Английская Википедия:DR Congo national football team
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The DR Congo National Football Team (French: Équipe nationale de football de la République démocratique du Congo), recognised by FIFA as Congo DR, represents the Democratic Republic of the Congo in men's international football and it is controlled by the Congolese Association Football Federation. They are nicknamed Les Léopards, meaning The Leopards.[1] The team is a member of FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
Congo DR have been ranked as high as 28th in the FIFA Rankings, as Zaire they were the first Sub-Saharan African team to qualify for the FIFA World Cup and twice won the Africa Cup of Nations. They are also one of the most successful teams in the African Nations Championship with 2 titles, along with Morocco. They are currently ranked 67th in the FIFA Rankings.[2]
History
Early history
The Congolese Association Football Federation was founded in 1919 when the country was not independent. The team played their first game in 1948 as Belgian Congo against Northern Rhodesia, now Zambia. The team recorded a 3–2 victory at home. DR Congo has been FIFA affiliated since 1962 and has been a member of CAF since 1963. The team's first official match was on 11 April 1963, against Mauritania in the L'Amitié Tournament played in Dakar, Senegal. DR Congo won the match 6–0.[3] The national team appeared in the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in 1965.
Glory period
The Democratic Republic of the Congo had its first international success at the 1968 African Cup of Nations held in Ethiopia, beating Ghana 1–0 in the final. The team's biggest ever win came on 22 November 1969 when they recorded a 10–1 home victory against Zambia. Although a handful of Congolese players were playing in Europe (particularly Belgium) during these years, foreign-based players were seldom recalled for international duty; a rare exception was Julien Kialunda who represented Zaire (as the country was by then known) at the 1972 African Cup of Nations while playing for Anderlecht.
The second continental title came at the 1974 African Cup of Nations in Egypt. The Leopards recorded a 2–1 victory against Guinea, another 2–1 victory against rivals Congo and a 4–1 victory against Mauritius. These results carried Zaire through to the semi-finals where they beat hosts Egypt 3–2. In the final, Zaire drew with Zambia 2–2. Therefore, the match was replayed two days later, where Zaire won the game 2–0. Zaire player Ndaye Mulamba was top scorer with nine goals, which remains a record for the tournament. After this, the team returned to Zaire on the Presidential plane, lent to them by Mobutu Sese Seko.
Zaire were the first Sub-Saharan African team to participate in a World Cup, qualifying for the 1974 tournament in place of the 1970 participant Morocco, whom they defeated in the decisive qualifier 3–0 in Kinshasa.[4] Such was the desire to foster an identity of Zaire as a global player that Mobutu paid for advertising hoardings at the World Cup to display messages such as ‘Zaire-Peace’ and ‘Go to Zaire’.[5] At the tournament itself, Zaire did not manage to score any goals and lost all of its games, but gave credible performances against Scotland and Brazil. However, their 9–0 loss against Yugoslavia remains one of the worst World Cup defeats. A bizarre moment came in the match versus Brazil; facing a free-kick 25 yards out, defender Mwepu Ilunga, upon hearing the referee blow his whistle, ran out of the Zaire wall and kicked the ball upfield, for which he received a yellow card. This was voted the 17th greatest World Cup moment in a Channel 4 poll.[6] Ilunga has stated that he was quite aware of the rules and was hoping to convince the referee to send him off. The intended red card would have been a protest against his country's authorities, who were alleged to be depriving the players of their earnings.[7] Many contemporary commentators instead held it to be an example of African football's "naïvety and indiscipline".[8]
Crisis period
After winning the 1974 African Cup of Nations and participating in the 1974 World Cup, the team was eliminated in the first round of the 1976 African Cup of Nations after recording a draw and two losses in the group stage. Morocco went on to win the tournament. From 1978 to 1986, the country did not qualify for the African Cup of Nations, while not participating in qualification for the 1978 World Cup and 1986 World Cup. In the 1988 African Cup of Nations, Zaire finished last in their group despite having two draws.
Return to success
From 1992 to 1996, Zaire, reached three consecutive African Cup of Nations quarter-finals. In 1992 and 1994, they were beaten by Nigeria, and in 1996 they were beaten by Ghana. In 1997, the country returned to its former name of Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the national team was re-branded as the Simbas, a nickname that stuck for the next nine years.[9] DR Congo played their first game on 8 June 1997 in Pointe-Noire which ended in a 1–0 loss to the Republic of the Congo. At the 1998 African Cup of Nations, DR Congo, led by Louis Watunda, surprisingly took third place, beating Cameroon in the quarter-finals and hosts Burkina Faso 4–1 on penalties in their last match after scoring three late goals to tie the encounter 4–4.
At the 2000 African Cup of Nations, the team finished third in their group, and in 2002 were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Senegal. Then, in 2004, DR Congo were eliminated after three straight defeats in the group stages. In 2006, led by Claude Le Roy, having finished second in the group behind Cameroon, the Congolese were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Egypt 4–1.
Struggles
DR Congo were drawn in group 10 for qualifications for the 2008 African Cup of Nations, along with Libya, Namibia and Ethiopia. Before the last match day, the Congolese led the group, but they drew 1–1 with Libya in their final match while Namibia beat Ethiopia 3–2. This sent Namibia through to the Finals, while the Leopards were eliminated. DR Congo also failed to qualify for the 2010 World Cup. In 2009, DR Congo won the 2009 African Championship of Nations, a competition reserved to players in domestic leagues, a tournament they would again win in 2016. DR Congo reached the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations finals in South Africa but were knocked out in the group stages after drawing all three matches.
The Ibengé era: rise and near World Cup miss
In the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, DR Congo again drew all three group matches but this time finished second in the group behind Tunisia, and therefore advanced to the quarter-finals to play their rivals Republic of Congo, a match in which the Leopards came from two goals down to win 4–2. However, they were knocked out by the Ivory Coast 3–1 in the semi-finals. They ended up finishing third, beating Equatorial Guinea on penalties, after the third place match finished 0–0 in regulation time.
DR Congo under Ibengé improved radically and had an outstanding performance for many decades in a World Cup qualification. During the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, DR Congo was grouped with Libya, Tunisia and Guinea. DR Congo managed an outstanding performance, beating Libya and Guinea home and away, but missed the chance after losing 1–2 to eventual World Cup qualifier Tunisia in Tunis and drew 2–2 at home to the same opponent.
Results and fixtures
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Coaches
- Шаблон:Flagicon Léon Mokuna (1965)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Ferenc Csanádi (1967–1968)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Léon Mokuna (1968–1970)
- Шаблон:Flagicon André Mori (1970)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Blagoje Vidinić (1970–1974)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Ştefan Stănculescu (1974–1976)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Julien Kialunda (?–?)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Otto Pfister (1985–1989)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Ali Makombo Alamande (1989)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Pierre Kalala Mukendi (1992–1993)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Louis Watunda (1993)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Pierre Kalala Mukendi (1994)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Jean-Santos Muntubila (1995)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Muhsin Ertuğral (1995–1996)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Jean-Santos Muntubila (1996–1997)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Mohamed Magassouba (1997)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Celio Barros (1997)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Saio Ernest Mokili (1997)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Georges Leekens (1997)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Louis Watunda Iyolo (1998–1999)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Médard Lusadusu Basilwa (1999–2000)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Roger Palmgren (1999–2000)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Mohamed Magassouba (2000)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Jean-Santos Muntubila (2001)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Yuri Gavrilov (2001)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Eugène Kabongo (2002)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Andy Magloire Mfutila (2002–2003)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Mick Wadsworth (2003–2004)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Claude Le Roy (2004–2006)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Henri Depireux (2006–2007)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Patrice Neveu (2008–2010)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Robert Nouzaret (2010–2011)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Claude Le Roy (2011–2013)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Jean-Santos Muntubila (2013–2014)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Florent Ibengé (2014–2019)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Christian Nsengi-Biembe (2019–2021)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Héctor Cúper (2021–2022)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Sébastien Desabre (2022–present)
Players
Current squad
The following players have been selected for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[10]
Caps and goals as of 10 February 2024, after match against South Africa. [11]
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Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up for DR Congo in the last twelve months and are still eligible to represent.
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RET Player has retired from international football.
SUS Suspended from the national team.
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Records
- Players in bold are still active with DR Congo.
Most appearances
Rank | Name | Caps | Goals | Career |
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1 | Chancel Mbemba | 83 | 6 | 2012–present |
2 | Issama Mpeko | 81 | 2 | 2011–present |
3 | Robert Kidiaba | 64 | 0 | 2002–2015 |
4 | Cédric Bakambu | 54 | 16 | 2015–present |
5 | Zola Matumona | 53 | 9 | 2002–2014 |
Trésor Mputu | 53 | 14 | 2004–2022 | |
7 | Joël Kimwaki | 52 | 3 | 2009–2016 |
8 | Yannick Bolasie | 50 | 9 | 2013–2022 |
Marcel Mbayo | 50 | 4 | 1996–2011 | |
10 | Dieumerci Mbokani | 49 | 22 | 2005–2022 |
Top goalscorers
Rank | Name | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
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1 | Dieumerci Mbokani | 22 | 49 | 0.45 | 2005–2022 |
2 | Cédric Bakambu | 16 | 54 | 0.3 | 2015–present |
3 | Shabani Nonda | 14 | 22 | 0.64 | 2000–2008 |
Trésor Mputu | 14 | 53 | 0.26 | 2004–2022 | |
5 | Jean-Jacques Yemweni | 12 | 16 | 0.75 | 2000–2007 |
6 | Ndaye Mulamba | 10 | 20 | 0.5 | 1973–1976 |
Ngoy Kabongo | 10 | 21 | 0.48 | 1981–1991 | |
8 | Kakoko Etepé | 9 | 31 | 0.29 | 1970–1976 |
Dioko Kaluyituka | 9 | 31 | 0.29 | 2004–2013 | |
Jonathan Bolingi | 9 | 34 | 0.26 | 2014–present | |
Ndombe Mubele | 9 | 45 | 0.2 | 2013–2018 | |
Yannick Bolasie | 9 | 50 | 0.18 | 2013–2022 | |
Zola Matumona | 9 | 53 | 0.17 | 2002–2014 |
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
Africa Cup of Nations
African Nations Championship record
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Year | Round | Position | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | |
Шаблон:Flagicon 2009 | Final | Winners | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
Шаблон:Flagicon 2011 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
Шаблон:Flagicon 2014 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Шаблон:Flagicon 2016 | Final | Winners | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | DR Congo qualified by walkover. | ||||||
Шаблон:Flagicon 2018 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Шаблон:Flagicon 2020 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
Шаблон:Flagicon 2022 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
Total | 2 titles | 5/6 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 8 |
African Games
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Шаблон:Flagicon 1965 | 5th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 |
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Total | 1/4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 |
Head-to-head record
Including the record of Шаблон:Fb. Updated as for 13 October 2022.
Opponent | Шаблон:Abbr | Шаблон:Abbr | Шаблон:Abbr | Шаблон:Abbr | Шаблон:Abbr | Шаблон:Abbr | Шаблон:Abbr | Шаблон:Abbr |
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Шаблон:Fb | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 42.86 |
Шаблон:Fb | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 53.33 | 26.67 |
Шаблон:Fb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
Шаблон:Fb | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 75 | 0 |
Шаблон:Fb | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
Шаблон:Fb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100 |
Шаблон:FbШаблон:Refn | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 41.67 | 41.67 |
Шаблон:Fb | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 100 | 0 |
Шаблон:Fb | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 32 | 46 | 30.56 | 50 |
Шаблон:Fb | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 33.33 | 0 |
Шаблон:Fb | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 71.43 | 14.29 |
Шаблон:Fb | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
Шаблон:Fb | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 66 | 38 | 47.37 | 21.05 |
Шаблон:Fb | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 75 | 0 |
Шаблон:Fb | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 8.33 | 66.67 |
Шаблон:Fb | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 33.33 | 33.33 |
Шаблон:Fb | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 62.5 | 12.5 |
Шаблон:Fb | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 83.33 | 16.67 |
Шаблон:Fb | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 27.78 | 29.41 |
Шаблон:Fb | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 33.33 | 33.33 |
Шаблон:Fb | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 40 | 20.83 | 54.17 |
Шаблон:Fb | 13 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 38.46 | 30.77 |
Шаблон:Fb | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 100 |
Шаблон:Fb | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 33 | 27.78 | 44.44 |
Шаблон:Fb | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 50 | 33.33 |
Шаблон:Fb | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 42.86 | 0 |
Шаблон:Fb | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 44.44 | 33.33 |
Шаблон:Fb | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 41.67 | 16.67 |
Шаблон:Fb | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 50 | 28.57 |
Шаблон:Fb | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 57.14 | 14.29 |
Шаблон:Fb | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 18.18 | 45.45 |
Шаблон:Fb | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 100 | 0 |
Шаблон:Fb | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 100 | 0 |
Шаблон:Fb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 100 |
Шаблон:Fb | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 18.75 | 31.25 |
Шаблон:Fb | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 71.43 | 0 |
Шаблон:Fb | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 33.33 | 33.33 |
Шаблон:Fb | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Шаблон:Fb | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 33.33 | 33.33 |
Шаблон:Fb | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 40 | 50 |
Шаблон:Fb | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Шаблон:Fb | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Шаблон:Fb | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Шаблон:Fb | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Шаблон:Fb | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 40 | 60 |
Шаблон:Fb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100 |
Шаблон:Fb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100 |
Шаблон:Fb | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 27.27 | 45.45 |
Шаблон:Fb | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
Шаблон:Fb | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 100 | 0 |
Шаблон:Fb | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14.29 | 71.43 |
Шаблон:Fb | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 60 | 20 |
Шаблон:Fb | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 41.67 | 25 |
Шаблон:Fb | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 11 | 75 | 6.25 |
Шаблон:Fb | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 27 | 25 | 55 |
Шаблон:Fb | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 10 | 57.14 | 35.71 |
Шаблон:Fb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 100 |
Шаблон:Fb | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 42 | 34 | 32 | 28 |
Шаблон:Fb | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 37.5 | 37.5 |
References
External links
- Шаблон:Official website
- Sport actualité Congo Democratic Republic
- Congo DR at CAF
- Congo DR at FIFA
- Leopardsfoot
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