2003–04 Santiago South Premier Division
| Season | 2003–04 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Académica da Praia |
| Matches played | 90 |
| Goals scored | 266 (2.96 per match) |
|
← 2002–03 2005 → | |
The 2003-04 Santiago South Premier Division season began on 23 December and finished on 2 May. Académica won the regional competition and qualified into the 2004 Cape Verdean Football Championships. 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 last 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 The main reason was that Tchadense, Varanda and Asa Grande continued to be withdrawn from the competition.[2]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 266 goals were scored, 11 more than last season. Sporting, runner-up scored the most with 39, second was Académica with 38 and third was Boavista with 35. 9th placed Paiol scored the least with 12, second least was Delta with 16 and third least was Celtic with 21. On the opposites, last placed Delta conceded the most with 55, second was Paiol with 42 and third was Vitória with 32, Sporting conceded the least with 10.[2]
Académica's 45 point total once stood as a point record for just a season, Sporting took the record with 49 in 2005.
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 | Académica | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 18 | +20 | 45 | Qualification for 2004 Cape Verdean Football Championships |
| 2 | Sporting Clube da Praia | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 10 | +29 | 42 | |
| 3 | Boavista | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 13 | +22 | 34 | |
| 4 | AD Bairro | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 22 | |
| 5 | Desportivo | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 25 | |
| 6 | CD Travadores | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 21 | |
| 7 | Celtic | 28 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 19 | |
| 8 | Vitória | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 16 | |
| 9 | Paiol | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 42 | −30 | 10 | |
| 10 | GDRC Delta | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 45 | −29 | 10 |
Updated to games played on 2 May 2004.
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 Premier Division 2003-04 Champions |
|---|
| Académica da Praia 1st title |
References
- ↑ Santiago South Regional Football Association's website (in Portuguese)
- 1 2 3 2003-04 Santiago South Premier Division - at RSSSF