The 2011–12 Santiago Island League (South) season began on 3 December and finished on 29 April. Sporting won the regional competition and qualified into the 2012 Cape Verdean Football Championships. The championship was organized by the Santiago South Regional Football Association (Associação Regional de Futebol de Santiago Sul, ARFSS).
Boavista Praia was the defending team of the title. A total of 20 clubs participated in the competition, each in two divisions.
Overview One of the greatest matches of the season was part of the Capital Derby featuring Sporting and Boavista which was on February 11.
A total of 245 goals were scored. Desportivo Praia scored the most numbering 46, second was Sporting Praia with 36 and third was Académica Praia with 26. 7th placed Celtic scored the least with 12, the second least was 8th placed Tchadense and the third least was last placed Vitória with 17. On the opposites, last placed Varanda conceded the most with 34, 8th placed Tchadense concede the second most with 31 and third most was 7th placed Celtic with 29. Sporting conceded the least with 13, second was Desportivo with 15.
The first round was taken by Boa Vista, Académica took it in the second round, Sporting took it in the third round, then Desportivo in the eighth round and again Sporting in the thirteenth round and for the remainder of the season.
Competing Teams All matches were played at the Estádio da Várzea.
Premier Division Team Place Boavista Praia Desportivo Praia Sporting Praia Vitória Praia Académica Praia Varanda Achadinha de Baixo neighbourhood, Praia CD Travadores Praia Ribeira Grande Ribeira Grande Tchadense Achada Santo António neighbourhood, Praia Celtic Achadinha de Baixo neighbourhood, Praia
Second Division ADESBA or Bairro Asa Grande - Achada Grande Tras Benfiquinha - Praia Delta Lapaloma Fiorentina de Calabaceira Garridos - São Domingos Kuminidade - Calabaceira União dos Norte - Achada São Filipe/Paiol/Vila Nova Vilanova
Table Premier Division
Second Division 1st: ADESBA or Bairro - Craveiro Lopes, Praia
Results
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4 13, 14 and 15 January 2012 Travadores 1-3 Boavista Varanda 0-1 Tchadense Vitória 0-2 Desportivo Ribeira Grande 2-3 Sporting Celtic 1-0 Académica
Week 5 20, 21 and 22 January 2012 Académica 1-1 Ribeira Grande Desportivo 1-1 Travadores Vitória 4-1 Varanda Tchadense 1-4 Sporting Praia Boavista 1-1 Celtic
Week 6 3, 4 and 5 February 2012 Celtic 1-3 Desportivo Vitória 1-0 Tchadense Travadores 2-0 Varanda Ribeira Grande 2-3 Boa Vista Sporting 1-0 Académica
Week 7 10, 11 and 12 February 2012 Tchadense 1-2 Academica Varanda 4-1 Celtic Boavista 0-0 Sporting Desportivo 7-3 Ribeira Grande Vitória 1-2 Travadores
Week 8 17, 18 and 19 February 2012 Celtic 0-2 Vitória Sporting 1-2 Desportivo Travadores 1-0 Tchadense Ribeira Grande 2-2 Varanda Académica 2-0 Boavista
Week 9 2, 3 and 4 March 2012 Tchadense 0-3 Boavista Varanda 1-4 Sporting Vitória 0-1 Ribeira Grande Travadores 0-0 Celtic Desportivo 3-0 Académica
Week 10 9, 10, 11 March 2012 Vitória 1-3 Sporting Praia Travadores 1-2 Ribeira Grande Desportivo 1-0 Boavista Varanda 1-1 Académica Praia Celtic 0-1 Tchadense
Week 11 16, 17, 18 March 2012 Académica 3-1 Vitória Ribeira Grande 0-0 Celtic Sporting 1-0 Travadores Tchadense 0-3 Desportivo Boavista 2-1 Varanda
Week 12 23, 24, 25 March 2012 Ribeira Grande 3-0 Tchadense Vitória 0-1 Boavista Varanda 1-2 Desportivo Travadores 4-3 Académica Celtic 0-1 Sporting
Week 13 30, 31 March and 1 April 2012 Tchadense 2-1 Varanda Sporting 3-0 Ribeira Grande Académica 3-1 Celtic Desporitvo 0-3 Vitória Boavista 2-3 Travadores
Week 14 5, 6 and 7 April 2012 Ribeira Grande 2-1 Académica Sporting Praia 2-1 Tchadense Celtic 0-1 Boavista Travadores 1-1 Desportivo Vitória 1-1 Varanda
Week 15 13, 14 and 15 April 2012 Varanda 0-2 Travadores Tchadense 1-1 Vitória Desportivo 5-1 Celtic Boavista 1-1 Ribeira Grande Académica 1-2 Sporting
Week 16 17, 18 and 19 April 2012 Travadores 1-0 Vitória Académica 2-1 Tchadense Ribeira Grande 0-2 Desportivo Celtic 0-3 Varanda Sporting 1-1 Boavista
Week 17 20, 21 and 22 April 2012 Tchadense 2-0 Travadores Vitória 0-1 Celtic Boavista 1-1 Académica Varanda 1-2 Ribeira Grande Desportivo 0-1 Sporting
Week 18 27, 28 and 29 April 2012 Académica 1-3 Desportivo Celtic 2-0 Travadores Sporting 2-1 Varanda Ribeira Grande 1-4 Vitória Boavista 2-2 Tchadense
Division Decisional match The division decisional match was played not long before the next season started in late December. The first leg was played on December 12 and the second on the 16. The first leg was scoreless and Varanda won the second leg and Varanda remained in the Premier Division for the following season.
First leg: Varanda 0-0 Fiorentina Second leg: Fiorentina 1-3 Varanda
Position changes
Statistics Biggest win: Desportivo 7-0 Varanda (16 December 2011)
References
External links
Santiago South Regional Football Association at the FCF website 2011-12 Santiago South Premier Division