Martinique national football team

Martinique
Nickname(s)	Les Matinino (The Matinino)
Association	Ligue de football de la Martinique
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Marc Collat
Captain	Daniel Hérelle
Most caps	Daniel Hérelle (97)
Top scorer	Kévin Parsemain (35)
Home stadium	Stade Pierre Aliker de Dillon
FIFA code	MTQ
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Barbados 3–2 Martinique ; (Martinique; 11 February 1931)
Biggest win
	Martinique 16–0 British Virgin Islands ; (Le Lamentin, Martinqiue; 5 September 2012)
Biggest defeat
	Mexico 9–0 Martinique ; (Mexico City, Mexico; 11 July 1993)
Gold Cup
Appearances	8 (first in 1993)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2002)
Medal record
CFU Caribbean Cup

The Martinique national football team (French: Équipe de 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). The association is not a member of the world governing body FIFA. On 7 August 2010, the team adopted the nickname Les Matinino, which pays tribute to the history of the island.^[2]^[3]

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 organised first-hand by the organisation. 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 organised by either organisation. 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 honour 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 Martinique 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.

Results and fixtures

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

2023

13 October 2023–24 Nations League	Martinique	1–0	El Salvador	Fort-de-France, Martinique
19:00 UTC−4	Marajo 23'	Report		Stadium: Stade Pierre-Aliker Attendance: 877 Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

17 October 2023–24 Nations League	El Salvador	0–0	Martinique	San Salvador, El Salvador
19:00 UTC−6		Report		Stadium: Estadio Jorge "El Mágico" González Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)

2024

24 March 2024 Friendly	Suriname	1–1	Martinique	Almere, The Netherlands
	Lonwijk 36'	Report	Labeau 12'	Stadium: Yanmar Stadion

5 September 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League	Guatemala	3–1	Martinique	Guatemala City, Guatemala
22:00 (20:00 UTC−6)	Rubín 3' Pinto 61' (pen.) Martínez 90+5'	Report	Appin 51'	Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores Attendance: 14,006^[4] Referee: José Torres (Puerto Rico)

9 September 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League	Martinique	2–2	Guyana	Fort-de-France, Martinique
16:00	Labeau 45+2' Varane 86'	Report	Jones 14', 24'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Aliker Referee: Kwinsi Williams (Trinidad and Tobago)

11 October 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League	Guadeloupe	0–1	Martinique	Guadeloupe
16:00		Report	Labeau 86'	Stadium: TBD Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)

15 October 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League	Martinique	0–0	Guadeloupe	Le Gosier, Guadeloupe^{[note 1]}
20:00		Report		Stadium: Stade Roger Zami Attendance: 1,550 Referee: Pierre Luc Lauziere (Canada)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League matches against Guadeloupe on 11 and 15 October 2024 .^[8]

Caps and goals as of 15 October 2024, after the second match against Guadeloupe.^[9]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Yannis Clementia	(1997-07-05) 5 July 1997 (age 27)	18	0	Caen
1GK	Aldrick Boulois	(2001-10-05) 5 October 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Club Franciscain

2DF	Patrick Burner	(1996-04-11) 11 April 1996 (age 28)	15	4	Nîmes
2DF	Jonathan Rivierez	(1989-05-18) 18 May 1989 (age 35)	14	1	FBBP01
2DF	Joris Moutachy	(1997-11-04) 4 November 1997 (age 26)	8	0	Žalgiris Vilnius
2DF	Boris Moltenis	(1999-05-08) 8 May 1999 (age 25)	4	0	Sochaux
2DF	Tom Rapnouil	(2001-02-09) 9 February 2001 (age 23)	2	0	CSKA 1948
2DF	Harold Voyer	(1997-03-26) 26 March 1997 (age 27)	1	0	Le Mans
2DF	Heinrich Méribault	(1998-09-16) 16 September 1998 (age 26)	0	0	Aiglon

3MF	Cyril Mandouki	(1991-08-21) 21 August 1991 (age 33)	17	1	Paris FC
3MF	Tarik Cavelan	(2001-09-26) 26 September 2001 (age 23)	10	0	Club Franciscain
3MF	Norman Grelet	(1993-07-14) 14 July 1993 (age 31)	7	0	Golden Lion
3MF	Lucas Ardennes	(2001-01-25) 25 January 2001 (age 23)	3	0	Saint-Joseph
3MF	Jonathan Varane	(2001-09-09) 9 September 2001 (age 23)	2	0	QPR

4FW	Johnny Marajo	(1993-10-12) 12 October 1993 (age 31)	32	2	Club Franciscain
4FW	Brighton Labeau	(1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 28)	20	8	Lausanne-Sport
4FW	Enrick Reuperné	(1998-08-03) 3 August 1998 (age 26)	18	0	Assaut
4FW	Mickaël Biron	(1997-08-26) 26 August 1997 (age 27)	17	7	OH Leuven
4FW	Karl Fabien	(2000-08-01) 1 August 2000 (age 24)	15	3	Slavia Sofia
4FW	Gabriel Bilon	(1997-12-19) 19 December 1997 (age 26)	5	1	Golden Star
4FW	Jérémie Porsan-Clémenté	(1997-12-16) 16 December 1997 (age 26)	2	0	Valmiera

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Martinique squad in the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Alexis Lovy	(2000-05-11) 11 May 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Aiglon	v. Guyana, 9 September 2024
GK	Théo De Percin	(2001-02-01) 1 February 2001 (age 23)	1	0	Auxerre	v. Suriname, 24 March 2024

DF	Marvin Bellance	(1998-11-15) 15 November 1998 (age 25)	3	0	Golden Lion	v. Guadeloupe, 11 October 2024 ^PRE
DF	Florent Poulolo	(1997-02-02) 2 February 1997 (age 27)	17	0	UTA Arad	v. Guyana, 9 September 2024
DF	Damien Dussaut	(1994-11-08) 8 November 1994 (age 29)	7	0	UTA Arad	v. Guyana, 9 September 2024
DF	Florian Goma	(2001-01-21) 21 January 2001 (age 23)	4	0	Saint-Joseph	v. Guyana, 9 September 2024
DF	Jean-Claude Junior Michalet	(2000-04-08) 8 April 2000 (age 24)	8	2	Golden Lion	v. Suriname, 24 March 2024
DF	Florian Lapis	(1993-08-08) 8 August 1993 (age 31)	6	1	Versailles	v. Suriname, 24 March 2024

MF	Kevin Appin	(1998-01-20) 20 January 1998 (age 26)	9	1	Burgos	v. Guadeloupe, 11 October 2024 ^PRE
MF	Mathis Priam	(2002-02-09) 9 February 2002 (age 22)	8	0	Samaritaine	v. Guyana, 9 September 2024
MF	Samuel Renelle	(2001-11-03) 3 November 2001 (age 22)	4	0	Red Star	v. Guyana, 9 September 2024

FW	Rudy Varane	(2003-11-26) 26 November 2003 (age 20)	3	2	Club Péléen	v. Guadeloupe, 11 October 2024 ^PRE
FW	Mael Crifar	(2002-06-28) 28 June 2002 (age 22)	2	0	Aiglon	v. Guyana, 9 September 2024
FW	Alvyin Lamasine	(2001-07-07) 7 July 2001 (age 23)	1	0	Golden Lion	v. Guyana, 9 September 2024
FW	Andy Marny	(1995-07-16) 16 July 1995 (age 29)	16	1	Club Colonial	v. Suriname, 24 March 2024
FW	Killian Polomat	(2001-02-23) 23 February 2001 (age 23)	5	0	Club Colonial	v. Suriname, 24 March 2024

Player records

As of 10 September 2024^[10]

Players in bold are still active with Martinique.

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Period
1	Daniel Hérelle	97	3	2006–present
2	Sébastien Crétinoir	66	3	2004–2021
3	Stéphane Abaul	61	9	2010–2022
4	Karl Vitulin	60	2	2010–2023
5	Patrick Percin	58	19	1998–2010
6	Kévin Parsemain	56	35	2008–2022
7	José-Thierry Goron	50	17	1998–2010
7	Eddy Heurlié	50	0	2001–2010
9	Jordy Delem	47	7	2012–2019
10	Steeve Gustan	44	9	2006–2013

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Period
1	Kévin Parsemain	35	56	0.63	2008–2022
2	Patrick Percin	19	58	0.33	1998–2010
3	José-Thierry Goron	17	50	0.34	2002–2014
4	Rodolphe Rano	12	14	0.86	1996–2002
5	Steeve Gustan	9	44	0.2	2006–2013
5	Stéphane Abaul	9	61	0.15	2010–2022
7	Mickaël Biron	7	15	0.47	2018–present
	Brighton Labeau	7	18	0.39	2022–present
	Jordy Delem	7	47	0.15	2012–2019
10	Yann Girier-Dufournier	6	11	0.55	2003–2006
	Xavier Bullet	6	29	0.21	2001–2008
	Gaël Germany	6	34	0.18	2003–2014

Competitive record

CONCACAF Gold Cup

Martinique has participated in eight of the seventeen 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 Championship & Gold Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1963	Not a CONCACAF member									Not a CONCACAF member
1965
1967
1969
1971
1973
1977
1981
1985
1989
1991	Did not qualify									5	2	1	2	8	5
1993	Group stage	8th	3	0	1	2	3	14	Squad	7	5	2	0	15	6
1996	Did not qualify									3	1	1	1	5	4
1998										6	5	0	1	19	5
2000										9	4	0	5	18	20
2002	Quarter-finals	6th	3	1	1	1	2	3	Squad	7	5	1	2	20	5
2003	Group stage	12th	2	0	0	2	0	3	Squad	6	3	1	2	16	10
2005	Did not qualify									5	2	2	1	7	3
2007										9	5	1	3	11	12
2009										5	3	1	1	10	6
2011										3	0	1	2	1	3
2013	Group stage	10th	3	1	0	2	2	4	Squad	11	5	5	1	34	10
2015	Did not qualify									9	5	3	1	19	11
2017	Group stage	9th	3	1	0	2	4	6	Squad	6	5	1	0	17	2
2019		12th	3	1	0	2	5	7	Squad	4	4	0	0	10	2
2021		15th	3	0	0	3	3	12	Squad	4	0	3	1	4	5
2023		11th	3	1	0	2	7	9	Squad	6	2	1	3	6	10
Total	Quarter-finals	8/27	23	5	2	16	26	58		105	56	24	25	220	119

*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.

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record
League										Finals
Season	Division	Group	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	Finals	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2019–20	A	C	4	0	3	1	4	5		2021	Did not qualify
2022–23	A	B	4	0	1	3	1	9		2023
2023–24	A	A	4	2	1	1	2	3		2024
2024–25	A	A	To be determined							2025	To be determined
Total	—	—	12	2	5	5	7	17	—	Total	0 Titles	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

CFU Caribbean Cup

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. Martinique appeared in fourteen Caribbean Cups. The Martinique team was the organization with the smallest population 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 finished in third place on three occasions in 1992, 1996, and 2001.

CFU Championship & Caribbean Cup record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1978	Did not qualify
1979
1981
1983	Champions	1st	3	2	1	0	5	1	Squad
1985	Champions	1st	3	2	1	0	5	2	Squad
1988^[11]	Runners-up	2nd	3	1	1	1	4	6	Squad
1989	Did not qualify
1990	Abandoned ^{[n 1]}		2	1	1	0	4	2	Squad
1991	Round 1	5th	3	1	1	1	4	2	Squad
1992	Third place	3rd	5	2	1	2	10	6	Squad
1993	Champions	1st	5	3	2	0	8	3	Squad
1994	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	1	1	12	10	Squad
1995	Did not qualify
1996	Third place	3rd	5	2	1	2	6	4	Squad
1997	Round 1	5th	2	1	0	1	2	3	Squad
1998	Round 1	5th	3	1	0	2	7	8	Squad
1999	Did not qualify
2001	Third place	3rd	5	3	0	2	6	8	Squad
2005	Did not qualify
2007	Round 1	6th	3	1	0	2	4	8	Squad
2008	Did not qualify
2010	Round 1	7th	3	0	1	2	1	3	Squad
2012	Fourth place	4th	5	2	2	1	5	3	Squad
2014	Round 1	6th	3	1	1	1	3	4	Squad
2017	Fourth place	4th	2	0	0	2	1	3	Squad
Total	3 Titles	17/25	57	25	13	19	83	70	—

^ 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.

Honours

Regional

CFU Championship/Caribbean Cup
- Champions (3): 1983, 1985, 1993
- Runners-up (1): 1994

Other titles

Coupe de l'Outre-Mer
- Champions (1): 2010
- Runners-up (2): 2008, 2012

Notes

^ Martinique will play their home match against Guadeloupe at Stade Roger Zami in Le Gosier (Guadeloupe) instead of the originally scheduled stadium Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France due to security reasons related to the 2024 social unrest in Martinique.^[5]^[6]^[7]

References

^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
^ "Allez Matinino!". Ligue de Football de la Martinique (in French). 18 August 2010. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
^ "Matinino en Présentation". Bondamanjak (in French). 8 September 2010. Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
^ "Guatemala 3-1 Martinique (Sep 5, 2024) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
^ CONCACAF [@CNationsLeague] (12 October 2024). "The League A (Group B) match between Martinique and Guadeloupe..." (Tweet). Retrieved 13 October 2024 – via Twitter.
^ "Changement de lieu pour le match retour du Derby des Antilles" [Change of venue for the return leg of the Antilles Derby] (in French). Ligue de football de la Martinique. 13 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024 – via Facebook.
^ Boutrin, Christian (13 October 2024). "CONCACAF : Le match retour entre la Guadeloupe et la Martinique se fera au Gosier" [CONCACAF : The return match between Guadeloupe and Martinique will be played in Le Gosier] (in French). Radio Caraïbes International. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
^ "Facebook". 9 October 2024.
^ "Martinique vs. Guadeloupe". 15 October 2024.
^ "Martinique". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
^ 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 (in French)
Team profile on national-football-teams.com

[1990cup-13] 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.

[Haiti_v_Cuba-8] Martinique will play their home match against Guadeloupe at Stade Roger Zami in Le Gosier (Guadeloupe) instead of the originally scheduled stadium Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France due to security reasons related to the 2024 social unrest in Martinique.^[5]^[6]^[7]

[World_Football_Elo_Ratings-1] Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.

[2] "Allez Matinino!". Ligue de Football de la Martinique (in French). 18 August 2010. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2017.

[3] "Matinino en Présentation". Bondamanjak (in French). 8 September 2010. Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2010.

[4] "Guatemala 3-1 Martinique (Sep 5, 2024) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 6 September 2024.

[5] CONCACAF [@CNationsLeague] (12 October 2024). "The League A (Group B) match between Martinique and Guadeloupe..." (Tweet). Retrieved 13 October 2024 – via Twitter.

[6] "Changement de lieu pour le match retour du Derby des Antilles" [Change of venue for the return leg of the Antilles Derby] (in French). Ligue de football de la Martinique. 13 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024 – via Facebook.

[7] Boutrin, Christian (13 October 2024). "CONCACAF : Le match retour entre la Guadeloupe et la Martinique se fera au Gosier" [CONCACAF : The return match between Guadeloupe and Martinique will be played in Le Gosier] (in French). Radio Caraïbes International. Retrieved 13 October 2024.

[9] "Facebook". 9 October 2024.

[10] "Martinique vs. Guadeloupe". 15 October 2024.

[11] "Martinique". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2022.

[12] It is unsure if the tournament was completed, but some sources state that Trinidad and Tobago defeated Martinique 3–0 in the final.

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v t e Martinique national football team
General	History
Venues	Stade d'Honneur de Dillon
Statistics	Results Records CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup	1993 2002 2003 2013 2017 2019 2021 2023
CFU Championship / Caribbean Cup	1983 1985 1988 1991 1992 1993 1994 1996 1997 1998 2001 2007 2010 2012 2014 2017
Coupe de l'Outre-Mer	2008 2010 2012

v t e Caribbean Football Union
Associations	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bermuda British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic French Guiana Grenada Guadeloupe Guyana Haiti Jamaica Martinique Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Martin Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sint Maarten Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands United States Virgin Islands
National and regional teams	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bermuda British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic French Guiana Grenada Guadeloupe Guyana Haiti Jamaica Martinique Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Martin Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sint Maarten Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands United States Virgin Islands
Competitions for national and regional teams	Caribbean Cup CFU U-20 Tournament CFU U-15 Championship CFU Olympic Qualifiers CFU Women's Caribbean Cup CFU Women's U-20 CFU Women's U-17 Qualifiers CFU Women's Olympic Qualifiers CFU Championship (defunct)
Club competitions	CFU Club Championship Caribbean Professional Football League (defunct)

v t e National and regional football teams of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)
North America	Canada Mexico United States
Central America	Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama
Caribbean	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bermuda¹ Bonaire³ British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic French Guiana^{2 3} Grenada Guadeloupe³ Guyana² Haiti Jamaica Martinique³ Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Martin³ Sint Maarten³ Suriname² Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands U.S. Virgin Islands
Defunct	Netherlands Antilles
1: Inside the North American zone, but CFU member. 2: South American region, but affiliated to CONCACAF and CFU. 3: Full or associate CONCACAF member, but non-FIFA member.