The Santiago South Zone Cup (
Portuguese: ''Copa da Ilha de Santiago Sul'',
Capeverdean Crioulo,
ALUPEC or
ALUPEK: ''Kopa da dja di Santiagu Sul'') is the oldest regional cup competition in Cape Verde and is played during the season in the south of
island of Santiago,
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 ...
consisting the municipalities of
Praia
Praia (, Portuguese for "beach") is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde.[Ribeira Grande de Santiago
Ribeira Grande de Santiago is a ''Administrative divisions of Cape Verde, concelho'' (municipality) of Cape Verde. It is situated in the southwestern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde, Santiago. Its seat is the city Cidade Velha. Its popu ...]
and
São Domingos. It consists of all the clubs from all the two regional divisions and are divided into about six rounds. The cup competition is organized by the
Santiago South Regional Football Association (Associação Regional de Santiago Sul, ARFSS). The cup winner competed in the regional super cup final in the following season. Since 2007, the winner qualifies into the
Cape Verdean Cup
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which were canceled from 2012 to 2017 due to financial and scheduling reasons.
Until 2003, it covered the whole island and was known as the Santiago Island Cup (Taça Insular/Regional de Santiago) and was also known as the Praia Cup (Taça da Praia) in which it would later be used for the opening tournament and consisted of only eight to ten clubs and they only came from the city of
Praia
Praia (, Portuguese for "beach") is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde.[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 ...]
who won their second straight cup title on March 31. Sporting also achieved qualification as cup winner into the super cup which will take place later in the season.
Winners
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See also
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Sports in Santiago, Cape Verde
The island of Santiago in Cape Verde in the middle of the Sotavento Islands is home to several teams and clubs. The major professional clubs are Sporting Praia, Boavista Praia and CD Travadores, semi-pro teams includes Académica da Praia and ...
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Santiago South Premier Division
The Santiago South Premier Division is a regional championship played in Santiago Island, Cape Verde and is a part of the Santiago South Zone Football Association. The winner of the championship plays in Cape Verdean football Championships of ea ...
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Santiago South Super Cup
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Santiago South Opening Tournament (Praia Cup)
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References
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Sport in Santiago, Cape Verde
Football cup competitions in Cape Verde
1985 establishments in Cape Verde
Recurring sporting events established in 1985