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Madagascar
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Barea
AssociationMalagasy Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCOSAFA
(Southern Africa)
Head coachNicolas Dupuis
CaptainAnicet Abel
Most capsMamisoa Razafindrakoto (59)
Top scorerFaneva Andriatsima (14)
Home stadiumMahamasina Stadium
Rabemananjara Stadium
FIFA codeMAD
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 105 Decrease 1 (18 July 2024)[1]
Highest74 (December 1992)
Lowest190 (March 2014)
First international
Madagascar 1–2 Mauritius 
(Madagascar; c. 1947)
Biggest win
Madagascar Malagasy Republic 8–1 Congo 
(Antananarivo, Madagascar; 19 April 1960)
Biggest defeat
 Mauritius 7–0 Madagascar
(Réunion; 31 July 1952)
 Congo-Léopoldville 7–0 Malagasy Republic Madagascar
(Congo; 18 July 1965)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances1 (first in 2019)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2019)

The Madagascar national football team, nicknamed Barea after the island's zebu,[3] is the national team of Madagascar and is controlled by the Malagasy Football Federation. It has never qualified for the finals of the World Cup. It took part in its first Africa Cup of Nations in 2019. Among its biggest wins was a 1–0 home victory over Egypt in the qualification rounds of the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations until being surpassed by a recent shocking 2–0 win over Nigeria in the group stage of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. Reflecting the official name of the country at the time, the team was known as the Malagasy Republic national football team between 1958 and 1975.

History

Madagascar made its debut in 1947 in a home match against Mauritius which was lost 2–1. The game was part of a Triangulaire tournament between Madagascar, Mauritius and Reunion. Madagascar's second match was at home to Reunion and saw their first ever win, 4–2. The triangular tournament was staged every year until 1958, and Madagascar's highest-scoring game was on 13 July 1953 when they beat Reunion 6–4 at home. Their worst loss was on 31 July 1952 when they lost 7–0 to Mauritius in Reunion.

Madagascar played against opposition different from Mauritius or Reunion for the first time in 1960, as part of a tournament between French-speaking nations held on the island. In their first match on 15 April 1960 they beat the Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) 6–1. The second game was a quarter-final against France's amateur side on 17 April and was lost 2–1. On 19 April Madagascar beat the Congo 8–1 in the third-place play-off.

In April 1963, Madagascar entered another competition for French-speaking countries, this time in Senegal, and was placed in a group with Dahomey (now Benin), Liberia and Chad. They opened with a 1–0 win over Dahomey on 11 April, and then beat Chad 2–1 on 13 April and Liberia 3–1 on 15 April. In the semi-finals, Madagascar were beaten 2–1 by Tunisia on 19 April, and then lost 4–1 to France's amateur team in the third-place play-off on 21 April.

In September 1963 the Triangulaire between Madagascar, Reunion and Mauritius was reinstated for the first time since 1958. On 15 September they beat Reunion 6–1 at home, and on 18 September drew 1–1 to Mauritius in a home game which was abandoned.[4]

On 16 October 2018, Madagascar qualified to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in their history, after they won 1–0 against Equatorial Guinea.[5][6] During their debut match against Guinea on 22 June 2019,[7] Anicet Abel scored Madagascar's first-ever AFCON goal and secured their first point of the competition with a 2–2 draw against Guinea.[8][9] The team defeated Burundi in their second match[10] and followed it up with a 2–0 victory over the Super Eagles of Nigeria to top Group B.[11][12] Then Madagascar advanced to quarter-finals after beating DR Congo in the round of 16.[13] The team's successful performance was coined by pundits as the Iceland of Africa, resembling the shockingly successful debut of Iceland in UEFA Euro 2016.[14] However, Madagascar's dream ended abruptly after suffering a 0–3 defeat at the hand of another former champion, Tunisia.[15]

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA GR
Uruguay 1930 Did not exist Did not exist
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950 Did not enter Did not enter
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962
England 1966
Mexico 1970
West Germany 1974 Withdrew Withdrew
Argentina 1978 Did not enter Did not enter
Spain 1982 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 3 4 details
Mexico 1986 2 1 0 1 1 1 details
Italy 1990 Did not enter Did not enter
United States 1994 Did not qualify 4 3 0 1 7 3 details
France 1998 2 0 1 1 3 4 details
South Korea Japan 2002 10 3 0 7 7 16 details
Germany 2006 2 0 1 1 3 4 details
South Africa 2010 8 3 3 2 12 9 details
Brazil 2014 2 1 0 1 2 3 details
Russia 2018 4 1 2 1 7 7 details
Qatar 2022 To be determined To be determined
Canada Mexico United States 2026
Total – 0/21 – – – – – – 36 12 8 16 42 51 –

Africa Cup of Nations

Africa Cup of Nations record Africa Cup of Nations qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA GR
Sudan 1957 Part of  France Part of  France
Egypt 1959
Ethiopia 1962 Not affiliated to CAF Not affiliated to CAF
Ghana 1963
Tunisia 1965 Did not enter Did not enter
Ethiopia 1968
Sudan 1970
Cameroon 1972 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 3 5 details
Egypt 1974 2 1 0 1 3 4 details
Ethiopia 1976 Withdrew Withdrew
Ghana 1978 Did not enter Did not enter
Nigeria 1980 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 3 6 details
Libya 1982 4 2 1 1 4 7 details
Ivory Coast 1984 4 1 1 2 3 4 details
Egypt 1986 2 0 0 2 2 6 details
Morocco 1988 2 1 0 1 2 3 details
Algeria 1990 Withdrew Withdrew
Senegal 1992 Did not qualify 5 2 2 1 3 2 details
Tunisia 1994 Did not enter Did not enter
South Africa 1996 Withdrew during qualifiers Withdrew during qualifiers
Burkina Faso 1998 Banned for withdrawal from qualifiers in 1996 Banned for withdrawal from qualifiers in 1996
Ghana Nigeria 2000 Did not qualify 8 2 3 3 9 12 details
Mali 2002 8 2 2 4 7 8 details
Tunisia 2004 4 2 0 2 2 8 details
Egypt 2006 2 0 1 1 3 4 details
Ghana 2008 4 0 0 4 0 14 details
Angola 2010 8 3 3 2 12 9 details
Gabon 2012 6 0 1 5 4 14 details
South Africa 2013 2 0 0 2 1 7 details
Equatorial Guinea 2015 2 1 0 1 2 2 details
Gabon 2017 6 0 3 3 5 12 details
Egypt 2019 Quarter-finals 6th 5 3 1 1 7 7 8 5 1 2 12 10 details
Cameroon 2021 To be determined To be determined
Ivory Coast 2023 To be determined To be determined
Total Quarter-finals 1/32 5 3 1 1 7 7 81 24 18 39 80 137 –

African Nations Championship

African Nations Championship record Africa Nations Championship qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA GR
Ivory Coast 2009 Did not enter Did not enter
Sudan 2011 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 0 2 details
South Africa 2014 Did not enter Did not enter
Rwanda 2016 Did not enter Did not enter
Kenya 2018 Did not qualify 6 3 2 1 6 3 details
Cameroon 2020 Did not qualify 4 2 0 2 4 5 details
Algeria 2022
Total – 0/6 – – – – – – 12 6 2 4 10 10 –

African Games

Football at the African Games has been an under-23 tournament since 1991.
See also: Madagascar national under-23 football team
African Games record
Year Result GP W D L GS GA
Republic of the Congo 1965 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nigeria 1973 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algeria 1978 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenya 1987 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991–present See Madagascar national under-23 football team
Total 4/4 0 0 0 0 0 0

Indian Ocean Island Games

Indian Ocean Island Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Réunion 1979 Did not enter
Mauritius 1985 Fourth place 4th 2 1 0 1 2 3
Madagascar 1990 Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 12 1
Seychelles 1993 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 10 2
Réunion 1998 Runners-up 2nd 4 3 1 0 10 3
Mauritius 2003 Group stage 5th 2 0 1 1 2 4
Madagascar 2007 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 2 0 7 0
Seychelles 2011 Group stage 7th 2 0 1 1 2 3
Réunion 2015 Fourth place 4th 5 1 1 3 6 8
Mauritius 2019 Group stage 5th 2 0 2 0 2 2
Total 2 Titles 8/9 29 14 9 6 53 26

COSAFA Cup

COSAFA Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
2000 Excluded
2001
2002 Quarter-finals 5th 2 1 1 0 3 2
2003 Quarter-finals 7th 2 1 0 1 2 3
2004 Round 1 11th 1 0 0 1 0 2
2005 Round 1 10th 1 0 0 1 0 2
2006 Round 1 13th 2 0 0 2 0 4
2007 Round 1 8th 2 1 0 1 5 1
South Africa 2008 Fourth place 4th 6 2 2 2 6 7
Zimbabwe 2009 Did not enter
Zambia 2013
South Africa 2015 Third place 3rd 6 4 1 1 11 7
Namibia 2016 Group stage 11th 3 1 1 1 1 1
South Africa 2017 Group stage 9th 3 2 1 0 6 1
South Africa 2018 Fourth place 4th 6 2 2 2 4 4
South Africa 2019 Did not enter
Total Third place 11/18 34 14 8 12 38 34

Fixtures and results

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2019

16 November 2021 AFCONQ Madagascar  1–0  Ethiopia Antananarivo, Madagascar
16:00 UTC+3
  • Raveloson 18'
 Stadium: Mahamasina Municipal Stadium
19 November 2021 AFCONQ Niger  2–6  Madagascar Niamey, Niger
17:00 UTC+1
Stadium: Stade Général Seyni Kountché

Records

As of 12 November 2020
Players in bold text are still active with Madagascar.
statistics are provided from the following sources.[18]

Current squad

for the Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Ivory Coast on 17 November 2020 in Madagascar
Caps and goals updated after the match against Ivory Coast on 11 November 2020.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
23 1GK Melvin Adrien (1993-08-30) 30 August 1993 (age 31) 12 0 France FC Martigues
1GK Razakanirina Rakotoasimbola (1999-10-14) 14 October 1999 (age 24) 0 0 Madagascar AS Adema
1GK Mathyas Randriamamy (2003-04-23) 23 April 2003 (age 21) 0 0 France PSG U17
21 2DF Thomas Fontaine (1991-05-08) 8 May 1991 (age 33) 24 0 France FC Lorient
22 2DF Jérôme Mombris (1987-11-27) 27 November 1987 (age 36) 18 0 France Grenoble
20 2DF Romain Métanire (1990-03-28) 28 March 1990 (age 34) 14 0 United States Minnesota United
5 2DF Pascal Razakanantenaina (1987-04-19) 19 April 1987 (age 37) 33 2 Réunion JS Saint-Pierroise
3 2DF Sylvio Ouassiero (1994-05-07) 7 May 1994 (age 30) 2 0 Luxembourg Fola Esch
14 2DF Jérémy Morel (1984-04-02) 2 April 1984 (age 40) 11 1 France FC Lorient
13 3MF Anicet Abel (captain) (1990-03-13) 13 March 1990 (age 34) 17 3 Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad
15 3MF Ibrahim Amada (1990-02-28) 28 February 1990 (age 34) 24 1 Qatar Al-Khor SC
7 3MF Dimitry Caloin (1990-05-08) 8 May 1990 (age 34) 11 0 France Sète
10 3MF Bastien Héry (1992-03-23) 23 March 1992 (age 32) 3 0 Northern Ireland Linfield
6 3MF Marco Ilaimaharitra (1995-07-26) 26 July 1995 (age 29) 16 2 Belgium Charleroi
18 3MF Rayan Raveloson (1997-01-16) 16 January 1997 (age 27) 11 2 France Troyes
8 3MF Zotsara Randriambololona (1994-04-22) 22 April 1994 (age 30) 20 0 France Fleury 91
3MF Arohasina Andrianarimanana (1991-04-21) 21 April 1991 (age 33) 21 1 South Africa Black Leopards
3MF Loïc Lapoussin (1996-03-27) 27 March 1996 (age 28) 1 0 Belgium Union SG
11 4FW Paulin Voavy (1987-11-10) 10 November 1987 (age 36) 57 15 Egypt Misr Lel Makkasa
2 4FW Carolus Andriamatsinoro (1989-07-06) 6 July 1989 (age 35) 38 11 Saudi Arabia Al Qadsiah
12 4FW Lalaina Nomenjanahary (1986-01-16) 16 January 1986 (age 38) 47 5 France Paris FC
9 4FW Njiva Rakotoharimalala (1992-08-06) 6 August 1992 (age 32) 38 9 Thailand Nongbua Pitchaya
19 4FW William Gros (1992-03-31) 31 March 1992 (age 32) 5 0 France Fleury 91
4FW Alexandre Ramalingom (1993-03-17) 17 March 1993 (age 31) 2 2 France Sedan
4FW Hakim Abdallah (1998-01-09) 9 January 1998 (age 26) 2 2 Luxembourg Swift Hesperange

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for Madagascar.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Ibrahima Dabo (1992-07-22) 22 July 1992 (age 32) 11 0 Réunion JS Saint-Pierroise v.  Burkina Faso, 12 October 2020
GK Andrianirina Rajomazandry (1994-03-09) 9 March 1994 (age 30) 1 0 Madagascar Jet Mada FC v.  Ethiopia, 16 November 2019
GK Fabrice Andriantsilavina (1994-09-03) 3 September 1994 (age 30) 0 0 Madagascar Fosa Juniors FC v.  Ethiopia, 16 November 2019
DF Toavina Rambeloson (1992-11-26) 26 November 1992 (age 31) 6 0 France Croix v.  Burkina Faso, 12 October 2020
DF Mario Bakary (1988-07-21) 21 July 1988 (age 36) 14 0 France Fleury 91 v.  Burkina Faso, 12 October 2020
DF Ando Rakotondrazaka (1987-09-25) 25 September 1987 (age 36) 21 0 Madagascar CNaPS Sport v.  Ivory Coast, 31 March 2020
DF Jean-Claude Marobe (1993-06-18) 18 June 1993 (age 31) 14 0 Madagascar Fosa Juniors FC v.  Ivory Coast, 31 March 2020
DF Theodin (1996-08-16) 16 August 1996 (age 28) 5 0 Madagascar Fosa Juniors FC v.  Ivory Coast, 31 March 2020
MF Maminiaina Safidy Rafenoharisoa (1994-08-28) 28 August 1994 (age 30) 0 0 Madagascar Elgeco Plus v.  Ivory Coast, 31 March 2020
MF Romario Baggio (1996-01-24) 24 January 1996 (age 28) 17 0 Madagascar Fosa Juniors FC v.  Niger, 19 November 2019
FW Arnaud Randianantenaina (2001-01-03) 3 January 2001 (age 23) 5 2 Madagascar CNaPS Sport v.  Ivory Coast, 31 March 2020
FW Faneva Imà Andriatsima RET (1984-06-03) 3 June 1984 (age 40) 47 14 Saudi Arabia Al-Fayha v.  Ethiopia, 16 November 2019
FW Jean Yves Razafindrakoto (1997-08-16) 16 August 1997 (age 27) 2 0 Madagascar Fosa Juniors FC v.  Ethiopia, 16 November 2019

DEC Player refused to join the team after the call-up.
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
RET Player has retired from international football.
SUS Suspended from the national team.

List of coaches

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