Ivory Coast national football team
The Ivory Coast national football team (French: Équipe nationale de football de Côte d'Ivoire), represents Ivory Coast in men's international football, The team's nickname is The Elephants and it is controlled by the Ivorian Football Federation (FIF). Until 2005, their greatest accomplishment was winning the 1992 African Cup of Nations against Ghana on penalties at the Stade Leopold Senghor in Dakar, Senegal. Their second success came in the 2015, again defeating Ghana on penalties at the in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, The team represents both FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF).
Nickname(s) | Les Éléphants (The Elephants) | ||
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Association | Ivorian Football Federation | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
Head coach | Patrice Beaumelle | ||
Captain | Serge Aurier | ||
Most caps | Didier Zokora (123) | ||
Top scorer | Didier Drogba (65) | ||
Home stadium | Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny | ||
FIFA code | CIV | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 61 | ||
Highest | 12 (February 2013, April–May 2013) | ||
Lowest | 75 (March–May 2004) | ||
Elo ranking | |||
Current | 56 | ||
Highest | 10 (26 January 2013) | ||
Lowest | 70 (6 October 1996) | ||
First international | |||
(Madagascar; 13 April 1960) | |||
Biggest win | |||
(Abidjan, Ivory Coast; 27 December 1961) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
(Rotterdam, Netherlands; 4 June 2017) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 2006) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2006, 2010, 2014) | ||
Africa Cup of Nations | |||
Appearances | 23 (first in 1965) | ||
Best result | Champions, 1992 and 2015 | ||
African Nations Championship | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 2009) | ||
Best result | Third place, 2016 | ||
Confederations Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 1992) | ||
Best result | Fourth Place, 1992 |
The team had their best run between 2006 and 2014 when they qualified for three consecutive FIFA World Cups.
There are many notable Ivorian internationals who have played in Europe, including Didier Drogba, Yaya Touré, Emmanuel Eboué, Wilfried Bony, Seydou Doumbia, Gervinho, Eric Bailly, Serge Aurier, Nicolas Pépé, Maxwel Cornet, Wilfried Zaha, Yakou Meite, Salomon Kalou and Kolo Touré. Having become a fixed presence in the World Cup (since 2006) and having won the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, the team is generally considered to be one of the best African teams of the last decade and Didier Drogba being the best African Footballer. This is also confirmed by FIFA Ranking in the reference period, never having been so high for Les Éléphants.
Competitive record
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Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||||
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | |||||||||||||
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||
8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | |||||||||||||
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 10 | |||||||||||||
Group stage | 19th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | Squad | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 7 | ||||
17th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | Squad | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 6 | |||||
21st | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | Squad | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 7 | |||||
Did not qualify | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | ||||||||||||
To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||||
Total | Group stage | 3/21 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | − | 80 | 41 | 25 | 14 | 145 | 69 | |||
FIFA Confederations Cup
FIFA Confederations Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
Fourth place | 4th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | Squad | |
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Total | Fourth place | 1/10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | – |
Africa Cup of Nations
Africa Cup of Nations record | ||||||||
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Host nation(s) / Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
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Third place | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |
Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | |
Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
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Banned | ||||||||
Group stage | 6th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Did not enter | ||||||||
Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | |
Group stage | 6th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
Champions | 1st | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | |
Group stage | 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | |
Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
16th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
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Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | |
Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | |
Quarter-finals | 8th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | |
Champions | 1st | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | |
Group stage | 11th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Quarter-finals | 5th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | |
To be determined | ||||||||
Qualified as hosts | ||||||||
To be determined | ||||||||
Total | 2 Titles | 23/32 | 91 | 42 | 26 | 23 | 135 | 94 |
- *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
- **Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
- ***Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
African Nations Championship
African Games
- Football at the African Games has been an under-23 tournament since 1991.
African Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1991–present | See Ivory Coast national under-23 football team | |||||||
Total | 4/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CECAFA Cup
Results and fixtures
2019
7 June Friendly | Ivory Coast | 3–1 | Boulogne-sur-Mer, France | |
18:00 UTC±0 |
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Stadium: Stade de la Libération Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Mehdi Mokhtari (France) |
15 June Friendly | Ivory Coast | 0–1 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
16:30 UTC+4 | Report |
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Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium Referee: Sultan Abdulrazaq Ibrahim Al Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates) |
19 June Friendly | Ivory Coast | 4–1 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
16:30 UTC+4 |
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Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Ammar Ali Abdulla Jumaa Al Junaibi (United Arab Emirates) |
24 June 2019 AFCON | Ivory Coast | 1–0 | Cairo, Egypt | |
16:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Al Salam Stadium Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria) |
28 June 2019 AFCON | Morocco | 1–0 | Cairo, Egypt | |
19:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Al Salam Stadium Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon) |
1 July 2019 AFCON | Namibia | 1–4 | Cairo, Egypt | |
18:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: 30 June Stadium Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya) |
8 July 2019 AFCON | Mali | 0–1 | Suez, Egypt | |
18:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Suez Stadium Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia) |
11 July 2019 AFCON | Ivory Coast | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | Suez, Egypt | |
18:00 |
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Stadium: Suez Stadium Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia) |
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6 September Friendly | Ivory Coast | 1–2 | Caen, France | |
20:00 |
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Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 1,000 |
10 September Friendly | Tunisia | 1–2 | Rouen, France | |
20:00 |
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Stadium: Stade Robert Diochon Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Karim Abed (France) |
13 October Friendly | Ivory Coast | 3–1 | Amiens, France | |
19:00 |
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Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Referee: Benoît Millot (France) |
16 November 2021 AFCONQ | Ivory Coast | 1–0 | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | |
19:00 UTC±0 |
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Stadium: Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny |
19 November 2021 AFCONQ | Ethiopia | 2–1 | Bahir Dar, Ethiopia | |
16:00 UTC+3 |
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Stadium: Bahir Dar Stadium |
2020
23 March 2021 AFCONQ | Ivory Coast | v | Ivory Coast | |
TBD | Stadium: TBD |
31 March 2021 AFCONQ | Madagascar | v | Madagascar | |
TBD | Stadium: TBD |
1 June 2021 AFCONQ | Niger | v | Niger | |
TBD | Stadium: TBD |
31 August 2021 AFCONQ | Ivory Coast | v | Ethiopia | |
TBD | Stadium: TBD |
Coaches
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Players
Current squad
The following players were selected for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Niger on 16 November 2019 and against Ethiopia on 19 November 2019 .[3]
Caps and goals updated as of 19 November 2019, after the match against Ethiopia.[4]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Sylvain Gbohouo | 29 October 1988 | 52 | 0 | |
16 | GK | Badra Ali Sangaré | 30 May 1986 | 16 | 0 | |
23 | GK | Sayouba Mandé | 15 June 1993 | 5 | 0 | |
2 | DF | Serge Aurier | 24 December 1992 | 62 | 2 | |
3 | DF | Wilfried Kanon | 6 July 1993 | 48 | 2 | |
13 | DF | Ismaël Traoré | 18 August 1986 | 18 | 0 | |
5 | DF | Simon Deli | 27 October 1991 | 16 | 0 | |
20 | DF | Cheick Comara | 14 October 1993 | 13 | 0 | |
4 | DF | Wonlo Coulibaly | 22 December 1991 | 13 | 0 | |
18 | DF | Willie Britto | 1 June 1996 | 1 | 0 | |
11 | MF | Max Gradel | 30 November 1987 | 77 | 12 | |
12 | MF | Franck Kessié | 19 December 1994 | 32 | 1 | |
6 | MF | Victorien Angban | 29 September 1996 | 13 | 0 | |
15 | MF | Seko Fofana | 7 May 1995 | 6 | 1 | |
17 | MF | Christian Koffi | 21 December 1990 | 4 | 0 | |
21 | MF | Habib Maïga | 1 June 1996 | 4 | 0 | |
MF | Yakou Méïté | 11 February 1996 | 3 | 0 | ||
MF | Ibrahim Traoré | 16 September 1988 | 1 | 0 | ||
9 | FW | Roger Assalé | 13 November 1993 | 21 | 3 | |
7 | FW | Nicolas Pépé | 20 May 1995 | 20 | 5 | |
8 | FW | Maxwel Cornet | 27 September 1996 | 18 | 4 | |
19 | FW | Yohan Boli | 17 November 1993 | 7 | 0 |
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last 12 months and are still eligible to represent.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Tape Ira Eliezer | 31 August 1997 | 0 | 0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations | |
GK | Abdoul Karim Cissé | 20 October 1985 | 6 | 0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations PRE | |
DF | Ghislain Konan | 27 December 1995 | 11 | 0 | v. | |
DF | Souleyman Doumbia | 24 September 1996 | 4 | 0 | v. | |
DF | Mamadou Bagayoko | 31 December 1989 | 16 | 0 | v. | |
DF | Willy Boly | 3 February 1991 | 0 | 0 | v. | |
DF | Abdoulaye Bamba | 25 April 1990 | 4 | 0 | v. | |
DF | Jean-Philippe Gbamin | 25 September 1995 | 12 | 0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations | |
MF | Ibrahim Sangaré | 2 December 1997 | 7 | 1 | v. | |
MF | Jean Michaël Seri | 19 July 1991 | 30 | 3 | v. | |
MF | Jean-Eudes Aholou | 20 March 1994 | 2 | 0 | v. | |
MF | Ismaël Diomandé | 28 August 1992 | 19 | 1 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations PRE | |
FW | Wilfried Zaha | 10 November 1992 | 17 | 5 | v. | |
FW | Christian Kouamé | 6 December 1997 | 1 | 0 | v. | |
FW | William Togui | 7 August 1996 | 5 | 0 | v. | |
FW | Wilfried Bony | 10 December 1988 | 56 | 16 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations | |
FW | Jonathan Kodjia | 22 October 1989 | 23 | 10 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations | |
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Records
The Ivory Coast team is notable for having participated in (and won) the two highest-scoring penalty shoot-outs in international football competition — the 24-shot shoot-out in the final of the 1992 African Cup of Nations when Ghana was defeated 11–10, and the 24-shot shoot-out in the quarter-final of the 2006 African Cup of Nations, when Cameroon was defeated 12–11. In 2015, Ivory Coast once again defeated Ghana in the final of an 2015 African Cup of Nations with a 22-shot shoot-out, winning 9–8.
After Uli Stielike left before the Africa Cup 2008 due to his son's health situation, Gerard Gili, the co-trainer, took his position. To compensate of the lack of another co-coach, Didier Drogba acted as a player-coach. This was only the second time that a player had also acted as coach in the Africa Cup, after George Weah was both player and coach for Liberia during the 2002 tournament.
In both the 2006 and 2010 World Cups, Ivory Coast were placed in a so-called "Group of Death". In 2006, Ivory Coast faced Argentina, Netherlands and Serbia and Montenegro; Argentina and Netherlands reached the Round of 16. In 2010, Ivory Coast was drawn with Brazil, Portugal and North Korea. Ivory Coast finished third in Group G, as Brazil and Portugal progressed.
Most capped players
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Top goalscorers
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Honours
- Winners (2): 1992, 2015
- FIFA Confederations Cup:
- Fourth-place (1): 1992
See also
- Ivory Coast national under-20 football team
References
- "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- http://www.fifciv.com/?q=elim-can-2021-matchs-du-16-19-nov-2019-voici-les-24-el%C3%A9phants-s%C3%A9lectionn%C3%A9s
- https://global.espn.com/football/lineups?gameId=558112
- Roberto Mamrud. "IvoryCoast – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 January 2017.