The 2008 Cape Verdean Football Championships season was the 29th of the competition of the first-tier football in Cape Verde. Its started on 10 May and finished on 16 August, later than the last season. The tournament was organized by the Cape Verdean Football Federation.2008 Cape Verdean Football Championships at RSSSF Sporting would win their 7th title and third straight after defeating Académica do Mindelo in penalty kicks. Sporting gained entry into the 2009 CAF Champions League, it is the last club to enter to date. No second place club would participate in the 2009 CAF Confederation Cup.
Overview Sporting Clube da Praia was the defending team of the title. A total of 12 clubs participated in the competition, one from each island league and one who won the last season's title. As Sporting Praia won the 2007 national title, Académica da Praia, runner-up of the island division would compete in the championships.
The season at the time made Sporting Praia to be the first club to win three back-to-back titles. It was the only club that got three titles until 2015 when CS Mindelense became the second club to win three back-to-back titles in 2015.
The biggest win were AD Bairro and Sporting Praia who scored 6 each match, Bairro against Fiorentina and Sporting Praia against Corôa. Two matches which one team scored the highest point and the season was not the retelling of high scoring records. Derby won all five matches in any of the group stages, the first since two teams were added in 2003, it was the only club to do so until 2012. Derby won the most matches at the national championships and remains one of the records as of 2016.
There were no competitions on the third week of May (May 17 & 18) due to the 2008 local elections.
Platini played his last match for Sporting Praia and a Cape Verdean team on the second leg of the finals before moving to Académica de Coimbra in Portugal in the following season.
The semifinals were originally scheduled for July 5 to 11, as an ineligible player was fielded, they were rescheduled to July 26 and August 2 and the finals on August 9 and 16. It interrupted the 2nd Cape Verdean Cup which was to take place in August, it was indeed cancelled, the second edition of the cup took place in the following year.
The next such rescheduling was in 2017 between Ultramarina Tarrafal of São Nicolau and Mindelo's Mindelense of São Vicente as Estádio Orlando Rodrigues had no extra keys for opening its doors so players can play a first leg match along with the personnel.
Participating clubs
Sporting Clube da Praia, winner of the 2007 Cape Verdean Football Championships SC Sal Rei, winner of the Boa Vista Island League GD Corôa, winner of the Brava Island League Académica (Fogo), winner of the Fogo Island League Académica da Calheta, winner of the Maio Island League Académico do Aeroporto, winner of the Sal Island League Scorpion Vermelho, winner of the Santiago Island League (North) Associação Desportiva do Bairro, runner-up of the Santiago Island League (South) Solpontense, winner of the Santo Antão Island League (North) Grupo Desportivo, Recreativo e Cultural Fiorentina, winner of the Santo Antão Island League (South) Desportivo Ribeira Brava, winner of the São Nicolau Island League FC Derby, winner of the São Vicente Island League
Information about the clubs Club Location StadiumCalheta do Maio20 de JaneiroSão Filipe5 de JulhoEspargosMarcelo LeitãoPraiaVárzeaVila Nova SintraAquiles de OliveiraMindeloAdérito SenaPorto NovoAmílcar CabralRibeira BravaJoão de DeusSC Sal ReiSal ReiArsénio RamosScorpion VermelhoSanta Cruz25 de JulhoSolpontensePonta do SolEstádio João SerraSporting Clube da PraiaPraiaVárzea
League standings Group A PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1Sporting Clube da Praia5401153+12122Académica (Fogo)531196+3103Académico do Aeroporto531175+2104Sal-Rei FC512258-355Desportivo Ribeira Brava511326-446GD Corôa5014313-101
Group B PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1FC Derby5500143+11152AD Bairro5221125+783Académica da Calheta522188084Solpontense Futebol Clube520357-265Fiorentina Porto Novo502328-626Scorpion Vermelho502328-62
Results Week 1HomeScoreVisitorDateSal Rei0 - 1Académico Aeroporto10 MaySporting Praia2 - 0Ribeira Brava10 MayCorôa0 - 2Académica Fogo8 JuneDerby4 - 1Scorpion Vermelho10 MayAcadémica Calheta1 - 0Solpotense10 MayBairro6 - 1Fiorentina8 June Week 2HomeScoreVisitorDateAcadémica Fogo4 - 1Sal Rei24 MayAcadémico Aeroporto1 - 3Sporting Praia24 MayRibeira Brava1 - 0Corôa25 MayScorpion Vermelho0 - 0Bairro24 MayFiorentina2 - 3Académica Calheta24 MaySolpotense0 - 1Derby15 May Week 3HomeScoreVisitorDateSal Rei2 - 1Sporting Praia31 MayAcadémica Fogo2 - 1Ribeira Brava31 MayCorôa1 - 2Académico Aeroporto1 JuneBairro3 - 0Solpotense31 MayAcadémica Calheta1 - 3Derby31 MayFiorentina1 - 0Scorpion Vermelho31 May
Week 4HomeScoreVisitorDateSporting Praia6 - 0Corôa14 JuneAcadémica Fogo1 - 1Académico Aeroporto14 JuneRibeira Brava0 - 0Sal Rei15 JuneDerby1 - 0Bairro14 JuneFiorentina1 - 2Solpotense14 JuneScorpion Vermelhocanc.Académica Calheta15 June
Week 5HomeScoreVisitorDateSporting Praia3 - 0Académica Fogo28 JuneAcadémico Aeroporto2 - 0Ribeira Brava28 JuneCorôa2 - 2Sal Rei29 JuneDerby5 - 1Fiorentina28 JuneSolpotense3 - 1Scorpion Vermelho28 JuneBairro3 - 3Académica Calheta5 June
Final Stages
Semi-finals
Finals
Cape Verdean Football 2008ChampionsSporting Clube da Praia7th title
Statistics Top scorer: Fufuco: 9 goals (AD Bairro) Biggest win: Sporting Praia 6-0 Corôa (June 14)
See also 2007–08 in Cape Verdean football
Footnotes
External links
2008 Cape Verdean Football Championships at RSSSF