December 18: Sport Sal Rei Club own their Association Cup title for Boa Vista
December 22: Vulcânicos defeated Baxada 2-0 and made it the highest scoring match of any tier 2 regional competitions for nearly two months, at tier 1 competitions, for four months
December 30:
SC Santa Maria won their only Opening Tournament title for Sal
January 6: Sporting Praia defeated ADESBA 5-0 and after Tchadense's 0–2 loss to Desportivo da Praia, took the number one spot for the remainder of the season
January 7: SC Atlético won their super cup title for São Nicolau
February 7: Santiago North Zone season was suspended by its regional association for two weeks due to that the referees needed the salaries for the 17th and the 26th rounds last season and the rounds of this season.[9]
February 11: In Fogo's Second Division, Nova Era defeated Brasilim 0-20 and made it the highest scoring match of any division on the island in several seasons
February 19:
Boavista Praia defeated Os Garridos 8-0 and made it the highest scoring match in the region in four seasons
Paulense of the Santo Antão North Zone became listed as champions and to claim their 7th title, the second club to qualify into the 2017 championships after Mindelense, qualified as national champion of the previous season[10]
Rosariense Clube will return to the Santo Antão North Zone's second division after two seasons of participation[11]
February 25:
Santiago North Zone football (soccer) competitions resumed as the referees were paid four days earlier by its sponsorship of two telecommunications companies, one of them was Cabo Verde Telecom and the municipalities where the clubs are based,[12] it did not rescheduled the starting date of the national championships
São Vicente Premier Division: Derby was awarded 3–0 as Académica Mindelo fielded ineligible players, the first of five that Académica Mindelo was awarded against.
March 19: Académica do Porto Novo of the Santo Antão South Zone became champions and claimed their 11th title and qualified into the National Championships[13]
March 25: The Regional Championships of Santo Antão North and South (Premier and Second) Zones finished for the season, Paulense and Académica Porto Novo into the championships
March 26: Sporting Brava became listed champions for Brava and qualified into the National Championships
April 1: The Santo Antão Cup final was not played as Rosariense did not show up to play with Académica do Porto Novo
April 2: CS Mindelense became regional champions for São Vicente
April 7: Sporting Brava defeated Benfica Brava 0-14 and became the highest scoring match of any of the tier-2 (regional top-flight) competitions in the nation
April 8: The Santo Antão South Cup final took place
April 9: After the end of the 20th round, Sporting Praia got their 10th title for Southern Santiago (20+ overall) and qualified into the National Championship, their next in three years,[14] also Sporting made a new point record for Santiago South numbering 52, exceeded their 49 they got in 2005, of any top-flight regional championship competitions, it is third behind Santiago North's Varandinha and Scorpion Vermelho.
April 15:
Onze Unidos got 24 points, with four points ahead of a second placed club, Onze Unidos claimed their twelfth title for Maio, one week before the end of the regionals and qualified into the National Championships, their next in six years[15]
Sport Sal Rei Club won their 10th title and their second straight for Boa Vista and qualified into the National Championships
Académica do Fogo defeated Baxada 14-0 and also became the highest scoring match of any regional tier-1 competitions in the nation alongside Sporting Brava's
Vulcânicos won their 10th title and their second straight for Fogo with 45 points and 66 goals, five more goals than the runner up and qualified into National Championships
April 24: Officials found out that Académica Mindelo fielded a fake goalkeeper in five of its matches and its positions were dropped from first to fifth and kicked out of National qualification, it was replaced with FC Derby, earlier positions changed.[18]
April 29: CD Onze Unidos won their third cup title for Maio
April 30:
Final competition of the Brava Island League and the Fogo, Sal Santiago South and São Vicente Premier Divisions
Académico do Aeroporto won their 14th championship title for Sal and qualified into the National Championships
CS Mindelense won their 49th regional title for São Vicente, as they were 2016 national champions, runner-up FC Derby also qualified into the 2017 National Championships
FC Ultramarina won their 12th championship title for São Nicolau and qualified into the National Championships
May 11: The Santiago North Regional Football Association deducted 3 points for AJAC and made Benfica Santiago North champions, AJAC fielded a suspended player Marco Aurélio at the 16th round match with Juventus Assomada, originally 2–4, it was originally awarded 3–0, AJAC did not. The Judicial Council removed AJAC as regional champions and punished that club and put Benfica de Santa Cruz for competition at the nationals, the declaration became official.[19] It was the next ina season after Scorpion Vermelho-Varandinha. The relegation of AJAC de Calheta has been eliminated and Juventus Assomada became officially relegated as they finished 11th and inside the relegation zone.
May 13:
The 2017 Cape Verdean Football Championships begins, it was divided into three groups again and the first with four clubs each.
Onze Unidos defeated Ultramarina 2-1 and became the highest result of the national season
May 17: In Praia, the Capeverdean Football Federation (FCF) officially declared AJAC regional champions on May 17 and qualifies into the national competition as the suspended player in a 16th round match was not fielded and did not score a single goal that match.[20]
May 18: Chairman of AJAC, Amarildo Semedo did not liked that decision alongside some other clubs, and justice in sports is preserved.[21]
May 20: Sporting Praia defeated Sal Rei 3-0 and became the season's highest match and also the highest goal difference
May 28: Mindelense (Group B) and Sporting Praia (Group C) currently has the most points each numbering 9
June 3: Académica Porto Novo defeated Académico do Aeroporto Sal 1-3 and became the second match being the season's highest
June 11: Académico do Aeroporto defeated Paulense 1-3 and became the third match being the season's highest
June 18:
Académica Porto Novo defeated Paulense 3-0 and became the fourth match being the season's highest
End of group stage of the National Football Championships
June 24: Semifinals of the National Football Championships begins
June 27: the Ultramarina Tarrafal-Mindelense semifinal match was cancelled twice
July 1: Original date of the end of semifinals of the National Football Championships
July 3–4: the Ultramarina Tarrafal-Mindelense semifinal match was removed due to that Estádio Orlando Rodrigues had no spare keys for the players to enter
July 8: the Capeverdean Football Federation unofficially awarded Mindelense 0–3 in the first leg against Ultramarina de Tarrafal, Ultramarina started to appeal
July 15:
Finals of the National Championships originally to begin but was rescheduled again
Ultramarina appealed and the 3-0 that were unofficially awarded to Mindelense was revoked, the date of the first leg match was set
July 23: Ultramarina Tarrafal-Mindelense second leg match delayed
August 13: Mindelense had their squad ready but did not appear to play in the matches later rescheduled, the club was disqualified, Ultramarina Tarrafal advanced into the finals
August 27: Sporting Praia again defeated Ultramarina, this time with the result 3-2 and at home and claimed their 10th and recent national championship title
Tarrafal's Estrela dos Amadores celebrated its 25th year of the club's foundation
This was the second season divided into three groups and the first with a knockout stage. FC Ultramarina (Group A), CS Mindelense (of Group B) and Sporting Praia (Group C) finished first and qualified into the playoffs. The best second placed club who finished first Académica do Porto Novo also qualified.
Another delay occurred in July and was the next such delay in nine years. The stadium access to Estádio Orlando Rodrigues was locked as the stadium did not have extra keys for the first leg due to an unknown reason. A week later, Mindelense was unofficially awarded 3-0 and the club was still no entrant into the finals. Ultramarina appealed to the problems with their entry into the stadium. It caused the next delay of the national championship finals competition in nine years (but not overall). The first leg was rescheduled, Mindelense did not show up due to unknown reasons and Mindelense-Ultramarina Tarrafal club strength was probably 50/50, it wasn't held into August and after August 13, Mindelense was indeed disqualified and its second leg result was annulled, but several kept it as stood. As Mindelense lost 0–2 in the second leg and the first leg unheld. Mindelense was out of the competition and overall was fourth behind Académica Porto Novo. The match between Sporting Praia and Académica Porto Novo went one and won with a total of two goals to one with a victory in the second leg, Sporting had to wait 1+1⁄2 months for their final appearance where they won all two legs and won their next national title in five years.
Adyr from CS Mindelense to FC Ultramarina Tarrafal
FC Zimbru Chişinău to Académica Mindelo
Matthew Mbutidem Sunday from Boavista Praia to Sporting Clube da Praia
Gil Vicente F.C.