CD Travadores

The club was founded on 15 October 1930 in the then-colonial capital of Praia, and is the island's second, and the country's fourth, oldest club. CD Travadores was officially registered on 25 May 1939. On 11 August 1987, the club was elevated to the status of "Institution of Public Utilities". During the 20th century, the club's best players included Casos de Mota Gomes, Sabino, Nicou, Nutcha (ALUPEK: Nutxa), Rubóm (Rubom), Mariozinho, Vu (then spelled as Vú), Raulinho, Bala, Flávio, Abel Barreto, Zé Maria, Zé Galado, Lemos, Tazinho Né, Zé di Loja, Cotchi (ALUPEK: Kotxi), Capuz and Tchacula. Later players included Tchesco and Loloti. The club has three top-flight titles, of which two are national. The club has also won nine regional titles, of which seven are of Santiago and one of the island's South Zone. The club finished towards the bottom of the table in recent years, including 8th place in 2009, 2011 and in 2013. Travadores won the regional cup title for 2013. In 2014, the club finished as runner-up in the South Zone, earning 43 points and scoring 37 goals. For the next two seasons, the club finished 7th with 28 points and seven wins in 2016. They also finished 7th in 2017 but were less successful, with 25 points, 7 wins and four draws. Travadores kicked off the 2017–18 season with a win over Ribeira Grande and started fourth, then they suffered a three match losing streak and was 11th place as of the 4th round of championship competition. Travadores made a two match…

Performance in African competitions

Colonial era

National championship

Island / Regional championship

Cape Verdean Championship: 3 Before independence: 1 1972 After independence: 2 1994, 1996 Taça Nacional de Cabo Verde: 1 2022 Regional championship titles: 9 Santiago Island League: 8 1954, 1960, 1967, 1967/68, 1971/72, 1991/92, 1993/94, 1995/96, 1999/2000 Santiago Island League (South): 1 2002/03 Santiago South Cup: 1 2013