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São Tomé and Príncipe

Nickname(s)	Seleção dos Falcões e Papagaios (The Falcons and True Parrots Team)
Association	Federação Santomense de Futebol
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	UNIFFAC (Central Africa)
Head coach	Adriano Eusébio
Captain	Luís Leal
Most caps	Joazhifel Soares (29)
Top scorer	Luís Leal (8)
Home stadium	Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho
FIFA code	STP
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	183 6 (31 March 2022)[1]
Highest	115 (March 2012)
Lowest	200 (September – October 2007)
First international
Gabon 6–1 São Tomé and Príncipe  (Libreville, Gabon; 2 May 1976)
Biggest win
Mauritius 1–3 São Tomé and Príncipe  (Belle Vue Harel, Mauritius; 9 October 2019)  São Tomé and Príncipe 2–0 Equatorial Guinea  (Libreville, Gabon; 14 November 1999)  São Tomé and Príncipe 2–0 Sierra Leone  (São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe; 8 April 2000)
Biggest defeat
Congo 11–0 São Tomé and Príncipe  (Libreville, Gabon; 7 July 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.

On 16 May 2022, it was annonced that CAF sanctioned Sao Tomé for their CAF 2023 qualifier match against Mauritius. They actually won the match 1-0 but the result was declared null and void and Mauritius was declared victorious by 3-0. Given that the returned result was a 3-3 draw between the two teams, Mauritius went through to the CAF 2023 Group Stage Qualifiers.

Results and fixtures

2022

Coaching history

Players

Current squad

The following players were selected for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Mauritius on 23 and 27 March 2022 respectively.[4]

Caps and goals are correct as of 27 March 2022, after the game against Mauritius.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Primo	(1989-09-09) 9 September 1989 (age 32)	12	0	Praia Cruz
	1GK	Anastácio	(1997-02-16) 16 February 1997 (age 25)	1	0	BU FC Grande
	1GK	Mendes	(2004-01-27) 27 January 2004 (age 18)	0	0	Estrela da Amadora
	2DF	Ivonaldo	(1993-05-05) 5 May 1993 (age 29)	22	0	UDRA
	2DF	Vavá Pequeno	(1994-02-05) 5 February 1994 (age 28)	11	0	Praia Cruz
	2DF	Soares	(1992-08-07) 7 August 1992 (age 29)	11	0	GD Fabril
	3MF	Lúcio Oliveira	(1992-11-26) 26 November 1992 (age 29)	5	0	Ferreiras
	2DF	Viegas	(1999-10-08) 8 October 1999 (age 22)	4	0	Moncarapanchense
	2DF	Jardel Nazaré	(1995-05-16) 16 May 1995 (age 27)	3	0	Uniao Desportiva Santarèm
	2DF	Borja	(1993-01-31) 31 January 1993 (age 29)	0	0	Evreux FC 27
	3MF	Jocy (captain)	(1991-01-19) 19 January 1991 (age 31)	31	1	UDRA
	3MF	Marcos Barbeiro	(1995-07-29) 29 July 1995 (age 26)	10	1	Real Sport Clube
	3MF	Iniesta	(1992-10-21) 21 October 1992 (age 29)	10	2	UDRA
	3MF	Tinho	(1992-09-08) 8 September 1992 (age 29)	8	0	6 de Septembro
	3MF	Joel Neves	(1996-05-01) 1 May 1996 (age 26)	6	0	Loures
	3MF	Aldair Santos	(1989-09-04) 4 September 1989 (age 32)	6	0	RSD Jette
	3MF	Ricardo Cordoso	(2001-09-23) 23 September 2001 (age 20)	4	2	HJK Helsinki
	3MF	Adjeil Neves	(1996-10-07) 7 October 1996 (age 25)	4	0	Moncarapanchense
	3MF	Joel Leal	(2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 19)	0	0	LZS Starowice
	4FW	Luís Leal	(1987-05-29) 29 May 1987 (age 34)	19	8	Sol de América
	4FW	José Semedo	(1992-07-15) 15 July 1992 (age 29)	2	0	Grupo Sportivo Loures
	4FW	Vander Pinto	(1995-12-12) 12 December 1995 (age 26)	1	0	UDRA
	4FW	Valter Rocha	(1991-08-19) 19 August 1991 (age 30)	0	0	Basildon United

Recent call ups

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up

Player records

As of 27 March 2022

Players in bold are still active with São Tomé and Príncipe.

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	Part of  Portugal									Part of  Portugal
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974
1978	Not affiliated to CAF									Not affiliated to CAF
1982
1986
1990	Did not enter									Declined participation
1994	Withdrew									Withdrew
1998	Did not enter									Did not enter
2002	Did not qualify									2	1	0	1	2	4
2006										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										Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1957	Part of  Portugal									Part of  Portugal
1959
1962
1963
1965
1968
1970
1972
1974
1976	Not affiliated to CAF									Not affiliated to CAF
1978
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988	Did not enter									Did not enter
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000	Did not qualify									2	0	0	2	0	6
2002										2	0	1	1	2	5
2004	Withdrew									Withdrew
2006	Did not qualify									2	0	0	0	0	9
2008	Did not enter									Did not enter
2010	Withdrew									Withdrew
2012	Did not enter									Did not enter
2013	Did not qualify									4	2	1	1	5	5
2015										2	0	0	2	0	4
2017										6	1	0	5	4	19
2019										2	0	0	2	2	4
2021										8	2	0	6	8	18
2023	Disqualified									2	1	1	0	4	3
2025	To be determined									To be determined
Total	-	0/34	-	-	-	-	-	-		32	6	3	23	25	73

Head-to-head record

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	WPCT
Angola	4	0	1	3	6	12	−6	0.00
Benin	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4	0.00
Cape Verde	2	0	0	2	2	9	−7	0.00
Central African Republic	2	0	0	2	1	5	−4	0.00
Chad	2	0	0	2	0	10	−10	0.00
Congo	4	0	1	3	1	18	−17	0.00
Equatorial Guinea	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	33.33
Ethiopia	2	1	0	1	1	3	−2	50.00
Gabon	4	0	1	3	3	12	−9	0.00
Ghana	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	0.00
Guinea-Bissau	3	0	0	3	1	4	−3	0.00
Lesotho	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	50.00
Libya	4	1	0	3	2	14	−12	25.00
Madagascar	2	0	0	2	2	4	−2	0.00
Mauritius	4	2	1	1	8	8	0	50.00
Morocco	2	0	0	2	0	5	−5	0.00
Rwanda	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	50.00
Sierra Leone	4	2	0	2	5	8	−3	50.00
South Africa	2	0	0	2	2	6	−4	0.00
Sudan	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6	0.00
Togo	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6	0.00
Uganda	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	0.00
Total	57	9	7	41	42	145	−103	15.79

References

External links

• National Federation website

На других языках

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[ru] Сборная Сан-Томе и Принсипи по футболу

Сборная Сан-Томе и Принсипи по футболу представляет Сан-Томе и Принсипи на международных футбольных турнирах и в товарищеских матчах. Управляющая организация — Федерация футбола Сан-Томе и Принсипи. Является членом ФИФА с 1986 года, членом КАФ — с 1987 года.

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