2017 São Tomé Second Division

The 2017 São Tomé (Island or Regional) Second Division was a third their competition that took place that season. The club had 10 clubs, the competition began on 21 May and finished on 13 November. Geographically almost all clubs but Ribeira Peixe and Guadalupe were from the Northeast. Sporting São Tomé won the title[1] and will participate into the Premier Division in the following season, alongside second placed 6 de Setembro. A total of 90 matches were played and 338 goals were scored, higher than the previous two seasons season.w

São Tomé Second Division
Season2017
ChampionsSporting São Tomé
PromotedSporting São Tomé
6 de Setembro
RelegatedKě Morabeza
Boavista Uba Budo
Matches played90
Goals scored338 (3.76 per match)
2016

On the opposites, both Kě Morabeza and Boavista Uba Budo were relegated into the Third Division in the following season as they were the last placed clubs.

Next season, Ototó and Cruz Vermelha were promoted into the Second Division as they were the top Third Division clubs of the season.

Overview

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Sporting São Tomé scored the most goals numbering 71, a high unseen in the Second Division in seasons, second was 6 de Setembro with 42, third was Guadalupe with 37 and fourth was Santana with 34. Kě Morabeza scored the least with only 13 goals. On the opposites, Boavista Uba Budo conceded the most with 58, second was 8th placed Oque do Rei with 37 and third was 7th placed Amador with 36.

Teams

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Club City District
6 de Setembro (Promoted) Santana Cantagalo
Amador Agostinho Neto
Boavista Uba Budo Uba Budo
CD Guadalupe Guadalupe Lobata
Oque del Rei Oque del Rei Lobata
Desportivo Ké Morabeza (Relegated)
Palmar
Ribeira Peixe (Promoted) Ribeira Peixe Caué
Santana FC (Relegated) Santana Cantagalo
Sporting São Tomé (Promoted) São Tomé Água Grande

Division table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sporting São Tomé 18 13 3 2 71 31 +40 42 Qualification for 2018 São Tomé Island First Division
2 6 de Setembro 18 12 4 2 42 20 +22 40
3 CD Guadalupe 18 11 6 1 37 12 +25 39
4 Palmar 18 8 4 6 34 31 +3 28
5 Ribeira Peixe 18 7 2 9 30 46 −16 23
6 Santana FC 18 6 5 7 36 33 +3 23
7 Amador 18 5 3 10 25 36 −11 18
8 Oque d'El Rei 18 4 5 9 21 37 −16 17
9 Kê Morabeza (R) 18 4 2 12 13 34 −21 14 Relegation to 2018 São Tomé Island Third Division
10 Boavista Uba Budo (R) 18 3 0 15 29 58 −29 9
Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2017. Source: São Tomé Second Division results 2017
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
 São Tomé Second Division 2017
champions 
Sporting São Tomé

References

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