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Senegal
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Lions of Teranga
Association Senegalese Football Federation
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation WAFU (West Africa)
Head coach Aliou Cissé
Captain Kalidou Koulibaly
Most caps Henri Camara, Idrissa Gueye (99)
Top scorer Sadio Mané (34)
Home stadium Diamniadio Olympic Stadium
FIFA code SEN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 24 Decrease 1 (7 February 2019)
Highest 18 (February – December 2022)
Lowest 99 (June 2013)
Elo ranking
Current 31 Decrease 4 (3 March 2019)
Highest 21 (June 2002)
Lowest 105 (October 1994)
First international
Pre-independence:
 British Gambia 1–2 French Senegal Flag of Senegal (1958–1959).svg
(The Gambia; 1959)
Post-independence:
 Dahomey 3–2  Senegal
(31 December 1961)
Biggest win
 Senegal 10–1 Mauritania 
(Senegal; 28 September 1972)
Biggest defeat
 Guinea 5–0 Senegal 
(Guinea; 6 March 1966)
World Cup
Appearances 3 (first in 2002)
Best result Quarter-finals (2002)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances 16 (first in 1965)
Best result Champions (2021)
African Nations Championship
Appearances 2 (first in 2009)
Best result Fourth place (2009)
Amílcar Cabral Cup
Appearances 19 (first in 1979)
Best result Champions (1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 2001)

The Senegal national football team (French: Équipe de football du Senegal), nicknamed the Lions of Teranga, represents Senegal in international association football and is operated by the Senegalese Football Federation.

One of Africa's most famous national football teams, Senegal reached the quarter-finals of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, becoming the second team from Africa (after Cameroon in 1990). They managed to upset defending world champions France, finish second in their group, and beat Sweden in extra time in the round of 16, before losing to Turkey in the quarter-finals.

Senegal’s first appearance in the Africa Cup of Nations was in 1965, when they lost 1–0 to Ivory Coast for 4th place. They hosted the 1992 African Cup of Nations, where they made it to the quarter-finals, and won their first AFCON at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, defeating Egypt in the final.

History

Early history

Senegal gained its independence from France on 4 April 1960, and the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) was founded that year. The first Senegal match took place on 31 December 1961 against Dahomey (now Benin), a 3–2 loss. The FSF has been affiliated with FIFA since 1962 and has been a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) since 1963. Senegal's first appearance in the Africa Cup of Nations was in 1965, where they finished second in their group, and lost 1–0 to Ivory Coast to finish in fourth place. After a group stage exit at the AFCON three years later, they would not qualify for the tournament until 1986.

1990s and 2000s

In the 1990 Africa Cup of Nations, Senegal finished fourth; they hosted the 1992 tournament, where after finishing second in their group, they were eliminated by Cameroon in the quarterfinals. Senegal lost the 2002 final on a penalty shootout after drawing 0–0 with Cameroon. Later that year, Senegal made their debut appearance at the World Cup. After defeating defending world champions France in their opening game, they drew with Denmark and Uruguay to progress from the group stage, then beat Sweden in extra time in the round of 16 to reach the quarter-finals, one of only three African teams to do so (alongside Cameroon in 1990 and Ghana in 2010). There, they lost to Turkey in extra time.

Senegal qualified for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, but finished third in their group with two points. They failed to make the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, the first World Cup to be held in Africa.

2010s

Senegal was eliminated from the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations with zero wins and zero points.

After former manager Bruno Metsu died on 14 October 2013, many Senegalese players were recalled to appear and have a moment of silence in memory of the manager who helped them reach the quarter-final in the 2002 World Cup. All activities of the national league and the national team were suspended for a few days in his memory.

The West African nation narrowly missed the 2014 FIFA World Cup after losing in a round-robin match against Ivory Coast in the final qualification round. Senegal qualified for two Africa Cup of Nations tournaments before the next World Cup, being eliminated in the group stage in 2015 and reaching the quarterfinals in 2017. On 10 November 2017, after defeating South Africa 2–0, Senegal qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, their first since 2002. Senegal defeated Poland 2–1 in their opening group match, thanks to an own goal by Thiago Cionek and a M'Baye Niang strike. In the next group stage match, Senegal drew 2–2 against Japan, with goals from Sadio Mané and Moussa Wagué. A 1–0 loss to Colombia in their final match meant they finished level on points with Japan, who progressed thanks to a superior fair play record. Thus, Senegal was eliminated in the group stage for the first time in its World Cup history.

Aliou Cissé, who participated in the 2002 AFCON, managed Senegal to a runner-up campaign in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. Having lost 1–0 to Algeria earlier in the tournament, Senegal lost 1–0 to them again in the final.

2020s

Deprived of many players due to COVID-19, Senegal participated in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, postponed to 2022 because of the pandemic; they beat Zimbabwe in their first match 1–0 and drew their next two games, enough to finish first in their group. In the round of 16, Senegal faced Cape Verde. Mané recorded a shot that hit the post in the first minute. Patrick Andrade was sent off in the 21st minute, after intervention of the video assistant referee. Despite their dominance, the first half ended without a single shot on target; Mané opened the scoring a few minutes into the second half, following a corner.

Senegal faced Equatorial Guinea in the quarter-finals. The Lions opened the scoring half an hour into the game, by Famara Diédhiou on a pass from Mané; Senegal eventually won 3–1. In the semi-finals, Senegal faced Burkina Faso, winning 3–1 again. In the final, Senegal faced Egypt, who eliminated hosts Cameroon in the semi-finals. In a penalty shootout, Mané scored the winning penalty, to bring Senegal its first Africa Cup of Nations title. Senegal returned home and took part in a victory parade that took place in the capital, Dakar. It ended up becoming the biggest party in the country's history.

Senegal faced Egypt twice after the AFCON final, eliminating the Egyptians on penalties after being tied 1–1 on aggregate, to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Mané eliminated his Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah after scoring the winning penalty again. The penalty shootout was however full of controversies with lasers being pointed at Egypt’s penalty takers and goalkeeper. FIFA fined Senegal’s football federation 175,000 Swiss francs as a result of the fan disorder.

For the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Senegal were drawn in Group A along with the hosts Qatar, Ecuador and the Netherlands. Star man Mané missed out due to injury, but Senegal managed to progress from the group nonetheless. Though they lost their first game against the Netherlands 2–0, Senegal went on to claim six points against the hosts and then Ecuador in their final game, progressing to the Round of 16, where they lost 3–0 to England. It marked the second time Senegal had progressed past the group stage, in only their third appearance.

Kit history

Puma has been the manufacturer of Senegal's kits since 2004. The home kit is typically white, and the away kit is green.

La victoire sénégalaise
Supporters wearing the away kit.
Kit providers Period
Germany Adidas 1980–2000
Italy Erreà 2000–2002
France Le Coq Sportif 2002–2004
Germany Puma 2004–2016
United Arab Emirates Romai 2017
Germany Puma 2017–present

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

2022

2023

Coaching staff

Aliou Cissé 2018
Aliou Cissé has served as the team's manager since 2015.
Position Name
Head Coach Senegal Aliou Cissé
Assistant Coach France Régis Bogaert
Assistant Coach II Senegal Naby Traoré
Goalkeeping Coach Senegal Tony Sylva
Team Coordinator Senegal Lamine Diatta
Physical Trainer Senegal Djibril Yattar
Media Officer Senegal Ciré Soumare
Technical Director Senegal Mayacine Mar
Team Doctor Senegal Abdourahmane Fédior

Coaching history

Manager Period Honours
France Raoul Diagne 1960–1961
France Jules Vandooren 1961–1963
Senegal Habib Bâ
Senegal Lybasse Diop
1963–1965 Symbol confirmed.svg 1965 Africa Cup of Nations – Fourth place
Senegal Lamine Diack 1965–1968 Symbol confirmed.svg 1968 Africa Cup of Nations – Group stage
West Germany Otto Pfister 1979–1982
Senegal Pape Alioune Diop 1982–1986 Symbol confirmed.svg 1986 Africa Cup of Nations – Group stage
Symbol delete vote darkened.svg 1986 FIFA World Cup – Failed to qualify
Senegal Mawade Wade 1986–1989 Symbol delete vote darkened.svg 1988 Africa Cup of Nations – Failed to qualify
Symbol delete vote darkened.svg 1990 FIFA World Cup – Failed to qualify
France Claude Le Roy 1989–1992 Symbol confirmed.svg 1990 Africa Cup of Nations – Fourth place
Symbol confirmed.svg 1992 Africa Cup of Nations – Quarter-finals
Senegal Lamine Dieng 1992–1993
Senegal Boubacar Sarr 1993–1994 Symbol delete vote darkened.svg 1994 FIFA World Cup – Failed to qualify
Senegal Jules Bocandé
Senegal Boubacar Sarr
1994–1995 Symbol confirmed.svg 1994 Africa Cup of Nations – Quarter-finals
Symbol delete vote darkened.svg 1996 Africa Cup of Nations – Failed to qualify
Germany Peter Schnittger 1995–2000 Symbol delete vote darkened.svg 1998 Africa Cup of Nations – Failed to qualify
Symbol delete vote darkened.svg 1998 FIFA World Cup – Failed to qualify
Symbol confirmed.svg 2000 Africa Cup of Nations – Quarter-finals
France Bruno Metsu 2000–2002 Symbol confirmed.svg 2002 African Cup of Nations – Runners-up
Symbol confirmed.svg 2002 FIFA World Cup – Quarter-finals
France Guy Stéphan 2002–2005 Symbol confirmed.svg 2004 Africa Cup of Nations – Quarter-finals
Symbol delete vote darkened.svg 2006 FIFA World Cup – Failed to qualify
Senegal Abdoulaye Sarr 2005–2006 Symbol confirmed.svg 2006 Africa Cup of Nations – Fourth place
Poland Henryk Kasperczak 2006–2008 Symbol confirmed.svg 2008 Africa Cup of Nations – Group stage
Senegal Lamine N'Diaye 2008
Senegal Amsatou Fall 2009 Symbol delete vote darkened.svg 2010 Africa Cup of Nations – Failed to qualify
Symbol delete vote darkened.svg 2010 FIFA World Cup – Failed to qualify
Senegal Amara Traoré 2009–2012 Symbol confirmed.svg 2012 Africa Cup of Nations – Group stage
Senegal Karim Séga Diouf
Senegal Aliou Cissé
2012
Senegal Joseph Koto 2012 Symbol delete vote darkened.svg 2013 Africa Cup of Nations – Failed to qualify
Senegal Mayacine Mar 2012–2013 Symbol delete vote darkened.svg 2014 FIFA World Cup – Failed to qualify
France Alain Giresse 2013–2015 Symbol confirmed.svg 2015 Africa Cup of Nations – Group stage
Senegal Aliou Cissé 2015–present Symbol confirmed.svg 2017 Africa Cup of Nations – Quarter-finals
Symbol confirmed.svg 2018 FIFA World Cup – Group stage
Symbol confirmed.svg 2019 Africa Cup of Nations – Runners-up
Symbol confirmed.svg 2021 Africa Cup of Nations – Champions
Symbol confirmed.svg 2022 FIFA World Cup – Round of 16

Players

Current squad

The following 26 players were called up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Sadio Mané withdrew injured on 17 November, and was replaced on 20 November by Moussa N'Diaye.

Caps and goals correct as of 4 December 2022, after the match against England.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Seny Dieng (1994-11-23) 23 November 1994 (age 29) 4 0 England Queens Park Rangers
16 1GK Édouard Mendy (1992-03-01) 1 March 1992 (age 32) 29 0 England Chelsea
23 1GK Alfred Gomis (1993-09-05) 5 September 1993 (age 30) 13 0 France Rennes

2 2DF Formose Mendy (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 (age 23) 2 0 France Amiens
3 2DF Kalidou Koulibaly (captain) (1991-06-20) 20 June 1991 (age 32) 68 1 England Chelsea
4 2DF Pape Abou Cissé (1995-09-14) 14 September 1995 (age 28) 16 1 Greece Olympiacos
10 2DF Moussa N'Diaye (2000-06-18) 18 June 2000 (age 23) 0 0 Belgium Anderlecht
12 2DF Fodé Ballo-Touré (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 (age 27) 15 0 Italy Milan
14 2DF Ismail Jakobs (1999-08-17) 17 August 1999 (age 24) 6 0 France Monaco
21 2DF Youssouf Sabaly (1993-03-05) 5 March 1993 (age 31) 28 0 Spain Real Betis
22 2DF Abdou Diallo (1996-05-04) 4 May 1996 (age 27) 22 2 Germany RB Leipzig

5 3MF Idrissa Gueye (vice-captain) (1989-09-26) 26 September 1989 (age 34) 99 7 England Everton
6 3MF Nampalys Mendy (1992-06-23) 23 June 1992 (age 31) 23 0 England Leicester City
8 3MF Cheikhou Kouyaté (1989-12-21) 21 December 1989 (age 34) 84 4 England Nottingham Forest
11 3MF Pathé Ciss (1994-03-16) 16 March 1994 (age 30) 4 0 Spain Rayo Vallecano
15 3MF Krépin Diatta (1999-02-25) 25 February 1999 (age 25) 29 2 France Monaco
17 3MF Pape Matar Sarr (2002-09-14) 14 September 2002 (age 21) 12 0 England Tottenham Hotspur
24 3MF Moustapha Name (1995-05-05) 5 May 1995 (age 28) 6 0 Cyprus Pafos
25 3MF Mamadou Loum (1996-12-30) 30 December 1996 (age 27) 3 0 England Reading
26 3MF Pape Gueye (1999-01-24) 24 January 1999 (age 25) 15 0 France Marseille

7 4FW Nicolas Jackson (2001-06-20) 20 June 2001 (age 22) 2 0 Spain Villarreal
9 4FW Boulaye Dia (1996-11-16) 16 November 1996 (age 27) 23 4 Italy Salernitana
13 4FW Iliman Ndiaye (2000-03-06) 6 March 2000 (age 24) 5 0 England Sheffield United
18 4FW Ismaïla Sarr (1998-02-25) 25 February 1998 (age 26) 52 11 England Watford
19 4FW Famara Diédhiou (1992-12-15) 15 December 1992 (age 31) 27 11 Turkey Alanyaspor
20 4FW Bamba Dieng (2000-03-23) 23 March 2000 (age 23) 17 2 France Marseille

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for Senegal in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Alioune Badara Faty (1999-05-03)3 May 1999 (aged 22) 0 0 Senegal Casa Sports v.  Iran, 27 September 2022
GK Bingourou Kamara (1996-10-21) 21 October 1996 (age 27) 2 0 France Montpellier v.  Iran, 27 September 2022
GK Mory Diaw (1993-06-22) 22 June 1993 (age 30) 0 0 France Clermont v.  Iran, 27 September 2022

DF Abdoulaye Seck (1992-06-04) 4 June 1992 (age 31) 5 0 Israel Maccabi Haifa v.  Iran, 27 September 2022
DF Bouna Sarr (1992-01-31) 31 January 1992 (age 32) 13 0 Germany Bayern Munich v.  Iran, 27 September 2022
DF Saliou Ciss (1989-09-15) 15 September 1989 (age 34) 37 0 Free agent v.  Iran, 27 September 2022
DF Moussa Niakhaté (1996-03-08) 8 March 1996 (age 28) 0 0 England Nottingham Forest v.  Iran, 27 September 2022
DF Noah Fadiga (1999-12-03) 3 December 1999 (age 24) 0 0 France Brest v.  Bolivia, 24 September 2022INJ
DF Alpha Diounkou (2001-10-10) 10 October 2001 (age 22) 0 0 Spain Barcelona B v.  Rwanda, 7 June 2022
DF Ibrahima Mbaye (1994-11-19) 19 November 1994 (age 29) 8 0 Romania CFR Cluj 2021 Africa Cup of Nations

MF Boubakary Soumaré (1999-02-27) 27 February 1999 (age 25) 0 0 England Leicester City Training camp, February 2022
MF Joseph Lopy (1992-03-15) 15 March 1992 (age 32) 7 0 France Sochaux 2021 Africa Cup of NationsINJ

FW Sadio Mané (1992-04-10) 10 April 1992 (age 31) 93 34 Germany Bayern Munich 2022 FIFA World CupINJ
FW Habib Diallo (1995-06-18) 18 June 1995 (age 28) 14 2 France Strasbourg v.  Iran, 27 September 2022
FW Keita Baldé (1995-03-08) 8 March 1995 (age 29) 40 6 Russia Spartak Moscow v.  Iran, 27 September 2022
FW Mame Thiam (1992-10-09) 9 October 1992 (age 31) 4 0 Turkey Kayserispor v.  Iran, 27 September 2022
FW Demba Seck (2001-02-10) 10 February 2001 (age 23) 1 0 Italy Torino v.  Iran, 27 September 2022

DEC Player refused to join the team after the call-up.
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
RET Player has retired from international football.
SUS Suspended from the national team.

Player records

Players in bold are still active with Senegal.

Most appearances

Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Henri Camara 99 29 1999–2008
Idrissa Gueye 99 7 2011–present
3 Sadio Mané 93 34 2012–present
4 Roger Mendy 87 3 1979–1995
5 Cheikhou Kouyaté 84 4 2012–present
6 Tony Sylva 83 0 1999–2008
7 Jules Bocandé 73 20 1979–1993
8 Lamine Diatta 71 4 2000–2008
9 El Hadji Diouf 70 24 2000–2008
10 Kalidou Koulibaly 68 1 2015–present

Top goalscorers

Sadio Mané Senegal
Sadio Mané is Senegal's top scorer with 34 goals.
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Sadio Mané (list) 34 93 0.37 2012–present
2 Henri Camara 29 99 0.29 1999–2008
3 El Hadji Diouf 24 70 0.34 2000–2008
4 Mamadou Niang 20 54 0.37 2002–2012
Jules Bocandé 20 73 0.27 1979–1993
6 Moussa Sow 18 50 0.36 2009–2018
7 Papiss Cissé 17 36 0.47 2009–2015
8 Mamadou Diallo 15 35 0.43 1989–1999
9 Moussa Konaté 12 34 0.35 2012–2019
10 Souleymane Sané 11 23 0.48 1990–1997
Famara Diédhiou 11 27 0.41 2014–present
Ismaila Sarr 11 52 0.21 2016–present
Papa Bouba Diop 11 63 0.17 2001–2008

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

Senegal have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on three occasions, in 2002 where they reached the quarter finals, in 2018, and in 2022.

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Part of  France Declined participation
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962
England 1966
Mexico 1970 Did not qualify 3 1 0 2 2 4
West Germany 1974 2 0 1 1 1 2
Argentina 1978 2 0 1 1 1 2
Spain 1982 2 0 1 1 0 1
Mexico 1986 2 1 0 1 1 1
Italy 1990 Did not enter Declined participation
United States 1994 Did not qualify 8 3 1 4 11 12
France 1998 2 0 1 1 2 3
South Korea Japan 2002 Quarter-finals 7th 5 2 2 1 7 6 Squad 10 5 4 1 16 3
Germany 2006 Did not qualify 10 6 3 1 21 8
South Africa 2010 6 2 3 1 9 7
Brazil 2014 8 3 4 1 11 8
Russia 2018 Group stage 17th 3 1 1 1 4 4 Squad 8 5 3 0 15 5
Qatar 2022 Round of 16 10th 4 2 0 2 5 7 Squad 8 6 1 1 16 5
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined To be determined
Total Quarter-finals 3/22 12 5 3 4 16 17 71 32 23 16 106 61

Africa Cup of Nations

Historically, Senegal was seen as a weaker side in the strong West African region. Although they finished in fourth place in two AFCON editions, Senegalese performance was overall still deemed as poor. Senegal remained under the shadow of West African giants Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Ghana for the majority of the 20th century.

In the 2000s, Senegal began to surge and became a more competitive opponent in the Africa Cup of Nations. Following a successful FIFA World Cup debut in 2002, in which the side reached the quarter-finals, Senegal established itself as a new powerhouse in Africa. The 2002 Africa Cup of Nations tournament marked a defeat to Cameroon 2–3 on penalties after a goalless draw in the final. Senegal once again finished as runners-up in 2019, losing the final 0–1 to Algeria, and finally won their first AFCON title in 2021.

Africancup
Senegalese fans at the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations against Tunisia
Africa Cup of Nations record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
Sudan 1957 Part of  France
Egypt 1959
Ethiopia 1962 Not affiliated to CAF
Ghana 1963
Tunisia 1965 Fourth place 4th 3 1 1 1 5 2 Squad
Ethiopia 1968 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 5 5 Squad
Sudan 1970 Did not qualify
Cameroon 1972
Egypt 1974
Ethiopia 1976
Ghana 1978
Nigeria 1980 Did not enter
Libya 1982 Did not qualify
Ivory Coast 1984
Egypt 1986 Group stage 5th 3 2 0 1 3 1 Squad
Morocco 1988 Did not qualify
Algeria 1990 Fourth place 4th 5 1 2 2 3 3 Squad
Senegal 1992 Quarter-finals 5th 3 1 0 2 4 3 Squad
Tunisia 1994 Quarter-finals 8th 3 1 0 2 2 3 Squad
South Africa 1996 Did not qualify
Burkina Faso 1998
GhanaNigeria 2000 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 1 2 6 6 Squad
Mali 2002 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 2 0 6 1 Squad
Tunisia 2004 Quarter-finals 6th 4 1 2 1 4 2 Squad
Egypt 2006 Fourth place 4th 6 2 0 4 7 8 Squad
Ghana 2008 Group stage 12th 3 0 2 1 4 6 Squad
Angola 2010 Did not qualify
GabonEquatorial Guinea 2012 Group stage 13th 3 0 0 3 3 6 Squad
South Africa 2013 Did not qualify
Equatorial Guinea 2015 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 3 4 Squad
Gabon 2017 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 2 0 6 2 Squad
Egypt 2019 Runners-up 2nd 7 5 0 2 8 2 Squad
Cameroon 2021 Champions 1st 7 4 3 0 9 2 Squad
Ivory Coast 2023 To be determined
2025
Total 1 Title 16/33 67 27 17 23 78 56

African Nations Championship

African Nations Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
Ivory Coast 2009 Fourth place 4th 5 1 3 1 3 3 Squad
Sudan 2011 Group stage 10th 3 1 1 1 2 2 Squad
South Africa 2014 Did not qualify
Rwanda 2016
Morocco 2018
Cameroon 2020
Algeria 2022 Qualified
Total Fourth place 2/6 8 2 4 2 5 5

Amílcar Cabral Cup

Amílcar Cabral Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Guinea-Bissau 1979 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 7 1
The Gambia 1980 Champions 1st 4 3 0 1 5 3
Mali 1981 Third place 3rd 4 3 0 1 7 2
Cape Verde 1982 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 1 1 5 1
Mauritania 1983 Champions 1st 5 3 2 0 9 4
Sierra Leone 1984 Champions 1st 5 3 1 1 10 3
The Gambia 1985 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 8 2
Senegal 1986 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 7 2
Guinea 1987 Third place 3rd 4 1 1 2 2 2
Guinea-Bissau 1988 Third place 3rd 5 2 3 0 10 5
Mali 1989 Group stage 6th 3 0 2 1 3 4
Senegal 1991 Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 7 0
Sierra Leone 1993 Runners-up 2nd 5 2 1 2 6 3
Mauritania 1995 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 5 3
The Gambia 1997 Runners-up 2nd 5 2 2 1 5 3
Cape Verde 2000 Runners-up 2nd 5 1 3 1 8 6
Mali 2001 Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 11 3
Guinea 2005 Runners-up 2nd 4 1 2 1 3 3
Guinea-Bissau 2007 Third place 3rd 4 2 1 1 5 4
Total 8 Titles 19/19 82 45 25 14 123 54

WAFU Nations Cup

WAFU Nations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Nigeria 2010 Runners-up 2nd 5 2 1 2 4 4
Nigeria 2011 Withdrew
Ghana 2013 Runners-up 2nd 4 3 0 1 8 4
Ghana 2017 Group stage 5th 4 1 2 1 5 2
Senegal 2019 Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 7 2
Nigeria 2021 To be determined
Total 1 Title 4/5 17 9 4 4 24 12

Other records

Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Senegal 1963 Friendship Games Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 12 3
Niger Jeux de la Francophonie 2005 Runners-up 2nd 6 5 0 1 11 3
Republic of the Congo 2015 African Games Champions 1st 4 2 2 0 5 2
South Africa 2021 COSAFA Cup Runners-up 2nd 6 3 2 1 8 6
Total 2 Titles 1st 20 13 5 2 36 14

Head-to-head record

The list shown below shows the Senegal national football team all−time international record against opposing nations.

As of 27 September 2022 after match against  Iran.

Key

     Positive balance (more wins than losses)      Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)      Negative balance (more losses than wins)

Honours

Gold medal africa.svg Champions: 2021
Silver medal africa.svg Runners-up: 2002, 2019
  • African Games
Gold medal africa.svg Gold Medal: 2015
  • Amílcar Cabral Cup
1 Champions: 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 2001
2 Runners-up: 1982, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2005
  • WAFU Nations Cup
1 Champions: 2019
2 Runners-up: 2010, 2013
  • Friendship Games
1 Champions: 1963
  • Jeux de la Francophonie
2 Runners-up: 2005
  • COSAFA Cup
2 Runners-up: 2021

See also

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

  • Senegal national under-20 football team
  • Football in Senegal
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