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Santo Antão North Premier Division

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Most championships
  
Paulense DC (7 times)

Number of teams
  
6

Website
  
Official website

Founded
  
1997

Region
  
Northeastern Santo Antão Island, Cape Verde

Relegation to
  
Santo Antão North Second Division

Domestic cup(s)
  
Ribeira Grande Cup Ribeira Grande Super Cup

Current champions
  
Paulense DC (7th time) (2016-17)

Promotion to
  
Cape Verdean Football Championship

Teams
  
Paulense Desportivo Clube, Solpontense Futebol Clube, Beira-Mar, CD Sinagoga, Rosariense Clube, Foguetões

The Santo Antão North Premier Division is a regional championship played in Ribeira Grande and Paul (though not listed), Santo Antão Island, Cape Verde. It is organized by the Santo Antão North Regional Football Association (Associação Regional de Futebol de Zona Norte do Santo Antão, ARFZNSA). The winner of the championship plays in Cape Verdean football Championships of each season. The league was formed in 1997 and continued to play with the Santo Antão Island League until the breakup into the north and south zones in 2002.

Contents

Six clubs participate, a club with the most number of points participates in the national championships each season while the last placed club from the regional premier division releagates into the second division the following season.

In 2013, the main portion became the Premier Division after the Premier Division was added.

Paulense has the most number of island titles with six and will total seven on its entirety in late March, second is Solpontense with five, third is Rosariense with three and three clubs Beira-Mar and Foguetões and now Sinagoga with only one title.

Santo Antão North Premier Division- Clubs 2016/17

  • Beira Mar - Ribeira Grande
  • Foguetões - Eito
  • Janela - last place, relegated into the Second Division for the following season
  • Paulense -Paul
  • Santo Crucifixo - covering the parish, based in Coculi
  • Sinagoga
  • Winners

    Source:

    Regional championships (1997-2012)

  • 1997/98 : Rosariense Clube
  • 1998/99 : Solpontense
  • 1999/00 : Solpontense
  • 2000-02 : not held as the Santo Antão Island League continued without the two zones
  • 2002/03 : Paulense DC
  • 2003/04 : Paulense DC
  • 2004/05 : Paulense DC
  • 2005/06 : Beira-Mar (Ribeira Grande)
  • 2006/07 : Rosariense Clube
  • 2007/08 : Solpontense
  • 2008/09 : Foguetões
  • 2009/10 : Solpontense
  • 2010/11 : Rosariense Clube
  • 2011/12 : Paulense
  • Regional Premier Division (since 2013)

  • 2012/13 : Solpontense
  • 2013/14 : Paulense
  • 2014/15 : Paulense
  • 2015/16 : Sinagoga
  • 2016-17: Paulense
  • Seasons by club

    The left indicates the participation in the North Zone and its Premier Division, inside the bracket is overall participation as one island and the North Zone.

    References

    Santo Antão North Premier Division Wikipedia