New Caledonia national football team
The New Caledonia national football team is the national team of New Caledonia and is controlled by the Fédération Calédonienne de Football. Although they were only admitted to FIFA in 2004, they have been participating in the OFC Nations Cup since its inception. They have been one of this relatively small region's strongest teams, finishing second in 2008 and 2012, and third in 1973 and 1980. They were the top ranked OFC nation at number 95 in September 2008,[2] making them only the fourth country from the confederation to have reached the global top 100.
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Nickname(s) | Les Cagous (The Kagus) | ||
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Association | Fédération Calédonienne de Football | ||
Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
Head coach | Thierry Sardo | ||
Most caps | Bertrand Kaï (41) | ||
Top scorer | Bertrand Kaï (23) | ||
Home stadium | Stade Numa-Daly Magenta | ||
FIFA code | NCL | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 156 ![]() | ||
Highest | 93 (August 2013) | ||
Lowest | 191 (April–May 2016) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Nouméa, New Caledonia; 19 September 1951) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Papua New Guinea; 3 September 1991) ![]() ![]() (Fiji; 1 July 2003) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Auckland, New Zealand; 2002) | |||
OFC Nations Cup | |||
Appearances | 6 (first in 1973) | ||
Best result | Runners-up, 2008 and 2012 |
World Cup record
FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1930 to 2002 | Ineligible | Ineligible | |||||||||||||
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Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 2 | ||||||||
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12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 13 | |||||||||
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 7 | |||||||||
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | |||||||||
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To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
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Total | 0/21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 27 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 66 | 25 |
World Cup Qualification record
FIFA World Cup Qualification History | ||||
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Year | Round | H/A/N | Score | Result |
2006 | Group 1 | N | New Caledonia ![]() ![]() | Draw |
Group 1 | A | New Caledonia ![]() ![]() | Loss | |
Group 1 | N | New Caledonia ![]() ![]() | Win | |
Group 1 | N | New Caledonia ![]() ![]() | Win | |
2010 | South Pacific Games | N | New Caledonia ![]() ![]() | Win |
South Pacific Games | N | New Caledonia ![]() ![]() | Win | |
South Pacific Games | N | New Caledonia ![]() ![]() | Win | |
South Pacific Games | N | New Caledonia ![]() ![]() | Draw | |
South Pacific Games | N | New Caledonia ![]() ![]() | Win | |
South Pacific Games | N | New Caledonia ![]() ![]() | Win | |
OFC Nations Cup | A | New Caledonia ![]() ![]() | Draw | |
OFC Nations Cup | H | New Caledonia ![]() ![]() | Win | |
OFC Nations Cup | A | New Caledonia ![]() ![]() | Draw | |
OFC Nations Cup | H | New Caledonia ![]() ![]() | Win | |
OFC Nations Cup | H | New Caledonia ![]() ![]() | Loss | |
OFC Nations Cup | A | New Caledonia ![]() ![]() | Loss | |
2014 | OFC Nations Cup | N | New Caledonia ![]() ![]() | Win |
OFC Nations Cup | N | New Caledonia ![]() ![]() | Loss | |
OFC Nations Cup | N | New Caledonia ![]() ![]() | Win | |
Third Round | H | New Caledonia ![]() ![]() | Loss | |
Third Round | A | New Caledonia ![]() ![]() | Win | |
Third Round | A | New Caledonia ![]() ![]() | Win | |
Third Round | H | New Caledonia ![]() ![]() | Win | |
Third Round | A | New Caledonia ![]() ![]() | Loss | |
Third Round | H | New Caledonia ![]() ![]() | Win | |
2018 | OFC Nations Cup | N | New Caledonia ![]() ![]() | Draw |
OFC Nations Cup | N | New Caledonia ![]() ![]() | Win | |
OFC Nations Cup | N | New Caledonia ![]() ![]() | Draw | |
Third Round | A | New Caledonia ![]() ![]() | Loss | |
Third Round | H | New Caledonia ![]() ![]() | Draw | |
Third Round | A | New Caledonia ![]() ![]() | Draw | |
Third Round | H | New Caledonia ![]() ![]() | Draw |
OFC Nations Cup record
OFC Nations Cup Record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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Third Place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 |
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Third Place | 3rd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 |
1996 | Did Not Qualify | |||||||
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Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
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Did Not Qualify | |||||||
2008 | Runners-Up | 2nd | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 |
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Runners-Up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 7 |
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Third Place | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
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Cancelled | |||||||
Total | 6/10 | 0 Titles | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 65 | 52 |
Pacific Games record
Pacific Games Record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA |
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Champions | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
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Runners-Up | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 2 |
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Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 |
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Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
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Runners-Up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 |
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Fourth Place | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 8 |
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Third Place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 11 |
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Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 4 |
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Third Place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 |
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Group Stage | 5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 3 |
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Runners-Up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 3 |
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Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
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Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 3 |
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See New Caledonia national under-23 football team | |||||||
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Runners-Up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 2 |
Total | 13/14 | 7 Titles | 65 | 48 | 4 | 13 | 250 | 57 |
Results and fixtures
For all past match results of the national team, see the team's 1951–79 results page, 1980–99 results page and 2000–19 results page.
Recent results
2021
Record by opponent
Up to matches played on 20 July 2019.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | WPCT |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | +33 | 100.00 |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 23 | −22 | 0.00 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 0.00 |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | +32 | 100.00 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | +18 | 100.00 |
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36 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 67 | 72 | −5 | 33.33 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0.00 |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | +36 | 100.00 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0.00 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 50.00 |
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32 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 45 | 64 | −19 | 34.38 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
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17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 49 | 15 | +34 | 70.59 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0.00 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 100.00 |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | +29 | 100.00 |
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25 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 53 | 29 | +24 | 56.00 |
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62 | 26 | 14 | 22 | 105 | 76 | +29 | 41.94 |
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | +34 | 100.00 |
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 2 | +30 | 80.00 |
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38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 97 | 45 | +52 | 60.53 |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | +18 | 100.00 |
Total | 258 | 128 | 35 | 95 | 684 | 367 | +317 | 49.61 |
- Includes results as Western Samoa.
- Includes results as New Hebrides.
List of coaches
Coach | Nationality | Duration |
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Guy Elmour | ![]() |
1971–1973 |
Jules Hmeune | ![]() |
1977 |
Rudi Gutendorf | ![]() |
1981 |
Michel Clarque | ![]() |
2002 |
Serge Martinengo de Novack | ![]() |
2002–2004 |
Didier Chambaron | ![]() |
2007–2010 |
Christophe Coursimault | ![]() |
2010–2012 |
Alain Moizan | ![]() |
2012–2015 |
Thierry Sardo | ![]() |
2015– |
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2019 Pacific Games from 7–20 July in Apia, Samoa
Caps and goals updated as of 20 July 2019 after the game against New Zealand U23.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Rocky Nyikeine | 26 May 1992 | 21 | 0 | ![]() |
16 | GK | Mickaël Ulile | 16 July 1997 | 9 | 0 | ![]() |
20 | GK | Jean-Gilles Hnamuko | 2 March 1996 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
2 | DF | Jorys Mène | 2 January 1995 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
3 | DF | Joseph Tchako | 30 March 1993 | 11 | 0 | ![]() |
4 | DF | Louis Ukajo | 3 February 1989 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
5 | DF | Mickaël Tiaou | 3 April 1992 | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
13 | DF | Jacques Wamytan | 9 December 1988 | 7 | 0 | ![]() |
18 | DF | Emile Béaruné | 7 February 1990 | 39 | 0 | ![]() |
21 | DF | Willy Wahéo | 8 July 1994 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
22 | DF | Stéphane Tein-Padom | 8 June 1994 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
6 | MF | Cédric Sansot | 13 April 1989 | 17 | 0 | ![]() |
7 | MF | Joël Wakanumuné (captain) | 30 September 1986 | 37 | 1 | ![]() |
10 | MF | César Zeoula | 29 August 1989 | 34 | 10 | ![]() |
12 | MF | Jekob Jeno | 22 June 2000 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
14 | MF | Didier Simane | 3 August 1996 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
15 | MF | Cédric Decoire | 15 May 1994 | 7 | 0 | ![]() |
23 | MF | Geordy Gony | 15 May 1994 | 8 | 1 | ![]() |
8 | FW | Richard Sele | 31 August 1989 | 14 | 2 | ![]() |
9 | FW | Jean-Philippe Saïko | 29 August 1990 | 8 | 11 | ![]() |
11 | FW | Bertrand Kaï | 6 June 1983 | 41 | 23 | ![]() |
17 | FW | Jean-Christ Wajoka | 6 September 1992 | 9 | 1 | ![]() |
19 | FW | Nathanaël Hmaen | 4 August 1993 | 10 | 4 | ![]() |
Kit
Kappa are the current kit provider for the national team since 2017.[3] As of 2012, the national team's home kit is a grey jersey with red shorts and red socks. The away kit is a red jersey with red shorts and white socks.