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Guadeloupe
Nickname(s) Les Gwada Boys
(The Gwada Boys)
Association Ligue guadeloupéenne de football
Confederation CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach Jocelyn Angloma
Captain Ronan Hauterville
Most caps Jean-Luc Lambourde (65)
Top scorer Dominique Mocka (17)
Home stadium Stade René Serge Nabajoth
FIFA code GLP
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
Elo ranking
Current 163 Decrease 20 (3 March 2019)
Highest 81 (Early 2011)
Lowest 166 (March 2019)
First international
France Martinique 6–0 Guadeloupe France
(Martinique; unknown date 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
France Martinique 6–0 Guadeloupe France
(Martinique; unknown date 1934)
 Martinique 8–2 Guadeloupe 
(Martinique; unknown date 1975)
 Curaçao 6–0 Guadeloupe 
(Willemstad, Curaçao; 19 November 2018)
Gold Cup
Appearances 5 (first in 2007)
Best result Third place (2007)
Medal record
CFU Caribbean Cup
Silver 2010 Martinique Team
Bronze 1981 Puerto Rico Team
Bronze 1985 Barbados Team
Bronze 1994 Trinidad and Tobago Team
Bronze 2008 Jamaica Team

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 League of Football), 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 participated in the Caribbean Cup and the Coupe de l'Outre-Mer. Guadeloupe did not win either competition before they became defunct (2017 and 2013 respectively).

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. 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. However, despite the loss, Guadeloupe were praised for its strong defensive performance. 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 defeating 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.

On 27 June 2023, Guadeloupe was able to tie with Canada 2-2 in the remaining minutes of a 2023 Gold Cup Group Stage match.

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

Coaching history

  • Guadeloupe Roger Salnot (2001–2011)
  • Guadeloupe Steve Bizasène (2012–2017)
  • Guadeloupe Jocelyn Angloma (2017–present)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League matches against Sint Maarten and Saint Kitts and Nevis on 16 and 19 November 2023.

Caps and goals as of 19 November 2023 after the second match against Saint Kitts and Nevis.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Davy Rouyard (1999-08-17) 17 August 1999 (age 25) 13 0 France Bordeaux
1GK Teddy Bartouche (1997-06-05) 5 June 1997 (age 27) 1 0 France Lorient
1GK Kerry Feler (2001-10-13) 13 October 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Guadeloupe Amical Club
2DF Méddy Lina (1986-01-11) 11 January 1986 (age 38) 28 0 Guadeloupe Solidarité-Scolaire
2DF Cédric Avinel (1986-09-11) 11 September 1986 (age 38) 26 0 France Ajaccio
2DF Anthony Baron (1992-12-29) 29 December 1992 (age 31) 26 2 Switzerland Servette
2DF Nathanaël Saintini (2000-05-30) 30 May 2000 (age 24) 13 0 Ukraine Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
2DF Jérôme Roussillon (1993-01-06) 6 January 1993 (age 31) 8 2 Germany Union Berlin
2DF Stevenson Casimir (1992-06-03) 3 June 1992 (age 32) 5 0 Guadeloupe La Gauloise
2DF Christian Junior Senneville (1991-01-31) 31 January 1991 (age 33) 4 0 France Dunkerque
3MF Ange-Freddy Plumain (1995-03-02) 2 March 1995 (age 29) 16 7 Ukraine Rukh Lviv
3MF Morgan Saint-Maximin (1997-08-02) 2 August 1997 (age 27) 16 0 Guadeloupe Solidarité-Scolaire
3MF Jordan Leborgne (1995-09-29) 29 September 1995 (age 29) 10 0 France Versailles
3MF Alexandre Arenate (1995-07-20) 20 July 1995 (age 29) 5 0 Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch
3MF Marcus Coco (1996-06-24) 24 June 1996 (age 28) 4 0 France Nantes
3MF Hans Dezac (2003-08-04) 4 August 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Guadeloupe L'Étoile
3MF Keyvan Beaumont (2005-07-18) 18 July 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Guadeloupe CERFA
4FW Matthias Phaëton (2000-01-08) 8 January 2000 (age 24) 23 11 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia
4FW Luther Archimède (1999-09-17) 17 September 1999 (age 25) 16 3 United States Sacramento Republic
4FW Vikash Tillé (1997-11-26) 26 November 1997 (age 26) 15 1 Guadeloupe Moulien
4FW Steven Davidas (1992-03-17) 17 March 1992 (age 32) 9 1 Guadeloupe La Gauloise
4FW Kilian Bevis (1998-02-13) 13 February 1998 (age 26) 6 1 Serbia Radnički Kragujevac
4FW Taïryk Arconte (2003-11-12) 12 November 2003 (age 21) 4 3 France Rodez

Recent call-ups

The following footballers were called up in the last 12 months and are still eligible to represent.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Brice Cognard (1990-04-26) 26 April 1990 (age 34) 3 0 France Avranches v.  Guatemala, 4 July 2023
GK Willy Leguier (1996-12-17) 17 December 1996 (age 27) 0 0 Guadeloupe Phare Petit-Canal v.  Guatemala, 4 July 2023
DF Andreaw Gravillon (1998-02-08) 8 February 1998 (age 26) 15 2 Turkey Adana Demirspor v.  Saint Lucia, 15 October 2023
DF Ronan Hauterville (1989-11-21) 21 November 1989 (age 35) 17 2 Guadeloupe Phare Petit-Canal v.  Guatemala, 4 July 2023
MF Quentin Annette (1998-01-13) 13 January 1998 (age 26) 18 0 Guadeloupe Solidarité-Scolaire v.  Saint Lucia, 15 October 2023
MF Keyvan Beaumont (2005-07-18) 18 July 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Guadeloupe CERFA v.  Saint Lucia, 15 October 2023
MF Steve Solvet (1996-03-20) 20 March 1996 (age 28) 18 3 France Orléans v.  Guatemala, 4 July 2023
MF Johan Rotsen (1996-08-11) 11 August 1996 (age 28) 9 0 France Sète v.  Guatemala, 4 July 2023
FW Dimitri Ramothe (1990-09-08) 8 September 1990 (age 34) 12 4 Guadeloupe Amical Club v.  Saint Lucia, 15 October 2023
FW Grégory Gendrey (1986-07-10) 10 July 1986 (age 38) 32 9 Guadeloupe Solidarité-Scolaire v.  Sint Maarten, 10 September 2023
FW Thierry Ambrose (1997-03-28) 28 March 1997 (age 27) 13 5 Belgium Oostende v.  Guatemala, 4 July 2023
FW Jordan Tell (1997-06-10) 10 June 1997 (age 27) 5 1 France Grenoble v.  Guatemala, 4 July 2023
FW Geoffray Durbant (1992-05-19) 19 May 1992 (age 32) 3 2 France Laval v.  Guatemala, 4 July 2023

Previous squads

Player records

Players in bold are still active with Guadeloupe.

Most appearances

Rank Player Caps Goals Period
1 Jean-Luc Lambourde 65 15 2002–2017
2 Alain Vertot 49 3 1999–2009
3 Lérry Hanany 45 7 2004–2017
4 Dominique Mocka 38 17 2002–2012
5 Ludovic Gotin 34 15 2006–2017
6 Grégory Gendrey 32 9 2008–present
7 Willy Laurence 28 0 2004–2017
Méddy Lina 28 0 2008–present
9 Stéphane Auvray 26 2 2007–2012
Cédric Avinel 26 0 2008–present
Anthony Baron 26 2 2018–present

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Period
1 Dominique Mocka 17 38 0.45 2002–2012
2 Ludovic Gotin 15 34 0.44 2006–2017
Jean-Luc Lambourde 15 65 0.23 2002–2017
4 Matthias Phaëton 11 24 0.46 2021–present
5 Raphaël Mirval 9 15 0.6 2018–2021
Grégory Gendrey 9 32 0.28 2008–present
7 Vladimir Pascal 7 13 0.54 2010–2014
Ange-Freddy Plumain 7 16 0.44 2022–present
Lérry Hanany 7 45 0.16 2004–2017
10 Xavier Cassubie 6 11 0.55 2002–2004
Mickaël Antoine-Curier 6 16 0.38 2008–2012

Competitive record

CONCACAF Gold Cup

Main article: Guadeloupe at the CONCACAF Gold Cup

Guadeloupe has participated in five of the seventeen CONCACAF Gold Cups contested. The team's first appearance in the competition was in 2007. The team 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.

CONCACAF Gold Cup record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA
United States 1991 Did not qualify
United States Mexico 1993
United States 1996
United States 1998 Did not enter
United States 2000 Did not qualify
United States 2002
United States Mexico 2003
United States 2005
United States 2007 Semi-finals 4th 5 2 1 2 5 5
United States 2009 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 0 2 5 8
United States 2011 Group stage 10th 3 0 0 3 2 5
United States 2013 Did not qualify
United States Canada 2015
United States 2017
United States Costa Rica Jamaica 2019
United States 2021 Group stage 14th 3 0 0 3 3 7
United States Canada 2023 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 8 6
Total 5/17 0 Titles 18 5 2 11 23 31

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record
Season Division Group Pld W D* L GF GA P/R Rank
United States 2019−20 C D 4 4 0 0 20 2 Rise 30th
United States 2022–23 B A 6 3 0 3 5 5 Same position 20th
Total 10 7 0 3 25 7 20th

Caribbean Cup

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 Pld W D* L GF GA
Barbados 1989 Third place 3rd 2 1 0 1 2 1
Trinidad and Tobago 1990 Did not qualify
Jamaica 1991
Trinidad and Tobago 1992 Round 1 5th 3 1 0 2 1 3
Jamaica 1993 Did not qualify
Trinidad and Tobago 1994 Third place 3rd 5 2 2 1 11 6
Cayman IslandsJamaica 1995 Did not qualify
Trinidad and Tobago 1996 Did not enter
Antigua and BarbudaSaint Kitts and Nevis 1997
JamaicaTrinidad and Tobago 1998 Did not qualify
Trinidad and Tobago 1999 Round 1 7th 3 0 0 3 4 10
Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Did not qualify
Barbados 2005
Trinidad and Tobago 2007 Fourth place 4th 5 2 0 3 8 10
Jamaica 2008 Third place 3rd 5 1 2 2 6 8
Martinique 2010 Runners-up* 2nd 5 2 2 1 5 5
Antigua and Barbuda 2012 Did not qualify
Jamaica 2014
Martinique 2017
Total 7/19 0 Titles 28 9 6 13 37 35

CFU Championship

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 Pld W D* L GF GA
Suriname 1978 Did not qualify
Suriname 1979
Puerto Rico 1981 Third place 3rd 3 0 1 2 2 6
French Guiana 1983 Did not qualify
Barbados 1985 Third place 3rd 3 0 1 2 3 5
Martinique 1988 Did not qualify
Total 2/6 0 Titles 6 0 2 4 5 11
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won. Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

See also

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