Ivory Coast national football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Ivory Coast women's national football team.

The Ivory Coast national football team (French: Équipe de football de Côte d'Ivoire, recognized as the Côte d'Ivoire by FIFA^[2]) represents Ivory Coast in men's international football. Nicknamed the Elephants, the team is managed by the Ivorian Football Federation (FIF). The team has won the Africa Cup of Nations three times, in 1992, 2015 and 2024, and has qualified for the FIFA World Cup three times, in 2006, 2010, and 2014.

Ivory Coast

Nickname(s)	Les Éléphants (The Elephants)
Association	Fédération Ivorienne de Football (FIF)
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	WAFU (West Africa)
Head coach	Emerse Faé
Captain	Serge Aurier
Most caps	Didier Zokora (123)
Top scorer	Didier Drogba (65)
Home stadium	Alassane Ouattara Stadium
FIFA code	CIV
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	41 5 (3 April 2025)[1]
Highest	12 (February 2013, April–May 2013)
Lowest	75 (March–May 2004)
First international
Ivory Coast 3–2 Dahomey  (Madagascar, 13 April 1960)
Biggest win
Ivory Coast 11–0 Central African Republic  (Abidjan, Ivory Coast; 27 December 1961)
Biggest defeat
Netherlands 5–0 Ivory Coast  (Rotterdam, Netherlands; 4 June 2017)
World Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 2006)
Best result	Group stage (2006, 2010, 2014)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	26 (first in 1965)
Best result	Champions (1992, 2015, 2023)
African Nations Championship
Appearances	5 (first in 2009)
Best result	Third place (2016)
Confederations Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 1992)
Best result	Fourth place (1992)
Website	fifciv.com

Ivory Coast's home colours are all orange. Since 2020 their home games have been played at Alassane Ouattara Stadium, in Abidjan. Prior to this their home ground was Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, also in Abidjan. Didier Zokora holds the record for number of caps, with 123. The nation's leading goalscorer is Didier Drogba, who scored 65 goals for the Elephants in 105 Appearances.

History

1960s

The team played its first international match against Dahomey, now known as Benin, which they won 3–2 on 13 April 1960 in Madagascar.

The team took a large 11–0 victory against the Central African Republic. In 1961 the team made their first appearance in the Africa Cup of Nations. After gaining independence from France, the team finished third in the 1963 and 1965 tournaments.

1970s

Ivory Coast's performances in the 1970s were mixed. In the 1970 African Cup of Nations, the team finished top of their group, but lost to Ghana – the powerhouses of African football at the time – in the semi-finals, and went on to finish 4th after losing the third-place play-off to the United Arab Republic (now Egypt). They failed to qualify for the 1972 edition, losing 4–3 to Congo-Brazzaville in the final qualifying round. They qualified in 1974 but finished bottom of their group with only a single point, then failed to qualify in 1976, again losing to Congo-Brazzaville (now simply known as the Congo) in the first round.

The team initially qualified for 1978, beating Mali 2–1 on aggregate, but were disqualified for fielding an ineligible player in the second leg. Mali were also disqualified, due to police and stadium security assaulting the match officials during the first leg, and so Upper Volta, who Ivory Coast had beaten in the first qualifying round, inherited their place.

1980s

In 1984, the team hosted the African Cup of Nations for the first time, but failed to get out of their group. In 1986, they narrowly qualified from their group on goals scored, and went on to finish third once more, beating Morocco 3–2 in the third-place play-off.

1990s

At the 1992 Africa Cup of Nations, Ivory Coast beat Algeria 3–0 and drew 0–0 with Congo to finish top of their group. An extra-time victory over Zambia and a penalty shoot-out win over Cameroon took them to the final for the first time, where they faced Ghana. The match again went to a penalty shoot-out, which became (at the time) the highest-scoring in international football; Ivory Coast eventually triumphed 11–10 to win the title for the first time. They were unable to defend their title in 1994, losing to Nigeria in the semi-finals.

The Ivory Coast team is notable for having participated in (and won) the two highest-scoring penalty shoot-outs in international football competition — the 24-shot shoot-out in the final of the 1992 African Cup of Nations when Ghana was defeated 11–10, and the 24-shot shoot-out in the quarter-final of the 2006 African Cup of Nations, when Cameroon was defeated 12–11. In 2015, Ivory Coast once again defeated Ghana in the final of a 2015 African Cup of Nations with a 22-shot shoot-out, winning 9–8.

2000s and World Cup debut

In October 2005, Ivory Coast secured qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, which was to be their first-ever appearance at the tournament. Having been drawn into a "Group of Death" that also featured Cameroon and Egypt, Ivory Coast went into the final match second behind Cameroon, but qualified after beating Sudan 3–1 while Cameroon could only draw with Egypt.

In the tournament itself, Ivory Coast were drawn into another Group of Death, against Argentina, Holland, and Serbia and Montenegro. They lost 2–1 to Argentina – with Didier Drogba scoring the team's first-ever World Cup goal in the 82nd minute – and then 2–1 to the Netherlands, meaning they had already been eliminated by the time they played Serbia and Montenegro. Despite going 2–0 down after just 20 minutes, Ivory Coast came back to win 3–2, with Bonaventure Kalou scoring an 86th-minute penalty to give Ivory Coast their first-ever World Cup victory.

After Uli Stielike left before the 2008 African Cup of Nations, due to his son's health, co-trainer Gerard Gili took his position. To compensate of the lack of another co-coach, Didier Drogba acted as a player-coach. This was only the second time that a player had also acted as a coach at the tournament, after George Weah was both player and coach for Liberia during the 2002 tournament.

2010s

The national football team of the Côte d'Ivoire before a match against Poland in 2010

Ivory Coast qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, and were again drawn in a "Group of Death", against five-time champions Brazil, Portugal, and North Korea. Having managed a 0–0 draw against Portugal, a 3–1 defeat to Brazil meant that in order to qualify from their group, they would have to beat North Korea, Brazil needed to beat Portugal, and (thanks to Portugal's 7–0 win over North Korea) there needed to be a substantial swing in goal difference. Ivory Coast won 3–0, but Portugal held Brazil to a 0–0 draw and Ivory Coast were once again eliminated in the group stages.

Logo until 2014

The team made a third appearance in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, where they were drawn in Group C against Colombia, Greece, and Japan. After coming from behind to beat Japan 2–1, Ivory Coast then lost 2–1 to Colombia, leaving their qualification in the balance. In their final match against Greece, the score was 1–1 going into stoppage time, and with Japan losing 4–1 to Colombia, Ivory Coast looked set to qualify. However, in the 93rd minute, Giovanni Sio gave away a penalty which Georgios Samaras converted, giving Greece both the victory and the place in the last 16; Ivory Coast, meanwhile, went out in the group stage for the third tournament in a row.

In 2015, the national team won the Africa Cup of Nations for a second time in Equatorial Guinea, defeating Ghana in a penalty shoot-out after a scoreless game.

The team's streak of World Cup qualifications came to an end at the 2018 tournament. Needing a win in their final match against Morocco, they lost 2–0, meaning Morocco qualified instead.

2020s

The national football team of the Côte d'Ivoire in 2022

In early 2024, Ivory Coast hosted the Africa Cup of Nations for the second time.^[3] Following a 4–0 defeat to Equatorial Guinea and third-placed finish in the group stage, coach Jean-Louis Gasset was dismissed, and assistant coach Emerse Faé was hired as caretaker in the knockout stages, as the national team qualified as one of the best third-placed teams. Later on, Ivory Coast managed to defeat the defending champions Senegal in the penalty shoot-outs, Mali after extra-time, and DR Congo in the semi-finals.^[4] They eventually won the title, defeating Nigeria 2–1 in the final, marking their third victory.^[5] For the first time in the history of the African Cup of Nations, it was won by a team that changed coaches during the tournament.

Home stadium

From 1964 to 2020, Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, a 50,000-seater stadium in Abidjan was the main venue used to host home matches. In 2020, the 60,000-seat Alassane Ouattara Stadium, also in Abidjan, was opened ahead of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.^[6]

Supporters

Supporters of the Elephants are known to be among the most colorful in Africa. At Ivory Coast matches, the Elephants supporter sections typically include a percussion band that mimics the sounds of an elephant traveling through a forest.

Results and fixtures

Main article: Ivory Coast national football team results (2020–present)

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2024

Ivory Coast  v  Gabon

7 June 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier	Ivory Coast	1–0	Gabon	Korhogo, Ivory Coast
19:00 UTC+0}	Fofana 36'	Report		Stadium: Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium Attendance: 17,522 Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)

Kenya  v  Ivory Coast

10 June 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier	Kenya	0–0	Ivory Coast	Lilongwe, Malawi
		Report		Stadium: Bingu National Stadium Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)

Ivory Coast  v  Zambia

6 September 2024 (2024-09-06) 2025 AFCON Qualification	Ivory Coast	2–0	Zambia	Bouaké, Ivory Coast
19:00 UTC+0	Krasso 73', 84'	Report		Stadium: Stade de la Paix Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

Chad  v  Ivory Coast

10 September 2024 (2024-09-10) 2025 AFCON Qualification	Chad	0–2	Ivory Coast	Yaoundé, Cameroon
20:00 UTC+1		Report	Krasso 45+3' Diakité 55'	Stadium: Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium Referee: Tsegay Mogos Teklu (Eritrea)

Ivory Coast  v  Sierra Leone

11 October 2024 (2024-10-11) 2025 AFCON Qualification	Ivory Coast	4–1	Sierra Leone	San-Pédro, Ivory Coast
--:--	Pépé 3' Kessié 51', 76' (pen.) Diakité 87' (pen.)	Report	Koroma 43'	Stadium: Laurent Pokou Stadium Attendance: 16,553 Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)

Sierra Leone  v  Ivory Coast

15 October 2024 (2024-10-15) 2025 AFCON Qualification	Sierra Leone	1–0	Ivory Coast	Monrovia, Liberia
16:00 UTC+0	Bakayoko 85'	Report		Stadium: Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex Attendance: 7,408 Referee: Jeannot Franck Bito (Cameroon)

Zambia  v  Ivory Coast

15 November 2024 (2024-11-15) 2025 AFCON Qualification	Zambia	1–0	Ivory Coast	Ndola, Zambia
--:--	K. Musonda 43'	Report		Stadium: Levy Mwanawasa Stadium Attendance: 49,800 Referee: Omar Artan (Somalia)

Ivory Coast  v  Chad

19 November 2024 (2024-11-19) 2025 AFCON Qualification	Ivory Coast	4–0	Chad	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
15:00 UTC+0	Bayo 25' Adingra 37' Agbadou 77' Diakité 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)

2025

Burundi  v  Ivory Coast

21 March 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier	Burundi	0–1	Ivory Coast	Meknes, Morocco
19:00 GMT		Report	Guessand 16'	Stadium: Honneur Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)

Ivory Coast  v  Gambia

25 March 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier	Ivory Coast	1–0	Gambia	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
19:00 GMT	Haller 15'	Report		Stadium: Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium Attendance: 19,471 Referee: Ring Nyier Akech Malong (South Sudan)

New Zealand  v  Ivory Coast

7 June Canadian Shield	New Zealand	v	Ivory Coast	Toronto, Canada
19:00 UTC−4				Stadium: BMO Field

Canada  v  Ivory Coast

10 June Canadian Shield	Canada	v	Ivory Coast	Toronto, Canada
20:30 UTC−4				Stadium: BMO Field

Ivory Coast  v  Burundi

September 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier

Ivory Coast

v

Burundi

TBD, Ivory Coast

Gabon  v  Ivory Coast

September 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier

Gabon

v

Ivory Coast

TBD, Gabon

Seychelles  v  Ivory Coast

October 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier

Seychelles

v

Ivory Coast

TBD, Seychelles

Ivory Coast  v  Kenya

October 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier

Ivory Coast

v

Kenya

TBD, Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast  v  Mozambique

24 December 2025 AFCON RR	Ivory Coast	v	Mozambique	Marrakesh, Morocco
18:00				Stadium: Marrakesh Stadium

Ivory Coast  v  Cameroon

28 December 2025 AFCON RR	Ivory Coast	v	Cameroon	Marrakesh, Morocco
18:00				Stadium: Marrakesh Stadium

Gabon  v  Ivory Coast

31 December 2025 AFCON RR	Gabon	v	Ivory Coast	Marrakesh, Morocco
20:30				Stadium: Marrakesh Stadium

Coaching staff

In the 2020s, Patrice Beaumelle was the manager of the national football team of the Côte d'Ivoire

Position	Name
Head coach	Emerse Faé
Assistant coaches	Guy Demel Alain Gouaméné
Goalkeeping coach	Gérard Gnanhouan
Fitness coach	Samir Anba
Video analyst	Jeremy Antonio
Doctor	Rodrigue Kouassi
Physiotherapists	Aurélien Koffi Bakary Mendy Gervais Soumaré
Masseur	Patrice Ouattara
Ostheopath	Mahamadou Bakayoko
Team nutritionist	Elysée Sawadogo
Team cooks	Yahia Diawara Ezechiel Koné Aminata Sidibé
Team coordinator	Alphonse Sangaré
Technical director	Boubacar Barry
Head of delegation	Didier Zokora

Coaching history

• Paul Gévaudan ^[fr] (1960, 1967–68)
• Alphonse Bissouma Tapé (1965)
• Peter Schnittger (1968–70)
• Jean Tokpa ^[de] (1970–72)
• Esquerdinha (1972–74)
• Gérard Gabo ^[fr] (1976–80)
• Otto Pfister (1982–85)
• Duque (1984)
• Pancho Gonzales (1986)
• Yeo Martial (1987–88, 1992)
• Kaé Oulaï (1989)
• Radivoje Ognjanović (1989–92)
• Philippe Troussier (1993)
• Henryk Kasperczak (1993–94)
• Pierre Pleimelding (1994–96)
• Robert Nouzaret (1996–98, 2002–04)
• Patrick Parizon (1999–2000)
• Gbonke Tia (2000–01)
• Lama Bamba ^[fr] (2001)
• Henri Michel (2004–07)
• Uli Stielike (2007–08)
• Gérard Gili (2008)
• Vahid Halilhodžić (2008–10)
• Georges Kouadio ^[fr] (2010)
• Sven-Göran Eriksson (2010)
• François Zahoui (2010–12)
• Sabri Lamouchi (2012–14)
• Hervé Renard (2014–15)
• Michel Dussuyer (2015–17)
• Marc Wilmots (2017)
• Ibrahim Kamara (2018–20)
• Patrice Beaumelle (2020–22)
• Jean-Louis Gasset (2022–24)
• Emerse Faé (2024–)

Players

Current squad

The following players were selected for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Burundi and Gambia on 21 and 25 March 2025, respectively.^[7]
Caps and goals updated as of 25 March 2025, after the match against Gambia.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Badra Ali Sangaré	(1986-05-30) 30 May 1986 (age 38)	29	0	Sekhukhune United
	1GK	Yahia Fofana	(2000-08-21) 21 August 2000 (age 24)	25	0	Angers
	1GK	Mohamed Koné	(2002-03-07) 7 March 2002 (age 23)	0	0	Charleroi
	2DF	Wilfried Singo	(2000-12-25) 25 December 2000 (age 24)	29	0	Monaco[a]
	2DF	Willy Boly	(1991-02-03) 3 February 1991 (age 34)	21	1	Nottingham Forest
	2DF	Emmanuel Agbadou	(1997-06-07) 7 June 1997 (age 27)	13	1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
	2DF	Hassane Kamara	(1994-03-05) 5 March 1994 (age 31)	11	0	Udinese
	2DF	Ousmane Diomande	(2003-12-04) 4 December 2003 (age 21)	9	0	Sporting CP
	2DF	Guéla Doué	(2002-10-17) 17 October 2002 (age 22)	8	1	Strasbourg
	2DF	Clément Akpa	(2001-11-24) 24 November 2001 (age 23)	2	0	Auxerre
	3MF	Franck Kessié	(1996-12-19) 19 December 1996 (age 28)	86	12	Al-Ahli
	3MF	Ibrahim Sangaré	(1997-12-02) 2 December 1997 (age 27)	43	11	Nottingham Forest
	3MF	Jean-Philippe Gbamin	(1995-09-25) 25 September 1995 (age 29)	18	0	Zürich
	3MF	Jean-Eudes Aholou	(1994-03-20) 20 March 1994 (age 31)	7	0	Angers
	3MF	Mohamed Diomande	(2001-10-30) 30 October 2001 (age 23)	6	0	Rangers
	4FW	Nicolas Pépé	(1995-05-29) 29 May 1995 (age 29)	45	11	Villarreal
	4FW	Sébastien Haller	(1994-06-22) 22 June 1994 (age 30)	29	11	Utrecht
	4FW	Jean-Philippe Krasso	(1997-07-17) 17 July 1997 (age 27)	24	7	Paris FC
	4FW	Oumar Diakité	(2003-12-20) 20 December 2003 (age 21)	21	5	Reims
	4FW	Simon Adingra	(2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 (age 23)	20	3	Brighton & Hove Albion
	4FW	Evann Guessand	(2001-07-01) 1 July 2001 (age 23)	8	1	Nice
	4FW	Vakoun Issouf Bayo	(1997-01-10) 10 January 1997 (age 28)	5	1	Watford

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last twelve months and are still eligible to represent.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Issa Fofana	(2004-01-30) 30 January 2004 (age 21)	0	0	Al-Hilal	v.  Chad, 19 November 2024
GK	Ira Eliezer Tapé	(1997-08-31) 31 August 1997 (age 27)	2	0	TS Galaxy	v.  Zambia, 15 November 2024 PRE
GK	Yvann Konan	(2007-01-16) 16 January 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Lyon	v.  Sierra Leone, 15 October 2024
DF	Evan Ndicka	(1999-08-20) 20 August 1999 (age 25)	20	0	Roma	v.  Burundi, 21 March 2025
DF	Sinaly Diomandé	(2001-04-09) 9 April 2001 (age 24)	11	0	Auxerre	v.  Chad, 19 November 2024
DF	Christopher Opéri	(1997-04-29) 29 April 1997 (age 28)	7	0	İstanbul Başakşehir	v.  Chad, 19 November 2024
DF	Eric Bailly	(1994-04-12) 12 April 1994 (age 31)	50	2	Villarreal	v.  Sierra Leone, 15 October 2024
DF	Cédric Kipré	(1996-12-09) 9 December 1996 (age 28)	0	0	Reims	v.  Sierra Leone, 15 October 2024
DF	Odilon Kossounou	(2001-01-04) 4 January 2001 (age 24)	24	0	Atalanta	v.  Chad, 10 September 2024
DF	Abakar Sylla	(2002-12-25) 25 December 2002 (age 22)	6	0	Strasbourg	v.  Chad, 10 September 2024
DF	Ghislain Konan	(1995-12-27) 27 December 1995 (age 29)	41	0	Burgos	v.  Kenya, 11 June 2024
MF	Hamed Traorè	(2000-02-16) 16 February 2000 (age 25)	13	2	Auxerre	v.  Burundi, 21 March 2025 INJ
MF	Seko Fofana	(1995-05-07) 7 May 1995 (age 30)	24	7	Rennes	v.  Chad, 19 November 2024
MF	Jean Thierry Lazare	(1998-03-07) 7 March 1998 (age 27)	6	0	Standard Liège	v.  Chad, 19 November 2024
MF	Mario Dorgeles	(2004-08-07) 7 August 2004 (age 20)	3	0	Nordsjælland	v.  Chad, 19 November 2024
MF	Jean Michaël Seri	(1991-07-19) 19 July 1991 (age 33)	59	3	Al-Orobah	v.  Sierra Leone, 15 October 2024
FW	Bénie Traoré	(2002-11-30) 30 November 2002 (age 22)	5	0	Basel	v.  Burundi, 21 March 2025 INJ
FW	Jérémie Boga	(1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 (age 28)	22	1	Nice	v.  Chad, 19 November 2024
FW	Karim Konaté	(2004-03-21) 21 March 2004 (age 21)	18	2	Red Bull Salzburg	v.  Chad, 19 November 2024
FW	Jean Evrard Kouassi	(1994-09-25) 25 September 1994 (age 30)	15	1	Zhejiang	v.  Sierra Leone, 15 October 2024
FW	Guy Stéphane Bédi	(1995-12-20) 20 December 1995 (age 29)	3	1	JS Saoura	v.  Sierra Leone, 15 October 2024
FW	Amad Diallo	(2002-07-11) 11 July 2002 (age 22)	6	1	Manchester United	v.  Sierra Leone, 11 October 2024 PRE
FW	Christian Kouamé	(1997-12-06) 6 December 1997 (age 27)	30	3	Empoli	v.  Chad, 10 September 2024
FW	Emmanuel Latte Lath	(1999-01-01) 1 January 1999 (age 26)	2	0	Atlanta United	v.  Chad, 10 September 2024
FW	Mohamed Bamba	(2001-10-26) 26 October 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Lorient	v.  Kenya, 11 June 2024
DEC Player refused to join the team after the call-up. INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. PRE Preliminary squad. SUS Suspended from the national team.

Records

As of 19 November 2024^[8][9]

Players in bold are still active with Ivory Coast.

Most appearances

Didier Zokora, the all-time most capped player for Ivory Coast

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Didier Zokora	123	1	2000–2014
2	Kolo Touré[b]	121	7	2000–2015
3	Max Gradel[c]	110	18	2011–2024
4	Didier Drogba[d]	105	65	2002–2014
5	Yaya Touré[e]	101	19	2004–2015
6	Siaka Tiéné[f]	100	2	2000–2015
7	Salomon Kalou[g]	96	27	2007–2017
8	Serge Aurier[h]	91	4	2013–present
9	Abdoulaye Traoré[i]	90	49	1984–1996
10	Arthur Boka	88	1	2004–2015

Top goalscorers

Didier Drogba, the all-time top goalscorer for Ivory Coast

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Didier Drogba[d] (list)	65	105	0.62	2002–2014
2	Abdoulaye Traoré[i]	49	90	0.54	1984–1996
3	Joël Tiéhi	28	50	0.56	1985–1999
4	Salomon Kalou[g]	27	96	0.28	2007–2017
5	Gervinho[j]	23	86	0.27	2007–2021
6	Ibrahima Bakayoko	22	39	0.56	1996–2002
7	Laurent Pokou	21	30	0.7	1967–1980
8	Yaya Touré[e]	19	101	0.19	2004–2015
9	Aruna Dindane	18	62	0.29	2000–2010
	Max Gradel[c]	18	110	0.16	2011–2024

1. Monaco is a Monégasque club playing in the French football league system.
2. Touré appeared two games that are not considered official matches by FIFA. One against Cameroon in 2009, as it was played over three periods of 30 minutes, and a game against a Nigeria XI in 2015, where no documentation was submitted before the game.
3. Gradel appeared three games that are not considered official matches by FIFA. A match against Mali in 2012, as it did not have FIFA permission, and a game against a Nigeria XI in 2015, where no documentation was submitted before the game, and a match against a Sweden League XI in 2017.
4. Drogba also appeared in a game against Cameroon in 2009, scoring one goal, however it was played over three periods of 30 minutes, therefore it is not considered an official match by FIFA.
5. Touré appeared two games that are not considered official matches by FIFA. One against Cameroon in 2009, as it was played over three periods of 30 minutes, and a game against a Nigeria XI in 2015, where no documentation was submitted before the game.
6. Tiéné also appeared in a game against Cameroon in 2009, however it was played over three periods of 30 minutes, therefore it is not considered an official match by FIFA.
7. Kalou also appeared in a game against a Nigeria XI in 2015, scoring one goal, however no documentation was submitted before the game, therefore it is not considered an official match by FIFA.
8. Aurier appeared two games that are not considered official matches by FIFA. One against a Nigeria XI in 2015, as no documentation was submitted before the game, and a game against a Sweden League XI in 2017.
9. Traoré also appeared in a game against Nigeria U-20s in 1991, scoring one goal, however this wasn't a full international 'A' side, therefore it is not considered an official match by FIFA.
10. Gervinho appeared two games that are not considered official matches by FIFA. One against Cameroon in 2009, as it was played over three periods of 30 minutes, and a game against a Nigeria XI in 2015, where no documentation was submitted before the game.

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

See also: Ivory Coast at the FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1958	Part of  France										Part of  France
1962	Not a FIFA member										Not a FIFA member
1966 and 1970	Did not enter										Did not enter
1974	Did not qualify										6	3	2	1	8	7
1978											6	3	2	1	11	10
1982	Did not enter										Did not enter
1986	Did not qualify										4	1	1	2	6	5
1990											4	1	2	1	5	1
1994											8	4	3	1	12	6
1998											2	0	1	1	1	3
2002											10	5	4	1	22	10
2006	Group stage	19th	3	1	0	2	5	6	Squad		10	7	1	2	20	7
2010		17th	3	1	1	1	4	3	Squad		12	8	4	0	29	6
2014		21st	3	1	0	2	4	5	Squad		8	5	3	0	19	7
2018	Did not qualify										8	4	2	2	11	5
2022											6	4	1	1	10	3
2026	To be determined										6	5	1	0	14	0
2030											To be determined
2034
Total	Group stage	3/15	9	3	1	5	13	14	−		90	50	27	13	168	70

Africa Cup of Nations

Main article: Ivory Coast at the Africa Cup of Nations

Africa Cup of Nations record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1957	Part of  France									Part of  France
1959
1962	Not affiliated to CAF									Not affiliated to CAF
1963
1965	Third place	3rd	3	2	0	1	5	4		4	3	0	1	9	4
1968	Third place	3rd	5	3	1	1	9	6		4	3	1	0	7	0
1970	Fourth place	4th	5	2	1	2	11	9		2	1	1	0	4	0
1972	Did not qualify									4	3	0	1	6	5
1974	Group stage	7th	3	0	1	2	2	5		4	4	0	0	10	5
1976	Did not qualify									2	0	2	0	2	2
1978	Banned									Banned
1980	Group stage	6th	3	0	2	1	2	3		4	4	0	0	8	2
1982	Did not enter									Did not enter
1984	Group stage	5th	3	1	0	2	4	4		Qualified as hosts
1986	Third place	3rd	5	3	0	2	7	5		4	3	1	0	9	1
1988	Group stage	6th	3	0	3	0	2	2		4	4	0	0	4	3
1990		6th	3	1	0	2	3	5		4	3	1	0	10	3
1992	Champions	1st	5	2	3	0	4	0		6	5	0	1	9	3
1994	Third place	3rd	5	3	1	1	11	5		Qualified as defending champions
1996	Group stage	11th	3	1	0	2	2	5		4	1	2	1	5	4
1998	Quarter-finals	7th	4	2	2	0	10	6		6	4	1	1	10	8
2000	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	3	4		6	3	2	1	7	2
2002		16th	3	0	1	2	1	4		8	4	3	1	17	4
2004	Did not qualify									4	2	1	1	8	3
2006	Runners-up	2nd	6	3	2	1	6	5		10	7	1	2	20	7
2008	Fourth place	4th	6	4	0	2	16	9		4	3	1	0	13	0
2010	Quarter-finals	8th	3	1	1	1	5	4		12	8	4	0	29	6
2012	Runners-up	2nd	6	5	1	0	9	0		6	6	0	0	19	5
2013	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	1	1	8	5		2	2	0	0	6	2
2015	Champions	1st	6	3	3	0	9	4		6	3	1	2	13	11
2017	Group stage	11th	3	0	2	1	2	3		4	1	3	0	3	1
2019	Quarter-finals	5th	5	3	1	1	7	3		6	3	2	1	12	5
2021	Round of 16	10th	4	2	2	0	6	3		6	4	1	1	11	5
2023	Champions	1st	7	4	1	2	8	8		6	4	1	1	9	5
2025	Qualified									6	4	0	2	12	3
2027	To be determined									To be determined
2029
Total	3 Titles	26/35	106	48	30	28	152	111		138	92	29	17	272	99

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.

***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

African Nations Championship

African Nations Championship record
Appearances: 5
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2009	Group stage	8th	3	0	1	2	0	4
2011	Group stage	12th	3	1	0	2	2	4
2014	Did not qualify
2016	Third place	3rd	6	4	0	2	10	4
2018	Group stage	14th	3	0	1	2	0	3
2020	Did not qualify
2022	Quarter-finals	6th	4	1	1	2	3	3
Total	Third place	5/7	19	6	3	10	15	18

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
1992	Fourth place	4th	2	0	0	2	2	9	Squad
1995 to 2017	Did not qualify
Total	Fourth place	1/10	2	0	0	2	2	9	–

African Games

See also: Ivory Coast national under-23 football team

African Games record
Year	Rank	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1965	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
1987	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	2/4	0	0	0	0	0	0

CECAFA Cup

Main article: CECAFA Cup

UEMOA Tournament

Main article: UEMOA Tournament

Honours

Major competitions

Intercontinental

• Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
  • Runners-up (1): 2003

Continental

• CAF Africa Cup of Nations
  • Champions (3): 1992, 2015, 2023
  • Runners-up (2): 2006, 2012
  • Third place (4): 1965, 1968, 1986, 1994
• CAF African Nations Championship
  • Third place (1): 2016
• African Games¹
  • Bronze medal (1): 1965

Regional

• CEDEAO Cup
  • Champions (3): 1983, 1987, 1991
  • Runners-up (1): 1985
  • Third place (1): 1990
• West African Nations Cup
  •   Third place (2): 1983, 1984
• UEMOA Tournament
  • Champions (2): 2007, 2008

Awards

• African National Team of the Year: 1992, 2015, 2024
• Africa Cup of Nations Fair Play Award: 2012

Summary

Senior Competition				Total
CAF African Cup of Nations	3	2	4	9
CAF African Nations Championship	0	0	1	1
Afro-Asian Cup of Nations	0	1	0	1
Total	3	3	5	11

1. Competition organized by the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa, officially not recognized by FIFA.

See also

• Ivory Coast national under-20 football team
• Ivory Coast at the Africa Cup of Nations