New Caledonia national football team

The New Caledonian Football Federation, although created in 1928,[3] did not join FIFA or the OFC until 2004, becoming the 205th member of the former.

Previously the New Caledonian selection, due to the attachment of local institutions to the French Football Federation, could only line up during friendly matches or regional competitions, such as the Pacific Games, as well as the Oceania Football Cup, but only as a guest.

The Cagous distinguished themselves during these competitions, winning the Pacific Games on several occasions, and finishing in third place, during the first two editions of the Oceania Cup.

After failing to qualify for the 2004 OFC Nations Cup, the New Caledonian Football Federation hired Didier Chambaron as the team's new coach. During the 2007 South Pacific Games in Apia, the Cagous were placed in group A and won over their great rival Tahiti (1–0), this meeting was the first of the playoffs for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. They then won against Tuvalu and the Cook Islands (1–0) and (3–0). For their last group match, they draw against Fiji (1–1). The New Caledonians finished second in their group, and then beat the Solomon Islands (3–2), then in the final won the trophy against Fiji (1–0).

The Pacific Games football tournament serving as the first qualifying round for the World Cup in South Africa, the team found themselves qualified for the second round, where New Zealand blocked their way by taking first place. The Cagous however finish second in front of Fiji and Vanuatu.

In May 2011, the selection faced Reunion twice in Nouméa, matches counting for the preparation of the games of the islands of the Indian Ocean in the Seychelles of the Reunionese. The New Caledonians lost both matches. However, a few months later, during the 2011 Pacific Games, New Caledonia won in the final against the Solomon Islands, with the score of (2–0), after a victory against Tahiti (3–1).

In June 2012, on the occasion of the Oceania Nations Cup, the Cagous succeeded in beating New Zealand in the semi-finals, with a score of 2–0 (goals from Bertrand Kai and Georges Gope-Fenepej), but failed in the final against their Tahitian rivals (1–0). Nevertheless, the competition serving as a second qualifying round for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, New Caledonia found itself, along with Tahiti and the semi-finalists New Zealand and the Solomon Islands qualified for the next round.

A historical sporting rivalry exists between the two French Pacific overseas collectivities, New Caledonia and Tahiti. They compete regularly in regional and, since 2006, international competitions. In 2012, Tahiti led the number of titles won (1 Oceania Nations Cup, 5 gold medals at the South Pacific Games, 2 at the South Pacific mini-games, against 6 gold at the South Pacific Games for New Caledonia. As of their last match in 2018, out of the 62 matches played since 1953, the New Caledonia has 28 wins against 25 for Tahiti and 9 draws.[4]

Givova are the current kit provider for the national team since 2022. As of 2012, the national team's home kit is a grey jersey with red shorts and red socks. The away kit is a red jersey with red shorts and white socks.

Kit supplier	Period
Puma	2004–2006[5]
Nike	2010–2012
Erreà	2013–2017
Kappa	2017–2019
Select	2020–2021
Givova	2022–

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

Tahiti  v  New Caledonia

20 March Friendly Match	Tahiti	0–2	New Caledonia	Pirae, Tahiti
20:00 UTC−10		Report	Xowi 69' Rokuad 88'	Stadium: Stade Pater Te Hono Nui

Tahiti  v  New Caledonia

24 March Friendly Match	Tahiti	2–1	New Caledonia	Pirae, Tahiti
	Tinirauarii 30', 76'	Report	Xowi 33'	Stadium: Stade Pater Te Hono Nui

New Caledonia  v  Vanuatu

8 October 2023 MSG Prime Minister's Cup	New Caledonia	4–0	Vanuatu	Nouméa, New Caledonia
17:00 UTC+11:00				Stadium: Stade Numa-Daly Magenta

Papua New Guinea  v  New Caledonia

11 October 2023 MSG Prime Minister's Cup	Papua New Guinea	1–3	New Caledonia	Koné, New Caledonia
16:00 UTC+11:00				Stadium: Stade Yoshida

Solomon Islands  v  New Caledonia

14 October 2023 MSG Prime Minister's Cup	Solomon Islands	1–0	New Caledonia	Nouméa, New Caledonia
17:00 UTC+11:00				Stadium: Stade Numa-Daly Magenta

As of 23 March 2023[7]

Players in bold are still active with New Caledonia.

Up to matches played on 21 September 2022.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	WPCT
American Samoa	4	4	0	0	33	0	+33	100.00
Australia	4	0	0	4	1	23	−22	0.00
Bulgaria	1	0	0	1	3	5	−2	0.00
Cook Islands	4	4	0	0	32	0	+32	100.00
Estonia	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0.00
Micronesia	1	1	0	0	18	0	+18	100.00
Fiji	38	12	5	21	68	75	−7	31.58
Guadeloupe	2	0	1	1	1	5	−4	0.00
Guam	3	3	0	0	37	1	+36	100.00
Malaysia	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	0.00
Martinique	3	0	1	2	1	7	−6	0.00
Mauritius	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	0.00
Mayotte	2	1	0	1	3	4	−1	50.00
New Zealand	33	11	2	20	46	71	−25	33.33
Papua New Guinea	18	12	2	4	49	16	+33	66.67
Réunion	2	0	0	2	3	7	−4	0.00
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	1	1	0	0	16	1	+15	100.00
Samoa[lower-alpha 1]	4	4	0	0	29	0	+29	100.00
Solomon Islands	26	14	2	10	53	30	+23	53.85
Tahiti	62	26	14	22	105	76	+29	41.94
Tonga	5	5	0	0	36	2	+34	100.00
Tuvalu	5	4	0	1	32	2	+30	80.00
Vanuatu[lower-alpha 2]	38	23	7	8	97	45	+52	60.53
Wallis and Futuna	3	3	0	0	19	1	+18	100.00
Total	262	128	35	99	685	377	+308	48.85

• OFC Nations Cup
  • Runner-up (2): 2008, 2012
  • Third place (2): 1973, 1980
• Pacific Games
  • Champions (7): 1963, 1969, 1971, 1987, 2007

, 2011, 2015

• • Runner-up (4): 1966, 1987, 2003, 2019
  • Third place (2): 1983, 1991

• New Caledonian Football Federation
• New Caledonia at OFC
• New Caledonia at FIFA