New Caledonia national football team
Shirt badge/Association crest | |||
Nickname(s) | Les Cagous (The Kagus) | ||
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Association | Fédération Calédonienne de Football | ||
Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
Head coach | Thierry Sardo | ||
Most caps | Pierre Wajoka (39) | ||
Top scorer | Michel Hmaé (22) | ||
Home stadium | Stade Numa-Daly Magenta | ||
FIFA code | NCL | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 180 11 (5 November 2015) | ||
Highest | 93 (August 2013) | ||
Lowest | 188 (April 2006) | ||
First international | |||
New Caledonia 2–0 New Zealand (Nouméa, New Caledonia; 19 September 1951) |
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OFC Nations Cup | |||
Appearances | 5 (First in 1973) | ||
Best result | Second place, 2008, 2012 |
The New Caledonia national football team is the team of New Caledonia and is controlled by the Fédération Calédonienne de Football. Although they were only admitted to FIFA in 2004, they have been participating in the OFC Nations Cup since its inception. They have been one of this relatively small region's strongest teams, finishing second in 2008 and 2012, and third in 1973 and 1980. They were the top ranked OFC nation at number 95 in September 2008,[1] making them only the fourth country from the confederation to have reached the global top 100.
Contents
World Cup record
- 1930 – 2002: Ineligible
- 2006 – 2014: Did not qualify
World Cup Qualification record
FIFA World Cup Qualification History | ||||
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Year | Round | H/A/N | Score | Result |
2006 | Group 1 | N | New Caledonia 0 – 0 Tahiti | Draw |
Group 1 | A | New Caledonia 0 – 2 Solomon Islands | Loss | |
Group 1 | N | New Caledonia 8 – 0 Cook Islands | Win | |
Group 1 | N | New Caledonia 8 – 0 Tonga | Win | |
2010 | South Pacific Games | N | New Caledonia 1 – 0 Tahiti | Win |
South Pacific Games | N | New Caledonia 1 – 0 Tuvalu | Win | |
South Pacific Games | N | New Caledonia 3 – 0 Cook Islands | Win | |
South Pacific Games | N | New Caledonia 1 – 1 Fiji | Draw | |
South Pacific Games | N | New Caledonia 3 – 2 Solomon Islands | Win | |
South Pacific Games | N | New Caledonia 1 – 0 Fiji | Win | |
OFC Nations Cup | A | New Caledonia 3 – 3 Fiji | Draw | |
OFC Nations Cup | H | New Caledonia 4 – 0 Fiji | Win | |
OFC Nations Cup | A | New Caledonia 1 – 1 Vanuatu | Draw | |
OFC Nations Cup | H | New Caledonia 3 – 0 Vanuatu | Win | |
OFC Nations Cup | H | New Caledonia 1 – 3 New Zealand | Loss | |
OFC Nations Cup | A | New Caledonia 0 – 3 New Zealand | Loss | |
2014 | OFC Nations Cup | N | New Caledonia 5 – 2 Vanuatu | Win |
OFC Nations Cup | N | New Caledonia 3 – 4 Tahiti | Loss | |
OFC Nations Cup | N | New Caledonia 9 – 0 Samoa | Win | |
Third Round | H | New Caledonia 0 – 2 New Zealand | Loss | |
Third Round | A | New Caledonia 4 – 0 Tahiti | Win | |
Third Round | A | New Caledonia 6 – 2 Solomon Islands | Win | |
Third Round | H | New Caledonia 5 – 0 Solomon Islands | Win | |
Third Round | A | New Caledonia 1 – 2 New Zealand | Loss | |
Third Round | H | New Caledonia 1 – 0 Tahiti | Win |
OFC Nations Cup record
OFC Nations Cup Record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
1973 | Third Place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 |
1980 | Third Place | 3rd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 |
1996 | Did Not Qualify | |||||||
1998 | ||||||||
2000 | ||||||||
2002 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
2004 | Did Not Qualify | |||||||
2008 | Runners-Up | 2nd | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 |
2012 | Runners-Up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 7 |
2016 | To Be Determined | |||||||
Total | 5/9 | 0 Titles | 22 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 56 | 49 |
Pacific Games record
Pacific Games Record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA |
1963 | Champions | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
1966 | Runners-Up | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 2 |
1969 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 |
1971 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
1975 | Runners-Up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 |
1979 | Fourth Place | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 8 |
1983 | Third Place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 11 |
1987 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 4 |
1991 | Third Place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 |
1995 | Group Stage | 5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 3 |
2003 | Runners-Up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 3 |
2007 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
2011 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 3 |
2015 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 |
Total | 14/14 | 7 Titles | 70 | 52 | 4 | 14 | 259 | 64 |
- Note : For the 2015 Pacific Games, it is the U23 team
Coupe de l'Outre Mer record
List of coaches
Coach | Nationality | Duration |
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Guy Elmour | New Caledonia | 1971–1973 |
Jules Hmeune | New Caledonia | 1977 |
Michel Clarque | New Caledonia | 2002 |
Serge Martinengo de Novack | France | 2002–2004 |
Didier Chambaron | France | 2007–2010 |
Christophe Coursimault | France | 2010–2012 |
Alain Moizan | France | 2012–2015 |
Thierry Sardo | New Caledonia | 2015- |
Current squad
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Kit
Nike are the current kit provider for the national team. As of 2012, the national team's home kit is a grey jersey with red shorts and red socks. The away kit is a red jersey with red shorts and white socks.