Guadeloupe
Shirt badge/Association crest
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)

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.[2] 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.[3] However, despite the loss, Guadeloupe were praised for its strong defensive performance.[4] 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

23 March Nations League Guadeloupe  0–1  Antigua and Barbuda Les Abymes, Guadeloupe
19:00 UTC−4 Report
Stadium: Stade René Serge Nabajoth
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière (Canada)
26 March Nations League Cuba  1–0  Guadeloupe Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Report Stadium: Estadio Antonio Maceo
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)
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[6]
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)

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.[7]

Caps and goals as of 19 November 2023 after the second match against Saint Kitts and Nevis.[8]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Davy Rouyard (1999-08-17) 17 August 1999 13 0 France Bordeaux
1GK Teddy Bartouche (1997-06-05) 5 June 1997 1 0 France Lorient
1GK Kerry Feler (2001-10-13) 13 October 2001 0 0 Guadeloupe Amical Club

2DF Méddy Lina (1986-01-11) 11 January 1986 28 0 Guadeloupe Solidarité-Scolaire
2DF Cédric Avinel (1986-09-11) 11 September 1986 26 0 France Ajaccio
2DF Anthony Baron (1992-12-29) 29 December 1992 26 2 Switzerland Servette
2DF Mickaël Alphonse RET (1989-07-12) 12 July 1989 23 0 Retired
2DF Nathanaël Saintini (2000-05-30) 30 May 2000 13 0 Switzerland Sion
2DF Jérôme Roussillon (1993-01-06) 6 January 1993 8 2 Germany Union Berlin
2DF Stevenson Casimir (1992-06-03) 3 June 1992 5 0 Guadeloupe La Gauloise
2DF Christian Junior Senneville (1991-01-31) 31 January 1991 4 0 France Dunkerque

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

4FW Matthias Phaëton (2000-01-08) 8 January 2000 23 11 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia
4FW Luther Archimède (1999-09-17) 17 September 1999 16 3 United States Sacramento Republic
4FW Vikash Tillé (1997-11-26) 26 November 1997 15 1 Guadeloupe Moulien
4FW Steven Davidas (1992-03-17) 17 March 1992 9 1 Guadeloupe La Gauloise
4FW Kilian Bevis (1998-02-13) 13 February 1998 6 1 Serbia Radnički Kragujevac
4FW Taïryk Arconte (2003-11-12) 12 November 2003 4 3 France 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 (1990-04-26) 26 April 1990 3 0 France Avranches v.  Guatemala, 4 July 2023
GK Willy Leguier (1996-12-17) 17 December 1996 0 0 Guadeloupe Phare Petit-Canal v.  Guatemala, 4 July 2023

DF Andreaw Gravillon (1998-02-08) 8 February 1998 15 2 Turkey Adana Demirspor v.  Saint Lucia, 15 October 2023
DF Ronan Hauterville (1989-11-21) 21 November 1989 17 2 Guadeloupe Phare Petit-Canal v.  Guatemala, 4 July 2023
DF Dimitri Cavaré (1995-02-05) 5 February 1995 8 0 Switzerland Sion v.  Cuba, 26 March 2023

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

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

Previous squads

Player records

As of 19 November 2023[9]
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
United States 1991Did not qualify
United States Mexico 1993
United States 1996
United States 1998Did not enter
United States 2000Did not qualify
United States 2002
United States Mexico 2003
United States 2005
United States 2007Semi-finals4th521255
United States 2009Quarter-finals6th420258
United States 2011Group stage10th300325
United States 2013Did not qualify
United States Canada 2015
United States 2017
United States Costa Rica Jamaica 2019
United States 2021Group stage14th300337
United States Canada 2023Group stage9th311186
Total5/170 Titles1852112331

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record
Season Division Group Pld W D* L GF GA P/R Rank
United States 2019−20 C D 4 4 0 0 20 2 Rise 30th
United States 2022–23 B A 6 3 0 3 5 5 Same position 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
Barbados 1989Third place3rd210121
Trinidad and Tobago 1990Did not qualify
Jamaica 1991
Trinidad and Tobago 1992Round 15th310213
Jamaica 1993Did not qualify
Trinidad and Tobago 1994Third place3rd5221116
Cayman IslandsJamaica 1995Did not qualify
Trinidad and Tobago 1996Did not enter
Antigua and BarbudaSaint Kitts and Nevis 1997
JamaicaTrinidad and Tobago 1998Did not qualify
Trinidad and Tobago 1999Round 17th3003410
Trinidad and Tobago 2001Did not qualify
Barbados 2005
Trinidad and Tobago 2007Fourth place4th5203810
Jamaica 2008Third place3rd512268
Martinique 2010Runners-up*2nd522155
Antigua and Barbuda 2012Did not qualify
Jamaica 2014
Martinique 2017
Total7/190 Titles2896133735

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
Suriname 1978Did not qualify
Suriname 1979
Puerto Rico 1981Third place3rd301226
French Guiana 1983Did not qualify
Barbados 1985Third place3rd301235
Martinique 1988[note 2]Did not qualify
Total2/60 Titles6024511
*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

  1. The Saint Lucia v Guadeloupe match, originally scheduled at 17:00 EDT (UTC−4), was re-scheduled to 20:00 EDT.[5]
  2. It is unsure if the tournament was completed, but some sources state that Trinidad and Tobago defeated Martinique 3–0 in the final.

References

  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. "Sports Briefing". The New York Times. 18 June 2007. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
  3. 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.
  4. Irving, Duncan (17 July 2007). "The 91st Minute". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
  5. CONCACAF [@CNationsLeague] (12 October 2023). "CNL action today!" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  6. "St. Lucia 2-1 Guadeloupe (Oct 12, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  7. "𝗟𝗲𝘀 𝟮𝟯 𝗚𝘄𝗮𝗱𝗮 𝗕𝗼𝘆𝘀 sont connus !".
  8. "Game Details Guadalupe vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis". concacaf.com. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  9. "Guadeloupe". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
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