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
Home stadium	Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho
FIFA code	STP
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	176 2 (14 September 2017)
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)
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

1930 to 1990 – Did not enter
1994 – Withdrew
1998 – Did not enter
2002 to 2006 – Did not qualify
2010 – Withdrew
2014 to 2018 – Did not qualify

Africa Cup of Nations record

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 to 2019 – Did not qualify

All-time record against other nations

As of 21 August 2017^[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
Total	47	7	7	33	33	121	−88

Results and fixtures

22 March 2017 (2017-03-22) 2019 AFCONQ	São Tomé and Príncipe	0–1	Madagascar	São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe
15:30 UTC±0		Report	Diogo 68' (o.g.)	Stadium: Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho Referee: Gauthier Marc Mihindou Mbina (Gabon)

26 March 2017 (2017-03-26) 2019 AFCONQ	Madagascar	3–2 (4–2 agg.)	São Tomé and Príncipe	Antananarivo, Madagascar
14:30 UTC+3	Voavy 1', 17' Andriamatsinoro 81'	Report	Harramiz 28' Zé 84'	Stadium: Stade Municipal de Mahamasina Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

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)

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 (age 37)	1	0	Sofia Farmer
12	1GK	Girael	(1987-10-01) 1 October 1987 (age 36)	3	0	Vitória do Riboque

2	2DF	Ivonaldo	(1993-05-05) 5 May 1993 (age 31)	5	0	Vitória do Riboque
3	2DF	Charles	(1994-05-25) 25 May 1994 (age 29)	1	0	Vilafranquense
4	2DF	Keita	(1985-02-17) 17 February 1985 (age 39)	3	0	Sporting Praia Cruz
5	2DF	Adimar	(1990-05-28) 28 May 1990 (age 33)	1	0	Peimari United
13	2DF	Leonildo	(1992-08-07) 7 August 1992 (age 31)	1	0	Peimari United
14	2DF	Jordão Diogo	(1985-11-12) 12 November 1985 (age 38)	4	0	Kerkyra
17	2DF	Derilson	(1979-07-06) 6 July 1979 (age 44)	3	0	Sporting Praia Cruz

6	3MF	Nai	(1983-01-16) 16 January 1983 (age 41)	12	0	Sporting Praia Cruz
8	3MF	Joci	(1991-01-19) 19 January 1991 (age 33)	12	0	Vitória do Riboque
15	3MF	Keidy	(1995-01-25) 25 January 1995 (age 29)	0	0	Guadalupe
16	3MF	Zé	(1991-12-22) 22 December 1991 (age 32)	11	1	Sporting Praia Cruz
18	3MF	Aldair	(1989-09-04) 4 September 1989 (age 34)	1	0	RSD Jette
	3MF	Marcos Barbeiro	(1995-07-29) 29 July 1995 (age 28)	1	0	Real
	3MF	Jucélio	(1991-11-14) 14 November 1991 (age 32)	1	0	Annecy
	3MF	Joel Neves	(1996-05-01) 1 May 1996 (age 28)	0	0	Loures

7	4FW	Ludgério Silva	(1986-08-14) 14 August 1986 (age 37)	1	0	Coimbrões
9	4FW	Jony	(1986-05-12) 12 May 1986 (age 38)	6	0	US Lusitanos Saint-Maur
10	4FW	Luís Leal (captain)	(1987-05-29) 29 May 1987 (age 36)	7	3	Chiapas
11	4FW	Harramiz	(1990-08-03) 3 August 1990 (age 33)	3	0	Académica
	4FW	Faduley	(1992-03-10) 10 March 1992 (age 32)	1	1	Fabril do Barreiro

Recent squad

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Primo	(1989-09-09) 9 September 1989 (age 34)	0	0	Sporting Praia Cruz	vs. Morocco on 4 September 2016
GK	Dungue	(1983-02-24) 24 February 1983 (age 41)	8	0	UDRA	vs. Cape Verde on 4 June 2016

DF	Jordan	(1995-11-16) 16 November 1995 (age 28)	1	0	Sporting Praia Cruz	vs. Libya on 28 March 2016

MF	Juju	(1992-12-30) 30 December 1992 (age 31)	9	0	Sporting Praia Cruz	vs. Cape Verde on 4 June 2016
MF	Abel	(1985-05-02) 2 May 1985 (age 39)	0	0	Sporting Clube do Príncipe	vs. Libya on 28 March 2016
MF	Kilson	(1983-02-24) 24 February 1983 (age 41)	2	0	Sporting Praia Cruz	vs. Libya on 28 March 2016

FW	Jair	(1994-09-15) 15 September 1994 (age 29)	10	3	Lusitano de Évora	vs. Morocco on 4 September 2016
FW	Pinguinho	(1989-10-10) 10 October 1989 (age 34)	3	0	Sporting Praia Cruz	vs. Libya on 28 March 2016

References

^ "BBC Sport – Sao Tome e Principe rocket up Fifa rankings". Bbc.co.uk. 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
^ "São Tomé e Príncipe spring an unlikely surprise « World Soccer World Soccer". Worldsoccer.com. 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
^ "World Football Elo Ratings: São Tomé and Príncipe". Elo Ratings. Retrieved 2 July 2017.

External links

National Federation website

[1] "BBC Sport – Sao Tome e Principe rocket up Fifa rankings". Bbc.co.uk. 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2013-12-03.

[2] "São Tomé e Príncipe spring an unlikely surprise « World Soccer World Soccer". Worldsoccer.com. 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2013-12-03.

[3] "World Football Elo Ratings: São Tomé and Príncipe". Elo Ratings. Retrieved 2 July 2017.

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