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	Federação Santomense de Futebol
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	UNIFFAC (Central Africa)
Head coach	Gustavo Clemente
Captain	Luís Leal
Home stadium	Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho
FIFA code	STP
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	187 1 (20 September 2018)
Highest	115 (March 2012)
Lowest	200 (September – October 2007)
Elo ranking
Current	177 2 (10 September 2018)
Highest	166 (June 1976)
Lowest	194 (August 1998)
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)
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 Federação Santomense de Futebol. It is a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and FIFA.^[1]

History

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

After an eleven-year break, São Tomé lost to Guinea Bissau 2–0 and more importantly picked up their first points via a draw versus Angola. This was a major upset, as Angola was a prominent figure in South African football, later appearing in the World Cup, and São Tomé had lost all four matches before their draw.

The Green and Yellows took another lengthy break, this time for nine years, before a string of matches including their first win against Equatorial Guinea, 2–0 in 1999. 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.^[2] 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 at home, then drawing the same team four days later, 1–1. São Tomé were reinstated in the FIFA rankings on 23 November 2011, entering at number 192.

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	Did not qualify								2	1	0	1	1	3
2022	To be determined
2026	To be determined
Total	-	0/21	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	2	1	5	4	22

Africa Cup of Nations record

Africa Cup of Nations record
Host nation(s) / Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1957 to 1998	Did not enter
2000	Did not qualify
2002	Did not qualify
2004	Withdrew
2006	Did not qualify
2008	Did not enter
2010	Withdrew
2012	Did not enter
2013	Did not qualify
2015
2017
2019	To be determined
2021	To be determined
2023	To be determined
Total	-	0/31	-	-	-	-	-	-

All-time record against other nations

As of 24 March 2018^[3]

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	3	1	1	1	4	4	0
Ethiopia	2	1	0	1	1	3	−2
Gabon	4	0	1	3	3	12	−9
Guinea-Bissau	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
Lesotho	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1
Libya	4	1	0	3	2	14	−12
Madagascar	2	0	0	2	2	4	−2
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
Togo	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6
Uganda	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2
Total	48	7	7	34	34	124	−90

Results and fixtures

12 August 2017 (2017-08-12) 2018 CHANQ	São Tomé and Príncipe	0–0	Cameroon	São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe
15:00 UTC±0		Report		Stadium: Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho Referee: Kabanga Yannick Malala (DR Congo)

19 August 2017 (2017-08-19) 2018 CHANQ	Cameroon	2–0 (2–0 agg.)	São Tomé and Príncipe	Limbe, Cameroon
15:30 UTC+1	Ngondji 53' Bouli 60'	Report		Stadium: Limbe Stadium Referee: Kokou Ognankotan Ntale (Togo)

24 March 2018 (2018-03-24) Friendly	Uganda	3–1	São Tomé and Príncipe	Kampala, Uganda
16:00 UTC+3	Ochaya 21' Juuko 45+2' Ndugwa 82'	Report	Zé 90+1'	Stadium: Mandela National Stadium Referee: Elly Ally Sasii (Tanzania)

Players

Current squad

The following players were selected for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification against Madagascar on 22 March 2017.

Caps and goals correct as of the match on 4 September 2016.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Jenimy	(1987-02-20) 20 February 1987	1	0	Sofia Farmer
12	1GK	Girael	(1987-10-01) 1 October 1987	3	0	Vitória do Riboque

2	2DF	Ivonaldo	(1993-05-05) 5 May 1993	5	0	Vitória do Riboque
3	2DF	Charles	(1994-05-25) 25 May 1994	1	0	Vilafranquense
4	2DF	Keita	(1985-02-17) 17 February 1985	3	0	Sporting Praia Cruz
5	2DF	Adimar	(1990-05-28) 28 May 1990	1	0	Peimari United
13	2DF	Leonildo	(1992-08-07) 7 August 1992	1	0	Peimari United
14	2DF	Jordão Diogo	(1985-11-12) 12 November 1985	4	0	Levadiakos
17	2DF	Derilson	(1979-07-06) 6 July 1979	3	0	Sporting Praia Cruz

6	3MF	Nai	(1983-01-16) 16 January 1983	12	0	Sporting Praia Cruz
8	3MF	Joci	(1991-01-19) 19 January 1991	12	0	Vitória do Riboque
15	3MF	Keidy	(1995-01-25) 25 January 1995	0	0	Guadalupe
16	3MF	Zé	(1991-12-22) 22 December 1991	11	1	Sporting Praia Cruz
18	3MF	Aldair	(1989-09-04) 4 September 1989	1	0	RSD Jette
	3MF	Chidinho	(1995-07-29) 29 July 1995	1	0	Real
	3MF	Jucélio	(1991-11-14) 14 November 1991	1	0	Annecy
	3MF	Joel	(1996-05-01) 1 May 1996	0	0	Loures

7	4FW	Ludgério Silva	(1986-08-14) 14 August 1986	1	0	Coimbrões
9	4FW	Jony	(1986-05-12) 12 May 1986	6	0	US Lusitanos Saint-Maur
10	4FW	Luís Leal (captain)	(1987-05-29) 29 May 1987	7	3	Newells Old Boys
11	4FW	Harramiz	(1990-08-03) 3 August 1990	3	0	Académica
	4FW	Faduley	(1992-03-10) 10 March 1992	1	1	Fabril do Barreiro
	4FW	Paile	(2001-05-15) 15 May 2001	2	0	UDRA

Recent squad

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

References

↑ "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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[1] "BBC Sport − São Tomé e Príncipe rocket up Fifa rankings". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2013.

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

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

International association football
FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-20 U-17 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings The Best FIFA Football Awards Timeline of association football Comparison of association football and futsal
Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU) Intercontinental (UAFA)
Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, CAFA, WAFF) Intercontinental (UAFA)
Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17 Nations League
North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15 Nations League Regional (CFU, UNCAF)
Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-19 U-17
South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15
Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA – ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IIGA – Island Games
Games	African Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Games
See also Geography Codes Player/Club of the Century Women's football

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 Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Swaziland Zambia Zimbabwe
Non-regional Members	Réunion¹
¹ Associate member of CAF but not member of FIFA