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 colours Second colours Third colours
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 2010 Martinique Team 1981 Puerto Rico Team 1985 Barbados Team 1994 Trinidad and Tobago Team 2008 Jamaica Team

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 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. 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. However, despite the loss, Guadeloupe were praised for its strong defensive performance. 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

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

2024

Coaching history

Players

Current squad

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.

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

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	GK	Davy Rouyard	17 August 1999	13	0	Bordeaux
	GK	Teddy Bartouche	5 June 1997	1	0	Lorient
	GK	Kerry Feler	13 October 2001	0	0	Amical Club
	DF	Méddy Lina	11 January 1986	28	0	Solidarité-Scolaire
	DF	Cédric Avinel	11 September 1986	26	0	Ajaccio
	DF	Anthony Baron	29 December 1992	26	2	Servette
	DF	Mickaël Alphonse RET	12 July 1989	23	0	Retired
	DF	Nathanaël Saintini	30 May 2000	13	0	Sion
	DF	Jérôme Roussillon	6 January 1993	8	2	Union Berlin
	DF	Stevenson Casimir	3 June 1992	5	0	La Gauloise
	DF	Christian Junior Senneville	31 January 1991	4	0	Dunkerque
	MF	Ange-Freddy Plumain	2 March 1995	16	7	Rukh Lviv
	MF	Morgan Saint-Maximin	2 August 1997	16	0	Solidarité-Scolaire
	MF	Jordan Leborgne	29 September 1995	10	0	Versailles
	MF	Alexandre Arenate	20 July 1995	5	0	Jeunesse Esch
	MF	Marcus Coco	24 June 1996	4	0	Nantes
	MF	Hans Dezac	4 August 2003	1	0	L'Étoile
	MF	Keyvan Beaumont	18 July 2005	0	0	CERFA
	FW	Matthias Phaëton	8 January 2000	23	11	CSKA Sofia
	FW	Luther Archimède	17 September 1999	16	3	Sacramento Republic
	FW	Vikash Tillé	26 November 1997	15	1	Moulien
	FW	Steven Davidas	17 March 1992	9	1	La Gauloise
	FW	Kilian Bevis	13 February 1998	6	1	Radnički Kragujevac
	FW	Taïryk Arconte	12 November 2003	4	3	Rodez

Recent call-ups

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	26 April 1990	3	0	Avranches	v. Guatemala, 4 July 2023
GK	Willy Leguier	17 December 1996	0	0	Phare Petit-Canal	v. Guatemala, 4 July 2023
DF	Andreaw Gravillon	8 February 1998	15	2	Adana Demirspor	v. Saint Lucia, 15 October 2023
DF	Ronan Hauterville	21 November 1989	17	2	Phare Petit-Canal	v. Guatemala, 4 July 2023
DF	Dimitri Cavaré	5 February 1995	8	0	Sion	v. Cuba, 26 March 2023
MF	Quentin Annette	13 January 1998	18	0	Solidarité-Scolaire	v. Saint Lucia, 15 October 2023
MF	Keyvan Beaumont	18 July 2005	0	0	CERFA	v. Saint Lucia, 15 October 2023
MF	Steve Solvet	20 March 1996	18	3	Orléans	v. Guatemala, 4 July 2023
MF	Johan Rotsen	11 August 1996	9	0	Sète	v. Guatemala, 4 July 2023
FW	Dimitri Ramothe	8 September 1990	12	4	Amical Club	v. Saint Lucia, 15 October 2023
FW	Grégory Gendrey	10 July 1986	32	9	Solidarité-Scolaire	v. Sint Maarten, 10 September 2023
FW	Thierry Ambrose	28 March 1997	13	5	Oostende	v. Guatemala, 4 July 2023
FW	Jordan Tell	10 June 1997	5	1	Grenoble	v. Guatemala, 4 July 2023
FW	Geoffray Durbant	19 May 1992	3	2	Laval	v. Guatemala, 4 July 2023

Previous squads

Player records

As of 19 November 2023

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	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

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

CONCACAF Gold Cup

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

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

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

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
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.