The Santo Antão South Opening Tournament (Portuguese: Torneio de Abertura de Santo Antão Sul, Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Turnéu di Abertura di Santo Anton Sul) or the Porto Novo Opening Tournament (Portuguese: Torneio de Abertura do Porto Novo, Capeverdean Creole, ALUPEK: Turnéu di Abertura du Purtu Nobu) is an opening tournament. (equivalent to a league cup) played during the season in the southern part of Santo Antão Island consisting of the municipality of Porto Novo, Cape Verde. The opening tournament is organized by the Santo Antão South Regional Football Association (ARFSSA).
History The first competition was held in 1999. In the early years, there were four clubs, in 2008, it risen to six and in 2009, it became seven. In 2015, its club total is nine equaling to that of the regional championships.
Some people thought that the opening tournament tended its competitions in 2015 as the Santo Antão Cup was revived in late 2015 and earlier in 2014, the creation of the Paul and Ribeira Grande local tournaments lead to the elimination of the opening tournament. Also that year, its opening tournament competitions was thought to be eliminated in the island's South Zone. It was not held due to scheduling concerns partly with the single island cup competitions. The next edition started in November 2017.
Winners SeasonWinnerRunner-up1999-2000Académica do Porto Novo2000-01Académica do Porto Novo2001-02Unknown2002-032003-04Académica do Porto Novo2004-05Sporting Porto Novo2005-06Sporting Porto Novo2006-07Académica do Porto Novo2007-08Sporting Porto Novo2008-09Sporting Porto NovoCF Sanjoanense2009-10Unknown2010-11Académica do Porto Novo2011-12Académica do Porto Novo2012-13Académica do Porto Novo2013-14Not held2014-15Académica do Porto Novo2015-16Not held2016-172017Académica do Porto NovoFiorentina do Porto Novo
Performance By Club Club Winners Winning years Académica do Porto Novo 9 listed 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017 Sporting Porto Novo 4 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009
See also Sports in Santo Antão, Cape Verde Santo Antão South Premier Division Santo Antão South Cup Santo Antão South Super Cup
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