The Brava Island Opening Tournament (
Portuguese: ''Torneio de Abertura da Brava'',
Capeverdean Crioulo,
ALUPEC or
ALUPEK: ''Turnéu di Abertura da Braba''), is an opening tournament competition (equivalent to a league cup) played during the season in the island of
Brava,
Cape Verde
Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country and archipelagic state of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about . These islands ...
The competition is organized by the Brava Regional Football Association (''Associação Regional de Futebol da Brava, ARFB'').
Some seasons featured rounds of one portion, some seasons featured three rounds and two groups with the top club of each group in the final match. It currently consists of six rounds, a meeting with another club once. The winner with the most points (sometimes in the final) is the winner.
Recently Sporting Brava won four straight titles for 2017 and is the current winner.
The opening tournament were cancelled in 2011 (along with other sports competitions) and in 2015.
Winners
See also
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Brava Island League
The Brava Island League is a regional championship played in Brava Island, Cape Verde. The championships are organized by Brava Regional Football Association (Associação Regional de Futebol da Brava, ARFB). The winner of the championship plays ...
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Brava Island Cup
The Brava Island Cup ( Portuguese: ''Taça (Copa) da Ilha da Brava'', Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: ''Tasa da Braba'' or ''Tasa dja Braba'', Brava Creole: ''Taça dja Braba'') is a regional cup competition and is played during the sea ...
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Brava Island Super Cup
References
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Sport in Brava, Cape Verde
Football cup competitions in Cape Verde
2001 establishments in Cape Verde