Santa Maria is the third successful football (soccer) club on the island, having won 10 official regional titles.

As Académico do Aeroporto won their only national title in 2003, Santa Maria qualified as a runner up in 2004, the club only had a draw and finished 5th with a point.

Santa Maria finished with 29 points, two less than Académica do Aeroporto's, the club scored 40 goals, the most in the nation.

Santa Maria participated in the 2017–18 season with the island's association cup, placed first in Group A, they advanced to play into the final match and defeated Académico do Aeroporto 1–0 at extra time to win their second straight title, the only scorer was Tchubasco.

At round 4, they were first place, more than the other participating historic clubs of the island, two more than Juventude, three more than Académico do Aeroporto and five more than Académica do Sal.

Santa Maria lost to the powerful Académico do Aeroporto afterwards before a repeat of a goal draw, this time with Académica Sal on March 3.

Their final match was against Juventude which ended in a two-goal draw, Palmeira's win had Santa Maria failing for another championship title and finished second behind Palmeira, Sal scored the region's most goals with 39, a goal less than last season failing to make another club record.

Its logo represents a shield with a red line with another line and its abbreviated form on top, it features the Atlantic Ocean on the bottom coloured from sky blue to navy blue with a soccer ball and a boat in the middle overlooking its setting sun which is colored along with the setting evening skies of yellow, light orange, orange and red.

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