Sfdwhf

2016 Cape Verdean Football Championship Final

Event	2016 Cape Verdean Football Championships
CS Mindelense Académica do Porto Novo 2 1
Mindelense won 5–4 in penalties
First leg
CS Mindelense Académica do Porto Novo 0 1
Date	2 July 2016
Venue	Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena, Mindelo
Referee	António Rodrigues
Second Leg
Académica do Porto Novo CS Mindelense 0 2
Mindelense won 4–5 in penalties
Date	9 July 2016
Venue	Estádio Municipal do Porto Novo, Mindelo
Referee	Jaime Figueiredo
← 2015

The 2016 Cape Verdean Football Championship final was the final of the 2016 Cape Verdean Football Championships, which was the 37th edition of the Cape Verdean Football Championships and 30th with the knockout stage.^[1]

In Cape Verde, the finals were televised live on TCV and listened on radio on RCV.

The final was played between clubs from the Barlavento Islands, CS Mindelense, champion of the previous national season and regional winner and Académica do Porto Novo, champion of the Santo Antão South Zone. This was the recent finals appearance that featured clubs from the island chain. The winners did not compete into the Cape Verdean Super Cup and the 2017 CAF Champions League in the following season, primarily due to its schedule, a part of it, the regional championship and cup competitions within it.

The 2016 football championship final was Mindelense's was their fourteenth and recent appearance in their 97 year history and also their fourth consecutive and Académica do Porto Novo was their second appearance in their 32 year history.

Unlike the 2008 season which ended the finals in an away goals rule, the 2016 final was the second straight that the finals ended in both extra time and with a penalty shootout and the first with two legs, this was the only time it ever happened in Cape Verde.

Background

At group stage, both clubs participated in Group B, second them in two years that both clubs of the group appeared in the finals as they were the top two in that group and both advanced in the semis, the other under the away goals rule.

CS Mindelense had reached the national championship final fourteen times, winning twelve of them. The last time they won a championship title was last season in 2015 where they defeated FC Derby with a total of 2 goals to 1 in two of its matches. Académica do Porto Novo never won a championship title.

Mindelense won their 12th and recent national football championship title and was also their third consecutive. Mindelense qualified into the 2017 national championships in the following season.^[1]

Road to final

CS Mindelense				Round	Académica do Porto Novo
Group B					Group B
Opponent	Result			Group stage	Opponent	Result
Académica do Porto Novo	1–1 (H)			Matchday 1	CS Mindelense	1–1 (A)
Vulcânicos	3–0 (A)			Matchday 2	Académico 83	2–0 (A)
Académico 83	0–0 (A)			Matchday 3	Sport Sal Rei Club	1–0 (H)
Sport Sal Rei Club	5–2 (H)			Matchday 4	Académico do Aeroporto	0–0 (H)
Académico do Aeroporto	2–0 (A)			Matchday 5	Vulcânicos	1–0 (A)
Group B winner Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts CS Mindelense 5 3 2 0 11 3 +8 11 Académica do Porto Novo 5 3 2 0 6 1 +5 11 Académico do Aeroporto 5 2 1 2 4 4 0 7 Académico 83 5 1 2 2 5 8 -3 5 Sport Sal Rei Club 5 1 1 3 8 11 -3 4 Vulcânicos 5 1 0 4 2 9 -7 3				Final standings	Group B runner-up Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts CS Mindelense 5 3 2 0 11 3 +8 11 Académica do Porto Novo 5 3 2 0 6 1 +5 11 Académico do Aeroporto 5 2 1 2 4 4 0 7 Académico 83 5 1 2 2 5 8 -3 5 Sport Sal Rei Club 5 1 1 3 8 11 -3 4 Vulcânicos 5 1 0 4 2 9 -7 3
Opponent	1st leg	2nd leg	Legs	Knockout stage	Opponent	1st leg	2nd leg	Legs
Varandinha	6–1	4–1 (A)	2–0 (H)	Semi-finals	FC Derby	2–2 (a)	0–0 (H)	2–2 (A)

Match details

First leg

.mw-parser-output .footballbox{clear:both;overflow:auto}.mw-parser-output .footballbox tr{vertical-align:top}.mw-parser-output .footballbox time{display:block;overflow:auto}.mw-parser-output .footballbox .ftitle{text-align:center;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .footballbox .fevent{width:100%;table-layout:fixed;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .footballbox .fevent,.mw-parser-output .footballbox .fright{margin-bottom:10px}.mw-parser-output .footballbox .fdate,.mw-parser-output .footballbox .ftime{display:block}.mw-parser-output .footballbox .fhome,.mw-parser-output .footballbox .faway{width:39%}.mw-parser-output .footballbox .fscore{width:22%}.mw-parser-output .footballbox .fgoals{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .footballbox .fhome,.mw-parser-output .footballbox .fhgoal{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .footballbox .faway,.mw-parser-output .footballbox .fagoal{text-align:left}@media all and (min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .footballbox .fdate,.mw-parser-output .footballbox .ftime{display:block}.mw-parser-output .footballbox .fdate,.mw-parser-output .footballbox .ftime,.mw-parser-output .footballbox .frnd{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .footballbox .fleft,.mw-parser-output .footballbox .fright{float:left;padding:2px 0}.mw-parser-output .footballbox .fleft{width:15%;overflow:auto}.mw-parser-output .footballbox .fevent{float:left;width:61%}.mw-parser-output .footballbox .fevent,.mw-parser-output .footballbox .fright{margin-bottom:0}.mw-parser-output .footballbox .fright{font-size:85%;width:24%}}

Second leg

CS Mindelense, Home

CS Mindelense, Away

Académica Porto Novo, Home

Académica Porto Novo, Away

MF Adyr MF Djim Kelly MF Maniche

Davi FW Oceano FW Xolote[a]

Cape Verdean Football 2016 Champions
CS Mindelense 12th title

Match officials Assistant referees: Fourth official:

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.

References

External links

• 2016 Cape Verdean Football Championships at RSSSF