Nickname(s) | Les Cagous (The Kagus) Les Petits Cagous [1] | ||
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Association | New Caledonian Football Federation | ||
Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
Head coach | Dominique Wacalie | ||
Captain | Jekob Jeno | ||
Most caps | Jekob Jeno, Bernard Iwa & 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 | 2 (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.
FIFA U-17 World Cup record | ||||||||||
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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 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
Total | Group stage | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 37 | –35 | 1 |
OFC U-17 Championship record | ||||||||||
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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 |
The following players were called up for the UEFA Exhibition Tournament - Estonia from 26 April to 1 May 2022. [2]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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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 |
The following matches were played or are scheduled to be played by the national team in the current or upcoming seasons.
11 January 2023 2023 OFC U-17 GS | New Zealand | 3–2 | New Caledonia | Ba, Fiji |
15:00 | Report |
| Stadium: Fiji FA Academy Attendance: 80 Referee: Kavitesh Behari (Fiji) |
17 January 2023 2023 OFC U-17 GS | New Caledonia | 7–0 | American Samoa | Ba, Fiji |
19:00 | Report | Stadium: Fiji FA Academy Attendance: 20 Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji) |
21 January 2023 2023 OFC U-17 Quarter-finals | New Caledonia | 4–0 | Samoa | Suva, Fiji |
16:00 | Report | Stadium: HFC Bank Stadium Attendance: 70 Referee: Lachlan Keevers (Australia) |
25 January 2023 2023 OFC U-17 Semi-finals | New Caledonia | 1–1 (3–2 p) | Tahiti | Suva, Fiji |
16:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium: HFC Bank Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Calvin Berg (New Zealand) |
Penalties | ||||
28 January 2023 2023 OFC U-17 Final | New Caledonia | 0–1 | New Zealand | Suva, Fiji |
19:00 | Report |
| Stadium: HFC Bank Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji) |
November 2023 2023 FIFA U-17 GS | New Caledonia | v | TBA | Indonesia |
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Notable results | |||||||||
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Team | Date | Result | Goalscorers | ||||||
Singapore | 2 October 2017 | 2–1 | Richard 21', 29' | ||||||
Japan | 14 October 2017 | 1–1 | Jeno 83' |
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