Barreirense FC

Barreirense Futebol Clube (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Barrerensi) is a sports club in Maio Island, Cape Verde based in the village of Barreiro in the south of the island and mainly plays in the stadium in the southeast of Cidade do Maio.

Barreirense is the third most successful football (soccer) club on Maio having won about 5 official regional titles.

Five years later, the team claimed their first championship title in history since independence in 2006 and advanced to the national division for the first time.

They won their second title in 2010 and participated again in the same group and was placed sixth again, this time without a win or goal like their last appearance.

Their title possession totals were shared as third with Académica Calheta until 2014, afterwards, Barreirense held the fourth most.

The club finally returned during the 2015–16 season and Barrerense finished 6th ahead of Beira-Mar with 7 points, two wins and 15 goals scored.

The 7th round match originally had Barreirense lost 2–1, after the start of March, the regional football association awarded Barrerense 0–3 as Onze Unidos fielded an eligible player.

Barreirense recently defeated Santana, then Académica Calheta do Maio and still first with 31 points, what gained will be another regional title and a national participation and they finally got it after a 2–1 win over Onze Unidos, they finished with a new club record of 34 points, also they had 11 wins.