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

Sub-confederation

UNIFFAC (Central Africa)

Confederation

CAF (Africa)

Head coach

António do Rosário

Home stadium

Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho

FIFA code

STP

First colours

Second colours

FIFA ranking

Current

150

(May 2016)

Highest

115 (March 2012)

Lowest

200 (September 2007)

Elo ranking

Current

184

Highest

166 (June 1976)

Lowest

194 (August 1998)

First international

Chad 5–0 São Tomé & Príncipe

(Gabon; June 29, 1976)

Biggest win

São Tomé & Príncipe 2–0 Eq. Guinea

(Libreville, Gabon; November 14, 1999)

São Tomé & Príncipe 2–0 Sierra Leone

(São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe; April 8, 2000)

Biggest defeat

Congo 11–0 São Tomé & 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 2015 – Did not qualify

Results and fixtures

2015

13 June 2015 (2015-06-13) 2017 ACN qual	Cape Verde	7–1	São Tomé and Príncipe	Praia, Cape Verde
16:00 UTC−1	Djaniny 10', 73' Rocha 17' (pen.) Rodrigues 38' Fortes 41' Babanco 51' (pen.) Tavares 75'	Report	Leal 54'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde Referee: Mahmoud Ashour (Egypt)

5 September 2015 (2015-09-05) 2017 ACN qual	São Tomé and Príncipe	0–3	Morocco	São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe
15:30 UTC±0		Report	Amrabat 34' El Arabi 38' Dirar 41'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho Referee: João Goma (Angola)

8 October 2015 2018 WC qual	São Tomé and Príncipe	1–0	Ethiopia	São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe
15:00 UTC±0	Leal 87'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho Referee: Alhadi Mahamat (Chad)

11 October 2015 2018 WC qual	Ethiopia	3–0	São Tomé and Príncipe	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
16:00 UTC+3	Fekadu 1' Panom 48' (pen.) Lok 75'	Report		Stadium: Addis Ababa Stadium Referee: Jean Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda)

2016

23 March 2016 (2016-03-23) 2017 ACN qual	São Tomé and Príncipe	2–1	Libya	São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe
15:30 UTC±0	El Trbi 84' (o.g.) Leal 88'	Report	al Badri 24'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho Referee: Aboubacar Bangoura (Guinea)

Current squad

The following players were selected for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification against Libya on 23 March 2016.

Caps and goals correct as of the match on 11 October 2015.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Dungue	(1983-02-24) 24 February 1983	5	0	Folha Fede
12	1GK	Primo	(1989-09-09) 9 September 1989	0	0	Sporting Praia Cruz

2	2DF	Ivonaldo	(1993-05-05) 5 May 1993	3	0	Sporting Praia Cruz
3	2DF	Jordão Diogo (captain)	(1985-11-12) 12 November 1985	2	0	Kerkyra
4	2DF	Keita	(1985-02-17) 17 February 1985	1	0	Sporting Praia Cruz
5	2DF	Jordan	(1995-11-16) 16 November 1995	0	0	Sporting Praia Cruz

6	3MF	Nai	(1983-01-16) 16 January 1983	9	0	Sporting Praia Cruz
7	3MF	Jair	(1994-09-15) 15 September 1994	8	3	Sporting Praia Cruz
8	3MF	Juju	(1992-12-30) 30 December 1992	7	0	Sporting Praia Cruz
13	3MF	Keidy	(1995-01-25) 25 January 1995	0	0	Guadalupe
14	3MF	Abel	(1985-05-02) 2 May 1985	0	0	Sporting Clube do Príncipe
16	3MF	Kilson	(1983-02-24) 24 February 1983	1	0	Sporting Praia Cruz
17	3MF	Joci	(1991-01-19) 19 January 1991	9	0	Sporting Praia Cruz
18	3MF	Vando	(1992-07-24) 24 July 1992	1	0	UDRA

9	4FW	Jony	(1986-05-12) 12 May 1986	3	0	US Lusitanos Saint-Maur
10	4FW	Luís Leal	(1987-05-29) 29 May 1987	4	2	Cerro Porteño
11	4FW	Zé	(1991-12-22) 22 December 1991	9	1	Sporting Praia Cruz
15	4FW	Pinguinho	(1989-10-10) 10 October 1989	2	0	Sporting Praia Cruz

Recent squad

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
DF	William Barbosa	(1983-12-18) 18 December 1983	3	0	Sabugal	vs. Ethiopia on 11 October 2015

MF	Ludgério Silva	(1986-08-14) 14 August 1986	1	0	Cinfães	vs. Ethiopia on 11 October 2015

FW	Yoruba	(1985-05-20) 20 May 1985	1	0	Alcochetense	vs. Ethiopia on 11 October 201
FW	Harramiz	(1990-08-03) 3 August 1990	2	0	Farense	vs. Ethiopia on 11 October 2015

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.

External links

National Federation website

Football in São Tomé and Príncipe

Federação Santomense de Futebol

National teams

Men	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17

Women	National team U-20 U-17

League system

Men	Campeonato Santomense Liga Insular de São Tomé Liga Insular de Príncipe

Domestic cups

Men	Taça Nacional de São Tomé e Príncipe

Awards

Footballer of the Year
Top scorers

Lists

All-time Table
Champions
Clubs
International footballers
Foreign players
Venues

Men's clubs
Women's clubs
Men's players
Women's players
Expatriate players
Managers
Referees
Venues
Seasons
Records

International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	All-Africa 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

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player 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

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