Guadeloupe national football team

Guadeloupe
Nickname(s)	Les Gwada Boys; (The Gwada Boys)
Association	LGF
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; 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; 1934) ; Martinique 8–2 Guadeloupe ; (Martinique; 1975); Curaçao 6–0 Guadeloupe ; (Willemstad, Curaçao; 19 November 2018)
Gold Cup
Appearances	4 (first in 2007)
Best result	Fourth 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 Football League), 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 participates in the Caribbean Cup and the Coupe de l'Outre-Mer. Guadeloupe has yet to win either competition.

History

International success

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 systematically disabling 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.

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

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

2021

3 July 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifying	Guadeloupe	2–0	Bahamas	Fort Lauderdale, United States
16:30	Phaeton 61' Mirval 67'	Report		Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)

6 July 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifying	Guatemala	1–1 (9–10 p)	Guadeloupe	Fort Lauderdale, United States
21:30	L. Martínez 17'	Report	Phaeton 6'	Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Referee: Fernando Hernández (Mexico)
	Penalties
	Ceballos J. Martínez Santis Barrientos Hernández Pineda Pinto Saravia Peleg Gordillo Jérez Jr. Ceballos		Cavaré Phaeton Baron Annerose Solvet Annette Pineau Hauterville Moeson Alphonse Thuram-Ulien Cavaré

12 July 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup	Costa Rica	3–1	Guadeloupe	Orlando, United States
21:00	Campbell 6' Lassiter 21' Borges 70'	Report	Mirval 45+5'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 6,403 Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)

16 July 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup	Guadeloupe	1–2	Jamaica	Orlando, United States
18:30	Bell 4' (o.g.)	Report	Burke 14' Flemmings 87'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)

20 July 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup	Suriname	2–1	Guadeloupe	Houston, United States
18:00 UTC−5	Vlijter 14' Hasselbaink 79'	Report	Phaeton 20'	Stadium: BBVA Stadium Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

2022

23 March Friendly	Guadeloupe	v	Cape Verde	Orléans, France
		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Source

26 March Friendly	Guadeloupe	v	Martinique	Bondoufle, France
		Report		Stadium: Stade Robert Bobin

Coaching history

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

Players

Current squad

The following footballers have been called up for March 2022 friendlies.^[6]
Caps and goals as 20 July 2021, after a match against Suriname.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Yohann Thuram-Ulien	(1988-10-31) October 31, 1988 (age 35)	8	0	Amiens
1GK	Kevin Ajax	(1987-08-31) August 31, 1987 (age 36)	8	0	CS Moulien
1GK	Willy Leguier	(1996-12-17) December 17, 1996 (age 27)	0	0	Phare Petit-Canal

2DF	Ronan Hauterville	(1989-11-21) November 21, 1989 (age 34)	15	2	Phare Petit-Canal
2DF	Anthony Baron	(1992-12-29) December 29, 1992 (age 31)	10	1	Stade Nyonnais
2DF	Méddy Lina	(1986-01-11) January 11, 1986 (age 38)	10	0	Boulogne
2DF	Stevenson Casimir	(1992-06-03) June 3, 1992 (age 32)	3	0	La Gauloise
2DF	Thomas Pineau	(1991-01-31) January 31, 1991 (age 33)	3	0	Solidarité-Scolaire
2DF	Hans Dezac	(2003-08-04) August 4, 2003 (age 21)	0	0	L'Étoile de Morne-à-l'Eau
2DF	Jean-Pierre Morgan	(1992-10-30) October 30, 1992 (age 31)	0	0	Stade Briochin
2DF	Nathanaël Saintini	(2000-05-30) May 30, 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Sion
2DF	Nicolas Saint-Ruf	(1992-10-24) October 24, 1992 (age 31)	0	0	US Orléans

3MF	Quentin Annette	(1998-01-13) January 13, 1998 (age 26)	8	0	Club Franciscain
3MF	Dimitri Cavaré	(1995-02-05) February 5, 1995 (age 29)	4	0	Sion
3MF	Morgan Saint-Maximin	(1997-08-02) August 2, 1997 (age 27)	5	0	Solidarité-Scolaire
3MF	Livyo Damas-Agis	(2000-05-10) May 10, 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Solidarité-Scolaire
3MF	Jordan Leborgne	(1995-09-29) September 29, 1995 (age 28)	0	0	Rodez

4FW	Vikash Tillé	(1997-11-26) November 26, 1997 (age 26)	8	1	CS Moulien
4FW	Dimitri Ramothe	(1990-09-08) September 8, 1990 (age 33)	6	3	ACMG
4FW	Matthias Phaeton	(2000-01-08) January 8, 2000 (age 24)	5	3	Guingamp
4FW	Florian David	(1992-11-16) November 16, 1992 (age 31)	2	3	Rodez
4FW	Skeveen Romage	(1997-12-22) December 22, 1997 (age 26)	1	0	USBM
4FW	Thierry Ambrose	(1997-03-28) March 28, 1997 (age 27)	0	0	K.V. Oostende
4FW	Livier Serin		0	0	Gosier

Recent call-ups

The following footballers were called up in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Frederic Tejou	(1987-07-13) July 13, 1987 (age 37)	5	0	La Gauloise de Basse-Terre	v. Suriname, 20 July 2021
GK	Cédric Julan	(1990-01-26) January 26, 1990 (age 34)	2	0	Jeunesse EVO	v. Bahamas, 3 July 2021 ^PRE

DF	Kevin Moeson	(1997-09-30) September 30, 1997 (age 26)	11	0	Solidarité-Scolaire	v. Suriname, 20 July 2021
DF	Mickaël Alphonse	(1989-07-12) July 12, 1989 (age 35)	9	0	Maccabi Haifa	v. Suriname, 20 July 2021
DF	Kelly Irep	(1995-09-01) September 1, 1995 (age 28)	7	0	Créteil	v. Suriname, 20 July 2021
DF	Steve Solvet	(1996-03-29) March 29, 1996 (age 28)	5	1	Sète	v. Suriname, 20 July 2021
DF	Colman Makouké	(1990-06-07) June 7, 1990 (age 34)	2	0	ASG Juventus de Sainte-Anne	v. Suriname, 20 July 2021
DF	Mickaël Tacalfred	(1981-04-23) April 23, 1981 (age 43)	16	0	Béziers	v. Bahamas, 3 July 2021 ^PRE
DF	Loic Nestor	(1989-05-20) May 20, 1989 (age 35)	7	1	Grenoble	v. Bahamas, 3 July 2021 ^PRE
DF	Lurick Errin	(1993-08-12) August 12, 1993 (age 30)	5	0	US Baie-Mahault	v. Bahamas, 3 July 2021 ^PRE
DF	François Gustave	(2000-11-09) November 9, 2000 (age 23)	2	0	La Gauloise	v. Bahamas, 3 July 2021 ^PRE
DF	Kenny Burat	(1998-07-13) July 13, 1998 (age 26)	0	0	St. Lamentinois	v. Bahamas, 3 July 2021 ^PRE
DF	Andreaw Gravillon	(1998-02-08) February 8, 1998 (age 26)	0	0	Reims	v. Bahamas, 3 July 2021 ^PRE
DF	Loïck Landre	(1992-05-05) May 5, 1992 (age 32)	0	0	Unattached	v. Bahamas, 3 July 2021 ^PRE
DF	Ronan Popote	(2000-06-04) June 4, 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Gosier	v. Bahamas, 3 July 2021 ^PRE
DF	Nicolas Zénon	(1990-07-16) July 16, 1990 (age 34)	0	0	ASGJSA	v. Bahamas, 3 July 2021 ^PRE

MF	Mavrick Annerose	(1995-11-29) November 29, 1995 (age 28)	11	0	USR Saint Rose	v. Suriname, 20 July 2021
MF	Kévin Malpon	(1996-03-01) March 1, 1996 (age 28)	7	0	Gosier	v. Suriname, 20 July 2021
MF	Dimitri Bolivar	(1997-10-01) October 1, 1997 (age 26)	4	0	US Baie-Mahault	v. Bahamas, 3 July 2021 ^PRE
MF	Likendy Labylle	(1998-01-17) January 17, 1998 (age 26)	1	1	RCBT	v. Bahamas, 3 July 2021 ^PRE
MF	Randy Chariny	(1998-01-13) January 13, 1998 (age 26)	0	0	St. Lamentinois	v. Bahamas, 3 July 2021 ^PRE

FW	Raphaël Mirval	(1996-05-04) May 4, 1996 (age 28)	14	9	Aubagne FC	v. Suriname, 20 July 2021
FW	Luther Archimède	(1999-09-17) September 17, 1999 (age 24)	4	0	Sacramento Republic	v. Suriname, 20 July 2021
FW	Lenny Nangis	(1994-03-24) March 24, 1994 (age 30)	4	0	RWDM	v. Bahamas, 3 July 2021 ^PRE
FW	Thomas Gaydu	(1998-07-23) July 23, 1998 (age 26)	3	0	Solidarité-Scolaire	v. Bahamas, 3 July 2021 ^PRE

Previous squads

CONCACAF Gold Cup squads

Caribbean Championship

2010 Caribbean Championship – Guadeloupe

Player records

As of 15 July 2021

Players in bold are still active with Guadeloupe.

Most appearances

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	Willy Laurence	28	0	2004–2017
7	Stéphane Auvray	26	2	2007–2012
8	Grégory Gendrey	25	8	2008–2018
9	David Fleurival	24	2	2007–2016
10	Mathias Babel	23	1	2010–2016

Top goalscorers

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	Raphaël Mirval	9	13	0.69	2018–present
5	Grégory Gendrey	8	25	0.32	2008–2018
6	Vladimir Pascal	7	13	0.54	2010–2014
6	Lérry Hanany	7	45	0.16	2004–2017
8	Xavier Cassubie	6	11	0.55	2002–2004
8	Mickaël Antoine-Curier	6	16	0.38	2008–2012
10	Samuel Zénon	5	7	0.71	2012
10	Loïc Loval-Landré	5	22	0.23	2007–2014

Competitive record

Gold Cup record

Guadeloupe has participated in three of the fifteen CONCACAF Gold Cups contested. The team's first appearance in the competition was in 2007. The team, surprisingly, 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.

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	Fourth place	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
Total	4/16	0 Titles	15	4	1	10	15	25

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record
Year	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	To be determined
Total			4	4	0	0	20	2	30th

Caribbean Cup record

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	GP	W	D*	L	GS	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

Coupe de l'Outre-Mer record

Guadeloupe has participated in both editions of the Coupe de l'Outre-Mer, which was established in 2008. In both editions, the team finished in third place behind Martinique and Réunion with the latter team winning the first edition and Martinique winning the second.

Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2008	Third place	3rd	4	3	0	1	9	1
2010	Third place	3rd	4	2	2	0	8	2
2012	Third place	3rd	4	3	0	1	19	4
Total	3/3	0 Titles	12	8	2	2	36	7

CFU Championship record

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	GP	W	D*	L	GS	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^[7]	Did not qualify
Total	2/6	0 Titles	6	0	2	4	5	11

*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.

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

References

^ "Angloma appointed Guadeloupe head coach". concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
^ "Sports Briefing". The New York Times. 18 June 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
^ Armour, Nancy (22 June 2007). "Mexico Squeezes Into Gold Cup Finals". washingtonpost.com. The Associated Press. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
^ Irving, Duncan (17 July 2007). "The 91st Minute". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
^ https://liguefoot-guadeloupe.fff.fr/simple/gwada-boys-les-24-joueurs-retenus-pour-le-cap-vert-et-la-martinique/
^ It is unsure if the tournament was completed, but some sources state that Trinidad and Tobago defeated Martinique 3–0 in the final.

External links

Official website

[1] "Angloma appointed Guadeloupe head coach". concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.

[World_Football_Elo_Ratings-2] Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.

[3] "Sports Briefing". The New York Times. 18 June 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2010.

[4] Armour, Nancy (22 June 2007). "Mexico Squeezes Into Gold Cup Finals". washingtonpost.com. The Associated Press. Retrieved 5 October 2010.

[5] Irving, Duncan (17 July 2007). "The 91st Minute". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 October 2010.

[6] ttps://liguefoot-guadeloupe.fff.fr/simple/gwada-boys-les-24-joueurs-retenus-pour-le-cap-vert-et-la-martinique/

[7] It is unsure if the tournament was completed, but some sources state that Trinidad and Tobago defeated Martinique 3–0 in the final.

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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

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 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