From 1981 to 1984, the regional cup was also the national cup as Príncipe did not have its own cup competition at the time as well as from 1988 to 1989 and 1992.
From 1998 to 2000, the regional cup winner of the island was placed in the semis. Since 2001, the cup winner competes in a single national cup match.
Title history
The first cup winner was 1º de Maio who won the first edition, the second winner was Os Operários which was in 1999, Sundy was the third winner in 2001. Os Operários won their second title and was the only club to have more than a title in 2003 which lasted until 2007 as Sundy became the second to win a second title and shared it. Sporting Príncipe became the fourth club to win a title in 2010 and had the fewest titles that season. Sundy became the club with the most regional cup titles in 2011, Sporting won in 2012 and shared it with Os Operários as the second most titles in 2013, Sporting became second with their third title in 2013. Porto Real was the fifth and recent club to win a title leaving UDAPB the only club without any cup titles. Os Operários' title total was third until 2016 as then won their last cup title and is currently shared with Sporting. Porto Real and 1º de Maio were fourth and last in title count with only one title, it changed in September 2017 with Porto Real winning their second and recent cup title, 1º de Maio's cup total is now fifth and last.
Príncipe,
São Tomé and Príncipe