Sporting Clube do Príncipe

Sporting Clube do Príncipe
Full name Sporting Clube do Príncipe
Founded February 6, 1915
Ground Campo de Futebol de Santo António
Santo António, Principe Island,
São Tomé and Príncipe
Ground Capacity 1,000
Chairman São Tomé and Príncipe Vladir Soares
League Principe Island League
2012 1st

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. The club was founded on February 6, 1915, and is the oldest club on the island and in the nation, Sporting Príncipe is the fathering club of Sporting Clube de Portugal (also known as Sporting Lisbon) and is the 183rd affiliate. Its uniform is identical to Sporting Lisbon.

The team recently won two titles in the national championship in late 2011 and 2012, the club became the eleventh to win their first title and the seventh and recent to win their second title in the country. Their first cup win came in late 2012 where they defeated Desportivo de Guadalupe by one point.

Their planned first cup win failed as 6 de Setembro defeated the club 2–1 in 2010.

Their first appearance in the CAF Champions league was in 2013 and they've competed only in the Preliminaries and lost to Enugu Rangers.

Achievements

2011, 2012
2012
2011, 2012
2009, 2012, 2014

Performance in CAF competitions

2013 – Preliminary Round
Nigeria Enugu Rangers

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