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New Caledonia

Nickname(s)	Les Cagous (The Kagus)
Association	Fédération Calédonienne de Football
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Dominique Wacalie
Captain	Emile Béaruné
Most caps	Bertrand Kaï (43)
Top scorer	Bertrand Kaï (23)
Home stadium	Stade Numa-Daly Magenta
FIFA code	NCL
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	161 1 (6 October 2022)[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  (Lae, Papua New Guinea; 3 September 1991)  Micronesia 0–18 New Caledonia  (Suva, Fiji; 1 July 2003)
Biggest defeat
Australia 11–0 New Caledonia  (Auckland, New Zealand; 8 July 2002)
OFC Nations Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 1973)
Best result	Runners-up, 2008 and 2012

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.

History

The New Caledonian Football Federation, although created in 1928,[3] did not join FIFA or the OFC until 2004, becoming the 205th member of the former.

Previously the New Caledonian selection, due to the attachment of local institutions to the French Football Federation, could only line up during friendly matches or regional competitions, such as the Pacific Games, as well as the Oceania Football Cup, but only as a guest.

The Cagous distinguished themselves during these competitions, winning the Pacific Games on several occasions, and finishing in third place, during the first two editions of the Oceania Cup.

After failing to qualify for the 2004 OFC Nations Cup, the New Caledonian Football Federation hired Didier Chambaron as the team's new coach. During the 2007 South Pacific Games in Apia, the Cagous were placed in group A and won over their great rival Tahiti (1–0), this meeting was the first of the playoffs for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. They then won against Tuvalu and the Cook Islands (1–0) and (3–0). For their last group match, they draw against Fiji (1–1). The New Caledonians finished second in their group, and then beat the Solomon Islands (3–2), then in the final won the trophy against Fiji (1–0).

The Pacific Games football tournament serving as the first qualifying round for the World Cup in South Africa, the team found themselves qualified for the second round, where New Zealand blocked their way by taking first place. The Cagous however finish second in front of Fiji and Vanuatu.

In May 2011, the selection faced Reunion twice in Nouméa, matches counting for the preparation of the games of the islands of the Indian Ocean in the Seychelles of the Reunionese. The New Caledonians lost both matches. However, a few months later, during the 2011 Pacific Games, New Caledonia won in the final against the Solomon Islands, with the score of (2–0), after a victory against Tahiti (3–1).

In June 2012, on the occasion of the Oceania Nations Cup, the Cagous succeeded in beating New Zealand in the semi-finals, with a score of 2–0 (goals from Bertrand Kai and Georges Gope-Fenepej), but failed in the final against their Tahitian rivals (1–0). Nevertheless, the competition serving as a second qualifying round for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, New Caledonia found itself, along with Tahiti and the semi-finalists New Zealand and the Solomon Islands qualified for the next round.

Rivalries

A historical sporting rivalry exists between the two French Pacific colonies, New Caledonia and Tahiti. They compete regularly in regional and, since 2006, international competitions. In 2012, Tahiti led the number of titles won (1 Oceania Nations Cup, 5 gold medals at the South Pacific Games, 2 at the South Pacific mini-games, against 6 gold at the South Pacific Games for New Caledonia. As of their last match in 2018, out of the 62 matches played since 1953, the New Caledonia has 28 wins against 25 for Tahiti and 9 draws.[4]

Kit

Givova are the current kit provider for the national team since 2022. 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 supplier	Period
Puma	2004–2006[5]
Nike	2010–2012
Erreà	2013–2017
Kappa	2017–2019
Select	2020–2021
Givova	2022–

Results and fixtures

For all past match results of the national team, see the team's 1951–99 and 2000–present results pages.

In March 2022, New Caledonia played their first matches since they took part in the 2019 Pacific Games.

2022

Coaching history

Current squad

The following players were called up for the FIFA World Cup qualification matches in March 2022.[6]

Caps and goals updated as of 24 March 2022 after the game against New Zealand.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Mickaël Ulile	(1997-07-16) 16 July 1997 (age 25)	10	0	Magenta
	1GK	Jean-Gilles Hnamuko	(1996-03-02) 2 March 1996 (age 26)	2	0	Alisontia Steinsel
	1GK	Rocky Nyikeine	(1992-05-26) 26 May 1992 (age 30)	22	0	Hienghène Sport
	2DF	Emile Béaruné (captain)	(1990-02-07) 7 February 1990 (age 32)	41	0	Hienghène Sport
	2DF	Jean-Brice Wadriako	(1993-02-15) 15 February 1993 (age 29)	11	1	Tiga Sport
	2DF	Pierre Kauma	(1995-08-04) 4 August 1995 (age 27)	6	0	Trio Kedeigne
	2DF	Jean-Luc Decoire	(1996-04-16) 16 April 1996 (age 26)	2	0	Hienghène Sport
	2DF	William Rokaud	(2001-10-03) 3 October 2001 (age 21)	1	0	AS Magenta
	2DF	Vincent Vakié	(1992-10-20) 20 October 1992 (age 30)	1	0	AS Kunié
	2DF	Wesley Lautoa	(1987-08-25) 25 August 1987 (age 35)	0	0	Unattached
	2DF	Rodrigue Waloné	(1992-04-04) 4 April 1992 (age 30)	0	0	AS Wetr
	3MF	Joël Wakanumuné	(1986-09-30) 30 September 1986 (age 36)	40	1	Tiga Sport
	3MF	Joseph Athale	(1995-07-11) 11 July 1995 (age 27)	15	0	Hienghène Sport
	3MF	César Zeoula	(1989-08-29) 29 August 1989 (age 33)	35	10	Cognac
	3MF	Cédric Sansot	(1989-04-13) 13 April 1989 (age 33)	21	0	Hienghène Sport
	3MF	Richard Sele	(1989-08-31) 31 August 1989 (age 33)	18	3	Tiga Sport
	3MF	Cédric Decoire	(1994-05-15) 15 May 1994 (age 28)	9	3	CA Sant-Louis
	3MF	Joris Kenon	(1998-01-29) 29 January 1998 (age 24)	3	0	Cognac
	4FW	Titouan Richard	(2000-12-04) 4 December 2000 (age 21)	1	0	Tiga Sport
	3MF	Pierre Bako	(2001-08-09) 9 August 2001 (age 21)	1	0	Tiga Sport
	3MF	Christopher Wacalie		1	0	Unattached
	3MF	Robert Neoere	(1996-04-18) 18 April 1996 (age 26)	1	0	AS Kunié
	3MF	Louis Piaa	(1994-09-23) 23 September 1994 (age 28)	1	0	AS Wetr
	4FW	Bertrand Kaï	(1983-06-06) 6 June 1983 (age 39)	43	23	Hienghène Sport
	4FW	Georges Gope-Fenepej	(1988-10-23) 23 October 1988 (age 34)	21	15	US Concarneau
	4FW	Jean-Philippe Saïko	(1990-08-29) 29 August 1990 (age 32)	10	12	AS Lössi
	4FW	Morgan Mathelon	(1991-09-12) 12 September 1991 (age 31)	3	0	Tiga Sport
	4FW	Jordan Wetria	(1994-07-07) 7 July 1994 (age 28)	2	1	SC Ne Drehu
	4FW	Germain Haewegene	(1996-06-13) 13 June 1996 (age 26)	2	0	AS Wetr
	4FW	Lues Waya	(2001-08-01) 1 August 2001 (age 21)	1	0	Tiga Sport

Player records

As of 24 March 2022[7]

Players in bold are still active with New Caledonia.

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

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										3	0	0	3	2	10
2026	To be determined									To be determined
Total		0/22	–	–	–	–	–	–		30	13	6	9	69	35

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
2022	Group Stage	N	New Caledonia  1 – 2  Fiji	Loss
	Group Stage	N	New Caledonia  0 – 1  Papua New Guinea	Loss
	Group Stage	N	New Caledonia  1 – 7  New Zealand	Loss

OFC Nations Cup

OFC Nations Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Host	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1973	New Zealand	Third place	5	3	0	2	10	6		No qualification
1980	New Caledonia	Third place	4	3	0	1	14	12		Qualified as host
1996	Multiple countries	Did not qualify								4	1	0	3	5	9
1998	Australia									4	0	0	4	4	10
2000	Tahiti									4	2	0	2	11	11
2002	New Zealand	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	14	4	3	0	1	25	4
2004	Australia	Did not qualify								4	2	1	1	16	2
2008	Multiple countries	Runners-up	6	2	2	2	12	10	6	5	1	0	10	3
2012	Solomon Islands	Runners-up	5	3	0	2	19	7	Qualified automatically
2016	Papua New Guinea	Third place	4	1	2	1	9	3
2020	New Zealand	Cancelled								Cancelled
Total		Runners-up	27	12	4	11	65	52	26	13	2	11	71	39

Pacific Games

Pacific Games record
Year	Host	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1963	Fiji	Champions	2	2	0	0	10	3
1966	New Caledonia	Runners-up	4	3	0	1	17	2
1969	Papua New Guinea	Champions	5	4	1	0	20	3
1971	Tahiti	Champions	4	3	1	0	12	2
1975	Guam	Runners-up	5	4	0	1	16	4
1979	Fiji	Fourth place	5	3	0	2	26	8
1983	Samoa	Third place	6	4	0	2	16	11
1987	New Caledonia	Champions	6	5	0	1	26	4
1991	Papua New Guinea	Third place	5	3	0	2	13	8
1995	Tahiti	Group stage	4	2	0	2	19	3
2003	Fiji	Runners-up	6	4	1	1	29	3
2007	Samoa	Champions	6	5	1	0	10	3
2011	New Caledonia	Champions	7	6	0	1	36	3
2015	Papua New Guinea	See New Caledonia national under-23 football team
2019	Samoa	Runners-up	6	5	0	1	23	2
Total		7 Titles	65	48	4	13	250	57

Coupe de l'Outre Mer

• 2008 – Group stage
• 2010 – Group stage

Head-to-head record

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
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
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	257	128	35	94	683	365	+318	49.81

References

External links

• New Caledonian Football Federation

На других языках

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- [en] New Caledonia national football team

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[ru] Сборная Новой Каледонии по футболу

Национа́льная сбо́рная Но́вой Каледо́нии — футбольная сборная, представляющая французскую заморскую территорию Новая Каледония. Управляющая организация — Федерация футбола Новой Каледонии. Новая Каледония вошла в ФИФА в 2004 году, хотя ещё до этого команда участвовала в Кубке наций ОФК и была третьей в 1973 и 1980. С момента вхождения в ФИФА завоевала две серебряные медали на Кубках наций ОФК 2008 и 2012 годов, а также бронзовую медаль Кубка наций ОФК 2016 года. В рейтинге ФИФА на 23 декабря 2021 года занимает 153-е место[1].

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