Ivory Coast national football team

The Ivory Coast national football team (French: Équipe Nationale de football de Côte d'Ivoire), represents Ivory Coast, formally the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire, in men's international football. Nicknamed the Elephants, the team is managed by the Ivorian Football Federation (FIF). Until 2005, their greatest accomplishment was winning the 1992 Africa Cup of Nations against Ghana on penalties at the Stade Leopold Senghor in Dakar, Senegal. Their second success came in the 2015, again defeating Ghana on penalties in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, The team represents both FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF).

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Ivory Coast women's national football team.
Ivory Coast national football team
Nickname(s)Les Éléphants (The Elephants)
AssociationIvorian Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationWAFU (West Africa)
Head coachPatrice Beaumelle
CaptainSerge Aurier
Most capsDidier Zokora (123)
Top scorerDidier Drogba (65)
Home stadiumStade Félix Houphouët-Boigny
FIFA codeCIV
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 61 (16 July 2020)[1]
Highest12 (February 2013, April–May 2013)
Lowest75 (March–May 2004)
First international
 Ivory Coast 3–2 Dahomey 
(Madagascar; 13 April 1960)
Biggest win
 Ivory Coast 11–0 Central African Republic 
(Abidjan, Ivory Coast; 27 December 1961)
Biggest defeat
 Netherlands 5–0 Ivory Coast 
(Rotterdam, Netherlands; 4 June 2017)
World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 2006)
Best resultGroup stage (2006, 2010, 2014)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances23 (first in 1965)
Best resultChampions, 1992 and 2015
African Nations Championship
Appearances3 (first in 2009)
Best resultThird place, 2016
Confederations Cup
Appearances1 (first in 1992)
Best resultFourth Place, 1992
Logo until 2014

The team had their best run between 2006 and 2014 when they qualified for three consecutive FIFA World Cups.

There are many notable Ivorian internationals who have played in Europe, including Didier Drogba, Yaya Touré, Emmanuel Eboué, Wilfried Bony, Seydou Doumbia, Gervinho, Eric Bailly, Serge Aurier, Nicolas Pépé, Maxwel Cornet, Wilfried Zaha, Kolo Touré, Salomon Kalou and Franck Kessié. Having become a fixed presence in the World Cup (since 2006) and having won the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, the team is generally considered to be one of the best African teams of the last decade and Didier Drogba being the best African Footballer. This is also confirmed by FIFA Ranking in the reference period, never having been so high for Les Éléphants.

History

1960s

The team played its first international match against Dahomey it became Benin later on they won 3–2 on 13 April 1960 in Madagascar.

The team got a huge 11–0 victory against Central African Republic in 1961, the team made a first appearance of the Africa Cup of Nations after gaining Independence from France, the team made it to third places in 1963 and 1965 Africa Cup of Nations.

1970s

In the 1970 Africa Cup of Nations the team played against Cameroon 3–2 and the following match they won 1–0 against Sudan, They went on and won 6–1 against Ethiopia and they lost 2–1 against Ghana and they went on and finish fourth place.

In 1972 Africa Cup of Nations the team failed to qualify to the finals, they qualified for the next tournament before missing the previous one. but they also failed to qualify for the 1976 Africa Cup of Nations, in 1978 they were banned due to circumstances.

1980s

In 1984 Africa Cup of Nations the team hosted the tournament by finishing in the group stage. in the 1986 AFCON they played against Mozambique which the match ended to a 3–0 victory in the following match they played their match against Egypt which ended to a 2–0 and they won against Senegal 1-0 and the team went on and finished third place.

1990s

The team also qualified in the 1992 AFCON, they beat Algeria 3–0 and they drew against Congo 0–0 and they went on to the final and win the trophy for the first time.

2000s and World Cup debut

In 2005 the team made a qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup debut by defeating Sudan 3–1 in the World Cup qualifies in November,

The team played their first match against Argentina they lost 2–1 in Hamburg, they played their second match against Holland the match ended to a 2–1 defeat in Stuttgart and they played their last match against Serbia and Montenegro which ended to a 3–2 victory for the first world cup win in München, The team was eliminated and finished third in the group.

2010s

They qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, they were drawn in Group G with five champions Brazil, North Korea and Portugal, They played their first match against Portugal which the match ended to a 0–0 in Port Elizabeth, They played their second match against Brazil which the match ended to a 3–1 defeat in Johannesburg, they played their last match against North Korea which need to win and Brazil beat Portugal, but Portugal and Brazil drew the match, the match which ended to a 3–0 victory in Mbombela, which eliminates them out of the group stages for the second time.

2014

The team made a third appearance in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, They were drawn in Group C with Colombia, Greece and Japan, they played their first opening match against Japan the match ended to a 2–1 victory in Recife, They played their second match against Colombia the match ended to a 2–1 defeat in Brasilia, they played their last match against Greece which would give them a chance to qualify to the knockout stages in the World Cup but the match ended to a 2–1 defeat in Fortaleza, The team was eliminated from the group stages for the third time.

The team failed to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia after losing 2–0 against Morocco in the World Cup qualifying and the team is rebuilding their squad after the World Cup failure.

Home stadium

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny is a national stadium of Ivory Coast national team.

The team plays most of its FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against African teams like Algeria, DR Congo, Egypt, Ghana, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and many more

They've been playing their friendly matches and qualifying matches and training at their stadium since it was opened.

Competitive record
See also: Ivory Coast at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup
Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
1930 Did not enter – – – – – –
1934 – – – – – –
1938 – – – – – –
1950 – – – – – –
1954 – – – – – –
1958 – – – – – –
1962 – – – – – –
1966 – – – – – –
1970 – – – – – –
1974 Did not qualify 6 3 2 1 8 7
1978 6 3 2 1 11 10
1982 2 0 0 2 1 3
1986 4 1 1 2 6 5
1990 4 1 2 1 5 1
1994 8 4 3 1 12 6
1998 2 0 1 1 1 2
2002 10 5 4 1 22 10
2006 Group stage 19th 3 1 0 2 5 6 Squad 10 7 1 2 20 7
2010 17th 3 1 1 1 4 3 Squad 12 8 4 0 29 6
2014 21st 3 1 0 2 4 5 Squad 8 5 3 0 19 7
2018 Did not qualify 8 4 2 2 11 5
2022 To be determined To be determined
2026
Total Group stage 3/21 9 3 1 5 13 14 − 80 41 25 14 145 69

FIFA Confederations Cup
FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
1992 Fourth place 4th 2 0 0 2 2 9 Squad
1995 to 2017 Did not qualify
TotalFourth place1/10200229–

Africa Cup of Nations
Africa Cup of Nations record
Host nation(s) / Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
1957Part of  France
1959
1962Not affiliated to CAF
1963
1965Third place3rd320154
1968Third place3rd531196
1970Fourth place4th5212119
1972Did not qualify
1974Group stage7th301225
1976Did not qualify
1978Banned
1980Group stage6th302123
1982Did not enter
1984Group stage5th310244
1986Third place3rd530275
1988Group stage6th303022
19906th310235
1992Champions1st523040
1994Third place3rd5311115
1996Group stage11th310225
1998Quarter-finals7th4220106
2000Group stage9th311134
200216th301214
2004Did not qualify
2006Runners-up2nd632165
2008Fourth place4th6402169
2010Quarter-finals8th312054
2012Runners-up2nd651090
2013Quarter-finals5th421185
2015Champions1st633094
2017Group stage11th302123
2019Quarter-finals5th531173
2021To be determined
2023Qualified as hosts
2025To be determined
Total2 Titles23/329142262313594
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
***Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

African Nations Championship
African Nations Championship
Appearances: 4
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
2009Group stage8th301204
2011Group stage12th310224
2014Did not qualify
2016Third place3rd6402104
2018Group stage14th301203
2020To be determined
2022
Total Third place 4/5 15 5 2 8 12 15

African Games
Football at the African Games has been an under-23 tournament since 1991.
See also: Ivory Coast national under-23 football team
African Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
1965-000000
1973-000000
1978-000000
1987-000000
1991–present See Ivory Coast national under-23 football team
Total4/4000000

CECAFA Cup
Main article: CECAFA Cup

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.

2019
24 June 2019 AFCONIvory Coast 1–0 South AfricaCairo, Egypt
16:30
Report Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
28 June 2019 AFCONMorocco 1–0 Ivory CoastCairo, Egypt
19:00
Report Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)
1 July 2019 AFCONNamibia 1–4 Ivory CoastCairo, Egypt
18:00
Report
Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
8 July 2019 AFCONMali 0–1 Ivory CoastSuez, Egypt
18:00 Report
Stadium: Suez Stadium
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
11 July 2019 AFCONIvory Coast 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 AlgeriaSuez, Egypt
18:00
Report
Stadium: Suez Stadium
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
Penalties
6 September FriendlyIvory Coast 1–2 BeninCaen, France
20:00
Report
Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano
Attendance: 1,000
10 September FriendlyTunisia 1–2 Ivory CoastRouen, France
20:00
Report
Stadium: Stade Robert Diochon
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Karim Abed (France)
13 October FriendlyIvory Coast 3–1 DR CongoAmiens, France
19:00
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Licorne
Referee: Benoît Millot (France)
16 November 2021 AFCONQIvory Coast 1–0 NigerAbidjan, Ivory Coast
19:00 UTC±0
Stadium: Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny
19 November 2021 AFCONQEthiopia 2–1 Ivory CoastBahir Dar, Ethiopia
16:00 UTC+3
Stadium: Bahir Dar Stadium

2020
23 March 2021 AFCONQIvory Coast v MadagascarIvory Coast
TBD Stadium: TBD
31 March 2021 AFCONQMadagascar v Ivory CoastMadagascar
TBD Stadium: TBD
1 June 2021 AFCONQNiger v Ivory CoastNiger
TBD Stadium: TBD
31 August 2021 AFCONQIvory Coast v EthiopiaEthiopia
TBD Stadium: TBD

Coaches
Dates Name
1960 Paul Gévaudan
1965 Alphonse Bissouma Tapé
1966 Vacant
1967–68 Paul Gévaudan
1968–70 Peter Schnittger
1970–72 Jean Tokpa
1972–74 Santa Rosa
1974–76 empty
1976–80 Gérard Gabo
1980–82 empty
1982–85 Otto Pfister
1984 AFCON Davi Ferreira
Dates Name
1986 Pancho Gonzales
1987–88 Yeo Martial
1989 Kaé Oulaï
1989–92 Radivoje Ognjanović
1992 Yeo Martial
1993 Philippe Troussier
1993–94 Henryk Kasperczak
1994–96 Pierre Pleimelding
1996–98 Robert Nouzaret
1999–00 Patrick Parizon
2000–01 Gbonke Tia
2001 Lama Bamba
Dates Name
2002–04 Robert Nouzaret
2004–07 Henri Michel
2007–08 Uli Stielike
2008 Gérard Gili
2008–10 Vahid Halilhodžić
2010 Georges Kouadio
2010 Sven-Göran Eriksson
2010–12 François Zahoui
2012–14 Sabri Lamouchi
2014–15 Hervé Renard
2015–17 Michel Dussuyer
2017 Marc Wilmots
Dates Name
2018–20 Ibrahim Kamara
2020–present Patrice Beaumelle

Players

Current squad

The following players were selected for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Niger on 16 November 2019 and against Ethiopia on 19 November 2019.[2]
Caps and goals updated as of 19 November 2019, after the match against Ethiopia.[3]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Sylvain Gbohouo (1988-10-29) 29 October 1988 52 0 Mazembe
16 1GK Badra Ali Sangaré (1986-05-30) 30 May 1986 16 0 Uthongathi
23 1GK Sayouba Mandé (1993-06-15) 15 June 1993 5 0 OB
2 2DF Serge Aurier (1992-12-24) 24 December 1992 62 2 Tottenham Hotspur
3 2DF Wilfried Kanon (1993-07-06) 6 July 1993 48 2 Pyramids
13 2DF Ismaël Traoré (1986-08-18) 18 August 1986 18 0 Angers
5 2DF Simon Deli (1991-10-27) 27 October 1991 16 0 Club Brugge
20 2DF Cheick Comara (1993-10-14) 14 October 1993 13 0 Wydad Casablanca
4 2DF Wonlo Coulibaly (1991-12-22) 22 December 1991 13 0 Mazembe
18 2DF Willie Britto (1996-06-01) 1 June 1996 1 0 Zürich
11 3MF Max Gradel (1987-11-30) 30 November 1987 77 12 Toulouse
12 3MF Franck Kessié (1996-12-19) 19 December 1996 40 1 Milan
6 3MF Victorien Angban (1996-09-29) 29 September 1996 13 0 Metz
15 3MF Seko Fofana (1995-05-07) 7 May 1995 6 1 Lens
17 3MF Christian Koffi (1990-12-21) 21 December 1990 4 0 Mazembe
21 3MF Habib Maïga (1996-06-01) 1 June 1996 4 0 Metz
3MF Yakou Méïté (1996-02-11) 11 February 1996 3 0 Reading
3MF Ibrahim Traoré (1988-09-16) 16 September 1988 1 0 Slavia Prague
9 4FW Roger Assalé (1993-11-13) 13 November 1993 21 3 Leganés
7 4FW Nicolas Pépé (1995-05-20) 20 May 1995 20 5 Arsenal
8 4FW Maxwel Cornet (1996-09-27) 27 September 1996 18 4 Lyon
19 4FW Yohan Boli (1993-11-17) 17 November 1993 7 0 Al-Rayyan

    Recent call-ups

    The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last 12 months and are still eligible to represent.

    Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
    DF Ghislain Konan (1995-12-27) 27 December 1995 11 0 Reims v.  DR Congo, 13 October 2019
    DF Souleyman Doumbia (1996-09-24) 24 September 1996 4 0 Rennes v.  DR Congo, 13 October 2019
    DF Mamadou Bagayoko (1989-12-31) 31 December 1989 16 0 Mechelen v.  Tunisia, 10 September 2019
    DF Willy Boly (1991-02-03) 3 February 1991 0 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers v.  Tunisia, 10 September 2019
    DF Abdoulaye Bamba (1990-04-25) 25 April 1990 4 0 Angers v.  Benin, 6 September 2019 INJ
    MF Ibrahim Sangaré (1997-12-02) 2 December 1997 7 1 Toulouse v.  DR Congo, 13 October 2019
    MF Jean Michaël Seri (1991-07-19) 19 July 1991 30 3 Fulham v.  Tunisia, 10 September 2019
    MF Jean-Eudes Aholou (1994-03-20) 20 March 1994 2 0 Monaco v.  Benin, 6 September 2019 INJ
    FW Wilfried Zaha (1992-11-10) 10 November 1992 17 5 Crystal Palace v.  DR Congo, 13 October 2019
    FW Christian Kouamé (1997-12-06) 6 December 1997 1 0 Fiorentina v.  DR Congo, 13 October 2019
    FW William Togui (1996-08-07) 7 August 1996 5 0 Mechelen v.  Tunisia, 10 September 2019
    • DEC Player refused to join the team after the call-up.
    • INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
    • PRE Preliminary Squad.
    • SUS Suspended from the national team.

    Records

    The Ivory Coast team is notable for having participated in (and won) the two highest-scoring penalty shoot-outs in international football competition — the 24-shot shoot-out in the final of the 1992 African Cup of Nations when Ghana was defeated 11–10, and the 24-shot shoot-out in the quarter-final of the 2006 African Cup of Nations, when Cameroon was defeated 12–11. In 2015, Ivory Coast once again defeated Ghana in the final of an 2015 African Cup of Nations with a 22-shot shoot-out, winning 9–8.

    After Uli Stielike left before the Africa Cup 2008 due to his son's health situation, Gerard Gili, the co-trainer, took his position. To compensate of the lack of another co-coach, Didier Drogba acted as a player-coach. This was only the second time that a player had also acted as coach in the Africa Cup, after George Weah was both player and coach for Liberia during the 2002 tournament.

    In both the 2006 and 2010 World Cups, Ivory Coast were placed in a so-called "Group of Death". In 2006, Ivory Coast faced Argentina, Netherlands and Serbia and Montenegro; Argentina and Netherlands reached the Round of 16. In 2010, Ivory Coast was drawn with Brazil, Portugal and North Korea. Ivory Coast finished third in Group G, as Brazil and Portugal progressed.

    Honours
    Winners (2): 1992, 2015
    Fourth-place (1): 1992
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    See also

    References
    1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
    2. http://www.fifciv.com/?q=elim-can-2021-matchs-du-16-19-nov-2019-voici-les-24-el%C3%A9phants-s%C3%A9lectionn%C3%A9s
    3. https://global.espn.com/football/lineups?gameId=558112
    4. Roberto Mamrud. "IvoryCoast – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
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