The 2009–10 São Tomé and Principe Championship was the 25th season of the

São Tomé and Principe Championship SAO or Sao may refer to: Places * Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD * Sao, a town in Boussé Department, Burkina Faso * Saco Transportation Center (station code SAO), a train station in Saco, Maine, U.S. ...

the top-level

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championship of

São Tomé and Principe SAO or Sao may refer to: Places * Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD * Sao, a town in Boussé Department, Burkina Faso * Saco Transportation Center (station code SAO), a train station in Saco, Maine, U.S. ...

. It began in May 2009 and finished in March 2010.

GD Sundy Grupo Desportivo Sundy is a football club that is based in the section of Sundy/Sundi in the island of Principe in São Tomé and Príncipe. The team plays in the Principe Island League in its local division and plays at Estádio 13 de Julh ...

was the eleventh club to win the championship and brought the number of titles that Príncipe won by any club to five.

Cancellations

After the cancellation of the football (soccer) competitions in São Tomé in 2008, the national championship was cancelled. The 2009 season suffered problems on the finishing date, the championship final took place in March 2010 The island and national football (soccer) competitions were cancelled for the 2010 season, the previous cancellations occurred in 2005, 2006 and in 2008. The next season occurred in 2011, a year after the cancellation.São Tomé and Príncipe 2006/07
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Teams

18 teams participated in the

, 12 teams from São Tomé Island and 6 teams from

Príncipe Island Príncipe is the smaller, northern major island of the country of São Tomé and Príncipe lying off the west coast of Africa in the Gulf of Guinea. It has an area of (including offshore islets) and a population of 7,324 at the 2012 Census;

. At the end of season champion of

São Tomé Island League São Tomé Island League is the top division of the São Toméan Football Federation for the São Tomé Island. The champion competes at the national championships each year. History Before independence, it was the only regional competition in t ...

and champion of Principe Island League play one match for champion of

São Tomé Island League

This section lists only ten of the twelve clubs that participated that season. Vitória FC (Riboque) won the island title and competed in the national final.

Teams

Principe teams 2011

won the island title and competed in the national final

National final

The 2009-10 nationalfinal took place in March 2010.

of Príncipe defeated Vitória of São Tomé 3–1. Sundy did not participated in the

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the following year.

São Tomé and Príncipe Cup

In 2010,

Sporting Clube do Príncipe Sporting Clube do Príncipe is a football club that plays in the island of Principe in São Tomé and Príncipe. The team plays in the Principe Island League in its local division. History The club was founded on February 6, 1915, and is the ...

, the winner of Príncipe faced 6 de Setembro, the winner of São Tomé and defeated the club 2–1 to win their only cup title.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:2011 Sao Tome And Principe Championship Football competitions in São Tomé and Príncipe Sao Championship Championship