Seychelles national football team
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| Nickname(s) | The Pirates[1] | ||
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| Association | Seychelles Football Federation | ||
| Sub-confederation | COSAFA (Southern Africa) |
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| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Ralph Jean-Louis | ||
| Top scorer | Philip Zialor (10) | ||
| Home stadium | Stade Linité | ||
| FIFA code | SEY | ||
| FIFA ranking | 189 | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 129 (October 2006) | ||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 199 (July 2011) | ||
| Elo ranking | 180 | ||
| Highest Elo ranking | 168 (July 2008) | ||
| Lowest Elo ranking | 194 (June 1998) | ||
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| First international | |||
 Réunion 2–0 Seychelles  (Réunion; 13 February 1974) |
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| Biggest win | |||
 Seychelles 9–0 Maldives  (Réunion; 27 August 1979) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||
 Madagascar 6–0 Seychelles (Antananarivo, Madagascar; 30 August 1990) |
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The Seychelles national football team, nicknamed the Pirates, is the national team of the Seychelles and is controlled by the Seychelles Football Federation (SFF). It is a member of Confederation of African Football (CAF) and they play most home games at the 10,000 capacity stadium, Stade Linité in Roche Caiman.
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[edit] History
Seychelles have never qualified for the finals of the African Nations Cup or the World Cup but they made their debut in qualifiers for the Africa Cup of Nations in 1986, losing to Mauritius.
Under Yugoslav coach Vojo Gardasevic, the Seychelles team made their debut in the World Cup qualifiers in 2001. Philip Zialor got the equaliser for Seychelles in a 1-1 draw against Namibia at Stade Linité. In the preliminary round return leg match, Seychelles lost 0-3.
In their second attempt to qualify, for the 2006 World Cup, Seychelles lost 0-4 at home to Zambia but played a 1-1 draw in the away match. Robert Suzette was the scorer of Seychelles’ goal in Lusaka. Seychelles’ biggest competitive win came against Zimbabwe in the African Nations Cup 2004 qualifiers. Goals by strikers Alpha Baldé and Philip Zialor gave Seychelles a 2-1 win at Stade Linité against Zimbabwe captained by professional striker Peter Ndlovu. German coach Michael Nees was at the helm of the team at that time. Under Frenchman Dominique Bathenay, Seychelles also beat Eritrea 1-0 at Stade Linité by a goal by veteran Roddy Victor in the same qualifiers.
In 2011, Seychelles hosted the 2011 Indian Ocean Island Games and beat Mauritius in the finals, on penalties.
[edit] Competition records
[edit] World Cup record
[edit] African Cup of Nations record
- 1957 to 1988 - Did not enter
- 1990 - Did not qualify
- 1992 - Withdrew
- 1994 - Did not enter
- 1996 - Withdrew
- 1998 - Did not qualify
- 2000 to 2002 - Did not enter
- 2004 to 2010 - Did not qualify
- 2012 - Did not enter
[edit] Indian Ocean Island Games
- 1979 2nd Place
- 1985 Group Stage
- 1990 3rd Place
- 1993 4th Place
- 1998 3rd Place
- 2003 3rd Place
- 2007 Group Stage
- 2011 Champions
[edit] 2011 Indian Ocean Island Games
[edit] Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 Seychelles |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 |
 Mauritius |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
 Comoros |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| Maldives |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 2 |
[edit] Knockout Stage
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| 11 August (15:00 UTC+4), Stade Linité | |||||||
| Seychelles |
2 | ||||||
| Réunion |
1 | ||||||
| 13 August (17:30 UTC+4), Stade Linité | |||||||
| Seychelles |
1 (4) | ||||||
| Mauritius |
1 (3) | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| 11 August (18:30 UTC+4), Stade Linité | 13 August (15:00 UTC+4), Stade Linité | ||||||
 Mayotte |
0 (4) | Réunion |
1 | ||||
| Mauritius |
0 (5) | Mayotte |
0 | ||||
[edit] Schedule
[edit] Recent Results
| 2011 IOIG August 4, 2011 | Seychelles |
0 – 0 | Comoros |
Praslin | ||
| 14:00 UTC+4 | (Report) | Stadium: Stade d'Amitié Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Steeve Dubec |
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| 2011 IOIG August 6, 2011 | Seychelles |
2 – 1 | Mauritius |
Roche Caïman, Mahé | ||
| 16:30 UTC+4 | Laurence  1'Henriette 28' |
(Report) | Pithia 77' |
Stadium: Stade Linité Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Harouna Rassuhi |
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| 2011 IOIG August 9, 2011 | Seychelles |
5 – 1 | Maldives |
Roche Caïman, Mahé | ||
| 18:00 UTC+4 | Laurence 16' Anacoura 23'Henriette 62'Baldé 75', 80' |
(Report) | Qasim 26' |
Stadium: Stade Linité Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Jean-Pierre Rakotonjanahary |
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| 2011 IOIG Semifinal August 11, 2011 | Seychelles |
2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Réunion |
Roche Caïman, Mahé | ||
| 15:00 UTC+4 | Nibourette 77' Hall 118' |
(Report) | Farro 64' |
Stadium: Stade Linité Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Ali Saleem |
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| 2011 IOIG Final August 13, 2011 | Seychelles |
1 – 1 (4 – 3 pen)
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Mauritius |
Roche Caïman, Mahé | ||
| 17:30 UTC+4 | Betsy 16' |
(Report) | Louis 62' |
Stadium: Stade Linité Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Steeve Dubec |
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| Penalties | ||||||
| Betsy Henriette Bibi  Nibourette Anacoura |
Veeranah Cundasamy Sophie Bru Bell |
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| 2014 WC Qual. November 11, 2011 | Seychelles |
0 – 3 |  Kenya |
Victoria, Seychelles | ||
| 17:00 UTC+4 | Report | Ochieng 41' Oliech 75', 81' |
Stadium: Stade Linité Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Dennis Batte (Uganda) |
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| 2014 WC Qual. November 15, 2011 | Kenya |
4 – 0 | Seychelles |
Nairobi, Kenya | ||
| 16:00 UTC+3 | Mandela 19' Oliech 36'Mulama 45+1'Wanyama 74' |
Report | Stadium: Nyayo National Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa) |
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| 2013 ACoN qual January 6, 2012 | Seychelles |
w/o |  Swaziland |
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| 2013 ACoN qual January 20, 2012 | Swaziland |
w/o | Seychelles |
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[edit] Upcoming Fixtures
| 2013 ACoN qual February 29, 2012 | Seychelles |
v |  Congo DR |
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| 2013 ACoN qual June 15, 2012 | Congo DR |
v | Seychelles |
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[edit] Current squad
The current squad for the Seychelles is below.[2] Caps and goals correct as of last game vs Kenya on November 15, 2011.[3]
[edit] Former managers
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[edit] References
- ^ Mugabe, Bonnie (4 January 2008). "Rwanda: Shungu Sacked By Seychelles". http://allafrica.com/stories/200801040406.html.
- ^ "Match Report: Kenya vs Seychelles". FIFA. November 15, 2011. http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/africa/matches/round=258330/match=300174484/report.html. Retrieved January 29, 2012.
- ^ "Seychelles". National Football Teams. http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/country.php?id=165. Retrieved January 29, 2012.
[edit] External links
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