Regional association football team
This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Réunion women's national football team .
The Réunion national football team (French : Sélection de la Réunion de football ) is the regional team of the French overseas department and region of Réunion and is controlled by the Réunionese Football League , local branch of the French Football Federation . Réunion is not a member of FIFA and is only an associate member of CAF , and is therefore not eligible to enter either the World Cup or the Africa Cup of Nations . However, it has played numerous matches, most of them against the island nations of Madagascar , Mauritius , and the Seychelles .
History
Réunion's first international came in the 1947 Triangulaire , losing twice against Mauritius (2–1) and Madagascar (4–2). Réunion won their first match in the 1950 edition, beating Madagascar 3–2.
In the 1979 Indian Ocean Island Games , Réunion qualified top of their group, beating Seychelles (3–0) and Maldives (9–0). In the semi-finals, they beat Comoros (6–1), leading to a rematch against Seychelles in the final. Réunion won 2–1.
Réunion qualified for the final of the 1985 Indian Ocean Island Games , losing on penalties to Mauritius after a 4–4 draw. Réunion got out of the group stage again at the 1993 Games , beating Mauritius in the semi-finals 1–0 with Jimmy Moultanin scoring their only goal. They lost 1–0 to Madagascar in the final. They got their revenge against Madagascar in the 1998 final , drawing 3–3 in regular time before winning 7–6 on penalties.
Réunion made it to the final of the 2003 Indian Ocean Island Games losing to the hosts Mauritius 2–1. In the 2007 Games , Réunion won the competition despite scoring only two goals.
Réunion entered the inaugural 2008 Coupe de l'Outre-Mer , winning their group against Mayotte (6–1) and French Guiana (2–0), qualifying for the final, where they beat Martinique (1–0). They entered the 2010 Coupe de l'Outre-Mer , facing Martinique again in the final, losing on penalties.
Réunion advanced to the knock-out stages of the 2011 Indian Ocean Island Games , losing to Seychelles (2–1) in extra-time. They beat Mayotte 1–0 to claim third place. In the 2012 Coupe de l'Outre-Mer Réunion qualified for the final match, beating French Guiana (2–0), Saint Pierre and Miquelon (10–0) and Guadeloupe (2–1) before meeting Martinique for the third consequtive final, defeating them 10–9 on penalties. In the 2015 Games Réunion beat Mayotte 3–1 in the final and in the 2019 competition they beat Mauritius on penalties, with Mathieu Pélops saving all five attempts in the penalty shoot-out.
Latest squad
The following players were selected to the squad for the 2019 Indian Ocean Island Games .
Caps and goals updated as of 28 July 2019, after the match against Mauritius .
Records
As of 2 September 2023 Players in bold are still active with Réunion. Most appearances
Top goalscorers
Competitive record
Indian Ocean Island Games
Indian Ocean Island Games record
Year
Round
Position
Pld
W
D *
L
GF
GA
1979
Champions
1st
4
4
0
0
20
2
1985
Runners-up
2nd
3
2
1
0
14
4
1990
Group stage
5th
2
0
1
1
0
1
1993
Runners-up
2nd
4
3
0
1
5
1
1998
Champions
1st
4
3
1
0
10
3
2003
Runners-up
2nd
4
3
0
1
7
2
2007
Champions
1st
4
1
3
0
2
1
2011
Third place
3rd
4
2
0
2
4
5
2015
Champions
1st
4
4
0
0
8
1
2019
Champions
1st
5
4
0
1
10
2
2023
Runners-up
2nd
4
1
2
1
3
2
Total
5 Titles
11/11
42
27
8
7
83
24
Triangulaire
Triangulaire record
Year
Round
Position
Pld
W
D *
L
GF
GA
1947
Third place
3rd
2
0
0
2
3
6
1948
Third place
3rd
2
0
0
2
2
7
1949
Third place
3rd
2
0
0
2
1
9
1950
Runners-up
2nd
2
1
0
1
5
17
1951
Third place
3rd
2
0
0
2
3
13
1952
Third place
3rd
2
0
0
2
0
7
1953
Third place
3rd
2
0
0
2
8
15
1954
Runners-up
2nd
2
1
0
1
6
13
1955
Third place
3rd
2
0
0
2
3
7
1956
Third place
3rd
2
0
0
2
5
12
1957
Runners-up
2nd
2
1
0
1
1
1
1958
Third Place
3rd
2
0
0
2
1
5
1963
Runners-up
2nd
2
1
0
1
3
6
Total
Runners-up
13/13
26
4
0
22
41
118
Coupe de l'Outre-Mer
Coupe de l'Outre-Mer record
Year
Round
Position
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
2008
Champions
1st
3
3
0
0
9
1
2010
Runners-up
2nd
4
3
1
0
14
1
2012
Champions
1st
4
3
1
0
16
3
Total
Champions
3/3
11
9
2
0
39
5
Head-to-head record
Honours
Regional
Indian Ocean Island Games Triangulaire 1950 , 1954 , 1957 , 1963 1947 , 1948 , 1949 , 1951 , 1952 , 1953 , 1955 , 1956 , 1958 Other titles
References
"World Football Elo Ratings" . eloratings.net . 25 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024."World Football Elo Ratings" . Archived from the original on 2016-07-02. Retrieved 2016-06-30."World Football Elo Ratings: Réunion" . eloratings.net . World Football Elo Ratings. 15 August 2018. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018."Goalkeeper saves ALL FIVE spot kicks in a bizarre penalty shootout in tropical island Mauritius" . Yahoo . Archived from the original on 2022-02-16. Retrieved 2022-02-16."Reunion" . National Football Teams .
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