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 players were called up for the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B matches against Antigua and Barbuda and Cuba on 23 and 26 March respectively.[5]

Caps and goals as of 26 March 2023 after the match against Cuba.[6]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Brice Cognard	(1990-04-26) April 26, 1990	3	0	Avranches
	1GK	Davy Rouyard	(1999-08-17) August 17, 1999	3	0	Bordeaux
	1GK	Willy Leguier	(1996-12-17) December 17, 1996	0	0	Phare Petit-Canal
	2DF	Méddy Lina	(1986-01-11) January 11, 1986	19	0	Solidarité-Scolaire
	2DF	Ronan Hauterville	(1989-11-21) November 21, 1989	17	2	Phare Petit-Canal
	2DF	Anthony Baron	(1992-12-29) December 29, 1992	18	1	Servette
	2DF	Cédric Avinel	(1986-09-11) September 11, 1986	15	0	Ajaccio
	2DF	Mickaël Alphonse	(1989-07-12) July 12, 1989	12	0	Ajaccio
	2DF	Dimitri Cavaré	(1995-02-05) February 5, 1995	8	0	Sion
	2DF	Nathanaël Saintini	(2000-05-30) May 30, 2000	8	0	Sion
	2DF	Andreaw Gravillon	(1998-02-08) February 8, 1998	6	0	Torino
	2DF	Jérôme Roussillon	(1993-01-06) January 6, 1993	2	0	Union Berlin
	3MF	Quentin Annette	(1998-01-13) January 13, 1998	14	0	Solidarité-Scolaire
	3MF	Vikash Tillé	(1997-11-26) November 26, 1997	14	1	Moulien
	3MF	Dimitri Ramothe	(1990-09-08) September 8, 1990	10	4	Amical Club
	3MF	Ange-Freddy Plumain	(1995-03-02) March 2, 1995	5	0	Bnei Sakhnin
	3MF	Johan Rotsen	(1996-08-11) August 11, 1996	5	0	Sète
	4FW	Grégory Gendrey	(1986-07-10) July 10, 1986	31	9	Solidarité-Scolaire
	4FW	Matthias Phaëton	(2000-01-08) January 8, 2000	13	5	Grenoble
	4FW	Thierry Ambrose	(1997-03-28) March 28, 1997	8	4	Oostende
	4FW	Luther Archimède	(1999-09-17) September 17, 1999	7	0	Sacramento Republic
	4FW	Geoffray Durbant	(1992-05-19) May 19, 1992	3	2	Laval
	4FW	Jordan Tell	(1997-06-10) June 10, 1997	1	0	Grenoble

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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
DF	Thomas Pineau	(1991-01-31) January 31, 1991	6	0	Solidarité-Scolaire	v. Bastia, 11 December 2022
DF	Médéric Déher	(1994-10-11) October 11, 1994	0	0	Solidarité-Scolaire	v. Bastia, 11 December 2022
DF	Jean-Pierre Morgan	(1992-10-30) October 30, 1992	6	0	Stade Briochin	v.  Barbados, 12 June 2022
DF	Nicolas Saint-Ruf	(1992-10-24) October 24, 1992	4	0	Orléans	v.  Barbados, 12 June 2022
DF	Hans Dezac	(2003-08-04) August 4, 2003	0	0	L'Étoile de Morne-à-l'Eau	v.  Barbados, 12 June 2022
MF	Keyvan Beaumont	(2005-07-18) July 18, 2005	0	0	CERFA	v. Bastia, 11 December 2022
MF	Lucas Larochelle	(1997-12-02) December 2, 1997	0	0	La Gauloise	v. Bastia, 11 December 2022
MF	Morgan Saint-Maximin	(1997-08-02) August 2, 1997	10	0	Solidarité-Scolaire	v.  Barbados, 12 June 2022
FW	Dustin Bourgeois		0	0	La Gauloise	v. Bastia, 11 December 2022
FW	Florian David	(1992-11-16) November 16, 1992	8	3	Kauno Žalgiris	v.  Barbados, 12 June 2022
FW	Skeveen Romage	(1997-12-22) December 22, 1997	1	0	USBM	v.  Barbados, 12 June 2022
FW	Livier Serin	(1995-05-26) May 26, 1995	1	0	Gosier	v.  Barbados, 12 June 2022

Guadeloupe has participated in four of the sixteen CONCACAF Gold Cups contested. The team's first appearance in the competition was in 2007. The team 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
2023	To be determined
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	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	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 participated in all three editions of the Coupe de l'Outre-Mer, which was established in 2008. In each edition, the team finished in third place behind Martinique and Réunion, with the latter team winning the first and third editions and Martinique winning the second.

Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	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	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	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[notes 1]	Did not qualify
Total	2/6	0 Titles	6	0	2	4	5	11

*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

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