| Nickname(s) | Les Gwada Boys (The Gwada Boys) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Association | Ligue guadeloupéenne de football | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sub-confederation | CFU (Caribbean) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Jocelyn Angloma[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Captain | Ronan Hauterville | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Most caps | Jean-Luc Lambourde (65) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Top scorer | Dominique Mocka (17) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Home stadium | Stade René Serge Nabajoth | ||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA code | GLP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| First international | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Martinique 6–0 Guadeloupe (Martinique; unknown date 1934) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Biggest win | |||||||||||||||||||||
Unofficial Guadeloupe 13–0 Saint Pierre and Miquelon  (Versailles, France; 22 September 2012) Official Guadeloupe 11–0 U.S. Virgin Islands  (Port-au-Prince, Haiti; 12 April 2001) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Biggest defeat | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Martinique 6–0 Guadeloupe (Martinique; unknown date 1934)  Martinique 8–2 Guadeloupe (Martinique; unknown date 1975)  Curaçao 6–0 Guadeloupe (Willemstad, Curaçao; 19 November 2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gold Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Third place (2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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The Guadeloupe national football team (French: Sélection de la Guadeloupe de football) represents the French overseas department and region of Guadeloupe in men's international football. The team is controlled by the Ligue guadeloupéenne de football (English: Guadeloupean League of Football), a local branch of French Football Federation (French: Fédération Française de Football).
As an overseas department of the French Republic, Guadeloupe is an integral part of France and is not a member of FIFA and is therefore not eligible to enter the FIFA World Cup or any competition organized first-hand by the organization. Guadeloupeans, being French citizens, are eligible to play for the France national football team. Guadeloupe is, however, a member of CONCACAF and the CFU and is eligible for all competitions organized by both the organizations. Indeed, according to the status of the FFF (article 34, paragraph 6): "[...]Under the control of related continental confederations, and with the agreement of the FFF, those leagues can organize international sport events at a regional level or set up teams in order to participate to them."
Guadeloupe's highest honor to date was reaching the final at the 2010 Caribbean Championship where they were defeated by Jamaica on penalties. In the CONCACAF Gold Cup, Guadeloupe reached the semi-finals in 2007. The team performed well in the group stage defeating Canada and drawing with Haiti. In the knockout stage of the competition, Guadeloupe eliminated Honduras in the quarterfinals. In the semi-finals, Guadeloupe lost to Mexico 1–0.
The regional team also participated in the Caribbean Cup and the Coupe de l'Outre-Mer. Guadeloupe did not win either competition before they became defunct (2017 and 2013 respectively).
- ^ "Angloma appointed Guadeloupe head coach". concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 29 December 2017. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.