| Nickname(s) | Les Étalons (The Stallions) Les faucons pèlerins (The Peregrine Falcons) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Burkinabé Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Brama Traoré | ||
| Captain | Bertrand Traoré | ||
| Most caps | Charles Kaboré (102) | ||
| Top scorer | Moumouni Dagano (34)[1] | ||
| Home stadium | Stade du 4-Août | ||
| FIFA code | BFA | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 62  1 (24 October 2024)[2] | ||
| Highest | 35 (April–May 2017) | ||
| Lowest | 127 (December 1993) | ||
| First international | |||
 Upper Volta 5–4 Gabon  (Tananarive, Madagascar; 14 April 1960) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Upper Volta 5–1 Liberia  (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire; 27 December 1961)  Burkina Faso 4–0 Mozambique  (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; 7 June 2003) Burkina Faso 4–0 Namibia  (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; 26 March 2011) Burkina Faso 4–0 Ethiopia  (Nelspruit, South Africa; 25 January 2013) Burkina Faso 4–0 Niger  (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; 23 March 2013) Burkina Faso 5–1 Swaziland  (Nelspruit, South Africa; 10 January 2015) Burkina Faso 4–0 Cape Verde  (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; 14 November 2017)  Djibouti 0–4 Burkina Faso (Marrakesh, Morocco; 8 October 2021) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Algeria 7–0 Upper Volta (Oran, Algeria; 30 August 1981) | |||
| Africa Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 13 (first in 1978) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2013) | ||
The Burkina Faso national football team (French: Équipe de football du Burkina Faso) represents Burkina Faso in men's international football and is controlled by the Burkinabé Football Federation. They were known as the Upper Volta national football team until 1984, when Upper Volta became Burkina Faso. They finished fourth in the 1998 Africa Cup of Nations, when they hosted the tournament. Their best ever finish in the tournament was the 2013 edition, reaching the final.
- ^ Mamrud, Roberto; Stokkermans, Karel. "Players with 100+ Caps and 30+ International Goals". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2011-06-28. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.