2015–16 Santo Antão Island League (North)
The 2015–16 Santo Antão Island League (North) season was the competition of the second and third tier football in northern part the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. Its started on 16 January 2016 and finished on 24 April 2014. The tournament was organized by the Santo Antão North Regional Football Association (Associação Regional de Futebol de Zona Norte do Santo Antão, ARFZNSA). Sinagoga won the first and only title and finished with 28 points, a club record and participated in the 2016 Cape Verdean Football Championships in mid May.
Paulense DC was once more the defending team of the title. A total of 10 clubs participated in the competition, 6 in the Premier Division and 4 in the Second Division, in the following season 5 would compete in that division, as two clubs (São Pedro Apóstolo and Irmãos Unidos withdrew), the clubs numbers did not raise to 5. The number of goals scored was about half more than last season numbering 94, less than the previous two seasons. Sinagoga lead the season from weeks 1 to 10 with the exception of weeks 2 and 4 which were led by Beira-Mar, also Sinagoga had a perfect season with 9 wins and a draw. The highest scoring match were Solpontense-Beira-Mar (0–4) on April 9 and Sinagoga-Solpontense (4–0) on April 17. Both Paulense and Beira-Mar scored the most number of goals numbering 20, less than last season. The most number of goals scored in a single week was week 5, the least number of goals scored was week 7.
On the opposites, Solpontense suffered and had not a single win, it had two draws and eight losses, the club scored 7 goals and had only 2 points, the club was relegated to the Second Division in the following season.
The club each had a week off in the first and third weeks of February, the first and the two remaining weeks of March due to its subregional and regional cup competitions.
Participating clubs
Premier Division
- Beira-Mar
- Foguetões
- Janela
- Paulense Desportivo Clube
- Sinagoga
- Solpontense FC
Second Division
- Irmãos Unidos
- Rosariense Clube
- Santo Crucifixo
- São Pedro Apostolo
League standings
Premier Division
Second Division
- 1st: Santo Crucifixo
Results
Week 1 |
|---|
Home |
Paulense |
'''Sinagoga |
Foguetões |
Week 2 |
Home |
Solpontense |
'''Beira Mar |
Sinagoga |
Week 3 |
Home |
'''Sinagoga |
Janela |
'''Beira Mar |
Week 4 |
Home |
Foguetões |
Solpontense |
Janela |
Week 5 |
Home |
Beira Mar |
'''Paulense |
Foguetões |
Week 6 |
Home |
Solpontense |
Beira Mar |
Janela |
Week 7 |
Home |
Foguetões |
Paulense |
'''Janela |
Week 8 |
Home |
Solpontense |
Foguetões |
'''Paulense |
Week 9 |
Home |
Beira Mar |
Paulense |
'''Sinagoga |
Week 10 |
Home |
Janela |
'''Sinagoga |
'''Solpontense |
Position changes
Club / Week |
01 |
02 |
03 |
04 |
05 |
06 |
07 |
08 |
09 |
10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beira-Mar |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
Foguetões |
5 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
UD Janela |
6 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
Paulense Desportivo Clube |
4 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
Sinagoga |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Solpontense FC |
2 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
Santo Antão Island North Zone Premier Division 2015–16 |
|---|
CD Sinagoga |
Statistics
- Biggest win:
-
- Solpontense 0 - 4 Beira Mar (April 9)
- Sinagoga 4 - 0 Solpontense (April 17)
- Largest goal difference:
- Longest first place streak: Sinagoga (weeks 1, 3, 5-10)
- Longest winning streak: Sinagoga(weeks 3-10)
- Longest unbeaten streak: Sinagoga (weeks 1-10)