| DR Congo | |
| Nickname: | The Leopards |
| Association: | Federation de Badminton du Congo (FEBADCO) |
| Confederation: | BCA (Africa) |
| President: | Medard Loboto Bongoy |
| Rank: | Unranked |
| Date: | 2 April 2024 |
| Max Rank: | 97 |
| Max Date: | 6 April 2017 |
| Regional Name: | African Mixed Team Championships |
| Regional Cup Apps: | 1 |
| Regional Cup First: | 2019 |
| Regional Cup Best: | Group stage |
The DR Congo national badminton team (fr|Equipe nationale de badminton de la RD Congo; ln|Timu ya badminton ya Republíki ya Kongó Demokratíki) represents DR Congo in international team competitions.[1] The national team is controlled by the DR Congo Badminton Federation (FEBADCO; Federation de Badminton du Congo). The team are nicknamed Les Léopards.[2]
The Democratic Republic of the Congo first competed in the 2011 All-Africa Games mixed team event in 2011. The team made their first appearance at the African Badminton Championships in 2019. The Democratic Republic of the Congo junior team have also competed in the 2018 African Youth Games in the boys' team and the girls' team events.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo competed in the 2011 All-Africa Games and were drawn into Group 1 with Egypt and Mauritius. The team lost 5–0 to Mauritius and received a walkover from Egypt after the Egyptian team decided to withdraw from the competition.[3] In the 2015 African Games, the team were drawn into Group 4 with Seychelles, Ethiopia and Algeria. The team lost 5–0 to all of their opponents.[4]
In 2017, the Democratic Republic of the Congo originally planned to compete in the Summer Universiade mixed team event in Taipei but they later withdrew.[5] In 2019, the team competed in the African Badminton Championships. The team lost 5–0 to Uganda and Egypt in the group stage.[6] Months later, the team made their third appearance at the African Games. The team lost 5–0 to Algeria and Uganda.
In 2024, the DR Congo Badminton Federation planned to send the team which had 12 players from the national squad to compete in the 2023 African Games team event and the individual events.[7] However, the team had to withdraw from both team and individual events due to the team event being cancelled on short notice.[8]
| Year | Round | |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 to 1958 | Part of | |
| 1961 to 2024 | Did not enter | |
| 2026 | To be determined | |
| 2028 | ||
| 2030 | ||
| Year | Round | |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Part of | |
| 1960 | ||
| 1963 to 2024 | Did not enter | |
| 2026 | To be determined | |
| 2028 | ||
| 2030 | ||
| Year | Round | |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 to 2023 | Did not enter | |
| 2025 | To be determined | |
| 2027 | ||
| 2029 | ||
| Year | Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Did not enter | ||
| 2007 | |||
| 2011 | Group stage | ||
| 2015 | Group stage | ||
| 2019 | Group stage | ||
| 2027 | To be determined | ||
| Year | Round | |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 to 2024 | Did not enter | |
| 2026 | To be determined | |
| 2028 | ||
| 2030 | ||
| Year | Round | |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 to 2024 | Did not enter | |
| 2026 | To be determined | |
| 2028 | ||
| 2030 | ||
| Year | Round | |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 to 2017 | Did not enter | |
| 2019 | Group stage | |
| 2021 | Did not enter | |
| 2023 | ||
| 2025 | To be determined | |
| 2027 | ||
| 2029 | ||
See also: Badminton at the FISU World University Games.
| Year | Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Did not enter | ||
| 2011 | |||
| 2013 | |||
| 2015 | |||
| 2017 | Withdrew | ||
| 2021 | Did not enter | ||
| 2025 | TBD | ||
| Year | Round | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Did not enter | |
| 2010 | ||
| 2012 | ||
| 2014 | ||
| 2016 | ||
| 2018 | ||
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
See also: BWF World Junior Championships.
| Year | Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 to 2024 | Did not enter | ||
| 2025 | To be determined | ||
| Year | Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 to 2022 | Did not enter | ||
| 2024 | To be determined | ||
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS | MD | XD | |||
| Mutombo Tshizanga | 26 June 1996 | - | - | - | |
| Dimandja Okito | 5 July 1998 | - | - | - | |
| Zola Wayi | 10 October 1999 | - | - | - | |
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS | WD | XD | |||
| Mbuyi Bernice Bokotsha | 19 November 1995 | - | - | - | |
| Bukasa Kaboko | 3 March 2000 | - | - | - | |
| Katembua Odia | 30 January 1998 | - | - | - | |