2017–18 Boa Vista Island Championships
| Season | 2017-18 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sport Sal Rei Club |
| Matches played | 56 |
| Goals scored | 193 (3.45 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Sporting Boa Vista 6 - 0 Juventude Norte (March 18, 2018) |
| Biggest away win | Estância Baixo 0 - 7 Sal Rei (February 24, 2018) |
| Highest scoring | Estância Baixo 0 - 7 Sal Rei (February 24, 2018) |
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← 2016–17 | |
The 2017-18 Boa Vista Island League season was the competition of the second-tier football in the island of Boa Vista, Cape Verde. Its started early on December 9 and finished early on March 25. The championships were organized by the Boa Vista Regional Football Association (Associação Regional de Futebol da Boa Vista, ARFBV).[1] Sport Sal Rei Club won their 11th title, it was also the club's third straight, Sal Rei qualified into the 2017 Cape Verdean Football Championships and placed in Group A.
Sport Sal Rei Club was again the defending team of the title. A total of 8 clubs participated in the competition[2] and 193 goals were scored, the highest in several seasons. The last time a high goal scoring season was in 2011 numbering 187.
Overview
Sal Rei scored the most number of goals of the season numbering 35, second was fifth placed Sporting with 31 and third was second placed Africa show with 29, Estância Baixo scored the least with only 10. Estância Baixo conceded the most with 53, second was Juventude with 24.
The top three clubs finished the same position as last season, the last two placed club also finished the same position as last season. On the opposites, Estância Baixo's all matches ended in losses and had the worst season in club history.
Participating clubs
- Académica Operária
- África Show
- Desportivo Estância Baixo
- Juventude do Norte
- Onze Estrelas
- Sal-Rei FC
- Sanjoanense
- Sporting
League standings
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sport Sal Rei Club (C) (Q) | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 10 | +25 | 31 | 2018 Cape Verdean Football Championships |
| 2 | Académica Operária | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 11 | +18 | 30 | |
| 3 | Onze Estrelas | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 25 | |
| 4 | África Show | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 23 | |
| 5 | Sporting Boa Vista | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 22 | |
| 6 | Sanjoanense | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 19 | |
| 7 | Juventude do Norte | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 34 | −17 | 13 | |
| 8 | Desportivo Estância Baixo | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 53 | −43 | 0 |
Updated to games played on 25 March 2018.
Source: Cape Verde Islands: 2017-18: Boa Vistal
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.
| Boa Vista Island Championships 2017-18 Champions |
|---|
| Sport Sal Rei Club 11th title |
Statistics
- Highest scoring match: Estância Baixo 0 - 7 Sal Rei (February 24, 2018)
- Biggest home win: Sporting Boa Vista 6 - 0 Juventude Norte (March 18, 2018)
- Biggest away win:Estância Baixo 0 - 7 Sal Rei (February 24, 2018)