title: 2019 Cape Verdean Football Championships
text: # 2019 Cape Verdean Football Championships
  
  The 2019 Cape Verdean Football Championships is the 40th season of the Cape Verdean Football Championships, the top-tier football league in Cape Verde.
  
  ## Overview
  
  A total of 12 clubs participate in the national championship (Campeonato Nacional). Cape Verdean clubs in the nine inhabited islands will play between late 2017 and early 2018 in the eleven regional leagues, where each league winner qualify for the national championship. The defending champions also qualify, and if they win their regional league, the runner-up of their league also qualifies.
  
  ## Teams
  
  | Team | Qualifying method | Group |
  | - | - | - |
  | Académica da Praia | Winner of the 2018 Cape Verdean Football Championships | Group A |
  | Onze Estrelas Clube de Bofareira | Winner of the 2018–19 Boa Vista Island Championships | Group C |
  | Sporting Clube da Brava | Winner of the 2018–19 Brava Island Championships | Group B |
  | Académica do Fogo | Winner of the 2018–19 Fogo Island League | Group A |
  | Académico 83 do Porto Inglês | Winner of the 2018–19 Maio Island Championships | Group B |
  | GD Oásis Atlântico | Winner of the 2018–19 Sal Premier Division | Group C |
  | GD Varandinha | Winner of the 2018–19 Santiago North Premier Division | Group C |
  | GD Recreativo e Cultural Celtic da Praia | Winner of the 2018–19 Santiago South Premier Division (or runner-up if winner is Académica da Praia) | Group C |
  | UD Santo Crucifixo | Winner of the 2018–19 Santo Antão North Premier Division | Group B |
  | Académica do Porto Novo | Winner of the 2018–19 Santo Antão South Island Championships | Group A |
  | FC Ultramarina | Winner of the 2018–19 São Nicolau Island Championships | Group B |
  | CS Mindelense | Winner of the 2018–19 São Vicente Island Championships | Group A |
  
  ## Group stage
  
  Group winners and best runners-up advance to semi-finals
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | CS Mindelense | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 11 | Qualification for Knockout stage |
  | 2 | Académica da Praia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | |
  | 3 | Académica do Porto Novo | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 7 | |
  | 4 | Académica do Fogo | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | FC Ultramarina | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 11 | Qualification for Knockout stage |
  | 2 | UD Santo Crucifixo | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 8 | |
  | 3 | Sporting Clube da Brava | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 8 | |
  | 4 | Académico 83 do Porto Inglês | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 5 | |
  
  ### Group C
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | GD Oásis Atlântico | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 11 | Qualification for Knockout stage |
  | 2 | Onze Estrelas Clube de Bofareira | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 10 | Qualification for Knockout stage |
  | 3 | GD Recreativo e Cultural Celtic da Praia | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 | |
  | 4 | GD Varandinha | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 2 | |
  
  ## Knockout stage
  
  | Semifinals (19 & 25–26 May) | Semifinals (19 & 25–26 May) | Semifinals (19 & 25–26 May) | Semifinals (19 & 25–26 May) | Final (1 June) | Final (1 June) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Onze Estrelas Clube de Bofareira | 2 | 1 | 3 | | |
  | CS Mindelense | 2 | 3 | 5 | | |
  | CS Mindelense | 2 | 3 | 5 | CS Mindelense | 3 |
  | | | | | GD Oásis Atlântico | 1 |
  | FC Ultramarina | 1 | 1 | 2 (6) | GD Oásis Atlântico | 1 |
  | GD Oásis Atlântico (a.e.t.), (p) | 1 | 1 | 2 (7) | | |
  
  ## Final clubs' stadiums
  
  | Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | CS Mindelense | Mindelo | Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena | 5,000 |
  | GD Oásis Atlântico | Santa Maria | | |
  