Guadeloupe national football team

Guadeloupe
Nickname(s)	Les Gwada Boys; (The Gwada Boys)
Association	Ligue guadeloupéenne de football
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Jocelyn Angloma
Captain	Ronan Hauterville
Most caps	Jean-Luc Lambourde (65)
Top scorer	Dominique Mocka (17)
Home stadium	Stade René Serge Nabajoth
FIFA code	GLP
First international
	Martinique 6–0 Guadeloupe ; (Martinique; unknown date 1934)
Biggest win
	Unofficial; Guadeloupe 13–0 Saint Pierre and Miquelon ; (Versailles, France; 22 September 2012); Official; Guadeloupe 11–0 U.S. Virgin Islands ; (Port-au-Prince, Haiti; 12 April 2001)
Biggest defeat
	Martinique 6–0 Guadeloupe ; (Martinique; unknown date 1934) ; Martinique 8–2 Guadeloupe ; (Martinique; unknown date 1975); Curaçao 6–0 Guadeloupe ; (Willemstad, Curaçao; 19 November 2018)
Gold Cup
Appearances	5 (first in 2007)
Best result	Third place (2007)
Medal record
CFU Caribbean Cup

The Guadeloupe national football team (French: Sélection de la Guadeloupe de football) represents the French overseas department and region of Guadeloupe in men's international football. The team is controlled by the Ligue guadeloupéenne de football (English: Guadeloupean League of Football), a local branch of French Football Federation (French: Fédération Française de Football).

As an overseas department of the French Republic, Guadeloupe is not a member of FIFA and is therefore not eligible to enter the FIFA World Cup or any competition organized first-hand by the organization. Guadeloupeans, being French citizens, are eligible to play for the France national football team. Guadeloupe is, however, a member of CONCACAF and the CFU and is eligible for all competitions organized by both the organizations. 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."

Guadeloupe's highest honor to date was reaching the final at the 2010 Caribbean Championship where they were defeated by Jamaica on penalties. In the CONCACAF Gold Cup, Guadeloupe reached the semi-finals in 2007. The team performed well in the group stage defeating Canada and drawing with Haiti. In the knockout stage of the competition, Guadeloupe eliminated Honduras in the quarterfinals. In the semi-finals, Guadeloupe lost to Mexico 1–0.

The regional team also participated in the Caribbean Cup and the Coupe de l'Outre-Mer. Guadeloupe did not win either competition before they became defunct (2017 and 2013 respectively).

History[edit]

International success[edit]

Guadeloupe was a surprise qualifier for the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2007. The regional team earned qualification to the tournament after finishing in 4th place at the 2006–07 Caribbean Nations Cup. The appearance in the Gold Cup marked Guadeloupe's first in the competition and they opened the campaign on 6 June 2007 with a 1–1 draw against Haiti. In the team's following match against Canada, Guadeloupe recorded a 2–1 victory in front of 20,000 spectators at the Orange Bowl in Miami. The team finally succumbed to defeat losing 1–0 to the reigning champions of UNCAF, Costa Rica, to close out group play.

Guadeloupe advanced to the knockout stage of the competition as a result of being the second best performing third-place team in group play. In the quarterfinals, Guadeloupe were pitted against Honduras and earned an upset victory defeating the Hondurans 2–1 at the Reliant Stadium in Houston.^[3] Prior to its elimination, Honduras had been equal to the task of Guadeloupe having beaten Mexico 2–1 and dominating Cuba 5–0. In the ensuing round, Guadeloupe were defeated by Mexico 1–0.^[4] However, despite the loss, Guadeloupe were praised for its strong defensive performance.^[5] Guadeloupe's finish in the tournament was the best finish by a Caribbean island team since Trinidad and Tobago reached the semifinals of the 2000 tournament.

Guadeloupe's respectable third-place finish in the 2008 Caribbean Championship meant a consecutive appearance in the Gold Cup. Ahead of the competition, regional team coach Roger Salnot sought to increase Guadeloupe's chances of winning by calling up players of Guadeloupean descent who were born in metropolitan France. Salnot named notable players to his preliminary squad such as goalkeeper Yohann Thuram, defenders Daniel Congré, Michaël Ciani, Ronald Zubar, midfielders Étienne and Aurélien Capoue, and Ludovic Sylvestre, and attackers Alexandre Alphonse, Claudio Beauvue, and Richard Socrier. All players had been effective players in Ligue 1 and abroad. However, despite calling up an abundance of talent, only Alexandre Alphonse was allowed participation by his club. Every other player either personally turned down the invitation or was denied by his parent club with Salnot expressing his disappointment at the latter issue.

In the tournament, Guadeloupe were inserted to Group C alongside Mexico, Panama, and Nicaragua. The team started off the group with two straight victories defeating Panama 2–1 at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum and defeating the Nicaraguans 2–0 at the Reliant Stadium in Houston. In the team's final group stage match against Mexico, Guadeloupe was beaten 2–0 in Phoenix. Guadeloupe's second-place finish in the group meant another appearance in the knockout stage, where the team was pitted against Costa Rica in the quarter-finals at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. In the match, it was Costa Rica who dominated scoring twice within the first 20 minutes of the match. Costa Rica finished the match with five goals with Guadeloupe getting a consolation goal from Alphonse in the second half.

In 2021, Guadeloupe once again qualified to compete for the Gold Cup.

On 27 June 2023, Guadeloupe was able to tie with Canada 2-2 in the remaining minutes of a 2023 Gold Cup Group Stage match.

Results and fixtures[edit]

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Win Draw Loss Fixture

2023[edit]

16 June 2023 Gold Cup qualification	Antigua and Barbuda	0–5	Guadeloupe	Fort Lauderdale, United States
16:30 UTC−4		Report		Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium

20 June 2023 Gold Cup qualification	Guadeloupe	2–0	Guyana	Fort Lauderdale, United States
	Gordon 18' (o.g.) Gravillon 57'	Report		Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
Note: Guadeloupe advance to 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup

27 June 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup GS	Canada	2–2	Guadeloupe	Toronto, Ontario
19:00 EDT (UTC-04:00)	Cavallini 49' Lina 70' (o.g.)	Report	Ambrose 23' Rowe 90+3' (o.g.)	Stadium: BMO Field Referee: Rubiel Vazquez (United States)

1 July 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup GS	Cuba	1–4	Guadeloupe	Houston, United States
19:30 CDT (UTC-05:00)	A. Hernández 62' (pen.)	Report	Phaëton 13', 43' Plumain 41' Baron 51'	Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

4 July 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup GS	Guadeloupe	2–3	Guatemala	Harrison, United States
18:30 CDT (UTC-05:00)	Gravillon 27' Plumain 63' (pen.)	Report	Rubin 39', 70' Mejía 76'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)

7 September 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League	Saint Kitts and Nevis	1–2	Guadeloupe	Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
19:00	Williams 45+2'	Report	Archimède 24' Arconte 77'	Stadium: SKNFA Technical Center Referee: Filiberto Martínez (El Salvador)

10 September 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League	Guadeloupe	4–0	Sint Maarten	Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe
15:30	Phaëton 23' (pen.) Plumain 25' (pen.), 58' Archimède 40'	Report		Stadium: Stade Municipal de Sainte-Anne Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière (Canada)

12 October 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League	Saint Lucia	2–1	Guadeloupe	Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
20:00^{[note 1]}	Elva 45' Mac Farlane 58'	Report	Roussillon 29'	Stadium: Daren Sammy Cricket Ground Attendance: 2,700^[7] Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

15 October 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League	Guadeloupe	2–0	Saint Lucia	Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe
15:30	Plumain 52' (pen.), 71'	Report		Stadium: Stade Municipal de Sainte-Anne Referee: Nicolas Wassouf (Martinique)

16 November 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League	Sint Maarten	0–2	Guadeloupe
		Report

19 November 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League	Guadeloupe	5–0	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
		Report		Stadium: Warner Park

2024[edit]

Coaching history[edit]

Roger Salnot (2001–2011)
Steve Bizasène (2012–2017)
Jocelyn Angloma (2017–present)

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

The following players were called up for the 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League matches against Sint Maarten and Saint Kitts and Nevis on 16 and 19 November 2023.^[8]

Caps and goals as of 19 November 2023 after the second match against Saint Kitts and Nevis.^[9]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Davy Rouyard	(1999-08-17) 17 August 1999 (age 24)	13	0	Bordeaux
1GK	Teddy Bartouche	(1997-06-05) 5 June 1997 (age 26)	1	0	Lorient
1GK	Kerry Feler	(2001-10-13) 13 October 2001 (age 22)	0	0	Amical Club

2DF	Méddy Lina	(1986-01-11) 11 January 1986 (age 38)	28	0	Solidarité-Scolaire
2DF	Cédric Avinel	(1986-09-11) 11 September 1986 (age 37)	26	0	Ajaccio
2DF	Anthony Baron	(1992-12-29) 29 December 1992 (age 31)	26	2	Servette
2DF	Nathanaël Saintini	(2000-05-30) 30 May 2000 (age 23)	13	0	Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
2DF	Jérôme Roussillon	(1993-01-06) 6 January 1993 (age 31)	8	2	Union Berlin
2DF	Stevenson Casimir	(1992-06-03) 3 June 1992 (age 31)	5	0	La Gauloise
2DF	Christian Junior Senneville	(1991-01-31) 31 January 1991 (age 33)	4	0	Dunkerque

3MF	Ange-Freddy Plumain	(1995-03-02) 2 March 1995 (age 29)	16	7	Rukh Lviv
3MF	Morgan Saint-Maximin	(1997-08-02) 2 August 1997 (age 26)	16	0	Solidarité-Scolaire
3MF	Jordan Leborgne	(1995-09-29) 29 September 1995 (age 28)	10	0	Versailles
3MF	Alexandre Arenate	(1995-07-20) 20 July 1995 (age 28)	5	0	Jeunesse Esch
3MF	Marcus Coco	(1996-06-24) 24 June 1996 (age 27)	4	0	Nantes
3MF	Hans Dezac	(2003-08-04) 4 August 2003 (age 20)	1	0	L'Étoile
3MF	Keyvan Beaumont	(2005-07-18) 18 July 2005 (age 18)	0	0	CERFA

4FW	Matthias Phaëton	(2000-01-08) 8 January 2000 (age 24)	23	11	CSKA Sofia
4FW	Luther Archimède	(1999-09-17) 17 September 1999 (age 24)	16	3	Sacramento Republic
4FW	Vikash Tillé	(1997-11-26) 26 November 1997 (age 26)	15	1	Moulien
4FW	Steven Davidas	(1992-03-17) 17 March 1992 (age 32)	9	1	La Gauloise
4FW	Kilian Bevis	(1998-02-13) 13 February 1998 (age 26)	6	1	Radnički Kragujevac
4FW	Taïryk Arconte	(2003-11-12) 12 November 2003 (age 20)	4	3	Rodez

Recent call-ups[edit]

The following footballers were called up in the last 12 months and are still eligible to represent.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Brice Cognard	(1990-04-26) 26 April 1990 (age 33)	3	0	Avranches	v. Guatemala, 4 July 2023
GK	Willy Leguier	(1996-12-17) 17 December 1996 (age 27)	0	0	Phare Petit-Canal	v. Guatemala, 4 July 2023

DF	Andreaw Gravillon	(1998-02-08) 8 February 1998 (age 26)	15	2	Adana Demirspor	v. Saint Lucia, 15 October 2023
DF	Ronan Hauterville	(1989-11-21) 21 November 1989 (age 34)	17	2	Phare Petit-Canal	v. Guatemala, 4 July 2023

MF	Quentin Annette	(1998-01-13) 13 January 1998 (age 26)	18	0	Solidarité-Scolaire	v. Saint Lucia, 15 October 2023
MF	Keyvan Beaumont	(2005-07-18) 18 July 2005 (age 18)	0	0	CERFA	v. Saint Lucia, 15 October 2023
MF	Steve Solvet	(1996-03-20) 20 March 1996 (age 28)	18	3	Orléans	v. Guatemala, 4 July 2023
MF	Johan Rotsen	(1996-08-11) 11 August 1996 (age 27)	9	0	Sète	v. Guatemala, 4 July 2023

FW	Dimitri Ramothe	(1990-09-08) 8 September 1990 (age 33)	12	4	Amical Club	v. Saint Lucia, 15 October 2023
FW	Grégory Gendrey	(1986-07-10) 10 July 1986 (age 37)	32	9	Solidarité-Scolaire	v. Sint Maarten, 10 September 2023
FW	Thierry Ambrose	(1997-03-28) 28 March 1997 (age 27)	13	5	Oostende	v. Guatemala, 4 July 2023
FW	Jordan Tell	(1997-06-10) 10 June 1997 (age 26)	5	1	Grenoble	v. Guatemala, 4 July 2023
FW	Geoffray Durbant	(1992-05-19) 19 May 1992 (age 31)	3	2	Laval	v. Guatemala, 4 July 2023

Previous squads[edit]

CONCACAF Gold Cup squads

Caribbean Championship

2010 Caribbean Championship – Guadeloupe

Player records[edit]

As of 19 November 2023^[10]

Players in bold are still active with Guadeloupe.

Most appearances[edit]

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Period
1	Jean-Luc Lambourde	65	15	2002–2017
2	Alain Vertot	49	3	1999–2009
3	Lérry Hanany	45	7	2004–2017
4	Dominique Mocka	38	17	2002–2012
5	Ludovic Gotin	34	15	2006–2017
6	Grégory Gendrey	32	9	2008–present
7	Willy Laurence	28	0	2004–2017
7	Méddy Lina	28	0	2008–present
9	Stéphane Auvray	26	2	2007–2012
	Cédric Avinel	26	0	2008–present
	Anthony Baron	26	2	2018–present

Top goalscorers[edit]

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Period
1	Dominique Mocka	17	38	0.45	2002–2012
2	Ludovic Gotin	15	34	0.44	2006–2017
2	Jean-Luc Lambourde	15	65	0.23	2002–2017
4	Matthias Phaëton	11	24	0.46	2021–present
5	Raphaël Mirval	9	15	0.6	2018–2021
5	Grégory Gendrey	9	32	0.28	2008–present
7	Vladimir Pascal	7	13	0.54	2010–2014
	Ange-Freddy Plumain	7	16	0.44	2022–present
	Lérry Hanany	7	45	0.16	2004–2017
10	Xavier Cassubie	6	11	0.55	2002–2004
10	Mickaël Antoine-Curier	6	16	0.38	2008–2012

Competitive record[edit]

CONCACAF Gold Cup[edit]

Guadeloupe has participated in five of the seventeen CONCACAF Gold Cups contested. The team's first appearance in the competition was in 2007. The team reached the semi-finals where they were defeated by Mexico. Two years later, in 2009, Guadeloupe made their second consecutive appearance in the competition and, for the second straight time, reached the knockout stage of the Gold Cup. In the quarter-finals, Guadeloupe were defeated by Costa Rica.

CONCACAF Gold Cup record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1991	Did not qualify
1993
1996
1998	Did not enter
2000	Did not qualify
2002
2003
2005
2007	Semi-finals	4th	5	2	1	2	5	5
2009	Quarter-finals	6th	4	2	0	2	5	8
2011	Group stage	10th	3	0	0	3	2	5
2013	Did not qualify
2015
2017
2019
2021	Group stage	14th	3	0	0	3	3	7
2023	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	8	6
Total	5/17	0 Titles	18	5	2	11	23	31

CONCACAF Nations League[edit]

CONCACAF Nations League record
Season	Division	Group	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	P/R	Rank
2019−20	C	D	4	4	0	0	20	2		30th
2022–23	B	A	6	3	0	3	5	5		20th
Total			10	7	0	3	25	7	20th

Caribbean Cup[edit]

Guadeloupe appeared in seven Caribbean Cups. The regional team never won the competition, but finished in third place on three occasions in 1989, 1994, and 2008. From the 2007 competition onwards, Guadeloupe finished inside the top four teams in the proceeding Caribbean Cups. In 2010, the team finished runners-up to Jamaica, losing 5–4 on penalties.

Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1989	Third place	3rd	2	1	0	1	2	1
1990	Did not qualify
1991	Did not qualify
1992	Round 1	5th	3	1	0	2	1	3
1993	Did not qualify
1994	Third place	3rd	5	2	2	1	11	6
1995	Did not qualify
1996	Did not enter
1997	Did not enter
1998	Did not qualify
1999	Round 1	7th	3	0	0	3	4	10
2001	Did not qualify
2005	Did not qualify
2007	Fourth place	4th	5	2	0	3	8	10
2008	Third place	3rd	5	1	2	2	6	8
2010	Runners-up*	2nd	5	2	2	1	5	5
2012	Did not qualify
2014
2017
Total	7/19	0 Titles	28	9	6	13	37	35

CFU Championship[edit]

From 1978–1985, Guadeloupe participated in the CFU Championship, a precursor to the Caribbean Cup. Of the six championships played, Guadeloupe featured in two final rounds and departed each tournament without a single win.

Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1978	Did not qualify
1979	Did not qualify
1981	Third place	3rd	3	0	1	2	2	6
1983	Did not qualify
1985	Third place	3rd	3	0	1	2	3	5
1988	Did not qualify
Total	2/6	0 Titles	6	0	2	4	5	11

*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won. Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Notes[edit]

^ The Saint Lucia v Guadeloupe match, originally scheduled at 17:00 EDT (UTC−4),^{[citation needed]} was re-scheduled to 20:00 EDT.^[6]

References[edit]

^ "Angloma appointed Guadeloupe head coach". concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 29 December 2017. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
^ "Sports Briefing". The New York Times. 18 June 2007. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
^ Armour, Nancy (22 June 2007). "Mexico Squeezes Into Gold Cup Finals". washingtonpost.com. The Associated Press. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
^ Irving, Duncan (17 July 2007). "The 91st Minute". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
^ CONCACAF [@CNationsLeague] (12 October 2023). "CNL action today!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "St. Lucia 2-1 Guadeloupe (Oct 12, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
^ "𝗟𝗲𝘀 𝟮𝟯 𝗚𝘄𝗮𝗱𝗮 𝗕𝗼𝘆𝘀 sont connus !". Facebook.
^ "Game Details Guadalupe vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis". concacaf.com. 12 March 2021. Archived from the original on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
^ "Guadeloupe". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2022.

External links[edit]

Official website

[LCA_v_GLP-7] The Saint Lucia v Guadeloupe match, originally scheduled at 17:00 EDT (UTC−4),^{[citation needed]} was re-scheduled to 20:00 EDT.^[6]

[1] "Angloma appointed Guadeloupe head coach". concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 29 December 2017. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.

[World_Football_Elo_Ratings-2] Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.

[3] "Sports Briefing". The New York Times. 18 June 2007. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2010.

[4] Armour, Nancy (22 June 2007). "Mexico Squeezes Into Gold Cup Finals". washingtonpost.com. The Associated Press. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2010.

[5] Irving, Duncan (17 July 2007). "The 91st Minute". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2010.

[MD3-6] CONCACAF [@CNationsLeague] (12 October 2023). "CNL action today!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[8] "St. Lucia 2-1 Guadeloupe (Oct 12, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

[9] "𝗟𝗲𝘀 𝟮𝟯 𝗚𝘄𝗮𝗱𝗮 𝗕𝗼𝘆𝘀 sont connus !". Facebook.

[10] "Game Details Guadalupe vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis". concacaf.com. 12 March 2021. Archived from the original on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.

[11] "Guadeloupe". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2022.

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v t e Guadeloupe football team
General	Guadeloupean League of Football History Managers
Venues	Stade René Serge Nabajoth
Players	Squad Previous squads Footballer records
Performances	CONCACAF Gold Cup
Other Guadeloupean teams	U23 U20 U17 Women's U23 U20 U17

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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.