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List of national football team results

DR Congo national football team results

This article provides details of international football games played by the DR Congo national football team from before independence to 1971, at which point the Democratic Republic of the Congo was renamed Zaire.

Pre-independence

Congo  v  Northern Rhodesia
1948 Friendly Congo  3–2  Northern Rhodesia Léopoldville, Belgian Congo
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Congo  v  Northern Rhodesia
1948 Friendly Congo  2–3  Northern Rhodesia Léopoldville, Belgian Congo
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Northern Rhodesia  v  Congo
March 1950 Friendly Northern Rhodesia  1–0  Congo Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia
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Northern Rhodesia  v  Congo
March 1950 Friendly Northern Rhodesia  1–0  Congo Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia
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Congo  v French Cameroon
September 1953 1953 Jeux de l'Amitié Final Congo  3–2 French Cameroon Léopoldville, Belgian Congo
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Congo  v French Cameroon
2 January 1956 Friendly Congo  2–4 French Cameroon Léopoldville, Belgian Congo
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Post-independence

1963

Mauritania  v Congo-Léopoldville
12 April 1963 1963 Jeux de l'Amitié Mauritania  0–6 Congo-Léopoldville Dakar, Senegal
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Congo-Brazzaville v Congo-Léopoldville
13 April 1963 1963 Jeux de l'Amitié Congo-Brazzaville 2–1 Congo-Léopoldville Dakar, Senegal
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Ivory Coast  v Congo-Léopoldville
15 April 1963 1963 Jeux de l'Amitié Ivory Coast  1–0 Congo-Léopoldville Dakar, Senegal
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Tunisia  v Congo-Léopoldville
16 April 1963 1963 Jeux de l'Amitié Tunisia  0–1 Congo-Léopoldville Dakar, Senegal

1964

Congo-Léopoldville v Congo-Brazzaville
24 February 1964 Friendly Congo-Léopoldville 0–0 Congo-Brazzaville Léopoldville, Congo-Léopoldville
Cameroon  v Congo-Léopoldville
22 April 1964 Friendly Cameroon  2–2 Congo-Léopoldville Yaoundé, Cameroon
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Congo-Léopoldville v  Congo
13 July 1964 1964 Coupe Tropiques Congo-Léopoldville 3–1  Congo Yaoundé, Cameroon
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Congo-Léopoldville v  Cameroon
19 July 1964 1964 Coupe Tropiques Congo-Léopoldville 1–2  Cameroon Yaoundé, Cameroon
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1965

Ghana  v DR Congo
1965 Friendly Ghana  4–1 DR Congo Accra, Ghana
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Togo  v DR Congo
9 January 1965 Friendly Togo  0–3 DR Congo Lomé, Togo
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Ivory Coast  v DR Congo
17 January 1965 1965 CAN qualification Ivory Coast  2–0 DR Congo Abidjan, Ivory Coast
DR Congo v  Congo
1 February 1965 Friendly DR Congo 3–0  Congo Léopoldville, DR Congo
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DR Congo v  Cameroon
3 April 1965 1965 African Games qualification DR Congo 3–2  Cameroon Léopoldville, DR Congo
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DR Congo v  Cameroon
14 April 1965 1965 African Games qualification DR Congo 3–1  Cameroon Léopoldville, DR Congo
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DR Congo v  Central African Republic
April 1965 1965 African Games qualification DR Congo 8–2  Central African Republic Léopoldville, DR Congo
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Madagascar  v DR Congo
19 July 1965 1965 African Games group stage Madagascar  0–7 DR Congo Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
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 Attendance: 14,000
Algeria  v DR Congo
20 July 1965 1965 African Games group stage Algeria  4–1 DR Congo Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
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Ivory Coast  v DR Congo
21 July 1965 1965 African Games group stage Ivory Coast  1–1 DR Congo Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
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DR Congo v  Togo
25 July 1965 1965 African Games 5/8 semifinals DR Congo 5–1  Togo Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
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DR Congo v  Uganda
26 July 1965 1965 African Games 5th place match DR Congo 6–2  Uganda Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
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Liberia  v DR Congo
14 August 1965 1965 CAN qualification Liberia  2–1 DR Congo Monrovia, Liberia
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DR Congo v  Ivory Coast
5 September 1965 1965 CAN qualification DR Congo 4–2  Ivory Coast Léopoldville, DR Congo
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DR Congo v  Liberia
21 September 1965 1965 CAN qualification DR Congo 3–2  Liberia Léopoldville, DR Congo
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Ghana  v DR Congo
12 November 1965 1965 CAN group stage Ghana  5–2 DR Congo Sousse, Tunisia
Stadium: Stade Municipal Bou Ali-Lahouar
Attendance: 4,000
Ivory Coast  v DR Congo
14 November 1965 1965 CAN group stage Ivory Coast  3–0 DR Congo Sfax, Tunisia
Stadium: Stade Taïeb Mhiri
Attendance: 6,000

1966

Niger  v DR Congo
27 February 1966 Friendly Niger  2–1 DR Congo Niamey, Niger
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DR Congo  v  Ghana
30 June 1966 Friendly DR Congo  0–3  Ghana Kinshasa, DR Congo
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DR Congo  v  Central African Republic
7 August 1966 Friendly DR Congo  5–0  Central African Republic Kinshasa, DR Congo
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Nigeria  v  DR Congo
5 November 1966 Friendly Nigeria  3–2  DR Congo Lagos, Nigeria
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DR Congo  v  Nigeria
27 November 1966 Friendly DR Congo  1–0  Nigeria Kinshasa, DR Congo
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Gabon  v  DR Congo
2 December 1966 Friendly Gabon  3–4  DR Congo Bangui, Central African Republic
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Central African Republic  v  DR Congo
3 December 1966 Friendly Central African Republic  1–4  DR Congo Bangui, Central African Republic
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1967

Liberia  v  DR Congo
1967 Friendly Liberia  1–4  DR Congo Monrovia, Liberia
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Gabon  v  DR Congo
4 January 1967 Friendly Gabon  1–0  DR Congo Libreville, Gabon
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DR Congo  v  Congo
22 January 1967 Friendly DR Congo  4–1  Congo Kinshasa, DR Congo
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Togo  v  DR Congo
February 1967 Friendly Togo  2–4  DR Congo Lomé, Togo
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Uganda  v  DR Congo
24 February 1967 Friendly Uganda  0–5  DR Congo Kampala, Uganda
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DR Congo  v  Sudan
18 March 1967 1968 CAN qualification DR Congo  3–2  Sudan Kinshasa, DR Congo
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Kenya  v  DR Congo
25 March 1967 Friendly Kenya  5–4  DR Congo Nairobi, Kenya
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Kenya  v  DR Congo
26 March 1967 Friendly Kenya  1–1  DR Congo Nairobi, Kenya
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Sudan  v  DR Congo
2 April 1967 1968 CAN qualification Sudan  1–0  DR Congo Khartoum, Sudan
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Congo  v  DR Congo
19 April 1967 Friendly Congo  3–1  DR Congo Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
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Ghana  v  DR Congo
24 May 1967 Friendly Ghana  2–0  DR Congo Accra, Ghana
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DR Congo  v  Mali
August 1968 Friendly DR Congo  2–2  Mali Kinshasa, DR Congo
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DR Congo  v  Ethiopia
August 1968 Friendly DR Congo  1–0  Ethiopia Kinshasa, DR Congo
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DR Congo  v  Sudan
13 August 1967 1968 CAN qualification DR Congo  2–1  Sudan Kampala, Uganda
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DR Congo  v  Ghana
1 September 1967 Friendly DR Congo  2–0  Ghana Kinshasa, DR Congo
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DR Congo  v  Tanzania
17 September 1967 1968 CAN qualification DR Congo  1–0  Tanzania Kinshasa, DR Congo
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Tanzania  v  DR Congo
10 October 1967 1968 CAN qualification Tanzania  0–1  DR Congo Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Dahomey  v  DR Congo
24 November 1967 Friendly Dahomey  2–5  DR Congo Porto-Novo, Dahomey
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1968

DR Congo  v  Congo
12 January 1968 1968 CAN group stage DR Congo  3–0  Congo Asmara, Ethiopia
Stadium: Cicero Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Ahmed Khelifi (Algeria)
Ghana  v  DR Congo
14 January 1968 1968 CAN group stage Ghana  2–1  DR Congo Asmara, Ethiopia
Stadium: Cicero Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Pierre Boua (Ivory Coast)
DR Congo  v  Senegal
16 January 1968 1968 CAN group stage DR Congo  2–1  Senegal Asmara, Ethiopia
Stadium: Cicero Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Seyoum Tarekegn (Ethiopia)
Ethiopia  v  DR Congo
19 January 1968 1968 CAN semifinals Ethiopia  2–3 (a.e.t.)  DR Congo Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Stadium: Haile Selassie Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Ali Kandil (Egypt)
DR Congo  v  Ghana
21 January 1968 1968 CAN Final DR Congo  1–0  Ghana Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Stadium: Haile Selassie Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Ad-Diba (Egypt)
Guinea  v  DR Congo
7 March 1968 Friendly Guinea  1–0  DR Congo Conakry, Guinea
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24 November 1968 Friendly DR Congo  1–0  Tunisia Kinshasa, DR Congo
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1969

DR Congo  v  Senegal
26 January 1969 Friendly DR Congo  4–0  Senegal Kinshasa, DR Congo
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DR Congo  v  Cameroon
30 January 1969 Friendly DR Congo  2–1  Cameroon Kinshasa, DR Congo
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DR Congo  v  Zambia
22 November 1969 Friendly DR Congo  10–1  Zambia Kinshasa, DR Congo
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DR Congo  v  Nigeria
14 December 1969 Friendly DR Congo  5–0  Nigeria Kinshasa, DR Congo
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1970

Ghana  v  DR Congo
7 February 1970 1970 CAN group stage Ghana  2–0  DR Congo Wad Madani, Sudan
Stadium: Wad Madani Stadium
Attendance: 7,525
Referee: Ihrahim Obeid (Sudan)
DR Congo  v  Guinea
9 February 1970 1970 CAN group stage DR Congo  2–2  Guinea Wad Madani, Sudan
Stadium: Wad Madani Stadium
Attendance: 3,342
Referee: Théodore Koudou (Ivory Coast)
United Arab Republic  v  DR Congo
11 February 1970 1970 CAN group stage United Arab Republic  1–0  DR Congo Wad Madani, Sudan
Stadium: Wad Madani Stadium
Attendance: 3,927
Referee: Bennett Simfukwe (Zimbabwe)
Sudan  v  DR Congo
27 June 1970 Friendly Sudan  3–0  DR Congo Khartoum, Sudan
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Uganda  v  DR Congo
8 November 1970 1972 CAN qualification Uganda  1–4  DR Congo Kampala, Uganda
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24 November 1970 1972 CAN qualification DR Congo  1–0  Uganda Kinshasa, DR Congo
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1971

Ghana  v  DR Congo
10 January 1971 Friendly Ghana  1–1  DR Congo Kinshasa, DR Congo
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Tanzania  v  DR Congo
26 April 1971 Friendly Tanzania  0–1  DR Congo Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Zambia  v  DR Congo
6 June 1971 1972 CAN qualification Zambia  2–1  DR Congo Ndola, Zambia
Stadium: Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
DR Congo  v  Zambia
20 June 1971 1972 CAN qualification DR Congo  3–0  Zambia Kinshasa, DR Congo
Stadium: 40,000

References

  1. Courtney, Barrie (23 December 2013). "DR Congo (Zaire, Congo-Kinshasa) – List of International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
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