Season | 2012 |
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Champions | Sporting Praia Cruz |
Matches played | 1 |
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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 and concluded on 5 November.Sporting Clube do Principe from São Tomé island won their second title.
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.
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, 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.
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.