Guinea Bissau - List of Champions

before independence

1960 - Clube de Futebol "Os Balantas" de Mansôa (1)
1961 - Clube de Futebol "Os Balantas" de Mansôa (2)
1962 - Clube de Futebol "Os Balantas" de Mansôa (3)
1963 -  (4)
1964 -  (5)
1965 -  (5)
1966 -  (6)
1967 -  (6)
1968 -  (6)
1969 -  (6)
1970 -  (7)
1971 -  (8)
1972 - Clube de Futebol "Os Balantas" de Mansôa

NB:
(1) Os Balantas also champions of Provincial Zone North, beating 
      FC Cantchungo in final (1-0, scorer Cipriano Dantas].
(2) Os Balantas also champions of Provincial Zone North.
(3) Os Balantas also champions of Provincial Zone North; also won 
      Jornal Arauto Cup, beating FC Cantchungo in final (6-3, scorers,
      Armando Forbs - 2 goals, Tató - 2 goals, Santos – 2 goals;
      Bernardo da Vela, Nené da Vela, Adão).
(4) no Provincial Zone North championship due to beginning of war.
(5) Os Balantas champions of Provincial Zone North.
(6) no Provincial Zone North championship due to war.
(7) no Provincial Zone North championship due to war; provincial
      championship with 8 teams: Sport Bissau e Benfica, Sporting
      Clube de Bissau, Ajuda Sport Clube de Bissau, Ténis Clube de
      Bissau, Ancar, União Desportiva Internacional de Bissau, Sacor,
      Clube de Futebol "Os Balantas" de Mansôa (runners-up) and
      FC Cantchungo didn't take place due to war.
(8) Os Balantas won Provincial Cup.

since independence

1975 - Clube de Futebol "Os Balantas" de Mansôa (9)
1976 - União Desportiva Internacional de Bissau
1977 - Sport Bissau e Benfica
1978 -   not awarded due to conflict between Benfica and FFGB
1979 - Sport Bissau e Benfica
1980 - Sport Bissau e Benfica
1981 - Sport Bissau e Benfica 
1982 - Sport Bissau e Benfica
1983 - Sporting Clube de Bissau
1984 - Sporting Clube de Bissau
1985 - União Desportiva Internacional de Bissau
1986 - Sporting Clube de Bissau 
1987 - Sporting Clube de Bafatá
1988 - Sport Bissau e Benfica
1989 - Sport Bissau e Benfica
1990 - Sport Bissau e Benfica
1991 - Sporting Clube de Bissau
1992 - Sporting Clube de Bissau
1993 - Sport Portos de Bissau
1994 - Sporting Clube de Bissau
1995 -   not awarded due to financial reasons and conflict Benfica and federation
1996 - Associação Desportiva e Recreativa Mansabá
1997 - Sporting Clube de Bissau
1998 - Sporting Clube de Bissau   [*] 
1999 -   no competition due to civil war
2000 - Sporting Clube de Bissau
2001 -   no competition due to financial problems
2002 - Sporting Clube de Bissau
2003 - União Desportiva Internacional de Bissau
2004 - Sporting Clube de Bissau
2005 - Sporting Clube de Bissau
2006 - Clube de Futebol "Os Balantas" de Mansôa
2007 - Sporting Clube de Bissau 
2008 - Sporting Clube de Bafatá
2009 - Clube de Futebol "Os Balantas" de Mansôa
2010 - Sport Bissau e Benfica
2011 - Atlético de Bissorã 
2012 -   no competition due to financial problems 
2013 - Clube de Futebol "Os Balantas" de Mansôa
2014 - Nuno Tristão Futebol Clube de Bula
2015 - Sport Bissau e Benfica
2016 -   abandoned
2017 - Sport Bissau e Benfica
2018 - Sport Bissau e Benfica
2019 - União Desportiva Internacional de Bissau
2020 -   abandoned
2021 - Sporting Clube de Bissau 
2022 - Sport Bissau e Benfica
2023 - Futebol Clube de Canchungo
2024 

[*] the 1998 competition was abandoned due to civil war; the FA
    awarded the championship to Sporting

NB: (9) Os Balantas also won Pindjiquit Cup.

Championships (42; since independence):

14 Sporting CB (Bissau)

13 SB Benfica (Bissau)

 4 CF "Os Balantas" (Mansôa) 
   UDIB (Bissau)

 2 Sporting Clube (Batafá)

 1 Atlético de Bissorã 
   FC Canchungo
   ADR Mansabá
   Nuno Tristão FC (Bula)
   Sp. Portos (Bissau)
   

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