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| Basketball | |
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| Governing body | Cape Verdean Basketball Federation |
| Clubs | c. 60 (2018) |
Basketball is the second (form some seasons was the third) most popular sport inCape Verde.[1] The league are divided into eleven divisions,Santiago andSanto Antão has two zones since the early 2000s. The basketball association is a federation which is known as theCapeverdean Basketball Federation (Federação Caboverdiana de Basquetebol or FCBB). The FCBB was founded in 1986 and became affiliated toFIBA in 1988.
Its current president is Kitana Cabral. The country had 43 basketball teams as of 2015.
In 2021, thePraia Basketball League was established, becoming the first professional league in Cape Verde.[2] It changed its name to become theCabo Verde Basketball League in 2022, and features six teams.[3]
The divisions numbers eleven on nine islands, seven has an island league and two contains two zones.
The light blue indicates a league having first and second divisions. Between the early 2000s and 2017, Santiago had a North and South competition.
| Boa Vista | Brava | Fogo | Maio | Sal |
| Santiago | Santo Antão (North) | Santo Antão (South/Porto Novo) | São Nicolau | São Vicente |
TheCape Verdean Basketball Championships takes place each year. The winner of each regional league (sometimes a runner-up qualifies when a club wins the national title) competes in the national championships each year. I is one of the remaining countries in the world that uses the old system of qualification.
The popularity of basketball in Cape Verde did not grow until the country's independence in 1975. That time, it was in the shadow of the popularity of football (soccer) along with most of Africa.
Basketball clubs and competition were rising in around the 1980s and 1990s.
Seven Stars won in 2011.[4]
AD Bairro won the 2015 national championships and was the first club ever to compete in the African competition,[5] Bairro finished 8th in the African Basketball Champions League.
This article list the available information of the national title wins:
Here are a list of some popular basketball clubs (or teams) in Cape Verde, the right indicates where they participate in an island championships:
The Best Basketball Player (Mejor Baloncesta Caboverdiano) are honored once every year. Here is a couple of list:
Ivan Almeida Ivan Almeida Ivan AlmeidaBasketball facilities in Cape Verde include: