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The Guadeloupe national football team (French: sélection de la Guadeloupe de football) is the regional team of the French overseas department and region of Guadeloupe and is controlled by the Ligue Guadeloupéenne de Football, local branch of Federation Francaise de Football. As a territory of the French Republic Guadeloupe is not a member of FIFA, and therefore is not eligible to enter the World Cup. However, they are eligible for all CONCACAF and CFU competitions.
[edit] International success
Guadeloupe was a surprise qualifier for the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2007 after a strong 4th place finish at the Digicel Caribbean Cup 2007. They continued their strong play throughout the year at the Gold Cup. Their success at the Gold Cup was so surpring because it was their first major international tournament. They started out by tying 1-1 to the strong Caribbean team of Haiti, followed by a 2-1 win over Canada, before finally succumbing 1-0 to the reigning champions of Central America, Costa Rica, to close out group play. Guadeloupe advanced to the knockout round as the best performing 3rd place team in group play. In the quarterfinals they shocked Honduras by defeating them 2-1, who themselves had put together a strong tournament showing after beating Mexico 2-1 and dominating Cuba 5-0.[1] The Cinderellas of the tournament, Guadeloupe, unable to mount much offense against regional power Mexico, lost 0-1 in the semifinal despite turning in a strong defensive performance.[2] This was the best finish by a Caribbean island team since Trinidad and Tobago reached the semifinals of the 2000 tournament.
[edit] Gold Cup record
[edit] Notable players
- Guadeloupean national team players
- French internationals from Guadeloupe or with Guadeloupe roots
- Other players in the French League from Guadeloupe or with Guadeloupe roots
[edit] Current squad
Guadeloupe squad for Caribbean Championships 2008.
| No. |
Pos. |
Player |
DoB (Age) |
Caps |
Goals |
Club |
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| 1 | GK | Frauch Graniel | | | | | | 2 | | Meddy Lina | | | | | | 3 | | Ludouis Qatin | | | | | | 4 | | Fabien Jerome | | | | | | 5 | MF | Cedric Collet | 7 March 1984 | | |  RAEC Mons | | 6 | DF | Alain Vertot | November 14, 1972 | | |  L'Etoile de Morne-à-l'Eau | | 7 | FW | Loïc Loval | September 28, 1981 | | |  F.C. Utrecht | | 8 | | Gregory Gendrey | | | | | | 9 | FW | Ludovic Gotin | July 25, 1985 | | | CS Le Moule | | 10 | | Minnji Gomez | | | | | | 11 | | Mickael Antoine-Curier | | | |  Dundee FC | | 12 | DF | David Fleurival | February 19, 1984 | | | RAEC Mons | | 13 | MF | Jean-Luc Lambourde | April 10, 1980 | | | Amical Club | | 14 | | Loic Labuthie | | | | | | 15 | DF | Miguel Comminges | March 16, 1982 | | |  Cardiff City | | 16 | GK | Marius Fausta | 28 April 1973 | | | Evolucas | | 17 | MF | Lery Hannany | October 1, 1982 | | | Racing Club Basseterre | | 18 | MF | Ludovic Quistin | May 24, 1984 | | |  Hednesford Town | | 19 | MF | Wilfrid Loizeau | March 20, 1985 | | | R.E. Virton | | 20 | MF | Willy Laurence | April 3, 1984 | | | L'Etoile de Morne-à-l'Eau | | GK | Alwyn Broom | November 27, 1974 (34) | | | F.C. Vimy Ridge | | GK | Franck Grandel | March 17, 1978 (29) | | | F.C. Utrecht | | GK | Fabrice Mercury | August 6, 1981 (25) | | | CS Moulien | | DF | Philippe Durpes | March 6, 1974 (33) | | | SO Romorantin | | DF | David Sommeil | August 10, 1974 (32) | | | Valenciennes | | DF | Michael Tacalfred | April 23, 1981 (26) | | | Dijon FCO | | MF | Jocelyn Angloma | August 7, 1965 (41) | | | L'Etoile de Morne-à-l'Eau | | MF | Stéphane Auvray | September 4, 1981 (25) | | | Vannes OC | | MF | Dominique Mocka | August 13, 1978 (28) | | | JS Vieux-Habitants | | MF | Marvin Onestas | August 6, 1981 (25) | | | Jeunesse Evolution | | MF | Constant Theresine | September 23, 1974 (32) | | | AS Gosier | | FW | Aurélien Capoue | February 28, 1982 (25) | | | FC Nantes Atlantique | | FW | Cédrick Fiston | April 12, 1981 (26) | | | A.J.S.S | | FW | Fabien Raddas | March 7, 1980 (26) | | | AS Poissy | | FW | Richard Socrier | March 28, 1979 (27) | | | Stade Brest 29 |
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[edit] Recent call-ups
All call-ups updated to June 17, 2008.
- Goalkeepers
- Defenders
- Midfielders
- Strikers
[edit] References
- ^ Gold Cup: Guadeloupe stuns Honduras 2-1 to reach semifinals from the International Herald Tribune, 17 June 2007
- ^ Mexico Squeezes Into Gold Cup Finals from the Washington Post, 22 June 2007
[edit] External links
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Henan Jianye
Dundee F.C.