The Santiago South Opening Tournament or the Association Cup (Portuguese: Torneio de Abertura de Santiago Sul, Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Turnéu di Abertura di Santiagu Sul), is an opening tournament competition (equivalent to a league cup used in other countries) played during the season in the south of Santiago, Cape Verde consisting the municipalities of Praia, Ribeira Grande de Santiago and São Domingos. The competition is organized by the Santiago South Regional Football Association (Associação Regional de Futebol de Santiago Sul de Futebol, ARFSS).Santiago South Regional Football Association's website Its current champions is Desportivo da Praia who won their second and recent title in 2016. Up to around 2012, the competition was mostly known as the Praia Cup. Up to around 2010, it was the Praia Municipal Tournament.
The first edition took place in 2000 and was the second regional competition after the championships alongside Boa Vista, Fogo and Maio.
Sporting Praia was its first winner won in 2002. Sporting won the most tiles totaling five and Desportivo is second with two titles. Several cancellations occurred, in 2014 and in the early part of the 2016-17 season.
Winners SeasonWinnerRunner-up2001Not held2002Sporting Clube da Praia2003Boavista da Praia2004Sporting Clube da Praia2006Sporting Clube da Praia2007-08Unknown2009Sporting Clube da Praia2010-11Unknown2012Sporting Clube da Praia2013-14Not held2014-15Desportivo da Praia2015-16Desportivo da Praia2016-2018Not held
See also Sports in Santiago, Cape Verde Santiago South Premier Division Santiago South Cup Santiago South Super Cup
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