2011 Cape Verdean Football Championships
# 2011 Cape Verdean Football Championships

The 2011 Cape Verdean Football Championship season was the 32nd of the competition of the first-tier football in Cape Verde. Its started on 14 May and finished on 9 July, later than last year. The tournament was organized by the Cape Verdean Football Federation. CS Mindelense won the 2011 title. No teams would participate in the 2012 CAF Champions League or the 2012 CAF Confederation Cup.

## Overview

Boavista was the defending team of the title. A total of 11 clubs participated in the competition, one from each island league and one who won the last season's title. The season had one club short due to that the Brava Island League championships were cancelled, this was the most recent cancellation of a championship from any insular regional competition which led to Group B having one match short and a club had only one bye week, 31 matches from 36 and a 1/3 goal total than last season.

The biggest win were Mindelense (6-0 against Vulcânicos) and Boavista (6-0 against Rosariense), each of them were both matches with 6-0.

## Participating clubs

* Boavista FC (Cape Verde), winner of the 2010 Cape Verdean Football Championships
* Sal-Rei FC, winner of the Boa Vista Island League
* Vulcânicos FC, winner of the Fogo Island League
* Onze Unidos, winner of the Maio Island League
* Académico do Aeroporto, winner of the Sal Island League
* Benfica (Santa Cruz), winner of the Santiago Island League (North)
* Sporting Clube da Praia, runner-up of the Santiago Island League (South)
* Rosariense Clube, winner of the Santo Antão Island League (North)
* Académica do Porto Novo, winner of the Santo Antão Island League (South)
* FC Ultramarina, winner of the São Nicolau Island League
* CS Mindelense, winner of the São Vicente Island League

### Information about the clubs

| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| Académico do Aeroporto | Espargos | Marcelo Leitão | 8,000 |
| Académica do Porto Novo | Porto Novo | Porto Novo | 8,000 |
| Benfica | Santa Cruz | 25 de Julho | 1,000 |
| Boavista FC | Praia | Várzea | 12,000 |
| CS Mindelense | Mindelo | Adérito Sena | 8,000 |
| Onze Unidos | Vila do Maio | 20 de Janeiro | 1,000 |
| Rosariense Clube | Ribeira Grande | João Serra | 2,000 |
| Sal-Rei FC | Sal Rei | Arsénio Ramos | 500 |
| Sporting Clube da Praia | Praia | Várzea | 12,000 |
| FC Ultramarina | Tarrafal de São Nicolau | Orlando Rodrigues | 5,000 |
| Vulcânicos FC | São Filipe | 5 de Julho | 1,000 |

## League standings

### 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 Santa Cruz | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 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 |

## Results

Week 1 :

| Home | Score | Visitor | Date |
| - | - | - | - |
| Ultramarina | 3 - 1 | Sal Rei | 15 May |
| Sporting Praia | 1 - 0 | Benfica Sta Cruz | 15 May |
| Mindelense | 6 - 0 | Vulcânicos | 15 May |
| Boavista | 0 - 0 | Acádemica Porto Novo | 14 May |
| Rosariense | 1 - 1 | Académico Aeroporto | 14 May |

Week 2 :

| Home | Score | Visitor | Date |
| - | - | - | - |
| Sporting Praia | 0 - 1 | Mindelense | 21 May |
| Sal Rei | 0 - 1 | Benfica Sta Cruz | 21 May |
| Vulcânicos | 1 - 0 | Ultramarina | 22 May |
| Onze Unidos | 2 - 1 | Rosariense | 21 May |
| Académico Aeroporto | 2 - 2 | Acádemica Porto Novo | 21 May |

Week 3 :

| Home | Score | Visitor | Date |
| - | - | - | - |
| Mindelense | 2 - 0 | Sal Rei | 28 May |
| Vulcânicos | 1 - 2 | Sporting Praia | 29 May |
| Benfica Sta Cruz | 3 - 2 | Ultramarina | 29 May |
| Onze Unidos | 1 - 2 | Boavista | 28 May |
| Acádemica Porto Novo | 5 - 2 | Rosariense | 28 May |

Week 4 :

| Home | Score | Visitor | Date |
| - | - | - | - |
| Benfica Sta Cruz | 1 - 1 | Vulcânicos | 4 June |
| Ultramarina | 1 - 4 | Mindelense | 4 June |
| Sal Rei | 0 - 2 | Sporting Praia | 4 June |
| Académico Aeroporto | 3 - 1 | Boavista | 4 June |
| Acádemica Porto Novo | 4 - 0 | Onze Unidos | 5 June |

Week 5 :

| Home | Score | Visitor | Date |
| - | - | - | - |
| Vulcânicos | canc. | Sal Rei | 11 June |
| Mindelense | 0 - 0 | Benfica Sta Cruz | 12 June |
| Sporting Praia | 2 - 1 | Ultramarina | 12 June |
| Boavista | 6 - 0 | Rosariense | 11 June |
| Onze Unidos | 1 - 2 | Académico Aeroporto | 11 June |

## Final Stages

| Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals | Finals | 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 | | | | |

### Finals

* Cape Verdean Football 2011 Champions
* CS Mindelense 8th title

## Statistics

* Top scorer: Fufura: 5 goals (of Mindelense)
* Biggest wins:

       Mindelense 6-0 Vulcânicos (May 15)
       Boavista FC 6-0 Rosariense (June 11)
