Guadeloupe national football team
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Nickname(s) | Les Gwada Boys (The Gwada Boys) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Association | LGF | |||||||||||||||||||
Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | |||||||||||||||||||
Sub-confederation | CFU (Caribbean) | |||||||||||||||||||
Head coach | Jocelyn Angloma[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Captain | Ronan Hauterville | |||||||||||||||||||
Most caps | Jean-Luc Lambourde (65) | |||||||||||||||||||
Top scorer | Dominique Mocka (17) | |||||||||||||||||||
Home stadium | Stade René Serge Nabajoth | |||||||||||||||||||
FIFA code | GLP | |||||||||||||||||||
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First international | ||||||||||||||||||||
Martinique 6–0 Guadeloupe (Martinique; 1934) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Biggest win | ||||||||||||||||||||
Unofficial Guadeloupe 13–0 Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Versailles, France; 22 September 2012) Official Guadeloupe 11–0 U.S. Virgin Islands (Port-au-Prince, Haiti; 12 April 2001) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Biggest defeat | ||||||||||||||||||||
Martinique 6–0 Guadeloupe (Martinique; 1934) Martinique 8–2 Guadeloupe (Martinique; 1975) Curaçao 6–0 Guadeloupe (Willemstad, Curaçao; 19 November 2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gold Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||
Appearances | 4 (first in 2007) | |||||||||||||||||||
Best result | Fourth place (2007) | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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The Guadeloupe national football team (French: Sélection de la Guadeloupe de football) represents the French overseas department and region of Guadeloupe in men's international football. The team is controlled by the Ligue Guadeloupéenne de Football (English: Guadeloupean Football League), a local branch of French Football Federation (French: Fédération Française de Football).
As an overseas department of the French Republic, Guadeloupe is not a member of FIFA and is therefore not eligible to enter the FIFA World Cup or any competition organized first-hand by the organization. Guadeloupeans, being French citizens, are eligible to play for the France national football team. Guadeloupe is, however, a member of CONCACAF and the CFU and is eligible for all competitions organized by both the organizations. Indeed, according to the status of the FFF (article 34, paragraph 6): "[...]Under the control of related continental confederations, and with the agreement of the FFF, those leagues can organize international sport events at a regional level or set up teams in order to participate to them."'
Guadeloupe's highest honor to date was reaching the final at the 2010 Caribbean Championship where they were defeated by Jamaica on penalties. In the CONCACAF Gold Cup, Guadeloupe reached the semi-finals in 2007. The team performed well in the group stage defeating Canada and drawing with Haiti. In the knockout stage of the competition, Guadeloupe eliminated Honduras in the quarterfinals. In the semi-finals, Guadeloupe lost to Mexico 1–0. The regional team also participates in the Caribbean Cup and the Coupe de l'Outre-Mer. Guadeloupe has yet to win either competition.
History[]
International success[]
Guadeloupe was a surprise qualifier for the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2007. The regional team earned qualification to the tournament after finishing in 4th place at the 2006–07 Caribbean Nations Cup. The appearance in the Gold Cup marked Guadeloupe's first in the competition and they opened the campaign on 6 June 2007 with a 1–1 draw against Haiti. In the team's following match against Canada, Guadeloupe recorded a 2–1 victory in front of 20,000 spectators at the Orange Bowl in Miami. The team finally succumbed to defeat losing 1–0 to the reigning champions of UNCAF, Costa Rica, to close out group play.
Guadeloupe advanced to the knockout stage of the competition as a result of being the second best performing third-place team in group play. In the quarterfinals, Guadeloupe were pitted against Honduras and earned an upset victory defeating the Hondurans 2–1 at the Reliant Stadium in Houston.[3] Prior to its elimination, Honduras had been equal to the task of Guadeloupe having beaten Mexico 2–1 and dominating Cuba 5–0. In the ensuing round, Guadeloupe were defeated by Mexico 1–0.[4] However, despite the loss, Guadeloupe were praised for its strong defensive performance.[5] Guadeloupe's finish in the tournament was the best finish by a Caribbean island team since Trinidad and Tobago reached the semifinals of the 2000 tournament.
Guadeloupe's respectable third-place finish in the 2008 Caribbean Championship meant a consecutive appearance in the Gold Cup. Ahead of the competition, regional team coach Roger Salnot sought to increase Guadeloupe's chances of winning by calling up players of Guadeloupean descent who were born in metropolitan France. Salnot named notable players to his preliminary squad such as goalkeeper Yohann Thuram, defenders Daniel Congré, Michaël Ciani, Ronald Zubar, midfielders Étienne and Aurélien Capoue, and Ludovic Sylvestre, and attackers Alexandre Alphonse, Claudio Beauvue, and Richard Socrier. All players had been effective players in Ligue 1 and abroad. However, despite calling up an abundance of talent, only Alexandre Alphonse was allowed participation by his club. Every other player either personally turned down the invitation or was denied by his parent club with Salnot expressing his disappointment at the latter issue.
In the tournament, Guadeloupe were inserted to Group C alongside Mexico, Panama, and Nicaragua. The team started off the group with two straight victories defeating Panama 2–1 at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum and systematically disabling the Nicaraguans 2–0 at the Reliant Stadium in Houston. In the team's final group stage match against Mexico, Guadeloupe was beaten 2–0 in Phoenix. Guadeloupe's second-place finish in the group meant another appearance in the knockout stage, where the team was pitted against Costa Rica in the quarter-finals at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. In the match, it was Costa Rica who dominated scoring twice within the first 20 minutes of the match. Costa Rica finished the match with five goals with Guadeloupe getting a consolation goal from Alphonse in the second half.
In 2021, Guadeloupe once again qualified to compete for the Gold Cup.
Recent results and forthcoming fixtures[]
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
2021[]
3 July 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifying | Guadeloupe | 2–0 | Bahamas | Fort Lauderdale, United States |
16:30 | Report | Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada) |
6 July 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifying | Guatemala | 1–1 (9–10 p) | Guadeloupe | Fort Lauderdale, United States |
21:30 |
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Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Referee: Fernando Hernández (Mexico) |
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12 July 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup | Costa Rica | 3–1 | Guadeloupe | Orlando, United States |
21:00 |
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Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 6,403 Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States) |
16 July 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup | Guadeloupe | 1–2 | Jamaica | Orlando, United States |
18:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Exploria Stadium Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala) |
20 July 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup | Suriname | 2–1 | Guadeloupe | Houston, United States |
18:00 UTC−5 |
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Report |
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Stadium: BBVA Stadium Referee: (Mexico) |
Players[]
Current squad[]
The following footballers were called for 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Caps and goals as 20 July 2021, after a match against Suriname.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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23 | GK | Yohann Thuram-Ulien | October 31, 1988 | 8 | 0 | Amiens |
16 | GK | Kevin Ajax | August 31, 1987 | 8 | 0 | CS Moulien |
1 | GK | Frederic Tejou | July 13, 1987 | 5 | 0 | La Gauloise de Basse-Terre |
4 | DF | Ronan Hauterville | November 21, 1989 | 15 | 2 | Phare Petit-Canal |
2 | DF | Kevin Moeson | September 30, 1997 | 11 | 0 | Solidarité-Scolaire |
17 | DF | Anthony Baron | December 29, 1992 | 10 | 1 | Yverdon-Sport FC |
12 | DF | Mickaël Alphonse | July 12, 1989 | 9 | 0 | Amiens |
3 | DF | Kelly Irep | September 1, 1995 | 7 | 0 | Créteil |
5 | DF | Steve Solvet | March 29, 1996 | 5 | 1 | Sète |
20 | DF | Stevenson Casimir | June 3, 1992 | 3 | 0 | La Gauloise |
18 | DF | Thomas Pineau | January 31, 1991 | 3 | 0 | Solidarité-Scolaire |
21 | DF | Colman Makouké | June 7, 1990 | 2 | 0 | ASG Juventus de Sainte-Anne |
7 | MF | Mavrick Annerose | November 29, 1995 | 11 | 0 | USR Saint Rose |
6 | MF | Quentin Annette | January 13, 1998 | 8 | 0 | Club Franciscain |
8 | MF | Kévin Malpon | March 1, 1996 | 7 | 0 | Gosier |
15 | MF | Dimitri Cavaré | February 5, 1995 | 4 | 0 | Sion |
13 | MF | Morgan Saint-Maximin | August 2, 1997 | 5 | 0 | Solidarité-Scolaire |
9 | FW | Raphaël Mirval | May 4, 1996 | 14 | 9 | Aubagne FC |
14 | FW | Vikash Tillé | November 26, 1997 | 8 | 1 | CS Moulien |
22 | FW | Dimitri Ramothe | September 8, 1990 | 6 | 3 | ACMG |
10 | FW | Matthias Phaeton | January 8, 2000 | 5 | 3 | Guingamp |
19 | FW | Luther Archimède | September 17, 1999 | 4 | 0 | Sacramento Republic |
11 | FW | December 22, 1997 | 1 | 0 | USBM |
Recent call-ups[]
The following footballers were called up in the last 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | January 26, 1990 | 2 | 0 | Jeunesse EVO | v. Bahamas, 3 July 2021 PRE | |
GK | December 17, 1996 | 0 | 0 | Phare Petit-Canal | v. Bahamas, 3 July 2021 PRE | |
DF | Mickaël Tacalfred | April 23, 1981 | 16 | 0 | Béziers | v. Bahamas, 3 July 2021 PRE |
DF | Loic Nestor | May 20, 1989 | 7 | 1 | Grenoble | v. Bahamas, 3 July 2021 PRE |
DF | August 12, 1993 | 5 | 0 | US Baie-Mahault | v. Bahamas, 3 July 2021 PRE | |
DF | November 9, 2000 | 2 | 0 | La Gauloise | v. Bahamas, 3 July 2021 PRE | |
DF | July 13, 1998 | 0 | 0 | v. Bahamas, 3 July 2021 PRE | ||
DF | Andreaw Gravillon | February 8, 1998 | 0 | 0 | Reims | v. Bahamas, 3 July 2021 PRE |
DF | Loïck Landre | May 5, 1992 | 0 | 0 | Unattached | v. Bahamas, 3 July 2021 PRE |
DF | June 4, 2000 | 0 | 0 | Gosier | v. Bahamas, 3 July 2021 PRE | |
DF | July 16, 1990 | 0 | 0 | ASGJSA | v. Bahamas, 3 July 2021 PRE | |
MF | October 1, 1997 | 4 | 0 | US Baie-Mahault | v. Bahamas, 3 July 2021 PRE | |
MF | January 17, 1998 | 1 | 1 | RCBT | v. Bahamas, 3 July 2021 PRE | |
MF | January 13, 1998 | 0 | 0 | v. Bahamas, 3 July 2021 PRE | ||
MF | May 10, 2000 | 0 | 0 | Solidarité-Scolaire | v. Bahamas, 3 July 2021 PRE | |
FW | Lenny Nangis | March 24, 1994 | 4 | 0 | RWDM | v. Bahamas, 3 July 2021 PRE |
FW | Thomas Gaydu | July 23, 1998 | 3 | 0 | Solidarité-Scolaire | v. Bahamas, 3 July 2021 PRE |
Previous squads[]
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Player records[]
- As of 15 July 2021
- Players in bold are still active with Guadeloupe.
Most appearances[]
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Top goalscorers[]
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Competitive record[]
Gold Cup record[]
Guadeloupe has participated in three of the fifteen CONCACAF Gold Cups contested. The team's first appearance in the competition was in 2007. The team, surprisingly, reached the semi-finals where they were defeated by Mexico. Two years later, in 2009, Guadeloupe made their second consecutive appearance in the competition and, for the second straight time, reached the knockout stage of the Gold Cup. In the quarter-finals, Guadeloupe were defeated by Costa Rica.
Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
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1991 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
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1996 | |||||||||
1998 | Did not enter | ||||||||
2000 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2002 | |||||||||
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2005 | |||||||||
2007 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |
2009 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |
2011 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
2013 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2015 | |||||||||
2017 | |||||||||
2019 | |||||||||
2021 | Group stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
Total | 4/16 | 0 Titles | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 25 |
CONCACAF Nations League[]
CONCACAF Nations League record | ||||||||||
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Year | Division | Group | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | P/R | Rank |
2019−20 | C | D | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 30th | |
2022–23 | B | To be determined | ||||||||
Total | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 30th |
Caribbean Cup record[]
Guadeloupe appeared in seven Caribbean Cups. The regional team never won the competition, but finished in third place on three occasions in 1989, 1994, and 2008. From the 2007 competition onwards, Guadeloupe finished inside the top four teams in the proceeding Caribbean Cups. In 2010, the team finished runners-up to Jamaica, losing 5–4 on penalties.
Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
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1989 | Third place | 3rd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
1990 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1991 | |||||||||
1992 | Round 1 | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
1993 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1994 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | |
1995 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1996 | Did not enter | ||||||||
1997 | |||||||||
1998 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1999 | Round 1 | 7th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
2001 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2005 | |||||||||
2007 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | |
2008 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
2010 | Runners-up* | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
2012 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2014 | |||||||||
2017 | |||||||||
Total | 7/19 | 0 Titles | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 37 | 35 |
Coupe de l'Outre-Mer record[]
Guadeloupe has participated in both editions of the Coupe de l'Outre-Mer, which was established in 2008. In both editions, the team finished in third place behind Martinique and Réunion with the latter team winning the first edition and Martinique winning the second.
Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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2008 | Third place | 3rd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
2010 | Third place | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
2012 | Third place | 3rd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 4 |
Total | 3/3 | 0 Titles | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 7 |
CFU Championship record[]
From 1978–1985, Guadeloupe participated in the CFU Championship, a precursor to the Caribbean Cup. Of the six championships played, Guadeloupe featured in two final rounds and departed each tournament without a single win.
Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
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1978 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
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1981 | Third place | 3rd | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
1983 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1985 | Third place | 3rd | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
1988[6] | Did not qualify | ||||||||
Total | 2/6 | 0 Titles | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.
- **Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won. Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.
References[]
- ^ "Angloma appointed Guadeloupe head coach". concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "Sports Briefing". The New York Times. 18 June 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
- ^ Armour, Nancy (22 June 2007). "Mexico Squeezes Into Gold Cup Finals". washingtonpost.com. The Associated Press. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
- ^ Irving, Duncan (17 July 2007). "The 91st Minute". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
- ^ It is unsure if the tournament was completed, but some sources state that Trinidad and Tobago defeated Martinique 3–0 in the final.
External links[]
- Guadeloupe national football team
- Caribbean national association football teams
- CONCACAF teams not affiliated to FIFA
- National football teams of Overseas France