 Sporting's totals were shared with Travadores from 1974 to independence.Sporting Praia succeeded up to the finals in 1977 and their first after Cape Verde became independent, Sporting scored two goals in one of the two final matches, the club lost the penalty shootouts 4–3.At the 1978 national championships, Sporting faced the winner of Fogo, Botafogo, the match went to a dispute as Sporting fielded an ineligible player, the award was undetermined, the result was a null.