National football team of the Republic of the Congo
Nickname (s) | Diables rouges | ||
Association | Fédération Congolaise de Football | ||
confederacy | CAF | ||
Head coach |
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Record scorer | Thievy Bifouma (15) | ||
Record player | Jonas Bahamboula (56) | ||
Home stadium | Alphonse Massemba-Débat stadium | ||
FIFA code | CGO | ||
FIFA rank | 89th (1269 points) (as of July 16, 2020) |
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First international match, Republic of Congo 4-1 Réunion ( Madagascar ; April 13, 1960)
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Biggest win Rep. Congo 11-0 São Tomé and Príncipe ( Gabon ; 7 July 1976)
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Biggest defeat Madagascar 8: 1 Rep. Congo ( Madagascar ; April 19, 1960)
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Successes in tournaments | |||
African Championship | |||
Participation in the finals | 7 ( first : 1968 ) | ||
Best results | African champions 1972 | ||
(As of November 17, 2019) |
The national football team of the Republic of the Congo , nicknamed Diables Rouges , is the football team of the Republic of the Congo and is subordinate to the Fédération Congolaise de Football . The greatest success was winning the Africa Cup in 1972 as the People's Republic of the Congo. The team has not yet managed to qualify for a soccer world championship .
Tournaments
World championships
1930 to 1962 - no participation |
1966 - Registration rejected by FIFA |
1970 - no participation |
1974 to 1978 - did not qualify |
1982 to 1990 - no participation |
1994 to 2018 - not qualified |
In qualifying for the World Cup in Brazil , the Republic of the Congo met São Tomé and Príncipe in the first and second legs . The away game was won 5: 0, in the home game there was then a 1: 1, whereby the 2nd round was reached. In these games, Burkina Faso , Gabon and Niger were the opponents. With a 2-2 draw against Niger on the last day of the match, the Republic of the Congo missed the qualification for the two playoff games against another group winner and finished second behind Burkina Faso, one point behind.
African Championships
1957 to 1965 - no participation |
1968 - round 1 |
1970 - no participation |
1972 - African champion |
1974 - fourth place |
1976 - did not qualify |
1978 - round 1 |
1980 to 1988 - not qualified |
1990 - no participation |
1992 - quarter-finals |
1994 to 1998 - not qualified |
2000 - round 1 |
2002 to 2013 - not qualified |
2015 - quarter-finals |
2017 - did not qualify |
2019 - did not qualify |
African Nations Championship
- 2009 : not qualified
- 2011 : not qualified
- 2014 : preliminary round
- 2016 : not qualified
- 2018 : quarter-finals
- 2020 : qualified
Participation in other tournaments
African Games
- Winner 1965 (as Congo-Brazzaville)
- Preliminary round 1973
The African Games have been a U23 tournament since 1991; Since then, the Congolese U23 have only participated in them in 1995, they were eliminated in the preliminary round.
Central African Games (held in 1976, 1981 and 1987)
- 2nd place in 1976
- 2nd place 1981
- 4th place 1987
UNICAF Cup 1999
- 4th Place
Coupe UDEAC
- 1990 winner
- 2nd place 1984, 1985
- 3rd place 1986, 1988, 1990
- Preliminary round 1989
Coupe de la CEMAC (successor to the Coupe UDEAC)
- 3rd place 2003
- 4th place in 2005
- Preliminary round 2006
Record player
As of November 17, 2019
- Bold players are still active.
# | player | Games | Gates | Period |
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1 | Jonas Bahamboula | 56 | 13 | 1969-1982 |
2 | Destin Makita | 55 | 1 | 2001-2013 |
3 | Delvin N'Dinga | 54 | 1 | 2008-2019 |
4th | Barel Mouko | 51 | 1 | 2004– |
5 | Oscar Ewolo | 44 | 2 | 2000-2013 |
6th | Prince Oniangué | 43 | 8th | 2008– |
7th | Francis N'Ganga | 41 | 3 | 2008– |
8th | Magnoléké Bissiki | 39 | 0 | 2012– |
9 | Brice Samba | 38 | 0 | 1990-2001 |
10 | Férébory Doré | 37 | 10 | 2010– |
Fabrice Ondama | 37 | 5 | 2006- |
# | player | Gates | Games | Period |
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1 | Thievy Bifouma | 15th | 31 | 2014– |
2 | Jonas Bahamboula | 13 | 56 | 1969-1982 |
3 | François M'Pelé | 12 | 29 | 1971-1978 |
4th | Paul Moukila † | 11 | 31 | 1970-1988 |
5 | Férébory Doré | 10 | 37 | 2010– |
Ang ngapy | 10 | 33 | 1984-1993 | |
7th | Prince Oniangué | 8th | 44 | 2008– |
Jean-Jacques N'Domba | 8th | 35 | 1974-1992 | |
9 | Fabrice Ondama | 5 | 37 | 2006– |
Rolf-Christel Guié-Mien | 5 | 25th | 1996-2008 |
Trainer
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Christian Letard (2004-2005)
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Gaston Tchiangana (2005-2007)
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Noël Tosi (2007)
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Ivica Todorov (2010)
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Robert Corfou (2010-2011)
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Jean-Guy Wallemme (2011–2012)
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Camel Djabour (2012-2013)
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Claude Le Roy (2013-2015)
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Pierre Lechantre (2016)
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Sébastien Migné (2017-2018)
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Valdo Filho (since 2018)
player
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François M'Pelé (1971–1978)
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Paul Moukila (1971–1978)
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Luc-Arsène Diamesso (1996-2004)
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Rolf-Christel Guié-Mien (1996-2008)
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Christopher Samba (2004-2013)
See also
- National Football Team of the Republic of the Congo (U-17 Juniors)
- National football team of the Republic of the Congo (U-20 men)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The FIFA / Coca-Cola World Ranking. In: fifa.com. July 16, 2020, accessed July 21, 2020 .
- ↑ fifa.com: History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition (by year) (PDF; 325 kB), p. 17
- ^ Congo-Brazzaville - Record International Players
- ↑ According to the Greens, p. 107, he should not have played any more international matches after 1974.
- ↑ Christopher Samba - in Anji! (fc-anji.ru)