 A week later on May 24, Paulense scored their first national champs goal in a match with Cutelinho of Fogo who Paulense lost.On June 14, Paulense made their first national champ win over Boa Vista's Académica Operária 2–1.Paulense lost the final match of the season to Mindelo's Batuque and finished fourth with a win and a draw and had four points and was out of the competition after being outside the qualification zone of the playoff stage.