2014 São Tomé and Príncipe Championship

The 2014 São Tomé and Principe Championship was the 29th season of the São Tomé and Principe Championship the top-level football championship of São Tomé and Principe. It began in 10 May (a week later than scheduled^[1] ) and concluded on December 17.^[2] Two national final matches occurred in the season.^[3] UDRA from São Tomé island won their first and only title.

Teams

36 teams participated in the São Tomé and Principe Championship, 30 from São Tomé Island (10 in each division) and 6 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 2014

Premier Division

Sporting Praia Cruz
FC Vitória

Santana FC

Bairros Unidos FC

CD Guadalupe

UDRA

FC Neves

Oque d'El Rei

Aliança Nacional

Location of teams in the São Tomé Premier Division 2015. Juba Diogo Simão is not mapped here.

Ten clubs participated in the 2014 season (third time since its reduction), UDRA won their first and only title and went on to participate in the national championship match for the first time in November. Guadalupe and Trindade were relegated in the season.

Teams

League table

Updated to games played on 9 November 2014.
Source: São Tomé results 2014
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.

Second Division

The second division featured 10 clubs. Correia, Folha Fede and Santana, three clubs elevated into the premier division and Cruz Vermelha and UDESCAI were relegated into the third division.

• 1st: Folha Fede - elevated into the 2015 São Tomé Island Premier Division
• Agrosport
• Amador
• UD Correia - elevated into the 2015 São Tomé Island Premier Division
• Cruz Vermelha - relegated into the 2015 São Tomé Island Third Division
• 6 Setembro - withdrawn from competition after the end of the season
• Inter Bom-Bom
• Micoló
• Santana FC - elevated into the 2015 São Tomé Island Premier Division
• UDESCAI - relegated into the 2015 São Tomé Island Third Division

Third Division

The third division featured 10 clubs. Porto Alegre and Ribeira Peixe were elevated into the second division.

• Andorinha
• Boa Vista
• Conde
• Diogo Vaz
• Otótó
• Palmar - withdrawn from the competition at the end of the season
• Porto Alegre - elevated into the 2015 São Tomé Island Second Division
• Ribeira Peixe - elevated into the 2015 São Tomé Second Division
• Sporting São Tomé
• Varzim

Clubs not in competition

• Bela Vista
• Os Dinâmicos

Principe teams 2014

1º de Maio
Os Operários
Sporting Clube do Príncipe

GD Sundy

UDAPB

Location of teams in the Principe 2013. FC Porto Real is not mapped here.

Six clubs took part in the 2014 season. Again FC Porto Real won another title and participated in the national championship match in November.

League table

Updated to games played on 9 November 2013.
Source: Príncipe results 2013
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.

National final

Two national final matches took place on November 13 and 17 at noon, four days apart.^[7] The match featured FC Porto Real from Príncipe and UDRA from São Tome Island. Porto Real won the first leg 2-1, the last goal for Porto Real was a penalty kick scored by Joy and UDRA won the second 1-0 and UDRA won the penalty shootouts to become the twelfth and most recent club to win the first title. UDRA was to achieve entry into the 2015 CAF Champions League, the qualification dispute did not brought UDRA to the African competition by the São Tomean Football Federation (FSF)^[8]

FC Porto Real v UDRA

13 December 2014 (2014-12-13)

FC Porto Real	2:1	UDRA
Jeice Ananias, Joy  73' (pen)		Agi

Estádio 13 de Junho, Santo António

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