In the 2006–07 season of competitive football (soccer) in Cape Verde2006 Cape Verdean football season at RSSSF It was the first season that the national cup competition took place, its first winner was Académica da Praia.
Diary of the season September 25 - CS Marítimo do Porto Novo celebrated its 25th anniversary The Cape Verdean Football Federation celebrated its 25th anniversary November: Paulense celebrated its 25th anniversary Sport Sal Rei Club won their 6th title for Boa Vista SC Morabeza won their 3rd title for Brava Vulcânicos FC won their 6th title for Fogo Académica da Calheta won their 1st title for Maio Académico do Aeroporto won their 8th title for Sal Scorpion Vermelho won their 1st title for Santiago North Sporting Clube da Praia won their 3rd title for Santiago South Rosariense won their 2nd title Santo Antão North Sporting Clube do Porto Novo won their 2nd title for Santo Antão South FC Ultramarina won their 7th title for São Nicolau Académica do Mindelo won their 10th and recent title for São Vicente May 12: 2007 Cape Verdean Football Championships began Académico do Aeroporto defeated Sporting Porto Novo 8-0 and made it the highest scoring match for the season May 30: The match between Académica Praia and Vulcânicos was rescheduled, Académica Praia won 1-0 May 31: The match between Morabeza and Sal Rei was rescheduled, Sal Rei won 3-1 June 9: Académica do Mindelo defeated Sal Rei 6-0 and made it the season's second highest scoring match June 24: Regular season ends June 30: Knockout stage begins July 14: Championship finals begins July 21 - Sporting Clube da Praia claimed their 6th national championship title August 25, - the 2007 Cape Verdean Cup begins August 30 - Group stage of the national cup begins September 1 - Académica da Praia won their only national cup title
Final standings Cape Verdean Football Championships
Académica do Mindelo and Académico do Aeroporto were first in each group along with two Praia based teams Sporting and Académica, second of each group. Académica Mindelo had the most points numbering 13, second was Académico do Aeroporto with 11, two Praia based teams Sporting and Académica had ten each which was third. Académica Mindelo scored the most with 16 goals followed by Sporting Praia with 11 and Académico do Aeroporto with 10. In the semis, Sporting Praia advanced with 6 goals scored each they defeated Académico do Aeroporto with three goals and Académica do Mindelo who defeated Académica Praia with a 1-0 result each leg, both of the clubs are Académica de Coimbra affiliates. In the finals, the first match ended in a scoreless draw, the final leg ended in a goal draw, Sporting Praia scored a goal at the last minute of stoppage time, being an away goal, Sporting Praia won their sixth championship match
Group A PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1Académica do Mindelo5410160+16132Sporting Clube da Praia5311111+10103SC Sal Rei522169-384FC Ultramarina522169-385SC Morabeza5023310-726Académica da Calheta5023313-102
Group B PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1Académico do Aeroporto5320103+7112Académica da Praia531163+3103Vulcânicos FC530285+394Rosariense Clube521253+375Scorpion Vermelho520355066Sporting Clube do Porto Novo5005520-150
Final Stages
Leading goalscorer: Kadú - 9 goals
Cape Verdean Cup
The second ever Cape Verdean Cup took place (their last was in 1982). It became one of the most recent nations to hold their own Académica Praia won their first cup title after defeating Académica do Sal 3–1 in the final.
Participants Spartak d'Aguadinha, winner of the Fogo Island Cup Académica da Calheta, winner of the Maio Island Cup Académica do Sal, winner of the Sal Island Cup Académica da Praia, winner of the Santiago South Cup Rosariense Clube, winner of the Santo Antão Cup AJAT'SN, winner of the São Nicolau Cup FC Derby, winner of the São Vicente Cup
Island or regional competitions
Regional Championships CompetitionWinners Premier SecondBoa VistaSport Sal Rei ClubBravaSC MorabezaFogoVulcânicosMaioAcadémica da CalhetaSalAcadémico do AeroportoSantiago North ZoneScorpion VermelhoSantiago South ZoneSporting PraiaRibeira GrandeSanto Antão North ZoneRosarienseSanto Antão South ZoneSporting Clube do Porto NovoSão NicolauFC UltramarinaSão VicenteAcadémica do Mindelo
Regional Cups CompetitionWinnersFogoSpartak d'AguadinhaMaioAcadémica da CalhetaSalAcadémica do SalSantiago South ZoneAcadémica da PraiaSanto Antão North ZoneRosarienseSanto Antão South ZoneUnknownSão NicolauAJAT'SNSão VicenteFC Derby
Regional Super Cups The 2006 champion winner played with a 2006 cup winner (when a club won both, a second place club competed). CompetitionWinnersSalNot heldSanto Antão SouthAcadémica do Porto NovoSão NicolauFC UltramarinaSão VicenteAcadémica do Mindelo
Regional Opening Tournaments CompetitionWinnersBoa VistaFogoMaioSalPalmeira Santa MariaSantiago South ZoneSanto Antão North ZoneBeira-MarSanto Antão South ZoneAcadémica do Porto NovoSão NicolauBelo HorizonteSão VicenteAcadémica do Mindelo
See also 2006 in Cape Verde 2007 in Cape Verde Timeline of Cape Verdean football
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