Sporting Clube do Príncipe
| Full name | Sporting Clube do Príncipe |
|---|---|
| Founded | February 6, 1915 |
| Ground |
Campo de Futebol de Santo António Santo António, Principe Island, São Tomé and Príncipe |
| Capacity | 1,000 |
| Chairman |
 Vladir Soares
|
| League | Principe Island League |
| 2016 | 1st |
Sporting Clube do Príncipe is a football club that plays in the island of Principe in São Tomé and Príncipe. The team plays in the Principe Island League in its local division.
The club was founded on February 6, 1915, and is the oldest club on the island and in the nation, Sporting Príncipe is the fathering club of Sporting Clube de Portugal and is the 183rd affiliate.
The team recently won two titles in the national championship in late 2011 and 2012, the club became the eleventh to win their first title and the seventh and recent to win their second title in the country and their totals were third on the island behind Os Operários and Sundy. In 2013, their regional totals became fourth as Porto Real won another title. At the regional level, they got their fourth regional title for 2016 which was also their second consecutive and along with three other clubs possesses the most regional titles, later they qualified to the 2016 National Championships which became the second straight Sporting challenge. Over there, the club lost the first leg and the second leg had a goal draw, thus by a goal total difference, lost the title to Sporting Praia Cruz.
Their only national cup win came in late 2012 where they defeated Desportivo de Guadalupe by one point. The club alongside a few others including GD Sundy and Santana FC was fifth, it was later shared with UDRA and Sporting Príncipe's total is now sixth.
Their planned first cup win failed as 6 de Setembro defeated the club 2–1 in 2010.
Their first appearance in the CAF Champions league was in 2013 and they've competed only in the Preliminaries and lost to Enugu Rangers.
Its logo is roughly the same but is colored aqua blue.
Its uniform is identical to Sporting CP, but several are different from Sporting Lisbon's.
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