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 African Cup of Nations against Ghana on penalties at the Stade Léopold Sédar 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 (10 December 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, Sébastien Haller, Franck Kessié, Willy Boly and Jérémie Boga. 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 World Rankings 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.

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup
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
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
1992 Champions 1st 5 2 3 0 4 0
1994Third place3rd5311115
1996Group stage11th310225
1998Quarter-finals7th4220106
2000Group stage9th311134
200216th301214
2004Did not qualify
2006 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 2 1 6 5
2008 Fourth place 4th 6 4 0 2 16 9
2010Quarter-finals8th312054
2012 Runners-up 2nd 6 5 1 0 9 0
2013 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 8 5
2015 Champions 1st 6 3 3 0 9 4
2017 Group stage 11th 3 0 2 1 2 3
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
2020Did not qualify
2022To be determined
Total Third place 4/6 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.

2020
5 October Friendly Nigeria  Cancelled  Ivory Coast Austria
CEST (UTC+02:00)
8 October Friendly Belgium  1–1  Ivory Coast Brussels, Belgium
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Batshuayi  54' Report Kessié  87' (pen.) Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
13 October Friendly Japan  1–0  Ivory Coast Utrecht, Netherlands
16:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Referee: Jochem Kamphuis (Netherlands)
12 November 2021 AFCONQ Ivory Coast  2–1  Madagascar Abidjan, Ivory Coast
19:00 UTC±0
Report
Stadium: Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara
Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)
Note: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all matches of matchdays 3 and 4 scheduled for March 2020 had been postponed to November 2020.[2]
17 November 2021 AFCONQ Madagascar  1–1  Ivory Coast Madagascar
16:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Barikadimy Stadium, Toamasina
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
Note: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all matches of matchdays 3 and 4 scheduled for March 2020 had been postponed to November 2020.[3]

2021
22 March 2021 AFCONQ Niger  v  Ivory Coast Niger
--:-- UTC+1 Stadium: TBD
Note: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all matches of matchdays 5 and 6 scheduled for June 2020 had been postponed to March 2021.[4]
30 March 2021 AFCONQ Ivory Coast  v  Ethiopia Ivory Coast
--:-- UTC±0 Stadium: TBD
Note: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all matches of matchdays 5 and 6 scheduled for June 2020 had been postponed to March 2021.[5]

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 Madagascar on 12 and 17 November 2020.[6]
Caps and goals updated as of 17 November 2020, after the second match against Madagascar.[7]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
16 1GK Sylvain Gbohouo (1988-10-29) 29 October 1988 56 0 Mazembe
23 1GK Abdoul Karim Cissé (1985-10-20) 20 October 1985 3 0 ASEC Mimosas
1 1GK Eliezer Ira Tape (1997-08-31) 31 August 1997 0 0 San Pedro
17 2DF Serge Aurier (1992-12-24) 24 December 1992 66 2 Tottenham Hotspur
5 2DF Wilfried Kanon (1993-07-06) 6 July 1993 49 2 Pyramids
2DF Eric Bailly (1994-04-12) 12 April 1994 36 2 Manchester United
4 2DF Simon Deli (1991-10-27) 27 October 1991 17 0 Club Brugge
7 2DF Odilon Kossounou (2001-01-04) 4 January 2001 4 0 Club Brugge
2 2DF Sinaly Diomandé (2001-04-09) 9 April 2001 3 0 Lyon
6 2DF Willy Boly (1991-02-03) 3 February 1991 2 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
3 2DF Kalpi Ouattara (1998-12-29) 29 December 1998 2 0 Östersund
15 3MF Max Gradel (1987-11-30) 30 November 1987 82 12 Sivasspor
20 3MF Serey Dié (1984-11-07) 7 November 1984 52 2 Sion
8 3MF Franck Kessié (1996-12-19) 19 December 1996 44 3 Milan
13 3MF Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (1992-10-11) 11 October 1992 15 0 Lazio
3MF Serge N'Guessan (1994-12-17) 17 December 1994 14 2 Nancy
12 3MF Habib Maïga (1996-06-01) 1 June 1996 6 0 Metz
3MF Jérémie Boga (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 1 0 Sassuolo
18 3MF Ibrahim Sangaré (1997-12-02) 2 December 1997 1 0 PSV
10 4FW Gervinho (1987-05-27) 27 May 1987 86 23 Parma
14 4FW Jonathan Kodjia (1989-10-22) 22 October 1989 25 11 Al-Gharafa
19 4FW Nicolas Pépé (1995-05-20) 20 May 1995 24 5 Arsenal
4FW Maxwel Cornet (1996-09-27) 27 September 1996 21 4 Lyon
4FW Wilfried Zaha (1992-11-10) 10 November 1992 18 5 Crystal Palace
22 4FW Lago Junior (1990-12-31) 31 December 1990 3 0 Mallorca
4FW Christian Kouamé (1997-12-06) 6 December 1997 3 0 Fiorentina
9 4FW Sébastien Haller (1994-06-22) 22 June 1994 2 1 Ajax
21 4FW Jumaa Saeed (1992-09-13) 13 September 1992 1 0 Al-Kuwait
11 4FW David Datro Fofana (2002-12-22) 22 December 2002 0 0 Abidjan City
4FW Jean Evrard Kouassi (1994-09-25) 25 September 1994 0 0 Wuhan Zall

    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
    GK Sayouba Mandé (1993-06-15) 15 June 1993 5 0 OB v.  Japan, 13 October 2020
    GK Nicolas Tié (2001-02-13) 13 February 2001 0 0 Vitória de Guimarães v.  Belgium, 8 October 2020
    DF Ismaël Traoré (1986-08-18) 18 August 1986 19 0 Angers v.  Japan, 13 October 2020
    DF Ghislain Konan (1995-12-27) 27 December 1995 11 0 Reims v.  Belgium, 8 October 2020
    MF Jean Michaël Seri (1991-07-19) 19 July 1991 30 3 Fulham v.  Japan, 13 October 2020
    MF Yakou Méïté (1996-02-11) 11 February 1996 3 0 Reading v.  Japan, 13 October 2020
    MF Ibrahim Traoré (1988-09-16) 16 September 1988 1 0 Slavia Prague v.  Japan, 13 October 2020
    MF Mohamed Doumbia (1998-12-25) 25 December 1998 0 0 Dukla Prague v.  Japan, 13 October 2020
    FW Anderson Niangbo (1999-10-06) 6 October 1999 0 0 Gent v.  Japan, 13 October 2020
    • 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
    Runners-up (2): 2006, 2012
    Fourth-place (1): 1992

    See also

    References
    1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
    2. "Total AFCON 2021 qualifiers postponed". CAF. 13 March 2020.
    3. "Total AFCON 2021 qualifiers postponed". CAF. 13 March 2020.
    4. "Total AFCON 2021 qualifiers postponed". CAF. 13 March 2020.
    5. "Total AFCON 2021 qualifiers postponed". CAF. 13 March 2020.
    6. http://www.fifciv.com/?q=elim-can-2021-3%C3%A8-4%C3%A8-j-patrice-beaumelle-convoque-26-joueurs
    7. https://www.flashscore.com/match/GGjQnfL3/#lineups;1
    8. Roberto Mamrud. "IvoryCoast – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
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