Ivory Coast national football team

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Ivory Coast
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)[Les Éléphants] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) (The Elephants)
Visión CAF
Association[Fédération Ivoirienne de Football] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationWAFU (West Africa)
Head coachMarc Wilmots
CaptainSerey Die
Most capsDidier Zokora (123)
Top scorerDidier Drogba (65)
Home stadiumStade Félix Houphouët-Boigny
FIFA codeCIV
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current54 Steady (14 September 2017)
Highest12 (February 2013, April–May 2013)
Lowest75 (March–May 2004)
First international
 Ivory Coast 3–2 Dahomey 
(Madagascar; 13 April 1960)
Biggest win
 Ivory Coast 11–0 Central African Republic 
(Abidjan, Ivory Coast; 27 December 1961)
Biggest defeat
Netherlands Netherlands 5–0 Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
(Rotterdam, Netherlands; 4 June 2017)
World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 2006)
Best result17th, 2010
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances22 (first in 1965)
Best resultChampions, 1992 and 2015
African Nations Championship
Appearances3 (first in 2009)
Best resultThird place, 2016
FIFA Confederations Cup
Appearances1 (first in 1992)
Best resultFourth Place, 1992

The Ivory Coast national football team (French: Équipe de Côte d'Ivoire de football), nicknamed Les Éléphants (The Elephants), represents Ivory Coast in international football and is controlled by the Fédération Ivoirienne de Football (FIF). Until 2005, their greatest accomplishment was winning the 1992 African Cup of Nations against Ghana on penalties at the Stade Leopold Senghor in Dakar, Senegal. Their second success came in the 2015 edition, again beating Ghana on penalties at the Estadio de Bata in Bata, Equatorial Guinea.

The team has qualified for three consecutive World Cups; however, it has never advanced beyond the group stage.

Ivory Coast has produced several notable players who have played in Europe, including Didier Drogba, Yaya Touré, Emmanuel Eboué, Wilfried Bony, Seydou Doumbia, Gervinho, Eric Bailly, Serge Aurier, Wilfried Zaha, Salomon Kalou, and Kolo Touré. The team is generally considered to be one of the best teams to come from Africa.[by whom? – Discuss]

World Cup record

See also: Ivory Coast at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup
Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did Not Enter – – – – – –
Italy 1934 – – – – – –
France 1938 – – – – – –
Brazil 1950 – – – – – –
Switzerland 1954 – – – – – –
Sweden 1958 – – – – – –
Chile 1962 – – – – – –
England 1966 – – – – – –
Mexico 1970 – – – – – –
West Germany 1974 Did Not Qualify 6 3 2 1 8 7
Argentina 1978 6 3 2 1 11 10
Spain 1982 2 0 0 2 1 3
Mexico 1986 4 1 1 2 6 5
Italy 1990 4 1 2 1 5 1
United States 1994 8 4 3 1 12 6
France 1998 2 0 1 1 1 2
South Korea Japan 2002 10 5 4 1 22 10
Germany 2006 Group Stage 19th 3 1 0 2 5 6 Squad 10 7 1 2 20 7
South Africa 2010 17th 3 1 1 1 4 3 Squad 12 8 4 0 29 6
Brazil 2014 21st 3 1 0 2 4 5 Squad 8 5 3 0 19 7
Russia 2018 To be determined 2 1 1 0 3 1
Total Group Stage 3/20 9 3 1 5 13 14 _

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA Squad
Saudi Arabia 1992 Fourth Place 4th 2 0 0 2 2 9 Squad
Saudi Arabia 1995 to
Russia 2017 		Did Not Qualify
2021 TBD
Total Fourth Place 1/9 2 0 0 2 2 9 -

Africa Cup of Nations record

Host nation(s) / Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Sudan 1957 to
Ghana 1963		 Did Not Enter
Tunisia 1965 Third Place 3rd 3 2 0 1 5 4
Ethiopia 1968 Third Place 3rd 5 3 1 1 9 6
Sudan 1970 Fourth Place 4th 5 2 1 2 11 9
Cameroon 1972 Did Not Qualify
Egypt 1974 Group Stage 7th 3 0 1 2 2 5
Ethiopia 1976 Did Not Qualify
Ghana 1978 Banned
Nigeria 1980 Group Stage 6th 3 0 2 1 2 3
Libya 1982 Did Not Enter
Ivory Coast 1984 Group Stage 5th 3 1 0 2 4 4
Egypt 1986 Third Place 3rd 5 3 0 2 7 5
Morocco 1988 Group Stage 6th 3 0 3 0 2 2
Algeria 1990 Group Stage 6th 3 1 0 2 3 5
Senegal 1992 Champions 1st 5 2 3 0 4 0
Tunisia 1994 Third Place 3rd 5 3 1 1 11 5
South Africa 1996 Group Stage 11th 3 1 0 2 2 5
Burkina Faso 1998 Quarter-Finals 7th 4 2 2 0 10 6
GhanaNigeria 2000 Group Stage 9th 3 1 1 1 3 4
Mali 2002 Group Stage 16th 3 0 1 2 1 4
Tunisia 2004 Did Not Qualify
Egypt 2006 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 2 1 6 5
Ghana 2008 Fourth Place 4th 6 4 0 2 16 9
Angola 2010 Quarter-Finals 8th 3 1 2 0 5 4
GabonEquatorial Guinea 2012 Runners-up 2nd 6 5 1 0 9 0
South Africa 2013 Quarter-Finals 5th 4 2 1 1 8 5
Equatorial Guinea 2015 Champions 1st 6 3 3 0 9 4
Gabon 2017 Group Stage 11th 3 0 2 1 2 3
Cameroon 2019 TBD
Ivory Coast 2021 Qualified as host
Guinea 2023 TBD
Total 2 Titles 21/29 86 39 25 22 128 91
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
***Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Recent and upcoming fixtures

2016

Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
September 3, 2016 Stade Bouaké  Sierra Leone 1–1 2017 AFCON qualification
October 8, 2016 Stade Bouaké  Mali 3–1 2018 World Cup qualification
November 12, 2016 Stade de Marrakech  Morocco 0–0 2018 World Cup qualification
November 15, 2016 Stade Bollaert-Delelis  France 0–0 Friendly
December 27, 2016 Stade Robert Champroux  Zimbabwe 0–0 Friendly[a]
  1. ^ Only local based players used in this fixture

2017

Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
January 8, 2017 Abu Dhabi  Sweden 2–1 Friendly
January 11, 2017 Abu Dhabi  Uganda 3–0 Friendly
January 16, 2017 Stade d'Oyem  Togo 0–0 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
January 20, 2017 Stade d'Oyem  DR Congo 2–2 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
January 24, 2017 Stade d'Oyem  Morocco 0–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
March 24, 2017 Kuban Stadium  Russia 2–0 Friendly
March 27, 2017 Paris  Senegal Abandoned [a] Friendly
June 4, 2017 Rotterdam  Netherlands 0–5 Friendly
June 10, 2017 Bouaké  Guinea 2–3 2019 AFCON qualification
September 2, 2017 Stade d'Angondjé  Gabon 3-0 2018 World Cup qualification
September 5, 2017 Stade de la Paix,Bouake  Gabon 1-2 2018 World Cup qualification
October 6, 2017 TBD  Mali 2018 World Cup qualification
November 6, 2017 TBD  Morocco 2018 World Cup qualification
  1. ^ Match abandoned, for field invasion, after 88 minutes on the score of 1–1.[1] Presences and goals NOT to be counted unless official decisions.

2018

Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
March 27, 2018 TBD  Rwanda 2019 AFCON qualification
September 3, 2018 TBD  Central African Republic 2019 AFCON qualification
September 11, 2018 TBD  Central African Republic 2019 AFCON qualification
October 16, 2018 TBD  Guinea 2019 AFCON qualification
November 13, 2018 TBD  Rwanda 2019 AFCON qualification

Coaches

Dates Name
1960 France Paul Gévaudan
1965 Ivory Coast Alphonse Bissouma Tapé
1966 empty
1967–68 France Paul Gévaudan
1968–70 Germany Peter Schnittger
1970–72 Ivory Coast Jean Topka
1972–74 Brazil Santa Rosa
1974–76 empty
1976–80 Ivory Coast Gérard Gabo
1980–82 empty
1982–85 Germany Otto Pfister
CAN 1984 Brazil Duke
Dates Name
1986 Argentina Pancho Gonzales
1987–88 Ivory Coast Yeo Martial
1989 Ivory Coast Kaé Oulaï
1989–92 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radivoje Ognjanović
1992 Ivory Coast Yeo Martial
1993 France Philippe Troussier
1993–94 Poland Henryk Kasperczak
1994–96 France Pierre Pleimelding
1996–98 France Robert Nouzaret
1999–00 France Patrick Parizon
2000–01 Ivory Coast Gbonke Tia
2001 Ivory Coast Lama Bamba
Dates Name
2002–04 France Robert Nouzaret
2004–07 France Henri Michel
2007–08 Germany Uli Stielike
2008 France Gérard Gili
2008–10 Bosnia and Herzegovina Vahid Halilhodžić
2010 Ivory Coast Georges Kouadio
2010 Sweden Sven-Göran Eriksson
2010–12 Ivory Coast François Zahoui
2012–14 France Sabri Lamouchi
2014–15 France Hervé Renard
2015–17 France Michel Dussuyer
2017– Belgium Marc Wilmots

Players

Current squad

The following players have been selected for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Mali on 6 October 2017 [2]. Mamadou Bagayoko was called up a few days later as well [3]. Shirt numbers to be updated.

Caps and goals updated as 5 September 2017, after the second match vs. Gabon.[4]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
16 1GK Sylvain Gbohouo (1988-10-29) 29 October 1988 (age 35) 32 0 Democratic Republic of the Congo Mazembe
1 1GK Axel Kacou (1995-08-01) 1 August 1995 (age 28) 0 0 France Tours
23 1GK Jean Hortalin Ble (1989-11-07) 7 November 1989 (age 34) 0 0 Ivory Coast Africa Sport
17 2DF Serge Aurier (1992-12-24) 24 December 1992 (age 31) 43 1 England Tottenham Hotspur
21 2DF Eric Bailly (1994-04-12) 12 April 1994 (age 30) 26 0 England Manchester United
5 2DF Wilfried Kanon (1993-07-06) 6 July 1993 (age 30) 25 1 Netherlands ADO Den Haag
18 2DF Adama Traoré (1990-02-03) 3 February 1990 (age 34) 12 0 Switzerland Basel
2DF Lamine Koné (1989-02-01) 1 February 1989 (age 35) 9 0 England Sunderland
2DF Mamadou Bagayoko (1989-12-31) 31 December 1989 (age 34) 7 0 Belgium OH Leuven
2DF Joris Gnagnon (1997-01-13) 13 January 1997 (age 27) 0 0 France Rennes
2DF Ghislain Konan (1995-12-27) 27 December 1995 (age 28) 0 0 Portugal Vitória de Guimarães
3MF Serey Die (1984-11-07) 7 November 1984 (age 39) 37 1 Switzerland Basel
19 3MF Franck Kessié (1996-12-19) 19 December 1996 (age 27) 20 0 Italy Milan
13 3MF Cheick Doukouré (1992-09-11) 11 September 1992 (age 31) 17 0 Spain Levante
6 3MF Jean Michael Seri (1991-07-19) 19 July 1991 (age 32) 16 1 France Nice
3MF Jean-Philippe Gbamin (1995-09-25) 25 September 1995 (age 28) 2 0 Germany Mainz 05
9 3MF Sékou Sanogo (1989-05-05) 5 May 1989 (age 34) 1 0 Switzerland BSC Young Boys
12 3MF Seko Fofana (1995-05-07) 7 May 1995 (age 28) 0 0 Italy Udinese
8 4FW Salomon Kalou (1985-08-05) 5 August 1985 (age 38) 95 28 Germany Hertha Berlin
10 4FW Gervinho (1987-05-27) 27 May 1987 (age 36) 83 22 China Hebei China Fortune
4FW Wilfried Bony (1988-12-10) 10 December 1988 (age 35) 52 15 Wales Swansea City
7 4FW Seydou Doumbia (1987-12-31) 31 December 1987 (age 36) 36 9 Portugal Sporting CP
4FW Jonathan Kodjia (1989-10-22) 22 October 1989 (age 34) 10 5 England Aston Villa
3 4FW Roger Assalé (1993-11-13) 13 November 1993 (age 30) 3 0 Switzerland Young Boys
11 4FW Maxwel Cornet (1996-09-27) 27 September 1996 (age 27) 3 1 France Lyon

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Badra Ali Sangaré (1986-05-30) 30 May 1986 (age 37) 12 0 Ivory Coast Tanda v.  Guinea, 10 June 2017
GK Sayouba Mandé (1993-06-15) 15 June 1993 (age 30) 4 0 Norway Stabaek v.  Guinea, 10 June 2017
GK Abdoul Karim Cissé (1985-10-20) 20 October 1985 (age 38) 2 0 Ivory Coast Gagnoa v.  Guinea, 10 June 2017
DF Simon Deli (1991-10-27) 27 October 1991 (age 32) 10 0 Czech Republic Slavia Prague v.  Gabon, 5 September 2017
DF Brice Dja Djédjé (1990-12-23) 23 December 1990 (age 33) 7 0 England Watford v.  Gabon, 5 September 2017
DF Ismaël Traoré (1986-08-18) 18 August 1986 (age 37) 3 0 France Angers v.  Guinea, 10 June 2017
DF Abdoulaye Bamba (1990-04-25) 25 April 1990 (age 34) 2 0 France Angers v.  Senegal, 27 March 2017
DF Cheick Comara (1993-10-14) 14 October 1993 (age 30) 0 0 Ivory Coast AFAD v.  Senegal, 27 March 2017
DF Ousmane Viera (1986-12-21) 21 December 1986 (age 37) 19 1 Turkey Adanaspor 2017 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
MF Max Gradel (1987-11-30) 30 November 1987 (age 36) 57 10 France Toulouse v.  Gabon, 5 September 2017
MF Ismaël Diomandé (1992-08-28) 28 August 1992 (age 31) 16 1 France Caen v.  Guinea, 10 June 2017
MF Jérémie Boga (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 (age 27) 1 0 England Birmingham City v.  Guinea, 10 June 2017
MF Moussa Koné (1990-02-12) 12 February 1990 (age 34) 1 1 Italy Cesena v.  Senegal, 27 March 2017
MF Eboue Kouassi (1997-09-13) 13 September 1997 (age 26) 0 0 Scotland Celtic v.  Senegal, 27 March 2017
MF Serge N'Guessan (1994-07-31) 31 July 1994 (age 29) 14 2 France Nancy 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
MF Victorien Angban (1996-09-29) 29 September 1996 (age 27) 6 0 Belgium Waasland-Beveren 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
FW Yann Boli (1988-01-13) 13 January 1988 (age 36) 2 0 China Dalian Yifang v.  Gabon, 5 September 2017
FW Didier Ya Konan (1984-05-22) 22 May 1984 (age 39) 27 7 Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf v.  Guinea, 10 June 2017
FW Giovanni Sio (1989-03-31) 31 March 1989 (age 35) 24 3 France Montpellier v.  Guinea, 10 June 2017
FW Cyriac Gohi Bi (1990-08-05) 5 August 1990 (age 33) 8 1 Turkey Sivasspor v.  Guinea, 10 June 2017
FW Wilfried Zaha (1992-11-10) 10 November 1992 (age 31) 7 2 England Crystal Palace v.  Guinea, 10 June 2017
FW Nicolas Pépé (1995-05-20) 20 May 1995 (age 28) 6 0 France Lille v.  Guinea, 10 June 2017
  • DEC Player refused to join the team after the call-up.
  • INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
  • PRE Preliminary Squad.
  • RET Player has retired from international football.
  • SUS Suspended from the national team..

Records

The Ivory Coast team is notable for having participated in (and won) the two highest-scoring penalty shoot-outs in international football competition — the 24-shot shoot-out in the final of the 1992 African Cup of Nations when Ghana was defeated 11–10, and the 24-shot shoot-out in the quarter-final of the 2006 African Cup of Nations, when Cameroon was defeated 12–11. In 2015, Ivory Coast once again defeated Ghana in the final of an 2015 African Cup of Nations with a 22-shot shoot-out, winning 9–8.

After Uli Stielike left before the Africa Cup 2008 due to his son's health situation, Gerard Gili, the co-trainer, took his position. To compensate of the lack of another co-coach, Didier Drogba acted as a player-coach. This was only the second time that a player had also acted as coach in the Africa Cup, after George Weah was both player and coach for Liberia during the 2002 tournament.

In both the 2006 and 2010 World Cups, Ivory Coast were placed in a so-called "Group of Death." In 2006, Ivory Coast faced Argentina, Netherlands and Serbia and Montenegro; Argentina and Netherlands reached the Round of 16. In 2010, Ivory Coast was drawn with Brazil, Portugal and North Korea. Ivory Coast finished third in Group G, as Brazil and Portugal progressed.

Honours

Winners (2): 1992, 2015
Fourth-place (1): 1992

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.calciomercato.com/news/pazza-sfida-tra-senegal-e-costa-d-avorio-annullata-per-invasione-53569
  2. ^ http://www.fifciv.com/?q=elim-mondial-2018-5%C3%A8-j-mali-c%C3%B4te-d%E2%80%99ivoire-voici-les-24-el%C3%A9phants-s%C3%A9lectionn%C3%A9s
  3. ^ http://ohl.be/nl/heren/nieuws/bericht/10321/interlandverplichting-bagayoko
  4. ^ http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276412/match=300367116/index.html
  5. ^ Roberto Mamrud. "IvoryCoast – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 January 2017.

External links

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