São Nicolau Island Championships

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).^[1]

São Nicolau Island Championships

Founded	1980s
Region	São Nicolau Island, Cape Verde
Number of clubs	8
Promotion to	Cape Verdean Football Championship
Current champions	FC Ultramarina (2016-17)
Most championships	FC Ultramarina
Website	Official 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 Brava	14 listed	1981, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018
Tarrafal de São Nicolau	12	1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017

See also

• São Nicolau Cup
• São Nicolau Super Cup
• São Nicolau Opening Tournament