National association football team representing Ivory Coast This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Ivory Coast women's national football team. Ivory Coast/Côte d'Ivoire Nickname(s)| Les Éléphants (The Elephants) Association| Ivorian Football Federation Confederation| CAF (Africa) Sub-confederation| WAFU (West Africa) Head coach| Jean-Louis Gasset Captain| Serge Aurier Most caps| Didier Zokora (123) Top scorer| Didier Drogba (65) Home stadium| Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stade National FIFA code| CIV First colours Second colours | FIFA ranking Current| 48 4 (6 October 2022)[1] Highest| 12 (February 2013, April–May 2013) Lowest| 75 (March–May 2004) First international Ivory Coast 3–2 Dahomey (Madagascar, 13 April 1960) Biggest win Ivory Coast 11–0 Central African Republic (Abidjan, Ivory Coast; 27 December 1961) Biggest defeat Netherlands 5–0 Ivory Coast (Rotterdam, Netherlands; 4 June 2017) World Cup Appearances| 3 (first in 2006) Best result| Group stage (2006, 2010, 2014) Africa Cup of Nations Appearances| 24 (first in 1965) Best result| Champions (1992, 2015) African Nations Championship Appearances| 3 (first in 2009) Best result| Third place (2016) FIFA Confederations Cup Appearances| 1 (first in 1992) Best result| Fourth place (1992) The Ivory Coast national football team (French: Équipe de football de Côte d'Ivoire, recognized as the Côte d'Ivoire by FIFA[3]) represents Ivory Coast in men's international football. Nicknamed the Elephants, the team is managed by the Ivorian Football Federation (FIF). Until 2005, their greatest accomplishment was winning the 1992 African Cup of Nations against Ghana on penalties at the Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor in Dakar, Senegal. Their second success came in 2015, again defeating Ghana on penalties in Bata, Equatorial Guinea. The team represents both FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF). The team had their best run between 2006 and 2014 when they qualified for three consecutive FIFA World Cups. ## Contents * 1 History * 1.1 1960s * 1.2 1970s * 1.3 1980s * 1.4 1990s * 1.5 2000s and World Cup debut * 1.6 2010s * 1.7 2014 * 2 Home stadium * 3 Supporters * 4 Results and fixtures * 4.1 2021 * 4.2 2022 * 4.3 2023 * 5 Coaching staff * 5.1 Coaching history * 6 Players * 6.1 Current squad * 6.2 Recent call-ups * 7 Records * 7.1 Most capped players * 7.2 Top goalscorers * 8 Competitive record * 8.1 FIFA World Cup * 8.2 Africa Cup of Nations * 8.3 African Nations Championship * 8.4 FIFA Confederations Cup * 8.5 African Games * 8.6 CECAFA Cup * 9 Honours * 10 See also * 11 References * 12 External links ## History[edit] ### 1960s[edit] The team played its first international match against Dahomey, now known as Benin, which they won 3–2 on 13 April 1960 in Madagascar. The team took a large 11–0 victory against the Central African Republic. In 1961 the team made their first appearance in the Africa Cup of Nations. After gaining independence from France, the team finished third in the 1963 and 1965 tournaments. ### 1970s[edit] Ivory Coast's performances in the 1970s were mixed. In the 1970 African Cup of Nations, the team finished top of their group, but lost to Ghana - the powerhouses of African football at the time - in the semi-finals, and went on to finish 4th after losing the third-place play-off to the United Arab Republic (now Egypt). They failed to qualify for the 1972 edition, losing 4–3 to Congo-Brazzaville in the final qualifying round. They qualified in 1974 but finished bottom of their group with only a single point, then failed to qualify in 1976, again losing to Congo-Brazzaville (now simply known as the Congo) in the first round. The team initially qualified for 1978, beating Mali 2–1 on aggregate, but were disqualified for fielding an ineligible player in the second leg. Mali were also disqualified, due to police and stadium security assaulting the match officials during the first leg, and so Upper Volta, who Ivory Coast had beaten in the first qualifying round, inherited their place. ### 1980s[edit] In 1984, the team hosted the African Cup of Nations for the first time, but failed to get out of their group. In 1986, they narrowly qualified from their group on goals scored, and went on to finish third once more, beating Morocco 3–2 in the third-place play-off. ### 1990s[edit] At the 1992 Africa Cup of Nations, Ivory Coast beat Algeria 3–0 and drew 0–0 with Congo to finish top of their group. An extra-time victory over Zambia and a penalty shoot-out win over Cameroon took them to the final for the first time, where they faced Ghana. The match again went to a penalty shoot-out, which became (at the time) the highest-scoring in international football; Ivory Coast eventually triumphed 11–10 to win the title for the first time. They were unable to defend their title in 1994, losing to Nigeria in the semi-finals. The Ivory Coast team is notable for having participated in (and won) the two highest-scoring penalty shoot-outs in international football competition — the 24-shot shoot-out in the final of the 1992 African Cup of Nations when Ghana was defeated 11–10, and the 24-shot shoot-out in the quarter-final of the 2006 African Cup of Nations, when Cameroon was defeated 12–11. In 2015, Ivory Coast once again defeated Ghana in the final of an 2015 African Cup of Nations with a 22-shot shoot-out, winning 9–8. ### 2000s and World Cup debut[edit] In October 2005, Ivory Coast secured qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, which was to be their first-ever appearance at the tournament. Having been drawn into a "Group of Death" that also featured Cameroon and Egypt, Ivory Coast went into the final match second behind Cameroon, but qualified after beating Sudan 3-1 while Cameroon could only draw with Egypt. In the tournament itself, Ivory Coast were drawn into another Group of Death, against Argentina, Holland, and Serbia and Montenegro. They lost 2–1 to Argentina - with Didier Drogba scoring the team's first-ever World Cup goal in the 82nd minute - and then 2–1 to the Netherlands, meaning they had already been eliminated by the time they played Serbia and Montenegro. Despite going 2-0 down after just 20 minutes, Ivory Coast came back to win 3–2, with Bonaventure Kalou scoring an 86th-minute penalty to give Ivory Coast their first-ever World Cup victory. After Uli Stielike left before the 2008 African Cup of Nations, due to his son's health, co-trainer Gerard Gili took his position. To compensate of the lack of another co-coach, Didier Drogba acted as a player-coach. This was only the second time that a player had also acted as a coach at the tournament, after George Weah was both player and coach for Liberia during the 2002 tournament. ### 2010s[edit] Ivory Coast national team lineup before a match against Poland in 2010 Ivory Coast qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, and were again drawn in a "Group of Death", against five-time champions Brazil, Portugal, and North Korea. Having managed a 0–0 draw against Portugal, a 3–1 defeat to Brazil meant that in order to qualify from their group, they would have to beat North Korea, Brazil needed to beat Portugal, and (thanks to Portugal's 7–0 win over North Korea) there needed to be a substantial swing in goal difference. Ivory Coast won 3–0, but Portugal held Brazil to a 0–0 draw and Ivory Coast were once again eliminated in the group stages. ### 2014[edit] Logo until 2014 The team made a third appearance in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, where they were drawn in Group C against Colombia, Greece, and Japan. After coming from behind to beat Japan 2–1, Ivory Coast then lost 2–1 to Colombia, leaving their qualification in the balance. In their final match against Greece, the score was 1-1 going into stoppage time, and with Japan losing 4–1 to Colombia, Ivory Coast looked set to qualify. However, in the 93rd minute, Giovanni Sio gave away a penalty which Georgios Samaras converted, giving Greece both the victory and the place in the last 16; Ivory Coast, meanwhile, went out in the group stage for the third tournament in a row. The team's streak of World Cup qualifications came to an end at the 2018 tournament. Needing a win in their final match against Morocco, they instead lost 2–0, meaning Morocco qualified instead. ## Home stadium[edit] From 1964 to 2020, Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, a 50,000-seater stadium in Abidjan was the main venue used to host home matches. In 2020, the 60,000-seat Stade National, also in Abidjan, was opened ahead of the 2023 Africa Cup Of Nations.[4] ## Supporters[edit] Supporters of the Elephants are known to be among the most colorful in Africa. At Ivory Coast matches, the Elephants supporter sections typically include a percussion band that mimics the sounds of an elephant traveling through a forest. ## Results and fixtures[edit] The following is a list of match results in the last twelve months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. ### 2021[edit] Ivory Coast v Mozambique 13 November 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification| Ivory Coast | 3–0| Mozambique | Cotonou, Benin | | | | 20:00 UTC+1 | * Gradel 10' * Cornet 61' * Seri 90' | Report | | Stadium: Stade de l'Amitié Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour (Egypt) Cameroon v Ivory Coast 16 November 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification| Cameroon | 1–0| Ivory Coast | Douala, Cameroon | | | | 20:00 UTC+1 | * Toko Ekambi 21' | Report | | Stadium: Japoma Stadium Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia) ### 2022[edit] Equatorial Guinea v Ivory Coast 12 January 2021 AFCON| Equatorial Guinea | 0–1| Ivory Coast | Douala, Cameroon | | | | 20:00 | | Report | * Gradel 5' | Stadium: Japoma Stadium Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco) Ivory Coast v Sierra Leone 16 January 2021 AFCON| Ivory Coast | 2–2| Sierra Leone | Douala, Cameroon | | | | 17:00 | * Haller 25' * Pépé 65' | Report | * Mu. Kamara 55' * A. Kamara 90+3' | Stadium: Japoma Stadium Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal) Ivory Coast v Algeria 20 January 2021 AFCON| Ivory Coast | 3–1| Algeria | Douala, Cameroon | | | | * Kessié 22' * I. Sangaré 39' * Pépé 54' | Report | * Bendebka 73' | Stadium: Japoma Stadium Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa) Ivory Coast v Egypt 26 January AFCON Round of 16| Ivory Coast | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)| Egypt | Douala, Cameroon | | | | | | Report | | Stadium: Japoma Stadium Referee: Jean Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo) | Penalties| * Pépé * I. Sangaré * Bailly * Cornet * Zaha | | * Zizo * El Solia * Kamal * Abdelmonem * Salah France v Ivory Coast 25 March Friendly| France | 2–1| Ivory Coast | Marseille, France | | | | 21:15 UTC+1 | * Giroud 22' * Tchouaméni 90+3' | Report | * Pépé 19' | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Referee: Vítor Ferreira (Portugal) England v Ivory Coast 29 March Friendly| England | 3–0| Ivory Coast | London, England | | | | 19:45 | * Watkins 30' * Sterling 45' * Mings 90+3' | Report | | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium) Ivory Coast v Zambia 3 June 2023 AFCON qualification| Ivory Coast | 3–1| Zambia | Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast | | | | 19:00 | * Aurier 67' * Kouamé 76' * Sangaré 89' | Report | * Daka 90+4' | Stadium: Stade de Yamoussoukro Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania) Lesotho v Ivory Coast 9 June 2023 AFCON qualification| Lesotho | 0–0| Ivory Coast | Johannesburg, South Africa | | | | 19:00 UTC+2 | | Report | | Stadium: Dobsonville Stadium Referee: Patrice Milazare (Mauritius) Ivory Coast v Togo 24 September Friendly| Ivory Coast | 2–1| Togo | Rouen, France | | | | 18:00 UTC+2 | * Fofana 60' * Kessié 68' (pen.) | Report | * Dermane 85' | Stadium: Stade Robert Diochon Referee: Aurélien Petit (France) Ivory Coast v Guinea 27 September Friendly| Ivory Coast | 3–1| Guinea | Amiens, France | | | | 20:00 UTC+2 | * Sangaré 30' * Doumbia 41' * Fofana 45+1' | Report | * Diakhaby 52' | Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Referee: Thomas Léonard (France) Ivory Coast v Burundi 13 November Friendly| Ivory Coast | v| Burundi | Marrakesh, Morocco | | | | Ivory Coast v Burkina Faso 13 November Friendly| Ivory Coast | v| Burkina Faso | Marrakesh, Morocco | | | | ### 2023[edit] Ivory Coast v Comoros March 2023 AFCON qualification| Ivory Coast | v| Comoros | Ivory Coast | | | | | | Report | | Comoros v Ivory Coast March 2023 AFCON qualification| Comoros | v| Ivory Coast | Comoros | | | | | | Report | | Zambia v Ivory Coast September 2023 AFCON qualification| Zambia | v| Ivory Coast | | | | | Ivory Coast v Lesotho September 2023 AFCON qualification| Ivory Coast | v| Lesotho | | | | | ## Coaching staff[edit] Position | Name | Head coach | Jean-Louis Gasset Assistant coaches | Kolo Touré Maxime Gouamené Goalkeeping coach | Fabrice Grange ### Coaching history[edit] * Paul Gévaudan [fr] (1960) * Alphonse Bissouma Tapé (1965) * Paul Gévaudan [fr] (1967–68) * Peter Schnittger (1968–70) * Jean Tokpa [de] (1970–72) * Santa Rosa (1972–74) * Gérard Gabo [fr] (1976–80) * Otto Pfister (1982–85) * Davi Ferreira [pt] (1984) * Pancho Gonzales (1986) * Yeo Martial (1987–88) * Kaé Oulaï (1989) * Radivoje Ognjanović (1989–92) * Yeo Martial (1992) * Philippe Troussier (1993) * Henryk Kasperczak (1993–94) * Pierre Pleimelding (1994–96) * Robert Nouzaret (1996–98) * Patrick Parizon (1999–00) * Gbonke Tia (2000–01) * Lama Bamba [fr] (2001) * Robert Nouzaret (2002–04) * Henri Michel (2004–07) * Uli Stielike (2007–08) * Gérard Gili (2008) * Vahid Halilhodžić (2008–10) * Georges Kouadio [fr] (2010) * Sven-Göran Eriksson (2010) * François Zahoui (2010–12) * Sabri Lamouchi (2012–14) * Hervé Renard (2014–15) * Michel Dussuyer (2015–17) * Marc Wilmots (2017) * Ibrahim Kamara (2018–20) * Patrice Beaumelle (2020–2022) * Jean-Louis Gasset (2022–present) ## Players[edit] ### Current squad[edit] The following players were selected for the friendlies matches against Burundi and Burkina Faso on 13 and 16 November 2022, respectively.[5] Caps and goals updated as of 27 September 2022, after the match against Guinea. No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | | | | | | | 1GK | Badra Ali Sangaré | (1986-05-30) 30 May 1986 (age 36) | 27 | 0 | Sekhukhune | 1GK | Ira Eliezer Tapé | (1997-08-31) 31 August 1997 (age 25) | 2 | 0 | San Pédro | 1GK | Issa Fofana | (2004-01-30) 30 January 2004 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Al-Hilal * * * | 2DF | Serge Aurier (captain) | (1992-12-24) 24 December 1992 (age 29) | 82 | 4 | Nottingham Forest | 2DF | Simon Deli | (1991-10-27) 27 October 1991 (age 31) | 25 | 0 | Adana Demirspor | 2DF | Ghislain Konan | (1995-12-27) 27 December 1995 (age 26) | 23 | 0 | Al Nassr | 2DF | Odilon Kossounou | (2001-01-04) 4 January 2001 (age 21) | 16 | 0 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2DF | Sinaly Diomandé | (2001-04-09) 9 April 2001 (age 21) | 9 | 0 | Lyon | 2DF | Souleyman Doumbia | (1996-09-24) 24 September 1996 (age 26) | 5 | 1 | Angers | 2DF | Wilfried Singo | (2000-12-25) 25 December 2000 (age 21) | 4 | 0 | Torino | 2DF | Abakar Sylla | (2002-12-25) 25 December 2002 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Club Brugge * * * | 3MF | Jean Michaël Seri | (1991-07-19) 19 July 1991 (age 31) | 43 | 4 | Hull City | 3MF | Ibrahim Sangaré | (1997-12-02) 2 December 1997 (age 24) | 26 | 6 | PSV | 3MF | Jean-Philippe Gbamin | (1995-12-25) 25 December 1995 (age 26) | 13 | 0 | Trabzonspor | 3MF | Seko Fofana | (1995-05-07) 7 May 1995 (age 27) | 8 | 3 | Lens | 3MF | Jean-Eudes Aholou | (1994-03-20) 20 March 1994 (age 28) | 2 | 0 | Strasbourg * * * | 4FW | Max Gradel | (1987-11-30) 30 November 1987 (age 34) | 99 | 16 | Sivasspor | 4FW | Nicolas Pépé | (1995-05-20) 20 May 1995 (age 27) | 35 | 9 | Nice | 4FW | Wilfried Zaha | (1992-11-10) 10 November 1992 (age 29) | 30 | 5 | Crystal Palace | 4FW | Christian Kouamé | (1997-12-06) 6 December 1997 (age 24) | 15 | 1 | Fiorentina | 4FW | Jean Evrard Kouassi | (1994-09-25) 25 September 1994 (age 28) | 10 | 1 | Trabzonspor | 4FW | Karim Konaté | (2004-03-21) 21 March 2004 (age 18) | 3 | 0 | Liefering | 4FW | Jean-Philippe Krasso | (1997-07-17) 17 July 1997 (age 25) | 2 | 0 | Saint-Étienne | 4FW | Datro Fofana | (2002-12-22) 22 December 2002 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Molde ### Recent call-ups[edit] The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last 12 months and are still eligible to represent. Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up | | | | | | GK | Charles Folly Ayayi | (1990-12-29) 29 December 1990 (age 31) | 0 | 0 | ASEC Mimosas | v. Guinea, 27 September 2022 GK | Abdoul Karim Cissé | (1985-10-20) 20 October 1985 (age 37) | 6 | 0 | Venda Football | v. Lesotho, 9 June 2022 GK | Mohamed Kone | (2002-03-07) 7 March 2002 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Le Havre | v. Lesotho, 9 June 2022 GK | Sylvain Gbohouo | (1988-10-29) 29 October 1988 (age 34) | 65 | 0 | Wolkite Ketema | 2021 AFCON, 26 January 2022 * * * DF | Wilfried Kanon | (1993-07-06) 6 July 1993 (age 29) | 54 | 3 | HIFK | v. Lesotho, 9 June 2022 DF | Eric Bailly | (1994-04-12) 12 April 1994 (age 28) | 46 | 2 | Marseille | v. Lesotho, 9 June 2022 DF | Willy Boly | (1991-02-03) 3 February 1991 (age 31) | 13 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | v. Lesotho, 9 June 2022 DF | Hassane Kamara | (1994-03-05) 5 March 1994 (age 28) | 7 | 0 | Watford | v. Lesotho, 9 June 2022 DF | Emmanuel Agbadou | (1997-06-07) 7 June 1997 (age 25) | 3 | 0 | Reims | v. Lesotho, 9 June 2022 DF | Ismaël Diallo | (1997-01-29) 29 January 1997 (age 25) | 0 | 0 | Ajaccio | v. England, 29 March 2022 DF | Ousmane Ouattara | (1993-12-22) 22 December 1993 (age 28) | 1 | 1 | Monastir | 2021 AFCON, 26 January 2022 * * * MF | Franck Kessié | (1996-12-19) 19 December 1996 (age 25) | 60 | 7 | Barcelona | v. Guinea, 27 September 2022 MF | Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro | (1992-10-11) 11 October 1992 (age 30) | 17 | 0 | Lazio | v. Lesotho, 9 June 2022 MF | Jérémie Boga | (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 (age 25) | 10 | 1 | Atalanta | v. Lesotho, 9 June 2022 MF | Paul Akouokou | (1997-12-20) 20 December 1997 (age 24) | 4 | 0 | Betis | v. Lesotho, 9 June 2022 MF | Fousseny Coulibaly | (1992-12-12) 12 December 1992 (age 29) | 3 | 0 | Espérance | v. England, 29 March 2022 MF | Hamed Traorè | (2000-02-16) 16 February 2000 (age 22) | 4 | 0 | Sassuolo | v. France, 25 March 2022 INJ MF | Habib Maïga | (1996-06-01) 1 June 1996 (age 26) | 13 | 0 | Metz | 2021 AFCON, 26 January 2022 * * * FW | Maxwel Cornet | (1996-09-27) 27 September 1996 (age 26) | 30 | 6 | West Ham United | v. Guinea, 27 September 2022 FW | Wilfried Kanga | (1998-02-21) 21 February 1998 (age 24) | 2 | 0 | Hertha BSC | v. Guinea, 27 September 2022 FW | Sébastien Haller | (1994-06-22) 22 June 1994 (age 28) | 15 | 4 | Borussia Dortmund | v. Lesotho, 9 June 2022 FW | Yohan Boli | (1993-09-17) 17 September 1993 (age 29) | 12 | 0 | Al-Rayyan | v. England, 29 March 2022 * * * * DEC Player refused to join the team after the call-up. * INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. * PRE Preliminary Squad. * SUS Suspended from the national team. ## Records[edit] As of 26 January 2022[6] Players in bold are still active with Ivory Coast. ### Most capped players[edit] Didier Zokora, the all-time most capped player for Ivory Coast. Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career | | | | 1\. | Didier Zokora | 123 | 1 | 2000–2014 2\. | Kolo Touré | 120 | 7 | 2000–2015 3\. | Didier Drogba | 105 | 65 | 2002–2014 4\. | Yaya Touré | 102 | 19 | 2004–2015 5\. | Siaka Tiéné | 100 | 2 | 2000–2015 6\. | Salomon Kalou | 96 | 27 | 2007–2017 7\. | Max Gradel | 94 | 16 | 2011–present 8\. | Abdoulaye Traoré | 90 | 49 | 1984–1996 9\. | Arthur Boka | 88 | 1 | 2004–2015 Gervinho | 88 | 23 | 2007–present ### Top goalscorers[edit] Didier Drogba, the all-time top goalscorer for Ivory Coast. Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career | | | | | 1\. | Didier Drogba (list) | 65 | 105 | 0.62 | 2002–2014 2\. | Abdoulaye Traoré | 49 | 90 | 0.54 | 1984–1996 3\. | Djohan Tiéhi | 28 | 50 | 0.56 | 1985–1999 4\. | Salomon Kalou | 27 | 96 | 0.28 | 2007–2017 5\. | Gervinho | 23 | 88 | 0.26 | 2007–present 6\. | Ibrahima Bakayoko | 22 | 39 | 0.56 | 1996–2002 7\. | Laurent Pokou | 21 | 30 | 0.7 | 1967–1980 8\. | Yaya Touré | 19 | 102 | 0.19 | 2004–2015 9\. | Aruna Dindane | 18 | 62 | 0.29 | 2000–2010 10\. | Wilfried Bony | 17 | 58 | 0.29 | 2010–2019 ## Competitive record[edit] ### FIFA World Cup[edit] See also: Ivory Coast at the FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup record | | Qualification record | | Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA 1930 | Part of France | Part of France 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 | Did not enter | Did not enter 1966 1970 1974 | Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 1978 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 1982 | Did not enter | Did not enter 1986 | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 1990 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 1994 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 1998 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 2002 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 10 2006 | Group stage | 19th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | Squad | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 7 2010 | 17th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | Squad | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 6 2014 | 21st | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | Squad | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 7 2018 | Did not qualify | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 2022 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 2026 | To be determined | To be determined Total | Group stage | 3/22 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | − | 86 | 45 | 26 | 15 | 155 | 72 ### Africa Cup of Nations[edit] Main article: Ivory Coast at the Africa Cup of Nations Africa Cup of Nations record Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA 1957 | Part of France 1959 1962 | Not affiliated to CAF 1963 1965 | Third place | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 1968 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 1970 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 1972 | Did not qualify 1974 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 1976 | Did not qualify 1978 | Banned 1980 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 1982 | Did not enter 1984 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 1986 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 1988 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 1990 | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 1992 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 1994 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 1996 | Group stage | 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 1998 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 2000 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 2002 | 16th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 2004 | Did not qualify 2006 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 2008 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 2010 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 2012 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 2013 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 2015 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 2017 | Group stage | 11th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 2019 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 2021 | Round of 16 | 10th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 2023 | Qualified as hosts 2025 | To be determined Total | 2 Titles | 24/33 | 99 | 44 | 29 | 26 | 144 | 103 *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out. **Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won. ***Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil. ### African Nations Championship[edit] African Nations Championship record Appearances: 4 Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA 2009 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 2011 | Group stage | 12th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 2014 | Did not qualify 2016 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 2018 | Group stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 2020 | Did not qualify 2022 | Qualified Total | Third place | 4/6 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 15 ### FIFA Confederations Cup[edit] FIFA Confederations Cup record Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad 1992 | Fourth place | 4th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | Squad 1995 to 2017 | Did not qualify Total | Fourth place | 1/10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | – ### African Games[edit] Football at the African Games has been an under-23 tournament since 1991. See also: Ivory Coast national under-23 football team African Games record Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA 1965 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 1973 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 1978 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 1987 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 1991–present | See Ivory Coast national under-23 football team Total | 4/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ### CECAFA Cup[edit] Main article: CECAFA Cup ## Honours[edit] Africa Cup of Nations * Champions: 1992, 2015 * Runner-up: 2006, 2012 * FIFA Confederations Cup: * Fourth-place: 1992 ## See also[edit] * Ivory Coast national under-20 football team * Ivory Coast at the Africa Cup of Nations ## References[edit] 1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022. 2. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022. 3. ^ "FIFA". fifa.com. 4. ^ "AFCON 2023: Ivory Coast opens 60,000-seater stadium". 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Traoré * 14 Kassi-Kouadio * 15 Otokoré * 16 Konaté * 17 Maguy * 18 Yago * 19 Abouo * 20 Dao * 21 Sié * 22 Doumbia * Coach: Martial * v * t * e Ivory Coast squad – 1992 King Fahd Cup fourth place * 1 Gouaméné * 2 Aka Kouamé * 3 Hobou * 4 Koné * 5 Lué * 6 Diaby * 7 Gadji-Celi * 8 Ben Salah * 10 Traoré * 12 Lignon * 14 Kassi-Kouadio * 16 Konaté * 17 Maguy * 18 Beugré Yago * 19 Abouo * 20 Bédé * 21 Sié * 22 Dao * Coach: Martial * v * t * e Ivory Coast squad – 1994 African Cup of Nations third place * GK Gouaméné * GK Konaté * GK Macaire * DF Abouo * DF Kouamé * DF Dao * DF Fallet * DF Gbahou * DF Hobou * MF Amani * MF Badra * MF Komara * MF Guel * MF Kone * MF Maguy * MF Sié * FW Amani * FW Bassolé * FW Yago * FW Ouattara * FW Tiéhi * FW Traoré * Coach: Kasperczak * v * t * e Ivory Coast squad – 1996 African Cup of Nations * GK Gouaméné * GK Diarra * GK Macaire * DF Aka Kouamé * DF Akassou * DF Dao * DF Domoraud * DF Gneto * DF Kamara * DF Kouassi * DF Lué * MF Badra * MF A. Koné * MF Dié * MF Guel * MF I. Koné * MF Sié * FW Bassolé * FW Bakayoko * FW Tiéhi * FW A. Traoré * FW M. Traoré * Coach: Pleimelding * v * t * e Ivory Coast squad – 1998 African Cup of Nations * 1 Gouaméné * 2 Diomandé * 3 Zéré * 4 Diabaté * 5 Akassou * 6 Dao * 7 Tiéhi * 8 Angan * 9 Kalou * 10 Traoré * 11 Koné * 12 Konaté * 13 Badra * 14 Guel * 15 Dibo * 16 Diarra * 17 Domoraud * 18 Ouattara * 19 Kouassi * 20 Bakayoko * 21 Sié * 22 Lassissi * Coach: Nouzaret * v * t * e Ivory Coast squad – 2000 African Cup of Nations * 1 Gouaméné * 2 Dao * 3 Zéré * 4 Diabaté * 5 Akassou * 6 Tébily * 7 Koné * 8 Angan * 9 Kouassi * 10 Bakayoko * 11 Diallo * 12 Dié * 13 Badra * 14 Guel * 15 Kalou * 16 Diarra * 17 Domoraud * 18 Dago * 19 Abouo * 20 Zoko * 21 Sié * 22 Tizié * Coach: Martin * v * t * e Ivory Coast squad – 2002 African Cup of Nations * 1 Konaté * 2 Touré * 3 Coulibaly * 4 Diabaté * 5 Akassou * 6 Bl. Kouassi * 7 Guel * 8 Koné * 9 Traoré * 10 Bakayoko * 11 Kante * 12 Keïta * 13 Badra * 14 Dindane * 15 Kalou * 16 Barry * 17 Yapi Yapo * 18 Djire * 19 Zokora * 20 Tiéné * 21 Zoko * 22 Be. Kouakou * Coach: Bamba * v * t * e Ivory Coast squad – 2006 Africa Cup of Nations runners-up * 1 Tizié * 2 Akalé * 3 Boka * 4 K. Touré * 5 Zokora * 6 Kouassi * 7 Faé * 8 Kalou * 9 A. Koné * 10 Yapi * 11 Drogba * 12 Méïté * 13 Zoro * 14 B. Koné * 15 Dindane * 16 Gnanhouan * 17 Domoraud * 18 Tiéné * 19 Y. Touré * 20 Demel * 21 Eboué * 22 Romaric * 23 Barry * Coach: Michel * v * t * e Ivory Coast squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup * 1 Tizié * 2 Akalé * 3 Boka * 4 K. Touré * 5 Zokora * 6 Kouassi * 7 Faé * 8 Kalou * 9 A. Koné * 10 Yapi Yapo * 11 Drogba * 12 Méïté * 13 Zoro * 14 B. Koné * 15 Dindane * 16 Gnanhouan * 17 Domoraud (c) * 18 Keïta * 19 Y. Touré * 20 Demel * 21 Eboué * 22 Romaric * 23 Barry * Coach: Michel * v * t * e Ivory Coast squad – 2008 Africa Cup of Nations fourth place * 1 Barry * 2 Djakpa * 3 Boka * 4 K. Touré * 5 Zokora * 6 Gohouri * 7 Faé * 8 Kalou * 9 A. Koné * 10 Gervinho * 11 Drogba * 12 Méïté * 13 Romaric * 14 B. Koné * 15 Dindane * 16 Loboué * 17 Tiéné * 18 Keïta * 19 Y. Touré * 20 Sanogo * 21 Eboué * 22 Zoro * 23 T. Koné * Coach: Gili * v * t * e Ivory Coast squad – 2010 Africa Cup of Nations * 1 Barry * 2 Angoua * 3 Boka * 4 K. Touré * 5 Zokora * 6 Y. Touré * 7 Faé * 8 Kalou * 9 Tioté * 10 Gervinho * 11 Drogba * 12 Méïté * 13 Gosso * 14 B. Koné * 15 Dindane * 16 Zogbo * 17 Tiéné * 18 Keïta * 19 E. Koné * 20 Demel * 21 Eboué * 22 Bamba * 23 Angban * Coach: Halilhodžić * v * t * e Ivory Coast squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup * 1 Barry * 2 Angoua * 3 Boka * 4 K. Touré * 5 Zokora * 6 Gohouri * 7 Doumbia * 8 Kalou * 9 Tioté * 10 Gervinho * 11 Drogba (c) * 12 Gosso * 13 Romaric * 14 Koné * 15 Dindane * 16 Zogbo * 17 Tiéné * 18 Keïta * 19 Y. Touré * 20 Demel * 21 Eboué * 22 Bamba * 23 Yeboah * Coach: Eriksson * v * t * e Ivory Coast squad – 2012 Africa Cup of Nations runners-up * 1 Barry * 2 Angoua * 3 Boka * 4 K. Touré * 5 Zokora * 6 Gosso * 7 Doumbia * 8 Kalou * 9 Tioté * 10 Gervinho * 11 Drogba * 12 Bony * 13 Ya Konan * 14 Coulibaly * 15 Gradel * 16 Yeboah * 17 Tiéné * 18 Keïta * 19 Y. Touré * 20 Lolo * 21 Eboué * 22 Bamba * 23 Gnanhouan * Coach: Zahoui * v * t * e Ivory Coast squad – 2013 Africa Cup of Nations * 1 Barry * 2 Koné * 3 Boka * 4 K. Touré * 5 Zokora * 6 Romaric * 7 Razak * 8 Kalou * 9 Tioté * 10 Gervinho * 11 Drogba (c) * 12 Bony * 13 Ya Konan * 14 I. Traoré * 15 Gradel * 16 Yeboah * 17 Tiéné * 18 L. Traoré * 19 Y. Touré * 20 Lolo * 21 Eboué * 22 Bamba * 23 Sangaré * Coach: Lamouchi * v * t * e Ivory Coast squad – 2014 FIFA World Cup * 1 Barry * 2 Viera * 3 Boka * 4 K. Touré * 5 Zokora * 6 Bolly * 7 Akpa Akpro * 8 Kalou * 9 Tioté * 10 Gervinho * 11 Drogba (c) * 12 Bony * 13 Ya Konan * 14 Diomandé * 15 Gradel * 16 Gbohouo * 17 Aurier * 18 Djakpa * 19 Y. Touré * 20 Dié * 21 Sio * 22 Bamba * 23 Mandé * Coach: Lamouchi * v * t * e Ivory Coast squad – 2015 Africa Cup of Nations winners (2nd title) * 1 Barry * 2 Viera * 3 Assalé * 4 K. Touré * 5 Tiéné * 6 Doukouré * 7 Doumbia * 8 Kalou * 9 Tioté * 10 Gervinho * 11 Tallo * 12 Bony * 13 Akpa Akpro * 14 Diomandé * 15 Gradel * 16 Gbohouo * 17 Aurier * 18 Traoré * 19 Y. Touré * 20 Dié * 21 Bailly * 22 Kanon * 23 Mandé * Coach: Renard * v * t * e Ivory Coast squad – 2017 Africa Cup of Nations * 1 Mandé * 2 Pépé * 3 N'Guessan * 4 Koné * 5 Kanon * 6 Seri * 7 Angban * 8 Kalou * 9 Zaha * 10 Doukouré * 11 Kessié * 12 Bony * 13 Sio * 14 Kodjia * 15 Gradel * 16 Gbohouo * 17 Aurier * 18 Traoré * 19 Deli * 20 Dié * 21 Bailly * 22 Bagayoko * 23 Sangaré * Coach: Dussuyer * v * t * e Ivory Coast squad – 2019 Africa Cup of Nations * 1 Eliezer * 2 Coulibaly * 3 Doumbia * 4 Gbamin * 5 Kanon * 6 Traoré * 7 Angban * 8 Kessié * 9 Zaha * 10 Seri * 11 Cornet * 12 Bony * 13 Assalé * 14 Kodjia * 15 Gradel * 16 Gbohouo * 17 Aurier * 18 I. Sangaré * 19 Pépé * 20 Dié * 21 Comara * 22 Bagayoko * 23 B. Sangaré * Coach: Kamara * v * t * e Ivory Coast squad – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations * 1 Eliezer * 2 Konaté * 3 Konan * 4 Seri * 5 Kanon * 6 Boly * 7 Kossounou * 8 Kessié * 9 Zaha * 10 Kouassi * 11 Cornet * 12 Maïga * 13 Boga * 14 Deli * 15 Gradel * 16 Gbohouo * 17 Aurier * 18 I. Sangaré * 19 Pépé * 20 Dié * 21 Bailly * 22 Haller * 23 B. Sangaré * 24 Kouamé * 25 Traorè * 26 Cissé * 27 Akpa Akpro * 28 Boli * 29 Edan * Coach: Beaumelle *[No.]: Number *[Pos.]: Position *[v]: View this template *[t]: Discuss this template *[e]: Edit this template