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Ivory Coast

Nickname(s)	Les Éléphants (The Elephants)
Association	Fédération Ivorienne de Football (FIF)
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	WAFU (West Africa)
Head coach	Emerse Faé
Captain	Serge Aurier
Most caps	Didier Zokora (123)
Top scorer	Didier Drogba (65)
Home stadium	Alassane Ouattara Stadium
FIFA code	CIV
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	46 (19 December 2024)
Highest	12 (February 2013, April–May 2013)
Lowest	75 (March–May 2004)
First international
Ivory Coast 3–2 Dahomey  (Madagascar, 13 April 1960)
Biggest win
Ivory Coast 11–0 Central African Republic  (Abidjan, Ivory Coast; 27 December 1961)
Biggest defeat
Netherlands 5–0 Ivory Coast  (Rotterdam, Netherlands; 4 June 2017)
World Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 2006)
Best result	Group stage (2006, 2010, 2014)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	25 (first in 1965)
Best result	Champions (1992, 2015, 2023)
African Nations Championship
Appearances	5 (first in 2009)
Best result	Third place (2016)
Confederations Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 1992)
Best result	Fourth place (1992)
Website	fifciv.com

The Ivory Coast national football team (French: Équipe de football de Côte d'Ivoire, recognized as the Côte d'Ivoire by FIFA) represents Ivory Coast in men's international football. Nicknamed the Elephants, the team is managed by the Ivorian Football Federation (FIF). The team has won the Africa Cup of Nations three times, in 1992, 2015 and 2024, and has qualified for the FIFA World Cup three times, in 2006, 2010, and 2014.

Ivory Coasts's home colours are all orange. Since 2020 their home games have been played at Alassane Ouattara Stadium, in Abidjan. Prior to this their home ground was Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, also in Abidjan. Didier Zokora holds the record for number of caps, with 123. The nation's leading goalscorer is Didier Drogba, who scored 65 goals for the Elephants in 105 Appearances.

History

1960s

The team played its first international match against Dahomey, now known as Benin, which they won 3–2 on 13 April 1960 in Madagascar.

The team took a large 11–0 victory against the Central African Republic. In 1961 the team made their first appearance in the Africa Cup of Nations. After gaining independence from France, the team finished third in the 1963 and 1965 tournaments.

1970s

Ivory Coast's performances in the 1970s were mixed. In the 1970 African Cup of Nations, the team finished top of their group, but lost to Ghana – the powerhouses of African football at the time – in the semi-finals, and went on to finish 4th after losing the third-place play-off to the United Arab Republic (now Egypt). They failed to qualify for the 1972 edition, losing 4–3 to Congo-Brazzaville in the final qualifying round. They qualified in 1974 but finished bottom of their group with only a single point, then failed to qualify in 1976, again losing to Congo-Brazzaville (now simply known as the Congo) in the first round.

The team initially qualified for 1978, beating Mali 2–1 on aggregate, but were disqualified for fielding an ineligible player in the second leg. Mali were also disqualified, due to police and stadium security assaulting the match officials during the first leg, and so Upper Volta, who Ivory Coast had beaten in the first qualifying round, inherited their place.

1980s

In 1984, the team hosted the African Cup of Nations for the first time, but failed to get out of their group. In 1986, they narrowly qualified from their group on goals scored, and went on to finish third once more, beating Morocco 3–2 in the third-place play-off.

1990s

At the 1992 Africa Cup of Nations, Ivory Coast beat Algeria 3–0 and drew 0–0 with Congo to finish top of their group. An extra-time victory over Zambia and a penalty shoot-out win over Cameroon took them to the final for the first time, where they faced Ghana. The match again went to a penalty shoot-out, which became (at the time) the highest-scoring in international football; Ivory Coast eventually triumphed 11–10 to win the title for the first time. They were unable to defend their title in 1994, losing to Nigeria in the semi-finals.

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 a 2015 African Cup of Nations with a 22-shot shoot-out, winning 9–8.

2000s and World Cup debut

In October 2005, Ivory Coast secured qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, which was to be their first-ever appearance at the tournament. Having been drawn into a "Group of Death" that also featured Cameroon and Egypt, Ivory Coast went into the final match second behind Cameroon, but qualified after beating Sudan 3–1 while Cameroon could only draw with Egypt.

In the tournament itself, Ivory Coast were drawn into another Group of Death, against Argentina, Holland, and Serbia and Montenegro. They lost 2–1 to Argentina – with Didier Drogba scoring the team's first-ever World Cup goal in the 82nd minute – and then 2–1 to the Netherlands, meaning they had already been eliminated by the time they played Serbia and Montenegro. Despite going 2–0 down after just 20 minutes, Ivory Coast came back to win 3–2, with Bonaventure Kalou scoring an 86th-minute penalty to give Ivory Coast their first-ever World Cup victory.

After Uli Stielike left before the 2008 African Cup of Nations, due to his son's health, co-trainer Gerard Gili 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 a coach at the tournament, after George Weah was both player and coach for Liberia during the 2002 tournament.

2010s

Ivory Coast qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, and were again drawn in a "Group of Death", against five-time champions Brazil, Portugal, and North Korea. Having managed a 0–0 draw against Portugal, a 3–1 defeat to Brazil meant that in order to qualify from their group, they would have to beat North Korea, Brazil needed to beat Portugal, and (thanks to Portugal's 7–0 win over North Korea) there needed to be a substantial swing in goal difference. Ivory Coast won 3–0, but Portugal held Brazil to a 0–0 draw and Ivory Coast were once again eliminated in the group stages.

The team made a third appearance in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, where they were drawn in Group C against Colombia, Greece, and Japan. After coming from behind to beat Japan 2–1, Ivory Coast then lost 2–1 to Colombia, leaving their qualification in the balance. In their final match against Greece, the score was 1–1 going into stoppage time, and with Japan losing 4–1 to Colombia, Ivory Coast looked set to qualify. However, in the 93rd minute, Giovanni Sio gave away a penalty which Georgios Samaras converted, giving Greece both the victory and the place in the last 16; Ivory Coast, meanwhile, went out in the group stage for the third tournament in a row.

In 2015, the national team won the Africa Cup of Nations for a second time in Equatorial Guinea, defeating Ghana in a penalty shoot-out after a scoreless game.

The team's streak of World Cup qualifications came to an end at the 2018 tournament. Needing a win in their final match against Morocco, they lost 2–0, meaning Morocco qualified instead.

2020s

In early 2024, Ivory Coast hosted the Africa Cup of Nations for the second time. Following a 4–0 defeat to Equatorial Guinea and third-placed finish in the group stage, coach Jean-Louis Gasset was dismissed, and assistant coach Emerse Faé was hired as caretaker in the knockout stages, as the national team qualified as one of the best third-placed teams. Later on, Ivory Coast managed to defeat the defending champions Senegal in the penalty shoot-outs, Mali after extra-time, and DR Congo in the semi-finals. They eventually won the title, defeating Nigeria 2–1 in the final, marking their third victory. For the first time in the history of the African Cup of Nations, it was won by a team that changed coaches during the tournament.

Home stadium

From 1964 to 2020, Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, a 50,000-seater stadium in Abidjan was the main venue used to host home matches. In 2020, the 60,000-seat Alassane Ouattara Stadium, also in Abidjan, was opened ahead of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Supporters

Supporters of the Elephants are known to be among the most colorful in Africa. At Ivory Coast matches, the Elephants supporter sections typically include a percussion band that mimics the sounds of an elephant traveling through a forest.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2024

6 January Friendly	Ivory Coast	5–1	Sierra Leone	San Pedro, Ivory Coast
17:00 UTC±0}	Diomande 18' Kessié 36' Bamba 38' Boga 48' Lazare 84'	Report	Michael 86'	Stadium: Laurent Pokou Stadium Referee: Dedjinnanchi Ahomlanto (Benin)

13 January 2023 AFCON GS	Ivory Coast	2–0	Guinea-Bissau	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
20:00	S. Fofana 4' Krasso 58'	Report		Stadium: Alassane Ouattara Stadium Attendance: 36,858 Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)

18 January 2023 AFCON GS	Ivory Coast	0–1	Nigeria	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
20:00		Report	Troost-Ekong 55' (pen.)	Stadium: Alassane Ouattara Stadium Attendance: 49,517 Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

22 January 2023 AFCON GS	Equatorial Guinea	4–0	Ivory Coast	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
20:00	Nsue 42', 75' Ganet 73' Buyla 88'	Report		Stadium: Alassane Ouattara Stadium Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)

29 January 2023 AFCON R16	Senegal	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Ivory Coast	Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast
	H. Diallo 4'	Report	Kessié 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Charles Konan Banny Stadium Attendance: 19,948 Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)
	Penalties
	Koulibaly P. Sarr Niakhaté Dieng Mané		Pépé Kouamé Haller Aurier Kessié

3 February 2023 AFCON QF	Mali	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Ivory Coast	Bouaké, Ivory Coast
	Nene 71'	Report	Adingra 90' Diakité 120+2'	Stadium: Stade de la Paix Attendance: 39,836 Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt)

7 February 2023 AFCON SF	Ivory Coast	1–0	DR Congo	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
	Haller 65'	Report		Stadium: Alassane Ouattara Stadium Attendance: 51,020 Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)

11 February 2023 AFCON F	Nigeria	1–2	Ivory Coast	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
20:00	Troost-Ekong 38'	Report	Kessié 62' Haller 81'	Stadium: Alassane Ouattara Stadium

23 March Friendly	Ivory Coast	2–2	Benin	Amiens, France
16:00	Gradel 29' O. Diakité 69'	Report	Olaitan 8', 51'	Stadium: Stade de la Licorne

26 March Friendly	Ivory Coast	2–1	Uruguay	Lens, France
19:30	M. Olivera 10' (o.g.) Doué 85'	Report	Viñas 77'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

7 June 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier	Ivory Coast	1–0	Gabon	Korhogo, Ivory Coast
19:00 UTC±0}	Fofana 36'	Report		Stadium: Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium Attendance: 17,522 Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)

10 June 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier	Kenya	0–0	Ivory Coast	Lilongwe, Malawi
		Report		Stadium: Bingu National Stadium Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)

6 September 2024 (2024-09-06) 2025 AFCON Qualification	Ivory Coast	2–0	Zambia	Bouaké, Ivory Coast
19:00 UTC±0	Krasso 73', 84'	Report		Stadium: Stade de la Paix Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

10 September 2024 (2024-09-10) 2025 AFCON Qualification	Chad	0–2	Ivory Coast	Yaoundé, Cameroon
20:00 UTC+1		Report	Krasso 45+3' Diakité 55'	Stadium: Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium Referee: Tsegay Mogos Teklu (Eritrea)

11 October 2024 (2024-10-11) 2025 AFCON Qualification	Ivory Coast	4–1	Sierra Leone	San-Pédro, Ivory Coast
--:--	Pépé 3' Kessié 51', 76' (pen.) Diakité 87' (pen.)	Report	Koroma 43'	Stadium: Laurent Pokou Stadium Attendance: 16,553 Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)

15 October 2024 (2024-10-15) 2025 AFCON Qualification	Sierra Leone	1–0	Ivory Coast	Monrovia, Liberia
16:00 UTC±0	Bakayoko 85'	Report		Stadium: Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex Attendance: 7,408 Referee: Jeannot Franck Bito (Cameroon)

15 November 2024 (2024-11-15) 2025 AFCON Qualification	Zambia	1–0	Ivory Coast	Ndola, Zambia
--:--	K. Musonda 43'	Report		Stadium: Levy Mwanawasa Stadium Attendance: 49,800 Referee: Omar Artan (Somalia)

19 November 2024 (2024-11-19) 2025 AFCON Qualification	Ivory Coast	4–0	Chad	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
15:00 UTC±0	Bayo 25' Adingra 37' Agbadou 77' Diakité 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)

2025

March 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier

Burundi

v

Ivory Coast

TBD, Burundi

March 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier

Ivory Coast

v

Gambia

TBD, Ivory Coast

September 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier

Ivory Coast

v

Burundi

TBD, Ivory Coast

September 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier

Gabon

v

Ivory Coast

TBD, Gabon

October 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier

Seychelles

v

Ivory Coast

TBD, Seychelles

October 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier

Ivory Coast

v

Kenya

TBD, Ivory Coast

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Emerse Faé
Assistant coaches	Guy Demel Alain Gouaméné
Goalkeeping coach	Gérard Gnanhouan
Fitness coach	Samir Anba
Video analyst	Jeremy Antonio
Doctor	Rodrigue Kouassi
Physiotherapists	Aurélien Koffi Bakary Mendy Gervais Soumaré
Masseur	Patrice Ouattara
Ostheopath	Mahamadou Bakayoko
Team nutritionist	Elysée Sawadogo
Team cooks	Yahia Diawara Ezechiel Koné Aminata Sidibé
Team coordinator	Alphonse Sangaré
Technical director	Boubacar Barry
Head of delegation	Didier Zokora

Coaching history

• Paul Gévaudan (1960)
• Alphonse Bissouma Tapé (1965)
• Paul Gévaudan (1967–68)
• Peter Schnittger (1968–70)
• Jean Tokpa (1970–72)
• Santa Rosa (1972–74)
• Gérard Gabo (1976–80)
• Otto Pfister (1982–85)
• David Ferreira "Duque" (1984)
• Pancho Gonzales (1986)
• Yeo Martial (1987–88, 1992)
• Kaé Oulaï (1989)
• Radivoje Ognjanović (1989–92)
• Philippe Troussier (1993)
• Henryk Kasperczak (1993–94)
• Pierre Pleimelding (1994–96)
• Robert Nouzaret (1996–98, 2002–04)
• Patrick Parizon (1999–2000)
• Gbonke Tia (2000–01)
• Lama Bamba (2001)
• Henri Michel (2004–07)
• Uli Stielike (2007–08)
• Gérard Gili (2008)
• Vahid Halilhodžić (2008–10)
• Georges Kouadio (2010)
• Sven-Göran Eriksson (2010)
• François Zahoui (2010–12)
• Sabri Lamouchi (2012–14)
• Hervé Renard (2014–15)
• Michel Dussuyer (2015–17)
• Marc Wilmots (2017)
• Ibrahim Kamara (2018–20)
• Patrice Beaumelle (2020–22)
• Jean-Louis Gasset (2022–24)
• Emerse Faé (2024–)

Players

Current squad

The following players were selected for the 2025 AFCON qualification matches against Zambia and Chad on 15 and 19 November 2024, respectively.

Caps and goals updated as of 19 November 2024, after the match against Chad.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Badra Ali Sangaré	(1986-05-30) 30 May 1986 (age 38)	31	0	Sekhukhune United
	1GK	Yahia Fofana	(2000-08-21) 21 August 2000 (age 24)	22	0	Angers
	1GK	Issa Fofana	(2004-01-30) 30 January 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Al-Hilal
	2DF	Wilfried Singo	(2000-12-25) 25 December 2000 (age 23)	27	0	Monaco
	2DF	Evan Ndicka	(1999-08-20) 20 August 1999 (age 25)	20	0	Roma
	2DF	Emmanuel Agbadou	(1997-06-07) 7 June 1997 (age 27)	12	1	Reims
	2DF	Sinaly Diomandé	(2001-04-09) 9 April 2001 (age 23)	11	0	Auxerre
	2DF	Hassane Kamara	(1994-03-05) 5 March 1994 (age 30)	9	0	Udinese
	2DF	Ousmane Diomande	(2003-12-04) 4 December 2003 (age 21)	9	1	Sporting CP
	2DF	Guéla Doué	(2002-10-17) 17 October 2002 (age 22)	7	1	Strasbourg
	2DF	Christopher Opéri	(1997-04-29) 29 April 1997 (age 27)	7	0	Le Havre
	3MF	Franck Kessié	(1996-12-19) 19 December 1996 (age 28)	86	13	Al-Ahli
	3MF	Seko Fofana	(1995-05-07) 7 May 1995 (age 29)	25	7	Al-Ettifaq
	3MF	Hamed Traorè	(2000-02-16) 16 February 2000 (age 24)	13	2	Auxerre
	3MF	Jean Thierry Lazare	(1998-03-07) 7 March 1998 (age 26)	7	1	Union SG
	3MF	Jean-Eudes Aholou	(1994-03-20) 20 March 1994 (age 30)	6	0	Angers
	3MF	Mario Dorgeles	(2004-08-07) 7 August 2004 (age 20)	3	0	Nordsjælland
	4FW	Jérémie Boga	(1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 (age 27)	23	2	Nice
	4FW	Jean-Philippe Krasso	(1997-07-17) 17 July 1997 (age 27)	23	7	Paris FC
	4FW	Oumar Diakité	(2003-12-20) 20 December 2003 (age 21)	21	4	Reims
	4FW	Simon Adingra	(2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 (age 22)	18	3	Brighton & Hove Albion
	4FW	Karim Konaté	(2004-03-21) 21 March 2004 (age 20)	17	2	Red Bull Salzburg
	4FW	Evann Guessand	(2001-07-01) 1 July 2001 (age 23)	6	0	Nice
	4FW	Bénie Traoré	(2002-11-30) 30 November 2002 (age 22)	5	0	Basel
	4FW	Vakoun Issouf Bayo	(1997-01-10) 10 January 1997 (age 27)	4	1	Watford

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last twelve months and are still eligible to represent.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Ira Eliezer Tapé	(1997-08-31) 31 August 1997 (age 27)	2	0	TS Galaxy	v.  Zambia, 15 November 2024
GK	Yvann Konan	(2007-01-16) 16 January 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Lyon B	v.  Sierra Leone, 15 October 2024
GK	Mohamed Koné	(2002-03-07) 7 March 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Charleroi	v.  Sierra Leone, 15 October 2024
GK	Charles Folly Ayayi	(1990-12-29) 29 December 1990 (age 33)	2	0	ASEC Mimosas	v.  Benin, 23 March 2024
DF	Eric Bailly	(1994-04-12) 12 April 1994 (age 30)	50	2	Villarreal	v.  Sierra Leone, 15 October 2024
DF	Cédric Kipré	(1996-12-09) 9 December 1996 (age 28)	0	0	Stade Reims	v.  Sierra Leone, 15 October 2024
DF	Odilon Kossounou	(2001-01-04) 4 January 2001 (age 23)	25	0	Atalanta	v.  Chad, 10 September 2024
DF	Willy Boly	(1991-02-03) 3 February 1991 (age 33)	22	1	Nottingham Forest	v.  Chad, 10 September 2024
DF	Abakar Sylla	(2002-12-25) 25 December 2002 (age 21)	6	0	Strasbourg	v.  Chad, 10 September 2024
DF	Ghislain Konan	(1995-12-27) 27 December 1995 (age 28)	41	0	Al-Nassr	v.  Kenya, 11 June 2024
DF	Serge Aurier (captain)	(1992-12-24) 24 December 1992 (age 31)	93	4	Free agent	2023 AFCON
DF	Simon Deli	(1991-10-27) 27 October 1991 (age 33)	27	0	Asteras Tripoli	2023 AFCON
DF	Koffi Kouao	(1998-05-20) 20 May 1998 (age 26)	0	0	Metz	2023 AFCON
DF	Bamo Meïté	(2001-12-03) 3 December 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Marseille	2023 AFCON
DF	Anthony Tra Bi Tra	(1998-12-27) 27 December 1998 (age 25)	0	0	ASEC Mimosas	2023 AFCON
DF	Armel Zohouri	(2001-04-05) 5 April 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Sheriff Tiraspol	2023 AFCON
MF	Jean Michaël Seri	(1991-07-19) 19 July 1991 (age 33)	62	4	Al-Orobah	v.  Sierra Leone, 15 October 2024
MF	Mohamed Diomande	(2001-10-30) 30 October 2001 (age 23)	8	0	Rangers	v.  Sierra Leone, 15 October 2024
MF	Ibrahim Sangaré	(1997-12-02) 2 December 1997 (age 27)	42	11	Nottingham Forest	v.  Zambia, 6 September 2024
MF	Peodoh Pacome Zouzoua	(1997-04-30) 30 April 1997 (age 27)	4	0	Young Africans	v.  Uruguay, 23 March 2024
MF	Kader Keïta	(2000-11-06) 6 November 2000 (age 24)	1	0	CFR Cluj	v.  Uruguay, 23 March 2024
MF	Jean-Philippe Gbamin	(1995-12-25) 25 December 1995 (age 28)	16	0	Nantes	2023 AFCON
MF	Paul Akouokou	(1997-12-20) 20 December 1997 (age 27)	4	0	Lyon	2023 AFCON
MF	Jean N'Guessan	(2003-04-17) 17 April 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Al-Wasl	2023 AFCON
FW	Nicolas Pépé	(1995-05-29) 29 May 1995 (age 29)	46	11	Villarreal	v.  Zambia, 15 November 2024
FW	Jean Evrard Kouassi	(1994-09-25) 25 September 1994 (age 30)	15	1	Zhejiang	v.  Sierra Leone, 15 October 2024
FW	Guy Stéphane Bédi	(1995-12-20) 20 December 1995 (age 29)	0	0	San Pedro	v.  Sierra Leone, 15 October 2024
FW	Sébastien Haller	(1994-06-22) 22 June 1994 (age 30)	26	10	Leganés	v.  Sierra Leone, 11 October 2024
FW	Amad Diallo	(2002-07-11) 11 July 2002 (age 22)	6	1	Manchester United	v.  Sierra Leone, 11 October 2024
FW	Christian Kouamé	(1997-12-06) 6 December 1997 (age 27)	30	3	Fiorentina	v.  Chad, 10 September 2024
FW	Emmanuel Latte Lath	(1999-01-01) 1 January 1999 (age 25)	2	0	Middlesbrough	v.  Chad, 10 September 2024
FW	Mohamed Bamba	(2001-10-26) 26 October 2001 (age 23)	9	1	Lorient	v.  Kenya, 11 June 2024
FW	Wilfried Zaha	(1992-11-10) 10 November 1992 (age 32)	33	5	Lyon	2023 AFCON
FW	Maxwel Cornet	(1996-09-27) 27 September 1996 (age 28)	31	6	Southampton	2023 AFCON
FW	David Datro Fofana	(2002-12-22) 22 December 2002 (age 21)	3	0	Chelsea	2023 AFCON
Player refused to join the team after the call-up. Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. Preliminary squad. Suspended from the national team.

Records

As of 23 March 2024

Players in bold are still active with Ivory Coast.

Most capped players

Top goalscorers

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1958	Part of  France										Part of  France
1962	Not a FIFA member										Not a FIFA member
1966 and 1970	Did not enter										Did not enter
1974	Did not qualify										6	3	2	1	8	7
1978											6	3	2	1	11	10
1982	Did not enter										Did not enter
1986	Did not qualify										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	Did not qualify										8	4	2	2	11	5
2022											6	4	1	1	10	3
2026	To be determined										4	3	1	0	12	0
2030											To be determined
2034
Total	Group stage	3/15	9	3	1	5	13	14	−		90	48	27	15	167	72

Africa Cup of Nations

Africa Cup of Nations record										Africa Cup of Nations qualification
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1957	Part of  France									Part of  France
1959
1962	Not affiliated to CAF									Not affiliated to CAF
1963
1965	Third place	3rd	3	2	0	1	5	4		4	3	0	1	9	4
1968	Third place	3rd	5	3	1	1	9	6		4	3	1	0	7	0
1970	Fourth place	4th	5	2	1	2	11	9		2	1	1	0	4	0
1972	Did not qualify									4	2	2	1	6	5
1974	Group stage	7th	3	0	1	2	2	5		4	4	0	0	10	5
1976	Did not qualify									2	0	2	0	2	2
1978	Banned									Banned
1980	Group stage	6th	3	0	2	1	2	3		4	4	0	0	8	2
1982	Did not enter									Did not enter
1984	Group stage	5th	3	1	0	2	4	4		Qualified as hosts
1986	Third place	3rd	5	3	0	2	7	5		4	3	1	0	9	1
1988	Group stage	6th	3	0	3	0	2	2		4	4	0	0	4	3
1990		6th	3	1	0	2	3	5		4	3	1	0	10	3
1992	Champions	1st	5	2	3	0	4	0		6	5	0	1	9	3
1994	Third place	3rd	5	3	1	1	11	5		Qualified as defending champions
1996	Group stage	11th	3	1	0	2	2	5		4	1	2	1	5	4
1998	Quarter-finals	7th	4	2	2	0	10	6		6	4	1	1	10	8
2000	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	3	4		6	3	2	1	7	2
2002		16th	3	0	1	2	1	4		8	4	3	1	17	4
2004	Did not qualify									4	2	1	1	8	3
2006	Runners-up	2nd	6	3	2	1	6	5		10	7	1	2	20	7
2008	Fourth place	4th	6	4	0	2	16	9		4	3	1	0	13	0
2010	Quarter-finals	8th	3	1	1	1	5	4		12	6	4	0	29	6
2012	Runners-up	2nd	6	5	1	0	9	0		6	6	0	0	19	5
2013	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	1	1	8	5		2	2	0	0	6	2
2015	Champions	1st	6	3	3	0	9	4		6	3	1	2	13	11
2017	Group stage	11th	3	0	2	1	2	3		4	1	3	0	3	1
2019	Quarter-finals	5th	5	3	1	1	7	3		6	3	2	1	12	5
2021	Round of 16	10th	4	2	2	0	6	3		6	4	1	1	11	5
2023	Champions	1st	7	4	1	2	8	8		6	4	1	1	9	5
2025	Qualified									6	4	0	2	12	3
2027	To be determined									To be determined
2029
Total	3 Titles	25/34	106	48	30	28	152	111		140	96	33	18	272	99

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.

***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

African Nations Championship

African Nations Championship record
Appearances: 5
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2009	Group stage	8th	3	0	1	2	0	4
2011	Group stage	12th	3	1	0	2	2	4
2014	Did not qualify
2016	Third place	3rd	6	4	0	2	10	4
2018	Group stage	14th	3	0	1	2	0	3
2020	Did not qualify
2022	Quarter-finals	6th	4	1	1	2	3	3
Total	Third place	5/7	19	6	3	10	15	18

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
1992	Fourth place	4th	2	0	0	2	2	9	Squad
1995 to 2017	Did not qualify
Total	Fourth place	1/10	2	0	0	2	2	9	–

African Games

African Games record
Year	Rank	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1965	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
1987	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	2/4	0	0	0	0	0	0

CECAFA Cup

Honours

Major competitions

Intercontinental

• Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
  • Runners-up (1): 2003

Continental

• CAF Africa Cup of Nations
  • Champions (3): 1992, 2015, 2023
  • Runners-up (2): 2006, 2012
  • Third place (4): 1965, 1968, 1986, 1994
• CAF African Nations Championship
  • Third place (1): 2016
• African Games
  • Bronze medal (1): 1965

Regional

• CEDEAO Cup
  • Champions (3): 1983, 1987, 1991
  • Runners-up (1): 1985
  • Third place (1): 1990
• West African Nations Cup
  •   Third place (2): 1983, 1984
• UEMOA Tournament
  • Champions (2): 2007, 2008

Summary

Senior Competition				Total
CAF African Cup of Nations	3	2	4	9
CAF African Nations Championship	0	0	1	1
Afro-Asian Cup of Nations	0	1	0	1
Total	3	3	5	11

See also

• Ivory Coast national under-20 football team
• Ivory Coast at the Africa Cup of Nations

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External links

• Official website
• Ivory Coast at CAF
• Ivory Coast at FIFA
• Ivory Coast at the World Cups
• Ivory Coast Teams at World Cups
• Ivory Coast: Head-to-Head Records at World Cups
• Ivory Coast Players' Clubs

Finalists

v t e 2006 FIFA World Cup finalists Champions  Italy Runners-up  France Third place  Germany Fourth place  Portugal Quarter-finals  Argentina  Brazil  England  Ukraine Round of 16  Australia  Ecuador  Ghana  Mexico  Netherlands  Spain  Sweden   Switzerland Group stage  Angola  Costa Rica  Croatia  Czech Republic  Iran  Ivory Coast  Japan  Paraguay  Poland  Saudi Arabia  Serbia and Montenegro  South Korea  Togo  Trinidad and Tobago  Tunisia  United States v t e 2010 Africa Cup of Nations finalists Champions Egypt Runners-up Ghana Third place Nigeria Fourth place Algeria Eliminated in quarter-finals Angola Cameroon Ivory Coast Zambia Eliminated in group stage Benin Burkina Faso Gabon Malawi Mali Mozambique Togo Tunisia Qualification Squads Knockout stage v t e 2010 FIFA World Cup finalists Champions  Spain Runners-up  Netherlands Third place  Germany Fourth place  Uruguay Quarter-finals  Argentina  Brazil  Ghana  Paraguay Round of 16  Chile  England  Japan  Mexico  Portugal  Slovakia  South Korea  United States Group stage  Algeria  Australia  Cameroon  Denmark  France  Greece  Honduras  Italy  Ivory Coast  New Zealand  Nigeria  North Korea  Serbia  Slovenia  South Africa   Switzerland v t e 2013 Africa Cup of Nations finalists Winner Nigeria Second place Burkina Faso Third place Mali Fourth place Ghana Eliminated in quarterfinals Cape Verde Ivory Coast South Africa Togo Eliminated in group stage Algeria Angola Congo DR Ethiopia Morocco Niger Tunisia Zambia v t e 2014 FIFA World Cup finalists Champions  Germany Runners-up  Argentina Third place  Netherlands Fourth place  Brazil Quarter-finals  Belgium  Colombia  Costa Rica  France Round of 16  Algeria  Chile  Greece  Mexico  Nigeria   Switzerland  United States  Uruguay Group stage  Australia  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Cameroon  Croatia  Ecuador  England  Ghana  Honduras  Iran  Italy  Ivory Coast  Japan  Portugal  Russia  South Korea  Spain

Squads

v t e Ivory Coast squad – 1988 African Cup of Nations GK Gbolié GK Gouaméné DF Diaby DF Diecket DF Hobou DF Kouamé DF Lago DF Lué DF Zahui MF Ben Salah MF Gadji-Celi MF Fofana MF Maguy MF Otokoré MF Zahoui FW Guédé-Gba FW Traoré FW Amani Coach: Martial v t e Ivory Coast squad – 1990 African Cup of Nations GK Gouaméné DF Diaby DF Aka Kouamé DF Tiero DF Lignon DF Hobou DF Lué MF Gadji-Celi MF Maguy MF Fofana MF Miézan MF Ben Salah MF Amani FW A. Traoré FW Yohoua FW Kassi-Kouadio Coach: Ognjanović v t e Ivory Coast squad – 1992 African Cup of Nations winners (1st title) 1 Gouaméné 2 Aka Kouamé 3 Hobou 4 Ouattara 5 Lué 6 Diaby 7 Gadji-Celi 8 Ben Salah 9 Tiéhi 10 A. Traoré 11 Fofana 12 Lignon 13 M. Traoré 14 Kassi-Kouadio 15 Otokoré 16 Konaté 17 Maguy 18 Yago 19 Abouo 20 Dao 21 Sié 22 Doumbia Coach: Martial v t e Ivory Coast squad – 1992 King Fahd Cup fourth place 1 Gouaméné 2 Aka Kouamé 3 Hobou 4 Koné 5 Lué 6 Diaby 7 Gadji-Celi 8 Ben Salah 10 Traoré 12 Lignon 14 Kassi-Kouadio 16 Konaté 17 Maguy 18 Beugré Yago 19 Abouo 20 Bédé 21 Sié 22 Dao Coach: Martial v t e Ivory Coast squad – 1994 African Cup of Nations third place GK Gouaméné GK Konaté GK Macaire DF Abouo DF Kouamé DF Dao DF Fallet DF Gbahou DF Hobou MF Amani MF Badra MF Komara MF Guel MF Kone MF Maguy MF Sié FW Amani FW Bassolé FW Yago FW Ouattara FW Tiéhi FW Traoré Coach: Kasperczak v t e Ivory Coast squad – 1996 African Cup of Nations GK Gouaméné GK Diarra GK Macaire DF Aka Kouamé DF Akassou DF Dao DF Domoraud DF Gneto DF Kamara DF Kouassi DF Lué MF Badra MF A. Koné MF Dié MF Guel MF I. Koné MF Sié FW Bassolé FW Bakayoko FW Tiéhi FW A. Traoré FW M. Traoré Coach: Pleimelding v t e Ivory Coast squad – 1998 African Cup of Nations 1 Gouaméné 2 Diomandé 3 Zéré 4 Diabaté 5 Akassou 6 Dao 7 Tiéhi 8 Angan 9 Kalou 10 Traoré 11 Koné 12 Konaté 13 Badra 14 Guel 15 Dibo 16 Diarra 17 Domoraud 18 Ouattara 19 Kouassi 20 Bakayoko 21 Sié 22 Lassissi Coach: Nouzaret v t e Ivory Coast squad – 2000 African Cup of Nations 1 Gouaméné 2 Dao 3 Zéré 4 Diabaté 5 Akassou 6 Tébily 7 Koné 8 Angan 9 Kouassi 10 Bakayoko 11 Diallo 12 Dié 13 Badra 14 Guel 15 Kalou 16 Diarra 17 Domoraud 18 Dago 19 Abouo 20 Zoko 21 Sié 22 Tizié Coach: Tia v t e Ivory Coast squad – 2002 African Cup of Nations 1 Konaté 2 Touré 3 Coulibaly 4 Diabaté 5 Akassou 6 Bl. Kouassi 7 Guel 8 Koné 9 Traoré 10 Bakayoko 11 Kante 12 Keïta 13 Badra 14 Dindane 15 Kalou 16 Barry 17 Yapi Yapo 18 Djiré 19 Zokora 20 Tiéné 21 Zoko 22 Be. Kouakou Coach: Bamba v t e Ivory Coast squad – 2006 Africa Cup of Nations runners-up 1 Tizié 2 Akalé 3 Boka 4 K. Touré 5 Zokora 6 Kouassi 7 Faé 8 Kalou 9 A. Koné 10 Yapi 11 Drogba 12 Méïté 13 Zoro 14 B. Koné 15 Dindane 16 Gnanhouan 17 Domoraud 18 Tiéné 19 Y. Touré 20 Demel 21 Eboué 22 Romaric 23 Barry Coach: Michel v t e Ivory Coast squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Tizié 2 Akalé 3 Boka 4 K. Touré 5 Zokora 6 Kouassi 7 Faé 8 Kalou 9 A. Koné 10 Yapi Yapo 11 Drogba 12 Méïté 13 Zoro 14 B. Koné 15 Dindane 16 Gnanhouan 17 Domoraud (c) 18 Keïta 19 Y. Touré 20 Demel 21 Eboué 22 Romaric 23 Barry Coach: Michel v t e Ivory Coast squad – 2008 Africa Cup of Nations fourth place 1 Barry 2 Djakpa 3 Boka 4 K. Touré 5 Zokora 6 Gohouri 7 Faé 8 Kalou 9 A. Koné 10 Gervinho 11 Drogba 12 Méïté 13 Romaric 14 B. Koné 15 Dindane 16 Loboué 17 Tiéné 18 Keïta 19 Y. Touré 20 Sanogo 21 Eboué 22 Zoro 23 T. Koné Coach: Gili v t e Ivory Coast squad – 2010 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Barry 2 Angoua 3 Boka 4 K. Touré 5 Zokora 6 Y. Touré 7 Faé 8 Kalou 9 Tioté 10 Gervinho 11 Drogba 12 Méïté 13 Gosso 14 B. Koné 15 Dindane 16 Zogbo 17 Tiéné 18 Keïta 19 E. Koné 20 Demel 21 Eboué 22 Bamba 23 Angban Coach: Halilhodžić v t e Ivory Coast squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup 1 Barry 2 Angoua 3 Boka 4 K. Touré 5 Zokora 6 Gohouri 7 Doumbia 8 Kalou 9 Tioté 10 Gervinho 11 Drogba (c) 12 Gosso 13 Romaric 14 Koné 15 Dindane 16 Zogbo 17 Tiéné 18 Keïta 19 Y. Touré 20 Demel 21 Eboué 22 Bamba 23 Yeboah Coach: Eriksson v t e Ivory Coast squad – 2012 Africa Cup of Nations runners-up 1 Barry 2 Angoua 3 Boka 4 K. Touré 5 Zokora 6 Gosso 7 Doumbia 8 Kalou 9 Tioté 10 Gervinho 11 Drogba 12 Bony 13 Ya Konan 14 Coulibaly 15 Gradel 16 Yeboah 17 Tiéné 18 Keïta 19 Y. Touré 20 Lolo 21 Eboué 22 Bamba 23 Gnanhouan Coach: Zahoui v t e Ivory Coast squad – 2013 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Barry 2 Koné 3 Boka 4 K. Touré 5 Zokora 6 Romaric 7 Razak 8 Kalou 9 Tioté 10 Gervinho 11 Drogba (c) 12 Bony 13 Ya Konan 14 I. Traoré 15 Gradel 16 Yeboah 17 Tiéné 18 L. Traoré 19 Y. Touré 20 Lolo 21 Eboué 22 Bamba 23 Sangaré Coach: Lamouchi v t e Ivory Coast squad – 2014 FIFA World Cup 1 Barry 2 Viera 3 Boka 4 K. Touré 5 Zokora 6 Bolly 7 Akpa Akpro 8 Kalou 9 Tioté 10 Gervinho 11 Drogba (c) 12 Bony 13 Ya Konan 14 Diomandé 15 Gradel 16 Gbohouo 17 Aurier 18 Djakpa 19 Y. Touré 20 Dié 21 Sio 22 Bamba 23 Mandé Coach: Lamouchi v t e Ivory Coast squad – 2015 Africa Cup of Nations winners (2nd title) 1 Barry 2 Viera 3 Assalé 4 K. Touré 5 Tiéné 6 Doukouré 7 Doumbia 8 Kalou 9 Tioté 10 Gervinho 11 Tallo 12 Bony 13 Akpa Akpro 14 Diomandé 15 Gradel 16 Gbohouo 17 Aurier 18 Traoré 19 Y. Touré (c) 20 Dié 21 Bailly 22 Kanon 23 Mandé Coach: Renard v t e Ivory Coast squad – 2017 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Mandé 2 Pépé 3 N'Guessan 4 Koné 5 Kanon 6 Seri 7 Angban 8 Kalou 9 Zaha 10 Doukouré 11 Kessié 12 Bony 13 Sio 14 Kodjia 15 Gradel 16 Gbohouo 17 Aurier 18 Traoré 19 Deli 20 Dié 21 Bailly 22 Bagayoko 23 Sangaré Coach: Dussuyer v t e Ivory Coast squad – 2019 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Eliezer 2 Coulibaly 3 Doumbia 4 Gbamin 5 Kanon 6 Traoré 7 Angban 8 Kessié 9 Zaha 10 Seri 11 Cornet 12 Bony 13 Assalé 14 Kodjia 15 Gradel 16 Gbohouo 17 Aurier 18 I. Sangaré 19 Pépé 20 Dié 21 Comara 22 Bagayoko 23 B. Sangaré Coach: Kamara v t e Ivory Coast squad – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Eliezer 2 Konaté 3 Konan 4 Seri 5 Kanon 6 Boly 7 Kossounou 8 Kessié 9 Zaha 10 Kouassi 11 Cornet 12 Maïga 13 Boga 14 Deli 15 Gradel 16 Gbohouo 17 Aurier 18 I. Sangaré 19 Pépé 20 Dié 21 Bailly 22 Haller 23 B. Sangaré 24 Kouamé 25 Traorè 26 Cissé 27 Akpa Akpro 28 Boli 29 Edan Coach: Beaumelle v t e Ivory Coast squad – 2023 Africa Cup of Nations winners (3rd title) 1 Y. Fofana 2 Diomande 3 Konan 4 Seri 5 Singo 6 S. Fofana 7 Kossounou 8 Kessié 9 Bamba 10 Konaté 11 Krasso 12 Boly 13 Boga 14 Diakité 15 Gradel 16 Ayayi 17 Aurier (c) 18 I. Sangaré 19 Pépé 20 Kouamé 21 Ndicka 22 Haller 23 B. Sangaré 24 Adingra 25 Doumbia 26 Diallo 27 Lazare Coach: Gasset (first 3 matches)/Faé (later matches)

v t e Football in Ivory Coast
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v t e National football teams of Africa (CAF)
North Africa (UNAF)	Algeria Egypt Libya Morocco Tunisia
West Africa (WAFU)	Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo
East Africa (CECAFA)	Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zanzibar
Central Africa (UNIFFAC)	Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo DR Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon São Tomé and Príncipe
Southern Africa (COSAFA)	Angola Botswana Comoros Eswatini Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe
Non-regional Members	Réunion
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v t e National sports teams of Ivory Coast
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