Seychelles national football team

Seychelles

Nickname(s)

The Pirates^[1]

Association

Seychelles Football Federation

Sub-confederation

COSAFA
(Southern Africa)

Confederation

CAF (Africa)

Head coach

Ralph Jean-Louis

Top scorer

Philip Zialor (11)

Home stadium

Stade Popiler

FIFA code

SEY

First colours

Second colours

FIFA ranking

Current

179

1 (5 May 2016)

Highest

129 (October 2006)

Lowest

200 (July 2013, November 2013)

Elo ranking

Current

187

Highest

168 (July 2008)

Lowest

194 (June 1998)

First international

Réunion 2–0 Seychelles

(Réunion; 13 February 1974)

Biggest win

Seychelles 9–0 Maldives

(Réunion; 27 August 1979)

Biggest defeat

Madagascar 6–0 Seychelles

(Antananarivo, Madagascar; 30 August 1990)

The Seychelles national football team is controlled by the Seychelles Football Federation (SFF). SFF is a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The home turf of the team is the 10,000 capacity stadium, Stade Linité situated at Roche Caiman in the outskirts of Victoria, the capital of Seychelles.

History

Seychelles have never qualified for the finals of the African Nations Cup or the World Cup but they made their debut in qualifiers for the Africa Cup of Nations in 1986, losing to Mauritius.

Under Yugoslav coach Vojo Gardasevic, the Seychelles team made their debut in the World Cup qualifiers in 2001. Philip Zialor got the equaliser for Seychelles in a 1-1 draw against Namibia at Stade Linité. In the preliminary round return leg match, Seychelles lost 0-3.

In their second attempt to qualify, for the 2006 World Cup, Seychelles lost 0-4 at home to Zambia but played a 1-1 draw in the away match. Robert Suzette was the scorer of Seychelles’ goal in Lusaka. Seychelles’ biggest competitive win came against Zimbabwe in the African Nations Cup 2004 qualifiers. Goals by strikers Alpha Baldé and Philip Zialor gave Seychelles a 2-1 win at Stade Linité against Zimbabwe captained by professional striker Peter Ndlovu. German coach Michael Nees was at the helm of the team at that time. Under Frenchman Dominique Bathenay, Seychelles also beat Eritrea 1-0 at Stade Linité by a goal by veteran Roddy Victor in the same qualifiers.

In 2011, Seychelles hosted the 2011 Indian Ocean Island Games and beat Mauritius in the finals, on penalties.

Competition records

World Cup record

1930 to 1998 - Did not enter
2002 to 2018 - Did not qualify

Africa Cup of Nations record

1957 to 1988 – Did not enter
1990 – Did not qualify
1992 – Withdrew
1994 – Did not enter
1996 – Withdrew
1998 – Did not qualify
2000 to 2002 – Did not enter
2004 to 2010 – Did not qualify
2012 – Did not enter
2013 – Did not qualify
2015 – Withdrew

Indian Ocean Island Games

Indian Ocean Island Games Record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1979	Runners-Up	2nd	4	1	1	2	11	6
1985	Group Stage	6th	2	0	0	2	1	4
1990	Third Place	3rd	3	1	0	2	3	9
1993	Fourth Place	4th	4	0	0	4	3	12
1998	Third Place	3rd	4	2	0	2	9	10
2003	Third Place	3rd	4	1	2	1	3	6
2007	Group Stage	5th	2	1	0	1	2	4
2011	Champions	1st	5	3	2	0	10	4
2015	Group Stage	3rd	3	1	0	2	4	3
Total	9/9	1 Title	31	10	5	16	46	58

COSAFA Cup

COSAFA Cup Record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2000	Excluded
2001	Excluded
2002	Did Not Enter
2003
2004
2005	Round 1	11th	1	0	0	1	0	3
2006	Round 1	7th	2	0	1	1	1	3
2007	Round 1	13th	2	0	0	2	0	7
2008	Group Stage	11th	3	1	1	1	8	2
2009	Group Stage	13th	3	0	0	3	2	6
2013	Group Stage	13th	2	0	0	2	2	8
2015	Group Stage	13th	3	0	1	2	0	2
Total	6/14	0 Titles	13	1	2	10	13	29

2011 Indian Ocean Island Games

Main article: Football at the 2011 Indian Ocean Island Games

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Seychelles	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	7
Mauritius	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4
Comoros	3	0	2	1	2	4	-2	2
Maldives	3	0	2	1	4	8	-4	2

Knockout Stage

Semi-finals			Final

11 August (15:00 UTC+4), Stade Linité
Seychelles	2
Réunion	1

			13 August (17:30 UTC+4), Stade Linité
			Seychelles	1 (4)
			Mauritius	1 (3)


			Third place
11 August (18:30 UTC+4), Stade Linité		13 August (15:00 UTC+4), Stade Linité
Mayotte	0 (4)	Réunion	1
Mauritius	0 (5)		Mayotte	0

Schedule

Recent Results

17 May 2015 2015 COSAFA Cup	Namibia	0–0	Seychelles	Moruleng
15:00				Stadium: Moruleng Stadium Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza

19 May 2015 2015 COSAFA Cup	Seychelles	0–1	Zimbabwe	Moruleng
17:00			Talent 52'	Stadium: Moruleng Stadium Referee: Simanga Nhleko

21 May 2015 2015 COSAFA Cup	Seychelles	0–1	Mauritius	Phokeng
17:00			Sophie 84'	Stadium: Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace Referee: Simanga Nhleko

13 June 2015 CAN 2017 Qualification	Algeria	4–0	Seychelles	Blida
20:30 UTC+1	Slimani 21' Soudani 34', 47' Bentaleb 89'			Stadium: Stade Mustapha Tchaker Referee: Mohamed Hamada

20 June 2015 ANC 2016 Qualification	Mozambique	5–1	Seychelles	Beira
15:00 UTC+2	Luís 32', 42', 49' Reinildo 35' Diogo 73'		Waye-Hive 70'	Stadium: Estádio do Ferroviário Referee: Khulasande Qongqo

4 July 2015 ANC 2016 Qualification	Seychelles	0–4	Mozambique	Victoria
16:30 UTC+4			Luís 14' Isac 20' Gildo 37' Reinildo 44'	Stadium: Stade Linité Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona

Upcoming Fixtures

TBA

Coaches

Helmut Kosmehl (1992–93)
Vojo Gardaševic (1997–00)
Dominique Bathenay (2002)
Michael Nees (2002–04)
Raoul Shungu (2006–07)

Jan Mak (2008)
Ulrich Mathiot (2008)
Richard Holmlund (2009)
Jan Mak (2010)
Michael Nees (2010)

Andrew Amers-Morrison (2010)
Ralph Jean-Louis (2011)
Gavin Jeanne (2012)
Cliff Nolin (2012, caretaker)
Jan Mak (2013–2014)

Ulrich Mathiot (2014-2015)
Bruno Saindini (2015, caretaker)
Ralph Jean-Louis (2015-)

References

↑ Mugabe, Bonnie (4 January 2008). "Rwanda: Shungu Sacked By Seychelles".

External links

Seychelles Football Federation official website
Seychelles at FIFA.com

Football in Seychelles

Seychelles Football Federation

National teams

Men	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17

Women	National team U-20 U-17

League system

Men	Seychelles First Division

Domestic cups

Men	Seychelles FA Cup

Awards

Footballer of the Year
Top scorers

Lists

All-time Table
Champions
Clubs
International footballers
Foreign players
Venues

Men's clubs
Women's clubs
Men's players
Women's players
Expatriate players
Managers
Referees
Venues
Seasons
Records

International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	All-Africa Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Women's football

National football teams of Africa (CAF)

North Africa (UNAF)	Algeria Egypt Libya Morocco Tunisia

West Africa (WAFU)	Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo

East Africa (CECAFA)	Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zanzibar¹

Central Africa (UNIFFAC)	Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo DR Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon São Tomé and Príncipe

Southern Africa (COSAFA)	Angola Botswana Comoros Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Swaziland Zambia Zimbabwe

Non-regional Members	Réunion¹

¹ Associate member of CAF but not member of FIFA

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