Season 2005 Matches played 35 Top goalscorer Zé di Tchétcha (14) | Goals scored 146 (4.17 per match) | |
The 2005 Cape Verdean Football Championships season was the 26th of the competition of the first-tier football in Cape Verde. Its started on 14 May and finished on 16 July, earlier than the last season. The tournament was organized by the Federação Caboverdiana de Futebol (Cape Verdean Football Federation, FCF). FC Derby won the 3rd title and did not receive entry to the 2006 CAF Champions League. No second place club would also receive entry to the 2006 CAF Confederation Cup
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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. The season would be the first to have 12 titles.
The season would break national records even in scoring, the annual goal totals was 146, Derby scored a record 10-1 against Académica from Porto Novo, later Sporting Praia first scored 6 against Morabeza two weeks later scored a record 13 against Estância Baixo, they would score 6 again in the semis and removing Sal Rei from the finals. Other high scoring matches were Académica from Fogo scored 6 against Morabeza and Derby scored 7 points against Morabeza. Sporting Praia had a record of 35 goals scored (24 in the regular season) and remains unbeatan as of 2016, while Derby scored a record 32 goals (23 in the regular season) . Also in the competition record was the scorer Zé di Tchétcha of Sporting Praia who scored 14 goals and remains unbeaten as of 2015. The Flor Jovem-Paulense match was cancelled and neither two would advance into the playoffs.
Two clubs from Santo Antão who played in the same group had their first meeting since the break-up into the two zones.