DR Congo national football team
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The DR Congo National Football Team (French: Équipe nationale de football de la République démocratique du Congo), recognised by FIFA as Congo DR, represents the Democratic Republic of the Congo in men's international football and it is controlled by the Congolese Association Football Federation. They are nicknamed Les Léopards, meaning The Leopards.[2] The team is a member of FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
Nickname(s) | Les Léopards English: The Leopards | ||
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Association | Fédération Congolaise de Football-Association (FECOFA) | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | UNIFFAC (Central Africa) | ||
Head coach | Sébastien Desabre | ||
Captain | Chancel Mbemba | ||
Most caps | Chancel Mbemba (83) | ||
Top scorer | Dieumerci Mbokani (22) | ||
Home stadium | Stade des Martyrs | ||
FIFA code | COD | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 63 (4 April 2024)[1] | ||
Highest | 28 (July–August 2017) | ||
Lowest | 133 (October 2011) | ||
First international | |||
Belgian Congo 3–2 Northern Rhodesia (Belgian Congo; Date Unknown 1948) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Congo-Kinshasa 10–1 Zambia (Kinshasa, Congo DR; 22 November 1969) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Yugoslavia 9–0 Zaire (Gelsenkirchen, West Germany; 18 June 1974) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 1974) | ||
Best result | Group stage (1974) | ||
Africa Cup of Nations | |||
Appearances | 20 (first in 1965) | ||
Best result | Champions (1968, 1974) | ||
African Nations Championship | |||
Appearances | 5 (first in 2009) | ||
Best result | Champions, (2009, 2016) |
Congo DR have been ranked as high as 28th in the FIFA Rankings, as Zaire they were the first Sub-Saharan African team to qualify for the FIFA World Cup and twice won the Africa Cup of Nations. They are also one of the most successful teams in the African Nations Championship with 2 titles, along with Morocco. They are currently ranked 67th in the FIFA Rankings.[3]