2008 Cape Verdean Football Championships
The 2008 Cape Verdean Football Championships season was the 29th of the competition of the first-tier football in Cape Verde. Its started on 10 May and finished on 16 August, later than the last season. The tournament was organized by the Federação Caboverdiana de Futebol (Cape Verdean Football Federation, FCF). Sporting would win their 7th title and third straight after defeating Académica do Mindelo in penalty kicks. Sporting gained entry into the 2009 CAF Champions League, it is the last club to enter to date. No second place club would participate in the 2009 CAF Confederation Cup.
Sporting Clube da Praia was the defending team of the title. A total of 12 clubs participated in the competition, one from each island league and one who won the last season's title. As Sporting Praia won the 2007 national title, Académica da Praia, runner-up of the island division would compete in the championships.
The season at the time made Sporting Praia to be the first club to win three back-to-back titles. It was the only club that got three titles until 2015 when CS Mindelense became the second club to win three back-to-back titles in 2015.
The biggest win were AD Bairro and Sporting Praia who scored 6 each match, Bairro against Fiorentina and Sporting Praia against Corôa. Two matches which one team scored the highest point and the season was not the retelling of high scoring records. Derby won all five matches in any of the group stages, the first since two teams were added in 2003, it was the only club to do so until 2012. Derby won the most number of matches at the national championships and remains one of the records as of 2016.
The semifinals were originally scheduled for July 5 to 11, as an ineligible player was fielded, they were rescheduled to July 26 and August 2 and the finals on August 9 and 16.
Participating clubs
- Sporting Clube da Praia, winner of the 2007 Cape Verdean Football Championships
- SC Sal Rei, winner of the Boa Vista Island League
- CD Corôa, winner of the Brava Island League
- Académica (Fogo), winner of the Fogo Island League
- Académica da Calheta, winner of the Maio Island League
- Académico do Aeroporto, winner of the Sal Island League
- Solpontense, winner of the Santo Antão Island League (North)
- Grupo Desportivo, Recreativo e Cultural Fiorentina, winner of the Santo Antão Island League (South)
- Desportivo Ribeira Brava, winner of the São Nicolau Island League
- FC Derby, winner of the São Vicente Island League
- Scorpion Vermelho, winner of the Santiago Island League (North)
- Associação Desportiva do Bairro, runner-up of the Santiago Island League (South)
Information about the clubs
| Club |
Location |
|---|
| Calheta, Académica daAcadémica da Calheta | Calheta |
| (Fogo), AcadémicaAcadémica (Fogo) | São Filipe |
| Aeroporto, Académico doAcadémico do Aeroporto | Espargos |
| Bairro, Associação Desportiva doAssociação Desportiva do Bairro | Praia |
| Corôa, CDCD Corôa | Vila Nova Sintra |
| Derby, FCFC Derby | Mindelo |
| Fiorentina, Grupo Desportivo, Recreativo e CulturalGrupo Desportivo, Recreativo e Cultural Fiorentina | - |
| Ribeira Brava, DesportivoDesportivo Ribeira Brava | Ribeira Brava |
| SC Sal Rei | Sal Rei |
| Scorpion Vermelho | Santa Cruz |
| Solpontense | Ponta do Sol |
| Sporting Clube da Praia | Praia |
League standings
Group A
Group B
Results
| Week 1 |
|---|
| Home |
Score |
Visitor |
Date |
| Sal Rei |
0 - 1 |
Académico Aeroporto |
10 May |
| Sporting Praia |
2 - 0 |
Ribeira Brava |
10 May |
| Corôa |
0 - 2 |
Académica Fogo |
8 June |
| Derby |
4 - 1 |
Scorpion Vermelho |
10 May |
| Académica Calheta |
1 - 0 |
Solpotense |
10 May |
| Bairro |
6 - 1 |
Fiorentina |
8 June |
| Week 2 |
|---|
| Home |
Score |
Visitor |
Date |
| Académica Fogo |
4 - 1 |
Sal Rei |
24 May |
| Académico Aeroporto |
1 - 3 |
Sporting Praia |
24 May |
| Ribeira Brava |
1 - 0 |
Corôa |
25 May |
| Scorpion Vermelho |
0 - 0 |
Bairro |
24 May |
| Fiorentina |
2 - 3 |
Académica Calheta |
24 May |
| Solpotense |
0 - 1 |
Derby |
15 May |
| Week 3 |
|---|
| Home |
Score |
Visitor |
Date |
| Sal Rei |
2 - 1 |
Sporting Praia |
31 May |
| Académica Fogo |
2 - 1 |
Ribeira Brava |
31 May |
| Corôa |
1 - 2 |
Académico Aeroporto |
1 June |
| Bairro |
3 - 0 |
Solpotense |
31 May |
| Académica Calheta |
1 - 3 |
Derby |
31 May |
| Fiorentina |
1 - 0 |
Scorpion Vermelho |
31 May |
| Week 4 |
|---|
| Home |
Score |
Visitor |
Date |
| Sporting Praia |
6 - 0 |
Corôa |
14 June |
| Académica Fogo |
1 - 1 |
Académico Aeroporto |
14 June |
| Ribeira Brava |
0 - 0 |
Sal Rei |
15 June |
| Derby |
1 - 0 |
Bairro |
14 June |
| Fiorentina |
1 - 2 |
Solpotense |
14 June |
| Scorpion Vermelho |
canc. |
Académica Calheta |
15 June |
| Week 5 |
|---|
| Home |
Score |
Visitor |
Date |
| Sporting Praia |
3 - 0 |
Académica Fogo |
28 June |
| Académico Aeroporto |
2 - 0 |
Ribeira Brava |
28 June |
| Corôa |
2 - 2 |
Sal Rei |
29 June |
| Derby |
5 - 1 |
Fiorentina |
28 June |
| Solpotense |
3 - 1 |
Scorpion Vermelho |
28 June |
| Bairro |
3 - 3 |
Académica Calheta |
5 June |
Final Stages
Semi-finals
Finals
Statistics
- Top scorer: Fufuco (9)
- Biggest win: Sporting Praia 6-0 Corôa (June 14)
Footnotes
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