The Senegal national football team (French: Équipe de football du Senegal), nicknamed Les Lions de la Teranga (French: The Lions of Teranga), represents Senegal in men's international association football and is operated by the Senegalese Football Federation.
One of Africa's most famous national football teams, Senegal reached the quarter-finals of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the second team from Africa to do so (after Cameroon in 1990). They managed to upset defending world champions France, finish second in their group, and beat Sweden in extra time in the round of 16, before losing to Turkey in the quarter-finals.
Senegal has won one Africa Cup of Nations title, in 2021. Their first appearance in the competition was in 1965, when they lost 1–0 to Ivory Coast for fourth place. They hosted the 1992 African Cup of Nations, where they made it to the quarter-finals, and finished as runners-up in 2002, 2019, and 2025.
History
Early history
Senegal gained its independence from France on 4 April 1960, and the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) was founded that year. The first Senegal match took place on 31 December 1961 against Dahomey (now Benin), a 3–2 loss. The FSF has been affiliated with FIFA since 1962 and has been a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) since 1963. Senegal's first appearance in the Africa Cup of Nations was in 1965, where they finished second in their group, and lost 1–0 to Ivory Coast to finish in fourth place. After a group stage exit at the AFCON three years later, they would not qualify for the tournament until 1986.
1990s and 2000s
In the 1990 Africa Cup of Nations, Senegal finished fourth; they hosted the 1992 tournament, where after finishing second in their group, they were eliminated by Cameroon in the quarterfinals.
Senegal lost the 2002 final on a penalty shoot-out after drawing 0–0 with Cameroon. Later that year, Senegal made their debut appearance at the World Cup. After defeating defending world champions France in their opening game, they drew with Denmark and Uruguay to progress from the group stage, then beat Sweden in extra time in the round of 16 to reach the quarter-finals, one of only four African teams to do so (alongside Cameroon in 1990, Ghana in 2010 and Morocco in 2022). There, they lost to Turkey in extra time.
Senegal qualified for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, but finished third in their group with two points. They failed to make the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, the first World Cup to be held in Africa.
2010s
Senegal was eliminated from the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations with zero wins and zero points.
After former manager Bruno Metsu died on 14 October 2013, many Senegalese players were recalled to appear and have a moment of silence in memory of the manager who helped them reach the quarter-final in the 2002 World Cup. All activities of the national league and the national team were suspended for a few days in his memory.
The West African nation narrowly missed the 2014 FIFA World Cup after losing in a round-robin match against Ivory Coast in the final qualification round. Senegal qualified for two Africa Cup of Nations tournaments before the next World Cup, being eliminated in the group stage in 2015 and reaching the quarterfinals in 2017. On 10 November 2017, after defeating South Africa 2–0, Senegal qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, their first since 2002. Senegal defeated Poland 2–1 in their opening group match, thanks to an own goal by Thiago Cionek and a M'Baye Niang strike. In the next group stage match, Senegal drew 2–2 against Japan, with goals from Sadio Mané and Moussa Wagué. A 1–0 loss to Colombia in their final match meant they finished level on points with Japan, who progressed thanks to a superior fair play record. Thus, Senegal was eliminated in the group stage for the first time in its World Cup history.
Aliou Cissé, who participated in the 2002 AFCON, managed Senegal to a runner-up campaign in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. Having lost 1–0 to Algeria earlier in the tournament, Senegal lost 1–0 to them again in the final.
2020s
Deprived of many players due to COVID-19, Senegal participated in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, postponed to 2022 because of the pandemic; they beat Zimbabwe in their first match 1–0 and drew their next two games, enough to finish first in their group. In the round of 16, Senegal faced Cape Verde. Mané recorded a shot that hit the post in the first minute. Patrick Andrade was sent off in the 21st minute, after intervention of the video assistant referee. Despite their dominance, the first half ended without a single shot on target; Mané opened the scoring a few minutes into the second half, following a corner.
Senegal faced Equatorial Guinea in the quarter-finals. The Lions opened the scoring half an hour into the game, by Famara Diédhiou on a pass from Mané; Senegal eventually won 3–1. In the semi-finals, Senegal faced Burkina Faso, winning 3–1 again. In the final, Senegal faced Egypt, who eliminated hosts Cameroon in the semi-finals. In a penalty shoot-out, Mané scored the winning penalty, to bring Senegal its first Africa Cup of Nations title. Senegal returned home and took part in a victory parade that took place in the capital, Dakar. During the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations final, Egyptian goalkeeper Mohamed Abou Gabal, known as Gabaski, used a water bottle with notes indicating the preferred penalty shot directions of Senegalese players.
It ended up becoming the biggest party in the country's history.
Senegal faced Egypt twice after the AFCON final, eliminating the Egyptians on penalties after being tied 1–1 on aggregate, to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Mané eliminated his Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah after scoring the winning penalty again.
The penalty shoot-out was however full of controversies with lasers being pointed at Egypt's penalty takers and goalkeeper. FIFA fined Senegal's football federation 175,000 Swiss francs as a result of the fan disorder.
For the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Senegal were drawn in Group A along with the hosts Qatar, Ecuador and the Netherlands. Star man Mané missed out due to injury, but Senegal managed to progress from the group nonetheless. Though they lost their first game against the Netherlands 2–0, Senegal went on to claim six points against the hosts and then Ecuador in their final game, progressing to the Round of 16, where they lost 3–0 to England. It marked the second time Senegal had progressed past the group stage, in only their third appearance.
On 10 June 2025, Senegal won 3–1 against England, becoming the first African country to defeat England in a football match at senior level.
On 18 January 2026, Senegal won their second African Cup of Nations after beating host nation Morocco 1–0 after extra time in the final. However, the match was marred by a walkout by Senegal's players in protest at the awarding of a stoppage-time penalty to Morocco. This led to the Confederation of African Football overturning the result on 17 March 2026, calling the walkout a forfeiture of the match by Senegal, and awarding the trophy to Morocco instead. The Senegalese Football Federation said it will appeal against this ruling.
| 2017
|-
| Puma
| 2018–present
|}
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.
2025
2026
Coaching staff
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |Position
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |Name
|-
| Head Coach
| Pape Thiaw
|-
| Assistant Coach
| Pape Ibrahim Ndiaye
|-
| Assistant Coach II
| Alsény Thiam
|-
| Goalkeeping Coach
| Boubacarr Mbodj
|-
| Team Coordinator
| Mbaye Seck
|-
| Physical Trainer
| Ousmane Thioub
|-
| Media Officer
| Djibril Sarr
|-
| Technical Director
| Karim Ndour
|-
| Team Doctor
| Ismaïl Kébé
|}
Coaching history
thumb|200px|[[Aliou Cissé, the former coach of the national team from 2015 to 2024, is considered the most successful coach in the team's history, leading the team to win the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations and to participate in the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. He was the captain of the team that reached the quarter-finals of the 2002 FIFA World Cup.]]
thumb|200px|[[Bruno Metsu, coach of the national team between 2000 and 2002, led the team to the final of the 2002 African Nations Cup and to participate for the first time in the FIFA World Cup in 2002, where it reached the quarter-finals.]]
{| class="wikitable"
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |Manager
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |Period
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |Honours
|-
| Raoul Diagne
| align="center" |1960–1961
| align="left" style="font-size: 85%" |
|-
| Jules Vandooren
| align="center" |1961–1963
| align="left" style="font-size: 85%" |
|-
| Habib Bâ<hr /> Lybasse Diop
| align="center" |1963–1965
| align="left" style="font-size: 85%" |15x15px 1965 Africa Cup of Nations – Fourth place
|-
| Lamine Diack
| align="center" |1965–1968
| align="left" style="font-size: 85%" |15x15px 1968 Africa Cup of Nations – Group stage
|-
| Otto Pfister
| align="center" |1979–1982
| align="left" style="font-size: 85%" |
|-
| Pape Alioune Diop
| align="center" |1982–1986
| align="left" style="font-size: 85%" |15x15px 1986 Africa Cup of Nations – Group stage<br>15x15px 1986 FIFA World Cup – Failed to qualify
|-
| Mawade Wade
| align="center" |1986–1989
| align="left" style="font-size: 85%" |15x15px 1988 Africa Cup of Nations – Failed to qualify<br>15x15px 1990 FIFA World Cup – Failed to qualify
|-
| Claude Le Roy
| align="center" |1989–1992
| align="left" style="font-size: 85%" |15x15px 1990 Africa Cup of Nations – Fourth place<br>15x15px 1992 Africa Cup of Nations – Quarter-finals
|-
| Lamine Dieng
| align="center" |1992–1993
| align="left" style="font-size: 85%" |
|-
| Boubacar Sarr
| align="center" |1993–1994
| align="left" style="font-size: 85%" |15x15px 1994 FIFA World Cup – Failed to qualify
|-
| Jules Bocandé<hr /> Boubacar Sarr
| align="center" |1994–1995
| align="left" style="font-size: 85%" |15x15px 1994 Africa Cup of Nations – Quarter-finals<br>15x15px 1996 Africa Cup of Nations – Failed to qualify
|-
| Peter Schnittger
| align="center" |1995–2000
| align="left" style="font-size: 85%" |15x15px 1998 Africa Cup of Nations – Failed to qualify<br>15x15px 1998 FIFA World Cup – Failed to qualify<br>15x15px 2000 Africa Cup of Nations – Quarter-finals
|-
| Bruno Metsu
| align="center" |2000–2002
| align="left" style="font-size: 85%" |15x15px 2002 African Cup of Nations – Runners-up<br>15x15px 2002 FIFA World Cup – Quarter-finals
|-
| Guy Stéphan
| align="center" |2002–2005
| align="left" style="font-size: 85%" |15x15px 2004 Africa Cup of Nations – Quarter-finals<br>15x15px 2006 FIFA World Cup – Failed to qualify
|-
| Abdoulaye Sarr
| align="center" |2005–2006
| align="left" style="font-size: 85%" |15x15px 2006 Africa Cup of Nations – Fourth place
|-
| Henryk Kasperczak
| align="center" |2006–2008
| align="left" style="font-size: 85%" |15x15px 2008 Africa Cup of Nations – Group stage
|-
| Lamine N'Diaye
| align="center" |2008
| align="left" style="font-size: 85%" |
|-
| Amsatou Fall (caretaker)
| align="center" |2009
| align="left" style="font-size: 85%" |15x15px 2010 Africa Cup of Nations – Failed to qualify<br>15x15px 2010 FIFA World Cup – Failed to qualify
|-
| Amara Traoré
| align="center" |2009–2012
| align="left" style="font-size: 85%" |15x15px 2012 Africa Cup of Nations – Group stage
|-
| Karim Séga Diouf<hr /> Aliou Cissé (caretaker)
| align="center" |2012
| align="left" style="font-size: 85%" |
|-
| Joseph Koto (caretaker)
| align="center" |2012
| align="left" style="font-size: 85%" |15x15px 2013 Africa Cup of Nations – Failed to qualify
|-
| Mayacine Mar (caretaker)
| align="center" |2012–2013
| align="left" style="font-size: 85%" |15x15px 2014 FIFA World Cup – Failed to qualify
|-
| Alain Giresse
| align="center" |2013–2015
| align="left" style="font-size: 85%" |15x15px 2015 Africa Cup of Nations – Group stage
|-
| Aliou Cissé
| align="center" |2015–2024
| align="left" style="font-size: 85%" |15x15px 2017 Africa Cup of Nations – Quarter-finals<br>15x15px 2018 FIFA World Cup – Group stage<br>15x15px 2019 Africa Cup of Nations – Runners-up<br>15x15px 2021 Africa Cup of Nations – Champions<br>15x15px 2022 FIFA World Cup – Round of 16<br>15x15px 2023 Africa Cup of Nations – Round of 16
|-
| Pape Thiaw
|2024–
|align="left" style="font-size: 85%" |15x15px 2025 Africa Cup of Nations - Runners-up<br>15x15px 2026 FIFA World Cup - Qualified
|}
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up to the preliminary squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup between 11 June – 19 July 2026 and the pre-tournament friendlies against United States and Saudi Arabia on 31 May and 9 June 2026; respectively.
<br>Caps and goals updated as of 31 May 2026, after the match against United States.
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up for Senegal in the last twelve months.
<sup>DEC</sup> Player refused to join the team after the call-up.<br/>
<sup>INJ</sup> Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.<br/>
<sup>PRE</sup> Preliminary squad.<br/>
<sup>RET</sup> Player has retired from international football.<br/>
<sup>SUS</sup> Suspended from the national team.<br/>
Player records
:Players in bold are still active with Senegal.
Most appearances
right|thumb|Idrissa Gueye is Senegal's most capped player with 131 appearances.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
! width="30px" |Rank
! style="width:150px;" |Player
! width="50px" |Caps
! width="50px" |Goals
! style="width:100px;" |Career
|-
| 1 || align="left" | Idrissa Gueye || 131<!--Not one more appearance, because one appearance against Rwanda in September 2023 is erroneously attributed to him on National-Football-Teams.com--> || 7 || 2011–present
|-
| 2 || align="left" | Sadio Mané || 127 || 55 || 2012–present
|-
| 3 || align="left" | Kalidou Koulibaly || 103 || 2 || 2015–present
|-
| 4 || align="left" | Henri Camara || 99 || 29 || 1999–2008
|-
| 5 || align="left" | Cheikhou Kouyaté || 92 || 4 || 2012–2024
|-
| 6 || align="left" | Roger Mendy || 87 || 3 || 1979–1995
|-
| rowspan=2|7 || align="left" | Ismaïla Sarr || 83 || 18 || 2016–present
|-
|align="left" | Tony Sylva || 83 || 0 || 1999–2008
|-
| 9 || align="left" | Jules Bocandé || 73 || 20 || 1979–1993
|-
| 10 || align="left" | Lamine Diatta || 71 || 4 || 2000–2008
|}
Top goalscorers
right|thumb|Sadio Mané is Senegal's all-time top scorer with 55 goals.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
! width="30px" |Rank
! style="width:150px;" |Player
! width="50px" |Goals
! width="50px" |Caps
! width="50px" |Ratio
! style="width:100px;" |Career
|-
| 1 || align="left" | Sadio Mané <small>(list)</small> || 55 || 127 || || 2012–present
|-
|2 || align="left" | Henri Camara || 29 || 99 || || 1999–2008
|-
|3 || align="left" | El Hadji Diouf|| 24 || 70 || || 2000–2008
|-
| rowspan="2" |4 || align="left" | Mamadou Niang || 20 || 54 || || 2002–2012
|-
| align="left" | Jules Bocandé || 20 || 73 || || 1979–1993
|-
| 6 || align="left" | Ismaïla Sarr || 19 || 83 || || 2016–present
|-
| 7 || align="left" | Moussa Sow || 18 || 50 || || 2009–2018
|-
| 8 || align="left" | Papiss Cissé || 17 || 36 || || 2009–2015
|-
| 9 || align="left" | Mamadou Diallo || 15 || 35 || || 1989–1999
|-
| 10 || align="left" | Moussa Konaté || 12 || 34 || || 2012–2019
|}
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
Senegal have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on three occasions, in 2002 where they reached the quarter-finals, in 2018, and in 2022.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; width:100%"
|-
! colspan="10" style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |FIFA World Cup record
! rowspan="32" style="width:1%;background:white" |
! colspan="6" style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |FIFA World Cup qualification record
|-
!width="15%" |Year
!width="15%" |Round
!width="5%" |Position
!width="5%" |
!width="5%" |
!width="5%" |*
!width="5%" |
!width="5%" |
!width="5%" |
!width="5%" |Squad
!width="5%" |
!width="5%" |
!width="5%" |
!width="5%" |
!width="5%" |
!width="5%" |
|-
| 1930
| colspan="9" rowspan="5" |Part of
| colspan="6" rowspan="5" |Part of
|-
| 1934
|-
| 1938
|-
| 1950
|-
| 1954
|-
| 1962
| colspan="9" |Not a FIFA member
| colspan="6" |Not a FIFA member
|-
| 1966
| colspan="9" |Withdrew
| colspan="6" |Withdrew
|-
| 1970
| colspan="9" rowspan="5" |Did not qualify
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 4
|-
| 1974
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 2
|-
| 1978
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 2
|-
| 1982
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
|-
| 1986
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
|-
| 1990
| colspan="9" |Did not enter
| colspan="6" |Declined participation
|-
| 1994
| colspan="9" rowspan="2" |Did not qualify
| 8
| 3
| 1
| 4
| 11
| 12
|-
| 1998
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 3
|-
| 2002
| Quarter-finals
| 7th
| 5
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 7
| 6
|Squad
| 10
| 5
| 4
| 1
| 16
| 3
|-
| 2006
| colspan="9" rowspan="3" |Did not qualify
| 10
| 6
| 3
| 1
| 21
| 8
|-
| 2010
| 6
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 9
| 7
|-
| 2014
| 8
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 11
| 8
|-
| 2018
| Group stage
| 17th
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 4
|Squad
| 8
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 15
| 5
|-
| 2022
| Round of 16
| 10th
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 7
| Squad
| 8
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 16
| 5
|-
| 2026
| colspan="9"| Qualified
| 10
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 22
| 3
|-
| 2030
| colspan="9" rowspan="2" | To be determined
| colspan="6" rowspan="2" | To be determined
|-
| 2034
|-
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |Total
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |12
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |5
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |3
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |4
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |16
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |17
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |—
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |81
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |39
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |26
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |16
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |128
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |64
|}
Africa Cup of Nations
Historically, Senegal was seen as a weaker side in the strong West African region. Although they finished in fourth place in two AFCON editions, Senegalese performance was overall still deemed as poor. Senegal remained under the shadow of West African giants Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Ghana for the majority of the 20th century.
In the 2000s, Senegal began to surge and became a more competitive opponent in the Africa Cup of Nations. Following a successful FIFA World Cup debut in 2002, in which the side reached the quarter-finals, Senegal established itself as a new powerhouse in Africa. The 2002 Africa Cup of Nations tournament marked a defeat to Cameroon 2–3 on penalties after a goalless draw in the final. Senegal once again finished as runners-up in 2019, losing the final 0–1 to Algeria, and finally won their first AFCON title in 2021.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; width:100%"
|-
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " colspan=10|Africa Cup of Nations record
! rowspan="40" style="width:1%;background:white" |
! style="background:#00853F;color:#FDEF42; " colspan=10|Africa Cup of Nations qualification record
|-
!width="15%" |Year
!width="15%" |Round
!width="5%" |Position
!width="5%" |
!width="5%" |
!width="5%" |*
!width="5%" |
!width="5%" |
!width="5%" |
!width="5%" |Squad
!width="5%" |
!width="5%" |
!width="5%" |
!width="5%" |
!width="5%" |
!width="5%" |
|-
| 1957
| colspan=9 rowspan=2|Part of
| colspan="6" rowspan="2" |Part of
|-
| 1959
|-
| 1962
| colspan="9" rowspan="2" |Not affiliated to CAF
| colspan="6" rowspan="2" |Not affiliated to CAF
|-
| 1963
|-style="background:#9acdff;"
| 1965
||Fourth place
||4th
||3
||1
||1
||1
||5
||2
||Squad
||4
||3
||0
||1
||8
||4
|-
| 1968
||Group stage
||5th
||3
||1
||1
||1
||5
||5
||Squad
||4
||2
||1
||1
||9
||4
|-
| 1970
| colspan=9 rowspan=5|Did not qualify
||2
||0
||1
||1
||5
||4
|-
| 1972
||2
||0
||1
||1
||1
||0
|-
| 1974
||2
||0
||1
||1
||3
||3
|-
| 1976
||2
||0
||1
||1
||5
||2
|-
| 1978
||4
||2
||0
||2
||6
||4
|-
| 1980
|colspan=9|Did not enter
| colspan="6" |Did not enter
|-
| 1982|| colspan="9" rowspan="2" |Did not qualify
||4
||1
||0
||2
||4
||2
|-
| 1984
||4
||2
||1
||0
||3
||2
|-
| 1986||Group stage||5th||3||2||0||1||3||1||Squad
||4
||4
||0
||0
||5
||2
|-
| 1988||colspan=9|Did not qualify
||4
||1
||3
||0
||4
||0
|-style="background:#9acdff;"
| 1990
||Fourth place
||4th
||5
||1
||2
||2
||3
||3||Squad
||2
||1
||1
||0
||4
||1
|-
|style="border: 3px solid red "| 1992||rowspan=2|Quarter-finals||5th||3||1||0||2||4||3||Squad
| colspan="6" |Qualified as hosts
|-
| 1994||8th||3||1||0||2||2||3||Squad
||6
||2
||1
||3
||8
||9
|-
| 1996|| colspan="9" rowspan="2" |Did not qualify
||8
||3
||3
||2
||10
||8
|-
| 1998
||6
||2
||2
||2
||5
||6
|-
| 2000||Quarter-finals||7th||4||1||1||2||6||6||Squad
||4
||1
||2
||1
||4
||4
|- bgcolor="silver"
| 2002||Runners-up||2nd||6||4||2||0||6||1||Squad
||4
||1
||2
||1
||4
||2
|-
| 2004||Quarter-finals||6th||4||1||2||1||4||2||Squad
||6
||3
||0
||1
||7
||1
|-style="background:#9acdff;"
| 2006||Fourth place||4th||6||2||0||4||7||8||Squad
||10
||6
||3
||1
||21
||8
|-
| 2008||Group stage||12th||3||0||2||1||4||6||Squad
||6
||3
||2
||1
||12
||3
|-
| 2010||colspan=9|Did not qualify
||6
||2
||3
||1
||9
||7
|-
| 2012||Group stage||13th||3||0||0||3||3||6||Squad
||6
||5
||1
||0
||16
||2
|-
| 2013||colspan=9|Did not qualify
||2
||0
||0
||2
||2
||6
|-
| 2015||Group stage||9th||3||1||1||1||3||4||Squad||6||4||1||1||8||1
|-
| 2017||Quarter-finals||5th||4||2||2||0||6||2||Squad||6||6||0||0||13||2
|- bgcolor="silver"
| 2019
||Runners-up||2nd||7||5||0||2||8||2||Squad
|6
|5
|1
|0
|12
|2
|- bgcolor="gold"
| 2021
|Champions
|1st
|7
|4
|3
|0
|9
|2
|Squad
|6
|4
|2
|0
|10
|2
|-
| 2023||Round of 16||9th||4||3||1||0||9||2||Squad||6||4||2||0||12||4
|-
|- bgcolor="silver"
| 2025
||Runners-up
|2nd
|7
|6
|1
|0
|13
|2
| Squad
||6||5||1||0||10||1
|-
| 2027
|colspan="9" rowspan="2"| To be determined
|colspan="9" rowspan="2"| To be determined
|-
| 2029
|-
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; "|Total
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |1 Title
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |18/35
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |78
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |36
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |19
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |23
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |100
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |60
| style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; "|—
! style="background:#00853F;color: #FDEF42; "|150
! style="background:#00853F;color: #FDEF42; |72
! style="background:#00853F;color: #FDEF42; "|32
! style="background:#00853F;color: #FDEF42; "|26
! style="background:#00853F;color: #FDEF42; "|220
! style="background:#00853F;color: #FDEF42; "|97
|}
African Nations Championship
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" width="60%"
|-
! colspan="10" style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |African Nations Championship record
|-
!width="15%" |Year
!width="15%" |Round
!width="5%" |Position
!width="5%" |
!width="5%" |
!width="5%" |*
!width="5%" |
!width="5%" |
!width="5%" |
!width="5%" |Squad
|- bgcolor="#9acdff"
| 2009||Fourth place||4th ||5||1||3||1||3||3
|Squad
|-
| 2011||Group stage||10th||3||1||1||1||2||2
|Squad
|-
| 2014|| colspan="9" rowspan="4" |Did not qualify
|-
| 2016
|-
| 2018
|-
| 2020
|- bgcolor="gold"
| 2022
|Champions
|1st
|6
|4
|1
|1
|6
|1
|Squad
|-
| 2024
|Third place
|3rd
|6
|2
|4
|0
|5
|3
|
|-
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; "|Total
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; "|Champions
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; "|3/7
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; "|14
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; "|6
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; "|5
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; "|3
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; "|11
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; "|6
| style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; "|—
|}
Amílcar Cabral Cup
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" width="60%"
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |Amílcar Cabral Cup record
|-
!width="15%" |Year
!width="15%" |Round
!width="5%" |Position
!width="5%" |
!width="5%" |
!width="5%" |*
!width="5%" |
!width="5%" |
!width="5%" |
|- bgcolor="gold"
| 1979
|Champions
|1st
|4
|4
|0
|0
|7
|1
|- bgcolor="gold"
| 1980
|Champions
|1st
|4
|3
|0
|1
|5
|3
|- style="background:#cc9966;"
| 1981
|Third place
|3rd
|4
|3
|0
|1
|7
|2
|- bgcolor="silver"
| 1982
|Runners-up
|2nd
|5
|3
|1
|1
|5
|1
|- bgcolor="gold"
| 1983
|Champions
|1st
|5
|3
|2
|0
|9
|4
|- bgcolor="gold"
| 1984
|Champions
|1st
|5
|3
|1
|1
|10
|3
|- bgcolor="gold"
| 1985
|Champions
|1st
|5
|4
|1
|0
|8
|2
|- bgcolor="gold"
|style="border: 3px solid red "| 1986
|Champions
|1st
|4
|4
|0
|0
|7
|2
|- style="background:#cc9966;"
| 1987
|Third place
|3rd
|4
|1
|1
|2
|2
|2
|- style="background:#cc9966;"
| 1988
|Third place
|3rd
|5
|2
|3
|0
|10
|5
|-
| 1989||Group stage
|6th
|3
|0
|2
|1
|3
|4
|- bgcolor="gold"
|style="border: 3px solid red "| 1991
|Champions
|1st
|4
|3
|1
|0
|7
|0
|- bgcolor="silver"
| 1993
|Runners-up
|2nd
|5
|2
|1
|2
|6
|3
|-
| 1995
|Group stage
|5th
|3
|1
|1
|1
|5
|3
|- bgcolor="silver"
| 1997
|Runners-up
|2nd
|5
|2
|2
|1
|5
|3
|- bgcolor="silver"
| 2000
|Runners-up
|2nd
|5
|1
|3
|1
|8
|6
|- bgcolor="gold"
| 2001
|Champions
|1st
|4
|3
|1
|0
|11
|3
|- bgcolor="silver"
| 2005
|Runners-up
|2nd
|4
|1
|2
|1
|3
|3
|- style="background:#cc9966;"
| 2007
|Third place
|3rd
|4
|2
|1
|1
|5
|4
|-
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |Total
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |8 Titles
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |19/19
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |82
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |45
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |25
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |14
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |123
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |54
|}
WAFU Nations Cup
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" width="60%"
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |WAFU Nations Cup record
|-
!width="15%" |Year
!width="15%" |Round
!width="5%" |Position
!width="5%" |
!width="5%" |
!width="5%" |*
!width="5%" |
!width="5%" |
!width="5%" |
|- bgcolor="silver"
| 2010||Runners-up||2nd||5||2||1||2||4||4
|-
| 2011|| colspan="8" |Withdrew
|- bgcolor="silver"
| 2013
|Runners-up
|2nd
|4
|3
|0
|1
|8
|4
|-
| 2017
|Group stage
|5th
|4
|1
|2
|1
|5
|2
|- bgcolor="gold"
|style="border: 3px solid red "| 2019
|Champions
|1st
|4
|3
|1
|0
|7
|2
|-
| 2021
| colspan="8" |To be determined
|-
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |Total
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |1 Title
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |4/5
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |17
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |9
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |4
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |4
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |24
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |12
|}
Other records
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" width="60%"
|-
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |Year
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |Round
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |Position
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |*
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |
|- bgcolor="gold"
| style="border: 3px solid red " | 1963 Friendship Games
|Champions
|1st
|4
|3
|1
|0
|12
|3
|- bgcolor="silver"
| Jeux de la Francophonie 2005
|Runners-up
|2nd
|6
|5
|0
|1
|11
|3
|- bgcolor="gold"
| 2015 African Games
|Champions
|1st
|4
|2
|2
|0
|5
|2
|- bgcolor="silver"
| 2021 COSAFA Cup
|Runners-up
|2nd
|6
|3
|2
|1
|8
|6
|- style="background:#cc9966;"
| 2022 COSAFA Cup
|Third place
|3rd
|3
|1
|2
|0
|6
|5
|-
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |Total
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |2 Titles
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |1st
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |23
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |14
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |7
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |2
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |42
! style="background:#00853F; color:#FDEF42; " |19
|}
Head-to-head record
The list shown below shows the Senegal national football team all−time international record against opposing nations.
As of 31 May 2026 after match against United States.
;Key
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align: center; font-size: 100%;" width="100%"
! width=10%| Against
! width=5%|
! width=5%|
! width=5%|
! width=5%|
! width=5%|
! width=5%|
! width=5%|
! width=8%| Winning %
! width=8%| Confederation
|-bgcolor=FFCCCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|-bgcolor=FFFFCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|-bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|-bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align=left|
|CONMEBOL
|-bgcolor=FFFFCC
|align=left|
|UEFA
|-bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|-bgcolor=FFFFCC
|align=left|
|CONMEBOL
|-bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|-bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|-bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|-bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|-bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|-bgcolor=FFCCCC
|align=left|
|CONMEBOL
|-bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align=left|
|AFC
|-bgcolor=FFCCCC
|align=left|
|CONMEBOL
|-bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|-bgcolor=FFCCCC
|align=left|
|UEFA
|-bgcolor=FFCCCC
|align=left|
|UEFA
|-bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|-bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align=left|
|CONMEBOL
|-bgcolor=FFCCCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|-bgcolor=FFFFCC
|align=left| ||2||1||0||1||3||4||-1||50.00
|UEFA
|-bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|-bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|-bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|-bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|-bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align=left|
|UEFA
|-bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|-bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|-bgcolor=FFFFCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|-bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align=left|
|UEFA
|-bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|-bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|-bgcolor=FFCCCC
|align=left|
|UEFA
|-bgcolor=FFFFCC
|align=left|
|AFC
|-bgcolor=FFFFCC
|align=left|
|AFC
|-bgcolor=FFFFCC
|align=left|
|UEFA
|-bgcolor=FFCCCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|-bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align=left|
|AFC
|-bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|-bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align=left|
|UEFA
|-bgcolor=FFCCCC
|align=left|
|AFC
|-bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|-bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|-bgcolor=FFCCCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|-bgcolor=FFFFCC
|align=left|
|UEFA
|-bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|-bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|-bgcolor=FFCCCC
|align=left|
|AFC
|-bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|-bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|-bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|-bgcolor=FFCCCC
|align=left|
|CONCACAF
|-bgcolor=FFCCCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|-bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|-bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|-bgcolor=FFCCCC
|align=left|
|UEFA
|-bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|-bgcolor=FFCCCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|-bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align=left|
|UEFA
|-bgcolor=FFCCCC
|align=left|
|AFC
|-bgcolor=FFFFCC
|align=left|
|CONMEBOL
|-bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align=left|
|UEFA
|-bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align=left|
|AFC
|-bgcolor=FFCCCC
|align=left|'
|CAF
|-bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|-bgcolor=FFCCCC
|align=left|
|AFC
|-bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|-bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|-bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align=left|
|AFC
|-bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|-bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|-bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align=left|
|UEFA
|-bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|-bgcolor=FFCCCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|-bgcolor=FFCCCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|-bgcolor=FFCCCC
|align=left|
|UEFA
|-bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|-bgcolor=FFFFCC
|align=left|
|AFC
|-bgcolor=FFFFCC
|align=left|
|CONMEBOL
|-bgcolor=FFCCCC
|align=left|
|CONCACAF
|-bgcolor=FFFFCC
|align=left|
|AFC
|-bgcolor=FFFFCC
|align=left|
|AFC
|-bgcolor=FFFFCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|-bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|-class="sortbottom"
!align=center|Total
|!bgcolor=white|FIFA
|}
Honours
Continental
- Africa Cup of Nations
- 15px Champions (1): 2021
- 15px Runners-up (3): 2002, 2019, 2025
- African Nations Championship
- 15px Champions (1): 2022
- 15px Third place (1): 2024
Regional
- Amílcar Cabral Cup
- Champions (7): 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991
- Runners-up (4): 1982, 1993, 1997, 2000
- Third place (3): 1981, 1987, 1988
- WAFU Nations Cup
- Champions (1): 2019
- Runners-up (2): 2010, 2013
- CEDEAO Cup
- Champions (1): 1985
- Runners-up (2): 1990, 1991
- Third place (1): 1987
- UEMOA Tournament
- Champions (3): 2009, 2011, 2016
- COSAFA Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2021
- Third place (1): 2022
Awards
- FIFA Best Mover of the Year (1): 2002
- African National Team of the Year (4): 2001, 2002, 2007, 2022
- Africa Cup of Nations Fair Play Award (2): 2019, 2021
Summary
{| class="wikitable" width=30% style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
|-
!Competition !! !! !! !!Total
|-
|align=left|Africa Cup of Nations
|1 || 3 || 0 || 4
|-
|align=left|African Nations Championship
|1 || 0 || 1 || 2
|-
!Total !! 2 !! 3 !! 1 !! 6
|}
See also
- Senegal national under-20 football team
- Senegal national under-17 football team
- Football in Senegal
Notes
References
External links
- Senegal at Galsenfoot
- Senegal at the NFT
- Senegal at CAF
- Senegal at FIFA
- Senegal team World Cup 2022