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
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 Inter Bom-Bom Os Dinâmicos/Porto - Folha Fede Juba Diogo Simão Palmar Porto Alegre FC Ribeira Peixe Santa Margarida Santana FC Trindade FC Varzim FC - Ribeira Afonso
Zone B Amador - Agostinho Neto Andorinha Sport Club Desportivo Conde Correia CD Guadalupe Kê Morabeza - in the following season, the club would change its name to Kë Morabeza Desportivo Marítimo - Micoló FC Neves Sporting São Tomé Diogo Vaz
Third Division It was the first season that featured the Third Division.
Principe teams 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 CityDistrict 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.
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