Martinique national football team

Martinique

Nickname(s)	Les Matinino
Association	Ligue de football de la Martinique
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Head coach	Guy-Michel Nisas
Asst coach	Mario Bocaly
Captain	Patrick Percin
Top scorer	Patrick Percin (19)
Home stadium	Stade d'Honneur de Dillon
FIFA code	MTQ
Elo ranking	109
Home colours Away colours
First international
Barbados_3–2_Martinique  Barbados 3–2 Martinique  (Martinique; February 11, 1931)
Biggest win
Martinique 7–0 Puerto Rico  (Guadeloupe; 1969)  Martinique 7–0 Dominica  (Martinique; May 4, 1997)  Martinique 7–0 Cayman Islands  (Sint Marteen; April 1, 1992)
Biggest defeat
Mexico 9–0 Martinique  (Mexico City, Mexico; July 11, 1993)
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Appearances	3 (First in 1993)
Best result	Quarter-finals, 2002

The Martinique national football team (French: Équipe de la Martinique de football) represents the French overseas department and region of Martinique in international football. The team is controlled by the Ligue de Football de la Martinique (English: Martinique Football League), a local branch of French Football Federation (French: Fédération Française de Football). On 7 August 2010, the national team adopted the nickname Les Matinino, which pays tribute to the history of the island.^[1][2] Martinique are the current champions of the Coupe de l'Outre-Mer.^[3]

As an overseas department of the French Republic, Martinique 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. Martiniquais, being French citizens, are eligible to play for the France national football team. Martinique is, however, a member of CONCACAF and CFU and is eligible for all competitions organized by both 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." A special rule of the CONCACAF Gold Cup only allows players to join the team if they have not played for France during the past five years. On the other side, any player joining Martinique is allowed to join the France national team after-wards without any time restrictions.

Martinique's highest honor to date was winning the 2010 Coupe de l'Outre-Mer. The team defeated Réunion 5–3 on penalties to claim the title. Martinique won the Caribbean Cup in 1993 and also was a three-time winner of the CFU Championship, a precursor to the Caribbean Cup. The national team has participated in three CONCACAF Gold Cups and its best finish in the competition was in 2002 when the team reached the quarterfinals where they lost to Canada 6–5 on penalties.

Coaching staff

As of 4 October 2010.^[4]

Position	Name	Nationality
Manager	Guy-Michel Nisas	French
Assistant manager	Mario Bocaly	French
Goalkeeper coach	Jean-Claude Fondelot	French
Doctor	Ludovic Alhinvi	French
Kinesiotherapy	Marc Gino	French
Managing Director	Jocelyn Germe	French

Players

Current squad

The following players have been named squad to participate in the 2010 Caribbean Championship.^[5]

Caps and goals as of 3 December 2010, after the match against Trinidad and Tobago.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK David Francillette – – Samaritaine 24 GK Eddy Heurlie 27 December 1977 (1977-12-27) (age 33) 45 0 Bélimois 3 DF Sébastien Crétinoir 12 February 1986 (1986-02-12) (age 25) 9 0 Club Colonial 4 DF Daniel Hérelle 17 October 1988 (1988-10-17) (age 23) 24 0 Club Colonial 6 DF Johan Deluge 18 February 1987 (1987-02-18) (age 24) 22 0 Emulation 11 DF Ludovic Clément 5 December 1976 (1976-12-05) (age 34) 8 1 Unattached 12 DF Stéphane Suédile 14 April 1983 (1983-04-14) (age 28) 25 0 Club Franciscain 13 DF Frantz-Manuel Vulcain 0 0 Aiglon 7 MF Steeve Gustan 26 January 1985 (1985-01-26) (age 26) 23 1 Club Franciscain 8 MF Rodrigue Audel 15 September 1985 (1985-09-15) (age 26) 18 2 Diamantinoise 14 MF Fabrice Reuperné 18 September 1975 (1975-09-18) (age 36) 14 1 Golden Star 15 MF Rodrigue César 14 April 1988 (1988-04-14) (age 23) 3 0 Istres 18 MF Gaëtan Sidney 13 May 1990 (1990-05-13) (age 21) 3 0 Nancy 19 MF Livaye Aliker 1 0 Aiglon 20 MF Sébastien Carole 2 September 1982 (1982-09-02) (age 29) 2 0 NISA 21 MF Jérémy Mongis 0 0 Rivière-Pilote 5 FW Patrick Percin 18 December 1976 (1976-12-18) (age 34) 50 15 Bélimois 9 FW Manuel Mencé 12 September 1987 (1987-09-12) (age 24) 3 0 Rivière-Pilote 10 FW José-Thierry Goron 1 April 1977 (1977-04-01) (age 34) 36 12 Case-Pilote 17 FW Kévin Parsemain 13 February 1988 (1988-02-13) (age 23) 12 3 Rivière-Pilote

Recent call-ups

Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club Latest Call-up GK Emmanuel Vermignon 20 January 1989 (1989-01-20) (age 22) 0 0 Club Franciscain v. Training camp, 19 November 2010 GK Loïc Chauvet 0 0 Case-Pilote v.  Grenada, 30 May 2010 DF Jacky Berdix 0 0 Case-Pilote Training camp, 19 November 2010 DF Olivier Attély 0 0 Diamantinoise Training camp, 19 November 2010 DF Stéphane Abaul 1 0 Club Franciscain v.  Réunion, 2 October 2010 DF Wilson Nattes 0 0 Aiglon v.  Grenada, 30 May 2010 DF Nicolas Zaïre 1 0 Rivière-Pilote v.  Grenada, 30 May 2010 DF Jean-Gil Montgérand 1 0 Rivière-Pilote v.  Grenada, 30 May 2010 MF Karl Vitulin 4 1 Samaritaine Training camp, 19 November 2010 MF Lionel Ravi 3 0 Golden Lion Training camp, 19 November 2010 MF Manuel Pontat 0 0 Saint-Joseph Training camp, 19 November 2010 MF Steeven Borval 0 0 Basse-Pointe Training camp, 19 November 2010 MF Thierry Fondelot 19 June 1970 (1970-06-19) (age 41) 3 0 Aiglon v.  Réunion, 2 October 2010 MF Hugues Alcindor 2 0 Assaut v.  Réunion, 2 October 2010 MF Mickaël Chrosrova 14 June 1987 (1987-06-14) (age 24) 5 0 New Club v.  Tahiti, 23 September 2010 MF Romain Bannais 0 0 Case-Pilote v.  Grenada, 30 May 2010 FW Thierry Honoré 3 0 Thierry Honoré Training camp, 19 November 2010 FW Grégory Pastel 0 0 Rivière-Pilote Training camp, 19 November 2010 FW Ulrick Cilis 3 1 Réveil-Sportif v.  Grenada, 30 May 2010 FW Kévin Joseph-Louis 8 2 Case-Pilote v.  Grenada, 30 May 2010 FW Josué Joseph-Rose 1 0 Essor-Préchotain v.  Grenada, 30 May 2010

Previous squads

CONCACAF Gold Cup squads 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup squads – Martinique 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup squads – Martinique

Caribbean Championship 2010 Caribbean Championship – Martinique

Results

2010 Coupe de l'Outre-Mer

23 September 2010 Group Stage	Martinique	4 – 1	Tahiti	Parc des Sports des Maisons Rouges, Bry-sur-Marne
18:30 CET	Audel  44' Percin  48', 82' Parsemain  60'	Report	27' Li Fung Kee	Referee: Stephane Panont (Île-de-France)

26 September 2010 Group Stage	New Caledonia	0 – 4	Martinique	Stade Henri-Longuet, Viry-Châtillon
15:00 CET		Report	41', 90+2' Percin  51' Gustan  57' Vitulin	Referee: Stephane Tetauira (French Polynesia)

29 September 2010 Group Stage	Guadeloupe	2 – 0	Martinique	Stade Louison Bobet, Le Plessis-Trévise
20:00 CET	Lambourde  20' Moka  90+3'	Report		Referee: David Hoarau (Réunion)

2 October 2010 Final	Réunion	0 – 0 3 – 5 pen.	Martinique	Stade Dominique Duvauchelle, Créteil
17:00 CET		Report		Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (Nord-Pas-de-Calais)

2010 Caribbean Cup

26 November 2010 Group Stage	Martinique	1 – 1	Grenada	Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France
20:30 CET	Goron  79' (pen.)	Report	Bain  29'	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Raymond Bogle (Jamaica)

28 November 2010 Group Stage	Martinique	0 – 1	Cuba	Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France
18:30 CET		Report	Márquez  28'	Attendance: 500 Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)

30 November 2010 Group Stage	Martinique	0 – 1	Trinidad and Tobago	Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France
20:30 CET		Report	Hector  47'	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)

Last updated: 3 December 2010

Competitive record

Gold Cup record

Martinique has participated in three of the ten CONCACAF Gold Cups contested. The team's first appearance in the competition was in 1993. The team was eliminated in the first round, however, not without procuring its first point in the competition after earning a 2–2 draw against Canada. Martinique's next appearance in the competition came in 2002. The team achieved its best performance reaching the quarterfinals where they lost to Canada 6–5 on penalties. The following year, Martinique appeared in the competition again, however, the team departed the tournament without scoring a goal.

CONCACAF Gold Cup record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1991	Did not qualify
1993	Group Stage	8th	3	0	1	2	3	14
1996 to 2000	Did not qualify
2002	Quarter final	6th	3	1	1	1	2	3
2003	Group stage	12th	2	0	0	2	0	3
2005 to 2011	Did not qualify
Total		3/11	8	1	2	5	5	20

Caribbean Cup record

Martinique have appeared in 12 Caribbean Cups. The national team is one of four teams to have won the competition. Martinique won their first and only Caribbean Cup title in 1993. The tournament was played in Jamaica and Martinique defeated the hosts 6–5 on penalties in the final match. The following year, Martinique finished runner-up to Trinidad and Tobago. The team has finished in third place on three occasions in 1992, 1996, and 2001.

Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1989	Did not qualify
1991	Round 1	5th	3	1	1	1	4	2
1992	Third Place	3rd	5	2	1	2	10	6
1993	Champions	1st	5	3	2	0	8	3
1994	Runner-Ups	2nd	5	3	1	1	12	10
1995	Did not qualify
1996	Third Place	3rd	5	2	1	2	6	4
1997	Round 1	5th	2	1	0	1	2	3
1998	Round 1	5th	3	1	0	2	7	8
1999	Did not qualify
2001	Third Place	3rd	5	3	0	2	6	8
2005	Round 1	—	4	1	2	1	5	3
2007	Round 1	6th	3	1	0	2	4	8
2008	Did not qualify
2010	Round 1	7th	3	0	1	2	1	3
Total	12/15	1 Title	43	18	9	16	65	58

Coupe de l'Outre-Mer record

Martinique has participated in both editions of the Coupe de l'Outre-Mer, which was established in 2008. In the first edition, the team finished runner-up to the champions Réunion losing 1–0 in the final. In 2010, Martinique was its first Coupe de l'Outre-Mer defeated the defending champions Réunion 5–3 on penalties at the Stade Dominique Duvauchelle in Créteil.

Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2008	Runner-Ups	2nd	4	2	1	1	3	2
2010	Champions	1st	4	2	1	1	8	3
Total	2/2	1 Title	8	4	2	2	11	5

CFU Championship record

From 1978–1985, Martinique participated in the CFU Championship, a precursor to the Caribbean Cup. Of the six championships played, Martinique featured three final rounds. Les Matinino won the competition twice in 1983 and 1985.

Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1978	Did not qualify
1979
1981
1983	Champions	1st	3	2	1	0	5	1
1985	Champions	1st	3	2	1	0	5	2
1988[6]	Runner-Ups	2nd	–	–	–	–	–	–
Total	3/6	2 Titles	6	4	2	0	10	3

*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.

**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won. Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Honours

• Caribbean Cup:
  • Winners (1): 1993

• Coupe de l'Outre-Mer:
  • Winners (1): 2010

• CFU Championship:
  • Winners (2): 1983, 1985

References

1. ^ "Allez Matinino!" (in French). Ligue de Football de la Martinique. 18 August 2010. http://liguefoot-martinique.fff.fr/cg/9300/www/selections/602275.shtml. Retrieved 4 October 2010. 
2. ^ "Matinino en Présentation" (in French). Bondamanjak. 8 September 2010. http://www.bondamanjak.com/martinique/28-a-la-une/10216-matinino-en-presentation.html. Retrieved 4 October 2010. 
3. ^ "Victoire de La Martinique!" (in French). French Football Federation. 2 October 2010. http://fff.fr/coup/outremer/actualite/535089.shtml. Retrieved 4 October 2010. 
4. ^ "And now... MATININO!". Ligue de Football de la Martinique. 17 September 2010. http://liguefoot-martinique.fff.fr/cg/9300/www/selections/seniors/608771.shtml. Retrieved 4 October 2010. 
5. ^ "MATININO en marche ..!" (in French). Ligue de football de la Martinique. 17 November 2010. http://liguefoot-martinique.fff.fr/cg/9300/www/selections/seniors/624140.shtml. Retrieved 21 November 2010. 
6. ^ It is unsure if the tournament was completed, but some sources state that Trinidad and Tobago defeated Martinique 3–0 in the final.

External links

• Official site
• National Football Teams page