The São Tomé and Principe Championship 2011 was the 26th season of the

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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 * Serb Autonomous Regions (''Srpska autonomna oblast'', SAO), during the breakup of ...

. It began on 16 April 2011 and concluded in November 2011.

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 o ...

club from

Príncipe 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 Cens ...

island are the defending champions.

Teams

18 teams participated in the

, 12 teams from

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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 Cens ...

. At the end of season champion of

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

São Tomé teams 2011

First Division

Second Division

Principe teams 2011

After the cancellation of the regional championships in 2010. The 2011 edition faced uncertainties for the definition of the champion. The original and unformal leader and vice (Sporting and Sport Operário e Benfica) were tied. The regional federation chose to verify the champion. They knew that Sport Operário e Benfica fielded a player that does not belong to that club. The regional title went to Sporting Clube do Príncipe (42 pts), second was Os Operários (39 pts, originally 42). Later in the season, Porto Real did not appear in the matches to make easier for Sporting to win the championship. Porto Real were accused of bribery and was immediately suspended for a season, they were fined the equivalent of US$40, the bribery one was punishable by the equivalent of US$50.

League table

National final

The national final match took place on December 21, 2011. Sporting Clube de Príncipe defeated Vitória FC of Riboque, São Tome Island. Sporting Príncipe was the eleventh club to win the first national title and brought the total number of Príncipe's titles won by any club to six. The winner of the league would have entered the qualifying rounds of the Champions League, neither clubs entered that season.

São Tomé and Príncipe Cup

In the final of São Tomé and Principe Cup 2011 team FC Vitória beat

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 Julho ...

4-1 from

island and became the cup winner of 2011.

References

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

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