Martinique | |
Badge: | LFM Martinique.SVG |
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Nickname: | French: Les Matinino (The Matinino) |
Association: | Ligue de football de la Martinique |
Sub-Confederation: | CFU (Caribbean) |
Captain: | Daniel Hérelle |
Most Caps: | Daniel Hérelle (97) |
Top Scorer: | Kévin Parsemain (35) |
Home Stadium: | Stade Pierre Aliker de Dillon |
Fifa Trigramme: | MTQ |
Elo Max: | 64 |
Elo Max Date: | 14 April 1994 |
Elo Min: | 125 |
Elo Min Date: | September 2011, March 2012 |
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First Game: | 3–2 Martinique (Martinique; 11 February 1931) |
Largest Win: | (Le Lamentin, Martinqiue; 5 September 2012) |
Largest Loss: | 9–0 (Mexico City, Mexico; 11 July 1993) |
Regional Name: | Gold Cup |
Regional Cup Apps: | 8 |
Regional Cup First: | 1993 |
Regional Cup Best: | Quarter-finals (2002) |
The Martinique national football team (French: Équipe de 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). The association is not a member of the world governing body FIFA. On 7 August 2010, the team adopted the nickname Les Matinino, which pays tribute to the history of the island.[1] [2]
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 organised first-hand by the organisation. 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 organised by either organisation. 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 honour 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 Martinique 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.
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
The following players were called up for the friendly match against Suriname in March 2024.[3]
Caps and goals as of 24 March 2024, after the match against Suriname.[4]
The following players have also been called up to the Martinique squad in the past 12 months.
Players in bold are still active with Martinique.
width=30px | Rank | Player | width=50px | Caps | width=50px | Goals | Period |
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1 | Daniel Hérelle | 97 | 3 | 2006–present | |||
2 | Sébastien Crétinoir | 66 | 3 | 2004–2021 | |||
3 | Stéphane Abaul | 61 | 9 | 2010–2022 | |||
4 | Karl Vitulin | 60 | 2 | 2010–2023 | |||
5 | Patrick Percin | 58 | 19 | 1998–2010 | |||
6 | Kévin Parsemain | 56 | 35 | 2008–2022 | |||
7 | José-Thierry Goron | 50 | 17 | 1998–2010 | |||
Eddy Heurlié | 50 | 0 | 2001–2010 | ||||
9 | Jordy Delem | 47 | 7 | 2012–2019 | |||
10 | Steeve Gustan | 44 | 9 | 2006–2013 | |||
width=30px | Rank | Player | width=50px | Goals | width=50px | Caps | width=50px | Ratio | Period |
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1 | Kévin Parsemain | 35 | 56 | 2008–2022 | |||||
2 | Patrick Percin | 19 | 58 | 1998–2010 | |||||
3 | José-Thierry Goron | 17 | 50 | 2002–2014 | |||||
4 | Rodolphe Rano | 12 | 14 | 1996–2002 | |||||
5 | Steeve Gustan | 9 | 44 | 2006–2013 | |||||
Stéphane Abaul | 9 | 61 | 2010–2022 | ||||||
7 | Mickaël Biron | 7 | 15 | 2018–present | |||||
Jordy Delem | 7 | 47 | 2012–2019 | ||||||
9 | Yann Girier-Dufournier | 6 | 11 | 2003–2006 | |||||
Xavier Bullet | 6 | 29 | 2001–2008 | ||||||
Gaël Germany | 6 | 34 | 2003–2014 | ||||||
See main article: Martinique at the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Martinique has participated in eight of the seventeen 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 Championship & Gold Cup record | width=1% rowspan=30 | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Squad | ||||||||||||||
1963 | Not a CONCACAF member | Not a CONCACAF member | |||||||||||||||
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1977 | |||||||||||||||||
1985 | |||||||||||||||||
1991 | Did not qualify | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | ||||||||||
1993 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | Squad | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | ||
1996 | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||
1998 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | |||||||||||
2000 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 20 | |||||||||||
2002 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Squad | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 5 | ||
2003 | Group stage | 12th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Squad | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | ||
2005 | Did not qualify | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | ||||||||||
2007 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | |||||||||||
2009 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | |||||||||||
2011 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
2013 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Squad | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 10 | ||
2015 | Did not qualify | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 11 | ||||||||||
2017 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||
2019 | 12th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | Squad | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |||
2021 | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | Squad | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||
2023 | 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | Squad | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |||
Total | Quarter-finals | 8/27 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 26 | 58 | 105 | 56 | 24 | 25 | 220 | 119 |
CONCACAF Nations League record | |||||||||||||||||||
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League | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | Division | Group | Finals | Result | |||||||||||||||
2019–20 | A | C | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2021 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
2022–23 | A | B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2023 | ||||||||||
2023–24 | A | A | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2024 | ||||||||||
2024–25 | A | A | To be determined | 2025 | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
Total | — | — | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | — | Total | 0 Titles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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. Martinique appeared in fourteen Caribbean Cups. The Martinique team was the organization with the smallest population 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 finished in third place on three occasions in 1992, 1996, and 2001.
CFU Championship & Caribbean Cup record | ||||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Squad | |||||||
1978 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
1979 | ||||||||||
1981 | ||||||||||
1983 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | Squad | |
1985 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | Squad | |
1988[6] | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | Squad | |
1989 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
1990 | Abandoned [7] | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | Squad | ||
1991 | Round 1 | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | Squad | |
1992 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | Squad | |
1993 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | Squad | |
1994 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | Squad | |
1995 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
1996 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | Squad | |
1997 | Round 1 | 5th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Squad | |
1998 | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | Squad | ||
1999 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
2001 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | Squad | |
2005 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
2007 | Round 1 | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | Squad | |
2008 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
2010 | Round 1 | 7th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Squad | |
2012 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | Squad | |
2014 | Round 1 | 6th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Squad | |
2017 | Fourth place | 4th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Squad | |
Total | 3 Titles | 17/25 | 57 | 25 | 13 | 19 | 83 | 70 | — |