Sporting Clube do Príncipe
| Full name | Sporting Clube do Príncipe | ||
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| Founded | February 6, 1915 | ||
| Ground |
Campo de Futebol de Santo António Santo António, Principe Island, São Tomé and Príncipe | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 | ||
| Chairman |
 Vladir Soares | ||
| League | Principe Island League | ||
| 2012 | 1st | ||
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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
- Príncipe Regional Cup: 3
- 2009, 2012, 2014
Performance in CAF competitions
- CAF Champions League: 1 appearance
- 2013 – Preliminary Round
See also
- Sporting Praia Cruz, another Sporting Club in the nation located in the island of São Tomé
External links
- Sporting Príncipe at forumscp.com (Portuguese)