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French Guiana

Nickname(s)

Les Yana Dòkòs
(The Yana Dòkòs)

Association

Ligue de Football de la Guyane

Confederation

CONCACAF (North America)

Sub-confederation

CFU (Caribbean)

Head coach

Jean-Claude Darcheville

Captain

Donovan Léon

Most caps

Rhudy Evens (63)

Top scorer

Gary Pigrée (16)

Home stadium

Stade Georges-Chaumet

FIFA code

GUF

First colours

Second colours

Elo ranking

Current

130

14 (3 March 2019)

Highest

110 (June 2017)

Lowest

174 (2000)

First international

French Guiana 1–3 Suriname

(French Guiana; 1 January 1936)

Biggest win

Unofficial

French Guiana 11–1 Saint Pierre and Miquelon

(Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône, France; 26 September 2012)
Official

French Guiana 6–0 British Virgin Islands

(Oranjestad, Aruba; 30 May 2014)

Turks and Caicos Islands 0–6 French Guiana

(Oranjestad, Aruba; 1 June 2014)

Biggest defeat

Suriname 9–0 French Guiana

(Surinam; 2 March 1947)

Gold Cup

Appearances

1 (first in 2017)

Best result

Group stage (2017)

Caribbean Cup

Appearances

5 (first in 1983)

Best result

Third place (1983, 2017)

Medal record

CFU Caribbean Cup

Bronze	1983 French Guiana	Team
Bronze	2017 Martinique	Team

The French Guiana national football team (French: Sélection de Guyane de football) is the regional football team of the French overseas department and region of French Guiana, and is controlled by the Ligue de football de la Guyane, the local branch of the French Football Federation.

Overview
CONCACAF
Results and fixtures
- 2023
- 2024
Coaching history
Players
- Current squad
- Recent call-ups
Player records
- Most appearances
- Top goalscorers
Competitive record
Head-to-head record
See also

Overview

As an overseas department of the French Republic, it is an integral part of France and thus not a member of FIFA. French Guiana is therefore not eligible to enter a team in the World Cup independent of France. As full citizens of France, indistinguishable from any other French citizen, French Guianans are eligible to play for the France national football team.

Bernard Lama and Florent Malouda are two examples of Guianese players who have played for the France national team. Lama winning the 1998 World Cup, and UEFA Euro 2000. Malouda playing as a runner-up during the 2006 World Cup.

CONCACAF

However, French Guiana is a member of CONCACAF and CFU, and thus eligible for all competitions organized by both. For any purpose outside of World Cup competition, all of the regional continental confederations may allow teams to be entered by territories that are de jure part of a country the bulk of which is located in a different continental confederation region.

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."

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Win Draw Loss Fixture

2023

2022–23 Nations League 27 March	Guatemala	4–0	French Guiana	Guatemala City, Guatemala
20:00 UTC−6				Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores Referee: Marco Ortíz (Mexico)

2023 Gold Cup qualification 17 June	French Guiana	4–1	Sint Maarten	Fort Lauderdale, United States
16:30 UTC−4				Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium

2023 Gold Cup qualification 20 June	Saint Kitts and Nevis	1–1 (4–2 pen)	French Guiana	Fort Lauderdale, United States
22:10 UTC−4	T. Williams 41'		Abelinti 53' (pen.)	Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
		Penalties
	*Freeman Sawyers Bertie Lewis		* Vancaeyezeele Baal Issorat Marmot
Note: Saint Kitts and Nevis advance to 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup

2023–24 Nations League 8 September	Bermuda	0–0	French Guiana	Devonshire Parish, Bermuda
17:00 UTC−3		https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=712928		Stadium: Dame Flora Duffy National Sports Centre Referee: Jefferson Escobar (Honduras)

2023–24 Nations League 12 September	French Guiana	0–2	Belize	Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana
16:30 UTC−3		https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=712945	Polanco 64' Cappello 68'	Stadium: Stade Municipal Dr. Edmard Lama Referee: Hakeem Harvey (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

2023–24 Nations League 13 October	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1–4	French Guiana	Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
15:30 UTC−4	Sutherland 31'	https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=712962	Némouthé 7' Abelinti 11' (pen.) Baal 42' Haabo 81'	Stadium: Arnos Vale Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Steffon Dewar (Jamaica)

2023–24 Nations League 16 October	French Guiana	3–2	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Fort-de-France, Martinique
19:00 UTC−4	Némouthé 9' (pen.) Gaubert 44' Haabo 76'	https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=712979	Stewart 16', 73'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Aliker Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière (Canada)

2023–24 Nations League 17 November	Belize	1–0	French Guiana	Belmopan, Belize
20:00 UTC−6	Martínez 90+6'	https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=712991		Stadium: FFB Stadium Referee: Jefferson Escobar (Honduras)

2023–24 Nations League 21 November	French Guiana	3–0	Bermuda	Fort-de-France, Martinique
15:00 UTC−4	Ajaiso 29' Lo. Baal 49' Sarrucco 90+4'	https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=713001		Stadium: Stade Pierre-Aliker Referee: José Torres (Puerto Rico)

2024

Friendly 23 March	French Guiana	1–1	Haiti

Coaching history

Marie-Rose Carême (2004–2005)
Ghislain Zulémaro (2008–2010)
Steeve Falgayrettes^* (2011–2012)
François Louis-Marie & Hubert Contout (2012–2013)
Jaïr Karam & Marie-Rose Carême (2013–2018)
Thierry De Neef (2018–present)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League matches against Belize and Bermuda on 17 and 21 November 2023.

Caps and goals correct as of 21 November 2023, after the match against Bermuda

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Donovan Léon	(1992-01-03) 3 January 1992 (age 32)	35	0	Auxerre
1GK	Marvin Golitin	(1999-12-18) 18 December 1999 (age 24)	2	0	FC 93
1GK	Marcos Peralta	(1996-06-23) 23 June 1996 (age 28)	1	0	ASC Le Geldar

2DF	Jean-David Legrand	(1991-02-23) 23 February 1991 (age 33)	30	2	Lège Cap-Ferret
2DF	Albert Ajaïso	(1986-11-14) 14 November 1986 (age 37)	28	1	Sainte-Marienne
2DF	Mickaël Colino	(1997-12-17) 17 December 1997 (age 26)	16	0	Grand Santi
2DF	Yohan Marmot	(1994-08-18) 18 August 1994 (age 30)	9	0	Angoulême Charente
2DF	Franz Gaubert	(2000-02-03) 3 February 2000 (age 24)	3	1	Stade Bordelais
2DF	Yannis Letard	(1998-08-18) 18 August 1998 (age 26)	3	0	LASK II
2DF	Ullrich Pereira Souza	(2003-07-11) 11 July 2003 (age 21)	3	0	Stade Lavallois B

3MF	Miguel Haabo	(1990-09-01) 1 September 1990 (age 34)	36	2	Étoile Matoury
3MF	Loïc Baal	(1992-01-28) 28 January 1992 (age 32)	26	5	Le Puy Foot 43 Auvergne
3MF	Ludovic Baal	(1986-05-25) 25 May 1986 (age 38)	26	3	Sablé
3MF	Zidan Charlec	(1999-12-08) 8 December 1999 (age 24)	18	0	Étoile Matoury
3MF	Thomas Némouthé	(2001-01-06) 6 January 2001 (age 23)	13	4	Créteil
3MF	Dany Florentine	(2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 (age 22)	4	0	Pistoiese
3MF	Richardson Atchaliso	(2003-02-21) 21 February 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Le Mans B

4FW	Arnold Abelinti	(1991-09-09) 9 September 1991 (age 33)	24	8	Olympique Alès
4FW	Joël Sarrucco	(1990-11-18) 18 November 1990 (age 33)	23	10	Le Geldar
4FW	Jules Haabo	(1997-04-12) 12 April 1997 (age 27)	13	5	CSC de Cayenne
4FW	Yvelin Nzolie	(1997-03-19) 19 March 1997 (age 27)	11	0	Grand Santi

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the French Guiana squad within the last twelve months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Jean-Beanuel Petit-Homme	(1990-08-10) 10 August 1990 (age 34)	8	0	Le Geldar	v. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; 16 October 2023
GK	Stéphane Roman	(1988-03-03) 3 March 1988 (age 36)	6	0	CSC de Cayenne	v. Saint Kitts and Nevis; 20 June 2023

DF	Inrick Baal	(1992-02-10) 10 February 1992 (age 32)	14	0	CSC de Cayenne	v. Belize; 12 September 2023
DF	Stryker Youssou	(1995-11-01) 1 November 1995 (age 29)	12	1	Le Geldar	v. Belize; 12 September 2023
DF	Grégory Lescot	(1989-05-10) 10 May 1989 (age 35)	28	0	Saint-Pryvé Saint-Hilaire	v. Saint Kitts and Nevis; 20 June 2023
DF	Kévin Rimane	(1991-02-23) 23 February 1991 (age 33)	28	2	SO Cholet	v. Saint Kitts and Nevis; 20 June 2023
DF	Raymond Jean-Jacques	(1987-02-15) 15 February 1987 (age 37)	17	1	CSC de Cayenne	v. Saint Kitts and Nevis; 20 June 2023
DF	Ismaël Effeia	(1992-07-22) 22 July 1992 (age 32)	6	0	Olympique de Cayenne	v. Guatemala; 27 March 2023
DF	Jean-Luc Yénoumou	(1987-08-05) 5 August 1987 (age 37)	5	0	Agouado	v. Guatemala; 27 March 2023

MF	Marc Edwige	(1986-09-26) 26 September 1986 (age 38)	27	1	CSC de Cayenne	v. Saint Kitts and Nevis; 20 June 2023
MF	Thomas Vancaeyezeele	(1994-07-27) 27 July 1994 (age 30)	8	0	Hartford Athletic	v. Saint Kitts and Nevis; 20 June 2023

FW	Max Gourpil	(1992-10-05) 5 October 1992 (age 32)	4	0	Le Geldar	v. Belize; 12 September 2023
FW	Thomas Issorat	(1993-09-03) 3 September 1993 (age 31)	13	1	CSC de Cayenne	v. Saint Kitts and Nevis; 20 June 2023
FW	Sloan Privat	(1989-07-24) 24 July 1989 (age 35)	11	7	Bassin d'Arcachon	v. Saint Kitts and Nevis; 20 June 2023

Player records

Players in bold are still active with French Guiana.

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Rhudy Evens	63	8	2008–present
2	Miguel Haabo [it]	36	2	2012–present
3	Donovan Léon	35	0	2014–present
4	Serge Lespérance	31	1	2008–2017
4	Marvin Torvic	31	1	2012–2019
6	Jean-David Legrand	30	2	2014–present
7	Albert Ajaïso	28	0	2004–present
	Grégory Lescot	28	0	2009–present
	Kévin Rimane	28	2	2014–present
10	Marc Edwige	27	1	2012–present

Top goalscorers

Gary Pigrée is French Guiana's top scorer with 16 goals.

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Gary Pigrée	16	20	0.8	2012–2015
2	Joël Sarrucco	10	23	0.43	2018–present
3	Gabriel Pigrée	8	15	0.53	2007–2016
	Arnold Abelinti	8	24	0.33	2016–present
	Rhudy Evens	8	63	0.13	2008–present
6	Sloan Privat	7	11	0.64	2015–present
7	Jules Haabo	5	13	0.38	2016–present
	David Martinon	5	22	0.23	2004–2015
	Loïc Baal	5	26	0.19	2015–present
10	Anthony Tuinfort	4	7	0.57	2009–2012
	Jean-Claude Darcheville	4	8	0.5	1995–2012
	Thomas Nemouthe	4	13	0.31	2022–present
	Roy Contout	4	16	0.25	2012–2017
	Orphéo Nalie	4	22	0.18	2010–2018

Competitive record

CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Championship & CONCACAF Gold Cup record									Qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1963	Did not enter								Did not enter
1965
1967
1969
1971
1973
1977
1981
1985
1989
1991	Did not qualify								2	1	0	1	2	2
1993									2	1	0	1	3	3
1996									9	2	2	5	16	16
1998									2	0	1	1	2	4
2000									3	0	1	2	3	5
2002	Did not enter								Did not enter
2003	Did not enter								Did not enter
2005	Did not qualify								5	2	2	1	5	5
2007	Did not enter								Did not enter
2009
2011
2013	Did not qualify								9	4	1	4	17	16
2015	Did not qualify								12	6	4	2	29	12
2017	Group stage	12th	3	0	0	3	2	10	8	5	1	2	16	7
2019	Did not qualify								4	2	0	2	8	6
2021									2	1	1	0	4	1
2023									8	4	3	1	13	10
Total	Group stage	1/27	3	0	0	3	2	10	66	28	16	22	118	87

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record
Season	Division	Group	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	Rank
2019−20	B	A	6	2	2	2	8	6		19th
2022–23	B	D	6	3	2	1	8	8		18th
Total			12	5	4	3	16	14	18th

Caribbean Cup

CFU Championship & Caribbean Cup record									Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1978	Did not qualify								2	1	0	1	5	6
1979	Did not enter								Did not enter
1981	Did not qualify								3	1	0	2	4	5
1983	Third place	3rd	3	1	1	1	1	1	Qualified as host
1985	Did not qualify								2	0	0	2	0	2
1988									2	0	1	1	1	2
1989									4	1	0	3	5	7
1990									3	0	2	1	3	7
1991									2	1	0	1	2	2
1992									3	1	1	1	5	4
1993									2	1	0	1	3	3
1994									2	1	0	1	2	3
1995	Group stage	7th	6	1	1	4	9	11	3	1	1	1	7	5
1996	Did not qualify								2	0	1	1	2	3
1997									2	0	1	1	2	4
1998									3	0	1	2	3	5
1999	Withdrew								Withdrew
2001	Did not enter								Did not enter
2005	Did not qualify								5	2	2	1	5	5
2007	Did not enter								Did not enter
2008
2010
2012	Group stage	7th	3	1	0	2	4	6	6	3	1	2	13	10
2014	Group stage	5th	3	1	1	1	7	6	9	5	3	1	22	6
2017	Third place	3rd	2	1	1	0	2	1	6	4	0	2	14	6
Total	Third place	5/25	17	5	4	8	23	25	61	22	14	25	98	85

Head-to-head record

As of 17 November 2019 after match against Saint Kitts and Nevis

Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Anguilla	2	2	0	0	9	1	+8
Aruba	4	3	0	1	8	1	+7
Antigua and Barbuda	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1
Barbados	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5
Belize	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
Bermuda	3	1	0	2	4	3	+1
British Virgin Islands	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6
Canada	2	0	0	2	3	8	−5
Cayman Islands	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
Costa Rica	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3
Cuba	3	1	1	1	5	3	+2
Curaçao	4	2	1	1	9	4	+5
Dominica	2	1	1	0	5	1	+4
Dominican Republic	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1
Grenada	4	0	3	1	2	3	−1
Guadeloupe	14	4	2	8	21	32	−11
Guyana	12	4	3	5	16	19	−3
Haiti	4	2	1	1	9	6	+3
Honduras	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1
Jamaica	4	1	2	1	3	7	−4
Martinique	16	3	3	10	15	29	−14
Mayotte	2	1	1	0	6	4	+2
Puerto Rico	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1
Réunion	4	0	1	3	0	5	−5
Suriname	45	7	9	29	53	101	−48
Saint Kitts and Nevis	6	3	1	2	10	6	+4
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	2	2	0	0	18	1	+17
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	3	0	1	2	3	6	−3
Tahiti	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1
Trinidad and Tobago	6	1	0	5	9	18	−9
Turks and Caicos Islands	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6
Total	158	47	31	80	237	275	−38