New Caledonian National Football Team

New Caledonia
Nouvelle-Calédonie

Nickname (s)	Les Cagous (The Kagus )
Association	Fédération Calédonienne de Football
confederacy	OFC
Head coach	Thierry Sardo (since 2015)
captain	Pierre Wajoka (39)
Record scorer	Michel Hmaé (22)
Home stadium	Stade Numa-Daly , magenta
FIFA code	NCL
FIFA rank	156. (1035 points) (as of July 16, 2020)
First jersey Second jersey
statistics
First international New Caledonia 2-0 New Zealand ( Nouméa , New Caledonia ; September 19, 1951)
Biggest wins New Caledonia 18: 0 Guam ( Papua New Guinea ; Sep. 1991) New Caledonia 18: 0 Micronesia ( Fiji ; July 1, 2003)
Biggest defeat Australia 11-0 New Caledonia ( Auckland , New Zealand ; 2002)
Successes in tournaments
Oceania Championship
Participation in the finals	6 ( first : 1973 )
Best results	2nd place 2008, 2012
(As of November 15, 2016)

The New Caledonian national football team is the selection team for the French overseas territory of New Caledonia .

New Caledonia has been a member of the world football association FIFA since 2004 and a full member of the continental association OFC since 2004 (so-called associated membership existed since 1969). New Caledonia has been eligible to take part in soccer World Cups since it became a member of FIFA . The association has participated in the OFC Nations Cup as an associated member since it was founded. So far, the team has not yet managed to qualify for the soccer World Cup. So far, they have qualified six times for the OFC Nations Cup.

The team was victorious in the South Pacific Games soccer tournament in 1963, 1969, 1971, 1987 and 2007. This success, achieved by a 1-0 win in the final over Fiji , entitles the team to participate in the second round of the 2010 World Cup qualification . New Caledonia was able to win the soccer tournament of the games now known as the "Pacific Games" in 2011 as well as in 2015.

The national team also takes part in the Coupe de l'Outre-Mer , the competition for national teams from France's overseas territories . So far the best placement was rank 5 at the 2008 tournament.

New Caledonia at the World Cup

The qualification for the 2006 World Cup in Germany marks the first appearance of a New Caledonian selection in a FIFA world tournament. In Group 1 of the Oceania zone, the team played against the Cook Islands (8: 0), the Solomon Islands (0: 2), Tahiti (0: 0) and Tonga (8: 0). After this round, New Caledonia finished third in the table behind the Solomon Islands and Tahiti, which meant the elimination.

In qualifying for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa , New Caledonia finished second in the first group behind Fiji (1: 1) and ahead of the Cook Islands (3: 0), Tahiti (1: 0) and Tuvalu (1: 0). With a 3-2 victory in the semifinals of the South Pacific Games over the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia qualified for the second main round of the qualification, which was played as part of the OFC Nations Cup (Fiji was defeated 1-0 in the final of the South Pacific Games ). Fiji and Vanuatu could be kept at a distance with away draws and home wins; New Zealand, however, proved to be stronger and won both games.

Squad of the National Football Team of New Caledonia

Status: Football Oceania Championship 2016

No.	Item	player	Calls	Gates	society
	TW	Rocky Nyikeine	17th	0	Gaitcha
	TW	Thomas Schmidt	2	0	Loessi
	TW	Steeve Ixoee	1	0	magenta
	FROM	Judikael Ixoee	11	1	Carqueiranne
	FROM	Emile Béaruné	25th	1	Gaitcha
	FROM	Georges Béaruné	12	1	magenta
	FROM	Yeiwene Wakanumuné	2	0	magenta
	FROM	Jean-Brice Wadriako	1	0	magenta
	FROM	Jean Christ Wajoka	2	0	magenta
	FROM	Emile Akon	1	0	Ne Drehu
	FROM	Joseph Tchako	2	0	Mont-Dore
	MF	Joël Wakanumuné	18th	1	magenta
	MF	Roy Kayara	21st	6th	Hienghène Sport
	MF	César Zeoula	24	9	Stade Laval
	MF	Cedric Sansot	2	0	magenta
	MF	Joseph Athale	2	0	Wetr
	MF	Jacky Meindu	1	0	Goa
	MF	Jorys Cexome	2	0	Loessi
	ST	Bertrand Kaï	31	20th	Hienghène Sport
	ST	Georges Gope-Fenepej	18th	14th	Amiens
	ST	Jean-Philippe Saiko	0	0	Poitiers
	ST	Jonas Teanyouen	0	0	Belep Mont-Dore
	MF	Brice Dahite	2	0	Hienghène Sport

Participation in soccer world championships

• 1930 to 2002 - Did not participate
• 2006 to 2018 - Not qualified

Participation in the OFC Nations Cup

• 1973 - third place
• 1980 - third place
• 1996 - Not qualified
• 1998 - Did not qualify
• 2000 - Not qualified
• 2002 - preliminary round
• 2004 - Not qualified
• 2008 - second place
• 2012 - second place
• 2016 - semi-finals

Participation in the South Pacific and Pacific Games

New Caledonia took part in all events and is a record winner with six titles.

• 1963 - winner
• 1966 - second as host
• 1969 - winner
• 1971 - winner
• 1975 - second
• 1979 - fourth
• 1983 - third
• 1987 - Winner as host
• 1991 - third
• 1995 - preliminary round
• 2003 - second
• 2007 - winner
• 2011 - Winner as host
• 2015 - winner
• 2019 - second

Participation in the Melanesia Cup

New Caledonia took part in all previous events and was able to occupy all other places at least once except for first place.

• 1988 - third
• 1989 - second
• 1990 - second
• 1992 - second
• 1994 - fourth
• 1998 - fifth (out of 5 participants)
• 2000 - fourth

Coupe de l'Outre-Mer

• 2008: fifth
• 2010: group stage (places 5 to 8 were not played out)
• 2012: Seventh

Known players

• Ramon Djamali (2003-2008), former captain of New Caledonia
• Jose Hmae (2003–?), New Caledonia playmaker
• Poulidor Toto (2007-2008)

Trainer

• Guy Elmour (1971-1973)
• Jules Hmeune (1977)
• Rudi Gutendorf (1980)
• Michel Clarque (2002)
• Serge Martinengo de Novack (2002-2004)
• Didier Chambaron (2007-2010)
• Christophe Coursimault (2010–2012)
• Alain Moizan (2012-2015)
• Thierry Sardo (2015–)

See also

• New Caledonian women's national soccer team

Web links

• Federation Caledonia Football
• Fédération Calédonienne de Football at FIFA

Remarks

1. ↑ The FIFA / Coca-Cola World Ranking. In: fifa.com. July 16, 2020, accessed July 21, 2020 . 
2. ^ France Football, Ces Bleus du bout du monde , November 20, 2007 edition, p. 8
3. ↑ Les “23” dévoilés. Fédération Calédonienne de Football, April 23, 2016, archived from the original on May 20, 2016 ; accessed on May 20, 2016 (French). 
4. ↑ France Football, Les frères Toto, symboles de Kanaky , edition of January 1, 2008, pp. 28/29