Martinique national football team

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Martinique
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Les Matinino
Association Ligue de football de la Martinique
Sub-confederation CFU (Caribbean)
Confederation CONCACAF (North America)
Head coach Patrick Cavelan
Top scorer Kévin Parsemain (23)[1]
Home stadium Stade d'Honneur de Dillon
FIFA code MTQ
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Barbados 3–2 Martinique 
(Martinique; February 11, 1931)
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Appearances 4 (First in 1993)
Best result Quarter-finals, 2002

The Martinique national football team (French: Équipe de la Martinique de football) represents the French overseas department and region of Martinique in international football. The team is controlled by the Ligue de Football de la Martinique (English: Martinique Football League), a local branch of French Football Federation (French: Fédération Française de Football). On 7 August 2010, the national team adopted the nickname Les Matinino, which pays tribute to the history of the island.[2][3]

Honours

Overview

As an overseas department of the French Republic, Martinique is not a member of FIFA and is therefore not eligible to enter the FIFA World Cup or any competition organized first-hand by the organization. Martiniquais, being French citizens, are eligible to play for the France national football team. Martinique is, however, a member of CONCACAF and CFU and is eligible for all competitions organized by both organizations. Indeed, 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."'

Martinique's highest honor to date was winning the Caribbean Cup in 1993. Martinique also was a two-time winner of the CFU Championship, a precursor to the Caribbean Cup. A more recent success was winning the 2010 Coupe de l'Outre-Mer. The team defeated Réunion 5–3 on penalties to claim the title. The national team has participated in three CONCACAF Gold Cups and its best finish in the competition was in 2002 when the team reached the quarterfinals where they lost to Canada 6–5 on penalties.

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2014 Caribbean Cup. Caps and goals updated as of November 1, 2014.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Steeve Elana (1980-07-11) July 11, 1980 (age 44) 6 0 France Lille
16 1GK Kévin Olimpa (1988-03-10) March 10, 1988 (age 36) 6 0 Greece Platanias
23 1GK Emmanuel Vermignon (1989-01-20) January 20, 1989 (age 35) 14 0 Martinique Golden Lion
2 2DF Rémi Maréval (1983-02-24) February 24, 1983 (age 41) 0 0 Hungary Videoton
3 2DF Marvin Esor (1989-07-21) July 21, 1989 (age 35) 0 0 France Châteauroux
5 2DF Jean-Sylvain Babin (1986-10-14) October 14, 1986 (age 38) 3 0 Spain Granada
14 2DF Antoine Jean-Baptiste (1991-01-20) January 20, 1991 (age 33) 3 0 France Vendée Luçon
15 2DF Christopher Glombard (1989-06-05) June 5, 1989 (age 35) 2 0 France Stade de Reims
21 2DF Sébastien Crétinoir (1986-02-12) February 12, 1986 (age 38) 36 2 Martinique Golden Lion
4 3MF Daniel Hérelle (1988-10-17) October 17, 1988 (age 36) 43 0 Martinique Club Colonial
6 3MF Mickael Malsa (1995-10-02) October 2, 1995 (age 29) 0 0 France Sochaux
7 3MF Mathias Coureur (1988-03-22) March 22, 1988 (age 36) 5 1 Bulgaria Cherno More Varna
8 3MF Gaël Germany (1983-05-10) May 10, 1983 (age 41) 32 7 Martinique Samaritaine
11 3MF Lionel Ravi (1985-11-12) November 12, 1985 (age 38) 7 0 Martinique Essor-Préchotain
20 3MF Dominique Pandor (1993-05-13) May 13, 1993 (age 31) 0 0 France Monaco
22 3MF Julien Faubert (1983-08-01) August 1, 1983 (age 41) 3 5 France Bordeaux
9 4FW Geoffrey Malfleury (1988-04-12) April 12, 1988 (age 36) 0 0 France Le Havre
10 4FW José-Thierry Goron (1977-04-01) April 1, 1977 (age 47) 45 15 Martinique Rivière-Pilote
12 4FW Bedi Buval (1986-06-16) June 16, 1986 (age 38) 0 0 Albania KS Flamurtari
13 4FW Harry Novillo (1992-02-11) February 11, 1992 (age 32) 2 0 Australia Melbourne City FC
17 4FW Kévin Parsemain (1988-02-13) February 13, 1988 (age 36) 34 23 Democratic Republic of the Congo DC Motema Pembe
18 4FW Yoann Arquin (1988-04-15) April 15, 1988 (age 36) 5 0 Turkey 1461 Trabzon
19 4FW Anthony Angély (1990-03-21) March 21, 1990 (age 34) 16 2 Martinique Club Colonial

Previous squads

Results

2010 Coupe de l'Outre-Mer

2010 Caribbean Cup

Last updated: 3 December 2010

Competitive record

Gold Cup record

Martinique has participated in four of the twelve CONCACAF Gold Cups contested. The team's first appearance in the competition was in 1993. The team was eliminated in the first round, however, not without procuring its first point in the competition after earning a 2–2 draw against Canada. Martinique's next appearance in the competition came in 2002. The team achieved its best performance reaching the quarterfinals where they lost to Canada 6–5 on penalties. The following year, Martinique appeared in the competition again, however, the team departed the tournament without scoring a goal.

CONCACAF Gold Cup record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
1991 Did not qualify
United States Mexico 1993 Group Stage 8th 3 0 1 2 3 14
1996 to 2000 Did not qualify
United States 2002 Quarter-Final 6th 3 1 1 1 2 3
United States Mexico 2003 Group stage 12th 2 0 0 2 0 3
2005 to 2011 Did not qualify
United States 2013 Group stage 9th 3 1 0 2 2 4
Total Quarter-Finals 4/12 11 2 2 7 7 24

Caribbean Cup record

Martinique have appeared in 12 Caribbean Cups. The national team is one of four teams to have won the competition. Martinique won their first and only Caribbean Cup title in 1993. The tournament was played in Jamaica and Martinique defeated the hosts 6–5 on penalties in the final match. The following year, Martinique finished runner-up to Trinidad and Tobago. The team has finished in third place on three occasions in 1992, 1996, and 2001.

Year Result Position GP W D* L GF GA
Barbados 1989 Did not qualify
Trinidad and Tobago 1990 Abandoned[n 1] 2 1 1 0 4 2
Jamaica 1991 Round 1 5th 3 1 1 1 4 2
Trinidad and Tobago 1992 Third Place 3rd 5 2 1 2 10 6
Jamaica 1993 Champions 1st 5 3 2 0 8 3
Trinidad and Tobago 1994 Runner-Ups 2nd 5 3 1 1 12 10
Cayman IslandsJamaica 1995 Did not qualify
Trinidad and Tobago 1996 Third Place 3rd 5 2 1 2 6 4
Antigua and BarbudaSaint Kitts and Nevis 1997 Round 1 5th 2 1 0 1 2 3
JamaicaTrinidad and Tobago 1998 Round 1 5th 3 1 0 2 7 8
Trinidad and Tobago 1999 Did not qualify
Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Third Place 3rd 5 3 0 2 6 8
Barbados 2005 Did not qualify
Trinidad and Tobago 2007 Round 1 6th 3 1 0 2 4 8
Jamaica 2008 Did not qualify
Martinique 2010 Round 1 7th 3 0 1 2 1 3
Antigua and Barbuda 2012 Fourth Place 4th 5 2 2 1 5 3
Jamaica 2014 Round 1 6th 3 1 1 1 3 4
Total 1 Title 13/18 49 21 11 17 72 64
  1. ↑ Play was suspended when Jamaat al Muslimeen attempted a coup d'état of the government of Trinidad and Tobago. The tournament was abandoned altogether after Tropical storm Arthur forced the cancellation of the final round of games. Martinique were to meet Trinidad and Tobago in the final.

Coupe de l'Outre-Mer record

Martinique has participated all three editions of the Coupe de l'Outre-Mer, which was established in 2008. In the first edition, the team finished runner-up to the champions Réunion losing 1–0 in the final. In 2010, Martinique won its first Coupe de l'Outre-Mer defeating the defending champions Réunion 5–3 on penalties at the Stade Dominique Duvauchelle in Créteil. They lost the title back to Reunion in 2012 via a penalty shootout.

Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA
France 2008 Runner-Ups 2nd 4 2 1 1 3 2
France 2010 Champions 1st 4 2 1 1 8 3
France 2012 Runner-Ups 2nd 4 2 1 1 9 5
Total 1 Title 3/3 12 6 3 3 20 10

CFU Championship record

From 1978–1985, Martinique participated in the CFU Championship, a precursor to the Caribbean Cup. Of the six championships played, Martinique featured three final rounds. Les Matinino won the competition twice in 1983 and 1985.

Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA
Suriname 1978 Did not qualify
Suriname 1979
Puerto Rico 1981
French Guiana 1983 Champions 1st 3 2 1 0 5 1
Barbados 1985 Champions 1st 3 2 1 0 5 2
Martinique 1988[4] Runner-Ups 2nd – – – – – –
Total 2 Titles 3/6 6 4 2 0 10 3
*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won. Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

References

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  4. ↑ It is unsure if the tournament was completed, but some sources state that Trinidad and Tobago defeated Martinique 3–0 in the final.

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