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Benfica Santa Cruz protested the result as AJAC fielded an ineligible player. AJAC Calheta actually won the North Zone match, as they did not field and ineligible or suspended player in one of its matches, the regional association claimed that
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114:(2016-17)
81:Promotion
56:Northern
1410:Santiago
715:. fcf.cv
682:See also
626:Tarrafal
617:Winners
466:Winners
409: :
338:not held
302:not held
62:Assomada
1060:2017–18
1056:2016–17
1051:2015-16
1046:2014-15
1039:Seasons
436:2016–17
425:2015-16
407:2014/15
282:Winners
239:Benfica
165:History
130:Website
36:Founded
849:19 May
823:19 May
801:11 May
46:Region
1330:Brava
1257:Brava
1186:Brava
1120:Brava
675:2014
600:2016
587:2014
574:2005
561:2002
550:2011
537:2015
524:2017
463:Club
176:south
1391:Maio
1386:Fogo
1340:Maio
1335:Fogo
1267:Maio
1262:Fogo
1196:Maio
1191:Fogo
1174:Cups
1130:Maio
1125:Fogo
938:AJAC
851:2017
825:2017
803:2017
777:2017
751:2017
721:2015
648:2018
484:2018
227:AJAC
141:The
1345:Sal
1272:Sal
1201:Sal
1135:Sal
1432::
672:1
659:2
643:7
630:7
597:1
584:1
571:1
558:1
547:1
534:1
521:1
508:2
495:3
479:5
438::
427::
149:,
96:to
83:to
75:12
64:,
1093:e
1086:t
1079:v
907:e
900:t
893:v
853:.
827:.
805:.
779:.
753:.
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