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Monaco
Shirt badge/Association crest
Association Fédération Monégasque de Football
Confederation ConIFA (Former)
Head coach Thierry Petit
Most caps Olivier Lechner (9)
Top scorer Olivier Lechner (7)
Home stadium Stade Didier Deschamps (Cap-d'Ail, France)
FIFA code MON
First colours
Second colours
Elo ranking
Current 200 Increase 1 (3 March 2019)
Highest 193 (2001)
Lowest 202 (2017)
First international
 Gibraltar 5–0 Monaco 
(Gibraltar; 11 June 2000)
Biggest win
 Monaco 13–1 Chechnya 
(Cap-d'Ail, France; 18 February 2006)
Biggest defeat
 Sápmi 21–1 Monaco 
(Hyères, France; 24 November 2006)
VIVA World Cup
Appearances 1 (first in 2006)
Best result Runners-up (2006)

The Monaco national football team represents the country of Monaco in association football, also known as soccer. This team is managed by the Monégasque Football Federation, which is the main group for all football in Monaco.

Monaco is not a member of FIFA or UEFA. These are the biggest football organizations in the world. Because they are not members, Monaco cannot play in major tournaments like the FIFA World Cup or the UEFA European Championship.

Monaco was one of the first members of the N.F.-Board in 2003. This group was for teams not part of FIFA. Monaco even came in second place in the first 2006 VIVA World Cup. However, Monaco later left the N.F.-Board in 2010.

Even though Monaco has a National Olympic Committee, they have never joined the football tournaments at the Summer Olympics or the Mediterranean Games.

History of Monaco Football

How it Started

The Monégasque Football Federation was created in April 2000. Soon after, in June of the same year, Monaco played its very first match. They played against Gibraltar and lost 5–0.

A year later, Monaco played against Tibet in Freiburg, Germany. This time, Monaco won the game 2–1.

About the Team

Since 2001, the Monaco team has played many games. They have won eight matches, tied six, and lost thirteen. The team plays against different opponents. These include local clubs, other nations, and even teams from areas not officially recognized as countries.

The team's home stadium is the Stade Didier Deschamps in Cap-d'Ail, France. As of November 2020, Monaco was ranked 200th in the world by Elo Ratings.

The Monaco team has about sixty players. Most of them are not professional footballers. They are often civil servants or work for the Société des bains de mer de Monaco. Only a few players have professional experience.

Competitive Record

The Monaco national football team has competed in the VIVA World Cup. This tournament was for teams not part of FIFA.

VIVA World Cup
Year Result Position GP W D L GS GA Squad
Occitania 2006 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 0 2 7 37 Squad
Sápmi 2008 Did not enter
Padania 2009
Gozo 2010
Kurdistan Region 2012
ConIFA World Football Cup
Sápmi 2014 Did not enter
Abkhazia 2016
Barawa 2018
Total Runners-up 1/9 4 2 0 2 7 37 –

International Match Results

Here are some of the international matches Monaco has played.

2000s Matches

11 June 2000 Friendly Gibraltar  5–0  Monaco Gibraltar
Goal ?' Stadium: Victoria Stadium
Note: Monaco fielded players from the Monaco league, some of them French nationals
14 July 2001 Friendly Monaco  2–1  Tibet Freiburg, Germany
Damien Choisit Goal ?'
Serge Turuan Goal ?'		 Goal ?' Stadium: Dreisamstadion
18 February 2002 Friendly Monaco  2–2  Gibraltar Cap-d'Ail, France
Olivier Pasquier Goal 25'
Jean-Paul Pennacino Goal 47'		 Dylan Moreno Goal 15' (pen.)
Lee Casciaro Goal 70' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stade Municipal Cap-d'Ail
23 November 2002 Friendly Vatican City  0–0  Monaco Albano Laziale, Italy
Stadium: Stadio Pio XII
12 February 2005 Friendly Occitania  0–0  Monaco Béziers, France
Stadium: Stade Raoul-Barrière
17 May 2005 Friendly Monaco  1–1  Occitania Cap-d'Ail, France
Stadium: Stade Municipal Cap-d'Ail
27 May 2005 Friendly Gibraltar  4–0  Monaco Gibraltar
Stadium: Victoria Stadium
17 December 2005 Friendly Monaco  2–1  Occitania Cap-d'Ail, France
Stadium: Stade Municipal Cap-d'Ail
18 February 2006 Friendly Monaco  13–1  Chechnya Cap-d'Ail, France
Stadium: Stade Municipal Cap-d'Ail
22 April 2006 Friendly Monaco  1–7  Kosovo Cap-d'Ail, France
Olivier El Missouri Goal ?' Haxhi Zeka Goal 15'
Uliks Emra Goal 17', 65'
Dukagjin Gashi Goal 29'
Sunaj Keqi Goal 75'
Isuf Llumnica Goal 82'
Shpëtim Idrizi Goal 83'		 Stadium: Stade Municipal Cap-d'Ail
20 November 2006 2006 VIVA World Cup Monaco  3–0  Southern Cameroons Costebelle, France
13:30 CET Stadium: Stade Gaby Robert
21 November 2006 2006 VIVA World Cup Monaco  3–2  Occitania Hyères, France
15:30 CET Olivier Lechner Goal 20'
Guy Platto Goal 53'
Anthony Houry Goal 59'		 Patric Léglise Goal 51'
Sebastian Rojas Goal 72'		 Stadium: Stade L’Ayguade
23 November 2006 2006 VIVA World Cup Monaco  0–14  Sápmi Hyères, France
15:30 CET Trond Olsen Goal 5', 17', 45', 50'
Steffen Nystrøm Goal 12', 16', 23', 28'
Magnus Andersen Goal 26'
Olav Råstad Goal 40'
Eirik Lamøy Goal 57'
Espen Bruer Goal 66'
Tom Høgli Goal 77'
Jonas Johansen Goal 83'		 Stadium: Stade L’Ayguade
24 November 2006 2006 VIVA World Cup Monaco  1–21  Sápmi Hyères, France
15:30 CET Romain Armita Goal 50' Trond Olsen Goal 5'
Tom Høgli Goal 7', 20', 40'
Eirik Lamøy Goal 32', 39', 51', 55'
Steffen Nystrøm Goal 35'
Olav Råstad Goal 38', 45' (pen.)
Espen Bruer Goal 59', 81'
Jonas Johansen Goal 62', 65', 88'
Leif Arne Brekke Goal 72' (pen.)
Torkil Nilssen Goal 76', 78'
Espen Minde Goal 84'
Matti Eira Goal 87'		 Stadium: Stade L’Ayguade
8 November 2008 Friendly Occitania  2–2  Monaco Caraglio, Italy
Goal ?' Goal ?'
20 December 2008 Friendly Monaco  2–3  Provence Cap-d'Ail, France
Gregory Campi Goal ?', ?' Goal ?' Stadium: Stade Municipal Cap-d'Ail

2010s Matches

3 April 2010 Friendly Monaco  1–5  Occitania Saint Dalmas-de-Tende, France
Goal ?' Goal ?'
3 May 2011 Friendly Vatican City  1–2  Monaco Albano Laziale, Italy
Alessandro Quarto Goal ?' Olivier Lechner Goal ?', ?' Stadium: Stadio Pio XII
11 June 2011 Friendly Monaco  1–3  Croatia Amateurs Cap-d'Ail, France
Goal ?' Goal ?' Stadium: Stade Municipal Cap-d'Ail
6 October 2012 Friendly Monaco  1–2  Raetia Beausoleil, France
Goal ?' (pen.) Goal ?' Stadium: Stade des Moneghetti
13 February 2013 Friendly Provence  6–1  Monaco Saint-Zacharie, France
Pape Fall Goal 16', 22', 36'
Anthony Mendy Goal 30'
Nicolas Ferrero Goal 44'
Romain Campagna Goal 55'		 Olivier Lechner Goal 32' Stadium: Stade François Coulomb
22 June 2013 Friendly Monaco  2–0  Vatican City Cap-d'Ail, France
Morgan Escarras Goal 9'
Eric Fissore Goal 34'		 Stadium: Stade Municipal Cap-d'Ail
6 April 2014 Friendly Ellan Vannin  10–0  Monaco Douglas, Isle of Man
  • Ciaran McNulty Goal 1'
  • Calum Morrissey Goal 2', 45'
  • Julian Ringham Goal ?'
  • Sean Quaye Goal 66'
  • Chris Bass Jr Goal 69'
  • Joey Morling Goal ?'
  • Sam Caine Goal ?', ?'
 Stadium: King George V Bowl stadium
Attendance: 1,100
10 May 2014 Friendly Vatican City  0–2  Monaco Rome, Italy
Goal ?' Stadium: Campo Pio XI
27 April 2017 Friendly Vatican City  0–0  Monaco Rome, Italy
Stadium: Campo Pio XI

Historical Uniforms

Here are some of the different uniforms the Monaco national football team has worn over the years.

2001 Home
2002 Away
Home 2006
Home 2011
Away 2011
Home 2012-13
Home 2014
Home 2014

Achievements

Non-FIFA Competitions

  • Viva World Cup
    • Runners-up (1): 2006

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Mónaco para niños

  • Football in Monaco
  • Monégasque Football Federation
  • Non-FIFA international football
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