| team SAO TOME E PRINCIPE | ||
| World cup history | ||
| Appearances: | 5 | |
| FIFA world cup appearances: | 0 | |
| Tournament | Result | |
| FIFA world cup 1930 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1934 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1934 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1938 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1938 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1950 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1950 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1954 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1954 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1958 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1958 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1962 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1962 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1966 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1966 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1970 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1970 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1974 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1974 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1978 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1978 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1982 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1982 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1986 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1986 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1990 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1990 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1994 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1994 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1998 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1998 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2002 | 2: + 1; = 0; - 1: 2 - 4 3 | |
| FIFA world cup 2002 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2006 | 2: + 0; = 0; - 2: 0 - 9 0 | |
| FIFA world cup 2006 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2010 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 2010 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2014 | 2: + 0; = 1; - 1: 1 - 6 1 | |
| FIFA world cup 2014 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2018 | 2: + 1; = 0; - 1: 1 - 3 3 | |
| FIFA world cup 2018 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2022 | 2: + 0; = 0; - 2: 1 - 3 0 | |
| FIFA world cup 2022 | did not participate | |
| Best achievement: | 1 wins in the Round 1 Preliminaries CAF (2002, 2018) | |
| Indicators | ||
| MP: + W; =D; -L; GF‒ GA Pts (3 points for each win) | ||
| Qualifying campaigns | 10: +2: =1; -7; 5 ‒ 25 7 | |
| Percentage indicators | +20,00%; =10,00%; -70,00%; 0,50 ‒ 2,50 23,33% | |
| FIFA world cup | Didn't participate in final tournaments | |
| Percentage indicators | ||
| Total: | 10: +2: =1; -7; 5 ‒ 25 7 | |
| Percentage indicators | +20,00%; =10,00%; -70,00%; 0,50 ‒ 2,50 23,33% | |
| Matches played (on neutral field): | 10 (0) | |
| Goals scored - total: | 5 | |
| - home: | 3 (60%) | |
| - away: | 2 (40%) | |
| - neutral field: | - | |
| Goals against: - total: | 25 | |
| - home: | 7 (28%) | |
| - away: | 18 (72%) | |
| - neutral field: | - | |
| Average goals scored per match: | 0,50 | |
| Average goals against per match: | 2,50 | |
| Points scored (3 points for each win): - home: | 6/15 (40,00%) | |
| - away: | 1/15 (6,67%) | |
| - neutral field: | - | |
| Biggest win: | 2:0 - Sierra Leone | |
| Biggest defeat: | 0:8 - Libya | |
| Games without conceding goals: | 2 (20%) | |
| Games without goals scored: | 6 (60%) | |
| Wins with a big score: | 0 | |
| Defeats with a big score: | 4 | |
| Own goals (is scored/is passed) | 0 / 0 | |
| Cautions (on average per match) | 12 (1,2) | |
| Expulsions (on average per match) | 3 (0,3) | |
| - second yellow cards | 3 | |
| - straight red cards | 0 | |
| Players acted | 75 | |
| Attendance: in total (average) | 162 890 (16 289) | |
| Top scorer: | 5 players - 1 goals scored each | |
| The greatest number of matches: | Joazhifel SOARES (14 18 22) - 6 games | |