Guadeloupe national football team

Guadeloupe was a surprise qualifier for the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2007. The regional team earned qualification to the tournament after finishing in 4th place at the 2006–07 Caribbean Nations Cup. The appearance in the Gold Cup marked Guadeloupe's first in the competition and they opened the campaign on 6 June 2007 with a 1–1 draw against Haiti. In the team's following match against Canada, Guadeloupe recorded a 2–1 victory in front of 20,000 spectators at the Orange Bowl in Miami. The team finally succumbed to defeat losing 1–0 to the reigning champions of UNCAF, Costa Rica, to close out group play.

Guadeloupe advanced to the knockout stage of the competition as a result of being the second best performing third-place team in group play. In the quarterfinals, Guadeloupe were pitted against Honduras and earned an upset victory defeating the Hondurans 2–1 at the Reliant Stadium in Houston.[2] Prior to its elimination, Honduras had been equal to the task of Guadeloupe having beaten Mexico 2–1 and dominating Cuba 5–0. In the ensuing round, Guadeloupe were defeated by Mexico 1–0.[3] However, despite the loss, Guadeloupe were praised for its strong defensive performance.[4] Guadeloupe's finish in the tournament was the best finish by a Caribbean island team since Trinidad and Tobago reached the semifinals of the 2000 tournament.

Guadeloupe's respectable third-place finish in the 2008 Caribbean Championship meant a consecutive appearance in the Gold Cup. Ahead of the competition, regional team coach Roger Salnot sought to increase Guadeloupe's chances of winning by calling up players of Guadeloupean descent who were born in metropolitan France. Salnot named notable players to his preliminary squad such as goalkeeper Yohann Thuram, defenders Daniel Congré, Michaël Ciani, Ronald Zubar, midfielders Étienne and Aurélien Capoue, and Ludovic Sylvestre, and attackers Alexandre Alphonse, Claudio Beauvue, and Richard Socrier. All players had been effective players in Ligue 1 and abroad. However, despite calling up an abundance of talent, only Alexandre Alphonse was allowed participation by his club. Every other player either personally turned down the invitation or was denied by his parent club with Salnot expressing his disappointment at the latter issue.

In the tournament, Guadeloupe were inserted to Group C alongside Mexico, Panama, and Nicaragua. The team started off the group with two straight victories defeating Panama 2–1 at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum and systematically disabling the Nicaraguans 2–0 at the Reliant Stadium in Houston. In the team's final group stage match against Mexico, Guadeloupe was beaten 2–0 in Phoenix. Guadeloupe's second-place finish in the group meant another appearance in the knockout stage, where the team was pitted against Costa Rica in the quarter-finals at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. In the match, it was Costa Rica who dominated scoring twice within the first 20 minutes of the match. Costa Rica finished the match with five goals with Guadeloupe getting a consolation goal from Alphonse in the second half.

In 2021, Guadeloupe once again qualified to compete for the Gold Cup.

The following footballers have been called up for friendlies against Cape Verde and Martinique on 23 and 26 March 2022.[5]

Caps and goals as 26 March 2022, after the match against Martinique.[6]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Kevin Ajax	(1987-08-31) August 31, 1987	9	0	CS Moulien
	1GK	Yohann Thuram-Ulien	(1988-10-31) October 31, 1988	9	0	Amiens
	1GK	Willy Leguier	(1996-12-17) December 17, 1996	0	0	Phare Petit-Canal
	2DF	Ronan Hauterville	(1989-11-21) November 21, 1989	16	2	Phare Petit-Canal
	2DF	Anthony Baron	(1992-12-29) December 29, 1992	12	1	Stade Nyonnais
	2DF	Méddy Lina	(1986-01-11) January 11, 1986	12	0	Boulogne
	2DF	Thomas Pineau	(1991-01-31) January 31, 1991	4	0	Solidarité-Scolaire
	2DF	Stevenson Casimir	(1992-06-03) June 3, 1992	3	0	La Gauloise
	2DF	Jean-Pierre Morgan	(1992-10-30) October 30, 1992	2	0	Stade Briochin
	2DF	Nathanaël Saintini	(2000-05-30) May 30, 2000	2	0	Sion
	2DF	Nicolas Saint-Ruf	(1992-10-24) October 24, 1992	1	0	US Orléans
	2DF	Hans Dezac	(2003-08-04) August 4, 2003	0	0	L'Étoile de Morne-à-l'Eau
	3MF	Quentin Annette	(1998-01-13) January 13, 1998	10	0	Club Franciscain
	3MF	Morgan Saint-Maximin	(1997-08-02) August 2, 1997	7	0	Solidarité-Scolaire
	3MF	Dimitri Cavaré	(1995-02-05) February 5, 1995	6	0	Sion
	3MF	Jordan Leborgne	(1995-09-29) September 29, 1995	2	0	Rodez
	3MF	Livyo Damas-Agis	(2000-05-10) May 10, 2000	1	0	Solidarité-Scolaire
	4FW	Vikash Tillé	(1997-11-26) November 26, 1997	10	1	CS Moulien
	4FW	Dimitri Ramothe	(1990-09-08) September 8, 1990	8	4	ACMG
	4FW	Matthias Phaeton	(2000-01-08) January 8, 2000	7	4	Guingamp
	4FW	Florian David	(1992-11-16) November 16, 1992	4	3	Rodez
	4FW	Thierry Ambrose	(1997-03-28) March 28, 1997	2	1	K.V. Oostende
	4FW	Skeveen Romage	(1997-12-22) December 22, 1997	1	0	USBM
	4FW	Livier Serin		0	0	Gosier

The following footballers were called up in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Frederic Tejou	(1987-07-13) July 13, 1987	5	0	La Gauloise de Basse-Terre	v.  Suriname, 20 July 2021
GK	Cédric Julan	(1990-01-26) January 26, 1990	2	0	Jeunesse EVO	v.  Bahamas, 3 July 2021 PRE
DF	Kevin Moeson	(1997-09-30) September 30, 1997	11	0	Solidarité-Scolaire	v.  Suriname, 20 July 2021
DF	Mickaël Alphonse	(1989-07-12) July 12, 1989	9	0	Maccabi Haifa	v.  Suriname, 20 July 2021
DF	Kelly Irep	(1995-09-01) September 1, 1995	7	0	Créteil	v.  Suriname, 20 July 2021
DF	Steve Solvet	(1996-03-29) March 29, 1996	5	1	Sète	v.  Suriname, 20 July 2021
DF	Colman Makouké	(1990-06-07) June 7, 1990	2	0	ASG Juventus de Sainte-Anne	v.  Suriname, 20 July 2021
DF	Mickaël Tacalfred	(1981-04-23) April 23, 1981	16	0	Béziers	v.  Bahamas, 3 July 2021 PRE
DF	Loic Nestor	(1989-05-20) May 20, 1989	7	1	Grenoble	v.  Bahamas, 3 July 2021 PRE
DF	Lurick Errin	(1993-08-12) August 12, 1993	5	0	US Baie-Mahault	v.  Bahamas, 3 July 2021 PRE
DF	François Gustave	(2000-11-09) November 9, 2000	2	0	La Gauloise	v.  Bahamas, 3 July 2021 PRE
DF	Kenny Burat	(1998-07-13) July 13, 1998	0	0	St. Lamentinois	v.  Bahamas, 3 July 2021 PRE
DF	Andreaw Gravillon	(1998-02-08) February 8, 1998	0	0	Reims	v.  Bahamas, 3 July 2021 PRE
DF	Loïck Landre	(1992-05-05) May 5, 1992	0	0	Unattached	v.  Bahamas, 3 July 2021 PRE
DF	Ronan Popote	(2000-06-04) June 4, 2000	0	0	Gosier	v.  Bahamas, 3 July 2021 PRE
DF	Nicolas Zénon	(1990-07-16) July 16, 1990	0	0	ASGJSA	v.  Bahamas, 3 July 2021 PRE
MF	Mavrick Annerose	(1995-11-29) November 29, 1995	11	0	USR Saint Rose	v.  Suriname, 20 July 2021
MF	Kévin Malpon	(1996-03-01) March 1, 1996	7	0	Gosier	v.  Suriname, 20 July 2021
MF	Dimitri Bolivar	(1997-10-01) October 1, 1997	4	0	US Baie-Mahault	v.  Bahamas, 3 July 2021 PRE
MF	Likendy Labylle	(1998-01-17) January 17, 1998	1	1	RCBT	v.  Bahamas, 3 July 2021 PRE
MF	Randy Chariny	(1998-01-13) January 13, 1998	0	0	St. Lamentinois	v.  Bahamas, 3 July 2021 PRE
FW	Raphaël Mirval	(1996-05-04) May 4, 1996	14	9	Aubagne FC	v.  Suriname, 20 July 2021
FW	Luther Archimède	(1999-09-17) September 17, 1999	4	0	Sacramento Republic	v.  Suriname, 20 July 2021
FW	Lenny Nangis	(1994-03-24) March 24, 1994	4	0	RWDM	v.  Bahamas, 3 July 2021 PRE
FW	Thomas Gaydu	(1998-07-23) July 23, 1998	3	0	Solidarité-Scolaire	v.  Bahamas, 3 July 2021 PRE

Guadeloupe has participated in three of the fifteen CONCACAF Gold Cups contested. The team's first appearance in the competition was in 2007. The team, surprisingly, reached the semi-finals where they were defeated by Mexico. Two years later, in 2009, Guadeloupe made their second consecutive appearance in the competition and, for the second straight time, reached the knockout stage of the Gold Cup. In the quarter-finals, Guadeloupe were defeated by Costa Rica.

Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1991	Did not qualify
1993
1996
1998	Did not enter
2000	Did not qualify
2002
2003
2005
2007	Fourth place	4th	5	2	1	2	5	5
2009	Quarter-finals	6th	4	2	0	2	5	8
2011	Group stage	10th	3	0	0	3	2	5
2013	Did not qualify
2015
2017
2019
2021	Group stage	14th	3	0	0	3	3	7
Total	4/16	0 Titles	15	4	1	10	15	25

Guadeloupe appeared in seven Caribbean Cups. The regional team never won the competition, but finished in third place on three occasions in 1989, 1994, and 2008. From the 2007 competition onwards, Guadeloupe finished inside the top four teams in the proceeding Caribbean Cups. In 2010, the team finished runners-up to Jamaica, losing 5–4 on penalties.

Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1989	Third place	3rd	2	1	0	1	2	1
1990	Did not qualify
1991
1992	Round 1	5th	3	1	0	2	1	3
1993	Did not qualify
1994	Third place	3rd	5	2	2	1	11	6
1995	Did not qualify
1996	Did not enter
1997
1998	Did not qualify
1999	Round 1	7th	3	0	0	3	4	10
2001	Did not qualify
2005
2007	Fourth place	4th	5	2	0	3	8	10
2008	Third place	3rd	5	1	2	2	6	8
2010	Runners-up*	2nd	5	2	2	1	5	5
2012	Did not qualify
2014
2017
Total	7/19	0 Titles	28	9	6	13	37	35

Guadeloupe has participated in both editions of the Coupe de l'Outre-Mer, which was established in 2008. In both editions, the team finished in third place behind Martinique and Réunion with the latter team winning the first edition and Martinique winning the second.

Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2008	Third place	3rd	4	3	0	1	9	1
2010	Third place	3rd	4	2	2	0	8	2
2012	Third place	3rd	4	3	0	1	19	4
Total	3/3	0 Titles	12	8	2	2	36	7

From 1978–1985, Guadeloupe participated in the CFU Championship, a precursor to the Caribbean Cup. Of the six championships played, Guadeloupe featured in two final rounds and departed each tournament without a single win.

Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1978	Did not qualify
1979
1981	Third place	3rd	3	0	1	2	2	6
1983	Did not qualify
1985	Third place	3rd	3	0	1	2	3	5
1988[7]	Did not qualify
Total	2/6	0 Titles	6	0	2	4	5	11

*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.

**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won. Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.