The Mayotte national football team represents the French
overseas department and
region
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics ( physical geography), human impact characteristics ( human geography), and the interaction of humanity an ...
of
Mayotte
Mayotte (; french: Mayotte, ; Shimaore: ''Maore'', ; Kibushi: ''Maori'', ), officially the Department of Mayotte (french: Département de Mayotte), is an overseas department and region and single territorial collectivity of France. It is loca ...
in international football.
Mayotte is a member of neither
FIFA nor
CAF, so it is not eligible to enter the
World Cup
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or the
African Cup of Nations. Till 2007, Mayotte had played two friendly matches against the French overseas island of
Réunion and three against
Madagascar
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.
In 2007, the team competed for the first time in the
Indian Ocean Games, finishing in third position after losing against
Madagascar
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in the semi-final and beating
Mauritius
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in the third-place playoff after a penalty-shootout.
In 2012, the team in
Coupe de l'Outre-Mer
La Coupe de l'Outre-Mer de football ( en, The Overseas Football Cup) was a biennial football competition that was created in 2008. It was designed to have the national football teams of the overseas departments and territories of France play agai ...
Beat
Tahiti
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champions of
OFC Nations Cup
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3–1. also beat
New Caledonia champions of
Pacific Games
The Pacific Games (French: Jeux du Pacifique), is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from Oceania. The inaugural Games took place in 1963 in Suva, Fiji, and most recently in 2019 in Apia, Samoa. The Games wer ...
and Runners-Up of
OFC Nations Cup
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2–0.
Mayotte Football Achievements
Indian Ocean Island Games
Coupe de l'Outre-Mer
Mayotte has participated in both editions of the
Coupe de l'Outre-Mer
La Coupe de l'Outre-Mer de football ( en, The Overseas Football Cup) was a biennial football competition that was created in 2008. It was designed to have the national football teams of the overseas departments and territories of France play agai ...
, which was established in 2008.
Fixtures and results
Head-to-Head Records against other countries
'
Team
Current squad
''The following The players were selected to the squad for the
2019 Indian Ocean Island Games
The 2019 Indian Ocean Island Games, officially known as Jeux des îles de l'océan Indien Maurice 2019 or simply JIOI Maurice 2019, is the 10th edition of this multi-sport event for athletes representing the National Olympic Committees of Ind ...
:''
Notable players
*
Adifane Noussoura - played for professional team
Lincoln City
Honours
:''This is a list of honours for the senior Mayotte team''
Coupe de l'Outre-Mer
La Coupe de l'Outre-Mer de football ( en, The Overseas Football Cup) was a biennial football competition that was created in 2008. It was designed to have the national football teams of the overseas departments and territories of France play agai ...
:* Fourth Place :
2010,
2012
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Indian Ocean Island Games
:* Silver Medal :
2015
:* Bronze Medal :
2007,
2019
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:* Fourth Place :
2011
References
External links
Official websiteMayotteat
Elo Ratings
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The Elo system was invented as an improved c ...
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Football in Mayotte
African national association football teams
National football teams of Overseas France