São Tomé and Príncipe national football team

São Tomé and Príncipe
Nickname(s)	Seleção dos Falcões e Papagaios ; (The Falcons and True Parrots Team)
Association	São Toméan Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	UNIFFAC (Central Africa)
Head coach	Gustave Clément Nyoumba
Captain	Luís Leal
Most caps	Joazhifel Soares (27)
Top scorer	Luís Leal (6)
Home stadium	Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho
FIFA code	STP
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	NR (16 July 2020)[1]
Highest	115 (March 2012)
Lowest	200 (September – October 2007)
First international
	Gabon 6–1 São Tomé and Príncipe ; (Gabon; May 2, 1976)
Biggest win
	São Tomé and Príncipe 2–0 Equatorial Guinea ; (Libreville, Gabon; November 14, 1999) ; São Tomé and Príncipe 2–0 Sierra Leone ; (São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe; April 8, 2000) ; Mauritius 1–3 São Tomé and Príncipe ; (Belle Vue Harel, Mauritius; October 9, 2019)
Biggest defeat
	Congo 11–0 São Tomé and Príncipe ; (Gabon; July 7, 1976)

The São Tomé and Príncipe national football team is the national association football team of São Tomé and Príncipe and is controlled by the São Toméan Football Federation. It is a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and FIFA.[2]

History

São Tomé and Príncipe's first ever match was a friendly against Gabon in May 1976. They lost by a score of 6–1. Their next game, during the 1976 Central African Games, was a horrendous 11–0 loss to Congo, São Tomé's largest loss to date. São Tomé rounded off the competition with a 2–1 loss to Central African Republic and a 5–0 loss to Chad.

The following year, São Tomé picked up their first win, in a friendly versus Rwanda. In both 1978 and 1987 they achieved a draw at home to Angola.

The Green and Yellows took an eleven year break, before a string of matches including their first entry to a FIFA sanctioned tournament. At the UNIFAC Cup in 1999, they achieved their second win, 2–0 against Equatorial Guinea. They won the next game after that, against Sierra Leone, 2–0. This two-in-a-row streak accompanied with a draw a few matches later placed them at their highest FIFA ranking to date, 179.

In 2003, São Tomé lost to Libya 1–0 and 8–0, which was a major blow to their previous success.[3] São Tomé did not participate in the qualification for the 2010 World Cup, withdrawing before their first match, leaving them unranked in the FIFA rankings because they did not play any matches for four years.

On 11 November 2011, after an eight-year hiatus, São Tomé and Príncipe participated in the qualification for the 2014 World Cup, losing to Congo 5–0, then drawing 1–1 with the same team four days later. São Tomé were reinstated in the FIFA rankings on 23 November 2011, entering at number 192.

In January 2012, in the preliminary round of 2013 AFCON Qualifiers, São Tomé achieved their first ever aggregate win, defeating Lesotho 1–0 at home then successfully defending a 0–0 draw in Maseru seven days later. In the next round, São Tomé only narrowly lost 5–4 on aggregate to Sierra Leone. In the following years, São Tomé continued to show promise with impressive wins at home to Ethiopia and Libya but poor away results prevented them from advancing again.

On 9 October 2019, São Tomé defeated Mauritius 1–3 away from home in the first leg of their preliminary round tie of 2021 AFCON Qualifiers. This was São Tomé and Príncipe's first away win in a competitive match ever. Four days later, São Tomé won 2–1 at home to advance 5–2 on aggregate and enter Group C where they will face Ghana, South Africa and Sudan.

Competition records

World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record									FIFA World Cup Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1990	Did not enter								Did not enter
1994	Withdrew								Withdrew
1998	Did not enter								Did not enter
2002	Did not qualify								2	1	0	1	2	4
2006	Did not qualify								2	0	0	2	0	9
2010	Withdrew								Withdrew
2014	Did not qualify								2	0	1	1	1	6
2018									2	1	0	1	1	3
2022									2	0	0	2	1	3
2026	To be determined
Total	-	0/22	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	2	1	7	5	25

Africa Cup of Nations record

Africa Cup of Nations record
Host nation(s) / Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1957 to 1974	Part of Portugal
1976 to 1986	Not affiliated to CAF
1988 to 1998	Did not enter
2000 to 2002	Did not qualify
2004	Withdrew
2006	Did not qualify
2008	Did not enter
2010	Withdrew
2012	Did not enter
2013 to 2019	Did not qualify
2021	To be determined
2023	To be determined
Total	-	0/32	-	-	-	-	-	-

All-time record against other nations

As of 18 November 2019 after match against Ghana[4]

Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Angola	4	0	2	2	7	9	−2
Benin	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4
Cameroon	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4
Cape Verde	2	0	0	2	2	9	−7
Central African Republic	2	0	0	2	1	5	−4
Chad	2	0	0	2	0	10	−10
Congo	5	0	1	4	3	21	−18
Equatorial Guinea	4	1	1	2	6	7	−1
Ethiopia	2	1	0	1	1	3	−2
Gabon	4	0	1	3	3	12	−9
Ghana	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
Guinea-Bissau	3	0	0	3	1	5	−4
Lesotho	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1
Libya	4	1	0	3	2	14	−12
Madagascar	2	0	0	2	2	4	−2
Mauritius	2	2	0	0	5	2	+3
Morocco	2	0	0	2	0	5	−5
Rwanda	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1
Sierra Leone	4	2	0	2	6	9	−3
Sudan	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4
Togo	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6
Uganda	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2
Total	55	9	7	39	42	137	−95

Results and fixtures

4 September 2019 2022 FWCQ	São Tomé and Príncipe	0–1	Guinea-Bissau	São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe
15:30 UTC±0		Report	Mendes 85' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho Referee: João Goma (Angola)

10 September 2019 2022 FWCQ	Guinea-Bissau	2–1 (3–1 agg.)	São Tomé and Príncipe	Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
16:30 UTC±0	Mendes 66', 77'	Report	Iniesta 12'	Stadium: Estádio 24 de Setembro Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Daudu Williams (Sierra Leone)

9 October 2019 2021 AFCONQ	Mauritius	1–3	São Tomé and Príncipe	Belle Vue Harel, Mauritius
17:00 UTC+3	Perticots 40'		Leal 45', 60' Silva 65'	Stadium: Anjalay Stadium

13 October 2019 2021 AFCONQ	São Tomé and Príncipe	2–1 (5–2 agg.)	Mauritius	São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe
16:00 UTC±0	Barbeiro 11' Leal 27'		Nazira 45' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho

13 November 2019 (2019-11-13) 2021 AFCONQ	Sudan	4–0	São Tomé and Príncipe	Omdurman, Sudan
21:00 UTC+2	Agab 7' Hamid 44' Diogo 62' (o.g.) El-Rasheed 77'			Stadium: Al-Hilal Stadium

18 November 2019 (2019-11-18) 2021 AFCONQ	São Tomé and Príncipe	0–1	Ghana	São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe
16:00 UTC±0			Ayew 50' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho

Players

Current squad

The following players were selected for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification preliminary round.[5]

Caps and goals are correct as of 13 October 2019, after the game against Mauritius.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Primo	(1989-09-09) 9 September 1989	5	0	Praia Cruz
12	1GK	Gilmar	(1995-03-03) 3 March 1995	0	0	Trindade

2	2DF	Ivonaldo	(1993-05-05) 5 May 1993	13	0	UDRA
3	2DF	Vavá Pequeno	(1994-02-05) 5 February 1994	4	0	Praia Cruz
4	2DF	Jú	(1992-08-07) 7 August 1992	7	0	Oriental Dragon
5	2DF	Jordão Diogo	(1985-11-12) 12 November 1985	7	0	Needham Market
13	2DF	Dilson	Uncertain	6	0	UDRA

6	3MF	Aldair	(1989-09-04) 4 September 1989	4	0	RSD Jette
7	3MF	Marcos Barbeiro	(1995-07-29) 29 July 1995	5	1	Real
8	3MF	Jocy (C)	(1991-01-19) 19 January 1991	20	0	UDRA
11	3MF	Harramiz	(1990-08-03) 3 August 1990	10	1	Leixões
15	3MF	Ludgério Silva	(1986-08-14) 14 August 1986	4	1	Covilhã
17	3MF	Iniesta	(1992-10-21) 21 October 1992	1	0	UDRA
18	3MF	Pogba	(2000-07-16) 16 July 2000	5	0	Porto Real
	3MF	Kilson	(1983-02-24) 24 February 1983	2	0	Praia Cruz
	3MF	Bobó		0	0	Monte Café

9	4FW	Capito	(1994-06-13) 13 June 1994	1	0	Praia Cruz
10	4FW	Luís Leal	(1987-05-29) 29 May 1987	12	6	Newell's Old Boys
14	4FW	Jessi Tati	(1991-04-16) 16 April 1991	1	0	Pampilhosa
16	4FW	Jony Ramos	(1986-05-12) 12 May 1986	8	0	Gobelins
	4FW	Gilson	(2001-05-15) 15 May 2001	0	0	Inter Bom-Bom

Recent squad

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Nilson	(1987-11-15) 15 November 1987	4	0		2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF First Round

DF	Charles Monteiro	(1994-05-25) 25 May 1994	4	0	Sacavenense	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF First Round
DF	Gilson Espírito Santo	(1991-10-25) 25 October 1991	2	0	Porto Real	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF First Round
DF	Tavarinho	(1974-10-20) 20 October 1974	1	0	UDRA	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF First Round
DF	Kota	(1998-05-22) 22 May 1998	0	0	Praia Cruz	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF First Round

MF	Vando	(1992-07-24) 24 July 1992	5	0	UDRA	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF First Round

FW	Zé	(1991-12-22) 22 December 1991	17	3	Santana	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF First Round

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References

"The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
"BBC Sport − São Tomé e Príncipe rocket up Fifa rankings". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
"São Tomé e Príncipe spring an unlikely surprise − World Soccer". worldsoccer.com. Time Inc. UK. 12 February 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
"World Football Elo Ratings: São Tomé e Príncipe". eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings. Retrieved 21 August 2017.

External links

National Federation website

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[FIFA_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.

[2] "BBC Sport − São Tomé e Príncipe rocket up Fifa rankings". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2013.

[3] "São Tomé e Príncipe spring an unlikely surprise − World Soccer". worldsoccer.com. Time Inc. UK. 12 February 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2013.

[4] "World Football Elo Ratings: São Tomé e Príncipe". eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings. Retrieved 21 August 2017.

National football teams of Africa (CAF)
North Africa (UNAF)	Algeria Egypt Libya Morocco Tunisia
West Africa (WAFU)	Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo
East Africa (CECAFA)	Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zanzibar¹
Central Africa (UNIFFAC)	Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo DR Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon São Tomé and Príncipe
Southern Africa (COSAFA)	Angola Botswana Comoros Eswatini Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe
Non-regional Members	Réunion¹
¹ Associate member of CAF but not member of FIFA

Central African Football Federations' Union
International competitions	CEMAC Cup UNIFFAC Cup UNIFAC Cup (defunct)
Club competitions	UNIFFAC Clubs Cup (defunct)
Members	Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Democratic Republic of the Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon Republic of the Congo São Tomé and Príncipe
National teams	Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Democratic Republic of the Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon Republic of the Congo São Tomé and Príncipe