Santo Antão North Premier Division


The Santo Antão North Premier Division is a regional championship played in Ribeira Grande and Paul, Santo Antão Island, Cape Verde. It is organized by the Santo Antão North Regional Football Association. 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.
Six clubs participate, a club with the most points participates in the national championships each season while the last placed club from the regional premier division relegates 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 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 2017/18

Source:

Regional championships (1997-2012)

ClubWinnersWinning Years
Paulense DC72003, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017
Solpontense Futebol Clube51999, 2000, 2008, 2010, 2013
Rosariense Clube31998, 2007, 2011
Os Foguetões22009, 2018
Beira-Mar 12006
Sinagoga12016

Performance by municipality

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.
SeasonsClubs
18 Paulense
16 Solpontense
16Os Foguetões
15 Rosariense
15Beira Mar
14CD Sinagoga
3Janela
2Irmãos Unidos, UD Santo Crucifixo
1São Pedro Apóstolo