# São Tomé and Príncipe national football team results

This page details the match results and statistics of the São Tomé and Príncipe national football team.

## Results

São Tomé and Príncipe's score is shown first in each case.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | São Tomé and Príncipe scorers | Att. |
| 1 | 2 May 1976 | (A) | Gabon | 1–6 | Friendly | Minho | — |
| 2 | 2 July 1976 | Libreville (N) | Congo | 0–11 | 1976 Central African Games | | — |
| 3 | 4 July 1976 | Libreville (N) | Central African Republic | 1–2 | 1976 Central African Games | Unknown | — |
| 4 | 6 July 1976 | Libreville (N) | Chad | 0–5 | 1976 Central African Games | | — |
| 5 | June 1977 | (H) | Rwanda | 1–0 | Friendly | Unknown | — |
| 6 | June 1977 | (H) | Rwanda | 0–0 | Friendly | | — |
| 7 | 10 July 1978 | (H) | Angola | 3–3 | Friendly | Unknown | — |
| 8 | 12 July 1979 | (H) | Angola | 1–2 | Friendly | Unknown | — |
| 9 | 1 June 1981 | (A) | Equatorial Guinea | 1–1 | Friendly | Unknown | — |
| 10 | 30 June 1985 | Estádio da Várzea, Praia (N) | Angola | 2–3 | Torneio dos Cinco | Unknown | — |
| 11 | 5 April 1987 | (A) | Angola | 0–4 | Friendly | | — |
| 12 | 11 July 1987 | (H) | Guinea-Bissau | 0–1 | Torneio dos Cinco | | — |
| 13 | 2 August 1998 | Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville (H) | Togo | 0–4 | 2000 African Cup of Nations qualification | | 3,000 |
| 14 | 18 August 1998 | Stade Municipal, Lomé (A) | Togo | 0–2 | 2000 African Cup of Nations qualification | | 4,000 |
| 15 | 10 November 1999 | Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville (N) | Chad | 0–5 | UNIFAC Cup | | — |
| 16 | 11 November 1999 | Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville (N) | Gabon | 0–1 | UNIFAC Cup | | — |
| 17 | 12 November 1999 | Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville (N) | Congo | 0–1 | UNIFAC Cup | | — |
| 18 | 13 November 1999 | Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville (N) | Central African Republic | 0–3 | UNIFAC Cup | | — |
| 19 | 14 November 1999 | Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville (N) | Equatorial Guinea | 2–0 | UNIFAC Cup | Aguiar, Jordao | — |
| 20 | 8 April 2000 | Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho, São Tomé (H) | Sierra Leone | 2–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | Ramos, Pontes | 6,500 |
| 21 | 22 April 2000 | National Stadium, Freetown (A) | Sierra Leone | 0–4 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | | 65,000 |
| 22 | 1 July 2000 | Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho, São Tomé (H) | Gabon | 1–1 | 2002 African Cup of Nations qualification | Tonga | — |
| 23 | 15 July 2000 | Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville (A) | Gabon | 1–4 | 2002 African Cup of Nations qualification | Ramos | 15,000 |
| 24 | 11 October 2003 | Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho, São Tomé (H) | Libya | 0–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | | 4,000 |
| 25 | 12 November 2003 | Estadio La Libertad, Bata (A) | Equatorial Guinea | 1–3 | Friendly | Unknown | — |
| 26 | 16 November 2003 | 28 March Stadium, Benghazi (A) | Libya | 0–8 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | | 20,000 |
| 27 | 11 November 2011 | Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho, São Tomé (H) | Congo | 0–5 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | | 3,000 |
| 28 | 15 November 2011 | Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire (A) | Congo | 1–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | Gando | 12,000 |
| 29 | 15 January 2012 | Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho, São Tomé (H) | Lesotho | 1–0 | 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | Jair | — |
| 30 | 22 January 2012 | Setsoto Stadium, Maseru (A) | Lesotho | 0–0 | 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | | — |
| 31 | 29 February 2012 | Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho, São Tomé (H) | Sierra Leone | 2–1 | 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | Jair, Lasset | — |
| 32 | 16 June 2012 | National Stadium, Freetown (A) | Sierra Leone | 2–4 | 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | Jair, Zé | — |
| 33 | 17 May 2014 | Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho, São Tomé (H) | Benin | 0–2 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | | — |
| 34 | 1 June 2014 | Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo (A) | Benin | 0–2 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | | — |
| 35 | 13 June 2015 | Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia (A) | Cape Verde | 1–7 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | Leal | — |
| 36 | 5 September 2015 | Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho, São Tomé (H) | Morocco | 0–3 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | | — |
| 37 | 8 October 2015 | Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho, São Tomé (H) | Ethiopia | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | Leal | 4,550 |
| 38 | 11 October 2015 | Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa (A) | Ethiopia | 0–3 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | | 23,840 |
| 39 | 23 March 2016 | Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho, São Tomé (H) | Libya | 2–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | El Trbi (o.g.), Leal | — |
| 40 | 28 March 2016 | Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo (A) | Libya | 0–4 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | | — |
| 41 | 4 June 2016 | Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho, São Tomé (H) | Cape Verde | 1–2 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | Faduley | — |
| 42 | 4 September 2016 | Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat (A) | Morocco | 0–2 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | | — |
| 43 | 22 March 2017 | Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho, São Tomé (H) | Madagascar | 0–1 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | | — |
| 44 | 26 March 2017 | Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo (A) | Madagascar | 2–3 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | Harramiz, Zé | — |
| 45 | 24 March 2018 | Mandela National Stadium, Kampala (A) | Uganda | 1–3 | Friendly | Zé | — |
| 46 | 4 September 2019 | Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho, São Tomé (H) | Guinea-Bissau | 0–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | | 4,000 |
| 47 | 10 September 2019 | Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau (A) | Guinea-Bissau | 1–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Iniesta | 14,500 |
| 48 | 9 October 2019 | Anjalay Stadium, Belle Vue Harel (A) | Mauritius | 3–1 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | Leal (2), Silva | — |
| 49 | 13 October 2019 | Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho, São Tomé (H) | Mauritius | 2–1 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | Barbeiro, Leal | — |
| 50 | 13 November 2019 | Al-Hilal Stadium, Omdurman (A) | Sudan | 0–4 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | | — |
| 51 | 18 November 2019 | Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho, São Tomé (H) | Ghana | 0–1 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | | — |
| 52 | 13 November 2020 | Soccer City, Johannesburg (A) | South Africa | 0–2 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | | — |
| 53 | 16 November 2020 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth (H) | South Africa | 2–4 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | Joazhifel, Harramiz | — |
| 54 | 24 March 2021 | Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho, São Tomé (H) | Sudan | 0–2 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | | — |
| 55 | 28 March 2021 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra (A) | Ghana | 1–3 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | Iniesta | — |
| 56 | 24 March 2022 | Complexe Sportif de Côte d'Or, Saint Pierre (H) | Mauritius | 1–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | Leal | — |
| 57 | 27 March 2022 | Complexe Sportif de Côte d'Or, Saint Pierre (A) | Mauritius | 3–3 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | Cardoso (2), Leal | — |
| 58 | 9 June 2022 | Adrar Stadium, Agadir (A) | Guinea-Bissau | 1–5 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | Viegas | — |
| 59 | 13 June 2022 | Adrar Stadium, Agadir (H) | Nigeria | 0–10 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | | — |
| 60 | 22 March 2023 | Adrar Stadium, Agadir (A) | Sierra Leone | 2–2 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | Leal (2) | — |
| 61 | 26 March 2023 | Adrar Stadium, Agadir (H) | Sierra Leone | 0–2 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | | — |
| 62 | 14 June 2023 | Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau (H) | Guinea-Bissau | 0–1 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | | — |
| 63 | 10 September 2023 | Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo (A) | Nigeria | 0–6 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | | — |
| 64 | 17 November 2023 | Hammadi Agrebi Stadium, Radès (A) | Tunisia | 0–4 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | | 10,000 |
| 65 | 21 November 2023 | Adrar Stadium, Agadir (H) | Namibia | 0–2 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | | — |
| | 2 June 2024 | (A) | Malawi | – | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | | |
| | 9 June 2024 | (H) | Liberia | – | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | | |
| | 16 March 2025 | (A) | Equatorial Guinea | – | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | | |
| | 23 March 2025 | (A) | Liberia | – | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | | |
| | 31 August 2025 | (H) | Equatorial Guinea | – | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | | |
| | 7 September 2025 | (A) | Namibia | – | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | | |
| | 5 October 2025 | (H) | Tunisia | – | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | | |
| | 12 October 2025 | (H) | Malawi | – | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | | |

### Notes

* ^ A: São Tomé and Príncipe played their home match in qualifying for the 2000 African Cup of Nations in Libreville, Gabon.
* ^ B: Due to security concerns, Libya played their home matches in qualifying for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Cairo, Egypt and Radés, Tunisia.
* ^ C: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa, São Tomé and Príncipe played their home match against South Africa in qualifying for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
* ^ D: São Tomé and Príncipe played their home matches in qualifying for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Saint Pierre, Mauritius; Agadir, Morocco and Bissau, Guinea-Bissau.
* ^ E: Guinea-Bissau played their home match against São Tomé and Príncipe in qualifying for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Agadir, Morocco.
* ^ F: Sierra Leone played their home match against São Tomé and Príncipe in qualifying for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Agadir, Morocco.
* ^ G: São Tomé and Príncipe played their home match against Namibia in qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Agadir, Morocco.

## Record by opponent

| Team | 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0.00 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 50.00 |
| Liberia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Libya | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 25.00 |
| Madagascar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Malawi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 75.00 |
| Morocco | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0.00 |
| Namibia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 0.00 |
| Rwanda | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 50.00 |
| Sierra Leone | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 33.33 |
| South Africa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0.00 |
| South Sudan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Sudan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0.00 |
| Togo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0.00 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0.00 |
| Uganda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Total | 69 | 10 | 10 | 49 | 48 | 179 | −131 | 14.49 |