The 2000 Cape Verdean Football Championship season was the 21st of the competition of the first-tier football in Cape Verde. The competition started on 13 August and finished on 10 September, it started and finished later due to the 2000 Amílcar Cabral Cup that took place at Estádio da Várzea from May 4 to 14. The tournament was organized by the Cape Verdean Football Federation. FC Derby won their second title and later participated in the 2001 CAF Champions League the following year. Sporting Clube da Praia would be the only time that a non-participant would participate in the 2000 CAF Winners Cup, the criteria for qualification was not continued.The criteria for qualification of Sporting Clube da Praia into the 2001 CAF Winners' Cup was not continued
Overview The league was contested by 7 teams with FC Derby winning the championship.
GD Amarantes was the defending team of the title but was no participant in the competition. A total of 7 clubs (4 in Group A, 3 in Group B) participated in the competition, one from each island league, no club came from the islands of Brava and Maio as the competition was cancelled for the season. The season had a shorter 2-3 matches in Group A and 2 matches in Group B. There were only 10 matches, the total number of goals scored was only a low 19.
It was the last season they used the group system with the final matches, they would use the common ranking system with the club with the most points winning the title the following season. Not until the 2003 season they would use the group system with 4 matches and with playoffs though the semis would be added.
It marked the final appearance of GD Palmeira of Santa Maria at the national championship competition, their next national appearance for that club was the 2012 Cape Verdean Cup.
Participants
Académica Operária, winner of the Boa Vista Island League Vulcânicos FC, winner of the Fogo Island League GD Palmeira, winner of the Sal Island League CD Travadores, winner of the Santiago Island League. Solpontense Futebol Clube, winner of the Santo Antão Island League SC Atlético, winner of the São Nicolau Island League FC Derby, winner of the São Vicente Island League
Information about the clubs Club LocationAcadémica OperáriaSal ReiRibeira BravaFC DerbyMindeloGD PalmeiraSanta MariaSolpontense Futebol ClubePonta do SolPraiaVulcânicosSão Filipe
League standings Group A PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1Académica Operária312063+352SC Atlético312054+153Solpontense201123-114CD Travadores201114-31ClubOpeAtlSolTraAcadémica Operária 2-21-13-0SC Atlético 2-11-1Solpontense Futebol Clube 4-0CD Travadores
Group B PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1Futebol Clube Derby211010+142Vulcânicos210111033Grupo Desportivo Palmeira201101-11ClubDerVulPalFC Derby 1-00-0Vulcânicos 1-0GD Palmeira
Results
Week 1HomeScoreVisitorDateSolpontense FC1 - 1Académica Operária13 AugustCD Travadores1 - 1SC Atlético13 AugustVulcânicos FC0 - 1FC Derby13 August Week 2HomeScoreVisitorDateSC Atlético2 - 1Solpontense FC20 AugustAcadémica Operária3 - 0CD Travadores20 AugustGD Palmeira0 - 1Vulcânicos FC20 August Week 3HomeScoreVisitorDateCD Travadores - Solpontense FC27 AugustSC Atlético2 - 2Académica Operária27 AugustFC Derby0 - 0GD Palmeira27 August
Positions by round Group A Team/Round010203Académica OperáriaSC AtléticoSolpontenseCD Travadores
Group B Team/Round010203FC DerbyGD PalmeiraVulcânicos
Finals
Cape Verdean Football 2000ChampionsFC Derby2nd title
Statistics Highest scoring match: Académica Operária 3 - 0 CD Travadores (20 August)
Notes
Footnotes
External links https://web.archive.org/web/20150924011016/http://www.fcf.cv/pt/