A week later, Mindelense was unofficially awarded 3-0 and the club was still no entrant into the finals.

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.

The second placed club with the most points (sometimes goals and matches if equal) qualified into the knockout stage.

Each of the three islands held their first ever Champion's Cup The September/October transfer window runs from the end of the previous season in September up to mid-October.