2017–18 Santiago South Cup

2017–18 Santiago South Cup
Dates 29 November 2017–31 March 2018
Teams 21
Champions Sporting Clube da Praia
Runners-up CD Travadores
Matches played 21

The 2017-18 Santiago South Cup season is the current competition of the regional football cup in the southern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. The season started on 29 November, four later than the previous edition. The cup competition is organized by the Santiago South Regional Football Association (Associação Regional de Futebol de Santiago Sul, ARFSS).[1][2] All the matches are being played at Estádio da Várzea.

Overview

The season is the second that featured a total of 22 clubs and features five rounds. Only one club is absent and is GD Varanda who withdrew in October 2017 and reduced its participants to 21.

Particiating clubs

  • Asa Grande - Achada Grande (Frente (where the club is based) and Tras)
  • Académica da Praia
  • Bairro
  • Benfica Praia (aka Benfiquinha)
  • FC Boavista
  • Celtic
  • Delta - probably Vila Nova-Ponta d'Agua
  • Desportivo da Praia
  • Fiorentina de Calabaceira
  • Garridos - São Domingos and its municipality
  • Kumunidade (also as Kumunidadi) - Vila Nova or Terra Branca
  • Eugénio Lima FC - based in the homonymous neighborhood
  • Relâmpago
  • Ribeira Grande - Cidade Velha
  • Sporting Clube da Praia
  • Tchadense
  • Tira Chapêu - based in the homonymous neighborood - also serves the west of Praia
  • CD Travadores
  • Vitória FC
  • Unidos do Norte - Achada São Filipe, also serves Paiol and the north of Praia
  • GDRC Vila Nova - based in the homonymous neighborhood and covers the north of Praia

First round

The first two matches took place on November 29, the next two on December 6 and the last two on December 13.[2] Teams from the Premier (I) and the Second (II) Divisions entered at this stage.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Tchadense (I) lt Relâmpago (II)
Boavista Praia (I) lt AD Ribeira Grande (I)
Académica Praia (I) 4–0 GDRC Delta (II)
Asa Grande (II) 3–3 (6–5 p) Eugénio Lima (I)
Calabaceira Fiorentina (II) 1–3 Benfica Praia (I)
Sporting Praia (I) 2–1 Desportivo da Praia (I)

Second Round

The first two matches took place on December 20. the next match took place on January 3, the next one took place on January 17. One match which was to be on January 3 was originally to feature Vitória and Varanda, as Varanda withdrew, Vitória directly advanced into the quarterfinals in late October 2017, before, they were to face Varanda, as that club withdrew, that match was canceld. Two matches were originally to take place on January 10 and the second last featuring Benfica and Sporting were originally on January 17, they played on February 6. The fourth match was played on January 17. The fifth match was played on January 30. And the last match were played on February 13.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Celtic Praia (I) 0–0 (8–7 p) ADESBA (I)
Os Garridos (II) 2–0 AD Tira Chapéu (I)
CD Travadores (I) 2–0 Vila Nova (II)
Unidos do Norte (I) 1–1 (4–1 p) Kumunidade (II)
Relâmpago (II) L–W Ribeira Grande (I)
Benfica Praia (I) 0–2 Sporting Praia (I)
Académica da Praia (I) 10–0 Asa Grande (II)

Quarterfinals

The first two matches were originally to take place on January 24 and the last two would have taken place on January 31. The first two matches were played on February 7.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Vitória da Praia (II) L–W Travadores (I)
Celtic Praia (I) 3–0 Os Garridos (II)
Unidos do Norte (II) L–W Ribeira Grande (I)
Académica Praia (I) 1–1 (7–8 p) Sporting Praia (I)

Semifinals

The first semifinal match featured Celtic and Travadores on March 13 and the last one will feature Ribeira Grande and Sporting to be played on March 20. All of the clubs of the Premier Division.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Celtic Praia (I) 0–1 CD Travadores (I)
AD Ribeira Grande (I) 0–2 Sporting Praia (I)

Finals

The finals took place on March 31. The clubs were Travadores, their next finals appearance in five years and Sporting in their another appearance. Sporting, one of the most possessor of regional cup titles won their second straight title will qualify into the regional super cup which will take place at the end of the season.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Sporting Praia (I) 2–1 CD Travadores (I)
Santiago South Cup 2017-18
Winners
Sporting Clube da Praia

See also

References

  1. ↑ "ARFSS at the FCF website". fcf.cv. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Cape Verde Islands 2017/18: Santiago South Zone". rsssf.com. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  • "Federação Caboverdiana de Futebol" (in Portuguese).
  • "Santiago Sul". fcf.cv. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  • "Cape Verde Islands 2017/18: Santiago South Cup". rsssf.com. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
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