The 2011

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. Its started on 14 May and finished on 9 July, later than last year. The tournament was organized by the

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. CS Mindelense won the 2011 title. No teams would participate in the

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Overview

Boavista was the defending team of the title. A total of 11 clubs participated in the competition, one from each island league and one who won the last season's title. The season had one club short due to that the Brava Island League championships were cancelled, this was the most recent cancellation of a championship from any insular regional competition which led to Group B having one match short and a club had only one bye week, 31 matches from 36 and a 1/3 goal total than last season. The biggest win were Mindelense (6–0 against Vulcânicos) and Boavista (6–0 against Rosariense), each of them were both matches with 6–0.

Participating clubs

Boavista FC (Cape Verde) Boavista Futebol Clube ( Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: ''FK Boavista'' or ''FK Boabista'', ''Boavista'' or ''Boavista Futibol Klubi'') is a football club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the Santiago Island South Zone ...

, winner of the 2010 Cape Verdean Football Championships * Sal-Rei FC, winner of the Boa Vista Island League * Vulcânicos FC, winner of the Fogo Island League * Onze Unidos, winner of the Maio Island League * Académico do Aeroporto, winner of the

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Benfica (Santa Cruz) Grupo Desportivo Benfica de Santa Cruz, sometimes as Grupo Desportivo Benfica, is a professional football club that plays in the Santiago Island North League in Cape Verde. It is based in the town of Calheta de São Miguel in the island of Santi ...

, winner of the Santiago Island League (North) *

Sporting Clube da Praia Sporting Clube da Praia, short form: Sporting Praia ( Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK as well as Badiu: ''Sporting Klubi di Praia'') is a professional football club that plays in the Santiago South Premier Division in Cape Verde. It is ...

, runner-up of the Santiago Island League (South) *

Rosariense Clube Rosariense Clube da Ribeira Grande, also as Rosariense Desportivo Clube, short or conventional form: Rosariense Clube (Capeverdean Crioulo languages, Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: ''Rozariensi Klubi'' and the São Vicente Crioulo language ...

, winner of the

Santo Antão Island League (North) Santo ('saint' in various languages) may refer to: People * Santo (given name) * Santo (surname) * El Santo, Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta (1917–1984), Mexican wrestler and actor * Bob Santo or Santo, stage name of Ghanaian comedian John Evans Kwadw ...

Académica do Porto Novo Associação Académica do Porto Novo ( Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: ''Asosiason Académica du Portu Nobu'', Santo Antão Crioulo: ''Associaçôm Akadémica d' Port' Novo'', São Vicente Crioulo: ''Associação Akadémika d' Port' N ...

, winner of the Santo Antão Island League (South) *

FC Ultramarina Futebol Clube de Ultramarina ( Portuguese meaning " overseas", Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: ''Futebil Klubi di Ultramarina'') is a football (soccer) club that plays in the São Nicolau Island League in Cape Verde. It is based in the ...

, winner of the São Nicolau Island League *

CS Mindelense Clube Sportivo Mindelense ( Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: ''KS Mindelensi'' (''KS'' – ''Klubi Sporting''), São Vicente Crioulo: ''KS Mindelense'' (''KS'' – ''Klube or Clube (CS)'') is a football club that plays in the ...

, winner of the

São Vicente Island League SAO or Sao may refer to: Places * Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD * Sao, a town in Boussé Department, Burkina Faso * Serb Autonomous Regions (''Srpska autonomna oblast'', SAO), during the breakup of ...

Information about the clubs

League standings

Group A

Group B

Results

Final Stages

Semi-finals

Finals

Statistics

* Top scorer: Fufura: 5 goals (of Mindelense) *Biggest wins: ::Mindelense 6-0 Vulcânicos (May 15) ::Boavista FC 6-0 Rosariense (June 11)

References

External links

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2011 Cape Verdean Football Championships at RSSSF
{{2011 in African football (CAF) Cape Verdean Football Championship seasons 2010–11 in Cape Verdean football

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