Sporting–Travadores rivalry

Sporting Praia and Travadores rivalry
Other names Capital Derby (Derby do Capital)
Praia Derby (Derby da Praia)
Derby Eterno da Praia (Eternal Derby of Praia)
Locale Praia, Santiago, Cape Verde
Teams Sporting Praia, Travadores
Latest meeting Sporting 2–1 Travadores, March 31, 2018

The football rivalry between Sporting and Travadores is considered the hugest rivalry in both Cape Verde and the island of Santiago and the city Praia. One of the largest rivalries in the nation and the region after the Mindelo derby (or São Vicente derby) featuring Mindelense and Derby which is also the longest rivalry. It forms one of the rivalry being called the Capital Derby (Derby do Capital) or the Praia Derby (Derby da Praia).

History

Since its creation of the regional championships in 1953, there had been around 100 matches that featured Sporting and Travadores, there were also over 100 matches with the cup competitions.

On a round 8 match on February 22, 2015, Sporting originally was 2-0 over Travadores, Sporting fielded an ineligible player, Sporting lost three points and fully crippled their chance for winning a championship along with their entry into the national championships.[1] Also this was Travadores' last win. Sporting's last win over Travadores was on March 18, 2017.

Cultural rivalry

The rivalry is the Capeverdean version of the Lisbonese Derby (Derby de Lisboa) or Derby Eterno (Eternal Derby) which features Sporting Lisbon and Benfica, it is called the Derby Eterno da Praia. As Sporting Praia is an affiliate to Lisbon and Travadores is an affiliate to Benfica. Another Benfica affiliate is in Santiago and is also in Praia and has the same name of Benfica. Sporting Praia is also rival to Benfica Praia.

Football rivalry

The rivalry is the second longest in Cape Verde after the Mindelo derby. The Sporting–Travadores rivalry has never challenged at the national championships.

Sporting Praia is one of the most successful football (sooccer) club in Cape Verde, having won about 35 official titles (13 national and 22 regional) compared to Travadores' 12 official titles (3 national and 2 regional). On the other hand, Sporting boast of their better performance in African competitions (no Capeverdean team has ever won an African title). Their greatest success is the participation in the First Round in the 1992 African Cup of Champions Clubs and the 2009 CAF Champions League. Sporting appeared once in the 2001 CAF Cup Winners' Cup and did not exceed the preliminaries. While Travadores did not exceed the preliminaries in 1995 and 1997 nor the First Round of the CAF Cup.

Honours

Major/Minor honours won
Competition Sporting Travadores
Cape Verdean Football Championships 12 3
Santiago and the Santiago South 23 8
Santiago South Cup 4 1
Santiago South Super Cup 3 None
Santiago South Zone Opening Tournament 3 None
Other 1 None

Partial matches list

Santiago South Premier Division

The information has selected matches of the challenge from the 2011-12 season

Sporting Praia – Travadores Travadores – Sporting Praia
Season R. Date Score R. Date Score
2011–12 11 17–03–2012 1–0 2 09–12–2011 1–2
2012–13 4 18–01–2013 1–1 13 28–03–2013 0–1
2013–14 1 15–11–2013 0–1 10 01–02–2014 2–2
2014–15 18 26–04–2015 0–2 9 22–02–2015 0–31
2015–16 3 28–11–2015 2–0 14 05–03–2016 0–1
2016–17 17 18–03–2017 3–4 6 17–12–2016 0–2
2017–18 22 27–03–2018 1–2 11 12–01–2018 0–0
1 Travadores was awarded 0-3 as Sporting Praia fielded an ineligible player

Santiago South Cup

Sporting – Travadores
Season R. Date Score
2018 Final 31–03–2018 2–1

Santiago South Super Cup

Sporting – Travadores
R. Season Score
Final 2013 W–L

Head-to-Head ranking in the Santiago South Premier Division

P. 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
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Key
Sporting Praia
Travadores

Men in both teams

  • Cape Verde Madjer (Paulo Jorge Horta)
  • Cape Verde Kadú Djone Resende
  • Cape Verde Tio

Other rivalries in Cape Verde

Other rivalries named Eternal Derby (Derby Eterno) is between Sal Rei and Sporting (probable) on Boa Vista Island, the former rivalry between Sporting and Paulense on Santo Antãao and the rare rivalry on the island of Brava between Sporting and Benfica.

On the African mainland

Another rivalry named the Eternal Derby in Africa is the nearby Guinea-Bissau with SC de Bissau and SB Benfica titled the Eternal Derby of Bissau.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Futebol Santiago Sul: Sporting Perde 3 Pontos Na Secretaria (Santiago South: Sporting Lost 3 Points)". Criolosport. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015. (in Portuguese)
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