NB: Sporting Clube da Guiné-Bissau only club to have never been relegated.
Participants:
Team City Province
Sporting Clube da Guiné-Bissau Bissau Sector Autónomo de Bissau
Sport Bissau e Benfica Bissau Sector Autónomo de Bissau
União Desportiva Internacional de Bissau (1) Bissau Sector Autónomo de Bissau
Sport Clube dos Portos de Bissau Bissau Sector Autónomo de Bissau
Futebol Clube de Cumura Cumura Sector Autónomo de Bissau
Futebol Clube de Cuntum Cuntum Sector Autónomo de Bissau
Flamengo Futebol Clube Pefine Sector Autónomo de Bissau
Háfia Futebol Club de Bafatá Bafatá Bafatá
Nuno Tristão Futebol Clube Bula Cacheu
Futebol Clube de Canchungo Canchungo Cacheu
Futebol Clube de Pelundo Pelundo Cacheu
Futebol Clube Tigre de Fronteira São Domingos Cacheu
Clube Desportivo e Recreativo de Gabú Gabú Gabú
Futebol Clube de Sonaco Sonaco Gabú
Clube de Futebol "Os Balantas" Mansôa Oio
Os Arados Futebol Clube Nhacra Oio
NB: (1) aka UDIB.
(2) On 18/12/2007 Bula Futebol Clube renamed Nuno Tristão FC which was
its original name (founded 1948 and changed name on 1974).
Final Table:
1.Benfica de Bissau 30 21 7 2 56-16 70 [C] Champions
2.UDIB 30 15 8 7 43-26 52
3.CDR Gabú 30 13 8 9 32-22 47
4.Portos de Bissau 30 13 7 10 32-26 46
5.Os Balantas de Mansôa 30 13 6 11 40-37 45
6.FC Canchungo 30 12 7 11 43-38 43
7.FC Cuntum 30 10 12 8 32-22 42
8.Os Arados FC 30 10 11 9 28-29 41
9.FC Cumura 30 11 5 14 34-40 38 [P] [2 2 0 0 4-2 6]
10.Háfia FC 30 10 8 12 35-44 38 [P] [2 0 0 2 2-4 0]
11.Sporting da Guiné-Bissau 30 7 14 9 27-27 35 [2 1 0 1 3-1 3]
12.FC Tigre de Fronteira 30 10 5 15 32-56 35 [2 1 0 1 1-3 3]
13.FC Pelundo 30 9 7 14 30-43 34
14.Flamengo de Pefine 30 8 9 13 25-32 33 [2 1 1 0 3-1 4]
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15.Nuno Tristão FC 30 8 9 13 23-30 33 Relegated [2 0 1 1 1-3 1]
16.FC Sonaco 30 4 9 17 21-45 21 Relegated
Round 1
[Dec 7]
Portos de Bissau 1-0 CDR Gabú
Os Balantas de Mansôa 0-0 FC Cuntum
FC Pelundo 1-2 UDIB
[Dec 8]
Sporting Guiné-Bissau 3-0 FC Tigre de Fronteira
Os Arados awd FC Sonaco [awarded 3-0; at Mansôa, Sonaco dns]
FC Cumura 2-1 Háfia FC
[Dec 9]
Benfica de Bissau 1-0 Flamengo de Pefine
[Dec 10]
FC Canchungo 1-0 Nuno Tristão [at Pelundo]
Round 2
[Dec 13]
Portos de Bissau 1-1 FC Canchungo
[Dec 14]
Flamengo de Pefine 1-1 Os Balantas de Mansôa
FC Tigre de Fronteira 0-1 FC Cumura
Nuno Tristão 0-1 Benfica de Bissau
CDR Gabú 2-1 Háfia FC
[Dec 15]
FC Cuntum 3-0 FC Pelundo
UDIB 3-1 Os Arados
[Dec 16]
FC Sonaco 2-3 Sporting Guiné-Bissau [at Bissau]
Round 3
[Jan 31]
FC Canchungo 1-0 CDR Gabú [at Pelundo]
[Feb 1]
Sporting Guiné-Bissau 0-0 UDIB
FC Pelundo 1-2 Flamengo de Pefine
Os Arados 0-0 FC Cuntum
Háfia FC 2-1 FC Tigre de Fronteira
[Feb 5]
Benfica de Bissau 2-1 Portos de Bissau
Os Balantas de Mansôa 2-0 Nuno Tristão
FC Cumura 2-2 FC Sonaco [at Bissau]
Round 4
[Feb 7]
FC Cuntum 0-0 Sporting Guiné-Bissau
[Feb 8]
Nuno Tristão 0-0 FC Pelundo
Flamengo de Pefine 0-2 Os Arados
FC Sonaco 1-1 Háfia FC
CDR Gabú 3-1 FC Tigre de Fronteira
Portos de Bissau 0-1 Os Balantas de Mansôa
[Feb 9]
FC Canchungo 0-3 Benfica de Bissau
UDIB 1-0 FC Cumura
Round 5
[Feb 12]
Sporting Guiné-Bissau 0-0 Flamengo de Pefine
Os Balantas de Mansôa 2-1 FC Canchungo
FC Pelundo 2-3 Portos de Bissau [at Canchungo]
Os Arados 2-0 Nuno Tristão
FC Tigre de Fronteira 1-1 FC Sonaco
Háfia FC 0-2 UDIB
[Feb 13]
Benfica de Bissau 3-1 CDR Gabú
FC Cumura 0-2 FC Cuntum [at Bissau]
Round 6
[Feb 15]
UDIB 2-2 FC Tigre de Fronteira
Nuno Tristão 0-1 Sporting Guiné-Bissau
FC Canchungo 1-1 FC Pelundo
Portos de Bissau 0-1 Os Arados
[Feb 16]
CDR Gabú 1-0 FC Sonaco
FC Cuntum 5-0 Háfia FC
Benfica de Bissau 2-1 Os Balantas de Mansôa [abandoned at 2-1 in injury time due
[Feb 17] to power cut; result stood]
Flamengo de Pefine 0-2 FC Cumura
Round 7
[Feb 22]
Os Balantas de Mansôa 1-1 CDR Gabú
FC Cumura 1-0 Nuno Tristão
Háfia FC 1-0 Flamengo de Pefine
Os Arados 1-0 FC Canchungo
FC Pelundo 0-2 Benfica de Bissau
FC Tigre de Fronteira 3-1 FC Cuntum
FC Sonaco 2-1 UDIB
[Feb 24]
Sporting Guiné-Bissau 1-1 Portos de Bissau
Round 8
[Feb 25]
FC Cuntum 2-1 FC Sonaco
[Feb 26]
Benfica de Bissau 1-1 Os Arados
CDR Gabú 2-0 UDIB
Nuno Tristão 2-0 Háfia FC
Os Balantas de Mansôa 4-0 FC Pelundo
Flamengo de Pefine 3-1 FC Tigre de Fronteira
[Feb 27]
FC Canchungo 2-0 Sporting Guiné-Bissau
Portos de Bissau 2-1 FC Cumura
Round 9
[Mar 1]
FC Sonaco 0-1 Flamengo de Pefine
FC Tigre de Fronteira 1-1 Nuno Tristão
Os Arados 0-1 Os Balantas de Mansôa
FC Pelundo 0-2 CDR Gabú
[Mar 2]
Háfia FC 1-1 Portos de Bissau
FC Cumura 0-1 FC Canchungo [at Bissau]
[Mar 3]
UDIB 1-0 FC Cuntum
[Mar 4]
Sporting Guiné-Bissau 1-1 Benfica de Bissau
Round 10
[Mar 7]
Benfica de Bissau 3-1 FC Cumura
[Mar 8]
FC Pelundo 3-0 Os Arados
Os Balantas de Mansôa 1-0 Sporting Guiné-Bissau
FC Canchungo 2-2 Háfia FC
Portos de Bissau 4-0 FC Tigre de Fronteira
Nuno Tristão 0-0 FC Sonaco
CDR Gabú 0-0 FC Cuntum
[Mar 9]
Flamengo de Pefine 0-2 UDIB
Round 11
[Mar 12]
Os Arados 0-0 CDR Gabú
FC Sonaco 0-1 Portos de Bissau
FC Tigre de Fronteira 1-0 FC Canchungo
Háfia FC 0-0 Benfica de Bissau
FC Cumura 1-2 Os Balantas de Mansôa
Sporting Guiné-Bissau 2-0 FC Pelundo
[Mar 13]
FC Cuntum 1-1 Flamengo de Pefine
[Mar 14]
UDIB 2-1 Nuno Tristão
Round 12
[Mar 15]
Benfica de Bissau 6-0 FC Tigre de Fronteira
FC Pelundo 1-1 FC Cumura
FC Canchungo 2-1 FC Sonaco
Os Arados 2-2 Sporting Guiné-Bissau
Os Balantas de Mansôa 1-2 Háfia FC
[Mar 16]
CDR Gabú 2-0 Flamengo de Pefine
[Mar 17]
Portos de Bissau 0-2 UDIB
Nuno Tristão 1-0 FC Cuntum
Round 13
[Mar 21]
FC Cuntum 0-1 Portos de Bissau
[Mar 22]
Sporting Guiné-Bissau 1-3 CDR Gabú
FC Sonaco 0-2 Benfica de Bissau
FC Tigre de Fronteira 2-1 Os Balantas de Mansôa
Háfia FC 4-0 FC Pelundo
FC Cumura 1-0 Os Arados
Flamengo de Pefine 2-0 Nuno Tristão
[Mar 23]
UDIB 1-0 FC Canchungo
Round 14
[Mar 25]
Portos de Bissau 1-2 Flamengo de Pefine
[Mar 26]
Sporting Guiné-Bissau 2-1 FC Cumura
Os Arados 1-1 Háfia FC
FC Pelundo 3-1 FC Tigre de Fronteira
Os Balantas de Mansôa 2-0 FC Sonaco
FC Canchungo 2-2 FC Cuntum
CDR Gabú 0-0 Nuno Tristão
[Mar 27]
Benfica de Bissau 1-1 UDIB
Round 15
[Apr 5]
Flamengo de Pefine 3-2 FC Canchungo
FC Cumura 1-0 CDR Gabú
Háfia FC 1-1 Sporting Guiné-Bissau
FC Tigre de Fronteira 0-0 Os Arados
FC Sonaco 1-2 FC Pelundo
[Apr 6]
UDIB 4-1 Os Balantas de Mansôa
Nuno Tristão 1-0 Portos de Bissau
[Apr 8]
FC Cuntum 0-2 Benfica de Bissau
Halfway Table:
1.Benfica de Bissau 15 11 4 0 30- 7 37 [C]
2.UDIB 15 10 3 2 24-11 33
3.Os Balantas de Mansôa 15 8 3 4 21-14 27
4.CDR Gabú 15 7 4 4 17-10 25
5.Sporting da Guiné-Bissau 15 5 7 3 17-14 22
6.Portos de Bissau 15 6 3 6 17-15 21
7.Os Arados FC 15 5 6 4 14-12 21
8.Flamengo de Pefine 15 6 3 6 15-17 21
9.FC Cumura 15 6 2 7 15-17 20 [P]
10.FC Canchungo 15 5 4 6 16-18 19
11.FC Cuntum 15 4 6 5 16-12 18
12.Háfia FC 15 4 6 5 17-21 18 [P]
13.Nuno Tristão FC 15 3 4 8 6-13 13
14.FC Tigre de Fronteira 15 3 4 8 14-31 13
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15.FC Pelundo 15 3 3 9 14-28 12
16.FC Sonaco 15 1 4 10 11-24 7
Round 16
[Apr 11]
UDIB 3-3 FC Pelundo
[Apr 12]
Flamengo de Pefine 2-1 Benfica de Bissau
CDR Gabú 0-1 Portos de Bissau
FC Tigre de Fronteira 1-0 Sporting Guiné-Bissau
FC Sonaco 0-0 Os Arados
Háfia FC 1-2 FC Cumura
Nuno Tristão 1-2 FC Canchungo
[Apr 13]
FC Cuntum 2-1 Os Balantas de Mansôa
Round 17
[Apr 17]
Benfica de Bissau 2-2 Nuno Tristão
FC Cumura 3-1 FC Tigre de Fronteira
FC Canchungo 1-3 Portos de Bissau
Os Arados 1-0 UDIB
Os Balantas de Mansôa 1-0 Flamengo de Pefine
[Apr 18]
Sporting Guiné-Bissau 2-2 FC Sonaco
FC Pelundo 0-1 FC Cuntum [at Canchungo]
[Jun 21]
Háfia FC 1-1 CDR Gabú
Round 18
[Apr 25]
UDIB 0-0 Sporting Guiné-Bissau
[Apr 26]
Portos de Bissau 0-1 Benfica de Bissau
CDR Gabú 3-0 FC Canchungo
Nuno Tristão 0-0 Os Balantas de Mansôa
FC Sonaco 0-1 FC Cumura
FC Tigre de Fronteira 3-0 Háfia FC
[Apr 27]
FC Cuntum 0-1 Os Arados
Flamengo de Pefine 1-1 FC Pelundo
Round 19
[May 2]
Sporting Guiné-Bissau 1-0 FC Cuntum
[May 3]
FC Pelundo 1-2 Nuno Tristão
FC Cumura 1-3 UDIB
Háfia FC awd FC Sonaco [awarded 3-0, Sonaco forfeited]
Os Arados 0-0 Flamengo de Pefine
FC Tigre de Fronteira 3-1 CDR Gabú
Os Balantas de Mansôa 2-1 Portos de Bissau
Benfica de Bissau 3-2 FC Canchungo
Round 20
[May 9]
Flamengo de Pefine 0-0 Sporting Guiné-Bissau
Nuno Tristão 2-0 Os Arados
[May 10]
UDIB 1-0 Háfia FC
CDR Gabú 0-1 Benfica de Bissau
FC Sonaco 2-0 FC Tigre de Fronteira
FC Canchungo 0-0 Os Balantas de Mansôa
[May 11]
FC Cuntum 0-0 FC Cumura
Portos de Bissau 0-0 FC Pelundo
Round 21
[May 17]
FC Tigre de Fronteira 2-1 UDIB
Sporting Guiné-Bissau 1-2 Nuno Tristão
FC Pelundo 1-1 FC Canchungo [at Canchungo]
Os Arados 0-1 Portos de Bissau
FC Sonaco 0-0 CDR Gabú
Os Balantas de Mansôa 0-2 Benfica de Bissau
FC Cumura 1-0 Flamengo de Pefine
[May 18]
Háfia FC awd FC Cuntum [awarded 0-3; originally 1-0, Háfia
fielded ineligible player]
Round 22
[May 23]
UDIB 0-0 FC Sonaco
[May 24]
Flamengo de Pefine 1-1 Háfia FC
Nuno Tristão 0-1 FC Cumura
CDR Gabú 1-0 Os Balantas de Mansôa
FC Canchungo 4-2 Os Arados
Benfica de Bissau 3-0 FC Pelundo
[May 25]
FC Cuntum 3-0 FC Tigre de Fronteira
Portos de Bissau 0-0 Sporting Guiné-Bissau
Round 23
[May 31]
Sporting Guiné-Bissau 0-0 FC Canchungo
Os Arados 0-2 Benfica de Bissau
Háfia FC 2-0 Nuno Tristão
FC Cumura 1-1 Portos de Bissau
FC Sonaco 1-2 FC Cuntum
FC Pelundo 1-0 Os Balantas de Mansôa
FC Tigre de Fronteira 1-0 Flamengo de Pefine
[Jun 1]
UDIB 0-1 CDR Gabú
Round 24
[Jun 3]
Portos de Bissau 2-0 Háfia FC
[Jun 4]
Flamengo de Pefine 0-1 FC Sonaco
CDR Gabú 2-0 FC Pelundo
Nuno Tristão 4-1 FC Tigre de Fronteira
FC Canchungo 4-3 FC Cumura
Os Balantas de Mansôa 1-1 Os Arados
[Jun 5]
Benfica de Bissau 1-0 Sporting Guiné-Bissau
[Jun 10]
FC Cuntum 2-2 UDIB
Round 25
[Jun 14]
FC Cuntum 1-1 CDR Gabú
FC Cumura 0-1 Benfica de Bissau
Háfia FC 1-0 FC Canchungo
Os Arados 1-0 FC Pelundo
FC Tigre de Fronteira 0-1 Portos de Bissau
FC Sonaco 0-0 Nuno Tristão
[Jun 15]
Sporting Guiné-Bissau 3-0 Os Balantas de Mansôa
UDIB 1-0 Flamengo de Pefine
Round 26
[Jun 17]
Benfica de Bissau 4-0 Háfia FC
[Jun 18]
Flamengo de Pefine 0-1 FC Cuntum
CDR Gabú 0-1 Os Arados
FC Canchungo 6-1 FC Tigre de Fronteira
Os Balantas de Mansôa 3-2 FC Cumura
FC Pelundo 1-0 Sporting Guiné-Bissau
Nuno Tristão 0-1 UDIB
[Jun 26]
Portos de Bissau 0-1 FC Sonaco
Round 27
[Jun 21]
Sporting Guiné-Bissau 1-1 Os Arados
FC Tigre de Fronteira 1-0 Benfica de Bissau
FC Cumura 1-4 FC Pelundo
[Jun 22]
FC Cuntum 1-1 Nuno Tristão
UDIB 4-0 Portos de Bissau
[Jun 25]
Háfia FC 3-1 Os Balantas de Mansôa
[Jun 29]
Flamengo de Pefine 2-2 CDR Gabú
[Jul 7]
FC Sonaco 0-3 FC Canchungo [at Bissau]
Round 28 [Jul 12]
Os Arados 3-2 FC Cumura
FC Canchungo 1-0 UDIB
CDR Gabú 1-0 Sporting Guiné-Bissau
Os Balantas de Mansôa 2-3 FC Tigre de Fronteira
FC Pelundo 2-0 Háfia FC
Benfica de Bissau 4-1 FC Sonaco
Portos de Bissau 0-0 FC Cuntum
Nuno Tristão 1-1 Flamengo de Pefine
Round 29
[Jul 15]
UDIB 1-1 Benfica de Bissau
[Jul 16]
Flamengo de Pefine 1-2 Portos de Bissau
Nuno Tristão 2-1 CDR Gabú
FC Sonaco 2-5 Os Balantas de Mansôa
FC Tigre de Fronteira 0-1 FC Pelundo
Háfia FC 3-2 Os Arados [at Mansôa]
FC Cumura 1-1 Sporting Guiné-Bissau
FC Cuntum 0-2 FC Canchungo
Round 30
[Jul 19]
Sporting Guiné-Bissau 1-3 Háfia FC
Os Arados 1-1 FC Tigre de Fronteira
FC Canchungo 1-2 Flamengo de Pefine
CDR Gabú 1-0 FC Cumura
Os Balantas de Mansôa 3-2 UDIB
FC Pelundo 1-0 FC Sonaco
Portos de Bissau 3-0 Nuno Tristão
[Jul 20]
Benfica de Bissau 0-0 FC Cuntum
Final Table:
1.Benfica de Bissau 30 21 7 2 56-16 70 [C] Champions
2.UDIB 30 15 8 7 43-26 52
3.CDR Gabú 30 13 8 9 32-22 47
4.Portos de Bissau 30 13 7 10 32-26 46
5.Os Balantas de Mansôa 30 13 6 11 40-37 45
6.FC Canchungo 30 12 7 11 43-38 43
7.FC Cuntum 30 10 12 8 32-22 42
8.Os Arados FC 30 10 11 9 28-29 41
9.FC Cumura 30 11 5 14 34-40 38 [P] [2 2 0 0 4-2 6]
10.Háfia FC 30 10 8 12 35-44 38 [P] [2 0 0 2 2-4 0]
11.Sporting da Guiné-Bissau 30 7 14 9 27-27 35 [2 1 0 1 3-1 3]
12.FC Tigre de Fronteira 30 10 5 15 32-56 35 [2 1 0 1 1-3 3]
13.FC Pelundo 30 9 7 14 30-43 34
14.Flamengo de Pefine 30 8 9 13 25-32 33 [2 1 1 0 3-1 4]
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15.Nuno Tristão FC 30 8 9 13 23-30 33 Relegated [2 0 1 1 1-3 1]
16.FC Sonaco 30 4 9 17 21-45 21 Relegated
Topscorer:
15 Dinis Gomes (FC Pelundo)
NB: top level teams enter in round 2 Round 1 [Mar 19] Binar FC awd Bijagós FC [3-0 awarded; Bijagós FC dns; at Bissau] Ajuda Sport 2-1 FB/Ténis Clube UDR Ondame 1-4 Academia MEPA [at Bissau] EN Bolama 2-0 FC Quinara FC Buba 1-0 Djata Fulacunda FC Safim 0-0 GDR Quelelé [2-4 pen] Est. Cantanhêz 0-1 Massaf SC SC Pitche 3-3 Os Lagartos [4-2 pen] CDR Farim 0-0 Acad. Ingoré [3-5 pen] Atlético Bissorã 2-2 ADR Mansabá [11-10 pen] Cupelum 1-0 EN Bissau Sporting Bafatá bye Round 2 [Apr 2] Sporting Bafatá awd EN Bolama [3-0 awarded; EN Bolama dns] FC Buba 1-1 Massaf SC [1-3 pen] CDR Gabú awd FC Sonaco [3-0 awarded; FC Sonaco dns] SC Pitche 1-0 Háfia FC de Bafatá FC Tigre de Fronteira 1-3 Os Balantas de Mansôa Atlético Bissorã 2-1 Os Arados de Nhacra Acad. Ingoré 1-1 Academia MEPA [4-5 pen] FC Pelundo 2-1 FC Canchungo [at Canchungo] Benfica de Bissau 6-2 Portos de Bissau Ajuda Sport 0-1 Sporting Guiné-Bissau FC Cumura 1-0 FC Cuntum Flamengo de Pefine awd GDR Quelelé [awarded 0-3] [Apr 3] Binar FC 0-2 Nuno Tristão de Bula [at Bissau] UDIB 2-0 Cupelum Round 3 [May 28] UDIB 0-0 Benfica de Bissau [2-4 pen] CDR Gabú 1-0 Sporting Bafatá Massaf SC 2-1 SC Pitche FC Pelundo 3-1 Os Balantas de Mansôa [at Canchungo] Atlético Bissorã 1-1 Nuno Tristão de Bula [[4-3 pen] FC Cumura 0-1 Sporting Guiné-Bissau Academia MEPA 2-3 GDR Quelelé [at Quinhamel] Round 4 [Jun 25] CDR Gabú 1-1 Massaf SC [3-1 pen] Sporting Guiné-Bissau 0-1 Benfica de Bissau [Jun 26] FC Pelundo 3-0 Atlético Bissorã GDR Quelelé bye Semifinals [both at Estádio Lino Correia, Bissau] [Jul 5] Benfica de Bissau 0-2 GDR Quelelé [Jul 6] CDR Gabú 0-1 FC Pelundo Final [Jul 27, Estádio Nacional 24 de Setembro, Bissau] FC Pelundo 4-1 GDR Quelelé [Dinis Gomes "Uzero" 17,33,43, Nélio Mendes 74; Beífa da Silva 90+2]
NB: league cup tournament; first ever edition
First stage
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Round 1
Grupo A
[Jan 4]
EN Bolama 0-1 FC Quinara
[Jan 5]
Djata FC Fulacunda 1-1 FC Buba [3-5 pen]
Grupo B [Jan 4]
Estrela FC Cantanhêz 0-0 Massaf SC Cacine [4-3 pen]
Os Lagartos Bambadinca 2-1 Sporting de Bafatá
Grupo C [Jan 4]
Háfia FC Bafatá awd FC Sonaco [3-0 awarded; FC Sonaco dns]
SC Pitche 2-4 CDR Gabú
Grupo D [Jan 4]
CDR Farim 2-0 ADR Mansabá
Os Balantas de Mansôa 2-2 Atlético Bissorã [5-4 pen]
Grupo E
[Jan 4]
FC Pelundo 0-2 Nuno Tristão
[Jan 6]
Binar FC awd Os Arados [0-3 awarded; Binar FC; at Bissau]
Grupo F
[Jan 4]
Académico de Ingoré 1-0 FC Tigre de Fronteira
[Jan 5]
Vitória Cacheu o/w FC Canchungo [Vitória Cacheu excluded*; referees dns; at Pelundo]
Grupo G
[Jan 4]
Bijagós FC 0-4 UDIB
[Jan 5]
FB/Ténis Clube 0-1 Portos de Bissau
Grupo H
[Jan 5]
Sporting Guiné-Bissau 3-0 Cupelum
[Jan 6]
Academia MEPA 4-0 Flamengo de Pefine
Grupo I
[Jan 4]
Benfica de Bissau 0-1 GDR Quelelé
[Jan 6]
FC Cuntum 7-1 UDR Ondame
Grupo J
[Jan 4]
FC Safim 2-3 EN Bissau
[Jan 5]
Ajuda Sport 0-2 FC Cumura
[*] The Guinean League of Football Clubs (LGCF) has definitively excluded Vitória Cacheu
from the League Cup. At issue is, according to the LGCF Deliberation, the refusal of
the Arbitration Council and the Football Referees Association to participate in any
sporting activities in which the team participates.
Round 2
Grupo A [Jan 11]
FC Quinara 0-0 FC Buba [1-3 pen]
Grupo B [Jan 11]
Estrela FC Cantanhêz 2-2 Os Lagartos Bambadinca [4-5 pen]
Grupo C [Jan 11]
CDR Gabú 2-2 Háfia FC Bafatá [3-4 pen]
Grupo D [Jan 11]
CDR Farim 1-1 Os Balantas de Mansôa [4-2 pen]
Grupo E [Jan 11]
Nuno Tristão 1-1 Os Arados [5-4 pen]
Grupo F [Jan 11]
FC Canchungo 2-0 Académico de Ingoré
Grupo G [Jan 11]
UDIB 0-2 Portos de Bissau
Grupo H [Jan 12]
Sporting Guiné-Bissau 2-0 Academia MEPA
Grupo I [Jan 11]
FC Cuntum 2-2 GDR Quelelé [7-6 pen]
Grupo J [Jan 12]
FC Cumura 2-2 EN Bissau [3-2 pen]
Round 3
Série A (Sector Autónomo de Bissau)
[Jan 18]
Sporting Guiné-Bissau 0-1 FC Cumura
[Jan 19]
Portos de Bissau 1-1 FC Cuntum [3-2 pen]
NB: FC Cumura and Portos de Bissau qualified to final four.
Sub-round 1
Série B (Oio and Cacheu) [Jan 18]
FC Canchungo 1-0 CDR Farim
Nuno Tristão bye
Série C (Sul and Leste) [Jan 18]
Os Lagartos Bambadinca 0-1 Háfia FC Bafatá
FC Buba bye
Sub-round 2
Série B (Oio and Cacheu) [Jan 22]
Nuno Tristão 0-0 FC Canchungo
CDR Farim bye
Série C (Sul and Leste) [Jan 22]
FC Buba 3-0 Os Lagartos Bambadinca
Háfia FC Bafatá bye
Sub-round 3
Série B (Oio and Cacheu) [Jan 25]
CDR Farim 2-4 Nuno Tristão
FC Canchungo bye
Série C (Sul and Leste) [Jan 25]
Háfia FC Bafatá 2-3 FC Buba
Os Lagartos Bambadinca bye
Final tables:
Série B (Oio and Cacheu)
1.Nuno Tristão 2 1 1 0 4- 2 4 qualified to final four
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2.FC Canchungo 2 1 1 0 1- 0 4
3.CDR Farim 2 0 0 2 2- 5 0
Série C (Sul and Leste)
1.FC Buba 2 2 0 0 6- 2 3 qualified to final four
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2.Háfia FC Bafatá 2 1 0 1 3- 3 3
3.Lagartos Bambadinca 2 0 0 2 0- 4 0
Final four
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NB: played at Estádio Lino Correia, Bissau.
Semifinals [Jan 30]
FC Buba 1-3 Nuno Tristão
FC Cumura 1-0 Portos de Bissau
Final [Feb 2]
Nuno Tristão 1-0 FC Cumura
[Esmiraldo Floriano Gomes 42]
Participants:
Team City Province
Ajuda Sport Clube Bissau Sector Autónomo de Bissau
Estrela Negra de Bissau Bissau Sector Autónomo de Bissau
Fidjus di Bideras - Ténis Clube de Bissau Bissau Sector Autónomo de Bissau
Academia MEPA da Guiné-Bissau Bissau Sector Autónomo de Bissau
Cupelum Futebol Clube Cupelum de Cima Sector Autónomo de Bissau
Grupo Desportivo e Recreativo de Quelelé Quelelé Sector Autónomo de Bissau
Sporting Clube de Bafatá Bafatá Bafatá
Futebol Clube Os Lagartos Bambadinca Bafatá
União Desportiva e Recreativa de Ondame Ondame Biombo
Futebol Clube de Safim Safim Biombo
Club de Regatas de Estrela Negra Bolama Bolama
Bijagós Futebol Clube [aka Tubarões] Bubaque Bolama
Académico de Ingoré Futebol Clube Ingoré Cacheu
Sport Clube de Pitche Pitche Gabú
Binar Futebol Clube Binar Oio
Atlético Clube de Bissorã Bissorã Oio
Clube Desportivo e Recreativo de Farim Farim Oio
Associação Desportiva e Recreativa de Mansabá Mansabá Oio
Futebol Clube Buba (Os Barracudas) Buba Quínara
Djata Futebol Clube de Fulacunda Fulacunda Quínara
Futebol Clube Quinara Tite Quínara
Massaf Sport Clube Cacine Tombali
Estrela de Cantanhêz Futebol Clube Iemberem Tombali
NB: Futebol Clube Mavegro competes as Fidjus di Bideras - Ténis Clube de Bissau
NB: Vitória Futebol Clube de Cacheu was excluded. At issue is, according to the LGCF Deliberation,
the refusal of the Arbitration Council and the Football Referees Association to participate in
any sporting activities in which the team participates.
Final Tables:
Série A
1.Cupelum FC 22 15 5 2 46-14 50 promoted
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2.GDR Quelelé 22 14 4 4 36-19 46
3.Bijagós FC 22 11 5 6 33-27 38
4.Academia MEPA 22 11 4 7 37-21 37 [P]
5.Ajuda Sport Clube 22 10 4 8 24-21 34
6.FB/Ténis Clube 22 9 6 7 30-25 33
7.Estrela Negra Bissau 22 9 4 9 32-32 31
8.FC Safim 22 8 4 10 22-26 28
9.Atlético de Bissorã 22 5 7 10 22-28 22 [1-0-1 3-3 3]
10.UDR Ondame 22 6 4 12 31-47 22 [1-0-1 3-3 3]
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11.Académico Ingoré FC 22 5 3 14 21-42 18 relegated
12.Binar FC 22 3 2 17 27-59 11 relegated [R]
Série B
1.Massaf SC 20 11 5 4 37-16 38 promoted
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2.FC Os Lagartos 20 11 4 5 32-20 37
3.Sporting de Bafatá 20 7 9 4 24-19 30 [4 2-1-1 8-3 7] [R]
4.SC Pitche 20 8 6 6 26-26 30 [4 1-2-1 4-6 5]
5.Estrela Cantanhêz FC 20 8 6 6 29-26 30 [4 1-1-2 4-7 4]
6.Futebol Clube Buba 20 7 7 6 26-23 28 [P]
7.CDR Farim 20 8 3 9 28-28 27
8.Djata FC Fulacunda 20 5 10 5 17-19 25
9.ADR Mansabá 20 6 6 8 17-28 24
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10.Estrela Negra Bolama 20 4 5 11 28-40 17 relegated
11.FC Quinara 20 2 5 13 13-32 11 relegated
Round 1
Série A
[Feb 14]
EN Bissau 1-1 Cupelum
[Feb 15]
Academia MEPA 0-1 Ajuda Sport
Bijagós FC 2-1 Acad. Ingoré
FC Safim 1-2 FB/Ténis Clube
Atlético Bissorã 3-2 UDR Ondame
[Feb 17]
GDR Quelelé 2-1 Binar FC
Série B [Feb 15]
Djata Fulacunda 2-2 SC Pitche
FC Buba 1-1 EN Bolama
Massaf SC 1-1 FC Quinara
Sporting Bafatá 1-1 Os Lagartos
ADR Mansabá 1-0 Est. Cantanhêz
CDR Farim bye
Round 2
Série A
[Feb 21]
FB/Ténis Clube 1-3 EN Bissau
[Feb 22]
UDR Ondame 1-3 Cupelum
Acad. Ingoré 1-0 FC Safim
Atlético Bissorã 1-1 GDR Quelelé [at Bissau]
[Feb 23]
Binar FC 1-4 Academia MEPA [at Bissau]
[Feb 24]
Ajuda Sport 1-2 Bijagós FC
Série B [Feb 22]
FC Quinara 1-1 Djata Fulacunda
EN Bolama 2-3 Massaf SC
Est. Cantanhêz 1-1 FC Buba
CDR Farim 3-0 Sporting Bafatá
Os Lagartos 2-1 ADR Mansabá
SC Pitche bye
Round 3
Série A
[Feb 28]
GDR Quelelé 4-0 UDR Ondame
[Mar 1]
EN Bissau 4-2 Acad. Ingoré
Academia MEPA 2-0 Atlético Bissorã
Bijagós FC 2-1 Binar FC
FC Safim 0-0 Ajuda Sport
Cupelum 2-2 FB/Ténis Clube
Série B [Mar 1]
Djata Fulacunda 2-1 EN Bolama
FC Buba 0-1 Os Lagartos
SC Pitche 0-0 FC Quinara
Massaf SC 0-2 Est. Cantanhêz
ADR Mansabá 1-0 CDR Farim
Sporting Bafatá bye
Round 4
Série A
[Mar 6]
Binar FC 4-2 FC Safim [at Bissau]
[Mar 8]
UDR Ondame 1-0 FB/Ténis Clube
Acad. Ingoré 1-1 Cupelum
Ajuda Sport 2-1 EN Bissau
[Mar 10]
Atlético Bissorã 0-1 Bijagós FC
GDR Quelelé 3-1 Academia MEPA
Série B [Mar 8]
EN Bolama 1-2 SC Pitche
Est. Cantanhêz 1-0 Djata Fulacunda
Os Lagartos 1-2 Massaf SC
CDR Farim 4-1 FC Buba
Sporting Bafatá 2-1 ADR Mansabá
FC Quinara bye
Round 5
Série A
[Mar 15]
FC Safim 3-0 Atlético Bissorã
Academia MEPA 3-0 UDR Ondame
Bijagós FC 1-1 GDR Quelelé
EN Bissau 4-3 Binar FC
[Mar 16]
FB/Ténis Clube 5-1 Acad. Ingoré
Cupelum 1-2 Ajuda Sport
Série B [Mar 15]
Djata Fulacunda 0-0 Os Lagartos
FC Buba 1-1 Sporting Bafatá
SC Pitche 1-0 Est. Cantanhêz
Massaf SC 2-3 CDR Farim
FC Quinara 0-0 EN Bolama
ADR Mansabá bye
Round 6
Série A
[Mar 22]
Atlético Bissorã 1-0 EN Bissau
Ajuda Sport 1-2 FB/Ténis Clube
UDR Ondame 2-1 Acad. Ingoré
[Mar 23]
GDR Quelelé 3-0 FC Safim
[Mar 25]
Academia MEPA 1-1 Bijagós FC
Binar FC n/p Cupelum [no electric light; at Bissau]
[Apr 25]
Binar FC 1-2 Cupelum [at Bissau]
Série B
[Mar 22]
ADR Mansabá 0-3 FC Buba
CDR Farim 0-1 Djata Fulacunda
Os Lagartos 1-2 SC Pitche
Est. Cantanhêz 2-1 FC Quinara
[Mar 23]
Sporting Bafatá 0-0 Massaf SC
EN Bolama bye
Round 7
Série A
[Mar 28]
Cupelum 2-1 Atlético Bissorã
Acad. Ingoré 1-2 Ajuda Sport
EN Bissau 0-2 GDR Quelelé
FC Safim 1-0 Academia MEPA
[Mar 29]
Bijagós FC 3-3 UDR Ondame
FB/Ténis Clube 3-1 Binar FC
Série B [Mar 28]
Massaf SC 3-1 ADR Mansabá
Djata Fulacunda 0-0 Sporting Bafatá
SC Pitche 1-0 CDR Farim
FC Quinara 0-1 Os Lagartos
EN Bolama 3-2 Est. Cantanhêz
FC Buba bye
Round 8
Série A
[Apr 5]
Bijagós FC 1-0 FC Safim
Atlético Bissorã 1-2 FB/Ténis Clube
UDR Ondame 2-1 Ajuda Sport
Academia MEPA 3-1 EN Bissau
[Apr 6]
GDR Quelelé 0-3 Cupelum
[Apr 7]
Binar FC 2-1 Acad. Ingoré [at Bissau]
Série B
[Apr 5]
FC Buba 1-1 Massaf SC
ADR Mansabá 0-2 Djata Fulacunda
CDR Farim 1-2 FC Quinara
Os Lagartos 1-2 EN Bolama
[Apr 6]
Sporting Bafatá 3-0 SC Pitche
Est. Cantanhêz bye
Round 9
Série A
[Apr 8]
EN Bissau 4-2 Bijagós FC
[Apr 9]
FC Safim 0-0 UDR Ondame
FB/Ténis Clube 0-0 GDR Quelelé
[Apr 10]
Acad. Ingoré 1-1 Atlético Bissorã
Ajuda Sport 2-0 Binar FC
[May 5]
Cupelum 1-0 Academia MEPA
Série B [Apr 9]
Djata Fulacunda 2-2 FC Buba
SC Pitche 3-0 ADR Mansabá
FC Quinara 0-2 Sporting Bafatá
EN Bolama 2-3 CDR Farim
Est. Cantanhêz 2-2 Os Lagartos
Massaf SC bye
Round 10
Série A
[Apr 12]
FC Safim 1-0 EN Bissau
Bijagós FC 0-0 Cupelum
Academia MEPA 1-0 FB/Ténis Clube
[Apr 13]
UDR Ondame 4-0 Binar FC
Atlético Bissorã 0-0 Ajuda Sport
GDR Quelelé 3-0 Acad. Ingoré
Série B
[Apr 12]
Massaf SC 2-0 Djata Fulacunda
FC Buba 3-0 SC Pitche
ADR Mansabá 1-0 FC Quinara
CDR Farim 2-0 Est. Cantanhêz
[Apr 13]
Sporting Bafatá 1-0 EN Bolama
Os Lagartos bye
Round 11
Série A
[Apr 16]
Binar FC 1-1 Atlético Bissorã [at Bissau]
Ajuda Sport 0-1 GDR Quelelé
Acad. Ingoré 1-0 Academia MEPA
FB/Ténis Clube 5-1 Bijagós FC
[Apr 17]
EN Bissau 2-1 UDR Ondame
[Apr 18]
Cupelum 3-0 FC Safim
Série B [Apr 17]
FC Quinara 2-0 FC Buba
EN Bolama 0-0 ADR Mansabá
Est. Cantanhêz 1-0 Sporting Bafatá
Os Lagartos 1-0 CDR Farim
SC Pitche 0-1 Massaf SC
Djata Fulacunda bye
Round 12
Série A
[Apr 25]
FB/Ténis Clube 2-2 FC Safim
[Apr 26]
UDR Ondame 1-0 Atlético Bissorã
Ajuda Sport 1-1 Academia MEPA
[Apr 28]
Binar FC 1-4 GDR Quelelé [at Bissau]
Acad. Ingoré 1-0 Bijagós FC
Cupelum 3-0 EN Bissau
Série B [Apr 26]
FC Quinara 1-1 Massaf SC
EN Bolama 2-3 FC Buba
Est. Cantanhêz awd ADR Mansabá [3-0 awarded; ADR Mansabá dns]
Os Lagartos 1-1 Sporting Bafatá
SC Pitche 0-0 Djata Fulacunda
CDR Farim bye
Round 13
Série A
[May 16]
GDR Quelelé 3-1 Atlético Bissorã
[May 17]
Bijagós FC 1-0 Ajuda Sport
FC Safim 1-0 Acad. Ingoré
Academia MEPA 3-1 Binar FC
[May 18]
EN Bissau 0-0 FB/Ténis Clube
Cupelum 3-2 UDR Ondame
Série B
[May 17]
Djata Fulacunda 1-0 FC Quinara
FC Buba 0-1 Est. Cantanhêz
ADR Mansabá 1-0 Os Lagartos
Massaf SC 3-0 EN Bolama
[May 19]
Sporting Bafatá 0-0 CDR Farim
SC Pitche bye
Round 14
Série A
[May 23]
FB/Ténis Clube 0-2 Cupelum
[May 24]
Ajuda Sport 1-0 FC Safim
UDR Ondame 0-3 GDR Quelelé
Acad. Ingoré 0-0 EN Bissau
Atlético Bissorã 1-0 Academia MEPA
[May 25]
Binar FC 0-3 Bijagós FC [at Bissau]
Série B [May 24]
FC Quinara 0-2 SC Pitche
EN Bolama 0-1 Djata Fulacunda
Est. Cantanhêz 0-0 Massaf SC
Os Lagartos 4-3 FC Buba
CDR Farim 1-1 ADR Mansabá
Sporting Bafatá bye
Round 15
Série A
[May 30]
Cupelum 5-0 Acad. Ingoré
FB/Ténis Clube 1-0 UDR Ondame
[May 31]
FC Safim 2-1 Binar FC
Academia MEPA 3-0 GDR Quelelé
Bijagós FC 3-1 Atlético Bissorã
EN Bissau 2-0 Ajuda Sport
Série B
[May 31]
Djata Fulacunda 2-2 Est. Cantanhêz
FC Buba 2-0 CDR Farim
Massaf SC 0-2 Os Lagartos
ADR Mansabá 0-0 Sporting Bafatá
[Jun 2]
SC Pitche awd EN Bolama [3-0 awarded; EN Bolama dns]
FC Quinara bye
Round 16
Série A
[Jun 4]
UDR Ondame 1-4 Academia MEPA
Ajuda Sport 0-4 Cupelum
Acad. Ingoré 2-0 FB/Ténis Clube
Atlético Bissorã 1-1 FC Safim
Binar FC 2-0 EN Bissau [at Bissau]
[Jun 9]
GDR Quelelé 1-0 Bijagós FC
Série B
[Jun 4]
Os Lagartos 1-0 Djata Fulacunda
CDR Farim awd Massaf SC [0-3 awarded; CDR Farim dns]
[Jun 5]
EN Bolama 3-2 FC Quinara
Sporting Bafatá 0-1 FC Buba
[Jun 10]
Est. Cantanhêz 2-2 SC Pitche
ADR Mansabá bye
Round 17
Série A
[Jun 13]
FB/Ténis Clube 0-1 Ajuda Sport
EN Bissau 2-1 Atlético Bissorã
[Jun 14]
FC Safim awd GDR Quelelé [3-0 awarded; originally 1-1; Quelelé fielded ineligible player]
Bijagós FC 2-2 Academia MEPA
Acad. Ingoré 2-3 UDR Ondame
Cupelum 5-1 Binar FC
Série B [Jun 14]
FC Quinara awd Est. Cantanhêz [0-3 awarded; FC Quinara dns]
Djata Fulacunda 1-1 CDR Farim
FC Buba 0-0 ADR Mansabá
Massaf SC 4-0 Sporting Bafatá
SC Pitche 0-1 Os Lagartos
EN Bolama bye
Round 18
Série A
[Jun 18]
Ajuda Sport 2-1 Acad. Ingoré
Academia MEPA 1-0 FC Safim
Atlético Bissorã 0-0 Cupelum
GDR Quelelé awd EN Bissau [0-3 awarded; originally 1-0; Quelelé fielded ineligible player]
[Jun 19]
Binar FC 0-1 FB/Ténis Clube [at Bissau]
[Jun 26]
UDR Ondame 1-2 Bijagós FC
Série B [Jun 18]
ADR Mansabá 0-3 Massaf SC
Sporting Bafatá 2-1 Djata Fulacunda
CDR Farim 3-0 SC Pitche
Est. Cantanhêz 2-2 EN Bolama
Os Lagartos 3-1 FC Quinara
FC Buba bye
Round 19
Série A
[Jun 21]
Ajuda Sport 4-0 UDR Ondame
[Jun 22]
Acad. Ingoré 3-1 Binar FC
[Jun 23]
FB/Ténis Clube 2-0 Atlético Bissorã
FC Safim 1-2 Bijagós FC
EN Bissau 1-3 Academia MEPA
[Jun 24]
Cupelum 0-1 GDR Quelelé
Série B [Jun 21]
EN Bolama 3-2 Os Lagartos
FC Quinara 0-1 CDR Farim
SC Pitche 1-1 Sporting Bafatá
Djata Fulacunda 1-1 ADR Mansabá
Massaf SC 0-1 FC Buba
Est. Cantanhêz bye
Round 20
Série A
[Jul 11]
Binar FC 0-2 Ajuda Sport [at Bissau]
[Jul 12]
UDR Ondame 1-2 FC Safim
Bijagós FC 1-2 EN Bissau
Atlético Bissorã 3-0 Acad. Ingoré
[Jul 13]
GDR Quelelé 0-0 FB/Ténis Clube
Academia MEPA 1-2 Cupelum
Série B [Jul 12]
FC Buba 0-0 Djata Fulacunda
ADR Mansabá 3-3 SC Pitche
Sporting Bafatá 4-1 FC Quinara
CDR Farim 4-3 EN Bolama
Os Lagartos 4-0 Est. Cantanhêz
Massaf SC bye
Round 21
Série A
[Jul 15]
Binar FC 5-5 UDR Ondame [at Bissau]
Ajuda Sport 1-1 Atlético Bissorã
EN Bissau 1-2 FC Safim
[Jul 17]
Cupelum 1-0 Bijagós FC
Acad. Ingoré 1-3 GDR Quelelé
FB/Ténis Clube 2-2 Academia MEPA
Série B [Jul 16]
Est. Cantanhêz 4-1 CDR Farim
EN Bolama 2-2 Sporting Bafatá
FC Quinara 1-2 ADR Mansabá
Djata Fulacunda awd Massaf SC [0-3 awarded; Djata dns]
SC Pitche awd FC Buba [3-0 awarded; FC Buba dns]
Os Lagartos bye
Round 22
Série A
[Jul 19]
UDR Ondame 1-1 EN Bissau
Atlético Bissorã 4-0 Binar FC
Academia MEPA 2-0 Acad. Ingoré
[Jul 21]
GDR Quelelé 1-0 Ajuda Sport
FC Safim 0-2 Cupelum
Bijagós FC awd FB/Ténis Clube [3-0 awarded; FB/Ténis Clube dns]
Série B [Jul 19]
Massaf SC 5-1 SC Pitche [at Iemberem]
FC Buba awd FC Quinara [3-0 awarded; FC Quinara dns]
Sporting Bafatá 4-1 Est. Cantanhêz
ADR Mansabá 3-1 EN Bolama
CDR Farim 1-3 Os Lagartos
Djata Fulacunda bye
Final Tables:
Série A
1.Cupelum FC 22 15 5 2 46-14 50 promoted
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2.GDR Quelelé 22 14 4 4 36-19 46
3.Bijagós FC 22 11 5 6 33-27 38
4.Academia MEPA 22 11 4 7 37-21 37 [P]
5.Ajuda Sport Clube 22 10 4 8 24-21 34
6.FB/Ténis Clube 22 9 6 7 30-25 33
7.Estrela Negra Bissau 22 9 4 9 32-32 31
8.FC Safim 22 8 4 10 22-26 28
9.Atlético de Bissorã 22 5 7 10 22-28 22 [1-0-1 3-3 3]
10.UDR Ondame 22 6 4 12 31-47 22 [1-0-1 3-3 3]
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11.Académico Ingoré FC 22 5 3 14 21-42 18 relegated
12.Binar FC 22 3 2 17 27-59 11 relegated [R]
Série B
1.Massaf SC 20 11 5 4 37-16 38 promoted
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2.FC Os Lagartos 20 11 4 5 32-20 37
3.Sporting de Bafatá 20 7 9 4 24-19 30 [4 2-1-1 8-3 7] [R]
4.SC Pitche 20 8 6 6 26-26 30 [4 1-2-1 4-6 5]
5.Estrela Cantanhêz FC 20 8 6 6 29-26 30 [4 1-1-2 4-7 4]
6.Futebol Clube Buba 20 7 7 6 26-23 28 [P]
7.CDR Farim 20 8 3 9 28-28 27
8.Djata FC Fulacunda 20 5 10 5 17-19 25
9.ADR Mansabá 20 6 6 8 17-28 24
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10.Estrela Negra Bolama 20 4 5 11 28-40 17 relegated
11.FC Quinara 20 2 5 13 13-32 11 relegated
Final [Jul 26, Estádio Lino Correia, Bissau]
Massaf SC 0-0 Cupelum FC [5-4 pen]
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