2017 Sal Island Opening Tournament

Sal Opening Tournament
Season 2017
Champions SC Santa Maria
Matches played 13
Goals scored 31 (2.38 per match)
Biggest away win 2016–17
← 2016–17

The 2017 Sal Opening Tournament season was the competition of the Opening Tournament or the Association Cup (equivalent to a League Cup used in other countries, e.g. nearby Senegal) of football in the island of Sal, Cape Verde. All of the competition took place in late 2017, the Premier Division of the cup started on October 22 and finished on November 11 and the Second Division started on November 10, then it took a three-week hiatus before resuming on December 1, it finished on December 15. The tournament was organized by the Sal Regional Football Association (Associação Regional de Futebol do Sal, ARFS).[1][2] SC Santa Maria won their second title for the season.

Overview

SC Santa Maria was the defending team of the title. A total of eight clubs competed in two groups, A and B in the competition and challenged with a different club once in its three rounds. All of the clubs are also that will participate in its regioinal Premier Division later in December 2017. In the Premier Division, Group A consisted Santa Maria, Florença Santa Maria, Gaviões and ASGUI and Group B consisted of Académico do Aeroporto, Juventude, Palmeira de Santa Maria and Académica do Sal. The club finished first in each group qualifies into the final.

In the Premier Division, Santa Maria scored the most goals numbering 8, second was Juventude. A total of goals were scored.

In its Second Division, SC Verdun won the title for the season.

Participating clubs

Association Cup standings

Premier Division

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1SC Santa Maria321082+67
2Florença Santa Maria312021-35
3Gaviões311134-14
4ASGUI300339-60

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1Académico do Aeroporto320134-16
2Juventude312052+35
3Palmeira de Santa Maria311142+24
4Académica do Sal301226-41

Final

The final took place on November 11.

SC Santa Maria 1–0 (a.e.t.) Académico do Aeroporto
Tchubasco  111'
Sal Island Opening Tournament 2017-18
Winner
SC Santa Maria
2nd title

Second Division

  • Winner: SC Verdun, def. GDRC Pretória 3-1 at extra time.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Sal Regional Football Association's Homepage (in Portuguese)
  2. ↑ 2017-18 Sal regional football competitions at RSSSF including the opening tournament
  • "Federação Caboverdiana de Futebol" (in Portuguese).
  • Sal Regional Football (Soccer) Association at the FCF website
  • 2017-18 Sal regional football competitions at RSSSF which includes the opening tournament
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