The Sal Island Opening Tournament (
Portuguese: ''Torneio de Abertura da Ilha do Sal'',
Capeverdean Crioulo,
ALUPEC or
ALUPEK: ''Turneiu de Abertura Idja du Sal'') is an opening tournament competition played during the season in the island of
Sal,
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
Sal Regional Football Association (Associação Regional de Futebol de Sal, ARFS).
Sal Football (Soccer) Association at the FCF website
/ref> The competition is similar to a league cup used in other countries. The first competition began in the 2000s.
As the league later had two divisions, unlike other islands, the 2015 season had all of the clubs from the first and second divisions competed and extended to 11 rounds with several new clubs who started competing in official competitions. The group system was restored for the 2016-17 season and had two groups and each round, the leader of each group headed to the final and has two divisions.. The current winner is SC Santa Maria who became the fourth club to win their only title.
Winners
Performance By Club
Listed titles only
Performance by area
Listed titles only
See also
* Sports in Sal, Cape Verde
* Sal Premier Division
* Sal Second Division
* Sal Island Cup
* Sal Island SuperCup
References
{{Regional Competitions in Cape Verde
Sport in Sal, Cape Verde
Football cup competitions in Cape Verde