| team SAO TOME E PRINCIPE | ||
| World cup history | ||
| Appearances: | 6 | |
| 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 | |
| Qualifiers 2026 | 10: + 1; = 0; - 9: 5 - 26 3 | |
| FIFA world cup 2026 | did not participate | |
| Best achievement: | 1 wins Preliminaries CAF (2002, 2018, 2026) | |
| Indicators | ||
| MP: + W; =D; -L; GF‒ GA Pts (3 points for each win) | ||
| Qualifying campaigns | 20: +3: =1; -16; 10 ‒ 51 10 | |
| Percentage indicators | +15,00%; =5,00%; -80,00%; 0,50 ‒ 2,55 16,67% | |
| FIFA world cup | Didn't participate in final tournaments | |
| Percentage indicators | ||
| Total: | 20: +3: =1; -16; 10 ‒ 51 10 | |
| Percentage indicators | +15,00%; =5,00%; -80,00%; 0,50 ‒ 2,55 16,67% | |
| Matches played (on neutral field): | 20 (5) | |
| Goals scored - total: | 10 | |
| - home: | 3 (30%) | |
| - away: | 4 (40%) | |
| - neutral field: | 3 (30,00%) | |
| Goals against: - total: | 51 | |
| - home: | 7 (13,73%) | |
| - away: | 35 (68,63%) | |
| - neutral field: | 9 (17,65%) | |
| Average goals scored per match: | 0,50 | |
| Average goals against per match: | 2,55 | |
| Points scored (3 points for each win): - home: | 6/15 (40,00%) | |
| - away: | 1/30 (3,33%) | |
| - neutral field: | 3/15 (20,00%) | |
| Biggest win: | 2:0 - Sierra Leone | |
| Biggest defeat: | 0:8 - Libya | |
| Games without conceding goals: | 3 (15%) | |
| Games without goals scored: | 12 (60%) | |
| Wins with a big score: | 0 | |
| Defeats with a big score: | 7 | |
| Own goals (is scored/is passed) | 0 / 1 | |
| Cautions (on average per match) | 23 (1,15) | |
| Expulsions (on average per match) | 3 (0,15) | |
| - second yellow cards | 3 | |
| - straight red cards | 0 | |
| Players acted | 107 | |
| Attendance: in total (average) | 227 082 (11 354) | |
| Top scorer: | Ronaldo AFONSO (26) - 3 goals scored | |
| The greatest number of matches: | Ronaldo AFONSO (26) - 10 games | |