Maritimo (Porto Novo)
| Full name | Clube Sportivo Marítimo do Porto Novo |
|---|---|
| Founded | September 25, 1981 |
| Ground |
Estádio Municipal do Porto Novo Porto Novo, Cape Verde |
| Chairman |
 António Maurício |
| League | Santo Antão Island League (South) |
| 2015–16 | 2nd |
Clube Sportivo or Club Sport Marítimo do Porto Novo (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Marítimu, Santo Antão Crioulo: Marítimo, São Vicente Crioulo: Marítim' meaning the maritime) is a football club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the Santo Antão Island League South Zone in Cape Verde. It is based in the town of Porto Novo in the northern part of the island of Santo Antão.
The club was founded on September 25, 1981. The team is now the only team in the division that won only one title since the breakup of the island division in 1997 and was in 1999, between 2006 and 2007, it had one title each with Sporting. Recently the club could not afford to compete in the island division due to financial concerns in 2012, the club returned for the next four seasons. In the 2016 season, Marítimo shared the number of wins, draws and goals with their rival Académica Porto Novo but was second in number of goals with 34, the club also had 33 points which was a club record in the regionals, the club finished second for the third time and would be their last. Their further successes was totally shattered as the club withdrew for the 2016/17 seasons due to financial concerns, together with Tarrafal de Monte Trigo, the newest club who competed for their third season in the 2016 season.
As second placed cup winner, the club lost to Académica Porto Novo in the South Zone's super cup, the club also appeared in their only appearance of the Santo Antão Super Cup and lost in the first phase.
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