Guadeloupe national football team

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 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.^[2] 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.^[3] However, despite the loss, Guadeloupe were praised for its strong defensive performance.^[4] 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 invite 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 systematically disabling 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.

Current squad

The following footballers were called for 2018 CONCACAF Nations League match against Saint Martin on 11 October 2018.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Dimitri Edouard	(1985-11-01) November 1, 1985	0	0	Arsenal Club Petit-Bourg
	1GK	Frederic Tejou	(1987-07-13) July 13, 1987	3	0	La Gauloise de Basse-Terre
	1GK	Kevin Ajax	(1987-08-31) August 31, 1987	5	0	CS Moulien
	2DF	Morgan Justine	(1991-06-20) June 20, 1991	1	0	CS Moulien
	2DF	Mickaël Tacalfred	(1981-04-23) April 23, 1981	12	0	AJ Auxerre
	2DF	Romain Hauteville	(1989-11-21) November 21, 1989	6	0	Phare Petit-Canal
	2DF	Rimski Gerbier	(1987-08-18) August 18, 1987	3	0	Siroco Abymes
	2DF	Ferdi Felicianne	(1997-02-25) February 25, 1997	4	0	US Baie-Mahault
	2DF	Eddy Viator	(1982-06-02) June 2, 1982	16	0	Red Star
	2DF	Kevin Moeson	(1997-09-30) September 30, 1997	4	0	Solidarité-Scolaire
	2DF	Mickaël Alphonse	(1989-07-12) July 12, 1989	1	0	Dijon FCO
	3MF	Loic Romain	(1994-03-07) March 7, 1994	4	0	Solidarité-Scolaire
	3MF	Travys Albina	(1997-06-18) June 18, 1997	1	0	Racing Club de Basse-Terre
	3MF	Gilles Dan	(1987-03-26) March 26, 1987	10	2	USR Saint Rose
	3MF	Steeve Pasbeau	(1991-01-24) January 24, 1991	1	0	Stade Lamentinois
	4FW	Grégory Gendrey	(1986-07-10) July 10, 1986	24	7	SC Schiltigheim
	3MF	Romain Linon	(1990-12-06) December 6, 1990	3	0	Phare Petit-Canal
	3MF	Dimitri Bolivar	(1997-10-01) October 1, 1997	4	0	US Baie-Mahault
	4FW	Benoît Gédéon	(1997-01-23) January 23, 1997	1	0	Racing Club de Basse-Terre
	4FW	Yannick Mamilonne	(1992-02-09) February 9, 1992	1	1	Paris FC
	4FW	Florian David	(1992-11-16) November 16, 1992	1	1	Rodez AF
	4FW	Raphael Mirval	(1996-05-04) May 4, 1996	3	0	US Baie-Mahault
	4FW	Yannick Passape	(1982-04-19) April 19, 1982	4	0	Phare Petit-Canal

Previous squads

Gold Cup record

Guadeloupe has participated in three of the fourteen CONCACAF Gold Cups contested. The team's first appearance in the competition was in 2007. The team, surprisingly, 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.

Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1991	Did not qualify
1993
1996
1998	Did not enter
2000	Did not qualify
2002
2003
2005
2007	Fourth place	4th	5	2	1	2	5	5
2009	Quarter-finals	6th	4	2	0	2	5	8
2011	Group stage	10th	3	0	0	3	2	5
2013	Did not qualify
2015
2017
Total	3/14	0 Titles	12	4	1	7	12	18

Caribbean Cup record

Guadeloupe have appeared in seven Caribbean Cups. The regional team has yet to win the competition, but has finished in third place on three occasions in 1989, 1994, and 2008. Since the 2007 competition, Guadeloupe has 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	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1989	Third place	3rd	2	1	0	1	2	1
1990	Did not qualify
1991
1992	Round 1	5th	3	1	0	2	1	3
1993	Did not qualify
1994	Third place	3rd	5	2	2	1	11	6
1995	Did not qualify
1996	Did not enter
1997
1998	Did not qualify
1999	Round 1	7th	3	0	0	3	4	10
2001	Did not qualify
2005
2007	Fourth place	4th	5	2	0	3	8	10
2008	Third place	3rd	5	1	2	2	6	8
2010	Runners-up*	2nd	5	2	2	1	5	5
2012	Did not qualify
2014
2017
Total	7/19	0 Titles	28	9	6	13	37	35

Coupe de l'Outre-Mer record

Guadeloupe has participated in both editions of the Coupe de l'Outre-Mer, which was established in 2008. In both editions, the team finished in third place behind Martinique and Réunion with the latter team winning the first edition and Martinique winning the second.

Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2008	Third place	3rd	4	3	0	1	9	1
2010	Third place	3rd	4	2	2	0	8	2
2012	Third place	3rd	4	3	0	1	19	4
Total	3/3	0 Titles	12	8	2	2	36	7

CFU Championship record

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	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1978	Did not qualify
1979
1981	Third place	3rd	3	0	1	2	2	6
1983	Did not qualify
1985	Third place	3rd	3	0	1	2	3	5
1988[5]	Did not qualify
Total	2/6	0 Titles	6	0	2	4	5	11

*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.

**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won. Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.