2002–03 Santiago South Premier Division
| Season | 2002–03 |
|---|---|
| Champions | CD Travadores |
| Matches played | 90 |
| Goals scored | 255 (2.83 per match) |
|
← 2002 2003-04 → | |
The 2002-03 Santiago South Premier Division season began on 1 February and finished on 11 May. Travadores won the regional competition and qualified into the 2003 Cape Verdean Football Championships, the first into two groups and with a knockout phase later in the season. The championship was organized by the Santiago South Regional Football Association (Associação Regional de Futebol de Santiago Sul, ARFSS).[1][2] All matches were played at Campo de Sucupira which was temporarily used up until 2007. The field no longer exists today and several buildings dominate the former field.
Sporting Praia was the defending team of the title. A total of 10 clubs participated in the competition, only one division occurred again for the third time, the Premier Division. The main reason was that Tchadense, Varanda and Asa Grande continued to be withdrawn from the competition.[2]
Overview
A total of 255 goals were scored, three more than last season. 7th placed Celtic Praia scored the most numbering 36 second was Travadores with 33 and third was Vitória with 31. 8th placed Académica scored the least with 12, the second least was last placed Delta with 16 andthird was Paol with 21. On the opposites, last placed Delta conceded the most with 47, second was aiokl with 42 and third was Celtic with 33, Boavista conceded the least with 12.
Competing teams
All matches were played at Campo de Sucupira near modern day Estádio da Várzea.
| Team | Place |
|---|---|
| AD Bairro | Bairro Craveiro Lopes, Praia |
| Boavista | Praia |
| Celtic | Achadinha de Baixo neighbourhood, Praia |
| GDRC Delta | Praia |
| Desportivo | Praia |
| Paiol | Paiol neighbourhood, Praia |
| Sporting | Praia |
| Vitória | Praia |
| Académica | Praia |
| CD Travadores | Praia |
Table
Premier Division
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CD Travadores | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 14 | +19 | 43 | Qualification for 2003 Cape Verdean Football Championships |
| 2 | Boavista | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 35 | |
| 3 | Vitória | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 33 | |
| 4 | Sporting Clube da Praia | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 33 | |
| 5 | AD Bairro | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 30 | |
| 6 | Desportivo | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 20 | |
| 7 | Celtic | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 20 | |
| 8 | Académica | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 15 | |
| 9 | Paiol | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 42 | −21 | 15 | |
| 10 | GDRC Delta | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 47 | −33 | 8 |
Updated to games played on 11 April 2003.
Source: FIFA.com
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
| Santiago South Zone Premier Division 2002-03 Champions |
|---|
| CD Travadores 1st title (South) |
References
- ↑ Santiago South Regional Football Association's website (in Portuguese)
- 1 2 2003 Santiago South Premier Division - at RSSSF