 In the 2017, regional cup, Sal Rei headed to the cup finals for the third straight time and faced Académica Operaria and brought the only island derby to the cup final, Sal Rei became the island's only club to win three consecutive cup titles and now totals six.At the 2017 national championships, no luck or hope for a playoff entry was offered to the club as they lost the first match to Sporting Brava, a team that was considered weaker to Sal Rei.Later, Sal Rei lost to Sporting Praia and Derby and currently Sal Rei has a four match losing streak at the nationals and the club will not participate in the knockout stage.