The São Nicolau Island League is a regional championship played in São Nicolau Island, Cape Verde. The winner of the championship plays in Cape Verdean football Championships of each season. The league was formed in the 1980s. The competition is organized by the São Nicolau Regional Football Association (Associação Regional de Futebol de São Nicolau, ARFSN).São Nicolau Regional Football (Soccer) Association at the FCF website
Three clubs has ever won titles, the most is SC Atlético with fourteen, FC Ultramarina with twelve and Desportivo Ribeira Brava with three. Ultramarina won a championship every two years between 2007 and 2017 while Atlético Ribeira Brava won every two years between 2012 and 2016. Its 2018 champion is the next first timer in 27 years and will be FC Belo Horizonte of Juncalinho.
São Nicolau Island League - Clubs 2017-18 The league has eight clubs.
Académica da Preguiça Ajat SN - Tarrafal de São Nicolau Atlético São Nicolau - Ribeira Brava Belo Horizonte - Juncalinho Praia Branca Ribeira Brava Talho Ultramarina Tarrafal
Former club Calejão
Winners 1983: SC Atlético 1984: unknown, one possible winner one season may be FC Ultramarina or SC Atlético 1985: Desportivo Ribeira Brava 1986/87 : SC Atlético 1988-90: unknown, one possible winner one season may be FC Ultramarina or SC Atlético 1990/91 : Desportivo Ribeira Brava 1992-93: unknown - one possible winner one seasonmay be SC Atlético 1993/94 : SC Atlético 1994/95 : SC Atlético 1995/96 : FC Ultramarina 1996/97 : unknown 1997/98: SC Atlético/Desportivo Ribeira Brava? 1998/99 : FC Ultramarina 1999/00 : SC Atlético 2000/01 : FC Ultramarina 2001/02 : SC Atlético 2002/03 : FC Ultramarina 2003/04 : FC Ultramarina 2004/05 : Desportivo Ribeira Brava 2005/06 : FC Ultramarina 2006/07 : FC Ultramarina 2007/08 : Desportivo Ribeira Brava 2008/09 : FC Ultramarina 2009/10 : Desportivo Ribeira Brava 2010/11 : FC Ultramarina 2011/12 : SC Atlético 2012/13 : FC Ultramarina 2013/14 : SC Atlético Ribeira Brava 2014/15 : FC Ultramarina 2015-16 : SC Atlético Ribeira Brava 2016–17: FC Ultramarina 2017–18: FC Belo Horizonte
Performance By Club Club Winners Winning years FC Ultramarina 12 listed (probably 14 total) 1996, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 SC Atlético 9 listed (14 total) 1983, 1987, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2012, 2014, 2016 Desportivo Ribeira Brava 5 listed 1985, 1991, 2005, 2008, 2010 FC Belo Horizonte 1 2018
Performance by municipality Municipality Winners Winning years Ribeira Brava14 listed1981, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018Tarrafal de São Nicolau121995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017
See also São Nicolau Cup São Nicolau Super Cup São Nicolau Opening Tournament
References
External links São Nicolau Island League