2015–16 Santo Antão Island League (North)

Santo Antão Island League (North)
Season 2015–16
Champions Sinagoga
Promoted Santo Crucífixo
Relegated Solpontense
Matches played 30
Goals scored 94 (3.13 per match)
Biggest home win Paulense
Biggest away win Paulense
Rosariense
Sinagoga
2016–17 (Premier Div)
2016–17 (Second Div) →

The 2015–16 Santo Antão Island League (North) season was the 17th competition of football and second with the second and third tier in northern part the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. Its started on 16 January 2016 and finished on 24 April 2014. The tournament was organized by the Santo Antão North Regional Football Association (Associação Regional de Futebol de Zona Norte do Santo Antão, ARFZNSA).[1] Sinagoga won the first and only title and finished with 28 points, a club record and participated in the 2016 Cape Verdean Football Championships in mid May.[2]

Overview

Paulense DC was once more the defending team of the title. A total of 10 clubs participated in the competition, 6 in the Premier Division and 4 in the Second Division, in the following season 5 would compete in that division, as two clubs (São Pedro Apóstolo and Irmãos Unidos withdrew), the clubs numbers did not raise to 5. The number of goals scored was about half more than last season numbering 94, less than the previous two seasons. Sinagoga lead the season from weeks 1 to 10 with the exception of weeks 2 and 4 which were led by Beira-Mar, also Sinagoga had a perfect season with 9 wins and a draw. The highest scoring match were Solpontense-Beira-Mar (0–4) on April 9 and Sinagoga-Solpontense (4–0) on April 17. Both Paulense and Beira-Mar scored the most number of goals numbering 20, less than last season. The most number of goals scored in a single week was week 5, the least number of goals scored was week 7.

On the opposites, Solpontense suffered and had not a single win, it had two draws and eight losses, the club scored 7 goals and had only 2 points, the club was relegated to the Second Division in the following season.

The club each had a week off in the first and third weeks of February, the first and second week of March due to its subregional and regional cup competitions, there was also a break on the third week of March due to the parliamentary elections on March 20.

Participating clubs

League standings

Premier Division

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 CD Sinagoga (C) (Q) 10 9 1 0 19 3 +16 28 2016 Cape Verdean Football Championships
2 Paulense 10 6 3 1 20 10 +10 21
3 Beira-Mar 10 4 3 3 20 15 +5 15
4 Os Foguetões 10 2 3 5 13 19 −6 9
5 Janela 10 2 2 6 15 22 −7 8
6 Solpontense (R) 10 0 2 8 7 25 −18 2 Relegation to 2016/17 Santo Antão North Zone Second Division

Updated to games played on 28 April 2016.
Source: Cape Verde Islands: 2015/16: Santo Antão North Zone
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: Santo Crucifixo

Results

Week 1
Home Score Visitor Date
Paulense 1 - 1 Beira Mar 16 January
Sinagoga 1 - 0 Janela 16 January
Foguetões 1 - 1 Solpontense 17 January
Week 2
Home Score Visitor Date
Solpontense 2 - 2 Janela 23 January
Beira Mar 3 - 2 Foguetões 23 January
Sinagoga 0 - 0 Paulense 24 January
Week 3
Home Score Visitor Date
Sinagoga 2 - 0 Foguetões 30 January
Janela 2 - 4 Paulense 30 January
Beira Mar 2 - 1 Solpontense 31 January
Week 4
Home Score Visitor Date
Foguetões 1 - 3 Paulense 13 February
Solpontense 0 - 1 Sinagoga 13 February
Janela 0 - 3 Beira Mar 14 February
Week 5
Home Score Visitor Date
Beira Mar 0 - 2 Sinagoga 27 February
Paulense 3 - 1 Solpontense 27 February
Foguetões 1 - 4 Janela 28 February
Week 6
Home Score Visitor Date
Solpontense 1 - 2 Foguetões 12 March
Beira Mar 1 - 2 Paulense 12 March
Janela 0 - 3 Sinagoga 13 March
Week 7
Home Score Visitor Date
Foguetões 2 - 2 Beira Mar 18 March
Paulense 1 - 2 Sinagoga 19 March
Janela 2 - 0 Solpontense 19 March
Week 8
Home Score Visitor Date
Solpontense 0 - 4 Beira Mar 9 April
Foguetões 1 - 2 Sinagoga 9 April
Paulense 2 - 1 Janela 9 April
Week 9
Home Score Visitor Date
Beira Mar 3 - 3 Janela 16 April
Paulense 0 - 0 Foguetões 16 April
Sinagoga 4 - 0 Solpontense 17 April
Week 10
Home Score Visitor Date
Janela 1 - 3 Foguetões 23 April
Sinagoga 2 - 1 Beira Mar 23 April
Solpontense 1 - 4 Paulense 24 April

Position changes

Club / Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
Beira-Mar
3
1
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
Foguetões
5
5
6
5
6
4
5
5
5
4
Janela
6
6
5
6
4
5
4
4
4
5
Paulense DC
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Sinagoga
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Solpontense FC
2
3
4
4
5
6
6
6
6
6
Santo Antão Island North Zone Premier Division 2015–16
Champions
CD Sinagoga
1st title


Statistics

  • Biggest win:
Solpontense 0 - 4 Beira Mar (April 9)
Sinagoga 4 - 0 Solpontense (April 17)
  • Largest goal difference:
  • Longest first place streak: Sinagoga (weeks 1, 3, 5-10)
  • Longest winning streak: Sinagoga(weeks 3-10)
  • Longest unbeaten streak: Sinagoga (weeks 1-10)

References

  1. ↑ Santo Antão North Regional Football Association's website (in Portuguese)
  2. ↑ "Futebol Santo Antão Norte: Época futebolística arranca a 12 de Dezembro – presidente da Associação" [Football (Soccer) Season Schedule to be Made on December 12 - Association President]. Criolosports (in Portuguese). 28 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  • "Federação Caboverdiana de Futebol" (in Portuguese).
  • Santo Antão (North Zone) at Federação Caboverdiana de Futebol website (in Portuguese)
  • Season results and highlights at rsssf.com
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