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The Congo DR national football team, nicknamed The Leopards, is the national team of the Democratic Republic of Congo and is controlled by the Fédération Congolaise de Football-Association. In 1974 when Congo DR was known as Zaire between (1971-1997) they were the first black African team to qualify for the World Cup.
The team won two African Nations Cups: one as Congo DR (or Congo-Kinshasa) in 1968 and one as Zaire in 1974.
In 2006 the team was close to qualifying for its 2nd World Cup appearance after they finished 2nd, and 5 points behind leaders Ghana in qualifying.
[edit] Congo DR Football Achievements
- Central African Games : 1 Time Champion
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- African Nations Cup : 2 Time Champion
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- World Cup Appearance(s) : 1 Time
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[edit] World Cup record
- 1930 to 1966 - Did not enter
- 1970 - Entry not accepted by FIFA (as Zaire)
- 1974 - Round 1 (as Zaire)
- 1978 - Withdrew (as Zaire)
- 1982 - Did not qualify (as Zaire)
- 1986 - Did not enter (as Zaire)
- 1990 to 2006 - Did not qualify (three as Zaire)
[edit] African Nations Cup record
- 1957 to 1963 - Did not enter
- 1965 - Round 1
- 1968 - Champions
- 1970 - Round 1
- 1972 - Fourth place (as Zaire)
- 1974 - Champions (as Zaire)
- 1976 - Round 1 (as Zaire)
- 1978 - Did not enter
- 1980 - Did not qualify
- 1982 - Did not qualify
- 1984 - Withdrew
- 1986 - Did not qualify
- 1988 - Round 1 (as Zaire)
- 1990 - Did not qualify
- 1992 - Quarterfinals (as Zaire)
- 1994 - Quarterfinals (as Zaire)
- 1996 - Quarterfinals (as Zaire)
- 1998 - Third place (started qualification as Zaire)
- 2000 - Round 1
- 2002 - Quarterfinals
- 2004 - Round 1
- 2006 - Quarterfinals
- 2008 - Did not qualify
[edit] Notable players
[edit] Current squad
The following players were called for 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification in June 2008.
[edit] Recent Call Ups 2008
[edit] Recent Call Ups
[edit] Goalkeepers
[edit] Defenders
[edit] Midfielders
[edit] Forwards
[edit] Famous Coaches
[edit] Famous Former players
[edit] Trivia
- Facing a free-kick 25 yards out during the 1974 World Cup finals match against Brazil, defender Mwepu Llunga, upon hearing the referee blow his whistle, ran out of the Zaire wall and booted the ball upfield, for which he received a yellow card. This was voted the 17th greatest World Cup moment in a Channel 4 poll [1].
[edit] External links
Patrice Neveu
Belgian Congo 3-2 Northern Rhodesia 
Congo DR 6 - 0 Mauritania 
Zaire 3-0 Sudan 
Congo 1-0 Congo DR 
Congo DR 10 - 1 Zambia 
Yugoslavia 9 - 0 Zaire 
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