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IVORY COAST National Football Team Côte d'Ivoire
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IVORY COAST AT THE WORLD CUPS  
   
                                           
                                           
                                           
   
   
                                           
                                         
                           
  We play football. We love football.          
  We breathe football. We live football.        
                             
                                         
                                         
  IVORY COAST  
     
     
 

The Ivory Coast national football team represents Ivory Coast in international football and is controlled by the Fédération Ivoirienne de Football (FIF), the governing body for football in Ivory Coast.

The FIF was founded in1960, became a member of FIFA in 1964, and a member of CAF in 1960. The Ivory Coast Ligue 1 is the top division of the Fédération Ivoirienne de Football, and was created in 1960. Since then, Ivory Coast's top clubs have been ASEC Mimosas with 24 championships and Africa Sports with 17.

Ivory Coast is one the most successful football teams in Africa. The Ivoirians won the African Cup of Nations two times in 1994 and 2015, and qualified for the last three consecutive FIFA World Cups (including the 2014 World Cup). The new talented golden generation will surely give much to talk about in the coming years.

 
       
       
  QUICK FACTS  
       
       
 
  Association
  Fédération Ivoirienne de Football   
  Confederation
  CAF
  Nickname
  Les Éléphants (The Elephants)
  Foundation year
 1960
  Affiliate since
 1964
  Topscorer in WC
  A. Dindane, D. Drogba, Gervinho, & W. Bony: 2
  Head Coach
  Hervé Renard (France)  Info: fifci@aviso.ci
  Titles
  None
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
       
       
  TITLES  
   
   
 
       
       
  IVORY COAST APPEARANCES AT WORLD CUPS  
       
       
 
Nro
Flag
World Cup
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Perf.
Rd
Pos
Par
Pt
P/Par
Ap.
Total
9
3
1
5
13
14
-1
10
3.33
19
32
3
23.03
3
18
 2006 Germany
3
1
0
2
5
6
-1
3
1.00
1R
19
32
1
0.59
1
19
 2010 South Africa
3
1
1
1
4
3
1
4
1.33
1R
17
32
1
0.53
2
20
 2014 Brazil
3
1
0
2
4
5
-1
3
1.00
1R
21
32
1
0.66
3
 
       
 
 Where: Perf: Pts/Pld     Rd: Round     Pos: Position in the WC     Total Pos: SUM(Pos)/Ap     Par: No. participants    
 Pt: How many points scores in the WC. Champion: 32, Finalist: 16, TP: 12, FP: 8, QF: 4, R16: 2, FR: 1
 P/Par: Pos/Par     Total P/Par: SUM(P/Par + 1.25 * each World Cup uncontested)/20     Ap: Appearances
 
     
       
  HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORDS (AT WORLD CUPS)  
   
     
 
More Played Matches
Nro
Flag
Team
Pld
W
D
L
%Won
%Lost
1
 Argentina
1
0
0
1
0%
100%
2
 Brazil
1
0
0
1
0%
100%
3
 Colombia
1
0
0
1
0%
100%
4
 Greece
1
0
0
1
0%
100%
5
 Japan
1
1
0
0
100%
0%
6
 Netherlands
1
0
0
1
0%
100%
7
 North Korea
1
1
0
0
100%
0%
8
 Portugal
1
0
1
0
0%
0%
9
 Serbia and Montenegro
1
1
0
0
100%
0%

 

Best Results
Nro
Flag
Team
Pld
W
D
L
%Won
%Lost
1
 Japan
1
1
0
0
100%
0%
2
 North Korea
1
1
0
0
100%
0%
3
 Serbia and Montenegro
1
1
0
0
100%
0%

 

Worst Results
Nro
Flag
Team
Pld
W
D
L
%Won
%Lost
1
 Argentina
1
0
0
1
0%
100%
2
 Netherlands
1
0
0
1
0%
100%
3
 Greece
1
0
0
1
0%
100%
4
 Brazil
1
0
0
1
0%
100%
5
 Colombia
1
0
0
1
0%
100%
 
     
     
  GOALSCORERS AT WORLD CUPS
   
   
Nro
Player
TG
30
34
38
50
54
58
62
66
70
74
78
82
86
90
94
98
02
06
10
14
13
       
5
4
4
1
 Aruna Dindane
2
2
 Didier Drogba
2
1
1
 Gervinho
2
     
2
 Wilfried Bony
2
     
2
5
 Bonaventure Kalou
1
1
 
 Salomon Kalou
1
1
 
 Bakari Koné
1
1
 
 Romaric
1
1
 
 Yaya Touré
1
1
 
 
     
     
  TOP GOALSCORERS AT ALL COMPETITIONS  
       
     
  Players in bold are still active in the competence - As of March 29, 2015  
     
 
#
Name
Goals
Caps
AVG/Games
Career
1
 Didier Drogba
65
104
0.62
2002-2014
2
 Ibrahima Bakayoko
30
45
0.67
1996-02
3
 Salomon Kalou
29
76
0.38
2007-Present
4
 Joël Tiéhi
25
40
0.62
1987-99
5
 Gervinho
20
67
0.30
2009-Present
6
 Yaya Touré
19
97
0.20
2004-Present
7
 Aruna Dindane
17
62
0.27
2000-10
8
 Abdoulaye Traoré
14
40
0.35
1986-96
9
 Wilfried Bony
13
40
0.32
2010-Present
10
 Abdul Kader Keïta
11
72
0.15
2000-12
11
 Bonaventure Kalou
10
47
0.21
1998-06
12
 Bakari Koné
9
41
0.22
2003-Present
 Arouna Koné
9
39
0.23
2004-Present
 
       
       
  MOST CAPPED PLAYERS AT ALL COMPETITIONS  
       
     
  Players in bold are still active in the competence - As of March 29, 2015  
     
 
#
Name
Caps
Career
1
 Didier Zokora
123
2000-2014
2
 Kolo Touré
118
2000-2015
3
 Didier Drogba
104
2002-2014
4
 Yaya Touré
98
2004-Present
5
 Siaka Tiéné
95
2000-Present
6
 Arthur Boka
85
2004-Present
7
 Boubacar Barry
84
2000-2015
8
 Emmanuel Eboué
79
2004-2013
9
 Salomon Kalou
75
2007-Present
10
 Abdul Kader Keïta
72
2000-12
11
 Tchiressoua Guel
71
1993-06
 
       
       
  SQUADS  
       
       
   
     
 

  

 
  AWARDED PLAYERS  
     
     
 

 

IFFHS PLAYER OF THE CENTURY
#
Name
Votes
Years
1
 Laurent Pokou
38
1967-77
2
 Youssouf Fofana
29
1983-92
3
 Serge-Alain Maguy
10

 

IFFHS GOALKEEPER OF THE CENTURY
#
Name
Votes
Years
1
 Alain Gouaméné
9
1987-00

 

 
   
   
  COACHES  
   
   
 
#
Cou
Name
Career
1
 Paul Gévaudan
1960
2
 Bissouma Tapé
1965, 67-68
3
 Peter Schnittger
1968-70
4
 Santa Rosa
1970-74
5
 Gérard Gabo & José D'Amico 
1974-80
6
 Otto Pfister
1982-85
7
 David Duque Ferreira
1984
8
 Pancho Gonzalès
1986
9
 Yeo Martial
1987-88, 92-93
10
 Kae Rade
1988-89
11
 Radivoje Ognjanović
1989-92
12
 Philippe Troussier
1993-94
13
 Henryk Kasperczak
1994-96
14
 Pierre Pleimelding
1996-98
15
 Robert Nouzaret
1998-00, 02-04
16
 Patrick Parizon
2000-01
17
 Lama Bamba
2001-02
18
 Henri Michel
2004-07
19
 Ulrich Stielike
2007-08, 08
20
 Gérard Gili
2008
21
 Vahid Halilhodžić
2008-10
22
 Georges Kouadio 
2010
23
 Sven-Göran Eriksson
2010
24
 François Zahoui
2010-12
25
 Sabri Lamouchi
2012-14
25
 Hervé Renard
2014-Present
 
     
  FIXTURES AND RESULTS  
   
   
  2013  
   
#
Date
Place
Score
Competition
1
14 Jan 13
Abu Dhabi, UAE
4-2
Egypt
F
2
22 Jan 13
Phokeng, South Africa
2-1
Togo
3
26 Jan 13
Phokeng, South Africa
3-0
Tunisia
4
30 Jan 13
Phokeng, South Africa
2-2
Algeria
5
3 Feb 13
Phokeng, South Africa
1-2
Nigeria
6
23 Mar 13
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
3-0
Gambia
7
8 Jun 13
Bakau, Gambia
3-0
Gambia
8
16 Jun 13
Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
4-2
Tanzania
9
6 Jul 13
Kaduna, Nigeria
1-4
Nigeria
10
27 Jul 13
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
2-0
Nigeria
11
14 Aug 13
East Rutherford, USA
1-4
Mexico
F
12
7 Sep 13
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
1-1
Morocco
13
12 Oct 13
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
3-1
Senegal
14
16 Nov 13
Casablanca, Morocco
1-1
Senegal
 
   
   
  2014
 
#
Date
Place
Score
Competition
1
5 Mar 14
Brussels, Belgium
2-2
Belgium
F
2
30 May 14
St. Louis, USA
1-2
Bosnia and Herzegovina
F
3
4 Jun 14
Aichi Prefecture, Japan
2-1
El Salvador
F
4
14 Jun 14
Recife, Brazil
2-1
Japan
5
19 Jun 14
Brasília, Brazil
1-2
Colombia
6
24 Jun 14
Fortaleza, Brazil
1-2
Greece
7
6 Sep 14
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
2-1
Sierra Leone
8
10 Sep 14
Yaoundé, Cameroon
1-4
Cameroon
9
11 Oct 14
Kinshasa, Congo DR
2-1
Congo DR
10
15 Oct 14
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
3-4
Congo DR
11
25 Oct 11
Lusaka, Zambia
1-1
Zambia
F
12
14 Nov 14
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
5-1
Sierra Leone
13
19 Nov 14
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
0-0
Cameroon
14
20 Nov 14
Nelspruit, South Africa
0-2
South Africa
F
   
   
  2015
 
#
Date
Place
Score
Competition
1
15 Jan 15
Abu Dhabi, UAE
0-2
Sweden
F
2
20 Jan 15
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
1-1
Guinea
3
24 Jan 15
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
1-1
Mali
4
28 Jan 15
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
1-0
Cameroon
5
1 Feb 15
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
3-1
Algeria
6
4 Feb 15
Bata, Equatorial Guinea
3-1
Congo DR
7
8 Feb 15
Bata, Equatorial Guinea
0-0
Ghana
(aet)
(9-8p)
8
26 Mar 15
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
2-0
Angola
F
9
29 Mar 15
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
1-1
Equatorial Guinea
F
 
     
  PLAYERS' CLUBS  
   
   
These are the clubs that have historically contributed more players to the Ivory Coast national football team.
 

 

   
Pos
Logo
Team
Players
Country
Flag
1
  Arsenal
3
  England
  Chelsea
3
  England
  Lille
3
  France
  Saint-Étienne
3
  France
5
  Lokeren
2
  Belgium
  Manchester City
2
  England
  Valenciennes
2
  France
  Hamburguer SV
2
  Germany
  VfB Stuttgart
2
  Germany
  Sevilla
2
  Spain
  Young Boys
2
  Switzerland
  FC Basel
2
  Switzerland
  Trabzonspor
2
  Turkey
  Galatasaray
2
  Turkey
15
  Beveren
1
  Belgium
  Wigan Athletic
1
  England
  Newcastle United F.C.
1
  England
  Liverpool F.C.
1
  England
  Portsmouth
1
  England
  Lens
1
  France
  Paris Saint-Germain
1
  France
  Olympique de Marseille
1
  France
  Le Mans
1
  France
  Toulouse FC
1
  France
  Strasbourg
1
  France
  AS Monaco FC
1
  France
  Troyes
1
  France
  OGC Nice
1
  France
  FC Nantes
1
  France
  Créteil
1
  France
  Auxerre
1
  France
  Montpellier
1
  France
  Eintracht Frankfurt
1
  Germany
  Fortuna Düsseldorf
1
  Germany
  Hannover 96
1
  Germany
  Olympiacos
1
  Greece
  Maccabi Netanya
1
  Israel
  A.S. Roma
1
  Italy
  Messina
1
  Italy
  Séwé Sport
1
  Ivory Coast
  ASEC Mimosas
1
  Ivory Coast
  Twente
1
  Netherlands
  PSV Eindhoven
1
  Netherlands
  Stabæk
1
  Norway
FC International Curtea de Argeş
1
  Romania
  Hibernian
1
  Scotland
  Barcelona
1
  Spain
  Espérance
1
  Tunisia
  Çaykur Rizespor
1
  Turkey
  Swansea City
1
  Wales
 
 
     
  MATCHES IN WORLD CUPS  
   
   
  2006 Germany World Cup
   
First Round: Match 1
2-1
Cote d'Ivoire  
Date: 10 June 2006 D. Drogba 82'
Stadium: Hamburg Arena  
Venue: Hamburg    
Attendance: 49,480  
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)  
   
First Round: Match 2
2-1
Cote d'Ivoire  
Date: 16 June 2006 B. Koné 38'
Stadium: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion  
Venue: Stuttgart    
Attendance: 52,000    
Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)  
   
First Round: Match 3
3-2
Serbia and Montenegro
Date: 21 June 2006
A. Dindane 37', 67'
N. Žigić 10, 20'
Stadium: Allianz Arena  
Venue: Munich    
Attendance: 66,000  
Referee: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)  
   
  2010 South Africa World Cup
   
First Round: Match 4
0-0
Portugal  
Date: 15 June 2006    
Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium    
Venue: Port Elizabeth    
Attendance: 37,034    
Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)  
   
First Round: Match 5
3-1
Cote d'Ivoire  
Date: 20 June 2006
Luís Fabiano 25', 50'
D. Drogba 79'
Stadium: Soccer City
Elano 62'
 
Venue: Johannesburg    
Attendance: 84,455    
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)  
   
First Round: Match 6
3-0
North Korea  
Date: 25 June 2006  
Stadium: Mbombela Stadium  
Venue: Nelspruit  
Attendance: 34,763  
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)  
   
  2014 Brazil World Cup
   
First Round: Match 7
2-1
Japan
Date: 14 June 2014
W. Bony 64'
K. Honda 16'
Stadium: Arena Pernambuco
Venue: Recife
Attendance: 40,267
Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)
   
First Round: Match 8
2-1
Cote d'Ivoire
Date: 19 June 2014 Gervinho 73'
Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Venue: Brasília
Attendance: 68,748
Referee: Howard Webb (England) 
   
First Round: Match 9
Greece
2-1
Cote d'Ivoire
Date: 24 June 2014 W. Bony 74'
Stadium: Estádio Castelão
J. Samaras 90'+3 
Venue: Fortaleza
Attendance: 59,095
Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)
       
   
  
          Last updated: 8 January 2018
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