Príncipe Island League is the top division of the

São Toméan Football Federation The São Toméan Football Federation ( — FSF) is the governing body of football in São Tomé and Príncipe. It was founded on July 11, 1975, affiliated to FIFA and to CAF in 1986. It organises the national football league and the national team ...

for the

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. The league consists only a single tier and features six clubs.

GD Os Operários Grupo Desportivo Os Operários, sometimes known as Sport Operários e Benfica, is a football club that plays in the Principe Island League in São Tomé and Príncipe. The team is based in the island of Príncipe and plays at Estádio 13 de Julh ...

is the current championship winner which won a total of five titles and is now the only club with the most titles numbering five. Since 2011, every single club on the island has a regional championship title.

History

The first edition took place in 1985. Cancellations occurred first to financial problems and only a few clubs that time, from 1986 to 1988, then from 1991 to 1992 and from 1994 to 1997. A few more cancellations occurred from 2004 to 2005, 2008 and there were no single season in 2010. In 2009, two clubs shared the most number of championship titles and were GD Os Operários and Sundy, in 2014, it was three with Porto Real's win and Sporting Principe in 2016 which made it to four. In 2017, Os Operários again became the only club to possess the most titles with five. Sundy, Porto Real and Sporting Príncipe are now second in title totals with four each.

Príncipe Island League – clubs (2017)

1º de Maio Grupo Desportivo 1º de Maio 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 and plays at Estádio 13 de Julho in the island capital as ev ...

FC Porto Real Futebol Clube Porto Real is a football club that plays in Porto Real 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 in the island capi ...

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 ...

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 ...

UDAPB União Desportiva Aeroporto, Picão e Belo Monte ( Portuguese meaning the Picão e Belo Monte Airport Sporting Union, abbreviation and common form: UDAPB) is a football club that plays in Santo António in the island of Principe in São Tomé and ...

Previous winners

*1985 :

*1986-1988: ''No championships'' *1989 :

*1990 :

*1991-1992: ''no championships'' *1993 :

*1994-1997 : ''no championship'' *1998 :

*1999 :

*2000 :

*2001 :

*2002 : ''no championship'' *2003 :

*2004 :

*2005-2006 : ''no championship'' *2007 :

*2008 : ''no championship'' *2009 :

*2010 : ''no championship'' *2011 :

*2012 :

*2013 :

*2014 :

*2015 :

*2016 :

*2017 :

*2018 :

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Performance by club

Performance by area

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Principe Island League 2 Second level football leagues in Africa 1985 establishments in São Tomé and Príncipe Sports leagues established in 1985