2012 São Tomé and Príncipe Championship
| Season | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sporting Praia Cruz |
| Matches played | 2 |
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The 2012 São Tomé and Principe Championship was the 27th season of the São Tomé and Principe Championship the top-level football championship of São Tomé and Principe. It began on 1 May[1] and concluded on 5 November.[1] Sporting Clube do Principe from São Tomé island won their second title.
Teams
15 teams participated in the São Tomé and Principe Championship, 10 from São Tomé Island and 5 from Príncipe Island. At the end of season champion of São Tomé Island League and champion of Principe Island League play one match for champion of São Tomé and Principe.
São Tomé teams 2012
The number of clubs was reduced to ten from twelve in the 2012 season. the competition began in May and finished in October. Geographically all clubs that took part in the Premier Division were in the east and those in the west were relegated last season. In the first week, Sporting Praia Cruz won the first two matches,[2] two match draws were made in around week 15. Sporting Praia Cruz won the title and went on to participate in the national championship match for the sixth time in November.[3]
Teams
| Club | City | District |
|---|---|---|
| Agrosport (Newly Promoted) | Monte Café | Mé-Zóchi |
| Aliança Nacional (Newly Promoted) | Pantufo | Água Grande |
| Bairros Unidos FC | Caixão Grande | Mé-Zóchi |
| Cruz Vermelha | Almeirim | Água Grande |
| Oque d'El Rei | Oque d’El Rei | Água Grande |
| 6 de Setembro | São Tomé | Água Grande |
| Sporting Praia Cruz | São Tomé | Água Grande |
| UDESCAI | Água Izé | Cantagalo |
| UDRA | São João dos Angolares | Caué |
| Vitória FC | São Tomé | Água Grande |
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting Praia Cruz | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 12 | +28 | 48 | Qualification for 2012 São Tomé and Principe Championship |
| 2 | Bairros Unidos FC | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 33 | |
| 3 | UDRA | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 32 | |
| 4 | Vitória FC (Riboque) | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 27 | |
| 5 | Cruz Vermelha | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 24 | |
| 6 | Oque d'El Rei | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 19 | |
| 7 | UDESCAI | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 19 | |
| 8 | Aliança Nacional | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 18 | |
| 9 | Agrosport (R) | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 39 | −14 | 17 | Relegation to São Tomé Championship 2 division |
| 10 | 6 de Setembro (R) | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 15 |
Updated to games played on 19 November 2012.
Source: São Tomé results 2012
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Principe teams 2012
Five clubs took part, FC Porto Real did not participated during the season which reduced the number of matches to eight. The competition started in May and finished in October. Sporting won the 2012 title and participated in the national championship match in November. Sporting defeated UDAPB 1-0 in the final match of the season.
| Club | City | District |
|---|---|---|
| 1º de Maio | Santo António | Pagué |
| GD Os Operários | Santo António | Pagué |
| Sporting Clube do Príncipe [4] | Santo António | Pagué |
| GD Sundy (Current champions) | Sundy [5] | Pagué |
| UDAPB | Picão | Pagué |
National final
The national final[6] match took place on November 5, 2012 at noon. The match featured Sporting from Príncipe and Sporting Praia Cruz, it was the "Sporting" challenge. Every goal were scored in the last few minutes of the match. The first were scored by Remi Lima at the 86th minute, the second was a penalty kick which was scored by Sporting Praia's Jair which tied up the game, at additional time, Remy Lima scored the last two goals[7] and Sporting Príncipe went on to win their second in a row and most recent national title[8] and qualified into the 2013 CAF Champions League.
5 November 2005 |
| Sporting Clube do Príncipe | 3:1 | Sporting Praia Cruz |
|---|---|---|
Remy Lima  86' 90+1' 90+2' |
Jair 87' (pen) |
Estádio 13 de Junho Santo António |
| Winner Sporting Clube do Príncipe 2nd title |
References
- 1 2 "STP Championship".
- ↑ "Sporting da Praia-Cruz está fora da Taça santomense". STP Digital. May 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ↑ "Sporting da Praia Cruz sagrou-se campeão". Futebol Oficial. September 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ↑ Sporting Clube do Príncipe at Wiki Sporting (in Portuguese)
- ↑ "301 Moved Permanently". places-in-the-world.com. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "Campeonato Nacional de Futebol arranca". STP Digital (in Portuguese). 20 May 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ↑ "Sporting bate Praia Cruz e renova o título de Campeão Nacional" [Sporting Beat Praia Cruz and Renewed the National Championship Title]. STP Press (in Portuguese). 10 November 2012.
- ↑ "Sporting Clube do Príncipe, the National Champion". Téla Nón (in Portuguese). 10 November 2012.