The São Vicente Association Cup (Portuguese: Taça de Associação de São Vicente, Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Tasa di Assosiason di San Visenti), then known as the São Vicente Opening Tournament is an association cup (equivalent to a league cup) played during the season in the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde. The competition is organized by the São Vicente Regional Football Association (Associação Regional de São Vicente de Futebol, ARSVF).[1] Until 2009, it featured 9 rounds and the club met once. When the second division was introduced to the São Vicente Island League in 2009, the Opening Tournament became the Association Cup and featured two divisions. It currently consists of seven rounds, a meeting with another club once. The winner with the most points is the winner.
| Founded | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Region |  São Vicente Island, Cape Verde |
| Number of teams | 14 8 in the Premier Division 6 in the Second Division |
| Current champions | Batuque FC (1st time) |
| Most successful club(s) | CS Mindelense (7 titles) |
Mindelense won the most title numbering seven, it was the first club to win a title, their last was in 2013. Derby became the second club to win in 2001. Académica Mindelo became the third club to win a title in the following year. Falcões do Norte was the fourth club to do so in 2004. Mindelense twice won back to back from 2005 to 2009, between, Académica won their second title in 2007. The 2010 edition was cancelled. Derby won two back to back titles in 2012, Mindelense won their recent title in 2013. The 2013-14 and the 2014-15 editions were cancelled, the latter was all the two divisions. For the 2015-16 season which took place in January 2016, Amarante became the fifth club to win a title. In December 2016, Batuque became the sixth club to win a title for the 2016-17 season.
Fifteen titles has won Mindelense has 7 titles, in 2013 it was half, now it is less than half numbering 46.67% out of 15 titles. Derby is next which has three, 1/5 of the total. Third is Académica Mindelo with two. Three remaining has only a title won including Falcões do Norte, Amarante and recently Batuque
Winners
editPremier Division
edit| Season | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1999-2000 | CS Mindelense | |
| 2000-01 | FC Derby | |
| 2001-02 | Académica do Mindelo | |
| 2002-03 | CS Mindelense | |
| 2003-04 | Falcões do Norte | |
| 2004-05 | CS Mindelense | |
| 2005-06 | CS Mindelense | |
| 2006-07 | Académica do Mindelo | FC Derby |
| 2007-08 | Batuque FC | CS Mindelense |
| 2008-09 | CS Mindelense | |
| 2009-10 | not held | |
| 2010-11 | FC Derby | |
| 2011-12 | FC Derby | |
| 2012-13 | CS Mindelense | Falcões do Norte |
| 2013-14[2] | not held | |
| 2014-15[3] | not held | |
| 2015-16[4] | GD Amarante | |
| 2016-17[a] | Batuque FC | FC Derby |
| 2017 | CS Mindelense | FC Derby |
Performance By Club
edit| Club | Winners | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|
| CS Mindelense | 7 | 1999–00, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2012–13, 2017 |
| FC Derby | 3 | 2000-01, 2010-11, 2011-12 |
| Académica do Mindelo | 2 | 2001-02, 2006-07 |
| Batuque FC | 1 | 2007–08, 2016-17 |
| GD Amarante | 1 | 2015-16 |
| Falcões do Norte | 1 | 2003-04 |
Second Division
edit- 2016/17: São Pedro
- 2017-18: CD Falcões do Norte
See also
edit- Sports in São Vicente, Cape Verde
- São Vicente Premier Division
- São Vicente Second Division
- São Vicente Cup
- São Vicente SuperCup
Notes
edit- ^ The competition began in October and finished in mid-December in 2016
References
edit- ^ São Vicente Regional Football Association at the FCF website
- ^ Batalha, José (4 June 2014). "2013/14 São Vicente Association Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ^ Batalha, José (16 April 2015). "2014-15 São Vicente Association Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ Batalha, José (12 May 2016). "2015/16 São Vicente Association Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 December 2016.