 The club entered the national division for the third and final time and had a better appearance headed to the semis and challenged Académica from Praia, the first match lost 1–4 and the second was scoreless and would be eliminated from the playoffs, the club ranked 3rd with a single point.Other titles have three in its opening tournament, and one in cup and super cup events.Sporting first appeared in the 2016 Santo Antão Cup and only played a match and afterwards out of the competition, their next meeting with Rosariense in nearly nine years and lost to that club.