The French Guiana national football team () represents French Guiana (a French overseas department) in men's international football. The team is governed by the Ligue de football de la Guyane () founded in 1962, the local branch of the FFF. It has been an associate member of CONCACAF since 1978 and became a full member in 2013, but is not a member of FIFA. Regionally, it is an affiliate member of CFU in the Caribbean Zone.
French Guiana has qualified once for the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2017, and has also participated once in League A and three times in League B of the CONCACAF Nations League. Regionally, the team finished third place in the 1983 CFU Championship and also in the 2017 Caribbean Cup.
The French Guiana cannot participate in World Cup qualifiers or FIFA global competitions, as it is not a FIFA member.
Overview
As an overseas department of the French Republic, it is an integral part of France and thus not a member of FIFA. French Guiana is therefore not eligible to enter a team in the FIFA World Cup independent of France. As full citizens of France, indistinguishable from any other French citizen, French Guianans are eligible to play for the France national football team.
Bernard Lama, Mike Maignan and Florent Malouda are three examples of Guianese players who have played for the France national team; Maignan is currently the first choice goalkeeper for the France national team and won the UEFA Nations league 2020–21 with the team; Lama was a member of the 1998 World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000 winning squads while Malouda played for the French team that finished runner-up in the 2006 World Cup.
Team image
Kit sponsorship
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
! Kit supplier
! Period
|-
| Uhlsport || 2001
|-
| ABM || 2014
|-
| Erreà || 2016
|-
| Nike || 2017–2022
|-
| Ballers Pride || 2024–present
|}
CONCACAF
While it is not a member of FIFA, French Guiana is a member of CONCACAF and CFU, and thus eligible for all competitions organized by both. For any purpose outside of World Cup competition, all of the regional continental confederations may allow teams to be entered by territories that are de jure part of a country, the bulk of which is located in a different continental confederation region.
According to the status of the FFF (article 34, paragraph 6): "[...]Under the control of related continental confederations, and with the agreement of the FFF, those leagues can organize international sport events at a regional level or set up teams in order to participate to them."
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.
Coaching history
- Marie-Rose Carême (2004–2005)
- Ghislain Zulémaro (2008–2010)
- Steeve Falgayrettes<sup>*</sup> (2011–2012)
- François Louis-Marie & Hubert Contout (2012–2013)
- Jaïr Karam & Marie-Rose Carême (2013–2018)
- Thierry De Neef (2018–2022)
- Jean-Claude Darcheville (2022–2025)
- Stéphane D'Urbano (2025–present)
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League A matches against Honduras and Nicaragua on 10 and 14 October 2024.
Caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2024, after the match against Nicaragua
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the French Guiana squad within the last twelve months.
Player records
:Players in bold are still active with French Guiana.
Most appearances
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=20px|Rank
! style="width:175px;"|Player
!width=40px|Caps
!width=40px|Goals
! style="width:80px;"|Career
|-
|1
|align=left|Rhudy Evens
|63
|8
|2008–2022
|-
|2
|align=left|Donovan Léon
|36
|0
|2014–present
|-
|3
|align=left|
|33
|2
|2012–present
|-
|rowspan=2|4
|align=left|Serge Lespérance
|31
|1
|2008–2017
|-
|align=left|Marvin Torvic
|31
|1
|2012–2019
|-
|6
|align=left|Jean-David Legrand
|30
|2
|2014–present
|-
|rowspan=2|7
|align=left|Grégory Lescot
|29
|0
|2009–present
|-
|align=left|Loïc Baal
|29
|6
|2015–present
|-
|rowspan=3|7
|align=left|Albert Ajaiso
|28
|1
|2004–present
|-
|align=left|Kévin Rimane
|28
|2
|2014–present
|-
|align=left|Ludovic Baal
|28
|3
|2012–present
|-
|}
Top goalscorers
200px|right|thumb|[[Gary Pigrée is French Guiana's top scorer with 16 goals.]]
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=20px|Rank
! style="width:175px;"|Player
!width=40px|Goals
!width=40px|Caps
!width=50px|Ratio
! style="width:80px;"|Career
|-
|1
|style="text-align:left;"|Gary Pigrée
|16
|20
|
|2012–2015
|-
|rowspan=2|2
|style="text-align:left;"|Joël Sarrucco
|9
|17
|
|2018–present
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Arnold Abelinti
|9
|26
|
|2016–present
|-
|rowspan=2|4
|style="text-align:left;"|Gabriel Pigrée
|8
|15
|
|2007–2016
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Rhudy Evens
|8
|63
|
|2008–2022
|-
|6
|style="text-align:left;"|Sloan Privat
|8
|11
|
|2015–present
|-
|7
|style="text-align:left;"|Loïc Baal
|6
|29
|
|2015–present
|-
|rowspan=2|8
|style="text-align:left;"|Jules Haabo
|5
|14
|
|2016–present
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|David Martinon
|5
|22
|
|2004–2015
|-
|}
Competitive record
CONCACAF Gold Cup
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!colspan=9|CONCACAF Championship & CONCACAF Gold Cup record
!rowspan=31|
!colspan=6|Qualification record
|-
!Year
!Result
!Position
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
|-
|-
| 1963||colspan=8 rowspan=10|Did not enter
|colspan=6 rowspan=10|Did not enter
|-
| 1965
|-
| 1967
|-
| 1969
|-
| 1971
|-
| 1973
|-
| 1977
|-
| 1981
|-
|1985
|-
|1989
|-
| 1991||colspan=8 rowspan=5|Did not qualify
|2
|1
|0
|1
|2
|2
|-
| 1993
|2
|1
|0
|1
|3
|3
|-
| 1996
|9
|2
|2
|5
|16
|16
|-
| 1998
|2
|0
|1
|1
|2
|4
|-
| 2000
|3
|0
|1
|2
|3
|5
|-
|| 2002||colspan=8 rowspan=2|Did not enter
|colspan=6 rowspan=2|Did not enter
|-
| 2003
|-
| 2005||colspan=8|Did not qualify
|5
|2
|2
|1
|5
|5
|-
| 2007||colspan=8 rowspan=3|Did not enter
|colspan=6 rowspan=3|Did not enter
|-
| 2009
|-
| 2011
|-
| 2013||colspan=8 rowspan=2|Did not qualify
|9
|4
|1
|4
|17
|16
|-
| 2015
|12
|6
|4
|2
|29
|12
|-
| 2017||Group stage||12th||3||0||0||3||2||10
|8
|5
|1
|2
|16
|7
|-
| 2019||colspan=8 rowspan="4"|Did not qualify
|4
|2
|0
|2
|8
|6
|-
| 2021
|2
|1
|1
|0
|4
|1
|-
| 2023
|8||4||3||1||13||10
|-
| 2025
|6||0||2||4||7||11
|-
!Total
!Group stage
!1/28
!3
!0
!0
!3
!2
!10
!72
!28
!18
!26
!125
!98
|}
CONCACAF Nations League
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! colspan="20" |CONCACAF Nations League record
|-
! colspan="10" |League
! rowspan="7" |
! colspan="9" |Finals
|-
!Season
!Division
!Group
! width="28" |
! width="28" |
! width="28" |
! width="28" |
! width="28" |
! width="28" |
! width="28" |
!Finals
!Result
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
|-
|2019–20
|B
|A
|6
|2
|2
|2
|8
|6
|
| 2021
| colspan="8" rowspan="3" |Ineligible
|-
|2022–23
|B
|D
|6
|3
|2
|1
|8
|8
|
| 2023
|-
|2023–24
|B
|C
|6
|3
|1
|2
|10
|6
|
| 2024
|-
|2024–25
|A
|B
|4
|0
|1
|3
|4
|7
|
| 2025
| colspan="8" |Did not qualify
|-
!Total
!—
!—
!22
!8
!6
!8
!30
!27
!—
!Total
!0 Titles
!—
!—
!—
!—
!—
!—
!—
|}
Caribbean Cup
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!colspan=9|CFU Championship & Caribbean Cup record
!!width=1% rowspan=35|
!colspan=6|Qualification record
|-
!Year
!Round
!Position
!
!
!
!
!
!
!Pld
!W
!D*
!L
!GF
!GA
|-
| 1978||colspan=8|Did not qualify
|2||1||0||1||5||6
|-
| 1979||colspan=8|Did not enter
|colspan=6|Did not enter
|-
| 1981||colspan=8|Did not qualify
|3||1||0||2||4||5
|-bgcolor=#cc9966
|style="border: 3px solid red"| 1983
|Third place
|3rd
|3
|1
|1
|1
|1
|1
|colspan=6|Qualified as host
|-
| 1985||colspan=8 rowspan=8|Did not qualify
|2||0||0||2||0||2
|-
| 1988
|2||0||1||1||1||2
|-
| 1989
|4
|1
|0
|3
|5
|7
|-
| 1990
|3
|0
|2
|1
|3
|7
|-
| 1991
|2
|1
|0
|1
|2
|2
|-
| 1992
|3
|1
|1
|1
|5
|4
|-
| 1993
|2
|1
|0
|1
|3
|3
|-
| 1994
|2
|1
|0
|1
|2
|3
|-
| 1995
|Group stage
|7th
|6
|1
|1
|4
|9
|11
|3
|1
|1
|1
|7
|5
|-
| 1996
|colspan=8 rowspan=3|Did not qualify
|2
|0
|1
|1
|2
|3
|-
| 1997
|2
|0
|1
|1
|2
|4
|-
| 1998
|3
|0
|1
|2
|3
|5
|-
| 1999
|colspan=8|Withdrew
|colspan=6|Withdrew
|-
| 2001
|colspan=8|Did not enter
|colspan=6|Did not enter
|-
| 2005
|colspan=8|Did not qualify
|5
|2
|2
|1
|5
|5
|-
| 2007
|colspan=8 rowspan=3|Did not enter
|colspan=6 rowspan=3|Did not enter
|-
| 2008
|-
| 2010
|-
| 2012
|Group stage
|7th
|3
|1
|0
|2
|4
|6
|6
|3
|1
|2
|13
|10
|-
| 2014
|Group stage
|5th
|3
|1
|1
|1
|7
|6
|9
|5
|3
|1
|22
|6
|- bgcolor=#cc9966
| 2017
|Third place
|3rd
|2
|1
|1
|0
|2
|1
|6
|4
|0
|2
|14
|6
|-
!Total
!Third place
!5/25
!17
!5
!4
!8
!23
!25
!61
!22
!14
!25
!98
!85
|}
Head-to-head record
As of 19 November 2024 after match against Belize
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!width=220|Opponent<br />
!width=100|Pld<br />
!width=70|W<br />
!width=70|D<br />
!width=70|L<br />
!width=100|GF<br />
!width=100|GA<br />
!width=120|GD<br />
|-
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 9 || 1 || +8
|-
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 4 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 8 || 1 || +7
|-
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 3 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 4 || 3 || +1
|-
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 0 || +5
|-
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 7 || 1 || 2 || 4 || 5 || 10 || −5
|-
|- bgcolor="#FFFACD"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 5 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 7 || 3 || +4
|-
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 0 || +6
|-
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 3 || 8 || −5
|-
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || −1
|-
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 3 || −3
|-
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 4 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 8 || 3 || +5
|-
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 4 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 9 || 4 || +5
|-
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 5 || 1 || +4
|-
|- bgcolor="#FFFACD"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 3 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 5 || 5 || 0
|-
|- bgcolor="#FFFACD"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 4 || 0 || 3 || 1 || 2 || 3 || −1
|-
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 14 || 4 || 2 || 8 || 21 || 32 || −11
|-
|- bgcolor="#FFFACD"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 4 || −2
|-
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 12 || 4 || 3 || 5 || 16 || 19 || −3
|-
|- bgcolor="#FFFACD"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 5 || 2 || 2 || 1 || 10 || 7 || +3
|-
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 4 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 5 || 7 || −2
|-
|- bgcolor="#FFFACD"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 4 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 7 || −4
|-
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 18 || 3 || 4 || 11 || 17 || 32 || −15
|-
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 6 || 4 || +2
|-
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 4 || −2
|-
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || +1
|-
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 4 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 5 || −5
|-
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 46 || 8 || 9 || 29 || 56 || 102 || −46
|-
|- bgcolor="#FFFACD"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 7 || 3 || 1 || 3 || 11 || 8 || +3
|-
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 18 || 1 || +17
|-
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 1 || +3
|-
|- bgcolor="#FFFACD"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 5 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 10 || 9 || +1
|-
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || +1
|-
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 8 || 1 || 1 || 6 || 10 || 20 || −10
|-
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 0 || +6
|-
|- class="sortbottom"
! Total || 184 || 56 || 38 || 90 || 277 || 310 || −33
|}
Honours
Regional
- CFU Championship / Caribbean Cup
- Third place (2): 1983, 2017
References
External links
- of the French Guiana Football Federation
- French Guiana at CONCACAF site (archived 16 January 2014)