The Sal Island Cup (Portuguese: Taça da Ilha do Sal, Capeverdean Crioulo, Sal Creole: Taça Dja d' Sal, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Tasa da Dja du Sal) is a cup competition played during the season in the island of Sal, Cape Verde, it consists of all the clubs from all the two regional divisions and are divided into about five to six rounds. The competition is organized by the Sal Regional Football Association (Associação Regional de Futebol de Sal, ARFS).[1] The cup winner competed in the regional super cup final in the following season. For several seasons, the winner qualified into Cape Verdean Cup which has been cancelled due to financial and scheduling reasons.
| Founded | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Region |  Sal Island, Cape Verde |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Current champions | SC Santa Maria (1st time) |
| Most successful club(s) | Académico do Aeroporto (4 or 5) |
Its recent cup winner is SC Santa Maria who won their only title.
History
editAcadémico do Aeroporto do Sal has won the most number of cup titles, the least are SC Santa Maria and SC Verdun.
Espargos has the most number of cup titles won numbering about 13. Santa Maria of the south of Sal is second with four and last is Pedra de Lume of the east of Sal.
Between 2012 and 2014, SC Santa Maria was the only club who never won a cup title, in 2015, it was one of five clubs who never won a title including ASGUI and Chã de Matias, up to 2018, it was one of nine who never won a cup title. After March 31, 2018, all of the original six has a cup title or more, leaving eight clubs who never won a cup title, six of the eight included ASGUI, Chã de Matias, Florença, JURF, Oásis Atlântico and Pretória.
In the 2017-18 season, its recent non competitor was ASGUI who withdrew.
Winners
edit| Season | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-2000 | not listed | ||
| 2000/01 | SC Verdun | ||
| 2001/02 | Académico do Aeroporto | ||
| 2002/03 | Académico do Aeroporto | ||
| 2003/04 | not listed | ||
| 2004/05 | Académica do Sal | ||
| 2005/06 | Académico do Aeroporto | ||
| 2006/07 | Académica do Sal | ||
| 2007/08 | Académica do Sal | 4–0 | Juventude |
| 2008/09 | Académico do Aeroporto | ||
| 2009/10 | Juventude | ||
| 2010-11 | Académica do Sal | ||
| 2011-12 | GD Palmeira | ||
| 2012/13 | GD Palmeira | 1–0 | Académico do Aeroporto |
| 2013/14 | Juventude[2] | ||
| 2014/15 | GD Palmeira[3] | ||
| 2015/16 | Juventude[4] | Académico do Aeroporto | |
| 2016-17 | Académica do Sal | 2–1 | Académico do Aeroporto |
| 2017–18 | SC Santa Maria | 1–0 (aet) | GD Palmeira |
Performance By Club
edit| Club | Winners | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|
| Académico do Aeroporto | 4/5 | 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009 |
| Académica do Sal | 5 | 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2017 |
| Juventude | 3 | 2010, 2014, 2016 |
| GD Palmeira | 3 | 2012, 2013, 2015 |
| SC Santa Maria | 1 | 2018 |
| SC Verdun | 1 | 2001 |
Performance by area
edit| Settlement or city | Area | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| Espargos | 11/12 | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017 |
| Pedra de Lume | 1 | 2001 |
| Santa Maria | 4 | 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Sal Football (Soccer) Association at the FCF website
- ^ Batalha, José (4 June 2014). "2013/14 Sal Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ Batalha, José (23 December 2015). "2014/15 Sal Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ Batalha, José (23 December 2015). "2015/16 Sal Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
External links
edit- Sal Regional Football Association which includes the Sal Cup (in Portuguese)