Santiago South Premier Division
| Founded | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Region |
 Southern Santiago Island, Cape Verde
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| Number of teams | 12 (Premier Division) 10 (Second Division) |
| Promotion to | Cape Verdean Football Championship |
| Relegation to | Santiago South Second Division |
| Current champions |
Sporting Clube da Praia (10th time) (2016-17) |
| Most championships | Sporting Clube da Praia (10 times) |
| Website | Official website |
The Santiago South Premier Division is a regional championship played in Santiago Island, Cape Verde and is a part of the Santiago South Zone Football Association.. The winner of the championship plays in Cape Verdean football Championships of each season while the last two placed clubs relegates in the following season. In 2007 and 2013 when Sporting Praia automatically qualified in the championships as they won their national titles in the previous season, a second place club qualified to the national championships. The division features 12 clubs in the premier division for the second time, Varanda and Delta were relegated into the Second Division, Tchadense and Benfica were promoted last season.
The league was formed after the split of the Santiago Island League into the north and south zones in 2002 and the two are the youngest island leagues in Cape Verde, it featured clubs only from the municipality of Praia, Ribeira Grande de Santiago split in 2005 and featured from two parts up to 2010, clubs from São Domingos switched from the North to the South Zone in 2010, Garridos first played during the 2013-14 season. In the late 2000s and up to mid 2015, the championship/league contained ten clubs in each of the two divisions. The Premier Division risen to twelve clubs started from the 2015-16 season and is the current number today. The championship has the most number of clubs in the country with the exception of the 2015-16 and the 2016-17 seasons which were second, shared with the island's North Zone. Up to the 2014-15 season, the 11th placed club plays with the second placed Second Division club to decide to remain in the Premier Division or be relegated, the last place club directly relegated into the second division in the following season. Started from the 2015-16 season, the last two placed clubs relegated and the top two Second Division clubs qualified as two clubs in the Second Division were registered for the 2016-17 season.
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