Then, the team made it up to the semis and faced FC Ultramarina, they had a three-goal apiece and Sal Rei advanced under away goals rule, they headed to the finals and challenged a team about 100 km south named Académica from the country's capital Praia and beat all two legs, 2–0 and 1–2 and claimed their first and only title in history.

From that time, Sport Sal Rei Club's positions had been steadily slumping at the national divisions at group stage between 2005 and 2011, they were semi-finalist in 2005, third for the next two seasons, 4th in 2008 and 5th in 2011 and 2016.

The final match of the season was a three-goal draw with Académico 83, Sal Rei was immediately out from further competition at the knockout phase.

At the 13th round, a win over Sanjoanense but their second straight title for Boa Vista for the season and later participated in the 2017 championships in mid-May and in the revived three group system, the first with four clubs each, they now participate in Group C alongside the two Sporting affiliates (Brava and Praia) and São Vicente's FC Derby.

At the 2017 national championships, no luck or hope for a playoff entry was offered to the club as they lost the first match to Sporting Brava, a team that was considered weaker to Sal Rei.

Three additional wins luckily came for Sal Rei for the next three rounds and defeated second placed Onze Estrelas where they gained more positional difference over that club, then, a victory over Sporting and Estância Baixo who likely will finish last place as that club has no wins, also the result was 0–7 which made it the highest scoring match of the season.

Next was a match with Africa Show instead of another win, they lost 2–1 to that club on March 3, another loss Sal Rei suffered, in the Boa Vista Derby, they lost to Académica Operária and Sal Rei was not alone for contesting a regional title, also Académica Operária, Africa Show, Sporting, Sanjoanense and Onze Unidos were contesting.

Sal Rei defeated 4–0 over Juventude in the final challenge of the season and finished first with 31 points, one over Académica Operária and another island championship title was won and an entry into the national competition which they are playing in Group A which will feature the Académicas of Praia and Porto Novo and the mighty Mindelense.

In the 2017–18 regional super cup, Sal Rei defeated Sal Rei in the first round, then Estância Baixo in the semis, the Boa Vista derby was featured in the final played on March 31 where defeated Académica Operária with the score 2–0, the same result as to last season, only time occurred in the cup final with the same result.

Estádio Municipal Arsénio Ramos is a multi-use stadium in Sal Rei, Cape Verde.

The stadium is home to the island's best football clubs including Académica Operária and Sporting Boa Vista.

Its uniform for home games are everything crimson with a white rim on each sides of the bottom part and the away/alternate color, not the same as Benfica's are blue.