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| Nickname(s) | Lions de la Téranga English: Lions of Teranga | ||
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| Association | Fédération Sénégalaise de Football (FSF) | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Pape Thiaw (caretaker) | ||
| Captain | Kalidou Koulibaly | ||
| Most caps | Idrissa Gueye (117) | ||
| Top scorer | Sadio Mané (46) | ||
| Home stadium | Diamniadio Olympic Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | SEN | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 20  1 (24 October 2024)[1] | ||
| Highest | 17 (Feb–April 2024) | ||
| Lowest | 99 (June 2013) | ||
| First international | |||
Pre-independence: British Gambia 1–2 French Senegal .svg){kind=small} (The Gambia; 1959) Post-independence:  Dahomey 3–2 Senegal  (31 December 1961) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Senegal 10–1 Mauritania  (Dakar, Senegal; 28 September 1972) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Guinea 5–0 Senegal (Guinea; 6 March 1966) Guinea 5–0 Senegal (Conakry, Guinea; 23 August 2017) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2002) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (2002) | ||
| Africa Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 17 (first in 1965) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2021) | ||
| African Nations Championship | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2009) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2022) | ||
| Amílcar Cabral Cup | |||
| Appearances | 19 (first in 1979) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 2001) | ||
Medal record | |||
The Senegal national football team (French: Équipe de football du Senegal), nicknamed Les Lions de la Teranga (meaning: The Lions of Teranga), represents Senegal in international association football and is operated by the Senegalese Football Federation.
One of Africa's most famous national football teams, Senegal reached the quarter-finals of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the second team from Africa to do so (after Cameroon in 1990). They managed to upset defending world champions France, finish second in their group, and beat Sweden in extra time in the round of 16, before losing to Turkey in the quarter-finals.
Senegal's first appearance in the Africa Cup of Nations was in 1965, when they lost 1–0 to Ivory Coast for fourth place. They hosted the 1992 African Cup of Nations, where they made it to the quarter-finals, and finished as runners-up in both 2002 and 2019. Senegal would finally win their first AFCON title in 2021, defeating Egypt in the final on penalties following a 0–0 draw after extra time.
Along with Norway, Senegal is one of very few national football teams never to have lost against Brazil, having one win and one draw in friendly matches.[3]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Brazil national football team: record v Senegal". 11v11.com. Retrieved 23 September 2023.