Martinique national football team

Martinique
Nickname(s) Les Matinino
Association Ligue de football de la Martinique
Sub-confederation CFU (Caribbean)
Confederation CONCACAF (North America)
Head coach Patrick Cavelan
Top scorer Kévin Parsemain (23)[1]
Home stadium Stade d'Honneur de Dillon
FIFA code MTQ
Elo ranking 102
Highest Elo ranking 64 (14 April 1994)
Lowest Elo ranking 125 (30 Sep 2011, 3 Mar 2012)
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Barbados 3–2 Martinique 
(Martinique; February 11, 1931)
Biggest win
 Martinique 16–0 British Virgin Islands 
(Le Lamentin, Martinqiue; September 5, 2012)
Biggest defeat
 Mexico 9–0 Martinique 
(Mexico City, Mexico; July 11, 1993)
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Appearances 4 (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.[2][3]

Honours

Overview

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."'

Martinique's highest honor to date was winning the Caribbean Cup in 1993. Martinique also was a two-time winner of the CFU Championship, a precursor to the Caribbean Cup. A more recent success was winning the 2010 Coupe de l'Outre-Mer. The team defeated Réunion 5–3 on penalties to claim the title. 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.

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2014 Caribbean Cup. Caps and goals updated as of November 1, 2014.

# Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Steeve Elana July 11, 1980 6 0 France Lille
16 GK Kévin Olimpa March 10, 1988 6 0 Greece Platanias
23 GK Emmanuel Vermignon January 20, 1989 14 0 Martinique Golden Lion
2 DF Rémi Maréval February 24, 1983 0 0 Hungary Videoton
3 DF Marvin Esor July 21, 1989 0 0 France Châteauroux
5 DF Jean-Sylvain Babin October 14, 1986 3 0 Spain Granada
14 DF Antoine Jean-Baptiste January 20, 1991 3 0 France Vendée Luçon
15 DF Christopher Glombard June 5, 1989 2 0 France Stade de Reims
21 DF Sébastien Crétinoir February 12, 1986 36 2 Martinique Golden Lion
4 MF Daniel Hérelle October 17, 1988 43 0 Martinique Club Colonial
6 MF Mickael Malsa October 2, 1995 0 0 France Sochaux
7 MF Mathias Coureur March 22, 1988 5 1 Bulgaria Cherno More Varna
8 MF Gaël Germany May 10, 1983 32 7 Martinique Samaritaine
11 MF Lionel Ravi November 12, 1985 7 0 Martinique Essor-Préchotain
20 MF Dominique Pandor May 13, 1993 0 0 France AS Monaco
22 MF Julien Faubert August 1, 1983 3 5 France Bordeaux
9 FW Geoffrey Malfleury April 12, 1988 0 0 France Le Havre
10 FW José-Thierry Goron April 1, 1977 45 15 Martinique Rivière-Pilote
12 FW Bedi Buval June 16, 1986 0 0 Albania KS Flamurtari
13 FW Harry Novillo February 11, 1992 0 0 Australia Melbourne City FC
17 FW Kévin Parsemain February 13, 1988 34 23 United States Seattle Sounders
18 FW Yoann Arquin April 15, 1988 5 0 Scotland St. Mirren
19 FW Anthony Angély March 21, 1990 16 2 Martinique Club Colonial

Previous squads

CONCACAF Gold Cup squads
Caribbean Championship
  • 2010 Caribbean Championship – Martinique

Results

2010 Coupe de l'Outre-Mer

2010 Caribbean Cup

Last updated: 3 December 2010

Competitive record

Gold Cup record

Martinique has participated in four of the twelve 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
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
1991 Did not qualify
United States Mexico 1993 Group Stage 8th 3 0 1 2 3 14
1996 to 2000 Did not qualify
United States 2002 Quarter final 6th 3 1 1 1 2 3
United States Mexico 2003 Group stage 12th 2 0 0 2 0 3
2005 to 2011 Did not qualify
United States 2013 Group stage 9th 3 1 0 2 2 4
Total 4/12 6th 11 2 2 7 7 24

Caribbean Cup record

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 GF GA
Barbados 1989Did not qualify
Trinidad and Tobago 1990Abandoned[n 1]211042
Jamaica 1991Round 15th311142
Trinidad and Tobago 1992Third Place3rd5212106
Jamaica 1993Champions1st532083
Trinidad and Tobago 1994Runner-Ups2nd53111210
Cayman IslandsJamaica 1995Did not qualify
Trinidad and Tobago 1996Third Place3rd521264
Antigua and BarbudaSaint Kitts and Nevis 1997Round 15th210123
JamaicaTrinidad and Tobago 1998Round 15th310278
Trinidad and Tobago 1999Did not qualify
Trinidad and Tobago 2001Third Place3rd530268
Barbados 2005Did not qualify
Trinidad and Tobago 2007Round 16th310248
Jamaica 2008Did not qualify
Martinique 2010Round 17th301213
Antigua and Barbuda 2012Fourth Place4th522153
Jamaica 2014Qualifieid
Total13/181 Title462010166960
  1. ↑ Play was suspended when Jamaat al Muslimeen attempted a coup d'état of the government of Trinidad and Tobago. The tournament was abandoned altogether after Tropical storm Arthur forced the cancellation of the final round of games. Martinique were to meet Trinidad and Tobago in the final.

Coupe de l'Outre-Mer record

Martinique has participated all three 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 won its first Coupe de l'Outre-Mer defeating the defending champions Réunion 5–3 on penalties at the Stade Dominique Duvauchelle in Créteil. They lost the title back to Reunion in 2012 via a penalty shootout.

Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA
France 2008Runner-Ups2nd421132
France 2010Champions1st421183
France 2012Runner-Ups2nd421195
Total3/31 Title126332010

CFU Championship record

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
Suriname 1978Did not qualify
Suriname 1979
Puerto Rico 1981
French Guiana 1983Champions1st321051
Barbados 1985Champions1st321052
Martinique 1988[4]Runner-Ups2nd––––––
Total3/62 Titles6420103
*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won. Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Matthew. "Sounders FC Rumored To Bring In Martinique Leading Goalscorer". rantsports.com. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Allez Matinino!". Ligue de Football de la Martinique (in French). 18 August 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  3. ↑ "Matinino en Présentation". Bondamanjak (in French). 8 September 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  4. ↑ It is unsure if the tournament was completed, but some sources state that Trinidad and Tobago defeated Martinique 3–0 in the final.

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