2016–17 Sal Island League

The 2016-17 Sal Island League season was the competition of the second and third tier football in the island of Sal, Cape Verde. The season started on 14 January and finished on 30 April 2016. The competition was organized by the Sal Regional Football Association (Associação Regional de Futebol de Sal, ARFS). Académico do Aeroporto won their 14th title. Its matches were played at Estádio Marcelo Leitão.

Overview

Again, Académico do Aeroporto was the defending team of the title. It was the second season that the Premier Division featured eight clubs and 14 matches each club with a total of 48 matches, only Juventude Sal achieved the record number of points with 29, since the transition from 2 to 3 points for a win min the 1990s. The number of goals were 156, fewer than last season and an average of 3.25 per match.

Second placed Santa Maria scored the number of goals numbering 40, second was Juventude Sal with 30 and third was Académico do Aeroporto with 29, Verdun Pedra de Lume scored the least number of goals numbering fie. The biggest home win was Santa Maria who scored 1-10 over Gaviões at the final round, the highest in some seasons.

Florença was Sal's seventh club to spend their second season in the second tier competition and the first in the Premier Division. Gaviões became the eighth and recent club to compete at the second tier competition and third in the regional Premier Division.

Verdun Pedra de Lume became the second club to be relegated and the first club of the original six.

The Second Division started later on March 24 and finished on May 27. ASGUI won the Second Division title and will return to compete in the Premier Division for the second time, it is the first that no new participant will be made.

Earlier in the season, a plan for two additional clubs were made, only one would be added, GDRC Pretória would compete for the first time after being registered, it became the only club in the nation who did not compete in the regional opening tournament and cup competition for the season, the club finished second place.

Participating clubs

Premier Division

Second Division

• ASGUI - Santa Maria
• Chã de Matias
• Jovens Unidos - Ribeira Funda, Espargos, abbreviation: JURF
• Nova Geração
• GDRC Pretória - based on a homonymous Espargis neighborhood

League standings

Premier Division

Second Division

• 1st: ASGUI
• 2nd: GDRC Pretória

Results

All times are in Cape Verdean Time (UTC−1)

¹Juventude was awarded 3-0 as Gaviões fielded an ineligible player, the original result was 4-4.

Position changes

Statistics

• Biggest win: Gaviões 1 - 10 Santa Maria (April 30)
• Biggest home win: Juventude 5-0 Florença Santa Maria (April 30)
• Largest score difference: Gaviões 1 - 10 Santa Maria (April 30)
• Longest winning streak: Académica do Aeroporto; 4 weeks (rounds 5-8)
• Longest unbeaten streak: Juventude (Sal): 7 weeks (rounds 8 - 14)

• Longest losing streak: Verdun Pedra de Lume: entire rounds (rounds 1-14)
• Worst season: Verdun Pedra de Lume (4 draws, 10 losses, 24 goals conceded)

External links

• Sal Football (Soccer) Association at the FCF website
• 2016–17 Sal Island League at RSSSF