2017–18 Santo Antão North Premier Division
| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Champions | CD Os Foguetões |
| Relegated | CD Sinagoga |
| Matches played | 30 |
| Goals scored | 79 (2.63 per match) |
|
← 2017–18 | |
The 2017–18 Santo Antão North Premier Division season was the 30th/31st competition of football and sixth of the Premier Division that took place in the northern part of the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. Its started later on December 9[1] and finished on 25 March, the season finished the earliest of any of the country's island leagues. The tournament was organized by the Santo Antão North Regional Football Association (Associação Regional de Futebol de Zona Norte do Santo Antão, ARFZNSA).[2] Os Foguetões won their second championship title, their next in nine years and finished with 22 points, later they are currently participating in the 2018 Cape Verdean Football Championships on April 7, it was also be the second that had three groups each and Os Foguetões was placed in Group B The scheduling were made in September.
Overview
Paulense was the defending team of the title. A total of six clubs participated in the division. A total of 78 goals were scored, fewer than the previous two seasons.
At the end of the season on March 25, Paulense originally finished last, as Santo Crucifixo fielded an ineligible player on an 8th round match, in mid-April, Paulense won the match. Later, Sinagoga finished last place and was the remaining three of the unrelegated clubs in the north of Santo Antāo.
Rosariense scored the most numbering 17, second was Santo Crucifixo with 16 and third was Os Foguetões with 14, the least was Beira Mar who scored 9. On the opposites, Paulense conceded the most with 19, the least was Rosariense with seven.
The championships and the cup competitions took a break until January 6. The championships took a break on the first week of February due to the cup competitions that was taking place as well as the last week of the month, the championships ended a week before the cup final.
Clubs and locations
| Club | Location | 2016-17 positions |
|---|---|---|
| Beira-Mar | Ribeira Grande | 34th d in the Premier Division |
| Os Foguetões | Eito-Paul | 5th in the Premier Division |
| Rosariense Clube | Ribeira Grande | Second Division champions |
| Paulense | Paul | Premier Division champions |
| UD Santo Crucifixo | Coculi | 3rd in the Premier Division |
| CD Sinagoga | Sinagoga | 2nd in the Premier Division |
League standings
Premier Division
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Os Foguetões (C) (Q) | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 22 | 2018 Cape Verdean Football Championships |
| 2 | Rosariense | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 19 | |
| 3 | Santo Crucifixo | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 19 | |
| 4 | Paulense | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 9 | |
| 5 | Beira-Mar | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 9 | |
| 6 | CD Sinagoga (R) | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 9 | Relegation to 2018-19 Santo Antão North Second Division |
Updated to games played on 29 March 2018.
Source: Cape Verde Islands: 2017-18: Santo Antão North Premier Division
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.
| Santo Antão North Premier Division 2017–18 Champions |
|---|
| CD Os Foguetões 2nd title |
References
- ↑ 2017-18 Santo Antão North Premier Division at RSSSF's Cape Verde Islands 2017/18 page
- ↑ Santo Antão North Regional Football Association's website (in Portuguese)