2006 Cape Verdean Football Championships
| Season | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sporting Clube da Praia |
| Matches played | 35 |
| Goals scored | 90 (2.57 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Mendes (7) |
| Biggest home win | Derby |
| Highest scoring | Derby |
← 2005 2007 → | |
The 2006 Cape Verdean Football Championships season was the 26th of the competition of the first-tier football in Cape Verde. Its started on 6 May and finished on 2 July, earlier than the last season. The tournament was organized by the Federação Caboverdiana de Futebol (Cape Verdean Football Federation, FCF).[1] Sporting Praia won their 5th title and in the following year participated in the 2007 CAF Champions League. No second place club participated in the 2007 CAF Confederation Cup.
Three clubs returned again, FC Derby, Sporting Praia and Mindelense, some others returned in some or several years, two clubs Barreirense FC and Beira Mar competed for the first time.
FC Derby was the defending team of the title. A total of 11 clubs participated in the competition, one from each island league and one who won the last season's title. The Santiago Island League North Zone had no championships for the 2005-06 season. No extra team participated as the season had only 11 clubs.
The biggest win and score was Derby who defeated Nô Pintcha 7-1, the second largest was Académico do Aeroporto who defeated Barreirense 6-1. Académico do Aeroporto scored 6 points against Botafogo in the semis.
Participating clubs
- FC Derby, winner of the 2005 Cape Verdean Football Championships
- Sport Sal Rei Club, winner of the Boa Vista Island League
- Nô Pintcha, winner of the Brava Island League
- Botafogo, winner of the Fogo Island League
- Barreirense, winner of the Maio Island League
- Académico do Aeroporto, winner of the Sal Island League
- Sporting Clube da Praia, winner of the Santiago Island League (South)
- Beira Mar, winner of the Santo Antão Island League (North)
- Sporting Clube do Porto Novo, winner of the Santo Antão Island League (South)
- FC Ultramarina, winner of the São Nicolau Island League
- CS Mindelense, winner of the São Vicente Island League
Information about the clubs
League standings
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Derby | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 10 |
| 2 | Botafogo | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 8 |
| 3 | SC Sal Rei | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
| 4 | Nô Pintcha | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 3 |
| 5 | Sporting Clube do Porto Novo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | -12 | 0 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Académico do Aeroporto | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 12 |
| 2 | Sporting Clube da Praia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 12 |
| 3 | FC Ultramarina | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | CS Mindelense | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 6 |
| 5 | Beira-Mar | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 4 |
| 6 | Barreirense FC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 2 |
Results
| Week 1 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date | ||||||||
| Derby | 3 - 0 | Sporting Porto Novo | 7 May | ||||||||
| Sal Rei | 2 - 0 | Nô Pintcha | 1 June | ||||||||
| Mindelense | 1 - 0 | Barreirense | 6 May | ||||||||
| Sporting Praia | 2 - 0 | Ultramarina | 6 May | ||||||||
| Académico Aeroporto | 2 - 0 | Beira-Mar | 6 May | ||||||||
| Week 2 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date | ||||||||
| Botafogo | 1 - 1 | Derby | 13 May | ||||||||
| Sporting Porto Novo | 0 - 3 | Sal Rei | 13 May | ||||||||
| Ultramarina | 0 - 1 | Académico Aeroporto | 13 May | ||||||||
| Beira-Mar | 0 - 2 | Mindelense | 14 May | ||||||||
| Barreirense | 0 - 2 | Sporting Praia | 14 May | ||||||||
| Week 3 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date | ||||||||
| Sal Rei | 0 - 0 | Botafogo | 20 May | ||||||||
| Nô Pintcha | 1 - 0 | Sporting Porto Novo | 21 May | ||||||||
| Mindelense | 1 - 2 | Sporting Praia | 20 May | ||||||||
| Académico Aeroporto | 6 - 1 | Barreirense | 21 May | ||||||||
| Beira-Mar | 1 - 1 | Ultramarina | 21 May | ||||||||
| Week 4 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date | ||||||||
| Derby | 2 - 0 | Sal Rei | 28 May | ||||||||
| Nô Pintcha | 2 - 3 | Botafogo | 29 May | ||||||||
| Beira-Mar | 1 - 2 | Barreirense | 28 May | ||||||||
| Ultramarina | 2 - 1 | Mindelense | 29 May | ||||||||
| Sporting Praia | 1 - 0 | Académico Aeroporto | 29 May | ||||||||
| Week 5 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Score | Visitor | Date | ||||||||
| Botafogo | 5 - 0 | Sporting Porto Novo | 25 May | ||||||||
| Derby | 7 - 1 | Nô Pintcha | 4 June | ||||||||
| Sporting Praia | 1 - 3 | Beira-Mar | 3 June | ||||||||
| Barreirense | 1 - 3 | Ultramarina | 24 June | ||||||||
| Académico Aeroporto | 3 - 1 | Mindelense | 24 June | ||||||||
Final Stages
| Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Botafogo | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Académico do Aeroporto | 2 | 6 | 8 | Académico do Aeroporto | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Sporting Clube da Praia | 2 | 0 | 2 | Sporting Clube da Praia | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| FC Derby | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Semi-finals
Finals
| Sporting Clube da Praia | 2:2 | Académico do Aeroporto |
|---|---|---|
Dário  43'Quiroga 90' |
Mendes 62' Hernâni 93' |
| Cape Verdean Football 2006 Champions |
|---|
 Sporting Clube da Praia 5th title |
Statistics
- Top scorer: Mendes: 7 goals (Académico do Aeroporto)
- Highest scoring match: Derby 7-1 Nô Pintcha (June 4)