Congo national football team
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| Nickname(s) | Diables Rouges (Red Devils) |
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| Association | Fédération Congolaise de Football |
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| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach |  Ivica Todorov |
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| Home stadium | Stade de la Revolution | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA code | CGO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA ranking | 110 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 79 (April 2007, March 2008) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 139 (April 1996) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elo ranking | 98 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| First international | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Middle Congo 4 - 1 Réunion (Madagascar; 13 April 1960) |
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| Biggest win | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Congo 11 - 0 São Tomé and Príncipe  (Gabon; 7 July 1976) |
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| Malagasy Republic 8 - 1 Middle Congo (Madagascar; 19 April 1960) |
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| Appearances | 6 (First in 1968) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Winners, 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Congo national football team, nicknamed Diables Rouges (Red Devils), is the national team of the Republic of the Congo and is controlled by the Fédération Congolaise de Football. They have never qualified for the World Cup, but did win the African Nations Cup in 1972. They also won the All-Africa Games football tournament in 1965.
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[edit] Congo Football Achievements
- CEMAC Cup :
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- 1 Time Champion (2007)
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- UDEAC Championship :
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- 1 Time Champion (1990)
- 2 Times Runners-up
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- Central African Games :
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- 2 Times Runners-up
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[edit] World Cup record
- 1930 to 1962 - Did not enter
- 1966 - Entry not accepted by FIFA
- 1970 - Did not enter
- 1974 to 1978 - Did not qualify
- 1982 to 1990 - Did not enter
- 1994 to 2006 - Did not qualify
[edit] African Nations Cup record
- 1957 to 1965 - Did not enter
- 1968 - Round 1
- 1970 - Did not enter
- 1972 - Champions
- 1974 - Fourth place
- 1976 - Did not qualify
- 1978 - Round 1
- 1980 to 1988 - Did not qualify
- 1990 - Did not enter
- 1992 - Quarterfinals
- 1994 to 1998 - Did not qualify
- 2000 - Round 1
- 2002 to 2008 - Did not qualify
[edit] Current squad
(May, 2007)
[edit] Goalkeepers
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[edit] Defenders
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[edit] Midfielders
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[edit] Forwards
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