Santiago South Second Division
| Founded | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Region |
 Southern Santiago Island, Cape Verde
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| Number of teams | 10 |
| Promotion to | Santiago South Premier Division |
| Current champions | Benfica da Praia (1st time) (2015-16) |
| Website | Official website |
The Santiago Island or Regional Second Division is a tier-3 regional championship played in Santiago Island, Cape Verde. The tournament is organized by the Santiago South Zone Football Association. The winner of the championship plays in Santiago South Premier Division in the following season. The runner up plays with a club in the last two positions of the Premier Division to decide on promoting or remain in the Second Division. In 2016, two clubs were promoted, Benfica (winner) and Tchadense (runner-up).
The regional division was formed after the split of the Santiago Island League into the north (the Second Division was not created until 2015) 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 and increased the number of clubs in two divisions of the south zone, Garridos first played in the Second Division. It was the first island league to feature a second division league, it was once known as the second level. In the late 2000s and up to mid 2015, the league contained ten clubs in each of the two divisions. The championship has the most number of clubs in the country with the exception of the 2015-16 season which was second, currently it is shared with the island's North Zone. In the Second Division, it is one of three that has ten clubs, the others being the Santiago North Zone and Fogo.
It is another season featuring ten clubs, two new clubs competed for the first time, Relâmpago and Tira Chapêu.
The 2016/17 season was the season that once again features ten clubs.
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