Mauritius national football team

Mauritius
Nickname(s) Club M, Les Dodos
Association Mauritius Football Association
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation COSAFA
(Southern Africa)
Head coach Joe Tshupula
Captain Jonathan Bru
Top scorer Kersley Appou (10)
Home stadium Stade George V
FIFA code MRI
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 145 Increase 6 (24 November 2016)
Highest 112 (December 1992)
Lowest 203 (November 2012)
Elo ranking
Current 187
Highest 46 (November 1968)
Lowest 187 (6 August 2011)
First international
 Mauritius 2–1 Réunion 
(Madagascar; Date Unknown, 1947)
Biggest win
 Mauritius 15–2 Réunion 
(Madagascar; Date unknown, 1950)
Biggest defeat
 Egypt 7–0 Mauritius Mauritius
(Cairo, Egypt; June 8, 2003)
 Seychelles 7–0 Mauritius Mauritius
(Witbank, South Africa; July 19, 2008)
 Senegal 7–0 Mauritius Mauritius
(Dakar, Senegal; October 9, 2010)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances 1 (first in 1974)
Best result Group stage, 1974

The Mauritius national football team (French: Équipe de Maurice de football), nicknamed Club M and Les Dodos (The Dodos), is the national team of Mauritius. They are overseen by the Mauritius Football Association and are members of FIFA, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA). The head coach is Joe Tshupula .

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 and 2011.

History

Early years

Mauritius played its first competitive international game in 1947 against Réunion, which they won 2–1. For the next 20 years, they would only play Réunion and Madagascar (probably due to the close proximity of the three islands to each other) in friendlies and the Indian Ocean Games Triangulaire, which existed from 1947–1963. Mauritius won the competition 10 times over that time period, were runners-up twice, and came in third once.

1960s–1990s

Starting in 1967, Mauritius began competing against other countries, playing friendlies and entering in such competitions as the Africa Cup of Nations and FIFA World Cup qualification, though they haven't found much success. While they have never qualified for the World Cup finals, they have qualified once for the Africa Cup of Nations, in 1974. However, they were eliminated in the group stages. Mauritius did manage to win the resurrected Indian Ocean Games in 1985. In 1999, after deadly riots caused by supporters of Scouts Club (renamed as Port Louis Sporting Club[1]) angry about a controversial penalty awarded to Fire Brigade Sports Club (now renamed as Pamplemousses SC[1]) in the championship deciding game, which gave Fire Brigade a 1–0 win, all domestic football was suspended for 18 months, and only the national team was allowed to play. This is regarded as the point at which Mauritian football, both on the domestic and international stage, started on a downward slope.

The new millennium to present day

Throughout the new millennium, the national team's performances progressively declined. From a high of 116 in the FIFA World Rankings in 2000, they tumbled down to an all-time low of 195 in the Summer of 2011. The best result since the 1974 CAN Championships has been reaching the quarterfinals of the 2004 COSAFA Cup, beating South Africa 2–0 in January 2004. Mauritius eventually lost out 3–1 to the tournament's favourites Zambia. Mauritius has also cycled through many head coaches, especially since the new millennium, but none have had true success. Mauritius did win its second IOG championship in the 2003 edition, held in Mauritius, under head coach Akbar Patel. Besides that, Mauritius has lost a majority of its matches. In the past decade, they have suffered a 7–0 defeat, their biggest margin of losing, three times. However, there have been signs of improvement recently. The MFA has been trying hard to make Mauritius more competitive on the international stage, and one of their approaches is the professionalization of football practices in Mauritius, which includes creating a truly professional domestic league and a solid national team training regiment. On top of this, players are paid for when they practice and play for the national team. These measures were taken in hopes of Mauritius becoming more competitive in international competitions. In August 2011 Club M competed in the 2011 IOIG football tournament, making a dream run to the final. Although they lost out on penalties to hosts Seychelles in the final, this tournament proved to show that Mauritian football is indeed on the rise.

Awards and records

Indian Ocean Games Triangulaire (10) :

Indian Ocean Games (2) :

World Cup record

African Nations Cup record

COSAFA Senior Challenge Cup record

  • 1997 to 1999 Did not enter
  • 2000 First round knockout
  • 2001 Quarter-finals
  • 2002 to 2003 First round knockout
  • 2004 Quarter-finals
  • 2005 Group A final
  • 2006 Group A 3rd place
  • 2007 Group B final
  • 2008 Group A 4th place
  • 2009 Group A 3rd place
  • 2010 Cancelled
  • 2013 Group A 2nd place
  • 2015 Group A 3rd place

African Nations Championship record

  • 2009 Withdrew
  • 2011 Did not enter
  • 2014 Did not qualify

International matches record

Team image

Media coverage

For most home games of significant importance, the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation provides televised coverage.

Uniforms

Mauritius had relied on local clothing manufacturers to provide their uniforms before switching to Adidas in 2009. For home matches, Mauritius has white uniforms with red trim, while for road matches, the colors are switched. Emblazoned on the front is the MFA badge on the left and the Mauritian flag on the right.

Supporters' groups

On May 30, 2011, the official fan club of Club M, Kop Moris, was launched. The objective of this club is to build up excitement for Mauritius' games, fill up the stands as much as possible, and create a festive and family-friendly atmosphere. This fan club is officially sanctioned by the MFA.[2]

Stadia

Mauritius plays the majority of their games at Stade George V (cap. 6,200). Games at Stade Anjalay (cap. 18,000) are reserved for higher profile matches.

Schedule

  Win   Draw   Loss

Recent results












Recent results



Players

Current squad

Match Date(s): 3 Sep 2016
Opponent(s): Mozambique
Competition: 2017 AFCON qual.

Caps and goals correct as of: 14 April 2015

On 1 September 2015, Alain Happe named his 19-man squad for the African Cup of Nations qualifiers against Mozambique[3]

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Kevin Jean-Louis (1989-06-27) June 27, 1989 13 0 Mauritius Pamplemousses
16 1GK Kingsley Leopold (1992-05-13) May 13, 1992 1 0 Mauritius Port Louis 2000

7 2DF Christopher Bazerque (1987-03-31) March 31, 1987 31 0 Mauritius Petite Rivière Noire
23 2DF Michael Bosqui (1990-02-02) February 2, 1990 0 0 France Bastia
5 2DF Kylian Yrnard (1995-06-02) June 2, 1995 1 0 Belgium Waterloo
2DF Damien Balisson (1996-10-28) October 28, 1996 9 0 Mauritius Cercle de Joachim
3 2DF Marco Dorza (1988-10-08) October 8, 1988 10 0 Mauritius Port-Louis 2000
17 2DF Francis Rasolofonirina N/A 12 0 Mauritius Petite Rivière Noire
4 2DF Emmanuel Vincent N/A 1 0 Mauritius Port-Louis 2000

3MF Kevin Perticot (1996-05-01) May 1, 1996 9 1 Mauritius Pamplemousses
18 3MF Colin Bell(captain) (1979-02-17) February 17, 1979 24 0 Mauritius Pamplemousses
13 3MF Kévin Bru (1988-12-12) December 12, 1988 4 0 England Ipswich Town
40 3MF Kévin Dean Chan Yu Tin (1992-09-09) September 9, 1992 3 0 Canada Lakeshore
3MF Stewart St-Louis (1994-09-11) September 11, 1994 1 0 Mauritius Cercle de Joachim
8 3MF Adel Langue (1997-09-27) September 27, 1997 13 0 Mauritius Cercle de Joachim
17 3MF Fabien Pithia (1987-05-07) May 7, 1987 23 0 Mauritius Cercle de Joachim
3MF Christopher l’Enclume (1991-03-02) March 2, 1991 15 0 Mauritius Riviere du Rempart

3MF Andy Sophie (1990-05-07) May 7, 1990 23 12 Réunion Saint-Louisienne
13 4FW Jonathan Justin (1991-02-27) February 27, 1991 2 0 France St Joseph
12 4FW Gary Noel (1990-03-07) March 7, 1990 5 1 Germany Lubeck
4FW Adrien Botlar (1996-09-19) September 19, 1996 13 0 Mauritius Port-Louis 2000

Recent callups

The following players are not currently on the national team, but have been called up within the last twelve months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Jean-Francois Ammomoothoo N/A 0 0 Mauritius Port-Louis 2000 v.  Mauritania, April 12, 2014 (preselection)
GK Aboobakar Augustin (1983-09-28) September 28, 1983 11 0 Mauritius Cercle de Joachim v.  Mauritania, April 12, 2014
GK Kersley Leopold N/A 0 0 Mauritius Bolton City Youth Club v.  Mauritania, April 12, 2014 (preselection)

DF Joye Estazie (1984-08-10) August 10, 1984 17 1 Mauritius Vacoas-Phoenix v.  Mauritania, April 12, 2014 (preselection)
DF Cédric Permal (1991-12-08) December 8, 1991 9 0 Mauritius Vacoas-Phoenix v.  Mauritania, April 12, 2014
DF Walter St. Martin N/A 1 0 Mauritius Cercle de Joachim v.  Mauritania, April 12, 2014
DF Jean-Jacques Tare N/A 0 0 Mauritius Petite Rivière Noire v.  Mauritania, April 12, 2014 (preselection)

MF Kerlson Agathe N/A 0 0 Mauritius Pamplemousses v.  Mauritania, April 12, 2014
MF Colin Bell RET (1979-02-17) February 17, 1979 26 0 Mauritius Pamplemousses v.  Mauritania, April 12, 2014
MF Guiyano Chiffone (1988-02-18) February 18, 1988 8 0 Mauritius Cercle de Joachim v.  Mauritania, April 12, 2014 (preselection)
MF Jimmy Cundasamy (1977-07-14) July 14, 1977 66 2 Réunion Le Tampon v.  Mauritania, April 12, 2014
MF Luther Rose (1989-03-22) March 22, 1989 1 0 Mauritius Port-Louis 2000 v.  Mauritania, April 12, 2014 (preselection)
MF Guillaume Sockalingum (1983-04-12) April 12, 1983 12 0 Mauritius Pamplemousses v.  Mauritania, April 12, 2014
MF Stéphane Pierre (1981-10-12) October 12, 1981 9 3 Mauritius Petite Rivière Noire v.  Mauritania, April 12, 2014

FW Kersley Appou (1970-04-24) April 24, 1970 26 10 Mauritius Pamplemousses v.  Mauritania, April 12, 2014
FW Stéphan Nabab N/A 3 0 Mauritius Curepipe Starlight v.  Mauritania, April 12, 2014 (preselection)
FW Andy Patate (1989-06-18) June 18, 1989 5 0 Mauritius Petite Rivière Noire v.  Mauritania, April 12, 2014 (preselection)
FW Andrisoa Rijamana N/A 0 0 Mauritius Vacoas-Phoenix v.  Mauritania, April 12, 2014 (preselection)

Notes:

Staff

Current staff

Position Name
Head coach Democratic Republic of the Congo Joe Tshupula
Assistant coach TBA
Assistant coach TBA
Team manager TBA
Physiotherapist TBA
Head of Delegation TBA

Managerial history

Dates Name
1957–59 England Harry Brophy
1959–63 Mauritius Joseph Le Roy
1963–64 Scotland Danny McLennan
1970–88 Mauritius Mohammad Anwar Elahee
1976–88 Germany Helmut Kosmehl
1993 Germany Rudi Gutendorf
1994–96 Mauritius Mohammad Anwar Elahee
1997 Germany Rudi Gutendorf
1998 Mauritius Ashok Chundunsing
1998–02 Mauritius Rajen Dorasami Mauritius France L'Aiguille
2002–03 France Patrick Parizon
2003 Mauritius Akbar Patel
2003–05 Mauritius Elvis Antoine Mauritius Rajesh Gunesh
2006 Mauritius Sarjoo Gowreesunkur
2006 Mauritius Rajen Dorasami Mauritius France L'Aiguille
2007 Mauritius Akbar Patel
2007–08 Mauritius Ashok Chundunsing
2008–09 Mauritius Benjamin Théodore
2009–14 Mauritius Akbar Patel
2015 France Didier Six
2015–16 France Alain Happe
2016– Democratic Republic of the Congo Joe Tshupula

Player records

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Mauritius 2000/01
  2. "Kop Moris". Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  3. "FOOTBALL : Le Club M à l'épreuve du Burundi et du Togo" [FOOTBALL: Club M the test of Burundi and Togo] (in French). lemauricien.com. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
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