played 36
Goals scored 107 (2.97 per match)
Top goalscorer Fufuco (7)
Biggest home win AD Bairro and Sporting Praia
2007
2009

The 2008 Cape Verdean Football Championships season was the 29th of the competition of the first-tier football in Cape Verde. Its started on 10 May and finished on 16 August, later than the last season. The tournament was organized by the Federação Caboverdiana de Futebol (Cape Verdean Football Federation, FCF).[1] Sporting would win their 7th title and third straight after defeating Académica do Mindelo in penalty kicks. Sporting gained entry into the 2009 CAF Champions League, it is the last club to enter to date. No second place club would participate in the 2009 CAF Confederation Cup.

Sporting Clube da Praia was the defending team of the title. A total of 12 clubs participated in the competition, one from each island league and one who won the last season's title. As Sporting Praia won the 2007 national title, Académica da Praia, runner-up of the island division would compete in the championships.

The season at the time made Sporting Praia to be the first club to win three back-to-back titles. It was the only club that got three titles until 2015 when CS Mindelense became the second club to win three back-to-back titles in 2015.

The biggest win were AD Bairro and Sporting Praia who scored 6 each match, Bairro against Fiorentina and Sporting Praia against Corôa. Two matches which one team scored the highest point and the season was not the retelling of high scoring records. Derby won all five matches in any of the group stages, the first since two teams were added in 2003, it was the only club to do so until 2012. Derby won the most number of matches at the national championships and remains one of the records as of 2016.

The semifinals were originally scheduled for July 5 to 11, as an ineligible player was fielded, they were rescheduled to July 26 and August 2 and the finals on August 9 and 16.

Participating clubs

Information about the clubs

Club Location
Calheta, Académica daAcadémica da CalhetaCalheta
(Fogo), AcadémicaAcadémica (Fogo)São Filipe
Aeroporto, Académico doAcadémico do AeroportoEspargos
Bairro, Associação Desportiva doAssociação Desportiva do BairroPraia
Corôa, CDCD CorôaVila Nova Sintra
Derby, FCFC DerbyMindelo
Fiorentina, Grupo Desportivo, Recreativo e CulturalGrupo Desportivo, Recreativo e Cultural Fiorentina-
Ribeira Brava, DesportivoDesportivo Ribeira BravaRibeira Brava
SC Sal ReiSal Rei
Scorpion VermelhoSanta Cruz
SolpontensePonta do Sol
Sporting Clube da PraiaPraia

League standings

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1Sporting Clube da Praia5401153+1212
2Académica (Fogo)531196+310
3Académico do Aeroporto531175+210
4Sal-Rei FC512258-35
5Desportivo Ribeira Brava511326-44
6CD Corôa 5014313-101

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1FC Derby5500143+1115
2AD Bairro5221125+78
3Académica da Calheta52218808
4Solpontense Futebol Clube520357-26
5Grupo Desportivo, Recreativo e Cultural Fiorentina502328-62
6Scorpion Vermelho502328-62

Results

Week 1
Home Score Visitor Date
Sal Rei 0 - 1 Académico Aeroporto 10 May
Sporting Praia 2 - 0 Ribeira Brava 10 May
Corôa 0 - 2 Académica Fogo 8 June
Derby 4 - 1 Scorpion Vermelho 10 May
Académica Calheta 1 - 0 Solpotense 10 May
Bairro 6 - 1 Fiorentina 8 June
Week 2
Home Score Visitor Date
Académica Fogo 4 - 1 Sal Rei 24 May
Académico Aeroporto 1 - 3 Sporting Praia 24 May
Ribeira Brava 1 - 0 Corôa 25 May
Scorpion Vermelho 0 - 0 Bairro 24 May
Fiorentina 2 - 3 Académica Calheta 24 May
Solpotense 0 - 1 Derby 15 May
Week 3
Home Score Visitor Date
Sal Rei 2 - 1 Sporting Praia 31 May
Académica Fogo 2 - 1 Ribeira Brava 31 May
Corôa 1 - 2 Académico Aeroporto 1 June
Bairro 3 - 0 Solpotense 31 May
Académica Calheta 1 - 3 Derby 31 May
Fiorentina 1 - 0 Scorpion Vermelho 31 May
Week 4
Home Score Visitor Date
Sporting Praia 6 - 0 Corôa 14 June
Académica Fogo 1 - 1 Académico Aeroporto 14 June
Ribeira Brava 0 - 0 Sal Rei 15 June
Derby 1 - 0 Bairro 14 June
Fiorentina 1 - 2 Solpotense 14 June
Scorpion Vermelho canc. Académica Calheta 15 June
Week 5
Home Score Visitor Date
Sporting Praia 3 - 0 Académica Fogo 28 June
Académico Aeroporto 2 - 0 Ribeira Brava 28 June
Corôa 2 - 2 Sal Rei 29 June
Derby 5 - 1 Fiorentina 28 June
Solpotense 3 - 1 Scorpion Vermelho 28 June
Bairro 3 - 3 Académica Calheta 5 June

Final Stages

Semi-FinalsFinals
Académica (Fogo) 1 1 2
FC Derby 2 3 5 FC Derby 1 0 1
AD Bairro 3 0 3 Sporting Clube da Praia 0 3 3
Sporting Clube da Praia 2 2 4

Semi-finals

26 July 2008 (2008-07-26)
Académica do Fogo 1:2 FC Derby
Estadio 5 de Julho
São Filipe

Finals

16 August 2008 (2008-08-16)
Sporting Clube da Praia 3:0 FC Derby
Zé di Tchetcha  1'  21'
Platini  64'
Cape Verdean Football 2008
Champions
Sporting Clube da Praia
7th title

Statistics

Footnotes

External links

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