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Seychelles

Nickname(s)	The Pirates
Association	Seychelles Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	COSAFA (Southern Africa)
Head coach	Vivian Bothe
Most caps	Benoit Marie (46)
Top scorer	Philip Zialor (14)
Home stadium	Stade Linité
FIFA code	SEY
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	199 1 (6 October 2022)[1]
Highest	129 (October 2006)
Lowest	202 (February 2020)
First international
Réunion 2–0 Seychelles  (Saint-Denis, Réunion; 13 February 1974)
Biggest win
Seychelles 9–0 Maldives  (Saint-Pierre, Réunion; 27 August 1979)
Biggest defeat
Seychelles 1–8 Libya  (Victoria, Seychelles; 17 November 2018)  Burundi 8–1 Seychelles  (Moroni, Comoros; 4 September 2021)  Rwanda 7–0 Seychelles  (Kigali, Rwanda; 10 September 2019)
COSAFA Cup
Appearances	11 (first in 2005)
Best result	Group stage (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)

The Seychelles national football team represents Seychelles in international football and is controlled by the Seychelles Football Federation (SFF). SFF has been a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) since 1986, and a member of FIFA since 1986.[2] The team's home stadium is the 10,000 capacity Stade Linité situated at Roche Caiman in the outskirts of Victoria, the capital of Seychelles.[2]

History

Football was introduced to the Seychelles in the 1930s. Its first official competition, the Challenge Cup, was organized in 1936 then, in 1941, a championship between five teams was set up with matches of 60 minutes, played barefoot.[3]

In 1969, the president of the Seychelles Football Federation wanted to set up a national team. Engaged on a voluntary basis, Adrian Fisher arrived on the island in September to reorganize Seychelles football. He equipped all the players with shoes, set up modern training techniques and extended the match time to 90 minutes. The newly formed national team play their first matches at a friendly tournament played in Kenya in April 1970. In Seychelles' first match played on a real football pitch, they drew 2–2 against Feisal F.C. then lost 1–2 to Mwengi at Mombasa Municipal Stadium. When Fisher left the Seychelles in 1973, the team had played six games against 4 clubs.

Seychelles play their first meeting against another selection, on March 13, 1974, against Réunion. In this friendly match, the "Pirates", the team's nickname, lost 0–2. Two years later, this time as an independent nation, the Seychelles faced Réunion again, losing 1–4. In September 1977, they played a FIFA-affiliated team, Mauritius, during a tournament played in Réunion, and lost 1–2. The team enjoyed its first victory the following year by winning at home 1–0 against Réunion.

In 1979, Seychelles played their first tournament, the 1979 Indian Ocean Games. They lost their first game 3–0 to Réunion, and won their second game 9–0 to Maldives. In the semi-final, they knocked out Mauritius 4–2 on penalties (1–1 after 90 min.), but in the final they lost 2–1 against to Réunion.

Seychelles were eliminated from the group stage at the 1985 Indian Ocean Games but, on Aug 31, 1986, they played their first competitive match recognised by FIFA and CAF, following their affiliation with both organizations, a qualification match against Mauritius for the 1987 All-Africa Games, they lost 1–2. They participated, for the first time, in the 1988 African Cup of Nations qualifiers against Mauritius but lost 1–3 over the two games.

At the 1990 Indian Ocean Games, the team suffered its heaviest defeat in its history against Madagascar in the semi-final, losing 0–6. In the bronze medal match, they won against Comoros 3–1. The team failed to repeat this performance in the following games, played at home, losing all four games and finishing last in the competition.

After the elimination from the preliminary phase of the 1996 African Cup of Nations by Mauritius 2–1 over the two legs, Vojo Gardašević was hired to lead the team. Following that, the Pirates again finished third in the 1998 Indian Ocean Games and, two years later, competed in the World Cup qualifiers for the first time. Playing against Namibia they drew 1–1 in Stade Linité, thanks to a goal by Philip Zialor but lost the second leg 0–3. Seychelles were also eliminated in the preliminary round of the 2000 African Cup of Nations by Zimbabwe 0–6 over the two matches. Seychelles fared better in the qualification for the 2004 African Cup of Nations as the team, led by Dominique Bathenay then Michael Nees, finished third and won two prestigious home wins by beating Eritrea 1–0 and Zimbabwe 2–1. Following that they achieved a bronze medal at the 2003 Indian Ocean Games, then were eliminated in the preliminary round of the 2006 World Cup by Zambia, 1–5 in the two games.

Seychelles’ biggest competitive win came against Zimbabwe in the qualifiers of the 2004 African Cup of Nations. Goals by strikers Alpha Baldé and Philip Zialor gave Seychelles a 2–1 win at Stade Linité against Zimbabwe captained by professional striker Peter Ndlovu. German coach Michael Nees was at the helm of the team at that time. Under Frenchman Dominique Bathenay, Seychelles also beat Eritrea 1–0 at Stade Linité by a goal by veteran Roddy Victor in the same qualifiers.

In 2011, Seychelles hosted the 2011 Indian Ocean Island Games and won the tournament for the first time, beating Mauritius in the final on penalties.[4][5]

The rest of the 2010s saw little success for The Pirates with the high point achieved during 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification where they managed a 2–0 win over Lesotho and a 1–1 draw with Ethiopia to finish third in their four team group.^{[citation needed]}

FIFA Goal Programme

In 2006, a new technical centre in Mahé was opened, with help from the FIFA Goal programme.[6] The project had a total cost of approximately 750,000 USD. James Michel, president of the Seychelles, was present at the inauguration. The technical centre houses the SFF headquarters, an auditorium, 20 bedrooms, two massage rooms, changing rooms and a restaurant. The centre is located next to the turf pitches that were also installed by the Goal programme in 2003.[7][8]

Recent results and fixtures

2021

2022

Coaches

Caretaker managers are listed in italics.

Players

Squad

The following players were selected for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Lesotho on 23 and 27 March 2022 respectively.[9]

Caps and goals correct as of 31 July 2022, after the match against Madagascar.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Alvin Michel	(1990-01-05) 5 January 1990 (age 32)	18	0	St Michel United
	1GK	Jerome Dingwall	(1989-01-16) 16 January 1989 (age 33)	9	0	Red Star Defence Forces
	1GK	Romeo Padayachy	(1993-02-18) 18 February 1993 (age 29)	0	0	Light Stars
	2DF	Benoit Marie (Captain)	(1987-10-08) 8 October 1987 (age 35)	58	0	Côte d'Or
	2DF	Warren Mellie	(1994-10-01) 1 October 1994 (age 28)	28	2	Foresters Mont Fleuri
	2DF	Don Fanchette	(1997-12-03) 3 December 1997 (age 24)	20	0	La Passe
	2DF	Juninho Mathiot	(2000-02-09) 9 February 2000 (age 22)	18	0	Saint Louis Suns United
	2DF	Julio Brown	(1996-08-30) 30 August 1996 (age 26)	7	0	St Michel United
	2DF	Stan Esther	(2001-02-12) 12 February 2001 (age 21)	7	0	Red Star
	2DF	Colyn Francourt	(1998-04-17) 17 April 1998 (age 24)	7	0	Foresters Mont Fleuri
	2DF	Helton Monnaie	(1997-05-15) 15 May 1997 (age 25)	7	0	La Passe
	2DF	Elie Sopha	(2004-11-03) 3 November 2004 (age 17)	3	0	Unattached
	2DF	Ricko Julius	(1996-01-13) 13 January 1996 (age 26)	2	0	Light Stars
	3MF	Kenner Nourrice	(1995-06-10) 10 June 1995 (age 27)	12	0	St Michel United
	3MF	Dean Balette	(1995-06-09) 9 June 1995 (age 27)	7	0	St John Bosco
	3MF	Imra Raheriniaina	(2004-11-19) 19 November 2004 (age 17)	2	0	Unattached
	4FW	Brandon Labrosse	(1999-03-11) 11 March 1999 (age 23)	15	1	Foresters Mont Fleuri
	4FW	Dean Mothé	(2000-08-01) 1 August 2000 (age 22)	15	0	Saint Louis Suns United
	4FW	Josip Ravignia	(2001-01-19) 19 January 2001 (age 21)	13	0	Real Maldives
	4FW	Hubert Jean	(1996-07-26) 26 July 1996 (age 26)	12	1	Saint Louis Suns United
	4FW	Ryan Henriette	(2001-01-23) 23 January 2001 (age 21)	9	1	Foresters Mont Fleuri
	4FW	Thierry Camille	(2001-12-11) 11 December 2001 (age 20)	1	0	St John Bosco

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Seychelles squad within the last twelve months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Ian Ah-Kong	(1995-11-02) 2 November 1995 (age 26)	15	0	La Passe	v.  Sri Lanka; 19 November 2021
DF	Gervais Waye-Hive	(1988-06-11) 11 June 1988 (age 34)	45	6	Saint Louis Suns United	v.  Sri Lanka; 19 November 2021
DF	Sam Hallock	(2001-10-10) 10 October 2001 (age 21)	3	0	St Michel United	v.  Sri Lanka; 19 November 2021
DF	Danny Madeleine	(1996-11-17) 17 November 1996 (age 25)	1	0	Saint Louis Suns United	v.  Sri Lanka; 19 November 2021
MF	Rundolf Elizabeth	(1995-10-29) 29 October 1995 (age 26)	8	0	St John Bosco	v.  Sri Lanka; 19 November 2021
FW	Elijah Tamboo	(1993-10-22) 22 October 1993 (age 28)	17	2	Saint Louis Suns United	v.  Sri Lanka; 19 November 2021
INJ Withdrew due to injury PRE Preliminary/Standby squad RET Retired from the national team SUS Serving suspension WD Withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue COV Tested positive for COVID-19

Player records

As of 27 March 2022

Players in bold are still active with Seychelles.

Competition records

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 1974	Part of  United Kingdom									Part of  United Kingdom
1978	Not affiliated to CAF									Not affiliated to CAF
1982
1986
1990	Did not enter									Did not enter
1994
1998
2002	Did not qualify									2	0	1	1	1	4
2006										2	0	1	1	1	5
2010										6	0	0	6	4	17
2014										2	0	0	2	0	7
2018										2	0	0	2	0	3
2022										2	0	0	2	0	10
2026	To be determined									To be determined
Total	–	0/22	–	–	–	–	–	–		16	0	2	14	6	46

Africa Cup of Nations

Africa Cup of Nations record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1957 to 1976	Part of  United Kingdom
1978 to 1986	Not affiliated to CAF
1988	Did not enter
1990	Did not qualify
1992	Withdrew
1994	Did not enter
1996	Withdrew
1998	Did not qualify
2000	Did not enter
2002
2004 to 2010	Did not qualify
2012	Did not enter
2013	Did not qualify
2015	Withdrew
2017 to 2023	Did not qualify
2025	To be determined
Total	–	0/34	–	–	–	–	–	–

Indian Ocean Island Games

Indian Ocean Island Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1979	Runners-up	2nd	4	1	1	2	11	6
1985	Group stage	6th	2	0	0	2	1	4
1990	Third place	3rd	3	1	0	2	3	9
1993	Fourth place	4th	4	0	0	4	3	12
1998	Third place	3rd	4	2	0	2	9	10
2003	Third place	3rd	4	1	2	1	3	6
2007	Group stage	5th	2	1	0	1	2	4
2011	Champions	1st	5	3	2	0	10	4
2015	Group stage	5th	3	1	0	2	4	3
2019	Fourth place	4th	4	0	2	2	2	8
Total	1 Title	10/10	34	10	7	18	48	66

CECAFA Cup

COSAFA Cup

COSAFA Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2000	Excluded
2001
2002	Did not enter
2003
2004
2005	Round 1	11th	1	0	0	1	0	3
2006	Round 1	7th	2	0	1	1	1	3
2007	Round 1	13th	2	0	0	2	0	7
2008	Group stage	11th	3	1	1	1	8	2
2009	Group stage	13th	3	0	0	3	2	6
2013	Group stage	13th	2	0	0	2	2	8
2015	Group stage	13th	3	0	1	2	0	2
2016	Group stage	14th	3	0	0	3	0	10
2017	Group stage	14th	3	0	0	3	1	10
2018	Group stage	12th	3	0	2	1	2	3
2019	Group stage	13th	3	0	1	2	0	6
Total	Group stage	11/19	28	1	6	21	16	60

References

External links

• Seychelles at FIFA.com
• Seychelles at CAF.com
• Seychelles national football team picture

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