2016–17 Sporting Clube da Brava season
The 2015–16 Sporting Clube da Brava season were in the island division of Cape Verdean football, the Brava Island League. The season was their fourth consecutive time that were champions at the regionals and made their 49 unbeaten streak at the regional championships.
The club scored a total of 67 goals which became a regional record surpassing their 63 goals scored last season. Also heir total points of 36 became a club record.
Brava Island League
The 2017 season started first and kept the position for the entire season, also Sporting Brava would win all 12 matches and became the best season ever on the island. On March 27, the club was crowned regional champions for the fourth straight time and their recent. Their most successful match was a gigantic 2-16 win over GD Corôa at the final round and was Brava's highest, their second was an 11th round match where they defeated Benfica 0-14.
Date |
Opponents |
H/A |
Result |
Scorers |
Attendance |
League |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22 January |
Académica da Brava |
H |
3–0 |
1st |
||
29 January |
Juventude da Furna |
H |
3-0 |
1st |
||
5 February |
Nô Pintcha |
A |
0-1 |
1st |
||
12 February |
Benfica Brava |
H |
5-0 |
1st |
||
19 February |
Morabeza |
A |
1-4 |
1st |
||
4 March |
Corôa |
H |
9–1 |
1st |
||
12 March |
Académca da Brava |
A |
1–2 |
1st |
||
19 March |
Juventude da Furna |
A |
1–6 |
1st |
||
26 March |
Nô Pintcha |
H |
1-0 |
1st |
||
2 April |
Benfica Brava |
A |
0-14 |
1st |
||
8 April |
Morabeza |
H |
3-1 |
1st |
||
29 April |
Corôa |
A |
2-16 |
1st |
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Promotion/Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Sporting Clube da Brava |
12 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
67 |
7 |
+60 |
26 |
Promoted into the National Championships |
2 |
Académica da Brava |
12 |
7 |
2 |
3 |
30 |
12 |
+18 |
23 |
None |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Brava Opening Tournament
Sporting Brava won a title for their opening tournament.
Cape Verdean Football Championships
The 2017 National Championships season was the first reformatted into three groupsa and Sporting Brava was placed in Group C. The 2017 season would be slightly more successful than their last three. The club won the first round match over Sal Rei and the unusual on May 21, they defeated Mindelo's one of the top two clubs, Derby and their points and wins now equals to that of last season. In the competition of two Sporting affiliates, they found out impossible to defeat the almighty Sporting Praia in Praia as they lost 1-0. One June 4, Sporting Brava made another victory over Sal Rei at home field and now pushed themselves to a new national championship record in wins (3) and points (9) and now equals half of their previous overall point total of 18. Sporting Brava kept themselves as being the best of the second placed club for their qualification into the playoff stage up to the fourth round. Instead of another win, a loss was made to Derby on June 11, also they scored the season's final goal. Their final was another Sporting challenge with a club from Praia, it ended without any goals scored and finished 2nd with a club record of 10 points, listed third in the second placed rankings together with Derby Sporting Brava was eliminiated from further competitions in the playoff stage.
Date |
Opponents |
H/A |
Result |
League |
|---|---|---|---|---|
13 May |
Sal Rei |
A |
0-1 |
1st |
20 May |
FC Derby |
H |
2-1 |
2nd |
27 May |
Sporting Brava |
A |
1-0 |
2nd |
4 June |
Sal Rei |
H |
2-1 |
2nd-Q |
11 June |
Derby |
A |
2-1 |
2nd-U |
18 June |
Sporting Praia |
H |
0-0 |
2nd-U |
Club
The Management
Its chairman was Sérgio and its manager was Djodje.