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The Coupe de Côte d'Ivoire de football, in English Côte d'Ivoire Cup or Ivory Coast Cup, is the top knockout tournament in Ivorian football. It was created in 1960.
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Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is the port city of Abidjan. It borders Guinea to the northwest, Liberia to the west, Mali to the northwest, Burkina Faso to the northeast, Ghana to the east, and the Atlantic Ocean's Gulf of Guinea to the south. With 31.5 million inhabitants in 2024, Ivory Coast is the third-most populous country in West Africa. Its official language is French, and indigenous languages are also widely used, including Bété, Baoulé, Dyula, Dan, Anyin, and Cebaara Senufo. In total, there are around 78 languages spoken in Ivory Coast. The country has a religiously diverse population, including numerous followers of Islam, Christianity, and traditional faiths often entailing animism.
The Ivory Coast national football team represents Ivory Coast in men's international football. Nicknamed the Elephants, the team is managed by the Ivorian Football Federation (FIF). The team has won the Africa Cup of Nations three times, in 1992, 2015 and 2024, and has qualified for the FIFA World Cup three times, in 2006, 2010, and 2014.
Africa Sports d'Abidjan is a multi-sports club based in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
Stade de la Paix is a multi-use stadium in Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 40,000 people. Along with Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, it was constructed for the 1984 African Nations Cup. It was one of the host stadiums for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, and is currently being renovated for the competition by Mota-Engil, with structures designed by Quadrante Group.
Football is the most popular sport in Ivory Coast. The national team won the Africa Cup of Nations in Senegal in 1992. In 2006 they participated in the 2006 World Cup in Germany. The youth national teams have also done well in world championships, and the clubs from Ivory Coast have won several continental titles. The Ivory Coast national team won a second African cup of nations in 2015.
Abidjan is the largest city and the former capital of Ivory Coast. As of the 2021 census, Abidjan's population was 6.3 million, which is 21.5 percent of overall population of the country, making it the sixth most populous city proper in Africa, after Lagos, Cairo, Kinshasa, Dar es Salaam, and Johannesburg. A cultural crossroads of West Africa, Abidjan is characterised by a high level of industrialisation and urbanisation. It is also the most populous Dioula-speaking and French-speaking city in Africa.
Badra Ali Sangaré is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for South African Premier Division club Sekhukhune United and the Ivory Coast national team.
Group G of the 2010 FIFA World Cup began on 15 June and ended on 25 June 2010. The group consisted of reigning Copa América champions Brazil, North Korea, the Ivory Coast and Portugal.
AS Indenié Abengourou or ASI Abengourou is an Ivorian football club from Abengourou founded in 1951. They were promoted to the highest level of football in Ivory Coast. 3,000 capacity Stade Henri Konan Bédié is their home ground.
Guelassiognon Sylvain Gbohouo is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Africa Sports.
Group B of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup consisted of Germany, Ivory Coast, Norway and Thailand. Matches were played from 7 to 15 June 2015. Thailand became the first Southeast Asian country to play at a senior World Cup since Indonesia in the 1938 FIFA World Cup.
Jean Thierry Lazare Amani is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays for Belgian Pro League club Union Saint-Gilloise, and the Ivory Coast national team as a central midfielder.
Ghislain N'Clomande Konan is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for the Ivory Coast national team.
The 2018–19 Côte d'Ivoire Ligue 1 is the 60th season of the Côte d'Ivoire Ligue 1, the top-tier football league in the Ivory Coast, since its establishment in 1960. The season started on 7 September 2018.
Hillel-Yored Amilcar Tony Konaté is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the French club Châteauroux in the Championnat National. Born in France, and a former youth international for the Ivory Coast, Konaté plays for the Burkina Faso national team.
Wilfried Stephane Singo is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Monaco and the Ivory Coast national team.
Jean-Philippe Nil Step Krasso is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 2 club Paris FC. Born in Germany, he plays for the Ivory Coast national team.
Karim Konaté is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg and the Ivory Coast national team.
The Côte d'Ivoire Women's Cup is a women's association football competition in Ivory Coast. pitting regional teams against each other. It was established in 2004. It is the women's equivalent of the Coupe de Côte d'Ivoire for men.