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New Caledonia 
Nickname(s) Les Cagous (The Kagus) Association New Caledonian Football Federation Confederation OFC (Oceania) Head coach Christophe Coursimault Most caps Pierre Wajoka (39) Top scorer Michel Hmaé (22) Home stadium Stade Numa-Daly Magenta FIFA code NCL FIFA ranking 156 Highest FIFA ranking 95 (September 2008) Lowest FIFA ranking 188 (April 2006) Elo ranking 120 Highest Elo ranking 56 (5 September 1971) Lowest Elo ranking 164 (10 July 2002) 
Home coloursAway coloursFirst international 
New Caledonia 2–0 New Zealand 
(Nouméa, New Caledonia; 19 Sept. 1951)Biggest win New Caledonia 18–0 Guam 
(Papua New Guinea; 3 Sept. 1991)
New Caledonia 18–0 Micronesia 
(Fiji; 1 July 2003)Biggest defeat 
Australia 11–0 New Caledonia
(Auckland, New Zealand; 2002)OFC Nations Cup Appearances 4 (First in 1973) Best result Second place, 2008 The New Caledonia national football team is the team of New Caledonia and is controlled by the Fédération Calédonienne de Football. Although they were only admitted to FIFA in 2004, they have been participating in the OFC Nations Cup since its inception. They have been one of this relatively small region's strongest teams finishing second in 2008 and third in 1973 and 1980. They were the top ranked OFC nation at number 95 in September 2008,[1] making them the only the fourth country from the confederation to have reached the global top 100.
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World Cup record
- 1930 – 2002: Did not enter
- 2006 – 2010: Did not qualify
World Cup Qualification record
FIFA World Cup Qualification History Year Round H/A/N Score Result 2006 Group 1 N New Caledonia 0 – 0 
TahitiDraw Group 1 A New Caledonia 0 – 2 
Solomon IslandsLoss Group 1 N New Caledonia 8 – 0 
Cook IslandsWon Group 1 N New Caledonia 8 – 0 
TongaWon 2010 OFC Nations Cup A New Caledonia 3 – 3 
FijiDraw OFC Nations Cup H New Caledonia 4 – 0 FijiWon OFC Nations Cup A New Caledonia 1 – 1 
VanuatuDraw OFC Nations Cup H New Caledonia 3 – 0 VanuatuWon OFC Nations Cup H New Caledonia 1 – 3 New ZealandLoss OFC Nations Cup A New Caledonia 0 – 3 New ZealandLoss Oceania Nations Cup record
OFC Nations Cup record Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1973 Semi-final 3rd 5 3 0 2 10 6 1980 Semi-final 3rd 4 2 0 2 8 23 1996 to 2000 Did not qualify 2002 Group stage 8th 3 0 0 3 1 14 2004 Did not qualify 2008 Final 2nd 6 2 2 2 12 10 Total 5/9 18 8 2 8 37 42 South Pacific Games record
- 1963 – First place
- 1966 – Second place
- 1969 – First place
- 1971 – First place
- 1975 – Second place
- 1979 – Fourth place
- 1983 – Third place
- 1987 – First place
- 1991 – Third place
- 1995 – Round 1
- 2003 – Second place
- 2007 – First place
- 2011 – First place
Couple de l'Outre Mer record
List of coaches
Coach Nationality Duration Guy Elmour New Caledonia1971–1973 Jules Hmeune New Caledonia1977 Michel Clarque New Caledonia2002 Martinengo Serge De Novack France2002–2004 Didier Chambaron New Caledonia2007–2010 Christophe Coursimault 
New Caledonia2010–present Current squad
Squad for 2011 Pacific Games
- Goalkeepers
- DOUNEZEK Jean Yan - AS Magenta
- PETEMOU Dimitri - AS Thio Sport
- Defenders
- BEARUNE Emile - FC Gaïtcha
- BEARUNE Georges - FC Gaïtcha
- DOKUNENGO Olivier - AS Mont Dore
- IXOEE Judikael - AS Magenta
- QAEZE Patrick - FC Gaïtcha
- READ Jean-Paul - AS Magenta
- SINEDO André - AS Magenta
- VENDEGOU Kenji - AS Lössi
- Midifielders
- BAKO Marius - FC Gaïtcha
- BOAWE Arsène - AS Thio Sport
- GORENDIAWE Joris - AS Magenta
- WACALIE Dominique - France
- WAJOKA Pierre - FC Gaïtcha
- WAKANUMUNE Joël - France
- LOLOHEA César - France
- Forwards
- GOPE-FENEPEJ Georges - AS Magenta
- HAEKO Jacques - AS Lössi
- HMAE Michel - AS Mont Dore
- KABEU Iamel - Tahiti
- KAI Bertrand - Hienghène Sport
- TAUA Vincent - Italy
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former: Australia (moved to the AFC in 2006)1 Associate member - Not a member of FIFA
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