| Guadeloupe | |
| Nickname: | French: Les Gwada Boys (The Gwada Boys) |
| Association: | Ligue guadeloupéenne de football |
| Sub-Confederation: | CFU (Caribbean) |
| Coach: | Jocelyn Angloma[1] |
| Captain: | Ronan Hauterville |
| Most Caps: | Jean-Luc Lambourde (65) |
| Top Scorer: | Dominique Mocka (17) |
| Home Stadium: | Stade René Serge Nabajoth |
| Fifa Trigramme: | GLP |
| Elo Max: | 81 |
| Elo Max Date: | Early 2011 |
| Elo Min: | 166 |
| Elo Min Date: | March 2019 |
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| First Game: |  Martinique 6–0 Guadeloupe (Martinique; unknown date 1934) |
| Largest Win: | Unofficial Official 11–0 (Port-au-Prince, Haiti; 12 April 2001) |
| Largest Loss: | Martinique 6–0 Guadeloupe (Martinique; unknown date 1934) 8–2 (Martinique;unknown date 1975) 6–0 (Willemstad, Curaçao; 19 November 2018) |
| Regional Name: | Gold Cup |
| Regional Cup Apps: | 5 |
| Regional Cup First: | 2007 |
| Regional Cup Best: | Third place (2007) |
The Guadeloupe national football team (French: Sélection de la Guadeloupe de football) represents the French overseas department and region of Guadeloupe in men's international football. The team is controlled by the Ligue guadeloupéenne de football (English: Guadeloupean League of Football), a local branch of French Football Federation (French: Fédération Française de Football).
As an overseas department of the French Republic, Guadeloupe 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. Guadeloupeans, being French citizens, are eligible to play for the France national football team. Guadeloupe is, however, a member of CONCACAF and the CFU and is eligible for all competitions organized by both the 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."
Guadeloupe's highest honor to date was reaching the final at the 2010 Caribbean Championship where they were defeated by Jamaica on penalties. In the CONCACAF Gold Cup, Guadeloupe reached the semi-finals in 2007. The team performed well in the group stage defeating Canada and drawing with Haiti. In the knockout stage of the competition, Guadeloupe eliminated Honduras in the quarterfinals. In the semi-finals, Guadeloupe lost to Mexico 1–0.
The regional team also participated in the Caribbean Cup and the Coupe de l'Outre-Mer. Guadeloupe did not win either competition before they became defunct (2017 and 2013 respectively).
Guadeloupe was a surprise qualifier for the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2007. The regional team earned qualification to the tournament after finishing in 4th place at the 2006–07 Caribbean Nations Cup. The appearance in the Gold Cup marked Guadeloupe's first in the competition and they opened the campaign on 6 June 2007 with a 1–1 draw against Haiti. In the team's following match against Canada, Guadeloupe recorded a 2–1 victory in front of 20,000 spectators at the Orange Bowl in Miami. The team finally succumbed to defeat losing 1–0 to the reigning champions of UNCAF, Costa Rica, to close out group play.
Guadeloupe advanced to the knockout stage of the competition as a result of being the second best performing third-place team in group play. In the quarterfinals, Guadeloupe were pitted against Honduras and earned an upset victory defeating the Hondurans 2–1 at the Reliant Stadium in Houston.[2] Prior to its elimination, Honduras had been equal to the task of Guadeloupe having beaten Mexico 2–1 and dominating Cuba 5–0. In the ensuing round, Guadeloupe were defeated by Mexico 1–0.[3] However, despite the loss, Guadeloupe were praised for its strong defensive performance.[4] Guadeloupe's finish in the tournament was the best finish by a Caribbean island team since Trinidad and Tobago reached the semifinals of the 2000 tournament.
Guadeloupe's respectable third-place finish in the 2008 Caribbean Championship meant a consecutive appearance in the Gold Cup. Ahead of the competition, regional team coach Roger Salnot sought to increase Guadeloupe's chances of winning by calling up players of Guadeloupean descent who were born in metropolitan France. Salnot named notable players to his preliminary squad such as goalkeeper Yohann Thuram, defenders Daniel Congré, Michaël Ciani, Ronald Zubar, midfielders Étienne and Aurélien Capoue, and Ludovic Sylvestre, and attackers Alexandre Alphonse, Claudio Beauvue, and Richard Socrier. All players had been effective players in Ligue 1 and abroad. However, despite calling up an abundance of talent, only Alexandre Alphonse was allowed participation by his club. Every other player either personally turned down the invitation or was denied by his parent club with Salnot expressing his disappointment at the latter issue.
In the tournament, Guadeloupe were inserted to Group C alongside Mexico, Panama, and Nicaragua. The team started off the group with two straight victories defeating Panama 2–1 at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum and defeating the Nicaraguans 2–0 at the Reliant Stadium in Houston. In the team's final group stage match against Mexico, Guadeloupe was beaten 2–0 in Phoenix. Guadeloupe's second-place finish in the group meant another appearance in the knockout stage, where the team was pitted against Costa Rica in the quarter-finals at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. In the match, it was Costa Rica who dominated scoring twice within the first 20 minutes of the match. Costa Rica finished the match with five goals with Guadeloupe getting a consolation goal from Alphonse in the second half.
In 2021, Guadeloupe once again qualified to compete for the Gold Cup.
On 27 June 2023, Guadeloupe was able to tie with Canada 2-2 in the remaining minutes of a 2023 Gold Cup Group Stage match.
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
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Roger Salnot (2001–2011) Steve Bizasène (2012–2017) Jocelyn Angloma (2017–present)The following players were called up for the 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League matches against Sint Maarten and Saint Kitts and Nevis on 16 and 19 November 2023.[5]
Caps and goals as of 19 November 2023 after the second match against Saint Kitts and Nevis.[6]
The following footballers were called up in the last 12 months and are still eligible to represent.
CONCACAF Gold Cup squads
Caribbean Championship
Players in bold are still active with Guadeloupe.
| width=30px | Rank | Player | width=50px | Caps | width=50px | Goals | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Luc Lambourde | 65 | 15 | 2002–2017 | |||
| 2 | Alain Vertot | 49 | 3 | 1999–2009 | |||
| 3 | Lérry Hanany | 45 | 7 | 2004–2017 | |||
| 4 | Dominique Mocka | 38 | 17 | 2002–2012 | |||
| 5 | Ludovic Gotin | 34 | 15 | 2006–2017 | |||
| 6 | Grégory Gendrey | 32 | 9 | 2008–present | |||
| 7 | Willy Laurence | 28 | 0 | 2004–2017 | |||
| Méddy Lina | 28 | 0 | 2008–present | ||||
| 9 | Stéphane Auvray | 26 | 2 | 2007–2012 | |||
| Cédric Avinel | 26 | 0 | 2008–present | ||||
| Anthony Baron | 26 | 2 | 2018–present | ||||
| width=30px | Rank | Player | width=50px | Goals | width=50px | Caps | width=50px | Ratio | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominique Mocka | 17 | 38 | 2002–2012 | |||||
| 2 | Ludovic Gotin | 15 | 34 | 2006–2017 | |||||
| Jean-Luc Lambourde | 15 | 65 | 2002–2017 | ||||||
| 4 | Matthias Phaëton | 11 | 24 | 2021–present | |||||
| 5 | Raphaël Mirval | 9 | 15 | 2018–2021 | |||||
| Grégory Gendrey | 9 | 32 | 2008–present | ||||||
| 7 | Vladimir Pascal | 7 | 13 | 2010–2014 | |||||
| Ange-Freddy Plumain | 7 | 16 | 2022–present | ||||||
| Lérry Hanany | 7 | 45 | 2004–2017 | ||||||
| 10 | Xavier Cassubie | 6 | 11 | 2002–2004 | |||||
| Mickaël Antoine-Curier | 6 | 16 | 2008–2012 | ||||||
See main article: Guadeloupe at the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Guadeloupe has participated in five of the seventeen CONCACAF Gold Cups contested. The team's first appearance in the competition was in 2007. The team reached the semi-finals where they were defeated by Mexico. Two years later, in 2009, Guadeloupe made their second consecutive appearance in the competition and, for the second straight time, reached the knockout stage of the Gold Cup. In the quarter-finals, Guadeloupe were defeated by Costa Rica.
| CONCACAF Gold Cup record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | |||||||
 1991 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
 1993 | |||||||||
| 1996 | |||||||||
| 1998 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 2000 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2002 | |||||||||
| 2003 | |||||||||
| 2005 | |||||||||
| 2007 | Semi-finals | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |
| 2009 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |
| 2011 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2013 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2015 | |||||||||
| 2017 | |||||||||
 2019 | |||||||||
| 2021 | Group stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2023 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | |
| Total | 5/17 | 0 Titles | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 31 | |
| CONCACAF Nations League record | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | Division | Group | Finals | Result | |||||||||||||||
| 2019–20 | C | D | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2021 | Ineligible | |||||||||
| 2022–23 | B | A | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2023 | ||||||||||
| 2023–24 | B | A | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 2024 | ||||||||||
| 2024–25 | A | A | To be determined | 2025 | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
| Total | — | — | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 10 | — | Total | 0 Titles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Guadeloupe appeared in seven Caribbean Cups. The regional team never won the competition, but finished in third place on three occasions in 1989, 1994, and 2008. From the 2007 competition onwards, Guadeloupe finished inside the top four teams in the proceeding Caribbean Cups. In 2010, the team finished runners-up to Jamaica, losing 5–4 on penalties.
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1989 | Third place | 3rd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1990 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1991 | |||||||||
| 1992 | Round 1 | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1993 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1994 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | |
| 1995 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1996 | Did not enter | ||||||||
 1997 | |||||||||
| 1998 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1999 | Round 1 | 7th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
| 2001 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2005 | |||||||||
| 2007 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | |
| 2008 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
 2010 | Runners-up* | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
| 2012 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2014 | |||||||||
| 2017 | |||||||||
| Total | 7/19 | 0 Titles | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 37 | 35 | |
From 1978 to 1985, Guadeloupe participated in the CFU Championship, a precursor to the Caribbean Cup. Of the six championships played, Guadeloupe featured in two final rounds and departed each tournament without a single win.
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1978 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1979 | |||||||||
| 1981 | Third place | 3rd | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
 1983 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1985 | Third place | 3rd | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1988 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Total | 2/6 | 0 Titles | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | |