The Maio Island Opening Tournament (
Portuguese: ''Torneio de Abertura da Boa Vista'',
Capeverdean Crioulo,
ALUPEC or
ALUPEK: ''Turnéu di Abertura di Bubista''), is an opening tournament competition (equivalent to a league cup) played during the season in the
island of Boa Vista,
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
Boa Vista Regional Football Association.
Boa Vista Regional Football (Soccer) Association at the FCF website
/ref> 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 seven rounds, a meeting with another club once. The winner with the most points (sometimes in the final) is the winner.
The first edition took place in 2000 and was the second regional competition after the championships. Barreirense was the first winner, Académico 83 is the recent winner won in 2013. Since 2014, likely that no further competitions taken place.
Winners
See also
*Maio Island League
The Maio Island League is a regional championship played in Maio Island, Cape Verde. The competition is organized by the Maio Regional Football Association (Associação Regional do Maio de Futebol, ARMF). The winner of the championship plays in ...
* Maio Island Cup
* Maio Island Super Cup
References
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Sport in Maio, Cape Verde
Football cup competitions in Cape Verde
2001 establishments in Cape Verde