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| Nickname(s) | Tubarões Azuis (Blue Sharks)[1] Crioulos (Creoles) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Federação Caboverdiana de Futebol (FCF) | |||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | |||
| Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | |||
| Head coach | Bubista | |||
| Captain | Ryan Mendes | |||
| Most caps | Ryan Mendes (81) | |||
| Top scorer | Ryan Mendes (20)[2] | |||
| Home stadium | Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde | |||
| FIFA code | CPV | |||
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| FIFA ranking | ||||
| Current | 72  7 (24 October 2024)[3] | |||
| Highest | 27 (February 2014) | |||
| Lowest | 182 (April 2000) | |||
| First international | ||||
 Cape Verde 0–1 Guinea  (Guinea-Bissau; 19 April 1978) | ||||
| Biggest win | ||||
 Cape Verde 7–1 São Tomé and Príncipe  (Praia, Cape Verde; 13 June 2015)  Liechtenstein 0–6 Cape Verde (San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain; 25 March 2022) | ||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||
 Senegal 5–1 Cape Verde (Mali; 12 February 1981) Cape Verde 0–4 Ghana  (Praia, Cape Verde; 8 October 2005) Guinea 4–0 Cape Verde (Conakry, Guinea; 9 September 2007)  Burkina Faso 4–0 Cape Verde (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; 14 November 2017)  Algeria
5–1 Cape Verde (Constantine, Algeria; 12 October 2023) | ||||
| Africa Cup of Nations | ||||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2013) | |||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (2013, 2023) | |||
The Cape Verde national football team (Portuguese: Seleção nacional de futebol de Cabo Verde; recognized as Cabo Verde by FIFA[5]) represents Cape Verde in men's international football, and is controlled by the Cape Verdean Football Federation. The team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, but has qualified for four Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, in 2013, 2015, 2021 and 2023. The team achieved their best result in 2023 after making it past the first round of the knockout stage.
- ^ "Conheça as alcunhas das 16 seleções finalistas" [Meet the nicknames of the 16 finalists]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 2 February 2013. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ^ Mamrud, Roberto; Stokkermans, Karel. "Players with 100+ Caps and 30+ International Goals". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Cabo Verde". FIFA. Retrieved 4 August 2023.