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Clássico da Ilha do Aeroporto

Clássico da Ilha do Aeroporto
Other names Clássico do Aeroporto (Airport Derby)
Clássico/Derby de Académicas do Sal (Académica Derby of Sal)
Locale Sal, Cape Verde
Teams Académico do Aeroporto, Académica do Sal
Latest meeting Académica do Sal 0–2 Académica do Aeroporto, 11 February 2017
Next meeting 16 April 2017

The football rivalry between Académico do Aeroporto and Académica do Sal is the only rivalry in the island of Sal, Cape Verde. It is known as the Clássico da Ilha do Aeroporto (Airport Island Rivalry), it is also known as Clássico do Aeroporto (Airport Derby) and Derby de Académicas do Sal (Academicas Derby of Sal) It is the main rivalry of the island of Sal and is the only one.

The rivalry began around in the late 1970s when the regional championshups started. There have been over 80 meetings between the clubs and approximately 90 with the cup, super cup and opening tournament competitions.

Both of the clubs are an affiliate of Académica de Coimbra. It is a rivalry between the Académica clubs, the other in Cape Verde is on the island of Maio. Académico do Aeroporto serves the cities of Espargos and the north of Sal including nearby Palmeira, Académico do Sal serves the whole island. Académico do Sal was founded in 1963 and the other was founded in 1966.

Académica Sal's last win was on April 23, 2016. Académico do Aeroporto's last win was on February 11, 2017 after defeating Académica Sal 0-2.

Each club has won a national champiomnship title. Académico do Aeroporto is the most successful football (sooccer) club on the island and one of the most in Cape Verde, having won about 31 official titles, the remaining 30 are regional compared to Acadèmica do Sal's 16 official titles, the remaining 15 are regional. Only Académica do Sal competed in the African competition, the 1994 African Cup of Champions Clubs and no higher than the preliminaries.

The Airport Derby will be featured in the 2017 regional cup final on May 6.

The information has selected matches of the challenge from the 2013-14 season


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