Ivory Coast national football team
| Shirt badge/Association crest | |||
| Nickname(s) | Les Éléphants (The Elephants) | ||
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| 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 | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 46 Decrease 6 (28 November 2024)[1] | ||
| Highest | 12 (February 2013, April–May 2013) | ||
| Lowest | 75 (March–May 2004) | ||
| First international | |||
| File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast 3–2 Dahomey File:Flag of Benin.svg (Madagascar, 13 April 1960) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast 11–0 Central African Republic File:Flag of the Central African Republic.svg (Abidjan, Ivory Coast; 27 December 1961) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 5–0 Ivory Coast File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg (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[3]) 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.[4] 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.[5] They eventually won the title, defeating Nigeria 2–1 in the final, marking their third victory.[6] 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.[7]
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 File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg | 5–1 | File:Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone | San Pedro, Ivory Coast |
| 17:00 UTC±0} | Report | Stadium: Laurent Pokou Stadium Referee: Dedjinnanchi Ahomlanto (Benin) |
| 13 January 2023 AFCON GS | Ivory Coast File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg | 2–0 | File:Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Guinea-Bissau | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Alassane Ouattara Stadium Attendance: 36,858 Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt) |
| 18 January 2023 AFCON GS | Ivory Coast File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg | 0–1 | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Alassane Ouattara Stadium Attendance: 49,517[8] Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria) |
| 22 January 2023 AFCON GS | Equatorial Guinea File:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg | 4–0 | File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Alassane Ouattara Stadium Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan) |
| 29 January 2023 AFCON R16 | Senegal File:Flag of Senegal.svg | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast | Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast |
| Report | Stadium: Charles Konan Banny Stadium Attendance: 19,948[9] Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon) | |||
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| 3 February 2023 AFCON QF | Mali File:Flag of Mali.svg | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast | Bouaké, Ivory Coast |
| Report | Stadium: Stade de la Paix Attendance: 39,836[10] Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt) |
| 7 February 2023 AFCON SF | Ivory Coast File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| Report | Stadium: Alassane Ouattara Stadium Attendance: 51,020[11] Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya) |
| 11 February 2023 AFCON F | Nigeria File:Flag of Nigeria.svg | 1–2 | File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| 20:00 | Troost-Ekong File:Soccerball shade.svg 38' | Report | Stadium: Alassane Ouattara Stadium |
| 23 March Friendly | Ivory Coast File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg | 2–2 | File:Flag of Benin.svg Benin | Amiens, France |
| 16:00 | Report |
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| 26 March Friendly | Ivory Coast File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg | 2–1 | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | Lens, France |
| 19:30 | Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France) |
| 7 June 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier | Ivory Coast File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon | Korhogo, Ivory Coast |
| 19:00 UTC±0} | Report | Stadium: Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium Attendance: 17,522 Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia) |
| 10 June 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier | Kenya File:Flag of Kenya.svg | 0–0 | File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast | Lilongwe, Malawi |
| Report | Stadium: Bingu National Stadium Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco) |
| 6 September 2024 2025 AFCON Qualification | Ivory Coast File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg | 2–0 | File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia | Bouaké, Ivory Coast |
| 19:00 UTC±0 | Krasso File:Soccerball shade.svg 73', 84' | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Paix Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria) |
| 10 September 2024 2025 AFCON Qualification | Chad File:Flag of Chad.svg | 0–2 | File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast | Yaoundé, Cameroon |
| 20:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium Referee: Tsegay Mogos Teklu (Eritrea) |
| 11 October 2024 2025 AFCON Qualification | Ivory Coast File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg | 4–1 | File:Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone | San-Pédro, Ivory Coast |
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Report | Stadium: Laurent Pokou Stadium Attendance: 16,553 Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa) |
| 15 October 2024 2025 AFCON Qualification | Sierra Leone File:Flag of Sierra Leone.svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast | Monrovia, Liberia |
| 16:00 UTC±0 | Report | Stadium: Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex Attendance: 7,408 Referee: Jeannot Franck Bito (Cameroon) |
| 15 November 2024 2025 AFCON Qualification | Zambia File:Flag of Zambia.svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast | Ndola, Zambia |
| --:-- | Report | Stadium: Levy Mwanawasa Stadium Attendance: 49,800 Referee: Omar Artan (Somalia) |
| 19 November 2024 2025 AFCON Qualification | Ivory Coast File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg | 4–0 | File:Flag of Chad.svg Chad | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| 15:00 UTC±0 | Report | Stadium: Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia) |
2025
| March 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier | Burundi File:Flag of Burundi.svg | v | File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast | TBD, Burundi |
| March 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier | Ivory Coast File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg | v | File:Flag of The Gambia.svg Gambia | TBD, Ivory Coast |
| September 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier | Ivory Coast File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg | v | File:Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi | TBD, Ivory Coast |
| September 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier | Gabon File:Flag of Gabon.svg | v | File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast | TBD, Gabon |
| October 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier | Seychelles File:Flag of Seychelles.svg | v | File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast | TBD, Seychelles |
| October 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier | Ivory Coast File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg | v | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | TBD, Ivory Coast |
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Ivory Coast Emerse Faé |
| Assistant coaches | Ivory Coast Guy Demel Ivory Coast Alain Gouaméné |
| Goalkeeping coach | Ivory Coast Gérard Gnanhouan |
| Fitness coach | Morocco Samir Anba |
| Video analyst | France Jeremy Antonio |
| Doctor | Ivory Coast Rodrigue Kouassi |
| Physiotherapists | Ivory Coast Aurélien Koffi Ivory Coast Bakary Mendy Ivory Coast Gervais Soumaré |
| Masseur | Ivory Coast Patrice Ouattara |
| Ostheopath | Ivory Coast Mahamadou Bakayoko |
| Team nutritionist | Ivory Coast Elysée Sawadogo |
| Team cooks | Ivory Coast Yahia Diawara Ivory Coast Ezechiel Koné Ivory Coast Aminata Sidibé |
| Team coordinator | Ivory Coast Alphonse Sangaré |
| Technical director | Ivory Coast Boubacar Barry |
| Head of delegation | Ivory Coast Didier Zokora |
Coaching history
- France Paul Gévaudan [fr] (1960)
- Ivory Coast Alphonse Bissouma Tapé (1965)
- France Paul Gévaudan [fr] (1967–68)
- West Germany Peter Schnittger (1968–70)
- Ivory Coast Jean Tokpa [de] (1970–72)
- Brazil Santa Rosa (1972–74)
- Ivory Coast Gérard Gabo [fr] (1976–80)
- West Germany Otto Pfister (1982–85)
- Brazil David Ferreira "Duque" (1984)
- Argentina Pancho Gonzales (1986)
- Ivory Coast Yeo Martial (1987–88, 1992)
- Ivory Coast Kaé Oulaï (1989)
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radivoje Ognjanović (1989–92)
- France Philippe Troussier (1993)
- Poland Henryk Kasperczak (1993–94)
- France Pierre Pleimelding (1994–96)
- France Robert Nouzaret (1996–98, 2002–04)
- France Patrick Parizon (1999–2000)
- Ivory Coast Gbonke Tia (2000–01)
- Ivory Coast Lama Bamba [fr] (2001)
- France Henri Michel (2004–07)
- Germany Uli Stielike (2007–08)
- France Gérard Gili (2008)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Vahid Halilhodžić (2008–10)
- Ivory Coast Georges Kouadio [fr] (2010)
- Sweden Sven-Göran Eriksson (2010)
- Ivory Coast François Zahoui (2010–12)
- France Sabri Lamouchi (2012–14)
- France Hervé Renard (2014–15)
- France Michel Dussuyer (2015–17)
- Belgium Marc Wilmots (2017)
- Ivory Coast Ibrahim Kamara (2018–20)
- France Patrice Beaumelle (2020–22)
- France Jean-Louis Gasset (2022–24)
- Ivory Coast Emerse Faé (2024–)
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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.[12] Caps and goals updated as of 19 November 2024, after the match against Chad.
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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.
Records
- As of 23 March 2024[13]
- Players in bold are still active with Ivory Coast.
Most capped players
| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Didier Zokora | 123 | 1 | 2000–2014 |
| 2 | Kolo Touré | 120 | 7 | 2000–2015 |
| 3 | Max Gradel | 113 | 18 | 2011–2024 |
| 4 | Didier Drogba | 105 | 65 | 2002–2014 |
| 5 | Yaya Touré | 101 | 19 | 2004–2015 |
| 6 | Siaka Tiéné | 100 | 2 | 2000–2015 |
| 7 | Salomon Kalou | 96 | 27 | 2007–2017 |
| 8 | Serge Aurier | 93 | 4 | 2013–present |
| 9 | Abdoulaye Traoré | 90 | 49 | 1984–1996 |
| 10 | Arthur Boka | 88 | 1 | 2004–2015 |
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Didier Drogba (list) | 65 | 105 | 0.62 | 2002–2014 |
| 2 | Abdoulaye Traoré | 49 | 90 | 0.54 | 1984–1996 |
| 3 | Djohan Tiéhi | 28 | 50 | 0.56 | 1985–1999 |
| 4 | Salomon Kalou | 27 | 96 | 0.28 | 2007–2017 |
| 5 | Gervinho | 23 | 86 | 0.27 | 2007–2021 |
| 6 | Ibrahima Bakayoko | 22 | 39 | 0.56 | 1996–2002 |
| 7 | Laurent Pokou | 21 | 30 | 0.7 | 1967–1980 |
| 8 | Yaya Touré | 19 | 101 | 0.19 | 2004–2015 |
| 9 | Aruna Dindane | 18 | 62 | 0.29 | 2000–2010 |
| Max Gradel | 18 | 113 | 0.16 | 2011–2024 |
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
| FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |||
| 1930 to 1958 | Part of File:Flag of France.svg France | Part of File:Flag of France.svg France | ||||||||||||||||
| Chile 1962 | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | ||||||||||||||||
| 1966 and 1970 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||
| West Germany 1974 | Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Argentina 1978 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Spain 1982 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico 1986 | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Italy 1990 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| United States 1994 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| France 1998 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| South Korea Japan 2002 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Germany 2006 | Group stage | 19th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | Squad | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 7 | |||
| South Africa 2010 | 17th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | Squad | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 6 | ||||
| Brazil 2014 | 21st | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | Squad | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 7 | ||||
| Russia 2018 | Did not qualify | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Qatar 2022 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Canada Mexico United States 2026 | To be determined | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 | To be determined | |||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia 2034 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Group stage | 3/15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | − | 90 | 48 | 27 | 15 | 167 | 72 | |||
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Africa Cup of Nations
| Africa Cup of Nations record | Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | ||
| Sudan 1957 | Part of File:Flag of France.svg France | Part of File:Flag of France.svg France | ||||||||||||||
| United Arab Republic 1959 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia 1962 | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | ||||||||||||||
| Ghana 1963 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia 1965 | Third place | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | ||
| Ethiopia 1968 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Sudan 1970 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Cameroon 1972 | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||
| Egypt 1974 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | ||
| Ethiopia 1976 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Ghana 1978 | Banned | Banned | ||||||||||||||
| Nigeria 1980 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | ||
| Libya 1982 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast 1984 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | Qualified as hosts | |||||||
| Egypt 1986 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Morocco 1988 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | ||
| Algeria 1990 | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | |||
| Senegal 1992 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | ||
| Tunisia 1994 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | Qualified as defending champions | |||||||
| South Africa 1996 | Group stage | 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||
| Burkina Faso 1998 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | ||
| Ghana Nigeria 2000 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | ||
| Mali 2002 | 16th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 4 | |||
| Tunisia 2004 | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | |||||||||
| Egypt 2006 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 7 | ||
| Ghana 2008 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Angola 2010 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 6 | ||
| Gabon Equatorial Guinea 2012 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | ||
| South Africa 2013 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Equatorial Guinea 2015 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | ||
| Gabon 2017 | Group stage | 11th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Egypt 2019 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | ||
| Cameroon 2021 | Round of 16 | 10th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | ||
| Ivory Coast 2023 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | ||
| Morocco 2025 | To be determined | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||
| Kenya Tanzania Uganda 2027 | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
| File:Flag placeholder.svg 2029 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3 Titles | 25/34 | 106 | 48 | 30 | 28 | 152 | 111 | 140 | 96 | 33 | 18 | 272 | 99 | ||
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- *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 | ||||||||
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| Appearances: 5 | ||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| Ivory Coast 2009 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Sudan 2011 | Group stage | 12th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| South Africa 2014 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| Rwanda 2016 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 |
| Morocco 2018 | Group stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Cameroon 2020 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| Algeria 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 |
| Saudi Arabia 1992 | Fourth place | 4th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | Squad |
| Saudi Arabia 1995 to Russia 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 | |
| Republic of the Congo 1965 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kenya 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
- 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up (1): 2003
Continental
- CAF Africa Cup of Nations
- File:Coppa Africa.svg Champions (3): 1992, 2015, 2023
- File:Silver medal africa.svg Runners-up (2): 2006, 2012
- File:Bronze medal africa.svg Third place (4): 1965, 1968, 1986, 1994
- CAF African Nations Championship
- File:Bronze medal africa.svg Third place (1): 2016
- African Games
- File:Bronze medal africa.svg Bronze medal (1): 1965
Regional
- CEDEAO Cup
- 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions (3): 1983, 1987, 1991
- 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up (1): 1985
- 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place (1): 1990
- West African Nations Cup
- 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place (2): 1983, 1984
- UEMOA Tournament
- 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions (2): 2007, 2008
Summary
| Senior Competition | 1st place, gold medalist(s) | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | 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
References
- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ↑ "FIFA". fifa.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021.
- ↑ "Cote d'Ivoire agrees CAF timetable shift". CAFOnline.com. 30 January 2019. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ↑ "Host nation Ivory Coast continues miraculous run to AFCON final to set up a matchup against Nigeria". CNN. 11 February 2024. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ↑ "Nigeria 1–2 Ivory Coast". BBC Sport. 11 February 2024. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ↑ "AFCON 2023: Ivory Coast opens 60,000-seater stadium". Vanguard News. 5 October 2020. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ↑ "Côte d'Ivoire vs Nigeria match Report". globalsportsarchive.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ↑ "Match Report of Senegal vs Côte d'Ivoire – 2024-01-29 – TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations – Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ↑ "Mali vs Côte d'Ivoire match Report". globalsportsarchive.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ↑ "Côte d'Ivoire vs DR Congo match Report". Global Sports Archive. 7 February 2024. Archived from the original on 8 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ↑ "Côte d'Ivoire : la liste contre la Zambie sans Haller ni Bailly, avec 2 retours surprises". 8 November 2024.
- ↑ Roberto Mamrud. "IvoryCoast – Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
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