Comoros national football team
Encyclopedia
The Comoros national football team is the national football team of Comoros
, which is controlled by the Fédération Comorienne de Football
. It was formed in 1979, joined the Confederation of African Football
(CAF) in 2003, and became a FIFA
member in 2005.
, which is considered the largest win in the Comorian team's history. In 2007, Comoros first entered qualification for the World Cup
and the Africa Cup of Nations for the 2010 tournaments, but lost in the preliminary round 2–10 on aggregate to Madagascar
.
Comoros only plays in a few tournaments, including the Indian Ocean Island Games since 1979, and all eight times; the COSAFA Senior Challenge Cup in 2008 and 2009; and the Arab Nations Cup
only in 2009. Unfortunately, there has not been an Arab Nations Cup since.
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Comoros
The Comoros , officially the Union of the Comoros is an archipelago island nation in the Indian Ocean, located off the eastern coast of Africa, on the northern end of the Mozambique Channel, between northeastern Mozambique and northwestern Madagascar...
, which is controlled by the Fédération Comorienne de Football
Fédération Comorienne de Football
The Fédération Comorienne de Football is the governing body of football in the Comoros. It was founded in 1979, affiliated to FIFA in 2005 and to CAF in 2003...
. It was formed in 1979, joined the Confederation of African Football
Confederation of African Football
The Confederation of African Football is the administrative and controlling body for African association football.CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs continental, national, and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those...
(CAF) in 2003, and became a FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
member in 2005.
History
Comoros played their first matches in the 1979 Indian Ocean Island Games. Those were the only games they played until qualification for the 2009 Arab Nations Cup in 2006. Those two matches were there first two matches with full FIFA recognition, and included a 4–2 victory over DjiboutiDjibouti national football team
The Djibouti national football team, nicknamed the Riverains de la Mer Rouge , is the national team of Djibouti. It is controlled by the Fédération Djiboutienne de Football...
, which is considered the largest win in the Comorian team's history. In 2007, Comoros first entered qualification for the World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
and the Africa Cup of Nations for the 2010 tournaments, but lost in the preliminary round 2–10 on aggregate to Madagascar
Madagascar national football team
The Madagascar national football team, nicknamed Les Guerriers Zébus , is the national team of Madagascar and is controlled by the Fédération Malagasy de Football. It has never qualified for the finals of the World Cup or the African Nations Cup...
.
Comoros only plays in a few tournaments, including the Indian Ocean Island Games since 1979, and all eight times; the COSAFA Senior Challenge Cup in 2008 and 2009; and the Arab Nations Cup
Arab Nations Cup
The Arab Cup of Nations , is a football competition held between Arab countries, the first edition where held in 1963 in Lebanon.-Winners:...
only in 2009. Unfortunately, there has not been an Arab Nations Cup since.
World Cup record
- 19301930 FIFA World CupThe 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930...
to 20062006 FIFA World CupThe 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
– Did not enter - 20102010 FIFA World CupThe 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
to 20142014 FIFA World CupThe 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFA World Cup, an international association football tournament that will take place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014....
– Did not qualify
Africa Cup of Nations record
- 1957 to 2008 – Did not enter
- 2010 to 2012 – Did not qualify
COSAFA Senior Challenge Cup
- 19971997 COSAFA Cup-Qualifying round:-Final round:-Individual scorers:* 4 goals** Adelino* 3 goals** Johannes Hindjou** Tico-Tico** Jones Nkhwazi* 2 goals** Edward Kangwa** Mwape Miti** Frazer Kamwandi** Lovemore Fazili...
to 20072007 COSAFA CupThe 2007 COSAFA Cup was the 11th edition of the tournament. It was won by South Africa who beat Zambia 4-3 on penalties after a 0-0 draw after extra time.- Semi-Finals :--------- 3rd/4th Places :----- Final :----...
- Did not enter - 20082008 COSAFA CupThe 2008 COSAFA Cup is the 12th edition of the football tournament that involves teams from Southern Africa.Due to their internal competitions calendar, Angola decided to send their under-20 national team to play in this tournament and South Africa will play with a "Development XI"; therefore...
- 4th in Group B - 20092009 COSAFA CupThe 2009 COSAFA Cup is the 13th edition of the football tournament that involves teams from Southern Africa.South Africa had originally expressed an interest in hosting the 2009 and 2010 events but later reneged and Zimbabwe was given the task to host the tournament.Madagascar were to take part in...
- 3rd in Group B - 2010 - Cancelled
Indian Ocean Island Games
- 1979 - Third Place
- 1985 - Third Place
- 1990 - Fourth Place
- 1993 - Group Stage (Fifth Place)
- 1998 - Group Stage (Fifth Place)
- 2003 - Fourth Place
- 2007 - Group Stage
- 2011Football at the 2011 Indian Ocean Island GamesThe men's association football tournament at the 2011 Indian Ocean Island Games was held in Seychelles...
- Group Stage
Recent results
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Upcoming Fixtures
Group A
| Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |||
| 2 |
Group C
| Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 13 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 7 | |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 1 |
Head-to-Head Records against other countries
As of September 4, 2011| Opponent | Games | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Differential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 22 | −20 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 20 | -19 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | -10 | |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | |
| 14 Countries | 40 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 21 | 96 | −75 |
Squad
Comoros squad named for the 2011 Indian Ocean Island GamesFootball at the 2011 Indian Ocean Island Games
The men's association football tournament at the 2011 Indian Ocean Island Games was held in Seychelles...
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External links
- Comoros at FIFA.com
- Bourtney, Barri. Comoros – List of International Matches± at RSSSF.com (Last updated: January 31, 2008)