 A minimal success was made, three consecutive draws were next, the third one had no goals in a challenge with Mindelense.Paulense lost 1–3 to Académico do Aeroporto at the 5th round and lost their ticket to the playoff stage, Paulense finished last in the group and suffered as they had their worst season without a win and 10 goals conceded totalling 55 and their victory to loss ratio is now less than a quarter of its 37 matches played.The club was knocked out in 2017 cup competitions, the Santo Antão Cup in one round and the Santo Antão North Zone cup in the quarterfinals after two years of cup success.