| Nickname(s) | Les Matinino | ||
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| Association | Ligue de football de la Martinique | ||
| Sub-confederation | CFU (Caribbean) | ||
| Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
| Head coach | Guy-Michel Nisas | ||
| Asst coach | Mario Bocaly | ||
| Captain | Patrick Percin | ||
| Top scorer | Patrick Percin (19) | ||
| Home stadium | Stade d'Honneur de Dillon | ||
| FIFA code | MTQ | ||
| Elo ranking | 109 | ||
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| First international | |||
| Barbados 3–2 Martinique (Martinique; February 11, 1931) |
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| Biggest win | |||
| Martinique 7–0 Puerto Rico (Guadeloupe; 1969) Martinique 7–0 Dominica (Martinique; May 4, 1997) Martinique 7–0 Cayman Islands (Sint Marteen; April 1, 1992) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||
| Mexico 9–0 Martinique (Mexico City, Mexico; July 11, 1993) |
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| CONCACAF Gold Cup | |||
| Appearances | 3 (First in 1993) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals, 2002 | ||
The Martinique national football team (French: Équipe de la Martinique de football) represents the French overseas department and region of Martinique in international football. The team is controlled by the Ligue de Football de la Martinique (English: Martinique Football League), a local branch of French Football Federation (French: Fédération Française de Football). On 7 August 2010, the national team adopted the nickname Les Matinino, which pays tribute to the history of the island.[1][2] Martinique are the current champions of the Coupe de l'Outre-Mer.[3]
As an overseas department of the French Republic, Martinique is not a member of FIFA and is therefore not eligible to enter the FIFA World Cup or any competition organized first-hand by the organization. Martiniquais, being French citizens, are eligible to play for the France national football team. Martinique is, however, a member of CONCACAF and CFU and is eligible for all competitions organized by both organizations. Indeed, 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." A special rule of the CONCACAF Gold Cup only allows players to join the team if they have not played for France during the past five years. On the other side, any player joining Martinique is allowed to join the France national team after-wards without any time restrictions.
Martinique's highest honor to date was winning the 2010 Coupe de l'Outre-Mer. The team defeated Réunion 5–3 on penalties to claim the title. Martinique won the Caribbean Cup in 1993 and also was a three-time winner of the CFU Championship, a precursor to the Caribbean Cup. The national team has participated in three CONCACAF Gold Cups and its best finish in the competition was in 2002 when the team reached the quarterfinals where they lost to Canada 6–5 on penalties.
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| Position | Name | Nationality |
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| Manager | Guy-Michel Nisas | French |
| Assistant manager | Mario Bocaly | French |
| Goalkeeper coach | Jean-Claude Fondelot | French |
| Doctor | Ludovic Alhinvi | French |
| Kinesiotherapy | Marc Gino | French |
| Managing Director | Jocelyn Germe | French |
The following players have been named squad to participate in the 2010 Caribbean Championship.[5]
Caps and goals as of 3 December 2010, after the match against Trinidad and Tobago.
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2010 Coupe de l'Outre-Mer
| 23 September 2010 Group Stage |
Martinique | 4 – 1 | Tahiti | Parc des Sports des Maisons Rouges, Bry-sur-Marne | ||
| 18:30 CET | Audel 44' Percin 48', 82' Parsemain 60' |
Report | 27' Li Fung Kee | Referee: Stephane Panont (Île-de-France) |
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| 26 September 2010 Group Stage |
New Caledonia | 0 – 4 | Martinique | Stade Henri-Longuet, Viry-Châtillon | ||
| 15:00 CET | Report | 41', 90+2' Percin 51' Gustan 57' Vitulin |
Referee: Stephane Tetauira (French Polynesia) |
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| 29 September 2010 Group Stage |
Guadeloupe | 2 – 0 | Martinique | Stade Louison Bobet, Le Plessis-Trévise | ||
| 20:00 CET | Lambourde 20' Moka 90+3' |
Report | Referee: David Hoarau (Réunion) |
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| 2 October 2010 Final |
Réunion | 0 – 0 3 – 5 pen. |
Martinique | Stade Dominique Duvauchelle, Créteil | ||
| 17:00 CET | Report | Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) |
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2010 Caribbean Cup
| 26 November 2010 Group Stage |
Martinique | 1 – 1 | Grenada | Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France | ||
| 20:30 CET | Goron 79' (pen.) | Report | Bain 29' | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Raymond Bogle (Jamaica) |
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| 28 November 2010 Group Stage |
Martinique | 0 – 1 | Cuba | Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France | ||
| 18:30 CET | Report | Márquez 28' | Attendance: 500 Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados) |
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| 30 November 2010 Group Stage |
Martinique | 0 – 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France | ||
| 20:30 CET | Report | Hector 47' | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados) |
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Last updated: 3 December 2010
Martinique has participated in three of the ten CONCACAF Gold Cups contested. The team's first appearance in the competition was in 1993. The team was eliminated in the first round, however, not without procuring its first point in the competition after earning a 2–2 draw against Canada. Martinique's next appearance in the competition came in 2002. The team achieved its best performance reaching the quarterfinals where they lost to Canada 6–5 on penalties. The following year, Martinique appeared in the competition again, however, the team departed the tournament without scoring a goal.
| CONCACAF Gold Cup record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| 1991 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1993 | Group Stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| 1996 to 2000 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2002 | Quarter final | 6th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | Group stage | 12th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 to 2011 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| Total | 3/11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 20 | |
Martinique have appeared in 12 Caribbean Cups. The national team is one of four teams to have won the competition. Martinique won their first and only Caribbean Cup title in 1993. The tournament was played in Jamaica and Martinique defeated the hosts 6–5 on penalties in the final match. The following year, Martinique finished runner-up to Trinidad and Tobago. The team has finished in third place on three occasions in 1992, 1996, and 2001.
| Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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| 1989 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1991 | Round 1 | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 1992 | Third Place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 |
| 1993 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| 1994 | Runner-Ups | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 |
| 1995 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1996 | Third Place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 1997 | Round 1 | 5th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1998 | Round 1 | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| 1999 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2001 | Third Place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2005 | Round 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 2007 | Round 1 | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 2008 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2010 | Round 1 | 7th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 12/15 | 1 Title | 43 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 65 | 58 |
Martinique has participated in both editions of the Coupe de l'Outre-Mer, which was established in 2008. In the first edition, the team finished runner-up to the champions Réunion losing 1–0 in the final. In 2010, Martinique was its first Coupe de l'Outre-Mer defeated the defending champions Réunion 5–3 on penalties at the Stade Dominique Duvauchelle in Créteil.
| Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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| 2008 | Runner-Ups | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2010 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| Total | 2/2 | 1 Title | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 |
From 1978–1985, Martinique participated in the CFU Championship, a precursor to the Caribbean Cup. Of the six championships played, Martinique featured three final rounds. Les Matinino won the competition twice in 1983 and 1985.
| Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
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| 1978 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
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| 1983 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| 1985 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1988[6] | Runner-Ups | 2nd | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Total | 3/6 | 2 Titles | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | |
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