French Guiana national football team

French Guiana
Nickname(s)	Les Yana Dòkòs; (The Yana Dòkòs)
Association	Ligue de Football de la Guyane
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Thierry De Neef
Captain	Laurent Ringuet
Most caps	Rhudy Evens (57)
Top scorer	Gary Pigrée (16)
Home stadium	Stade de Baduel
FIFA code	GUF
First colours	Second colours
First international
	French Guiana 1–3 Surinam ; (French Guiana; 1 January 1936)
Biggest win
	Unofficial; French Guiana 11–1 Saint Pierre and Miquelon ; (Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône, France; 26 September 2012); Official; French Guiana 6–0 British Virgin Islands ; (Oranjestad, Aruba; 30 May 2014); Turks and Caicos Islands 0–6 French Guiana ; (Oranjestad, Aruba; 1 June 2014)
Biggest defeat
	Surinam 9–0 French Guiana ; (Surinam; 2 March 1947)
Gold Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2017)
Best result	Group stage (2017)
Medal record
CFU Caribbean Cup

The French Guiana national football team (French: Sélection de Guyane de football) is the regional football team of the French overseas department and region of French Guiana, and is controlled by the Ligue de Football de Guyane, the local branch of Fédération Française de Football.

Overview

As an overseas department of the French Republic, it is an integral part of France and thus a member of FIFA. French Guiana is therefore not eligible to enter a team in the World Cup independent of France. As full citizens of France, indistinguishable from any other French citizen, French Guianans are eligible to play for the France national football team.

Bernard Lama and Florent Malouda are two examples of Guianese players who have played for the French national team. Lama winning the 1998 World Cup, and UEFA Euro 2000. Malouda playing as a runner-up during the 2006 World Cup.

CONCACAF

However, French Guiana is a member of CONCACAF and CFU, and thus eligible for all competitions organized by both. For any purpose outside of World Cup competition, all of the regional continental confederations may allow teams to be entered by territories that are de jure part of a country the bulk of which is located in a different continental confederation region.

Indeed, according to the status of the FFF (article 34, paragraph 6): "[...]Under the control of related continental confederations, and with the agreement of the FFF, those leagues can organize international sport events at a regional level or set up teams in order to participate to them."

Results and fixtures

The following matches have been played within the past 12 months.

Win Draw Loss

2021

3 July 2021 Gold Cup qualifying	Cuba	0–3 (Awarded)	French Guiana	Fort Lauderdale, United States
19:00		Report		Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
Note: Due to COVID-19 related travel and visa challenges regarding the cuban team, the match was cancelled and awarded as a win to French Guiana.^[2]

6 July 2021 Gold Cup qualifying	Trinidad and Tobago	1–1 (8–7 p)	French Guiana	Fort Lauderdale, United States
16:30	Molino 27'	Report	Abelinti 44'	Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
	Penalties
	Muckette Hackshaw Peters Fortune Molino Jones Garcia Gonzales		Vancaeyezeele Atchaliso Evens Baal Éric Adam Marigard Rimane

2022

January/February 2022 Friendly	Suriname	v	French Guiana	Paramaribo, Suriname
				Stadium: TBD

Coaching history

Marie-Rose Carême (2004–05)
Ghislain Zulémaro (2008–10)
Steeve Falgayrettes^* (2011–12)
François Louis-Marie & Hubert Contout (2012–13)
/ Jaïr Karam & Marie-Rose Carême (2013–18)
/ Thierry De Neef (2018–)

Players

Current squad

The following players were included in the French Guiana men's senior preliminary squad for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Simon Lugier	(1989-08-02) 2 August 1989 (age 35)	6	0	US Boulogne
23	1GK	Jean-Banuel Petit-Homme	(1990-08-10) 10 August 1990 (age 34)	6	0	Le Geldar
22	1GK	Noha Pulcherie	(2001-06-19) 19 June 2001 (age 23)	0	0	SC Bastia

3	2DF	Marvin Torvic	(1988-01-05) 5 January 1988 (age 36)	31	1	ASC Le Geldar
14	2DF	Grégory Lescot	(1989-05-10) 10 May 1989 (age 35)	23	0	OC Vannes
12	2DF	Gary Marigard	(1988-01-06) 6 January 1988 (age 36)	19	0	Iris Club de Croix
10	2DF	Ludovic Baal	(1986-05-25) 25 May 1986 (age 38)	13	3	Brest
5	2DF	Dylan Adam	(1998-11-07) 7 November 1998 (age 25)	12	0	Étoile Matoury
4	2DF	Alain Mogès	(1992-06-22) 22 June 1992 (age 32)	8	0	Angoulême
2	2DF	Inrick Baal	(1992-02-10) 10 February 1992 (age 32)	7	0	CSC de Cayenne
13	2DF	Teddy Adaoude	(1997-02-05) 5 February 1997 (age 27)	1	0	Étoile Matoury

8	3MF	Rhudy Evens	(1988-02-13) 13 February 1988 (age 36)	57	7	ASC Le Geldar
6	3MF	Kévin Rimane	(1991-02-23) 23 February 1991 (age 33)	23	2	FC Hermannstadt
15	3MF	Miguel Haabo	(1990-09-01) 1 September 1990 (age 34)	21	2	Étoile Matoury
20	3MF	Marc Edwige	(1986-09-26) 26 September 1986 (age 37)	20	1	CSC de Cayenne
18	3MF	Jessy Marigard	(1992-10-22) 22 October 1992 (age 31)	6	2	R.F.C. Tournai
17	3MF	Thomas Vancaeyezeele	(1994-07-27) 27 July 1994 (age 30)	6	0	Birmingham Legion
7	3MF	Régis Léveillé	(1994-08-10) 10 August 1994 (age 30)	4	0	Tulle Football

11	4FW	Arnold Abelinti	(1991-09-09) 9 September 1991 (age 33)	12	4	SO Romorantin
21	4FW	Alex Éric	(1990-09-21) 21 September 1990 (age 33)	12	2	Matoury
9	4FW	Sloan Privat	(1989-07-24) 24 July 1989 (age 35)	9	7	Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas
16	4FW	Carino Atchaliso	(1992-02-14) 14 February 1992 (age 32)	3	0	FC Suze-sur-Sarthe
19	4FW	Calvin Soga	(1995-01-18) 18 January 1995 (age 29)	3	0	Saint-Georges

Player Record

As of 8 July 2021

Players in bold are still active and available for selection.

Most capped players

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Rhudy Evens	57	7	2008–
2	Marvin Torvic	31	1	2012–
2	Serge Lespérance	31	1	2008–2017
4	Donovan Léon	25	0	2014–
5	Jean-David Legrand	24	1	2014–
6	Grégory Lescot	23	0	2009–
6	Kévin Rimane	23	2	2014–
8	David Martinon	22	5	2004–2015
	Orphéo Nalie	22	4	2010–2018
	Laurent Ringuet	22	0	2004–2014

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Gary Pigrée	16	20	0.8	2012–2015
2	Gabriel Pigrée	8	15	0.53	2007–2016
3	Sloan Privat	7	9	0.78	2015–
3	Rhudy Evens	7	57	0.12	2008–
5	David Martinon	5	22	0.23	2004–2015
6	Arnold Abelinti	4	12	0.33	2016–
	Anthony Tuinfort	4	7	0.57	2009–2012
	Jean-Claude Darcheville	4	8	0.5	1995–2012
	Roy Contout	4	16	0.25	2012–2017
	Orphéo Nalie	4	22	0.18	2010–2018

Competitive record

CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Gold Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1991 to 2000	Did not qualify
2002	Did not enter
2003	Did not enter
2005	Did not qualify
2007 to 2011	Did not enter
2013	Did not qualify
2015	Did not qualify
2017	Group stage	12th	3	0	0	3	2	10
2019	Did not qualify
2021	Did not qualify
Total	Group stage	1/16	3	0	0	3	2	10

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record
Year	Division	Group	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	Rank
2019−20	B	A	6	2	2	2	8	6		19th
2022–23	B	To be determined
Total			6	2	2	2	8	6	19th

Caribbean Cup

Caribbean Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1989 to 1994	Did not qualify
1995	Group stage	7th	6	1	1	4	9	11
1996 to 1998	Did not qualify
1999	Withdrew
2001	Did not enter
2005	Did not qualify
2007 to 2010	Did not enter
2012	Group stage	7th	3	1	0	2	4	6
2014	Group stage	5th	3	1	1	1	7	6
2017	Third place	3rd	2	1	1	0	2	1
Total	Third place	4/19	14	4	3	7	22	24

Head-to-head record

As of 17 November 2019 after match against Saint Kitts and Nevis^[3]

Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Anguilla	2	2	0	0	9	1	+8
Aruba	4	3	0	1	8	1	+7
Antigua and Barbuda	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1
Barbados	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5
Belize	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
Bermuda	3	1	0	2	4	3	+1
British Virgin Islands	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6
Canada	2	0	0	2	3	8	−5
Cayman Islands	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
Costa Rica	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3
Cuba	3	1	1	1	5	3	+2
Curaçao^[a]	4	2	1	1	9	4	+5
Dominica	2	1	1	0	5	1	+4
Dominican Republic	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1
Grenada	4	0	3	1	2	3	−1
Guadeloupe	14	4	2	8	21	32	−11
Guyana	12	4	3	5	16	19	−3
Haiti	4	2	1	1	9	6	+3
Honduras	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1
Jamaica	4	1	2	1	3	7	−4
Martinique	16	3	3	10	15	29	−14
Mayotte	2	1	1	0	6	4	+2
Puerto Rico	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1
Réunion	4	0	1	3	0	5	−5
Suriname	45	7	9	29	53	101	−48
Saint Kitts and Nevis	6	3	1	2	10	6	+4
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	2	2	0	0	18	1	+17
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	3	0	1	2	3	6	−3
Tahiti	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1
Trinidad and Tobago	6	1	0	5	9	18	−9
Turks and Caicos Islands	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6
Total	158	47	31	80	237	275	−38

^ Includes matches against the Netherlands Antilles.

References

^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
^ "Concacaf Statement regarding the Cuban National Team". CONCACAF. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
^ "World Football Elo Ratings: French Guiana". Elo Ratings. Retrieved 26 June 2017.

External links

(in French) French Guiana football – Official website
French Guiana at CONCACAF site

[4] Includes matches against the Netherlands Antilles.

[World_Football_Elo_Ratings-1] Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.

[2] "Concacaf Statement regarding the Cuban National Team". CONCACAF. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.

[3] "World Football Elo Ratings: French Guiana". Elo Ratings. Retrieved 26 June 2017.

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v t e French Guiana national football team
General	Ligue de Football de la Guyane History Players Managers
Venues	Stade Georges-Chaumet
Statistics	CONCACAF Gold Cup record Results and fixtures Head to head
CONCACAF Gold Cup	2017
Caribbean Cup	1995 2012 2014 2017
Notable matches	2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifying play-off (2015)
Other teams	Men U-20 U-17 Beach soccer Futsal

v t e National and regional football teams of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)
North America	Canada Mexico United States
Central America	Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama
Caribbean	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bermuda¹ Bonaire³ British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic French Guiana^{2 3} Grenada Guadeloupe³ Guyana² Haiti Jamaica Martinique³ Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Martin³ Sint Maarten³ Suriname² Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands U.S. Virgin Islands
Defunct	Netherlands Antilles
1: Inside the North American zone, but CFU member. 2: South American region, but affiliated to CONCACAF and CFU. 3: Full or associate CONCACAF member, but non-FIFA member.

v t e Caribbean Football Union
Associations	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bermuda British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic French Guiana Grenada Guadeloupe Guyana Haiti Jamaica Martinique Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Martin Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sint Maarten Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands United States Virgin Islands
National and regional teams	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bermuda British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic French Guiana Grenada Guadeloupe Guyana Haiti Jamaica Martinique Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Martin Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sint Maarten Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands United States Virgin Islands
Competitions for national and regional teams	Caribbean Cup CFU U-20 Tournament CFU U-15 Championship CFU Olympic Qualifiers CFU Women's Caribbean Cup CFU Women's U-20 CFU Women's U-17 Qualifiers CFU Women's Olympic Qualifiers CFU Championship (defunct)
Club competitions	CFU Club Championship Caribbean Professional Football League (defunct)

v t e 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