Boa Vista Island Championships
The Boa Vista Island League or Championships is a regional championship played in Boa Vista Island, Cape Verde. The winner of the championship plays in the Cape Verdean football Championships of each season. It is organized by the Boa Vista Regional Football Association (Associação Regional de Futebol da Boa Vista, abbreviation: ARFBV). Since 2010, it has the largest regional football association governing body in area in the nation.
| Founded | around 1978 |
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| Region | Brava Island, Cape Verde |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Promotion to | Cape Verdean Football Championship |
| Domestic cup(s) | Boa Vista Island Cup Boa Vista Island Super Cup Boa Vista Opening Tournament |
| Current champions | Sal Rei (10th time) (2016-17) |
| Most championships | Académica Operária (19 times) |
| Website | Official website |
Académica Operária won the most titles numbering nineteen, Sal Rei is second now numbering ten with their recent championship win.
During the 2004-05 season as Sal-Rei was also the national winner and received automatic qualification (the first to do so), second place Desportivo Estância Baixo qualified into the 2005 National Championships, the only time a second place club qualified from Boa Vista.