Competition: | São Tomé and Principe Championship |
Season: | 2014 |
Winners: | UDRA |
Matches: | 1 |
Prevseason: | 2013 |
Nextseason: | 2015 |
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.
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.
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.
Club | City | District | |
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Aliança Nacional | Pantufo | Água Grande | |
Bairros Unidos FC | Caixão Grande | Mé-Zóchi | |
CD Guadalupe | Guadalupe | Lobata | |
Juba Diogo Simão | Diogo Simão | ||
FC Neves[4] (Newly Promoted) | Neves | Lembá | |
Oque d'El Rei | Oque d’El Rei | Água Grande | |
Sporting Praia Cruz (Current champions) | São Tomé | Água Grande | |
Trindade (Newly Promoted) | Trindade | Mé-Zóchi | |
UDRA | São João dos Angolares | Caué | |
Vitória FC | São Tomé | Água Grande |
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.
The third division featured 10 clubs. Porto Alegre and Ribeira Peixe were elevated into the second division.
Six clubs took part in the 2014 season. Again FC Porto Real won another title and participated in the national championship match in November.
Club | City | District | |
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1º de Maio | Santo António | Pagué | |
GD Os Operários | Santo António | Pagué | |
FC Porto Real (Current champions) | Porto Real | Pagué | |
Sporting Clube do Príncipe | Santo António | Pagué | |
GD Sundy | Sundy [5] | Pagué | |
UDAPB | Picão | Pagué |
Two national final matches took place on November 13 and 17 at noon, four days apart.[6] 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)[7]