Madagascar national football team
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| Nickname(s) | Barea | |||
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| Association | Fédération Malagasy de Football | |||
| Sub-confederation | COSAFA (Southern Africa) |
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| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | |||
| Head coach | Frank Rajaonarisamba | |||
| Home stadium | Mahamasina Stadium | |||
| FIFA code | MAD | |||
| FIFA ranking | 158 | |||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 74 (December 1992) | |||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 188 (November 2006) | |||
| Elo ranking | 164 | |||
| Highest Elo ranking | 64 (December 1964) | |||
| Lowest Elo ranking | 167 (April 2007) | |||
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| First international | ||||
 Madagascar 1–2 Mauritius  (Madagascar; c. 1947) |
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| Biggest win | ||||
 Malagasy Republic 8–1 Congo  (Madagascar; April 19, 1960) |
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| Biggest defeat | ||||
| Mauritius 7–0 Madagascar (Réunion; July 31, 1952)  Congo-Léopoldville 7–0 Malagasy Republic (Congo; July 18, 1965) |
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The Madagascar national football team, nicknamed Barea (a species of Zebu that is depicted on the country's coat of arms),[1] is the national team of Madagascar and is controlled by the Fédération Malagasy de Football. It has never qualified for the finals of the World Cup or the Africa Cup of Nations. Among its biggest wins was a 1–0 home victory over Egypt in the qualification rounds of the 2004 African Cup of Nations. Reflecting the official name of the country at the time, the team was known as the Malagasy Republic national football team between 1958 and 1975.
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[edit] History
Madagascar made its debut in 1947 in a home match against Mauritius which was lost 2-1. The game was part of a Triangulaire tournament between Madagascar, Mauritius and Reunion. Madagascar's second match was at home to Reunion and saw their first ever win, 4-2. The triangular tournament was staged every year until 1958, and Madagascar's highest-scoring game was on 13 July 1953 when they beat Reunion 6-4 at home. Their worst loss was on 31 July 1952 when they lost 7-0 to Mauritius in Reunion.
Madagascar played against opposition different to Mauritius or Reunion for the first time in 1960, as part of a tournament between French-speaking nations held on the island. In their first match on 15 April 1960 they beat the Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) 6-1. The second game was a quarter-final against France's amateur side on 17 April and was lost 2-1. On 19 April Madagascar beat the Congo 8-1 in the third-place play-off.
In April 1963 Madagascar entered another competition for French-speaking countries, this time in Senegal, and was placed in a group with Dahomey (now Togo), Liberia and Chad. They opened with a 1-0 win over Dahomey on 11 April, and then beat Chad 2-1 on 13 April and Liberia 3-1 on 15 April. In the semi-finals, Madagascar were beaten 2-1 by Tunisia on 19 April, and then lost 4-1 to France's amateur team in the third-place play-off on 21 April.
In September 1963 the Triangulaire between Madagascar, Reunion and Mauritius was reinstated for the first time since 1958. On 15 September they beat Reunion 6-1 at home, and on 18 September drew 1-1 to Mauritius in a home game which was abandoned.[2]
[edit] Madagascar Football Achievements
- Indian Ocean Games :
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- Champion (1990, 1993)
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- COSAFA Cup
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- semi-final 2008
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[edit] World Cup record
- 1930 to 1938 – Did not exist
- 1950 to 1970 - Did not enter
- 1974 – Withdrew
- 1978 – Did not enter
- 1982 to 1986 – Did not qualify
- 1990 – Did not enter
- 1994 to 2012 – Did not qualify
[edit] African Nations Cup record
- 1957 to 1970 – Did not enter
- 1972 to 1974 – Did not qualify
- 1976 – Withdrew
- 1978 – Did not enter
- 1980 to 1988 – Did not qualify
- 1990 – Withdrew
- 1992 – Did not qualify
- 1994 – Did not enter
- 1996 – Withdrew during qualifying
- 1998 – Banned for withdrawing in 1996
- 2000 to 2012 – Did not qualify
[edit] Recent results and forthcoming fixtures
Tis is a list of matches from the last six months and any future scheduled matches.
| Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Competition |
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| 29 August 2010 | Mahajanga |  Comoros |
1–0 | Friendly |
| 5 September 2010 | Calabar |  Nigeria |
0–2 | 2012 ACN qualification |
| 10 October 2010 | Antananarivo |  Ethiopia |
0–1 | 2012 ACN qualification |
| 25 March 2011 | Antananarivo |  Guinea |
1–1 | 2012 ACN qualification |
| 3 June 2011 | Conakry | Guinea |
1–4 | 2012 ACN qualification |
| 17 July 2011 | Tehran |  Iran |
0–1 | Friendly |
| 2 September 2011 | Antananarivo | Nigeria |
0-2 | 2012 ACN qualification |
| 8 October 2011 | Addis Ababa | Ethiopia |
2-4 | 2012 ACN qualification |
[edit] Current squad
The following 23 players were called up for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification against Ethiopia on 8 October 2011.
Caps and goals updated as of 8 October 2011.
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[edit] Recent Call-ups
The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.
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[edit] List of coaches
- Owen Jayne (-Feb. 2001)
- Vincent Andianiran (2001)
- Jeremia Randriambololona (2001)
- Hervé Arsène (2007–2008)
- Mickael Nivoson Andrianasy (2008)
- Gunnar Zittel (2008)
- Jeremia Randriambololona (2008)
- Jean-Paul Rabier (2010–2011)
- Mosa (2011)
- Frank Rajaonarisamba (2011–)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Fédération Malagasy de Football (Malagasy) (French)
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