Santo Antão Island League (North)
| Region |
 Northeastern Santo Antão Island, Cape Verde
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|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Promotion to | Cape Verdean Football Championship |
| Relegation to | Santo Antão North Second Division |
| Domestic cup(s) |
Ribeira Grande Cup Ribeira Grande Super Cup |
| Current champions |
Paulense DC (7th time) (2016-17) |
| Most championships | Paulense DC (7 times) |
| Website | Official website |
The Santo Antão North Premier Division is a regional championship played in Ribeira Grande and Paul (though not listed), Santo Antão Island, Cape Verde. It is organized by the Santo Antão North Regional Football Association (Associação Regional de Futebol de Zona Norte do Santo Antão, ARFZNSA). The winner of the championship plays in Cape Verdean football Championships of each season. The league was formed in 1997 and continued to play with the Santo Antão Island League until the breakup into the north and south zones in 2002.
Six clubs participate, a club with the most number of points participates in the national championships each season while the last placed club from the regional premier division releagates into the second division the following season.
In 2013, the main portion became the Premier Division after the Premier Division was added.
Paulense has the most number of island titles with six and will total seven on its entirety in late March, second is Solpontense with five, third is Rosariense with three and three clubs Beira-Mar and Foguetões and now Sinagoga with only one title.
Source:
The left indicates the participation in the North Zone and its Premier Division, inside the bracket is overall participation as one island and the North Zone.
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