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 ) and concluded on December 17. Two national final matches occurred in the season. 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
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
Club CityDistrict Aliança Nacional Pantufo Água Grande Bairros Unidos FC Caixão Grande Mé-Zóchi CD Guadalupe Guadalupe Lobata Juba Diogo Simão Diogo Simão FC Neves (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
League table
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São Tomé Island Premier Division Cruz Vermelha - relegated into the 2015 São Tomé Island Third Division 6 de Setembro - withdrawn from competition after the end of the season Inter Bom-Bom Micoló Santana FC - elevated into the 2015 São Tomé Island Premier Division UDESCAI - relegated into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Andorinha Boa Vista Conde Diogo Vaz Otótó Palmar - withdrawn from the competition at the end of the season Porto Alegre - elevated into the 2015 São Tomé Island Second Division Ribeira Peixe - elevated into the 2015 São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
Principe teams 2014
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 CityDistrict 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 Pagué UDAPB Picão Pagué
League table
National final
Two national final matches took place on November 13 and 17 at noon, four days apart. 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)
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