Maio Opening Tournament
The Maio Island Opening Tournament (Portuguese: Torneio de Abertura da Boa Vista, Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Turnéu di Abertura di Bubista), is an opening tournament competition (equivalent to a league cup) played during the season in the island of Boa Vista, Cape Verde The competition is organized by the Boa Vista Regional Football Association.[1] Some seasons featured rounds of one portion, some seasons featured three rounds and two groups with the top club of each group in the final match. It currently consists of seven rounds, a meeting with another club once. The winner with the most points (sometimes in the final) is the winner.
| Founded | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Region |  Maio Island, Cape Verde |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Current champions | Académico 83 |
The first edition took place in 2000 and was the second regional competition after the championships. Barreirense was the first winner, Académico 83 is the recent winner won in 2013. Since 2014, likely that no further competitions taken place.
Winners
| Season | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Barreirense FC | |
| 2005 | Undecided | |
| 2006 | ||
| 2007 | ||
| 2008 | ||
| 2009 | ||
| 2010 | ||
| 2011 | ||
| 2012 | ||
| 2012-13[2] | Académico 83 do Porto Inglês | |
| 2013 | Unknown/Not held | |
| 2014 | ||
| 2015 | ||
| 2016-17 | ||
| 2017-18 | ||
References
- Boa Vista Regional Football (Soccer) Association at the FCF website
- Batalha, José (21 February 2013). "2012/13 Maio Opening Tournament". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 November 2017.