French Guiana national football team
The French Guiana national football team (French: Sélection de Guyane de football) is the regional football team of the French overseas department and region of French Guiana, and is controlled by the Ligue de football de la Guyane, the local branch of the French Football Federation.
| Nickname(s) | Les Yana Dòkòs (The Yana Dòkòs) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Ligue de Football de la Guyane | ||
| Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
| Sub-confederation | CFU (Caribbean) | ||
| Head coach | Jean-Claude Darcheville | ||
| Captain | Donovan Léon | ||
| Most caps | Rhudy Evens (63) | ||
| Top scorer | Gary Pigrée (16) | ||
| Home stadium | Stade Georges-Chaumet | ||
| FIFA code | GUF | ||
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| First international | |||
| French Guiana 1–3 Suriname (French Guiana; 1 January 1936) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Unofficial French Guiana 11–1 Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône, France; 26 September 2012) Official French Guiana 6–0 British Virgin Islands (Oranjestad, Aruba; 30 May 2014) Turks and Caicos Islands 0–6 French Guiana (Oranjestad, Aruba; 1 June 2014) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Suriname 9–0 French Guiana (Surinam; 2 March 1947) | |||
| Gold Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2017) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2017) | ||
| Caribbean Cup | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1983) | ||
| Best result | Third place (1983, 2017) | ||
Medal record | |||
Overview
As an overseas department of the French Republic, it is an integral part of France and thus not a member of FIFA. French Guiana is therefore not eligible to enter a team in the World Cup independent of France. As full citizens of France, indistinguishable from any other French citizen, French Guianans are eligible to play for the France national football team.
Bernard Lama and Florent Malouda are two examples of Guianese players who have played for the France national team; Lama was a member of the 1998 World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000 winning squads while Malouda played for the French team that finished runner-up in the 2006 World Cup.
CONCACAF
However, French Guiana is a member of CONCACAF and CFU, and thus eligible for all competitions organized by both. For any purpose outside of World Cup competition, all of the regional continental confederations may allow teams to be entered by territories that are de jure part of a country the bulk of which is located in a different continental confederation region.
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."
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
| 8 September 2023–24 Nations League | Bermuda | 0–0 | French Guiana | Devonshire Parish, Bermuda |
| 17:00 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Dame Flora Duffy National Sports Centre Referee: Jefferson Escobar (Honduras) |
| 12 September 2023–24 Nations League | French Guiana | 0–2 | Belize | Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana |
| 16:30 UTC−3 | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Municipal Dr. Edmard Lama Referee: Hakeem Harvey (Saint Kitts and Nevis) |
| 13 October 2023–24 Nations League | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1–4 | French Guiana | Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 15:30 UTC−4 |
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Report | Stadium: Arnos Vale Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Steffon Dewar (Jamaica) |
| 16 October 2023–24 Nations League | French Guiana | 3–2 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Fort-de-France, Martinique |
| 19:00 UTC−4 | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Pierre-Aliker Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière (Canada) |
| 17 November 2023–24 Nations League | Belize | 1–0 | French Guiana | Belmopan, Belize |
| 20:00 UTC−6 |
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Report | Stadium: FFB Stadium Referee: Jefferson Escobar (Honduras) |
| 21 November 2023–24 Nations League | French Guiana | 3–0 | Bermuda | Fort-de-France, Martinique |
| 15:00 UTC−4 | Report | Stadium: Stade Pierre-Aliker Referee: José Torres (Puerto Rico) |
2024
| 23 March Friendly | French Guiana | 1–1 | Haiti |
Coaching history
- Marie-Rose Carême (2004–2005)
- Ghislain Zulémaro (2008–2010)
- Steeve Falgayrettes* (2011–2012)
- François Louis-Marie & Hubert Contout (2012–2013)
- Jaïr Karam & Marie-Rose Carême (2013–2018)
- Thierry De Neef (2018–present)
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League matches against Belize and Bermuda on 17 and 21 November 2023.[1]
Caps and goals correct as of 21 November 2023, after the match against Bermuda
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Donovan Léon | 3 January 1992 | 35 | 0 | Auxerre | |
| GK | Marvin Golitin | 18 December 1999 | 2 | 0 | FC 93 | |
| GK | Marcos Peralta | 23 June 1996 | 1 | 0 | ASC Le Geldar | |
| DF | Jean-David Legrand | 23 February 1991 | 30 | 2 | Lège Cap-Ferret | |
| DF | Albert Ajaïso | 14 November 1986 | 28 | 1 | Sainte-Marienne | |
| DF | Mickaël Colino | 17 December 1997 | 16 | 0 | Grand Santi | |
| DF | Yohan Marmot | 18 August 1994 | 9 | 0 | Angoulême Charente | |
| DF | Franz Gaubert | 3 February 2000 | 3 | 1 | Stade Bordelais | |
| DF | Yannis Letard | 18 August 1998 | 3 | 0 | LASK II | |
| DF | Ullrich Pereira Souza | 11 July 2003 | 3 | 0 | Stade Lavallois B | |
| MF | Miguel Haabo | 1 September 1990 | 36 | 2 | Étoile Matoury | |
| MF | Loïc Baal | 28 January 1992 | 26 | 5 | Le Puy Foot 43 Auvergne | |
| MF | Ludovic Baal | 25 May 1986 | 26 | 3 | Sablé | |
| MF | Zidan Charlec | 8 December 1999 | 18 | 0 | Étoile Matoury | |
| MF | Thomas Némouthé | 6 January 2001 | 13 | 4 | Créteil | |
| MF | Dany Florentine | 12 February 2002 | 4 | 0 | Pistoiese | |
| MF | Richardson Atchaliso | 21 February 2003 | 2 | 0 | Le Mans B | |
| FW | Arnold Abelinti | 9 September 1991 | 24 | 8 | Olympique Alès | |
| FW | Joël Sarrucco | 18 November 1990 | 23 | 10 | Le Geldar | |
| FW | Jules Haabo | 12 April 1997 | 13 | 5 | CSC de Cayenne | |
| FW | Yvelin Nzolie | 19 March 1997 | 11 | 0 | Grand Santi | |
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the French Guiana squad within the last twelve months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Jean-Beanuel Petit-Homme | 10 August 1990 | 8 | 0 | Le Geldar | v. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; 16 October 2023 |
| DF | Inrick Baal | 10 February 1992 | 14 | 0 | CSC de Cayenne | v. Belize; 12 September 2023 |
| DF | Stryker Youssou | 1 November 1995 | 12 | 1 | Le Geldar | v. Belize; 12 September 2023 |
| FW | Max Gourpil | 5 October 1992 | 4 | 0 | Le Geldar | v. Belize; 12 September 2023 |
Player records
- As of 21 November 2023[2]
- Players in bold are still active with French Guiana.
Most appearances
| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhudy Evens | 63 | 8 | 2008–present |
| 2 | Miguel Haabo | 36 | 2 | 2012–present |
| 3 | Donovan Léon | 35 | 0 | 2014–present |
| 4 | Serge Lespérance | 31 | 1 | 2008–2017 |
| Marvin Torvic | 31 | 1 | 2012–2019 | |
| 6 | Jean-David Legrand | 30 | 2 | 2014–present |
| 7 | Albert Ajaïso | 28 | 0 | 2004–present |
| Grégory Lescot | 28 | 0 | 2009–present | |
| Kévin Rimane | 28 | 2 | 2014–present | |
| 10 | Marc Edwige | 27 | 1 | 2012–present |
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Pigrée | 16 | 20 | 0.8 | 2012–2015 |
| 2 | Joël Sarrucco | 10 | 23 | 0.43 | 2018–present |
| 3 | Gabriel Pigrée | 8 | 15 | 0.53 | 2007–2016 |
| Arnold Abelinti | 8 | 24 | 0.33 | 2016–present | |
| Rhudy Evens | 8 | 63 | 0.13 | 2008–present | |
| 6 | Sloan Privat | 7 | 11 | 0.64 | 2015–present |
| 7 | Jules Haabo | 5 | 13 | 0.38 | 2016–present |
| David Martinon | 5 | 22 | 0.23 | 2004–2015 | |
| Loïc Baal | 5 | 26 | 0.19 | 2015–present | |
| 10 | Anthony Tuinfort | 4 | 7 | 0.57 | 2009–2012 |
| Jean-Claude Darcheville | 4 | 8 | 0.5 | 1995–2012 | |
| Thomas Nemouthe | 4 | 13 | 0.31 | 2022–present | |
| Roy Contout | 4 | 16 | 0.25 | 2012–2017 | |
| Orphéo Nalie | 4 | 22 | 0.18 | 2010–2018 | |
Competitive record
CONCACAF Gold Cup
| CONCACAF Championship & CONCACAF Gold Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1963 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
| 1965 | |||||||||||||||
| 1967 | |||||||||||||||
| 1969 | |||||||||||||||
| 1971 | |||||||||||||||
| 1973 | |||||||||||||||
| 1977 | |||||||||||||||
| 1981 | |||||||||||||||
| 1985 | |||||||||||||||
| 1989 | |||||||||||||||
| 1991 | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1993 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| 1996 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | |||||||||
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||
| 2002 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
| 2003 | |||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Did not qualify | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||
| 2007 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
| 2009 | |||||||||||||||
| 2011 | |||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Did not qualify | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 16 | ||||||||
| 2015 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 12 | |||||||||
| 2017 | Group stage | 12th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2023 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | |||||||||
| Total | Group stage | 1/27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 66 | 28 | 16 | 22 | 118 | 87 | |
CONCACAF Nations League
| 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 | B | A | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2021 | Ineligible | |||||||||
| 2022–23 | B | D | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2023 | ||||||||||
| 2023–24 | B | C | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 2024 | ||||||||||
| 2024–25 | A | B | To be determined | 2025 | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
| Total | — | — | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 20 | — | Total | 0 Titles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Caribbean Cup
| CFU Championship & Caribbean Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
| 1978 | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1979 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
| 1981 | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||
| 1983 | Third place | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Qualified as host | ||||||
| 1985 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1988 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1989 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||
| 1990 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||
| 1991 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1992 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1993 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| 1994 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| 1995 | Group stage | 7th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | |
| 1996 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||
| 1999 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||
| 2001 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
| 2005 | Did not qualify | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||
| 2007 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
| 2008 | |||||||||||||||
| 2010 | |||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | |
| 2014 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 6 | |
| 2017 | Third place | 3rd | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | |
| Total | Third place | 5/25 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 61 | 22 | 14 | 25 | 98 | 85 | |
Head-to-head record
As of 17 November 2019 after match against Saint Kitts and Nevis[3]
Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record
| Opponent |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anguilla | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 |
| Aruba | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | +7 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| Barbados | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 |
| Belize | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 |
| Bermuda | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 |
| Canada | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 |
| Cuba | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| Curaçao[lower-alpha 1] | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 |
| Dominica | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
| Grenada | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
| Guadeloupe | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 32 | −11 |
| Guyana | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | −3 |
| Haiti | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 |
| Honduras | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
| Jamaica | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 |
| Martinique | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 29 | −14 |
| Mayotte | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Réunion | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 |
| Suriname | 45 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 53 | 101 | −48 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 |
| Tahiti | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 18 | −9 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 |
| Total | 158 | 47 | 31 | 80 | 237 | 275 | −38 |
- Includes matches against the Netherlands Antilles.
References
- "La Liste". Guyane Foot. Archived from the original on 2023-11-20. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- "French Guiana". National Football Teams.
- "World Football Elo Ratings: French Guiana". Elo Ratings. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
External links
- (in French) Official website of the French Guiana Football Federation
- French Guiana at CONCACAF site (archived 16 January 2014)