| Nickname(s) | Les Cagous (The Kagus) Les Petits Cagous | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | New Caledonian Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
| Head coach | Dominique Wacalie | ||
| Captain | Nolhann Alebate | ||
| Most caps | Jekob Jeno, Bernard Iwa and Cyril Nyipie (8) | ||
| Top scorer | Renaldo Nonmeu (8) | ||
| FIFA code | NCL | ||
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| First international | |||
| New Caledonia 4–3 Fiji (Auckland, New Zealand; 3 December 1983) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| New Caledonia 17–0 Tonga (Auckland, New Zealand; 17 January 2011) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| New Caledonia 0–10 England (Jakarta, Indonesia; 11 November 2023) | |||
| FIFA U17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2017) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2017, 2023) | ||
| OFC U-17 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 12 (first in 1983) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2003, 2013, 2017, 2023) | ||
The New Caledonia national under-17 football team is the national U-17 team of New Caledonia and is controlled by the New Caledonian Football Federation.
Competition record
FIFA U-17 World Cup record
| FIFA U-17 World Cup record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1985 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
| 1987–1997 | Did not participate | |||||||||
| 1999 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
| 2001 | Withdrew | |||||||||
| 2003–2015 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
| 2017 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | –11 | 1 | |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
| 2023 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | –24 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Qualified | |||||||||
| Total | Group stage | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 37 | –35 | 1 | |
OFC U-17 Championship record
| OFC U-17 Championship record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1983 | Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 4 | |
| 1986–1997 | Did not participate | |||||||||
| 1999 | Fourth place | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 7 | |
| 2001 | Withdrew | |||||||||
| 2003 | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 12 | |
| 2005 | Fourth place | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 9 | |
| 2007 | Fourth place | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 2 | |
| 2009 | Third place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | |
| 2011 | Group stage | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 6 | 21 | 6 | |
| 2013 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 9 | |
| 2015 | Fourth place | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 12 | |
| 2017 | Runners-up | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 7 | |
| 2018 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |
| 2023 | Runners-up | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 7 | |
| Total | Runners-up | 58 | 25 | 6 | 27 | 129 | 112 | +17 | 79 | |
Current squad
The following players were called up for the UEFA Exhibition Tournament - Estonia from 26 April to 1 May 2022.
- Caps and goals as of 20 April 2022 before the game against Kazakhstan.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Josias Ipeze | 0 | 0 | AS Wetr | ||
| GK | Claude Tiaouniane | 0 | 0 | Hienghène Sport | ||
| GK | Ludovic Ufepi | 0 | 0 | OC Himeleck | ||
| DF | Maël Raban-Grangier | 0 | 0 | AS Mont-Dore | ||
| DF | Dorian Etienne | 0 | 0 | AS Mont-Dore | ||
| DF | Wadria Hanye | 0 | 0 | Qanono Sport | ||
| DF | Inine Huna | 0 | 0 | Gaïtcha FCN | ||
| DF | Christophe Waiemene | 0 | 0 | AS Mont-Dore | ||
| DF | Numa Pamani | 0 | 0 | Qanono Sport | ||
| MF | Antony Levy | 0 | 0 | AS Mont-Dore | ||
| MF | Jean-Yves Saiko | 0 | 0 | AS Lössi | ||
| MF | Alhi Paralet | 0 | 0 | AS Wetr | ||
| MF | Simon Ue | 0 | 0 | AS Mont-Dore | ||
| MF | Joseph Hnalissilin | 0 | 0 | AS Lössi | ||
| MF | Jytrim Upa | 0 | 0 | AS Lössi | ||
| FW | Paul Qaeze | 0 | 0 | Qanono Sport | ||
| FW | Nolhann Alebate | 0 | 0 | Hienghène Sport | ||
| FW | Nathan Alves | 0 | 0 | AS Magenta | ||
| FW | Kiza Alikie | 0 | 0 | Qanono Sport | ||
| FW | Guylman Delrieu | 0 | 0 | AS Lössi | ||
Results and fixtures
The following matches were played or are scheduled to be played by the national team in the current or upcoming seasons.
2024
| 20 July 2024 Friendly | Cook Islands | 0–0 | New Caledonia | Papeete, French Polynesia |
| 18:00 | Stadium: Paranuu Stadium |
| 29 July 2024 2024 OFC U-17 GS | New Caledonia | 0–2 | Samoa | Pirae, French Polynesia |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Stade Pater Attendance: 200 Referee: Neeshil Varman (Fiji) |
| 1 August 2024 2024 OFC U-17 GS | Tahiti | 2–1 | New Caledonia | Pirae, French Polynesia |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Stade Pater Attendance: 350 Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea) |
| 4 August 2024 2024 OFC U-17 GS | Solomon Islands | 2–6 | New Caledonia | Pirae, French Polynesia |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Stade Pater Attendance: 100 Referee: Shane Skinner (Australia) |
| 7 August 2024 2024 OFC U-17 Semi-finals | New Zealand | 5–0 | New Caledonia | Pirae, French Polynesia |
| 15:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Pater Attendance: 300 Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti) |
| 10 August 2024 2024 OFC U-17 Third place match | New Caledonia | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Tahiti | Pirae, French Polynesia |
| 15:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Pater Attendance: 500 Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands) |
Notable results
| Notable results | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Date | Result | Goalscorers | ||||||
| Singapore | 2 October 2017 | 2–1 | Richard 21', 29' | ||||||
| Japan | 14 October 2017 | 1–1 | Jeno 83' | ||||||
List of coaches
- Francis Tartas (2010–2011)
- Herve Gnipate (2010–2011)
- Kamali Fitealeata (2012–2015)
- Michael Clarque (2015–2017)
- Dominique Wacalie (2017–2023)
- Léonardo Lopez (2023–)
See also
- New Caledonia national football team
- New Caledonia national under-20 football team
- New Caledonia women's national football team
- New Caledonia national futsal team
References
- ^ "Wenisso relishing opportunities". oceaniafootball.com. Auckland: Oceania Football Confederation. 2018-02-17. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
- ^ "La LISTE des 20 cagous pour l'ESTONIE | SELECTION U16 | Tournoi UEFA Exhibition - ESTONIE 2022" (in French). 2018-08-29. Archived from the original on April 30, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
- ^ "New Caledonia vs Samoa". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "New Caledonia vs Tahiti". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Solomon Islands vs New Caledonia". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "New Zealand vs New Caledonia". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "New Caledonia vs Tahiti". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 16 August 2024.