2005 Cape Verdean Football Championships
| Season | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Champions | FC Derby |
| Matches played | 35 |
| Goals scored | 146 (4.17 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Zé di Tchétcha (14) |
| Biggest home win | Sporting Praia |
| Biggest away win | FC Derby |
| Highest scoring | Sporting Praia |
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← 2004 2006 → | |
The 2005 Cape Verdean Football Championships season was the 26th of the competition of the first-tier football in Cape Verde. Its started on 14 May and finished on 16 July, earlier than the last season. The tournament was organized by the Federação Caboverdiana de Futebol (Cape Verdean Football Federation, FCF).[1] FC Derby won the 3rd title and did not receive entry to the 2006 CAF Champions League. No second place club would also receive entry to the 2006 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. The season would be the first to have 12 titles.
The season would break national records even in scoring, the annual goal totals was 146, Derby scored a record 10-1 against Académica from Porto Novo, later Sporting Praia first scored 6 against Morabeza two weeks later scored a record 13 against Estância Baixo, they would score 6 again in the semis and removing Sal Rei from the finals. Other high scoring matches were Académica from Fogo scored 6 against Morabeza and Derby scored 7 points against Morabeza. Sporting Praia had a record of 35 goals scored (24 in the regular season) and remains unbeatan as of 2016, while Derby scored a record 32 goals (23 in the regular season) . Also in the competition record was the scorer Zé di Tchétcha of Sporting Praia who scored 14 goals and remains unbeaten as of 2015. The Flor Jovem-Paulense match was cancelled and neither two would advance into the playoffs.
Participating clubs
- SC Sal Rei, winner of the 2004 Cape Verdean Football Championships
- Desportivo Estância Baixo, runner-up of the Boa Vista Island League
- SC Morabeza, winner of the Brava Island League
- Associação Académica do Fogo, winner of the Fogo Island League
- Onze Unidos, winner of the Maio Island League
- Associação Académica do Sal, winner of the Sal Island League
- Paulense Desportivo Clube, winner of the Santo Antão Island League (North)
- Associação Académica do Porto Novo, winner of the Santo Antão Island League (South)
- Desportivo Ribeira Brava, winner of the São Nicolau Island League
- FC Derby, winner of the São Vicente Island League
- Flor Jovem, winner of the Santiago Island League (North)
- Sporting Clube da Praia, winner of the Santiago Island League (South)
Information about the clubs
| Club | Location |
|---|---|
| Académica do Fogo, AssociaçãoAssociação Académica do Fogo | São Filipe |
| Académica do Porto Novo, AssociaçãoAssociação Académica do Porto Novo | Porto Novo |
| Académica do Sal | Espargos |
| Derby, FCFC Derby | Mindelo |
| Estância Baixo, DesportivoDesportivo Estância Baixo | Estancia de Baixo |
| Flor Jovem | Calheta de São Miguel |
| Morabeza, SCSC Morabeza | Vila Nova Sintra |
| Onze Unidos | Vila do Maio |
| Paulense Desportivo Clube | Paúl |
| Ribeira Brava, DesportivoDesportivo Ribeira Brava | Ribeira Brava |
| SC Sal Rei | Sal Rei |
| Sporting Clube da Praia | Praia |
League standings
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Associação Académica do Sal | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 13 |
| 2 | SC Sal Rei | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 |
| 3 | Associação Académica do Fogo | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10 |
| 4 | Paulense Desportivo Clube | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
| 5 | Desportivo Ribeira Brava | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 3 |
| 6 | Flor Jovem | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 1 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting Clube da Praia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | +22 | 13 |
| 2 | FC Derby | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | +20 | 13 |
| 3 | Onze Unidos | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 9 |
| 4 | Associação Académica do Porto Novo | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 6 |
| 5 | Desportivo Estância Baixo | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 26 | -19 | 3 |
| 6 | SC Morabeza | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 22 | -18 | 0 |
Results
| Week 1 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date | ||||||||
| Ribeira Brava | 0 - 3 | Paulense | 14 May | ||||||||
| Académica Fogo | 0 - 1 | Sal Rei | 14 May | ||||||||
| Flor Jovem | 1 - 2 | Académica Sal | 5 June | ||||||||
| Estância Baixo | 1 - 2 | Derby | 14 May | ||||||||
| Académica Porto Novo | 3 - 1 | Morabeza | 14 May | ||||||||
| Sporting Praia | 2 - 0 | Onze Unidos | 5 June | ||||||||
| Week 2 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date | ||||||||
| Paulense | 2 - 2 | Académica Fogo | 21 May | ||||||||
| Académica Sal | 1 - 1 | Ribeira Brava | 21 May | ||||||||
| Sal Rei | 3 - 1 | Flor Jovem | 21 May | ||||||||
| Derby | 10 - 1 | Académica Porto Novo | 21 May | ||||||||
| Onze Unidos | 5 - 1 | Estância Baixo | 21 May | ||||||||
| Morabeza | 1 - 6 | Sporting Praia | 22 May | ||||||||
| Week 3 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date | ||||||||
| Paulense | 1 - 2 | Académica Sal | 28 May | ||||||||
| Ribeira Brava | 2 - 2 | Sal Rei | 28 May | ||||||||
| Académica Fogo | 6 - 1 | Flor Jovem | 28 May | ||||||||
| Derby | 3 - 0 | Onze Unidos | 28 May | ||||||||
| Estância Baixo | 3 - 2 | Morabeza | 28 May | ||||||||
| Académica Porto Novo | 0 - 2 | Sporting Praia | 28 May | ||||||||
| Week 4 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date | ||||||||
| Académica Sal | 3 - 0 | Académica Fogo | 11 June | ||||||||
| Sal Rei | 2 - 1 | Paulense | 11 June | ||||||||
| Flor Jovem | 1 - 1 | Ribeira Brava | 11 June | ||||||||
| Onze Unidos | 3- 1 | Académica Porto Novo | 11 June | ||||||||
| Sporting Praia | 13 - 0 | Estância Baixo | 11 June | ||||||||
| Morabeza | 0 - 7 | Derby | 12 June | ||||||||
| Week 5 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date | ||||||||
| Académica Sal | 2 - 1 | Sal Rei | 18 June | ||||||||
| Académica Fogo | 2 - 0 | Ribeira Brava | 18 June | ||||||||
| Flor Jovem | cancelled | Paulense | 19 June | ||||||||
| Onze Unidos | 3 - 0 | Morabeza[lower-alpha 1] | 18 June | ||||||||
| Sporting Praia | 1 - 1 | Derby | 18 June | ||||||||
| Académica Porto Novo | 4 - 2 | Estância Baixo | 18 June | ||||||||
Final Stages
| Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Sal-Rei FC | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Sporting Clube da Praia | 1 | 6 | 7 | Sporting Clube da Praia | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| FC Derby | 4 | 0 | 4 | FC Derby | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
| Académica (Espargos) | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
Semi-finals
26 June 2005 |
| FC Derby | 4:1 | Académica (Espargos) |
|---|---|---|
Neu  12'Amadeu 29'Pate 78'Bafa 81' |
Bento 34' |
Estadio Alcindo Nascimento Mindelo |
Finals
21 July 2005 |
| FC Derby | 4:3 | Sporting Clube da Praia |
|---|---|---|
| Paty 15' 48' Tubola 41'Djica 80' |
Kula (OG) 85' Di I 87'Zé di Tchetcha 90' |
Estadio Alcindo Nascimento Mindelo |
| Cape Verdean Football 2005 Champions |
|---|
| FC Derby 3rd title |
Statistics
- Top scorer: Zé di Tchecha (14 goals) (Sporting Praia)
- Biggest win: Sporting Praia 13-0 Estância Baixo (June 11)
Notes
- ↑ Morabeza did not show up, Onze Unidos was awarded 3-0