Sporting–Boavista rivalry of Praia explained

Sporting and Boavista rivalry of Praia
Other Names:Capital Derby (Derby do Capital)
Praia Derby (Derby da Praia)
City Or Region:Praia, Santiago, Cape Verde
Teams Involved:Sporting Praia, Boavista Praia
Mostrecent:Boavista Praia 2–1 Sporting Praia, February 10, 2018

The football rivalry between Sporting and Boavista FC is considered the greatest rivalry in both Cape Verde and the island of Santiago, specifically in the city of Praia. It is one of the most significant rivalries in the nation and the region, alongside the Mindelo derby (or São Vicente derby), which is also a longstanding rivalry. This rivalry is known as the Capital Derby (Derby do Capital or Clássico da Capital) and is part of the Praia Derby (Derby da Praia).[1] [2]

History

Since the creation of the regional championships in 1953, there have been around 100 matches featuring Sporting and Boavista, as well as over 100 matches in cup competitions.

In 2010, the rivalry reached the national level in the finals and became part of the Sotavento Derby (Derby de Sotavento) or the Battle of Sotavento (Batalha de Sotavento). Boavista Praia won both matches and claimed their third title since independence.[3]

Cultural rivalry

Both Sporting Praia and Boavista are affiliated with Lisbon.

Football rivalry

The rivalry is the third longest in Cape Verde, following the derbies of Travadores and Vitória Praia, and ahead of Académica Praia.

Sporting Praia is one of the most successful football (soccer) clubs in Cape Verde, having won approximately 41 official titles (12 national and 29 regional) compared to Boavista's 19 official titles (6 national and 13 regional). On the other hand, Sporting Praia boasts a better performance in African competitions, although no Cape Verdean team has ever won an African title. Their greatest successes include reaching the First Round of the 1992 African Cup of Champions Clubs and the 2009 CAF Champions League. Sporting Praia also appeared once in the 2001 CAF Cup Winners' Cup but did not advance beyond the preliminaries. Meanwhile, Boavista did not progress past the first round of the 1994 CAF Cup or the preliminaries of the 1996 African Cup of Champions Clubs.

Honours

Competitive honours won
CompetitionSportingBoavista
align=left Cape Verdean Football Championships123 (1)
align=left Cape Verdean CupNone2
Santiago and the Santiago South237
align=left Praia Cup14
align=left Praia Super Cup21
align=left Santiago South Zone Opening Tournament31
align=left Other1None

Partial matches list

Santiago Island League (South Zone)

The information includes selected matches from the 2011-12 season.

Sporting Praia – Boavista PraiaBoavista Praia – Sporting Praia
SeasonR.DateScoreR.DateScore
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 2011–121619–04–20121–1711–02–20120–0
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 2012–131115–03–20133–2228–12–20120–1
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 2013–14414–12–20131–01321–02–20141–1
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 2014–15707–02–20151–11610–04–20151–0
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 2015–16931–01–20160–12024–04–20162–2
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 2016–172122–04–20171–31027–01–20171–2
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 2017–18425–11–20170–01510–02–20182–1

Cape Verdean Football Championships

Head-to-Head ranking in the Santiago South Zone

Key
bgcolor=#008000 Sporting Praia
Boavista Praia

Men in both teams

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Futebol Santiago Sul: Sporting E Boavista Empatam O Classico . Criolosports.com . 13 February 2012 . 26 June 2012.
  2. News: "Clássicos" na Praia, Sal, São Vicente e São Nicolau . ASemana.com . 10 January 2009 . 27 June 2012.
  3. Web site: 2010 Cape Verdean Football Championships at RSSSF. July 23, 2015 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150713074425/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesk/kaapv2010.html . July 13, 2015 .