Senegalese national football team

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Republic of Senegal Republic
of Senegal
Nickname(s) Les Lions de la Teranga
lions of the Teranga or Teranga lions
Association Federation Senegalaise
de Football
confederacy CAF
Technical Sponsor puma
head coach Senegal Aliou Cisse (since 2015)
record goalscorer Henri Camara (29)
Sadio Mané (29)
record player Henri Camara (99)
home stadium Stade Leopold Sedar Senghor
FIFA code SEN
FIFA rank 20th (1561.68 points)
(as of December 23, 2021)
home
away
balance sheet
520 games
239 wins
136 draws
145 losses
statistics
First international Gambia 1-2 Senegal ( Gambia ; 1959 )
Gambia Senegal
Biggest win Senegal 10-1 Mauritania ( Dakar , Senegal ; 28 September 1972 )
Senegal Mauritania
Heaviest defeat Guinea 5-0 Senegal ( Guinea ; 6 March 1966 )
Guinea-a Senegal
Achievements in tournaments
World Championship
finals participation 2 ( First : 2002 )
Best results Quarterfinals 2002
African championship
finals participation 16 ( First : 1965 )
Best results African Champion 2022
(As of November 15, 2020 (balance sheet))

The Senegalese national football team is the national team of the Senegalese Football Association Fédération Sénégalaise de Football and represents it at international level in international matches against teams from other national associations. She had her greatest successes with reaching the quarter-finals of the 2002 World Cup and winning her first major title at the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations .

record player

As of February 2, 2022

Bold players are still active.
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# player games Gates Period
1 Henri Camara 99 29 1999-2008
2 Idrissa Gueye 89 06 2011–
3 Roger Mendy 87 03 1979-1995
4 Sadio Mane 86 28 2012–
5 Tony Sylva 83 00 1999-2008
6 Cheikhou Kouyate 78 4 2012–
7 Jules Bocande † 73 20 1979-1993
8th Lamine Diatta 71 04 2000-2008
9 El Hadji Diouf 70 24 2000-2008
10 Papa Bouba Diop † 63 11 2001-2008
record scorers
# players Gates caps Period
1 Henri Camara 29 99 1999-2008
2 Sadio Mane 28 86 2012–
3 El Hadji Diouf 24 70 2000-2008
4 Jules Bocande † 20 73 1979-1993
Mamadou Niang 20 54 2002-2012
6 Papiss Demba Cisse 17 35 2009-2015
Moussa Sow 17 48 2009-2018
8th Papa Bouba Diop † 11 63 2001-2008
Moussa Konate 11 34 2012-2019
Souleymane Sané 11 30 1989-1997

Other well-known players

tournaments

World Cup 2002

At the World Cup in Japan and South Korea , the Senegalese national team caused an unprecedented sensation in the first game when they defeated the defending champions and tournament favorites France 1-0. In the euphoria, the team fought two draws against Denmark (1:1) and Uruguay (3:3) and was thus in the round of 16. There, Sweden was defeated 2-1 after extra time; both goals scored Henri Camara . Only in the quarter-finals did Senegal lose to another surprise World Cup team, Turkey , 0-1 after extra time. The triumph made Senegal one of the most successful World Cup debutants since 1950.

African Championships

Senegal qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in 1965 . The team was eliminated undefeated in the preliminary round after a draw in favor of Tunisia . In the second participation in 1968 , Senegal could not prevail against Ghana and the DR Congo in the preliminary round and was eliminated again.

It was only 18 years later, in 1986 , that Senegal was able to qualify again. In the preliminary round, alongside Mozambique , they also surprisingly beat eventual winners Egypt , but lost to Ivory Coast and failed again in the first round.

Finally, in 1990 , Senegal progressed to the semi-finals with just one win, as only eight teams entered the tournament. In the end, the team finished fourth, the biggest success in Senegalese football outside of West Africa up to that point .

In 1992 , Senegal was even allowed to host the tournament. However, the team could not quite meet the high expectations, in the quarter-finals they lost to Cameroon .

In 1994 and 2000 , the Senegalese failed again in the quarterfinals. The big breakthrough came in 2002 when they made it to the final of the tournament and only lost to Cameroon on penalties .

In 2004 , Senegal lost to eventual champions Tunisia in the quarter-finals. In 2006 they finished fourth. At the Africa Cup of Nations 2008 , they were eliminated in the first round. Since then, the performances of the Senegalese have not lived up to expectations. In qualifying for the 2010 World Cup , you failed prematurely and could not qualify for the Africa Championship 2010.

Senegal qualified for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations with five wins and one draw and was considered one of the tournament favorites before the start of the tournament – ​​also because some other strong teams were unable to qualify. After three defeats against teams that were lower in the FIFA world rankings , Senegal were eliminated in the preliminary round. Due to the departure, coach Amara Traoré was sacked on February 8, 2012.

At the Africa Cup of Nations 2022 in Cameroon, the Senegalese national team was able to win the title of African Champion for the first time. In the final on 6 February 2022, they beat Egypt 4-2 on penalties after being 0-0 after 90 minutes of regular time and a further 30 minutes of overtime.

Copa Amilcar

Senegal has always participated in the Amílcar Cabral Cup , the tournament for West African national teams, since it was first held in 1979. The exception to this was 2001, when the country's U23s played and won the tournament in Cape Verde .

Senegal have won the Amílcar Cabral Cup 8 times (1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 2001), more than any other West African team.

West Africa Championship

South Africa Championship

  • 2021 : 2nd place (away team)


  • CEDEAO Cup
    • 1977 & 1983 - did not participate
    • 1985 – 1st place
    • 1987 – 3rd place
    • 1990 – 2nd place
    • 1991 – 2nd place
  • African Games
    • African Games 1987 - preliminary round

The African Games has been an under-23 tournament since 1991; the Senegalese team has only participated in 2003 and was eliminated in the preliminary round.

World Championships

year host country Participation until ... Last opponent(s). Result Trainer Remarks and special features
1930 Uruguay not participated No independent state
1934 Italy not participated No independent state
1938 France not participated No independent state
1950 Brazil not participated No independent state
1954 Switzerland not participated No independent state
1958 Sweden not participated No independent state
1962 Chile not participated 1st game only after the start of the qualification
1966 England withdrawn All 15 African teams withdrew from qualifying as FIFA only allowed teams from Africa, Asia and Oceania one place in the finals.
1970 Mexico not qualified Failed in qualifying in the 1st round after a decider against Morocco .
1974 Germany not qualified Failed again in qualifying in the 1st round to Morocco , who also failed to qualify.
1978 Argentina not qualified Failed to qualify in the 1st round to Togo , who also failed to qualify.
1982 Spain not qualified In the qualification failed again in the 1st round because of Morocco , which could not qualify either.
1986 Mexico not qualified Lost on penalties in qualifying round 1 to Angola , who also failed to qualify.
1990 Italy not participated
1994 USA not qualified Failed again by Morocco in the 2nd round of qualifying .
1998 France not qualified In the qualification in the 1st round failed again to Togo , who also failed to qualify.
2002 South Korea/Japan Quarterfinals Turkey 7th place Bruno Metsu Defeat after extra time by golden goal . Victory in the opening match against reigning world champions France .
2006 Germany not qualified In the qualification in the 2nd round again failed due to Togo .
2010 South Africa not qualified Lost to Algeria in the 2nd round of qualifying .
2014 Brazil not qualified Failed to qualify in the playoff round in Ivory Coast .
2018 Russia preliminary round Poland , Japan , Colombia Aliou Cisse Eliminated third in group after beating Poland, drawing against Japan and losing to Colombia.
2022 Qatar In the 2nd qualifying round , the team prevailed against the Republic of the Congo , Namibia and Togo and meets Egypt in the third round.
2026 Canada/Mexico/USA

Soccer Africa Cup

1957 to 1963 not participated
1965 in Tunisia 4th Place
1968 in Ethiopia preliminary round
1970 in Sudan not qualified
1972 in Cameroon not qualified
1974 in Egypt not qualified
1976 in Ethiopia not qualified
1978 in Ghana not qualified
1980 in Nigeria not participated
1982 in Libya not qualified
1984 in the Ivory Coast not qualified
1986 in Egypt preliminary round
1988 in Morocco not qualified
1990 in Algeria 4th Place
1992 in Senegal Quarterfinals
1994 in Tunisia Quarterfinals
1996 in South Africa not qualified
1998 in Burkina Faso not qualified
2000 in Ghana and Nigeria Quarterfinals
2002 in Mali 2nd place
2004 in Tunisia Quarterfinals
2006 in Egypt 4th Place
2008 in Ghana preliminary round
2010 in Angola not qualified
2012 in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea preliminary round
2013 in South Africa not qualified
2015 in Equatorial Guinea preliminary round
2017 in Gabon Quarterfinals
2019 in Egypt 2nd place
2022 in Cameroon African Champion

Trainer

See also

web links

itemizations

  1. ↑ The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking. In: fifa.com. 23 December 2021, retrieved 23 December 2021 .
  2. ↑ a b Senegal – Record International Players (list may be incomplete)
  3. ↑ FIFA.com: Senegal fires coach Traore
  4. ↑ soccer24.com: Soccer Africa. WAFU Cup of Nations 2017 Results
  5. ↑ The rankings from place 5 were determined by FIFA without there being any ranking games. See: All-time FIFA World Cup Ranking 1930-2010 (PDF; 200 kB)