Martinique national football team

The Martinique 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 ( en, Martinique Football League), a local branch of French Football Federation (french: Fédération Française de Football). On 7 August 2010, the team adopted the nickname ''Les Matinino'', which pays tribute to the history of the island.

Overview

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): ''" ..nder 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.

Results and fixtures

The tables below include matches from the past 12 months as well as any future scheduled matches.

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2022

2023

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Guinea-Bissau in September 2022.

''Caps and goals as of 24 September 2022, after the match against Guinea-Bissau.''

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Martinique squad in the past 12 months.

Previous squads

;CONCACAF Gold Cup squads
* 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad
* 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad
* 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad
* 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad
* 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad
* 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad

;Caribbean Cup squads
* 2010 Caribbean Cup squad
* 2012 Caribbean Cup squad
* 2014 Caribbean Cup squad
* 2017 Caribbean Cup squad

Player records

:''Players in bold are still active with Martinique.''

Most appearances

Top goalscorers

Competitive record

CONCACAF Gold Cup

Martinique has participated in six of the fifteen 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 Nations League

CFU Caribbean Cup

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.

Coupe de l'Outre-Mer

Martinique has participated all three editions of the Coupe de l'Outre-Mer, which was established in 2008. In the first edition, the team finished runner-up to the champions Réunion losing 1–0 in the final. In 2010, Martinique won its first Coupe de l'Outre-Mer defeating the defending champions Réunion 5–3 on penalties at the Stade Dominique Duvauchelle in Créteil. They re-lost the title to Reunion in 2012 in a penalty shootout.

CFU Championship

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.

:''*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.''
:''**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won. Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.''

Honours

* Caribbean Cup:
** Winners (1): 1993
* Coupe de l'Outre-Mer:
** Winners (1): 2010
* CFU Championship:
** Winners (2): 1983, 1985

References

External links

*
National Football Teams page

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