Guadeloupe national football team

Summary

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).

Guadeloupe
Nickname(s)Les Gwada Boys
(The Gwada Boys)
AssociationLigue guadeloupéenne de football
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederationCFU (Caribbean)
Head coachJocelyn Angloma[1]
CaptainRonan Hauterville
Most capsJean-Luc Lambourde (65)
Top scorerDominique Mocka (17)
Home stadiumStade René Serge Nabajoth
FIFA codeGLP
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
First international
France Martinique 6–0 Guadeloupe France
(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
France Martinique 6–0 Guadeloupe France
(Martinique; unknown date 1934)
 Martinique 8–2 Guadeloupe 
(Martinique; unknown date 1975)
 Curaçao 6–0 Guadeloupe 
(Willemstad, Curaçao; 19 November 2018)
Gold Cup
Appearances5 (first in 2007)
Best resultThird place (2007)

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

20 June 2023 Gold Cup qualification Guadeloupe   2–0   Guyana Fort Lauderdale, United States
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)
Report
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)
Report
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)
Report
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
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
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

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]

No. 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

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
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
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
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
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
League Finals
Season Division Group Pld W D L GF GA P/R Finals Result Pld W D L GF GA Squad
2019–20 C D 4 4 0 0 20 2     2021 Did not qualify
2022–23 B A 6 3 0 3 5 5     2023
2023–24 B A 6 5 0 1 16 3     2024
2024–25 A To be determined   2025 To be determined
Total 16 12 0 4 41 10 Total 0 Titles

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
  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
   1998 Did not qualify
  1999 Round 1 7th 3 0 0 3 4 10
  2001 Did not qualify
  2005
  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 to 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
  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

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

References edit

  1. ^ "Angloma appointed Guadeloupe head coach". concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 29 December 2017. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  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.
  6. ^ CONCACAF [@CNationsLeague] (12 October 2023). "CNL action today!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "St. Lucia 2-1 Guadeloupe (Oct 12, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  8. ^ "𝗟𝗲𝘀 𝟮𝟯 𝗚𝘄𝗮𝗱𝗮 𝗕𝗼𝘆𝘀 sont connus !". Facebook.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Guadeloupe". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2022.

External links edit

  • Official website