| Founded | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Region |  Maio Island,Cape Verde |
| Number of clubs | 7 |
| Promotion to | Cape Verdean Football Championship |
| Relegation to | Maio Second Division |
| Domestic cup(s) | Maio Island Cup (Djarmai) Maio Island Super Cup (Djarmai) |
| Current champions | Barreirense (5th title) (2024-25) |
| Most championships | Onze Unidos (12 times) |
| Website | Official website |
TheMaio Island League is a regional championship played inMaio Island,Cape Verde. The competition is organized by theMaio Regional Football Association (Associação Regional do Maio de Futebol, ARMF).[1] The winner of the championship plays inCape Verdean football Championships of each season. Since 2015, the last place club relegates and Beira-Mar was the first club to be relegated.
The competition was founded around 1987 and was the last inhabited island without its own regional championships. They started out with six clubs, later it was increased to seven clubs which was the tenth most in the nation. From 2011 to 2015, it was shared with Brava having the second fewest clubs in Cape Verde which was also the ninth most.
For several seasons, the league featured seven clubs and played for a total of 12 rounds. Between the early 2010s up to 2015, the club was short of two clubs and featured only five clubs and played for a total of 10 rounds with a bye week.
In 2015, the Maio Premier Division replaced the Maio Island (or Regional) Championships and the island's Second Division was established.
In the following season, the division may contain eight clubs as the last place club heads to play a division decisional match with the second placed club.
Académico 83 was the first club to win an island title, followed byOnze Unidos, Beira-Mar won their first in 1997, Académico 83 won another in 1998, Onze Unidos won six straight titles between 1999 and 2005 with the 2000 season not held. Two recent clubs won their first title,Barreirense in 2006 andAcadémica do Maio or Calheta in 2007, Académica do Maio from Calheta won two straight titles in 2008. Onze Unidos won in 2008 followed by Barreirense's second and recent title win, Onze Unidos again won a title for 2011, Académico won two straight in 2013, Académica da Calheta won their recent title in 2014. Académico 83 won another two straight titles, including their recent win of the 2015/16 season.
| Club | Winners | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| Onze Unidos | 12 | 1992, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2017 |
| Académico 83 | 9 | 1991, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019 |
| Barreirense | 5 | 2006, 2010, 2018, 2022, 2024 |
| Académica do Maio | 3 | 2007, 2008, 2014 |
| Figueirense | 1 | 2023 |
| Beira Mar | 1 | 1997 |
| Settlement or town | Winners | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| Porto Inglês | 21 | 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 |
| Vila da Calheta | 3 | 2007, 2008, 2014 |
| Vila do Barreiro | 3 | 2006. 2010, 2018 |