Madeira - List of Champions

The first organised game of football took place in 1875 in Camacha, organised by Madeira born Harry Hinton (it was the first organised football match anywhere in Portugal).

As of 2009, there are 43 clubs on Madeira Island and 2 clubs on Porto Santo Island. Clubs from the islands could not enter the Portuguese league until 1973, playing only in the island championship (they could enter the Portuguese cup though). In 1973, the Madeira champions, CS Marítimo, were allowed to enter a playoff with the worst teams of the second and the best of the third mainland levels. They were successful, entered the national league structure in 1974 (as the first insular team to do so) and earned their first ever promotion to the national top level in 1977; they haven't been out of the top level since 1985. In 1988 Nacional made their debut in the Portuguese top flight, followed by União in 1989. In 1989/90 and 1990/91 three Madeira clubs were part of the top level in Portugal.

The first edition of the Madeira championhip in 1916/17 was reportedly contested by 4 clubs with Marítimo emerging winners after winning all their (reportedly) 4 matches (which makes no sense if a league format was used).

See also Madeira - List of Cup Winners.

1916/17 CS Marítimo [won all matches]
1917/18 CS Marítimo
1918/19   abandoned after União withdrew
1919/20   not held
1920/21 CF União
1921/22 CS Marítimo
1922/23 CS Marítimo
1923/24 CS Marítimo
1924/25 CS Marítimo
1925/26 CS Marítimo
1926/27 CS Marítimo
1927/28 CF União
1928/29 CS Marítimo
1929/30 CS Marítimo
1930/31 CS Marítimo
1931/32 CF União
1932/33 CS Marítimo
1933/34 CF União
1934/35 CD Nacional
1935/36 CS Marítimo
1936/37 CD Nacional
1937/38 CF União
1938/39 CD Nacional 
1939/40 CS Marítimo
1940/41 CS Marítimo
1941/42 CD Nacional
1942/43 CD Nacional
1943/44 CD Nacional
1944/45 CS Marítimo
1945/46 CS Marítimo
1946/47 CS Marítimo
1947/48 CS Marítimo
1948/49 CS Marítimo
1949/50 CS Marítimo
1950/51 CS Marítimo
1951/52 CS Marítimo
1952/53 CS Marítimo
1953/54 CS Marítimo
1954/55 CS Marítimo
1955/56 CS Marítimo
1956/57 CF União
1957/58 CS Marítimo
1958/59 CF União
1959/60 CF União
1960/61 CF União
1961/62 CF União 
1962/63 CF União
1963/64 CF União
1964/65 CF União
1965/66 CS Marítimo
1966/67 CS Marítimo
1967/68 CS Marítimo
1968/69 CD Nacional
1969/70 CS Marítimo
1970/71 CS Marítimo
1971/72 CS Marítimo
1972/73 CS Marítimo
1973/74 CS Marítimo
1974/75 CD Nacional
1975/76 Machico
1976/77 Santacruzense
1977/78 CF União
1978/79 Santacruzense
1979/80 CF União
1980/81 Portosantense
1981/82 Portosantense
1982/83 Santacruzense
1983/84 Portosantense
1984/85 Portosantense 
1985/86 Portosantense
1986/87 Portosantense
1987/88 Portosantense
1988/89 Câmara de Lobos
1989/90 Machico
1990/91 Camacha
1991/92 São Vicente
1992/93 Ribeira Brava
1993/94 Santacruzense
1994/95 1º de Maio
1995/96 Santana
1996/97 Caniçal
1997/98 Ribeira Brava
1998/99 AD Pontassolense
1999/00 Choupana
2000/01 Santana
2001/02 Santacruzense
2002/03 Santana
2003/04 Estrela da Calheta
2004/05 Caniçal
2005/06 Canicense
2006/07 Canicense
2007/08 CF Andorinha
2008/09 CF União
2009/10 Santacruzense
2010/11 Porto Moniz        
2011/12 Os Xavelhas
2012/13 Câmara de Lobos
2013/14 AD Pontassolense
2014/15 Caniçal
2015/16 Caniçal
2016/17 Câmara de Lobos
2017/18 AD Pontassolense
2018/19 Câmara de Lobos
2019/20   abandoned
2020/21   not held
2021/22 AD Pontassolense

Number of Wins (102)

36 CS Marítimo    

16 CF União

 8 CD Nacional  

 7 Portosantense 

 6 Santacruzense 

 4 Câmara de Lobos
   Caniçal 
   AD Pontassolense 

 3 Santana 

 2 Canicense 
   Machico 
   Ribeira Brava

 1 CF Andorinha
   Camacha 
   Choupana
   Estrela da Calheta 
   1º de Maio  
   Porto Moniz        
   São Vicente 
   Os Xavelhas

About this document

Sources: http://non-fifa-news-agency.netau.net/cup.html?location=Madeira, http://futebolsaudade-victor.blogspot.com/search/label/mem%C3%B3rias-%20Madeira

Prepared and maintained by Hans Schöggl for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Hans Schöggl
Last updated: 7 Jul 2022