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French Guiana
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Les Yana Dòkòs
(The Yana Dòkòs)
Association Ligue de Football de la Guyane (LFG)
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 Decrease 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)
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Appearances 1 (first in 2017)
Best result Group stage (2017)
CFU Championship/Caribbean Cup
Appearances 5 (first in 1983)
Best result Third place (1983, 2017)
Medal record
CFU Championship/Caribbean Cup
Bronze 1983 French Guiana Team
Bronze 2017 Martinique Team

The French Guiana national football team is the official football team for French Guiana. It is controlled by the Ligue de football de la Guyane, which is the local football group. This group is part of the FFF.

About the Team

French Guiana is a part of France, so it is not a member of FIFA. This means the team cannot play in the World Cup on its own. Players from French Guiana can play for the France national football team.

Some famous players from French Guiana have played for France. These include Bernard Lama, Mike Maignan, and Florent Malouda. Mike Maignan is currently the main goalkeeper for France. Bernard Lama helped France win the World Cup in 1998. Florent Malouda was part of the French team that finished second in the 2006 World Cup.

Team Kits

Kit Sponsors

The team has had different companies make their uniforms over the years. Here are some of them:

Kit supplier Period
Germany Uhlsport 2001
ABM 2014
Italy Erreà 2016
United States Nike 2017–2022
Guadeloupe Ballers Pride 2024-present

Playing in CONCACAF

Even though French Guiana is not in FIFA, it is a member of CONCACAF and the CFU. This means they can play in all the football tournaments organized by these groups. CONCACAF is the football association for North, Central America, and the Caribbean.

Football rules allow teams from territories that are part of a country to play in regional events. This is true even if the main country is in a different football region.

Recent Matches

Here are some of the French Guiana team's recent match results.       Win       Draw       Loss       Fixture

2024 Matches

23 March Friendly French Guiana  1–1  Haiti
6 September 2024–25 Nations League French Guiana  0-1  Nicaragua Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana
16:00 UTC−3
  • Talavera Goal 90+5'
 Stadium: Stade Municipal Dr. Edmard Lama
Attendance: 450
Referee: Julio César de Jesús Luna Guzmán
10 September 2024–25 Nations League Trinidad and Tobago  0-0  French Guiana Trinidad and Tobago
19:00 UTC−6 Stadium: Dwight Yorke Stadium
Referee: Adonis Carrasco (Dominican Republic)
10 October 2024–25 Nations League French Guiana  2–3  Honduras Sinnamary, French Guiana
15:30 UTC−6
  • Galas Goal 56'
  • Haabbo Goal 90+4'
  • Lozano Goal 45+1'
  • Flores Goal 67'
  • Benguché Goal 74'
 Stadium: Stade Omnisports
Referee: Lukasz Szpala ([[United States Soccer Federation]|United States]])
14 October 2024–25 Nations League Nicaragua  3–2  French Guiana Managua, Nicaragua
21:00 UTC−6
  • Moreno Goal 54'
  • Barrera Goal 79'
  • Fletes Goal 84'
  • Baal Goal 16'
  • Haabo Goal 62'
 Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Fútbol
Referee: Iván Bárton (El Salvador)

Team Coaches

Here is a list of the coaches who have led the French Guiana national football team:

  • French Guiana Marie-Rose Carême (2004–2005)
  • French Guiana Ghislain Zulémaro (2008–2010)
  • French Guiana Steeve Falgayrettes* (2011–2012)
  • French Guiana François Louis-Marie & French Guiana Hubert Contout (2012–2013)
  • French Guiana Jaïr Karam & France Marie-Rose Carême (2013–2018)
  • France Thierry De Neef (2018–2022)
  • French Guiana Jean-Claude Darcheville (2022–present)

Player Records

These tables show which players have played the most games and scored the most goals for French Guiana.

Most Games Played

Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Rhudy Evens 63 8 2008–2022
2 Donovan Léon 36 0 2014–present
3 Miguel Haabo [it] 33 2 2012–present
4 Serge Lespérance 31 1 2008–2017
Marvin Torvic 31 1 2012–2019
6 Jean-David Legrand 30 2 2014–present
7 Grégory Lescot 29 0 2009–present
Loïc Baal 29 6 2015–present
7 Albert Ajaiso 28 1 2004–present
Kévin Rimane 28 2 2014–present
Ludovic Baal 28 3 2012–present

Top Goal Scorers

Gary Pigrée
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 9 17 0.53 2018–present
Arnold Abelinti 9 26 0.35 2016–present
4 Gabriel Pigrée 8 15 0.53 2007–2016
Rhudy Evens 8 63 0.13 2008–2022
6 Sloan Privat 8 11 0.64 2015–present
7 Loïc Baal 6 29 0.21 2015–present
8 Jules Haabo 5 14 0.36 2016–present
David Martinon 5 22 0.23 2004–2015

Tournament History

French Guiana competes in regional tournaments like the CONCACAF Gold Cup and the Caribbean Cup.

CONCACAF Gold Cup

The CONCACAF Gold Cup is the main football competition for teams in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.

CONCACAF Championship & CONCACAF Gold Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
El Salvador 1963 Did not enter Did not enter
Guatemala 1965
Honduras 1967
Costa Rica 1969
Trinidad and Tobago 1971
Haiti 1973
Mexico 1977
Honduras 1981
1985
1989
United States 1991 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 2 2
United States 1993 2 1 0 1 3 3
United States 1996 9 2 2 5 16 16
United States 1998 2 0 1 1 2 4
United States 2000 3 0 1 2 3 5
United States 2002 Did not enter Did not enter
Mexico United States 2003
United States 2005 Did not qualify 5 2 2 1 5 5
United States 2007 Did not enter Did not enter
United States 2009
United States 2011
United States 2013 Did not qualify 9 4 1 4 17 16
Canada United States 2015 12 6 4 2 29 12
United States 2017 Group stage 12th 3 0 0 3 2 10 8 5 1 2 16 7
Costa Rica Jamaica United States 2019 Did not qualify 4 2 0 2 8 6
United States 2021 2 1 1 0 4 1
Canada United States 2023 8 4 3 1 13 10
Canada United States 2025 6 0 2 4 7 11
Total Group stage 1/28 3 0 0 3 2 10 72 28 18 26 125 98

CONCACAF Nations League

The CONCACAF Nations League is a newer competition for teams in the CONCACAF region.

CONCACAF Nations League record
League Finals
Season Division Group Pld W D L GF GA P/R Finals Result Pld W D L GF GA Squad
2019–20 B A 6 2 2 2 8 6 Same position United States 2021 Ineligible
2022–23 B D 6 3 2 1 8 8 Same position United States 2023
2023–24 B C 6 3 1 2 10 6 Rise United States 2024
2024–25 A B 4 0 1 3 4 7 Fall United States 2025 Did not qualify
Total — — 22 8 6 8 30 27 — Total 0 Titles — — — — — — —

Caribbean Cup

The Caribbean Cup was a football tournament for teams in the Caribbean region.

CFU Championship & Caribbean Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
Trinidad and Tobago 1978 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 5 6
Suriname 1979 Did not enter Did not enter
Puerto Rico 1981 Did not qualify 3 1 0 2 4 5
French Guiana 1983 Third place 3rd 3 1 1 1 1 1 Qualified as host
Barbados 1985 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 0 2
Martinique 1988 2 0 1 1 1 2
Barbados 1989 4 1 0 3 5 7
Trinidad and Tobago 1990 3 0 2 1 3 7
Jamaica 1991 2 1 0 1 2 2
Trinidad and Tobago 1992 3 1 1 1 5 4
Jamaica 1993 2 1 0 1 3 3
Trinidad and Tobago 1994 2 1 0 1 2 3
Cayman Islands Jamaica 1995 Group stage 7th 6 1 1 4 9 11 3 1 1 1 7 5
Trinidad and Tobago 1996 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 2 3
Antigua and Barbuda Saint Kitts and Nevis 1997 2 0 1 1 2 4
Jamaica Trinidad and Tobago 1998 3 0 1 2 3 5
Trinidad and Tobago 1999 Withdrew Withdrew
Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Did not enter Did not enter
Barbados 2005 Did not qualify 5 2 2 1 5 5
Trinidad and Tobago 2007 Did not enter Did not enter
Jamaica 2008
Martinique 2010
Antigua and Barbuda 2012 Group stage 7th 3 1 0 2 4 6 6 3 1 2 13 10
Jamaica 2014 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 7 6 9 5 3 1 22 6
Martinique 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

Match Records Against Other Teams

This table shows how French Guiana has performed against different national teams.       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 7 1 2 4 5 10 −5
 Bermuda 5 2 1 2 7 3 +4
 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 4 2 1 1 8 3 +5
 Curaçao 4 2 1 1 9 4 +5
 Dominica 2 1 1 0 5 1 +4
 Dominican Republic 3 1 1 1 5 5 0
 Grenada 4 0 3 1 2 3 −1
 Guadeloupe 14 4 2 8 21 32 −11
 Guatemala 2 1 0 1 2 4 –2
 Guyana 12 4 3 5 16 19 −3
 Haiti 5 2 2 1 10 7 +3
 Honduras 4 1 1 2 5 7 −2
 Jamaica 4 1 2 1 3 7 −4
 Martinique 18 3 4 11 17 32 −15
 Mayotte 2 1 1 0 6 4 +2
 Nicaragua 2 0 0 2 2 4 –2
 Puerto Rico 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1
 Réunion 4 0 1 3 0 5 −5
 Suriname 46 8 9 29 56 102 −46
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 7 3 1 3 11 8 +3
 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 2 2 0 0 18 1 +17
 Sint Maarten 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5 2 1 2 10 9 +1
 Tahiti 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1
 Trinidad and Tobago 8 1 1 6 10 20 −10
 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6
Total 184 56 38 90 277 310 −33

Team Achievements

Regional Titles

  • CFU Championship/Caribbean Cup
    • 3 Third place (2): 1983, 2017

See also

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