Derby of the Académicas of Maio

The football rivalry between Académico 83 and Académica da Calheta do Maio is one of the two rivalres in the island of Maio, Cape Verde, the other is the Clássico de Porto Inglês which features Académico 83 and Onze Unidos.

History

The rivalry began around in the 1990s when the regional championships started. There have been around 50 meetings between the clubs.

Cultural rivalry

The two major communities of Cidade do Maio (then Vila, colloquially known as Porto Inglěs) and Calheta in the north. Both of the clubs are an affiliate of Académica de Coimbra. It is a rivalry between the Académica clubs, the other in Cape Verde is on the island of Sal known as Clássico da Ilha do Aeroporto.

Football rivalry

Académica Sal's last win was on February 22, 2013. Académico do Aeroporto's last win was on March 13, 2016. The upcoming match will be on February 19, 2017.

Académico do Aeroporto is the most successful football (sooccer) club on the island, having won about 16 official regional titles, compared to Acadèmica da Calheta's 3 official regional titles.

Honours

Competitive honours won

Competition

Maio Island League

Maio Island Cup

Maio Island Super Cup

Maio Island Opening Tournament

Partial matches list

Maio Island League

The information has selected matches of the challenge from the 2013-14 season

Académico 83 – Académica da Calheta

Season

R.

Date

2013–14

3

19–01–2014

2014–15

1

01–02–2015

2015–16

1

14–02–2016

2016–17

6

19–02–2017

Head-to-Head ranking in Maio

P.

12

13

14

15

16

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Key

See also

  • Clássico da Ilha do Aeroporto between Académico do Aeroporto and Académica do Sal on the island of Sal