São Nicolau Cup
The São Nicolau Island Cup (Portuguese: Taça da Ilha de São Nicolau, Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Tasa da Dja de San Nikolau) is a cup competition played during the season in the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde, it consists of all the clubs from all the two regional divisions and are divided into about four rounds. The competition is organized by the São Nicolau Regional Football Association (Associação Regional de Futebol de São Nicolau, ARFSN).[1] The cup winner competes in the regional super cup final in the following season, when a cup winner also wins the championship, a runner-up competes, it was done for the first and only time in 2017, before, it was the only regional cup where no cup runner up qualified. For several seasons, the winner qualified into Cape Verdean Cup which has been cancelled due to financial and scheduling reasons.
| Founded | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Region |  |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Current champions | Ultramarina Tarrafal (4th time) |
| Most successful club(s) | Ultramarina Tarrafal (4 titles) |
Its recent cup winner is Ultramarina Tarrafal who won their fourth title and their second straight.
About the cup and title history
FC Belo Horizonte and now Ultramarina Tarrafal has won the most number of cup titles numbering three, the least are Desportivo Ribeira Brava and Talho who have a title each.
Ribeira Brava Municipality has the most number of cup titles won numbering seven, of which three were won by Juncalinho and Ribeira Brava and one from Talho while Tarrafal de São Nicolau has four cup titles.
Only Caleijão (a club no longer exist today) and Académica da Preguiça are the only clubs who never won a cup title.
Winners
| Season | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005/06 | Belo Horizonte | ||
| 2006/07 | AJAT'SN | ||
| 2007/08 | SC Atlético | ||
| 2008/09 | Belo Horizonte | ||
| 2009/10 | Talho | ||
| 2010-11 | Desportivo Ribeira Brava | ||
| 2011-12 | FC Ultramarina | ||
| 2012/13 | SC Atlético | 1–1 (5–4 pen) | FC Belo Horizonte |
| 2013/14 | FC Ultramarina[2][3] | ||
| 2014/15 | Belo Horizonte[4] | ||
| 2015/16 | AJAT'SN[5] | ||
| 2016/17 | FC Ultramarina Tarrafal | 4–0 | Desportivo Ribeira Brava |
| 2017–18 | FC Ultramarina Tarrafal | 1–0 | Académica da Preguiça |
Performance By Club
| Club | Winners | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|
| FC Ultramarina | 4 | 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018 |
| Belo Horizonte | 3 | 2006, 2009, 2015 |
| AJAT'SN | 2 | 2007, 2016 |
| SC Atlético | 2 | 2008, 2013 |
| Desportivo Ribeira Brava | 1 | 2011 |
| FC Talho | 1 | 2010 |
Performance by Municipality
| Municipality | Winners | Club location | Winners | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ribeira Brava | 7 | Juncalinho | 3 | 2006, 2009, 2015 |
| Ribeira Brava | 3 | 2008, 2011, 2013 | ||
| Talho | 1 | 2010 | ||
| Tarrafal de São Nicolau | 6 | Tarrafal de São Nicolau | 6 | 2007, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
See also
- São Nicolau Island League
- São Nicolau Super Cup
- São Nicolau Opening Tournament
References
- São Nicolau Regional Football (Soccer) Association at the FCF website
- «F.C Ultramarina conquista Taça de São Nicolau», noticiaSN.com, March 29, 2014(in Portuguese), retrieved on 14 October 2014
- Batalha, José (4 June 2014). "2013/14 São Nicolau Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- Batalha, José (23 December 2015). "2014/15 São Nicolau Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- Batalha, José (23 December 2015). "2015/16 São Nicolau Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 December 2016.