The Réunion national football team (French: Sélection de la Réunion de football) is the regional team of the French overseas department and region of Réunion and is controlled by the Réunionese Football League, local branch of the French Football Federation. Réunion is not a member of FIFA and is only an associate member of CAF, and is therefore not eligible to enter either the World Cup or the Africa Cup of Nations. However, it has played numerous matches, most of them against the island nations of Madagascar, Mauritius, and the Seychelles.
Nickname(s) | Club R | ||
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Association | Ligue Réunionnaise de Football | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | COSAFA (Southern Africa) | ||
Head coach | Jean-Pierre Bade | ||
Captain | Bertrand Bador | ||
Most caps | Gérard Hubert (27) | ||
Top scorer | Jean-Michel Fontaine (15) | ||
Home stadium | Stade Jean-Ivoula | ||
FIFA code | REU | ||
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First international | |||
Madagascar 4–2 Réunion (Madagascar; Date Unknown, 1947) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Unofficial Réunion 11–0 Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Saint-Gratien, France; 22 September 2010) Official Réunion 9–0 Maldives (Saint-Denis, Réunion; 28 August 1979) Réunion 9–0 Maldives (Curepipe, Mauritius; 30 August 1985) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Mauritius 15–2 Réunion (Madagascar; Date Unknown, 1950) |
Réunion's first international came in the 1947 Triangulaire, losing twice against Mauritius (2–1) and Madagascar (4–2). Réunion won their first match in the 1950 edition, beating Madagascar 3–2.
In the 1979 Indian Ocean Island Games, Réunion qualified top of their group, beating Seychelles (3–0) and Maldives (9–0). In the semi-finals, they beat Comoros (6–1), leading to a rematch against Seychelles in the final. Réunion won 2–1.
Réunion qualified for the final of the 1985 Indian Ocean Island Games, losing on penalties to Mauritius after a 4–4 draw. Réunion got out of the group stage again at the 1993 Games, beating Mauritius in the semi-finals 1–0 with Jimmy Moultanin scoring their only goal. They lost 1–0 to Madagascar in the final. They got their revenge against Madagascar in the 1998 final, drawing 3–3 in regular time before winning 7–6 on penalties.
Réunion made it to the final of the 2003 Indian Ocean Island Games losing to the hosts Mauritius 2–1. In the 2007 Games, Réunion won the competition despite scoring only two goals.
Réunion entered the inaugural 2008 Coupe de l'Outre-Mer, winning their group against Mayotte (6–1) and French Guiana (2–0), qualifying for the final, where they beat Martinique (1–0). They entered the 2010 Coupe de l'Outre-Mer, facing Martinique again in the final, losing on penalties.
Réunion advanced to the knock-out stages of the 2011 Indian Ocean Island Games, losing to Seychelles (2–1) in extra-time. They beat Mayotte 1–0 to claim third place. In the 2012 Coupe de l'Outre-Mer Réunion qualified for the final match, beating French Guiana (2–0), Saint Pierre and Miquelon (10–0) and Guadeloupe (2–1) before meeting Martinique for the third consequtive final, defeating them 10–9 on penalties. In the 2015 Games Réunion beat Mayotte 3–1 in the final and in the 2019 competition they beat Mauritius on penalties, with Mathieu Pélops saving all five attempts in the penalty shoot-out.[1]
The following 20 players were selected to the squad for the 2011 Indian Ocean Island Games:' [2]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | ||
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1GK | Fabrice Marbois | (1976-07-25) 25 July 1976 (age 46) | 1 | 0 | US Sainte-Marienne | |||
1GK | Mathieu Pélops | (1986-11-07) 7 November 1986 (age 35) | 1 | 0 | Saint-Pauloise FC | |||
2DF | Yohan Boulard | (1977-06-15) 15 June 1977 (age 45) | 6 | 1 | JS Saint-Pierroise | |||
2DF | John Elcaman | (1987-09-11) 11 September 1987 (age 35) | 15 | 1 | JS Saint-Pierroise | |||
2DF | Sébastien K'Bidi | (1981-11-13) 13 November 1981 (age 40) | 2 | 0 | US Sainte-Marienne | |||
2DF | Yohan Lionel | (1981-11-13) 13 November 1981 (age 40) | 14 | 0 | JS Saint-Pierroise | |||
2DF | William Mounoussamy | (1980-11-23) 23 November 1980 (age 41) | 15 | 1 | US Stade Tamponnaise | |||
2DF | Gaël Payet | (1984-02-10) 10 February 1984 (age 38) | 14 | 0 | US Stade Tamponnaise | |||
2DF | Thomas Souevamanien | (1993-01-01) 1 January 1993 (age 29) | 1 | 0 | JS Saint-Pierroise | |||
3MF | Kévin Androge | (1990-01-24) 24 January 1990 (age 32) | 2 | 0 | US Sainte-Marienne | |||
3MF | Roberto Elcaman | (1983-07-07) 7 July 1983 (age 39) | 7 | 0 | US Stade Tamponnaise | |||
3MF | Éric Farro | (1977-06-26) 26 June 1977 (age 45) | 12 | 5 | SS Saint-Louisienne | |||
3MF | Nicolas Hoarau | (1983-09-27) 27 September 1983 (age 39) | 12 | 1 | Saint-Pauloise FC | |||
3MF | Gérard Hubert | (1980-10-14) 14 October 1980 (age 42) | 15 | 0 | Saint-Pauloise FC | |||
3MF | Pascal N'Gongué | (1986-03-26) 26 March 1986 (age 36) | 10 | 1 | SS Saint-Louisienne | |||
4FW | Mamoudou Diallo | (1985-05-10) 10 May 1985 (age 37) | 5 | 8 | JS Saint-Pierroise | |||
4FW | Mohamed El Madaghri | (1987-04-27) 27 April 1987 (age 35) | 1 | 0 | US Stade Tamponnaise | |||
4FW | Jean-Michel Fontaine | (1988-08-28) 28 August 1988 (age 34) | 9 | 1 | AS Excelsior | |||
4FW | Mickaël Vallant | (1987-07-14) 14 July 1987 (age 35) | 1 | 3 | Saint-Denis FC | |||
4FW | Willy Visnelda | (1975-04-12) 12 April 1975 (age 47) | 12 | 5 | SS Saint-Louisienne |
Most appearances
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Top goalscorers
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
2008 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
2010 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
2012 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | |
Total | 2 Titles | 3/3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 5 |
Opponent | M | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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Comoros | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 |
Congo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
French Guiana | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Gabon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Guadeloupe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Kenya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
Madagascar | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 53 |
Malawi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
Maldives | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
Martinique | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Mauritius | 35 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 39 | 101 |
Mayotte | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
New Caledonia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Seychelles | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 10 |
Tanzania | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Togo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Zaire | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
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