Cape Verdean football clubs have participated in African football competitions since 1992, when Sporting Praia took part in the African Club of Championships Clubs. Six Cape Verdean clubs have participated in African competitions, and a seventh, SC Atlético, was disqualified as the federation did not name their entrant on time.
Only Sporting, Boavista, and Travadores, the top three clubs of Praia, competed more than once in its competitions, of which Sporting and Travadores are the only ones who competed more than once at the championships and Boavista in two of its continental competitions. The biggest success was the first round of continental championships, Sporting in 1992, Boavista in 1996 and Sporting again in 2008.
The last Cape Verdean club appeared at CAF competitions in 2009; due to financial concerns and minimal scheduling difficulties, neither club qualified for the CAF Champions League. Never any Cape Verdean club competed at the CAF Confederation Cup, founded in 2004 after the merger of the CAF Cup Winners' Cup and the CAF Cup. Even though the Cape Verdean Cup was held in 2007, 2009, 2010, and 2012, neither club qualified for the CAF Confederation Cup due to financial problems.
No Cape Verdean teams were included in the 2025–26 CAF Champions League, the most recent African club competition.
Appearances in CAF competitions CAF Champions LeagueCAF Confederation Cup(includes CAF Cup Winners' Cup)CAF CupTotalSporting Praia5133372100100000714338CD Travadores24013000001202036033Boavista Praia12002000001200224004Académica do Sal12011000000000012011FC Derby12011000000000012011CS Mindelense12011000000000012011
African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League Season Club Round Opponent Home Away Notes1992Sporting PraiaPreliminary Round Port Autonome (Dakar)0–00–0 (3–1 p.)First Round Club Africain0–03–11993CS MindelensePreliminary Round ASEC Ndiambour1–12–11994Académica do SalPreliminary Round SONADER Ksar0–02–01995CD TravadoresPreliminary Round Real de Banjul0–01–01996Boavista FCPreliminary Round ASC Sonaleccanc.canc.First Round JS Kabylie1–22–01997CD TravadoresPreliminary Round USM Alger1–36–12000Sporting PraiaPreliminary Round AS Tempête Mocaf2–30–1 (a)2001FC DerbyPreliminary Round Real Banjul0–01–02007Sporting PraiaPreliminary Round Fello Starw/o2008Sporting PraiaPreliminary Round FAR Rabat0–33–0 (5–4 p)First Round Inter Luanda2–10–1 (a)2009Sporting PraiaPreliminary Round FAR Rabat0–61–0
African (CAF) Cup Winner's Cup/CAF Confederation Cup Season Club Round Opponent Home Away2001Sporting PraiaPreliminary Round Gazelle FC2–5w/o1
1 Sporting Praia withdrew due to the Guinean Civil War that was taking place that year
CAF Cup Season Club Round Opponent Home Away1993CD TravadoresFirst Round ASC Air Mauritanie0–00–01994Boavista PraiaFirst Round Diamond Stars1–43–11995SC AtléticoFirst Round ES Saheldq1
1 SC Atlético was disqualified as the federation did not name its entrant in time
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