The Santo Antão North Premier Division is a regional championship played in Ribeira Grande and Paul (though not listed), Santo Antão Island, Cape Verde. It is organized by the Santo Antão North Regional Football Association (Associação Regional de Futebol de Zona Norte do Santo Antão, ARFZNSA). The winner of the championship plays in Cape Verdean football Championships of each season. The league was formed in 1997 and continued to play with the Santo Antão Island League until the breakup into the north and south zones in 2002.
Six clubs participate, a club with the most points participates in the national championships each season while the last placed club from the regional premier division relegates into the second division the following season.
In 2013, the main portion became the Premier Division after the Premier Division was added.
Paulense has the most island titles with six and will total seven on its entirety in late March, second is Solpontense with five, third is Rosariense with three and three clubs Beira-Mar and Foguetões and now Sinagoga with only one title.
Santo Antão North Premier Division- Clubs 2017/18 Beira Mar - Ribeira Grande Foguetões - Eito Paulense - Paul Rosariense - Ribeira Grande Santo Crucifixo - covering the parish, based in Coculi Sinagoga
Winners Source:Santo Antão North Zone Winners at RSSSF Regional championships (1997-2012) 1997/98 : Rosariense Clube 1998/99 : Solpontense 1999/00 : Solpontense 2000-02 : not held as the Santo Antão Island League continued without the two zones 2002/03 : Paulense DC 2003/04 : Paulense DC 2004/05 : Paulense DC 2005/06 : Beira-Mar (Ribeira Grande) 2006/07 : Rosariense Clube 2007/08 : Solpontense 2008/09 : Foguetões 2009/10 : Solpontense 2010/11 : Rosariense Clube 2011/12 : Paulense Regional Premier Division (since 2013) 2012/13 : Solpontense 2013/14 : Paulense 2014/15 : Paulense 2015/16 : Sinagoga 2016-17: Paulense 2017–18: Os Foguetões
Performance by club
Club Winners Winning years Paulense DC 7 2003, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017 Solpontense Futebol Clube 5 1999, 2000, 2008, 2010, 2013 Rosariense Clube 3 1998, 2007, 2011 Os Foguetões 2 2009, 2018 Beira-Mar (Ribeira Grande) 1 2006 Sinagoga 1 2016
Performance by municipality Municipality Winners Club location Winners Winning years Ribeira Grande 10 Ponta do Sol 51999, 2000, 2008, 2010, 2013 Ribeira Grande 4 1998, 2006, 2007, 2011 Sinagoga 1 2016 Paul 8 Pombas 7 2003, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017 Eito 2 2009, 2018
Seasons by club The left indicates the participation in the North Zone and its Premier Division, inside the bracket is overall participation as one island and the North Zone. SeasonsClubs18 (c. 35)Paulense16 (c. 30)Solpontense16Os Foguetões15 (c.. 30)Rosariense15Beira Mar14CD Sinagoga3Janela2Irmãos Unidos, UD Santo Crucifixo1São Pedro Apóstolo
See also Sports in Santo Antão, Cape Verde Santo Antão North Cup Santo Antão North Super Cup Santo Antão North Opening Tournament
References
External links Santo Antão North Zone Regional Football Association website Santo Antão North Premier Division at Sports Midia