São Tomé and Príncipe Championship
Association football league in São Tomé and Príncipe / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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São Tomé and Príncipe Championship[1] (Portuguese: Campeonato Nacional) is the top division of the São Toméan Football Federation.[2] In the current 2021/22 season there are 18 teams participating in two separate leagues – 12 teams from São Tomé Island, whose league has two relegation places, alongside 6 teams from Príncipe Island, which operates as a single division with no relegation.[3]
Founded | 1977 |
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Country | São Tomé and Príncipe |
Confederation | CAF |
Number of teams | 18 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Domestic cup(s) | Taça Nacional de São Tomé e Principe São Tomé and Príncipe Super Cup |
International cup(s) | Champions League Confederation Cup |
Current champions | 6 de Setembro (2023) |
Most championships | Sporting Praia Cruz (8) |
TV partners | TVS and RTP Africa |
Current: 2024 São Tomé and Príncipe Championship |
The championship is decided in a match between the São Tomé Island champions and the Príncipe Island champions. The champion heads to the qualifying round of the CAF Champions League each season, for some seasons, there were no participants. Since 1998, the champion competes in the São Tomé and Príncipe Super Cup in the following year. Like Cape Verde further to the northwest in the Atlantic, they are the only two countries in Africa where only the title of each national subdivision spends only a year in the competition and being the few remaining nations to do so. Unlike Cape Verde, it may be the only remaining nation that the national championship consists just the knockout phase and also just the finals match.
The championships are broadcast each year on the state network TVS and across Africa on RTP África.