2010–11 in Cape Verdean football

Football in Cape Verde

Season	2010–11
Men's football
2011 Cape Verdean Football Championships	CS Mindelense

In the 2010–11 season of competitive football (soccer) in Cape Verde:[1] No Cape Verdean Cup took place that year.[2]

Diary of the season

• No competition from the Brava Island League, Cup or the Opening Tournament
• December 7 Beira-Mar do Tarrafal of Santiago celebrated its 25th anniversary
• February 6–11: No sports competitions due to the parliamentary elections that took place
• Sport Sal Rei Club won their 8th title for Boa Vista
• Vulcânicos won their 8th title for Fogo
• Onze Unidos won their 9th and recent title for Maio
• Académico do Aeroporto won their 11th title for Sal
• Benfica won their only title for Santiago North
• Boa Vista won their 1st title for Santiago South
• Rosariense Clube won their 3rd and recent title (5th overall for Santo Antão) for Santo Antão North
• Académica do Porto Novo won their 5th title (6th overall) for Santo Antão South
• FC Ultramarina won their 9th title for São Nicolau
• CS Mindelense won their 45th title for São Vicente
• May 1: SC África Show won their only cup title for Boa Vista[3]
• Académica do Sal won their second and recent cup title for Sal
• May 5: Vulcânicos won their cup title for Fogo[4]
• May 14: 2011 Cape Verdean Football Championships began
• May 15: Mindelense defeated Vulcânicos 6-0 and made it the season's highest scoring match
• June 11:
  • Boavista Praia defeated Rosariense 6-0 and made it the season's one of two highest scoring matches
  • Match between Vulcânicos and Sal Rei was cancelled
• June 12: Regular season ends, Académica Porto Novo, Académico do Aeroporto do Sal, Sporting Praia and Mindelense qualified into the playoffs
• June 18: Knockout stage begins
• June 25: Mindelense and Sporting Praia qualified into the finals
• July 2: Championship finals begins
• July 9: CS Mindelense won their 6th national championship title[5]

Final standings

Cape Verdean Football Championships

Main article: 2011 Cape Verdean Football Championships

CS Mindelense and Académica do Porto Novo were first in each group, second place Group A club Sporting Clube da Praia advanced with 12 points and second place Group B club Académico do Aeroporto advanced with 8 points and third in the most goals numbering 8. Sporting advanced to the finals with 5 goals scored while Mindelense advanced with 2 goals scored away in the first match. Mindelense defeated Sporting with only 0-1 in the first match while the second was scoreless, Mindelense went to win their 8th title.[1]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	CS Mindelense	5	4	1	0	13	1	+12	13
2	Sporting Clube da Praia	5	4	0	1	7	2	+5	12
3	Benfica	5	2	1	1	5	4	+1	8
4	Vulcânicos FC	4	1	1	2	3	9	-6	4
5	FC Ultramarina	5	1	0	4	6	11	-5	3
6	Sal-Rei FC	4	0	0	4	1	8	-7	0

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Académica do Porto Novo	4	2	2	0	11	4	+7	8
2	Académico do Aeroporto	4	2	2	0	8	5	+3	8
3	Boavista	4	2	1	1	9	4	+5	7
4	Onze Unidos	4	1	0	3	4	9	-5	3
5	Rosariense Clube	4	0	1	3	4	14	-10	1

Final Stages

	Semi-Finals							Finals
		Sporting Clube da Praia	1	4	5
		Académica do Porto Novo	2	0	2				Sporting Clube da Praia	0	0	0
		Académico do Aeroporto	1	1	2				CS Mindelense	1	0	1
		CS Mindelense	2	0	2

Leading goalscorer: Fufura - 5 goals

Island or regional competitions

Regional Championships Competition Winners Premier Second Boa Vista Sport Sal Rei Club Brava No competition Fogo Vulcânicos FC Juventude do Fogo Maio Onze Unidos Sal Académico do Aeroporto Santiago North Zone Benfica Santa Cruz Santiago South Zone Boavista FC Tchadense Santo Antão North Zone Rosariense Clube Santo Antão South Zone Académica do Porto Novo São Nicolau FC Ultramarina São Vicente CS Mindelense São Pedro

Regional Cups Competition Winners Boa Vista SC África Show Brava No competition Fogo Vulcânicos Maio Académico 83 Sal Académica do Sal Santiago South Zone Boavista Praia Santo Antão North Zone Paulense Santo Antão South Zone Not held São Nicolau Desportivo Ribeira Brava São Vicente Falcões do Norte

Regional Super Cups The 2010 champion winner played with a 2010 cup winner (when a club won both, a second place club competed). Competition Winners Boa Vista Brava No competition Fogo Canceled Maio Onze Unidos Sal Académico do Aeroporto Santo Antão South Not held São Nicolau FC Ultramarina São Vicente Not held

Regional Opening Tournaments Competition Winners Boa Vista África Show Brava No competition Fogo Maio Sal Académico do Aeroporto Santiago South Zone Santo Antão North Zone Rosariense Santo Antão South Zone Académica do Porto Novo São Nicolau Belo Horizonte São Vicente FC Derby

Notable debutants

• Mailó, 18 year old centre forward

Transfer deals

Summer-Fall transfer window

The September/October transfer window runs from the end of the previous season in September up to October.

• Aires Marques from CS Mindelense to Sertanense F.C.
• Ballack from Barcelona to Sporting Clube da Praia
• Caló from SC Santa Maria to Sporting Clube da Praia
• Figo from Sporting Clube da Praia to Estrela dos Amadores (Tarrafal)
• Fredson from Varzim (on loan with Pampilhosa) to Batuque
• Kuca from Boavista Praia to SC Mirandela
• Patas from Estrela dos Amadores (Tarrafal) to Águias Morada
• Sténio from CS Mindelense to C.D. Feirense
• Vozinha from Batuque FC to CS Mindelense

Spring transfer window

• Mailó from CS Mindelense to FC Ultramarina

See also

• 2010 in Cape Verde
• 2011 in Cape Verde
• Timeline of Cape Verdean football

References

1. "Cape Verde Islands 2010/11". Archived from the original on July 13, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
2. Taça de Cabo Verde não será realizada este ano
3. "Futebol: África Show vence Taça Bubista 2010/11" ("África Show won the 2010/11 Boa Vista (Bubista) Cup" (in Portuguese). A Semana. 2 May 2011. Archived from the original on 2015-09-26. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
4. "Vulcânico conquista Taça do Fogo" [Vulcânico Conquered the Fogo Cup] (in Portuguese). A Semana. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
5. "Treze anos depois: Mindelense é o novo campeão de Cabo Verde" [Three Years Since: Mindelense, the New Champion of Cape Verde]. Expresso das Ilhas (in Portuguese). 10 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-09-21. Retrieved 9 September 2017.