New Caledonia national football team

New Caledonia
Nickname(s)	Les Cagous (The Kagus)
Association	Fédération Calédonienne de Football
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Thierry Sardo
Most caps	Bertrand Kaï (41)
Top scorer	Bertrand Kaï (23)
Home stadium	Stade Numa-Daly Magenta
FIFA code	NCL
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	156 (11 June 2020)[1]
Highest	93 (August 2013)
Lowest	191 (April–May 2016)
Elo ranking
Current	140 27 (2 April 2020)[2]
Highest	56 (5 September 1971)
Lowest	175 (July 2002)
First international
	New Caledonia 2–0 New Zealand ; (Nouméa, New Caledonia; 19 September 1951)
Biggest win
	New Caledonia 18–0 Guam ; (Papua New Guinea; 3 September 1991) ; New Caledonia 18–0 Micronesia ; (Fiji; 1 July 2003)
Biggest defeat
	Australia 11–0 New Caledonia ; (Auckland, New Zealand; 2002)
OFC Nations Cup
Appearances	5 (first in 1973)
Best result	Runners-up, 2008 and 2012

The New Caledonia national football team is the national team of New Caledonia and is controlled by the Fédération Calédonienne de Football. Although they were only admitted to FIFA in 2004, they have been participating in the OFC Nations Cup since its inception. They have been one of this relatively small region's strongest teams, finishing second in 2008 and 2012, and third in 1973 and 1980. They were the top ranked OFC nation at number 95 in September 2008,[3] making them only the fourth country from the confederation to have reached the global top 100.

World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record									FIFA World Cup Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 2002	Ineligible								Ineligible
2006	Did not qualify								6	2	1	1	16	2
2010									12	7	3	2	22	13
2014									5	3	0	2	19	7
2018									4	1	2	1	9	3
2022	To be determined								Qualifying yet to start
2026	To be determined								Qualifying yet to start
Total		0/21	–	–	–	–	–	–	27	13	6	6	66	25

World Cup Qualification record

FIFA World Cup Qualification History
Year	Round	H/A/N	Score	Result
2006	Group 1	N	New Caledonia 0 – 0 Tahiti	Draw
	Group 1	A	New Caledonia 0 – 2 Solomon Islands	Loss
	Group 1	N	New Caledonia 8 – 0 Cook Islands	Win
	Group 1	N	New Caledonia 8 – 0 Tonga	Win
2010	South Pacific Games	N	New Caledonia 1 – 0 Tahiti	Win
	South Pacific Games	N	New Caledonia 1 – 0 Tuvalu	Win
	South Pacific Games	N	New Caledonia 3 – 0 Cook Islands	Win
	South Pacific Games	N	New Caledonia 1 – 1 Fiji	Draw
	South Pacific Games	N	New Caledonia 3 – 2 Solomon Islands	Win
	South Pacific Games	N	New Caledonia 1 – 0 Fiji	Win
	OFC Nations Cup	A	New Caledonia 3 – 3 Fiji	Draw
	OFC Nations Cup	H	New Caledonia 4 – 0 Fiji	Win
	OFC Nations Cup	A	New Caledonia 1 – 1 Vanuatu	Draw
	OFC Nations Cup	H	New Caledonia 3 – 0 Vanuatu	Win
	OFC Nations Cup	H	New Caledonia 1 – 3 New Zealand	Loss
	OFC Nations Cup	A	New Caledonia 0 – 3 New Zealand	Loss
2014	OFC Nations Cup	N	New Caledonia 5 – 2 Vanuatu	Win
	OFC Nations Cup	N	New Caledonia 3 – 4 Tahiti	Loss
	OFC Nations Cup	N	New Caledonia 9 – 0 Samoa	Win
	Third Round	H	New Caledonia 0 – 2 New Zealand	Loss
	Third Round	A	New Caledonia 4 – 0 Tahiti	Win
	Third Round	A	New Caledonia 6 – 2 Solomon Islands	Win
	Third Round	H	New Caledonia 5 – 0 Solomon Islands	Win
	Third Round	A	New Caledonia 1 – 2 New Zealand	Loss
	Third Round	H	New Caledonia 1 – 0 Tahiti	Win
2018	OFC Nations Cup	N	New Caledonia 1 – 1 Papua New Guinea	Draw
	OFC Nations Cup	N	New Caledonia 7 – 0 Samoa	Win
	OFC Nations Cup	N	New Caledonia 1 – 1 Tahiti	Draw
	Third Round	A	New Caledonia 0 – 2 New Zealand	Loss
	Third Round	H	New Caledonia 0 – 0 New Zealand	Draw
	Third Round	A	New Caledonia 2 – 2 Fiji	Draw
	Third Round	H	New Caledonia 2 – 1 New Zealand	Draw

OFC Nations Cup record

OFC Nations Cup Record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1973	Third Place	3rd	5	3	0	2	10	6
1980	Third Place	3rd	4	3	0	1	14	12
1996	Did Not Qualify
1998
2000
2002	Group stage	8th	3	0	0	3	1	14
2004	Did Not Qualify
2008	Runners-Up	2nd	6	2	2	2	12	10
2012	Runners-Up	2nd	5	3	0	2	19	7
2016	Third Place	3rd	4	1	2	1	9	3
2020	Cancelled
Total	7/11	0 Titles	27	12	4	11	65	52

Pacific Games record

Pacific Games Record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D *	L	GF	GA
1963	Champions	1st	2	2	0	0	10	3
1966	Runners-Up	2nd	4	3	0	1	17	2
1969	Champions	1st	5	4	1	0	20	3
1971	Champions	1st	4	3	1	0	12	2
1975	Runners-Up	2nd	5	4	0	1	16	4
1979	Fourth Place	4th	5	3	0	2	26	8
1983	Third Place	3rd	6	4	0	2	16	11
1987	Champions	1st	6	5	0	1	26	4
1991	Third Place	3rd	5	3	0	2	13	8
1995	Group Stage	5th	4	2	0	2	19	3
2003	Runners-Up	2nd	6	4	1	1	29	3
2007	Champions	1st	6	5	1	0	10	3
2011	Champions	1st	7	6	0	1	36	3
2015	Champions	1st	5	4	0	1	9	7
2019	Runners-Up	2nd	6	5	0	1	23	2
Total	14/14	7 Titles	70	52	4	14	259	64

Note : For the 2015 Pacific Games, it is the U23 team

Coupe de l'Outre Mer record

2008 – Group stage
2010 – Group stage

Results and fixtures

For all past match results of the national team, see the team's 1951–79 results page, 1980–99 results page and 2000–19 results page.

Recent results

8 July 2019 2019 Pacific Games	American Samoa	0–5	New Caledonia	Apia, Samoa
9:00		Report	Hmaen 10' Kaï 17', 38' Saïko 59', 85'	Stadium: J.S. Blatter Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Joel Hopken (Vanuatu)

10 July 2019 2019 Pacific Games	Solomon Islands	0–2	New Caledonia	Apia, Samoa
13:00		Report	Saïko 50', 90'	Stadium: J.S. Blatter Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)

12 July 2019 2019 Pacific Games	New Caledonia	1–0	Fiji	Apia, Samoa
13:00	Saïko 43' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: J.S. Blatter Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Nick Waldron (New Zealand)

15 July 2019 2019 Pacific Games	Tahiti	0–3	New Caledonia	Apia, Samoa
19:00		Report	Hmaen 30' Wajoka 86' Zeoula 90+1'	Stadium: J.S. Blatter Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Thoriq Munir Alkatiri (Indonesia)

18 July 2019 2019 Pacific Games	New Caledonia	11–0	Tuvalu	Apia, Samoa
10:00	Saïko 2', 13', 53', 60' Decoire 2', 32', 90+3' Nokisi 29' (o.g.) Hmaen 66', 87' Tein-Padom 74'	Report		Stadium: J.S. Blatter Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Rani Perry (Tahiti)

20 July 2019 2019 Pacific Games	New Zealand (U-23)	2–1	New Caledonia	Apia, Samoa
12:00	Schnell 86' Jones 90+4'	Report	Sele 55'	Stadium: J.S. Blatter Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)

Record by opponent

Up to matches played on 20 July 2019.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	%W
American Samoa	4	4	0	0	33	0	+33	100.00
Australia	4	0	0	4	1	23	−22	000.00
Bulgaria	1	0	0	1	3	5	−2	000.00
Cook Islands	4	4	0	0	32	0	+32	100.00
Estonia	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
F.S. Micronesia	1	1	0	0	18	0	+18	100.00
Fiji	36	12	5	19	67	72	−5	033.33
Guadeloupe	2	0	1	1	1	5	−4	000.00
Guam	3	3	0	0	37	1	+36	100.00
Malaysia	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Martinique	3	0	1	2	1	7	−6	000.00
Mauritius	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Mayotte	2	1	0	1	3	4	−1	050.00
New Zealand	32	11	2	19	45	64	−19	034.38
New Zealand U23	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Papua New Guinea	17	12	2	3	49	15	+34	070.59
Réunion	2	0	0	2	3	7	−4	000.00
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	1	1	0	0	16	1	+15	100.00
Samoa^[A]	4	4	0	0	29	0	+29	100.00
Solomon Islands	25	14	2	9	53	29	+24	056.00
Tahiti	62	26	14	22	105	76	+29	041.94
Tonga	5	5	0	0	36	2	+34	100.00
Tuvalu	5	4	0	1	32	2	+30	080.00
Vanuatu^[B]	38	23	7	8	97	45	+52	060.53
Wallis and Futuna	3	3	0	0	19	1	+18	100.00
Total	258	128	35	95	684	367	+317	049.61

Notes

^
A: Includes results against Western Samoa.
^
B: Includes results as New Hebrides.

List of coaches

Coach	Nationality	Duration
Guy Elmour	France	1971–1973
Jules Hmeune	France	1977
Rudi Gutendorf	Germany	1981
Michel Clarque	France	2002
Serge Martinengo de Novack	France	2002–2004
Didier Chambaron	France	2007–2010
Christophe Coursimault	France	2010–2012
Alain Moizan	France	2012–2015
Thierry Sardo	France	2015–

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2019 Pacific Games from 7–20 July in Apia, Samoa
Caps and goals updated as of 20 July 2019 after the game against New Zealand U23.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Rocky Nyikeine	(1992-05-26) 26 May 1992	21	0	Hienghène Sport
16	1GK	Mickaël Ulile	(1997-07-16) 16 July 1997	9	0	Abbeville
20	1GK	Jean-Gilles Hnamuko	(1996-03-02) 2 March 1996	1	0	Swift Hesperange

2	2DF	Jorys Mène	(1995-01-02) 2 January 1995	5	0	Ailly-sur-Somme Samara
3	2DF	Joseph Tchako	(1993-03-30) 30 March 1993	11	0	Mont-Dore
4	2DF	Louis Ukajo	(1989-02-03) 3 February 1989	5	0	Poitiers
5	2DF	Mickaël Tiaou	(1992-04-03) 3 April 1992	6	0	Magenta
13	2DF	Jacques Wamytan	(1988-12-09) 9 December 1988	7	0	Mont-Dore
18	2DF	Emile Béaruné	(1990-02-07) 7 February 1990	39	0	Hienghène Sport
21	2DF	Willy Wahéo	(1994-07-08) 8 July 1994	3	0	Ne Drehu
22	2DF	Stéphane Tein-Padom	(1994-06-08) 8 June 1994	3	0	Châtellerault

6	3MF	Cédric Sansot	(1989-04-13) 13 April 1989	17	0	Hienghène Sport
7	3MF	Joël Wakanumuné (captain)	(1986-09-30) 30 September 1986	37	1	Tiga Sport
10	3MF	César Zeoula	(1989-08-29) 29 August 1989	34	10	Schiltigheim
12	3MF	Jekob Jeno	(2000-06-22) 22 June 2000	2	0	Amiens II
14	3MF	Didier Simane	(1996-08-03) 3 August 1996	5	0	Magenta
15	3MF	Cédric Decoire	(1994-05-15) 15 May 1994	7	0	Mont-Dore
23	3MF	Geordy Gony	(1994-05-15) 15 May 1994	8	1	Hienghène Sport

8	4FW	Richard Sele	(1989-08-31) 31 August 1989	14	2	Magenta
9	4FW	Jean-Philippe Saïko	(1990-08-29) 29 August 1990	8	11	Tasman United
11	4FW	Bertrand Kaï	(1983-06-06) 6 June 1983	41	23	Hienghène Sport
17	4FW	Jean-Christ Wajoka	(1992-09-06) 6 September 1992	9	1	Magenta
19	4FW	Nathanaël Hmaen	(1993-08-04) 4 August 1993	10	4	Magenta

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to represent New Caledonia in the last 18 months:

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
DF	Kiam Wanesse	(2001-11-05) 5 November 2001	2	0	Wetr	Pre-Squad Pacific Games, 1 July 2019
DF	Noam Trabe	(1997-04-19) 19 April 1997	0	0	Auxerre	Pre-Squad Pacific Games, 1 July 2019

Kit

Kappa are the current kit provider for the national team since 2017.[4] As of 2012, the national team's home kit is a grey jersey with red shorts and red socks. The away kit is a red jersey with red shorts and white socks.

Kit sponsorship

Kit lier	Period
Puma	2004–2006[5]
Nike	2010–2012
Erreà	2013–2017
Kappa	2017–2019
Select	2020-

References

"The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking September 2008
Les 21 Cagous pour le Mondial U-17 World Cuo India 2017
https://www.oldfootballshirts.com/pt/teams/n/new-caledonia/old-new-caledonia-football-shirt-s28101.html

External links

New Caledonian Football Federation

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[cnote_A] 
A: Includes results against Western Samoa.

[cnote_B] 
B: Includes results as New Hebrides.

[FIFA_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.

[World_Football_Elo_Ratings-2] Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.

[3] FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking September 2008

[4] Les 21 Cagous pour le Mondial U-17 World Cuo India 2017

[5] ttps://www.oldfootballshirts.com/pt/teams/n/new-caledonia/old-new-caledonia-football-shirt-s28101.html

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National sports teams of New Caledonia
Men	Baseball Basketball U18 U16 Beach soccer Cricket Football U23 U20 U17 Futsal Rugby league Rugby union 7s
Women	Basketball U19 Cricket Football U20 U17 Handball Rugby sevens Volleyball
Mixed	Badminton

Football in France
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Domestic cups	Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Trophée des Champions Women's cups Coupe de France Féminine Youth cups Coupe Gambardella Coupe Nationale Overseas cups Coupe de Guadeloupe Coupe de Guyane Coupe de la Martinique Coupe de Mayotte Coupe de la Réunion Coupe de l'Outre-Mer New Caledonia Cup Tahiti Cup
Other competitions	Coupe Charles Drago Lafarge Foot Avenir Montaigu Tournament
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National football teams of Oceania (OFC)
Active	American Samoa Cook Islands FS Micronesia¹ Fiji Kiribati¹ New Caledonia New Zealand Niue¹ Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tahiti Tonga Tuvalu¹ Vanuatu
Former	Australia (moved to AFC in 2005)
¹ Associate member - Not a member of FIFA

Coupe de l'Outre-Mer
Eligible teams	French Guiana Guadeloupe Martinique Mayotte New Caledonia Réunion Saint Barthélemy* Saint Martin* Saint Pierre and Miquelon Tahiti Wallis and Futuna*
Editions	2008 2010 2012
* Not yet competed