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Nickname(s) | Barea |
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Association | Malagasy Football Federation |
Confederation | CAF (Africa) |
Sub-confederation | COSAFA (Southern Africa) |
Head coach | Claude Barrabe |
Captain | Rabeasimbola Tianasoa |
FIFA code | MAD |
World Cup | |
Appearances | 1 |
Best result | Group Stage (2015) |
CAF Beach Soccer Championship | |
Appearances | 3 (first in 2011 ) |
Best result | Champions (2015) |
The Madagascar national beach soccer team represents Madagascar in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Malagasy Football Federation, the governing body for football in Madagascar.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | W aet/pso | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Durban, South Africa 2006 | Did not enter | ||||||||
Durban, South Africa 2007 | |||||||||
Durban, South Africa 2008 | |||||||||
Durban, South Africa 2009 | |||||||||
Casablanca, Morocco 2011 | Fourth Place | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
El Jadida, Morocco 2013 | Group Stage | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
Roche Caiman, Seychelles 2015 | Championship | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 16 | 9 |
Total | 1 Title | 3/7 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 57 | 48 | 9 |
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http://www.beachsoccer.com/teams/Madagascar Retrieved 2015-4-18.
http://www.beachsoccer.com/events/caf-beach-soccer-championships-seychelles-2015 Retrieved 2015-4-18.