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Football league season
São Tomé and Principe Championship
Season2012
ChampionsSporting Praia Cruz
Matches played2
2011 2013
2012 São Tomé and Príncipe Championship is located in São Tomé and PríncipeSporting Praia CruzSporting Praia CruzSporting Clube do PríncipeSporting Clube do Príncipeclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in the São Tomé and Príncipe Championship 2012.

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 and concluded on 5 November. 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

First Division

Main article: 2012 São Tomé First Division

Second Division

The Second Division featured two zones (sometimes as groups), A & B. The first place of each zone heads to the Second Division championships and the winner was crowned Second Division Champions, all of its finals participants qualified into the Premier Division in the following season including Futebol Club Aliança Nacional (Zone A) and Agrosport (Zone B).

Zone A
Zone B

Third Division

It was the first season that featured the Third Division.

Principe teams 2012

2012 São Tomé and Príncipe Championship is located in Príncipe1º de Maio Os Operários Sporting Clube do Príncipe1º de Maio
Os Operários
Sporting Clube do PríncipeGD SundyGD SundyUDAPBUDAPBclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in the Principe 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 Santo António Pagué
GD Sundy (Current champions) Sundy Pagué
UDAPB Picão Pagué

National final

The national final match took place on 5 November 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 and Sporting Príncipe went on to win their second in a row and most recent national title and qualified into the 2013 CAF Champions League.

Sporting Clube do Príncipe3:1Sporting 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. ^ "STP Championship".
  2. "301 Moved Permanently". places-in-the-world.com. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  3. "Campeonato Nacional de Futebol arranca". STP Digital (in Portuguese). 20 May 2012. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  4. "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.
  5. "Sporting Clube do Príncipe, the National Champion". Téla Nón (in Portuguese). 10 November 2012.
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