French Guiana national football team
Men's association football team
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The French Guiana national football team (French: Sélection de Guyane de football) represents French Guiana (French overseas department) in men's international football, which is governed by the Ligue de football de la Guyane (English: Football League of Guiana) founded in 1962, the local branch of the FFF. It has been an associate member of CONCACAF since 1978 and becoming a full member in 2013, but is not affiliated with FIFA. Regionally, it is an affiliate member of CFU in the Caribbean Zone.
(The Yana Dòkòs)
| Nickname(s) | Les Yana Dòkòs (The Yana Dòkòs) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Ligue de Football de la Guyane (LFG) | ||
| Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
| Sub-confederation | CFU (Caribbean) | ||
| Head coach | Stéphane D'Urbano | ||
| Captain | Donovan Léon | ||
| Most caps | Rhudy Evens (63) | ||
| Top scorer | Gary Pigrée (16) | ||
| Home stadium | Stade Georges-Chaumet | ||
| FIFA code | GUF | ||
| |||
| First international | |||
 French Guiana 1–3 Suriname  (French Guiana; 1 January 1936) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 French Guiana 11–1 Saint Pierre and Miquelon  (Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône, France; 26 September 2012) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Suriname 9–0 French Guiana (Surinam; 2 March 1947) | |||
| CONCACAF Gold Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2017) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2017) | ||
| CFU Championship / Caribbean Cup | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1983) | ||
| Best result | Third place (1983, 2017) | ||
Medal record | |||
The French Guiana has qualified once for the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2017, and has also participated once in League A and three times in League B of the CONCACAF Nations League. Regionally, the team finished third place in the 1983 CFU Championship and also in the 2017 Caribbean Cup. The French Guiana cannot participate in World Cup qualifiers or FIFA global competitions, as it is not a FIFA member.
Overview
As an overseas department of the French Republic, it is an integral part of France and thus not a member of FIFA. French Guiana is therefore not eligible to enter a team in the World Cup independent of France. As full citizens of France, indistinguishable from any other French citizen, French Guianans are eligible to play for the France national football team.
Bernard Lama, Mike Maignan and Florent Malouda are three examples of Guianese players who have played for the France national team; Maignan is currently the first choice goalkeeper for the France national team and won the UEFA Nations league 2020–21 with the team; Lama was a member of the 1998 World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000 winning squads while Malouda played for the French team that finished runner-up in the 2006 World Cup.
Team image
CONCACAF
While it is not a member of FIFA, French Guiana is a member of CONCACAF and CFU, and thus eligible for all competitions organized by both. For any purpose outside of World Cup competition, all of the regional continental confederations may allow teams to be entered by territories that are de jure part of a country, the bulk of which is located in a different continental confederation region.
According to the status of the FFF (article 34, paragraph 6): "[...]Under the control of related continental confederations, and with the agreement of the FFF, those leagues can organize international sport events at a regional level or set up teams in order to participate to them."
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.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
Coaching history
Marie-Rose Carême (2004–2005)
Ghislain Zulémaro (2008–2010)- Steeve Falgayrettes* (2011–2012)
- François Louis-Marie & Hubert Contout (2012–2013)
- Jaïr Karam &
Marie-Rose Carême (2013–2018) - Thierry De Neef (2018–2022)
- Jean-Claude Darcheville (2022–2025)
- Stéphane D'Urbano (2025–present)[1]
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League A matches against Honduras and Nicaragua on 10 and 14 October 2024.[2]
Caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2024, after the match against Nicaragua
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Donovan Léon | 3 January 1992 | 37 | 0 | Auxerre | |
| GK | Fei-Hong Faham | 1 August 2001 | 3 | 0 | Vendée Poiré-sur-Vie | |
| GK | Marcos Peralta | 23 June 1996 | 1 | 0 | ASC Le Geldar | |
| DF | Grégory Lescot | 10 May 1989 | 32 | 0 | Saint-Pryvé Saint-Hilaire | |
| DF | Mickaël Colino | 17 December 1997 | 21 | 0 | Grand Santi | |
| DF | Yohan Marmot | 18 August 1994 | 13 | 0 | Unattached | |
| DF | Yannis Letard | 18 August 1998 | 7 | 0 | Unattached | |
| DF | Ullrich Pereira Souza | 11 July 2003 | 4 | 0 | US Saint-Malo B | |
| DF | Ericsson Thervilus | 29 November 2000 | 4 | 0 | Étoile Matoury | |
| DF | Anthony Menard | 4 September 1996 | 2 | 0 | AS Beauvais | |
| MF | Ludovic Baal | 25 May 1986 | 32 | 5 | Le Mans Villaret | |
| MF | Loïc Baal | 28 January 1992 | 30 | 5 |  Mondorf-les-Bains | |
| MF | Zedan Charlec | 8 December 1999 | 21 | 0 | Niort B | |
| MF | Thomas Némouthé | 6 January 2001 | 17 | 4 | FC 93 | |
| MF | Thomas Vancaeyezeele | 22 July 1994 | 12 | 0 |  Brooklyn FC | |
| MF | Robinho Besini | 28 March 2005 | 2 | 0 | FC Chalon | |
| MF | Raphaël Galas | 24 October 1997 | 1 | 1 | Saint-Pryvé Saint-Hilaire FC | |
| MF | Augustin Kwasiba | 11 November 2003 | 0 | 0 | ASC Le Geldar | |
| FW | Joël Sarrucco | 18 November 1990 | 26 | 10 | Le Geldar | |
| FW | Jules Haabo | 12 April 1997 | 16 | 7 | Étoile Matoury | |
| FW | Yvelin Nozile | 19 March 1997 | 14 | 0 | Grand Santi | |
| FW | Shaquille Dutard | 21 September 1996 | 7 | 1 | Jeunesse Esch | |
| FW | Ansley Panelle | 10 June 2000 | 2 | 0 | Stade Poitevin | |
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the French Guiana squad within the last twelve months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Marvin Golitin | 18 December 1999 | 2 | 0 | FC 93 |
v.  Bermuda; 21 November 2023 |
| DF | Jimmy Benice | 18 July 1996 | 3 | 0 | Étoile Matoury |
v.  Trinidad and Tobago; 10 September 2024 |
| DF | Yorick Gaillou | 27 May 1988 | 1 | 0 | CA Neuville-de-Poitou |
v. Trinidad and Tobago; 10 September 2024 |
| DF | Franz Gaubert | 3 February 2000 | 3 | 1 | Stade Bordelais |
v. Bermuda; 21 November 2023 |
| DF | Jean-David Legrand | 23 February 1991 | 30 | 2 | Lège Cap-Ferret |
v. Bermuda; 21 November 2023 |
| DF | Albert Ajaiso | 14 November 1986 | 28 | 1 |  Sainte-Marienne |
v. Bermuda; 21 November 2023 |
| MF | Dany Florentine | 12 February 2002 | 7 | 0 |  SCD Progresso Calcio |
v. Trinidad and Tobago; 10 September 2024 |
| MF | Keddy Baal | 18 July 1998 | 3 | 0 | US Lège Cap-Ferret B |
v. Trinidad and Tobago; 10 September 2024 |
| MF | Miguel Haabo | 1 September 1990 | 33 | 1 | Étoile Matoury |
v. Bermuda; 21 November 2023 |
| MF | Richardson Atchaliso | 21 February 2003 | 2 | 0 | Le Mans B |
v. Bermuda; 21 November 2023 |
| FW | Arnold Abelinti | 9 September 1991 | 27 | 8 | USM Saran |
v. Trinidad and Tobago; 10 September 2024 |
Player records
- As of 10 September 2024[3]
- Players in bold are still active with French Guiana.
Most appearances
| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhudy Evens | 63 | 8 | 2008–2022 |
| 2 | Donovan Léon | 36 | 0 | 2014–present |
| 3 | Miguel Haabo | 33 | 2 | 2012–present |
| 4 | Serge Lespérance | 31 | 1 | 2008–2017 |
| Marvin Torvic | 31 | 1 | 2012–2019 | |
| 6 | Jean-David Legrand | 30 | 2 | 2014–present |
| 7 | Grégory Lescot | 29 | 0 | 2009–present |
| Loïc Baal | 29 | 6 | 2015–present | |
| 7 | Albert Ajaiso | 28 | 1 | 2004–present |
| Kévin Rimane | 28 | 2 | 2014–present | |
| Ludovic Baal | 28 | 3 | 2012–present | |
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Pigrée | 16 | 20 | 0.8 | 2012–2015 |
| 2 | Joël Sarrucco | 9 | 17 | 0.53 | 2018–present |
| Arnold Abelinti | 9 | 26 | 0.35 | 2016–present | |
| 4 | Gabriel Pigrée | 8 | 15 | 0.53 | 2007–2016 |
| Rhudy Evens | 8 | 63 | 0.13 | 2008–2022 | |
| 6 | Sloan Privat | 8 | 11 | 0.64 | 2015–present |
| 7 | Loïc Baal | 6 | 29 | 0.21 | 2015–present |
| 8 | Jules Haabo | 5 | 14 | 0.36 | 2016–present |
| David Martinon | 5 | 22 | 0.23 | 2004–2015 | |
Competitive record
CONCACAF Gold Cup
| CONCACAF Championship & CONCACAF Gold Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1963 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
 1965 | |||||||||||||||
 1967 | |||||||||||||||
 1969 | |||||||||||||||
| 1971 | |||||||||||||||
 1973 | |||||||||||||||
 1977 | |||||||||||||||
| 1981 | |||||||||||||||
| 1985 | |||||||||||||||
| 1989 | |||||||||||||||
| 1991 | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1993 |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| 1996 |
9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | |||||||||
| 1998 |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
| 2000 |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||
| 2002 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
| 2003 | |||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Did not qualify | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||
| 2007 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
| 2009 | |||||||||||||||
| 2011 | |||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Did not qualify | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 16 | ||||||||
 2015 |
12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 12 | |||||||||
| 2017 | Group stage | 12th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | |
 2019 | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||
| 2021 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2023 |
8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | |||||||||
| 2025 |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | |||||||||
| Total | Group stage | 1/28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 72 | 28 | 18 | 26 | 125 | 98 | |
CONCACAF Nations League
| CONCACAF Nations League record | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | Division | Group | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | Finals | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | |
| 2019–20 | B | A | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 |  |
2021 |
Ineligible | ||||||||
| 2022–23 | B | D | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | |
2023 | |||||||||
| 2023–24 | B | C | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 |  |
2024 | |||||||||
| 2024–25 | A | B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 |  |
2025 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Total | — | — | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 27 | — | Total | 0 Titles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Caribbean Cup
| CFU Championship & Caribbean Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
| 1978 | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||
 1979 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
 1981 | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||
| 1983 |
Third place | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Qualified as host | ||||||
 1985 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
 1988 |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1989 |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||
| 1990 |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||
| 1991 |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1992 |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1993 |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| 1994 |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
 1995 |
Group stage | 7th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | |
| 1996 |
Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
  1997 |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1998 |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||
| 1999 |
Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||
| 2001 |
Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
| 2005 |
Did not qualify | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||
| 2007 |
Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
| 2008 | |||||||||||||||
| 2010 | |||||||||||||||
| 2012 |
Group stage | 7th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | |
| 2014 |
Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 6 | |
| 2017 |
Third place | 3rd | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | |
| Total | Third place | 5/25 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 61 | 22 | 14 | 25 | 98 | 85 | |
Head-to-head record
As of 19 November 2024 after match against Belize[4]
Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record
| Opponent |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Anguilla | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 |
 Aruba | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | +7 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| Barbados | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 |
 Belize | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
 British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 |
| Canada | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 |
 Cuba | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 |
 Curaçao[a] | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 |
 Dominica | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
 Dominican Republic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
 Grenada | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
 Guadeloupe | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 32 | −11 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
 Guyana | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | −3 |
 Haiti | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 |
| Honduras | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 |
| Jamaica | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 |
 Martinique | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 32 | −15 |
 Mayotte | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
 Nicaragua | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Réunion | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 |
| Suriname | 46 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 56 | 102 | −46 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | +3 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 |
 Sint Maarten | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 |
 Tahiti | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 20 | −10 |
 Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 |
| Total | 184 | 56 | 38 | 90 | 277 | 310 | −33 |
- Includes matches against the Netherlands Antilles.
