Mauritius national football team

Mauritius
Nickname(s)Club M
Les Dodos (The Dodos)
AssociationLasosiasion foutborl Moris
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCOSAFA (Southern Africa)
Head coachGuillaume Moullec
CaptainKevin Jean-Louis
Most capsHenri Speville (72)
Top scorerDaniel Imbert (17)
Home stadiumStade George V
FIFA codeMRI
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 178 Increase 1 (19 September 2024)[1]
Highest112 (December 1992)
Lowest197 (November 2013)
First international
 Mauritius 2–1 Réunion Réunion
(Madagascar; Date Unknown 1947)
Biggest win
 Mauritius 15–2 Réunion Réunion
(Madagascar; Date Unknown 1950)
Biggest defeat
 Egypt 7–0 Mauritius 
(Port Said, Egypt; 8 June 2003)
 Seychelles 7–0 Mauritius 
(Witbank, South Africa; 19 July 2008)
 Senegal 7–0 Mauritius 
(Dakar, Senegal; 9 October 2010)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances1 (first in 1974)
Best resultGroup stage (1974)
COSAFA Cup
Appearances16 (first in 2000)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2001, 2004)

The Mauritius national football team (Morisyen: Lekip nasional foutborl Moris), nicknamed Club M and Les Dodos (The Dodos), is the national team of Mauritius. They are overseen by the Mauritius Football Association, which is a member of FIFA, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA). The head coach is Guillaume Moullec.

Their most significant achievements are qualification for the 1974 African Cup of Nations, and winning the Indian Ocean Island Games football tournament in 1985 and 2003. They have also been a finalist in this competition in 1990, 2011 and 2019.

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  2. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.