Martinique national football team

Martinique

Nickname(s)	Les Matinino
Association	Ligue de football de la Martinique
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Head coach	Patrick Cavelan
Top scorer	Kévin Parsemain (23)[1]
Home stadium	Stade d'Honneur de Dillon
FIFA code	MTQ
First colours Second colours
Elo ranking
Current	102
Highest	64 (14 April 1994)
Lowest	125 (30 Sep 2011, 3 Mar 2012)
First international
Barbados 3–2 Martinique  (Martinique; February 11, 1931)
Biggest win
Martinique 16–0 British Virgin Islands  (Le Lamentin, Martinqiue; September 5, 2012)
Biggest defeat
Mexico 9–0 Martinique  (Mexico City, Mexico; July 11, 1993)
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Appearances	4 (First in 1993)
Best result	Quarter-finals, 2002

The Martinique national football team (French: Équipe de la 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). On 7 August 2010, the national team adopted the nickname Les Matinino, which pays tribute to the history of the island.^[2][3]

Honours

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

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 organized first-hand by the organization. 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 organized by both 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."'

Martinique's highest honor 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 national 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.

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2014 Caribbean Cup. Caps and goals updated as of November 1, 2014.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Steeve Elana	July 11, 1980	6	0	Lille
16	GK	Kévin Olimpa	March 10, 1988	6	0	Platanias
23	GK	Emmanuel Vermignon	January 20, 1989	14	0	Golden Lion
2	DF	Rémi Maréval	February 24, 1983	0	0	Videoton
3	DF	Marvin Esor	July 21, 1989	0	0	Châteauroux
5	DF	Jean-Sylvain Babin	October 14, 1986	3	0	Granada
14	DF	Antoine Jean-Baptiste	January 20, 1991	3	0	Vendée Luçon
15	DF	Christopher Glombard	June 5, 1989	2	0	Stade de Reims
21	DF	Sébastien Crétinoir	February 12, 1986	36	2	Golden Lion
4	MF	Daniel Hérelle	October 17, 1988	43	0	Club Colonial
6	MF	Mickael Malsa	October 2, 1995	0	0	Sochaux
7	MF	Mathias Coureur	March 22, 1988	5	1	Cherno More Varna
8	MF	Gaël Germany	May 10, 1983	32	7	Samaritaine
11	MF	Lionel Ravi	November 12, 1985	7	0	Essor-Préchotain
20	MF	Dominique Pandor	May 13, 1993	0	0	Monaco
22	MF	Julien Faubert	August 1, 1983	3	5	Bordeaux
9	FW	Geoffrey Malfleury	April 12, 1988	0	0	Le Havre
10	FW	José-Thierry Goron	April 1, 1977	45	15	Rivière-Pilote
12	FW	Bedi Buval	June 16, 1986	0	0	KS Flamurtari
13	FW	Harry Novillo	February 11, 1992	2	0	Melbourne City FC
17	FW	Kévin Parsemain	February 13, 1988	34	23	DC Motema Pembe
18	FW	Yoann Arquin	April 15, 1988	5	0	1461 Trabzon
19	FW	Anthony Angély	March 21, 1990	16	2	Club Colonial

Previous squads

CONCACAF Gold Cup squads 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad

Caribbean Championship 2010 Caribbean Championship – Martinique

Results

2010 Coupe de l'Outre-Mer

Martinique  v  Tahiti

23 September 2010 Group Stage	Martinique	4–1	Tahiti	Parc des Sports des Maisons Rouges, Bry-sur-Marne
18:30 CET	Audel  44' Percin  48', 82' Parsemain  60'	Report	27' Li Fung Kee	Referee: Stephane Panont (Île-de-France)

New Caledonia  v  Martinique

26 September 2010 Group Stage	New Caledonia	0–4	Martinique	Stade Henri-Longuet, Viry-Châtillon
15:00 CET		Report	41', 90+2' Percin  51' Gustan  57' Vitulin	Referee: Stephane Tetauira (French Polynesia)

Guadeloupe  v  Martinique

29 September 2010 Group Stage	Guadeloupe	2–0	Martinique	Stade Louison Bobet, Le Plessis-Trévise
20:00 CET	Lambourde  20' Moka  90+3'	Report		Referee: David Hoarau (Réunion)

Réunion  v  Martinique

2 October 2010 Final	Réunion	0 – 0 3 – 5 pen.	Martinique	Stade Dominique Duvauchelle, Créteil
17:00 CET		Report		Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (Nord-Pas-de-Calais)

2010 Caribbean Cup

Martinique  v  Grenada

26 November 2010 Group Stage	Martinique	1–1	Grenada	Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France
20:30 CET	Goron  79' (pen.)	Report	Bain  29'	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Raymond Bogle (Jamaica)

Martinique  v  Cuba

28 November 2010 Group Stage	Martinique	0–1	Cuba	Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France
18:30 CET		Report	Márquez  28'	Attendance: 500 Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)

Martinique  v  Trinidad and Tobago

30 November 2010 Group Stage	Martinique	0–1	Trinidad and Tobago	Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France
20:30 CET		Report	Hector  47'	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)

Last updated: 3 December 2010

Competitive record

Gold Cup record

Martinique has participated in four of the twelve 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 Gold Cup record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1991	Did not qualify
1993	Group Stage	8th	3	0	1	2	3	14
1996 to 2000	Did not qualify
2002	Quarter-Final	6th	3	1	1	1	2	3
2003	Group stage	12th	2	0	0	2	0	3
2005 to 2011	Did not qualify
2013	Group stage	9th	3	1	0	2	2	4
Total	Quarter-Finals	4/12	11	2	2	7	7	24

Caribbean Cup record

Martinique have appeared in 12 Caribbean Cups. The national team is one of four teams 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 has finished in third place on three occasions in 1992, 1996, and 2001.

Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1989	Did not qualify
1990	Abandoned[n 1]		2	1	1	0	4	2
1991	Round 1	5th	3	1	1	1	4	2
1992	Third Place	3rd	5	2	1	2	10	6
1993	Champions	1st	5	3	2	0	8	3
1994	Runner-Ups	2nd	5	3	1	1	12	10
1995	Did not qualify
1996	Third Place	3rd	5	2	1	2	6	4
1997	Round 1	5th	2	1	0	1	2	3
1998	Round 1	5th	3	1	0	2	7	8
1999	Did not qualify
2001	Third Place	3rd	5	3	0	2	6	8
2005	Did not qualify
2007	Round 1	6th	3	1	0	2	4	8
2008	Did not qualify
2010	Round 1	7th	3	0	1	2	1	3
2012	Fourth Place	4th	5	2	2	1	5	3
2014	Round 1	6th	3	1	1	1	3	4
Total	1 Title	13/18	49	21	11	17	72	64

1. Play was suspended when Jamaat al Muslimeen attempted a coup d'état of the government of Trinidad and Tobago. The tournament was abandoned altogether after Tropical storm Arthur forced the cancellation of the final round of games. Martinique were to meet Trinidad and Tobago in the final.

Coupe de l'Outre-Mer record

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.

Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2008	Runner-Ups	2nd	4	2	1	1	3	2
2010	Champions	1st	4	2	1	1	8	3
2012	Runner-Ups	2nd	4	2	1	1	9	5
Total	1 Title	3/3	12	6	3	3	20	10

CFU Championship record

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.

Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1978	Did not qualify
1979
1981
1983	Champions	1st	3	2	1	0	5	1
1985	Champions	1st	3	2	1	0	5	2
1988[4]	Runner-Ups	2nd	–	–	–	–	–	–
Total	2 Titles	3/6	6	4	2	0	10	3

*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.

References

1. Evans, Matthew. "Sounders FC Rumored To Bring In Martinique Leading Goalscorer". rantsports.com. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
2. "Allez Matinino!". Ligue de Football de la Martinique (in French). 18 August 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
3. "Matinino en Présentation". Bondamanjak (in French). 8 September 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
4. It is unsure if the tournament was completed, but some sources state that Trinidad and Tobago defeated Martinique 3–0 in the final.

External links

• Official website
• National Football Teams page