2015–16 Santiago Island League (North)

Santiago Island League (North)
Season 2015-16
Champions Beira-Mar
Matches played 196
Goals scored 545 (2.78 per match)
2014-15

The 2015-16 Santiago Island League (North) season was the competition of the second-tier football in the northern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. Its started on 12 December 2015[1] and finished on 8 May 2016. The tournament was organized by the Santiago North Regional Football Association (Associação Regional de Futebol de Santiago Norte, ARFSS).[2][3] It was the first ever season without any group stage and would become the longest of any of the regional leagues in Cape Verde and the only that occurred as the following season became the same as the South Zone's. Varandinha won their first and only title after finishing a record breaking 63 points and a record 20 wins, the highest of any of the island leagues in the nation and competed in the national championships. It was one of the newest clubs to win their first titles of any island/regional league in the nation.

Overview

Beira-Mar was the defending team of the title. A total of 14 clubs participated in the competition. There were a record total of 234 matches and a record 545 goals scored, the most of any regional championships in the nation which superseded the neighboring island's Fogo Premier Division's total of 412 made in 2014-15, this goal total has been unsurpassed today.

Also it was the first season that featured the Second Division, along with Maio, they were the next in the country to have a Second Division. The least three clubs directly relegated while fourth to last played a division decisional match in which União Picos defeated Chão Bom and remained in the Premier Division for one more season.

Varandinha scored 45 goals, Scorpion Vermelho scored the most with 57, second was 7th place AJAC and 5th placed Beira Mar with 52 and fourth was 3rd placed Calheta with 49, not a record of any of the island leagues as other clubs such as Santo Antão South's Académica Porto Novo which had 60 and Sporting Brava which was higher.

All of the 17th round matches took place on March 19 as the parliamentary elections took place on March 20.

In the last few rounds, Desportivo de Assomada did not played some matches and were awarded against them, the club withdrew, later Real Júnior withdrew and its remaining matches were awarded against them, both were relegated for the season alongside São Lourenco. Shortly around the end of the season, Real Júnior would not compete in the Second Division for the following season due to financial concerns.

At the end of the season, the championship went under dispute between Varandinha and Scorpion Vermelho. The May 13 match between a Santiago North representant and Desportivo da Praia was delayed as on an April 3 match (19th round) featuring Desportivo Santa Cruz and Scorpion Vermelho that Desportivo fielded an ineligible player, it occurred after the goals were scored and the award to Scorpion Vermelho in mid-May was revoked just before the start of the national season and the 2-0 result was kept along with Varandinha first championship title alongside some of their club records.[4] The next such delay was in 2017 which was on a 16th round match featuring AJAC and Juventus Assomada and the crowning of AJAC was kept.

A season later in early February, some of the referees were not paid for the 17th and 26th rounds of the season, which led the suspension of the following season on February 7 for two weeks.[5] With the help of two major telecommunications companies, one of them Cabo Verde Telecom and its municipalities of where the clubs based, the referees were paid and the season resumed on February 25.[6]

Regional records

Varandinha and Scorpions both finished with the number of wins and points that became the highest records set of any of island leagues in the nation. Varandinha had 20 wins, the most of any second tier competitions in the nation, followed by Scorpion Vermelho with 18. Varandinha's record remains unbeatable as Santiago South's Sporting finished with 17 wins, one less than Scorpion Vermelho, overall it became third. In 2018, Scorpion Vermelho's wins at the 2017-18 Santiago South Premier Division currently at the 21st round now equal, but will not surpass Varandinha's as their maximum likely to be 19. In point totals, it is unbeatable, the highest point record of any of the second tier competitions in the 2016-17 season would be 55 taken by Sporting Praia and became third overall. Now, the highest point of any second tier competitions in the 2017-18 season is Académica da Praia currently at 56, their maximum total will likely be 59, unbeatable to Varandinha's and Scorpion Vermelho's records.

These win and point records did not repeat next season as AJAC finished first with 48 points and not even into the 2017-18 season, that season had the Premier Division reduced to ten clubs. It crippled any chance of making or tying club records in points, wins and goals.

Participating clubs

Withdrawn club

  • Juventude de Assomada

League standings

Premier Division

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Varandinha (C) (Q) 26 20 3 3 45 17 +28 63 2016 Cape Verdean Football Championships
2 Scorpion Vermelho 26 18 7 1 57 13 +44 61
3 Desportivo de Santa Cruz 25 11 9 5 40 33 +7 42
4 Estrela dos Amadores 26 9 12 5 34 22 +12 39
5 SC Beira Mar 26 11 5 10 52 41 +11 38
6 Desportivo da Calheta 25 10 8 7 49 41 +8 38
7 AJAC da Calheta 26 10 7 9 52 44 +8 37
8 Grémio Nhágar 25 10 4 11 37 36 +1 34
9 Flor Jovem da Calheta 26 8 9 9 37 43 6 33
10 Benfica de Santa Cruz 25 8 5 12 33 30 +3 29
11 União Picos 25 7 5 13 30 44 14 26 Divisional decisional match
12 São Lourenço FC (R) 26 5 6 15 33 57 24 21 Relegation to 2016/17 Santiago North Second Division
13 Desportivo de Assomada (R) 26 3 5 18 21 53 32 14
14 Real Júnior (R) 25 4 5 16 25 71 46 17

Updated to games played on 12 May 2016.
Source: Cape Verde Islands: 2015/16: Santiago North
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) head-to-head away goals (only if two teams are tied); 6) goal difference
(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.

Second Division

  • 1st: Associação Juventus
  • 2nd: Chão Bom (also as Txon Bon)

Results

Round 1
Home Score Visitor Date
Beira-Mar 3 - 3 AJAC Calheta 12 December
Benfica 3 - 0 São Lourenço 12 December
Real Junior 0 - 0 Estrelas dos Amadores 12 December
Flor Jovem 1 - 0 Grémio Nhagar 12 December
Desp. Santa Cruz 0 - 0 Desp. Assomada 12 December
Scorpions Vermelho 5 - 0 União Picos 13 December
Varandinha 2 - 1 Desp. Calheta 30 December[lower-alpha 1]
Round 2
Home Score Visitor Date
Estrelas dos Amadores 0 - 0 Scorpions Vermelho 19 December
Desp. Calheta 1 - 1 Flor Jovem 19 December
União Picos 0 - 1 Benfica 19 December
Desp. Assomada 0 - 3 Varandinha 19 December
Real Junior 0 - 2 Beira-Mar 20 December
Grémio Nhagar 0 - 1 AJAC Calheta 20 December
São Lourenço 0 - 1 Desp. Santa Cruz 20 December
Round 3
Home Score Visitor Date
Varandinha 5 - 1 São Lourenço 26 December
Beira-Mar 1 - 3 Grémio Nhagar 26 December
AJAC Calheta 0 - 1 Desp. Calheta 26 December
Desp. Santa Cruz 0 - 2 União Picos 26 December
Real Junior 0 - 3 Scorpions Vermelho 26 December
Flor Jovem 1 - 1 Desp. Assomada 26 December
Benfica 1 - 2 Estrelas dos Amadores 27 December
Round 4
Home Score Visitor Date
Estrelas dos Amadores 1 - 2 Desp. Santa Cruz 5 January
União Picos 1 - 2 Varandinha 5 January
Desp. Calheta 0 - 1 Grémio Nhagar 6 January
São Lourenço 0 - 2 Flor Jovem 6 January
Desp. Assomada 1 - 4 AJAC Calheta 6 January
Real Junior 0 - 0 Benfica 6 January
Scorpions Vermelho 3 - 0 Beira-Mar 6 January
Round 5
Home Score Visitor Date
Beira-Mar 3 - 1 Desp. Calheta 9 January
Grémio Nhagar 2 - 1 Desp. Assomada 9 January
Desp. Santa Cruz 1 - 1 Real Junior 9 January
AJAC Calheta 4 - 3 São Lourenço 9 January
Varandinha 0 - 0 Estrelas dos Amadores 9 January
Flor Jovem 3 - 2 União Picos 9 January
Benfica 1 - 1 Scorpions Vermelho 10 January
Round 6
Home Score Visitor Date
Benfica 2 - 0 Beira-Mar 13 January
Desp. Assomada 0 - 3 Desp. Calheta 16 January
Scorpions Vermelho 2 - 0 Desp. Santa Cruz 16 January
São Lourenço 3 - 0 Grémio Nhagar 16 January
União Picos 2 - 1 AJAC Calheta 16 January
Estrelas dos Amadores 1 - 1 Flor Jovem 16 January
Real Junior 1 - 4 Varandinha 27 January[lower-alpha 2]
Round 7
Home Score Visitor Date
Varandinha 0 - 1 Scorpions Vermelho 19 January
Desp. Calheta 2 - 0 São Lourenço 19 January
Grémio Nhagar 2 - 1 União Picos 19 January
Beira-Mar 1 - 0 Desp. Assomada 19 January
Flor Jovem 1 - 2 Real Junior 19 January
Desp. Santa Cruz 2 - 2 Benfica 19 January
AJAC Calheta 2 - 1 Estrelas dos Amadores 20 January
Round 8
Home Score Visitor Date
Desp. Santa Cruz 3 - 2 Beira-Mar 23 January
Real Junior 1 - 2 AJAC Calheta 24 January
Benfica 1 - 2 Varandinha 24 January
Estrelas dos Amadores 2 - 2 Grémio Nhagar 24 January
Scorpions Vermelho 2 - 0 Flor Jovem 24 January
São Lourenço 3 - 0 Desp. Assomada 24 January
União Picos 1 - 1 Desp. Calheta 24 January
Round 9
Home Score Visitor Date
Beira-Mar 3 - 0 São Lourenço 30 January
Flor Jovem 0 - 3 Benfica 30 January
Desp. Calheta 1 - 1 Estrelas dos Amadores 31 January
Grémio Nhagar 2 - 1 Real Junior 31 January
Varandinha 0 - 1 Desp. Santa Cruz 31 January
Desp. Assomada 1 - 1 União Picos 31 January
AJAC Calheta 1 - 2 Scorpions Vermelho 31 January
Round 10
Home Score Visitor Date
Varandinha 2 - 1 Beira-Mar 6 February
União Picos 2 - 1 São Lourenço 6 February
Desp. Santa Cruz 3 - 3 Flor Jovem 6 February
Real Junior 1 - 3 Desp. Calheta 6 February
Scorpions Vermelho 3 - 1 Grémio Nhagar 6 February
Estrelas dos Amadores 2 - 0 Desp. Assomada 7 February
Benfica 0 - 2 AJAC Calheta 7 February
Round 11
Home Score Visitor Date
Flor Jovem 0 - 1 Varandinha 13 February
Beira-Mar 0 - 0 União Picos 13 February
São Lourenço 2 - 2 Estrelas dos Amadores 13 February
Desp. Assomada 1 - 2 Real Junior 13 February
Desp. Calheta 1 - 1 Scorpions Vermelho 13 February
AJAC Calheta 1 - 1 Desp. Santa Cruz 14 February
Grémio Nhagar 3 - 1 Benfica 14 February
Round 12
Home Score Visitor Date
Varandinha 1 - 0 AJAC Calheta 20 February
Estrelas dos Amadores 1 - 0 União Picos 20 February
Desp. Santa Cruz 2 - 1 Grémio Nhagar 20 February
Benfica 3 - 2 Desp. Calheta 20 February
Flor Jovem 2 - 0 Beira-Mar 21 February
Real Junior 3 - 3 São Lourenço 21 February
Scorpions Vermelho 1 - 0 Desp. Assomada 21 February
Round 13
Home Score Visitor Date
União Picos 2 - 0 Real Junior 27 February
Desp. Calheta 2 - 2 Desp. Santa Cruz 27 February
São Lourenço 2 - 2 Scorpions Vermelho 27 February
Beira-Mar 2 - 2 Estrelas dos Amadores 27 February
AJAC Calheta 1 - 2 Flor Jovem 27 February
Desp. Assomada 1 - 0 Benfica 27 February
Grémio Nhagar 0 - 2 Varandinha 28 February
Round 14
Home Score Visitor Date
AJAC Calheta 0 - 5 Beira-Mar 5 March
São Lourenço 1 - 0 Benfica 5 March
Desp. Assomada 1 - 2 Desp. Santa Cruz 5 March
Grémio Nhagar 3 - 0 Flor Jovem 6 March
Estrelas dos Amadores 2 - 1 Real Junior 6 March
Desp. Calheta 1 - 1 Varandinha 6 March
União Picos 0 - 1 Scorpions Vermelho 6 March
Round 15
Home Score Visitor Date
Beira-Mar 2 - 0 Real Júnior 9 March
AJAC Calheta 1 - 1 Grémio Nhagar 9 March
Scorpion Vermelho 1 - 1 Estrelas dos Amadores 9 March
Flor Jovem 2 - 2 Desp. Calheta 9 March
Varandinha 1 - 0 Desp. Assomada 9 March
Desp. Santa Cruz 1 - 1 São Lourenço 9 March
Benfica Sta. Cruz 1 - 1 União Picos 16 March[lower-alpha 3]
Round 16
Home Score Visitor Date
Grémio Nhagar 2 - 2 Beira-Mar 12 March
São Lourenço 0-1 Varandinha 13 March
Desp. Calheta 2 - 1 AJAC Calheta 13 March
União Picos 2 - 4 Desp. Santa Cruz 13 March
Real Junior 0 - 4 Scorpions Vermelho 13 March
Desp. Assomada 1 - 1 Flor Jovem 13 March
Estrelas dos Amadores 1 - 1 Benfica 13 March
Round 17
Home Score Visitor Date
Desp. Santa Cruz 1 - 0 Estrelas dos Amadores 19 March
Varandinha 2 - 0 União Picos 19 March
Grémio Nhagar 2 - 1 Desp. Calheta 19 March
Flor Jovem 4 - 0 São Lourenço 19 March
AJAC Calheta 3 - 2 Desp. Assomada 19 March
Benfica 6 - 0 Real Junior 19 March
Beira-Mar 1 - 5 Scorpions Vermelho 19 March
Round 18
Home Score Visitor Date
Desp. Calheta 4 - 3 Beira-Mar 24 March
Desp. Assomada 2 - 1 Grémio Nhagar 24 March
Real Junior 0 - 4 Desp. Santa Cruz 24 March
São Lourenço 2 - 2 AJAC Calheta 24 March
Estrelas dos Amadores 1 - 2 Varandinha 24 March
União Picos 1 - 0 Flor Jovem 24 March
Scorpions Vermelho 2 - 0 Benfica 24 March
Round 19
Home Score Visitor Date
Beira-Mar 2 - 1 Benfica 2 April
Grémio Nhagar 1 - 3 São Lourenço 2 April
Desp. Calheta 2 - 5 Desp. Assomada 2 April
Desp. Santa Cruz 2 - 0 Scorpions Vermelho 3 April
AJAC Calheta 2 - 1 União Picos 3 April
Flor Jovem 1 - 4 Estrelas dos Amadores 3 April
Varandinha 3 - 1 Real Junior 3 April
Round 20
Home Score Visitor Date
Scorpions Vermelho 2 - 0 Varandinha 6 April
São Lourenço 3 - 4 Desp. Calheta 6 April
União Picos 3 - 3 Grémio Nhagar 6 April
Desp. Assomada 1 - 3 Beira-Mar 6 April
Real Junior 2 - 2 Flor Jovem 6 April
Benfica 2 - 2 Desp. Santa Cruz 6 April
Estrelas dos Amadores 2 - 1 AJAC Calheta 6 April
Round 21
Home Score Visitor Date
Desp. Assomada 2 - 2 São Lourenço 9 April
Beira-Mar 3 - 1 Desp. Santa Cruz 9 April
AJAC Calheta 12 - 2 Real Junior 10 April
Varandinha 1 - 0 Benfica 10 April
Grémio Nhagar 1 - 0 Estrelas dos Amadores 10 April
Flor Jovem 0 - 0 Scorpions Vermelho 10 April
Desp. Calheta 1 - 1 União Picos 10 April
Round 22
Home Score Visitor Date
São Lourenço 3 - 2 Beira-Mar 16 April
Desp. Calheta 0 - 0 Estrelas dos Amadores 16 April
Real Junior 1 - 5 Grémio Nhagar 16 April
Desp. Santa Cruz 0 - 1 Varandinha 16 April
Scorpions Vermelho 3 - 3 AJAC Calheta 16 April
Benfica 0 - 2 Flor Jovem 17 April
União Picos 3 - 1 Desp. Assomada 17 April
Round 23
Home Score Visitor Date
Beira-Mar 1 - 2 Varandinha 23 April
São Lourenço 0 - 1 União Picos 23 April
Flor Jovem 3 - 3 Desp. Santa Cruz 23 April
Desp. Calheta 7 - 0 Real Junior 23 April
Grémio Nhagar 0 - 1 Scorpions Vermelho 23 April
Desp. Assomada 0-3[lower-alpha 4] Estrelas dos Amadores 23 April
AJAC Calheta 0 - 2 Benfica 23 April
Round 24
Home Score Visitor Date
Varandinha 4 - 1 Flor Jovem 30 April
Scorpions Vermelho 5 - 0 Desp. Calheta 30 April
União Picos 5 - 0 Beira-Mar 1 May
Estrelas dos Amadores 4 - 0 São Lourenço 1 May
Real Junior 3 - 0[lower-alpha 5] Desp. Assomada 1 May
Desp. Santa Cruz 2 - 2 AJAC Calheta 1 May
Benfica 2 - 1 Grémio Nhagar 1 May
Round 25
Home Score Visitor Date
AJAC Calheta 2 - 2 Varandinha 3 May
Desp. Assomada 0 - 3[lower-alpha 6] Scorpions Vermelho 3 May
Estrelas dos Amadores 1 - 2 União Picos 4 May
Desp. Santa Cruz N.P. Grémio Nhagar 4 May
Desp. Calheta N.P. Benfica 4 May
Beira-Mar 5 - 1 Flor Jovem 4 May
São Lourenço 0 - 3[lower-alpha 7] Real Junior 4 May
Round 26
Home Score Visitor Date
Desp. Santa Cruz 0 - 2 Desp. Calheta 7 May
Estrelas dos Amadores 0 - 0 Beira-Mar 7 May
Flor Jovem 3 - 1 AJAC Calheta 7 May
Benfica 3 - 0 Desp. Assomada 7 May
Real Junior N.P. União Picos 8 May
Scorpions Vermelho 3 - 0 São Lourenço 8 May
Varandinha 1 - 0 Grémio Nhagar 8 May
In some matches of the final two rounds: N.P. = Not played
Santiago North Zone 2015-16
Champions
Varandinha
1st title


Notes

  1. Originally for 13 December
  2. Originally for 16 January
  3. Originally for 10 March
  4. Awarded to Estrelas dos Amadores as Assomada did not showed up
  5. Match awarded to Real Junior as Assomada did not showed up
  6. Match awarded to Scorpion Vermelho as Assomada did not appeared
  7. Match awarded to Real Junior as São Lourenço did not appeared

References

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