Seychelles national football team
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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Seychelles women's national football team.
The Seychelles national football team, nicknamed the Pirates, represents Seychelles in international football and is controlled by the Seychelles Football Federation (SFF). SFF has been a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and FIFA since 1986.[2] The team's home stadium is the 10,000-capacity Stade Linité located in Roche Caiman in the outskirts of Victoria, the capital of Seychelles.[2]
Quick Facts Nickname(s), Association ...
Nickname(s) | The Pirates | ||
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Association | Seychelles Football Federation | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | COSAFA (Southern Africa) | ||
Head coach | Ralph Jean-Louis (caretaker) | ||
Captain | Benoit Marie | ||
Most caps | Benoit Marie (61) | ||
Top scorer | Philip Zialor (14) | ||
Home stadium | Stade Linité | ||
FIFA code | SEY | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 197 2 (4 April 2024)[1] | ||
Highest | 129 (October 2006) | ||
Lowest | 202 (February 2020) | ||
First international | |||
Réunion 2–0 Seychelles (Saint-Denis, Réunion; 13 February 1974) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Seychelles 9–0 Maldives (Saint-Pierre, Réunion; 27 August 1979) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Ivory Coast 9–0 Seychelles (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire; 17 November 2023) | |||
COSAFA Cup | |||
Appearances | 11 (first in 2005) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) |
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