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.

New Caledonia

Nickname(s)	Les Cagous (The Kagus)
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
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	156 (10 December 2020)[1]
Highest	93 (August 2013)
Lowest	191 (April–May 2016)
First international
New Caledonia 2–0 New Zealand  (Nouméa, New Caledonia; 19 September 1951)
Biggest win
New Caledonia 18–0 Guam  (Papua New Guinea; 3 September 1991)  New Caledonia 18–0 Micronesia  (Fiji; 1 July 2003)
Biggest defeat
Australia 11–0 New Caledonia  (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
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 2002	Ineligible									Ineligible
2006	Did not qualify									6	2	1	1	16	2
2010										12	7	3	2	22	13
2014										5	3	0	2	19	7
2018										4	1	2	1	9	3
2022	To be determined									To be determined
2026
Total		0/21	–	–	–	–	–	–		27	13	6	6	66	25

World Cup Qualification record

FIFA World Cup Qualification History
Year	Round	H/A/N	Score	Result
2006	Group 1	N	New Caledonia  0 – 0  Tahiti	Draw
	Group 1	A	New Caledonia  0 – 2  Solomon Islands	Loss
	Group 1	N	New Caledonia  8 – 0  Cook Islands	Win
	Group 1	N	New Caledonia  8 – 0  Tonga	Win
2010	South Pacific Games	N	New Caledonia  1 – 0  Tahiti	Win
	South Pacific Games	N	New Caledonia  1 – 0  Tuvalu	Win
	South Pacific Games	N	New Caledonia  3 – 0  Cook Islands	Win
	South Pacific Games	N	New Caledonia  1 – 1  Fiji	Draw
	South Pacific Games	N	New Caledonia  3 – 2  Solomon Islands	Win
	South Pacific Games	N	New Caledonia  1 – 0  Fiji	Win
	OFC Nations Cup	A	New Caledonia  3 – 3  Fiji	Draw
	OFC Nations Cup	H	New Caledonia  4 – 0  Fiji	Win
	OFC Nations Cup	A	New Caledonia  1 – 1  Vanuatu	Draw
	OFC Nations Cup	H	New Caledonia  3 – 0  Vanuatu	Win
	OFC Nations Cup	H	New Caledonia  1 – 3  New Zealand	Loss
	OFC Nations Cup	A	New Caledonia  0 – 3  New Zealand	Loss
2014	OFC Nations Cup	N	New Caledonia  5 – 2  Vanuatu	Win
	OFC Nations Cup	N	New Caledonia  3 – 4  Tahiti	Loss
	OFC Nations Cup	N	New Caledonia  9 – 0  Samoa	Win
	Third Round	H	New Caledonia  0 – 2  New Zealand	Loss
	Third Round	A	New Caledonia  4 – 0  Tahiti	Win
	Third Round	A	New Caledonia  6 – 2  Solomon Islands	Win
	Third Round	H	New Caledonia  5 – 0  Solomon Islands	Win
	Third Round	A	New Caledonia  1 – 2  New Zealand	Loss
	Third Round	H	New Caledonia  1 – 0  Tahiti	Win
2018	OFC Nations Cup	N	New Caledonia  1 – 1  Papua New Guinea	Draw
	OFC Nations Cup	N	New Caledonia  7 – 0  Samoa	Win
	OFC Nations Cup	N	New Caledonia  1 – 1  Tahiti	Draw
	Third Round	A	New Caledonia  0 – 2  New Zealand	Loss
	Third Round	H	New Caledonia  0 – 0  New Zealand	Draw
	Third Round	A	New Caledonia  2 – 2  Fiji	Draw
	Third Round	H	New Caledonia  2 – 1  New Zealand	Draw

OFC Nations Cup record

OFC Nations Cup Record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1973	Third Place	3rd	5	3	0	2	10	6
1980	Third Place	3rd	4	3	0	1	14	12
1996	Did Not Qualify
1998
2000
2002	Group stage	8th	3	0	0	3	1	14
2004	Did Not Qualify
2008	Runners-Up	2nd	6	2	2	2	12	10
2012	Runners-Up	2nd	5	3	0	2	19	7
2016	Third Place	3rd	4	1	2	1	9	3
2020	Cancelled
Total	6/10	0 Titles	27	12	4	11	65	52

Pacific Games record

Pacific Games Record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D *	L	GF	GA
1963	Champions	1st	2	2	0	0	10	3
1966	Runners-Up	2nd	4	3	0	1	17	2
1969	Champions	1st	5	4	1	0	20	3
1971	Champions	1st	4	3	1	0	12	2
1975	Runners-Up	2nd	5	4	0	1	16	4
1979	Fourth Place	4th	5	3	0	2	26	8
1983	Third Place	3rd	6	4	0	2	16	11
1987	Champions	1st	6	5	0	1	26	4
1991	Third Place	3rd	5	3	0	2	13	8
1995	Group Stage	5th	4	2	0	2	19	3
2003	Runners-Up	2nd	6	4	1	1	29	3
2007	Champions	1st	6	5	1	0	10	3
2011	Champions	1st	7	6	0	1	36	3
2015	See New Caledonia national under-23 football team
2019	Runners-Up	2nd	6	5	0	1	23	2
Total	13/14	7 Titles	65	48	4	13	250	57

Coupe de l'Outre Mer record

• 2008 – Group stage
• 2010 – Group stage

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
American Samoa	4	4	0	0	33	0	+33	100.00
Australia	4	0	0	4	1	23	−22	0.00
Bulgaria	1	0	0	1	3	5	−2	0.00
Cook Islands	4	4	0	0	32	0	+32	100.00
Estonia	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0.00
F.S. Micronesia	1	1	0	0	18	0	+18	100.00
Fiji	36	12	5	19	67	72	−5	33.33
Guadeloupe	2	0	1	1	1	5	−4	0.00
Guam	3	3	0	0	37	1	+36	100.00
Malaysia	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	0.00
Martinique	3	0	1	2	1	7	−6	0.00
Mauritius	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	0.00
Mayotte	2	1	0	1	3	4	−1	50.00
New Zealand	32	11	2	19	45	64	−19	34.38
New Zealand U23	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	0.00
Papua New Guinea	17	12	2	3	49	15	+34	70.59
Réunion	2	0	0	2	3	7	−4	0.00
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	1	1	0	0	16	1	+15	100.00
Samoa[lower-alpha 1]	4	4	0	0	29	0	+29	100.00
Solomon Islands	25	14	2	9	53	29	+24	56.00
Tahiti	62	26	14	22	105	76	+29	41.94
Tonga	5	5	0	0	36	2	+34	100.00
Tuvalu	5	4	0	1	32	2	+30	80.00
Vanuatu[lower-alpha 2]	38	23	7	8	97	45	+52	60.53
Wallis and Futuna	3	3	0	0	19	1	+18	100.00
Total	258	128	35	95	684	367	+317	49.61

Source: 1951–79 results, 1980–99 results and 2000–19 results
Notes:

1. Includes results as Western Samoa.
2. Includes results as New Hebrides.

List of coaches

Coach	Nationality	Duration
Guy Elmour	France	1971–1973
Jules Hmeune	France	1977
Rudi Gutendorf	Germany	1981
Michel Clarque	France	2002
Serge Martinengo de Novack	France	2002–2004
Didier Chambaron	France	2007–2010
Christophe Coursimault	France	2010–2012
Alain Moizan	France	2012–2015
Thierry Sardo	France	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
1	GK	Rocky Nyikeine	26 May 1992	21	0	Hienghène Sport
16	GK	Mickaël Ulile	16 July 1997	9	0	Abbeville
20	GK	Jean-Gilles Hnamuko	2 March 1996	1	0	Swift Hesperange
2	DF	Jorys Mène	2 January 1995	5	0	Alisontia Steinsel
3	DF	Joseph Tchako	30 March 1993	11	0	Mont-Dore
4	DF	Louis Ukajo	3 February 1989	5	0	Poitiers
5	DF	Mickaël Tiaou	3 April 1992	6	0	Magenta
13	DF	Jacques Wamytan	9 December 1988	7	0	Mont-Dore
18	DF	Emile Béaruné	7 February 1990	39	0	Hienghène Sport
21	DF	Willy Wahéo	8 July 1994	3	0	Ne Drehu
22	DF	Stéphane Tein-Padom	8 June 1994	3	0	Châtellerault
6	MF	Cédric Sansot	13 April 1989	17	0	Hienghène Sport
7	MF	Joël Wakanumuné (captain)	30 September 1986	37	1	Tiga Sport
10	MF	César Zeoula	29 August 1989	34	10	Schiltigheim
12	MF	Jekob Jeno	22 June 2000	2	0	Amiens II
14	MF	Didier Simane	3 August 1996	5	0	Magenta
15	MF	Cédric Decoire	15 May 1994	7	0	Mont-Dore
23	MF	Geordy Gony	15 May 1994	8	1	Hienghène Sport
8	FW	Richard Sele	31 August 1989	14	2	Magenta
9	FW	Jean-Philippe Saïko	29 August 1990	8	11	Tasman United
11	FW	Bertrand Kaï	6 June 1983	41	23	Hienghène Sport
17	FW	Jean-Christ Wajoka	6 September 1992	9	1	Magenta
19	FW	Nathanaël Hmaen	4 August 1993	10	4	Magenta

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.

Kit sponsorship

Kit lier	Period
Puma	2004–2006[4]
Nike	2010–2012
Erreà	2013–2017
Kappa	2017–2019
Select	2020-

References

1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
2. FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking September 2008
3. Les 21 Cagous pour le Mondial U-17 World Cuo India 2017
4. https://www.oldfootballshirts.com/pt/teams/n/new-caledonia/old-new-caledonia-football-shirt-s28101.html

External links

• New Caledonian Football Federation