The Ivory Coast national football team (French: Équipe de Côte d'Ivoire de football), nicknamed Les Éléphants (The Elephants), represents Ivory Coast in international football and is controlled by the Fédération Ivoirienne de Football (FIF). Until 2005, their greatest accomplishment was winning the 1992 African Cup of Nations against Ghana on penalties at the Stade Leopold Senghor in Dakar, Senegal. Their second success came in the 2015 edition, again beating Ghana on penalties at the Estadio de Bata in Bata, Equatorial Guinea.
The team has qualified for three consecutive World Cups; however, it has never advanced beyond the group stage.
Ivory Coast has produced several notable players who have played in Europe, including Didier Drogba, Yaya Touré, Emmanuel Eboué, Wilfried Bony, Seydou Doumbia, Gervinho, Eric Bailly, Serge Aurier, Wilfried Zaha, Salomon Kalou, and Kolo Touré. The team is generally considered to be one of the best teams to come from Africa.
World Cup record
| FIFA World Cup record |
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FIFA World Cup
Qualification record |
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| Year |
Result |
Position |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Squad |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
 1930 |
Did Not Enter |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
.svg.png) 1934 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
 1938 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
.svg.png) 1950 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
 1954 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
 1958 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
 1962 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
 1966 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
 1970 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
 1974 |
Did Not Qualify |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
7 |
 1978 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
10 |
 1982 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| 1986 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
5 |
 1990 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
 1994 |
8 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
12 |
6 |
| 1998 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
  2002 |
10 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
22 |
10 |
| 2006 |
Group Stage |
19th |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
Squad |
10 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
20 |
7 |
 2010 |
17th |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
Squad |
12 |
8 |
4 |
0 |
29 |
6 |
 2014 |
21st |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
Squad |
8 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
19 |
7 |
 2018 |
To be determined |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
| Total |
Group Stage |
3/20 |
9 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
13 |
14 |
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FIFA Confederations Cup
Africa Cup of Nations record
| Host nation(s) / Year |
Round |
Position |
GP |
W |
D* |
L |
GS |
GA |
.svg.png) 1957 to
 1963 | Did Not Enter |
 1965 | Third Place | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
.svg.png) 1968 | Third Place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 |
| 1970 | Fourth Place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 |
.svg.png) 1972 | Did Not Qualify |
.svg.png) 1974 | Group Stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
.svg.png) 1976 | Did Not Qualify |
| 1978 | Banned |
 1980 | Group Stage | 6th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
.svg.png) 1982 | Did Not Enter |
 1984 | Group Stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
 1986 | Third Place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
 1988 | Group Stage | 6th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 1990 | Group Stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
 1992 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | Third Place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
| 1996 | Group Stage | 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 1998 | Quarter-Finals | 7th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 |
| 2000 | Group Stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 2002 | Group Stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2004 | Did Not Qualify |
| 2006 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| 2008 | Fourth Place | 4th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 |
 2010 | Quarter-Finals | 8th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
  2012 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2013 | Quarter-Finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| 2015 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| 2017 | Group Stage | 11th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 2019 | TBD |
| 2021 | Qualified as host |
 2023 | TBD |
| Total | 2 Titles | 21/29 | 86 | 39 | 25 | 22 | 128 | 91 |
- *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
- **Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
- ***Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Recent and upcoming fixtures
2016
- ↑ Only local based players used in this fixture
2017
| Date |
Venue |
Opponent |
Result |
Competition |
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| January 8, 2017 |
Abu Dhabi |
Sweden |
2–1 |
Friendly |
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| January 11, 2017 |
Abu Dhabi |
 Uganda |
3–0 |
Friendly |
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| January 16, 2017 |
Stade d'Oyem |
 Togo |
0–0 |
2017 Africa Cup of Nations |
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| January 20, 2017 |
Stade d'Oyem |
 DR Congo |
2–2 |
2017 Africa Cup of Nations |
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| January 24, 2017 |
Stade d'Oyem |
Morocco |
0–1 |
2017 Africa Cup of Nations |
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| March 24, 2017 |
Kuban Stadium |
Russia |
2–0 |
Friendly |
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| March 27, 2017 |
Paris |
Senegal |
Abandoned [lower-alpha 1] |
Friendly |
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| June 4, 2017 |
Rotterdam |
 Netherlands |
0–5 |
Friendly |
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| June 10, 2017 |
Bouaké |
Guinea |
2–3 |
2019 AFCON qualification |
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| August 28, 2017 |
TBD |
Gabon |
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2018 World Cup qualification |
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| September 2, 2017 |
TBD |
Gabon |
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2018 World Cup qualification |
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| October 2, 2017 |
TBD |
Mali |
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2018 World Cup qualification |
| November 6, 2017 |
TBD |
Morocco |
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2018 World Cup qualification |
- ↑ Match abandoned, for field invasion, after 88 minutes on the score of 1–1.[1] Presences and goals NOT to be counted unless official decisions.
2018
Coaches
Players
Current squad
The following players have been selected in the final squad for the friendlies matches vs. Netherlands (4 June 2017) and Guinea (10 June 2017).
Caps and goals updated as 10 June 2017, after the match vs. Guinea.[2]
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last 12 months.
INJ = Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
RET = Player was retired from national football team.
CLUB = Player was not made available by his club.
Records
The Ivory Coast team is notable for having participated in (and won) the two highest-scoring penalty shoot-outs in international football competition — the 24-shot shoot-out in the final of the 1992 African Cup of Nations when Ghana was defeated 11–10, and the 24-shot shoot-out in the quarter-final of the 2006 African Cup of Nations, when Cameroon was defeated 12–11. In 2015, Ivory Coast once again defeated Ghana in the final of an 2015 African Cup of Nations with a 22-shot shoot-out, winning 9–8.
After Uli Stielike left before the Africa Cup 2008 due to his son's health situation, Gerard Gili, the co-trainer, took his position. To compensate of the lack of another co-coach, Didier Drogba acted as a player-coach. This was only the second time that a player had also acted as coach in the Africa Cup, after George Weah was both player and coach for Liberia during the 2002 tournament.
In both the 2006 and 2010 World Cups, Ivory Coast were placed in a so-called "Group of Death." In 2006, Ivory Coast faced Argentina, Netherlands and Serbia and Montenegro; Argentina and Netherlands reached the Round of 16. In 2010, Ivory Coast was drawn with Brazil, Portugal and North Korea. Ivory Coast finished third in Group G, as Brazil and Portugal progressed.
Most capped players
- As of June 10, 2017[3]
- Players in bold are still active.
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Top goalscorers
- As of June 10, 2017
- Players in bold are still active.
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Honours
- Winners (2):
1992, 2015
- Fourth-place (1): 1992
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.calciomercato.com/news/pazza-sfida-tra-senegal-e-costa-d-avorio-annullata-per-invasione-53569
- ↑ "CÔTE D'IVOIRE VS. GUINEA 2 - 3". Soccerway.
- ↑ Roberto Mamrud. "IvoryCoast – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
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