Seychelles national football team

Seychelles
Nickname(s)	The Pirates
Association	Seychelles Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	COSAFA (Southern Africa)
Head coach	Ralph Jean-Louis (caretaker)
Captain	Benoit Marie
Most caps	Benoit Marie (61)
Top scorer	Philip Zialor (14)
Home stadium	Stade Linité
FIFA code	SEY
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	197 2 (4 April 2024)
Highest	129 (October 2006)
Lowest	202 (February 2020)
First international
	Réunion 2–0 Seychelles ; (Saint-Denis, Réunion; 13 February 1974)
Biggest win
	Seychelles 9–0 Maldives ; (Saint-Pierre, Réunion; 27 August 1979)
Biggest defeat
	Ivory Coast 9–0 Seychelles ; (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire; 17 November 2023)
COSAFA Cup
Appearances	11 (first in 2005 )
Best result	Group stage (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)

Last updated April 23, 2024

The Seychelles national football team, nicknamed the Pirates, represents Seychelles in international football and is controlled by the Seychelles Football Federation (SFF). SFF has been a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and FIFA since 1986.^[2] The team's home stadium is the 10,000-capacity Stade Linité located in Roche Caiman in the outskirts of Victoria, the capital of Seychelles.^[2]

History

Football was introduced to Seychelles in the 1930s. Its first official competition, the Challenge Cup, was organized in 1936. Then in 1941, a championship between five teams was set up with matches of 60 minutes, played barefoot.^[3]

In 1969, the president of the Seychelles Football Federation wanted to set up a national team. Engaged on a voluntary basis, Adrian Fisher arrived on the island in September to reorganize Seychelles football. He equipped all the players with shoes, introduced contemporary training techniques and extended the match time to 90 minutes. The newly-formed national team played their first matches at a friendly tournament in Kenya in April 1970. In Seychelles' first matches played on a real football pitch, they drew 2–2 against Feisal F.C. then lost 1–2 to Mwengi at Mombasa Municipal Stadium. When Fisher left Seychelles in 1973, the team had played six games against four clubs.

Seychelles played their first match against another national team on March 13, 1974, against Réunion. In this friendly match, the Pirates lost 0–2. Two years later, this time as an independent nation, the Seychelles faced Réunion again, losing 1–4. In September 1977, they played their first match against a FIFA-affiliated team, Mauritius, during a tournament played in Réunion, and lost 1–2. The team enjoyed its first victory the following year by beating Réunion 1–0 at home.

In 1979, Seychelles played their first tournament, the 1979 Indian Ocean Games. They lost their first game 3–0 to Réunion, and beat Maldives 9–0 in their second. In the semi-final, they knocked out Mauritius 4–2 on penalties after a 1–1 draw, but in the final they lost 2–1 to Réunion.

Seychelles were eliminated from the group stage at the 1985 Indian Ocean Games but, on August 31, 1986, they played their first competitive match recognised by FIFA and CAF, following their affiliation with both organisations, a qualification match against Mauritius for the 1987 All-Africa Games, which they lost 1–2. They participated, for the first time, in the 1988 African Cup of Nations qualifiers against Mauritius but lost 1–3 over the two legs.

At the 1990 Indian Ocean Games, the team suffered the heaviest defeat in its history against Madagascar in the semi-final, losing 0–6. In the bronze medal match, they won against Comoros 3–1. Despite hosting the following games, the team failed to repeat this performance, losing all four games and finishing last in the competition.

After the elimination from the preliminary phase of the 1996 African Cup of Nations by Mauritius 2–1 over the two legs, Vojo Gardašević was hired to lead the team. Following that, the Pirates again finished third in the 1998 Indian Ocean Games and, two years later, competed in the World Cup qualifiers for the first time. Playing against Namibia they drew 1–1 in Stade Linité, thanks to a goal by Philip Zialor but lost the second leg 0–3. Seychelles were also eliminated in the preliminary round of the 2000 African Cup of Nations by Zimbabwe 0–6 over the two matches. Seychelles fared better in the qualification for the 2004 African Cup of Nations as the team, led by Dominique Bathenay then Michael Nees, finished third and recorded two prestigious home wins: beating Eritrea 1–0 with a goal by veteran Roddy Victor, and beating a Peter Ndlovu-led Zimbabwe team 2–1 with goals by strikers Alpha Baldé and Philip Zialor. Following that they achieved a bronze medal at the 2003 Indian Ocean Games, then were eliminated in the preliminary round of the 2006 World Cup by Zambia, 1–5 in the two games.

In 2011, Seychelles hosted the 2011 Indian Ocean Island Games and won the tournament for the first time, beating Mauritius in the final on penalties.^[4]^[5]

The rest of the 2010s saw little success for The Pirates with the high point achieved during 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification where they managed a 2–0 win over Lesotho and a 1–1 draw with Ethiopia to finish third in their four-team group.^{[ citation needed ]}

FIFA Goal programme

In 2006, a new technical centre in Mahé was opened, with help from the FIFA Goal programme.^[6] The project had a total cost of approximately 750,000 USD. James Michel, president of the Seychelles, was present at the inauguration. The technical centre houses the SFF headquarters, an auditorium, 20 bedrooms, two massage rooms, changing rooms and a restaurant. The centre is located next to the turf pitches that were also installed by the Goal programme in 2003.^[7]^[8]

Results and fixtures

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

Win Draw Loss Fixture

2023

25 March Friendly	Bangladesh	1–0	Seychelles	Sylhet, Bangladesh
15:45 BST	Tariq 42'	Report		Stadium: Sylhet District Stadium Attendance: 1,679 Referee: Virendha Rai (Bhutan)

28 March Friendly	Bangladesh	0–1	Seychelles	Sylhet, Bangladesh
15:45 BST		Report	Mancienne 61' (pen.)	Stadium: Sylhet District Stadium

6 July 2023 COSAFA Cup	Seychelles	0–3	Comoros	Durban
15:00		Report	Djambae 27' Djoudja 39' Bacar 59'	Stadium: King Zwelithini Stadium

9 July 2023 COSAFA Cup	Malawi	2–0	Seychelles	Durban
18:00	Nkhoma 55' Jacama Kumwembe 65'	Report		Stadium: King Zwelithini Stadium

11 July 2023 COSAFA Cup	Seychelles	2–4	Zambia	KwaMashu
15:00	Labrosse 81' Mellie 90' (pen.)	Report	Kangwanda 11' Kanguluma 54' Mashata 58' Mulambia 73'	Stadium: Princess Magogo Stadium

24 August 2023 Indian Ocean Island Games	Madagascar	1–0	Seychelles	Antananarivo, Madagascar
	Tendry Randrianarijaona 19'	Report		Stadium: Elgeco Plus Stadium

28 August 2023 Indian Ocean Island Games	Mauritius	1–0	Seychelles	Antananarivo, Madagascar
	Aurélien François 17'	Report		Stadium: Mahamasina Municipal Stadium

17 November 2023 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Ivory Coast	9–0	Seychelles	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
19:00 UTC±0	Haller 20' (pen.) Sangaré 24' Adingra 36' Konaté 40' (pen.), 90+5' Fofana 60' Traorè 77', 90+4' Krasso 84' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Alassane Ouattara Stadium Referee: Adalbert Diouf (Senegal)

20 November 2023 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Seychelles	0–5	Kenya	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
19:00 UTC±0		Report	Olunga 3', 6' Juma 45+3' Onyango 62' Omala 73'	Stadium: Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny Referee: Younoussa Camara (Guinea)

Coaches

Caretaker managers are listed in italics.

Adrian Fisher (1969–1973)
Ulrich Mathiot (1991)
Helmut Kosmehl (1992–1993)
Vojo Gardašević (1997–2001)
Dominique Bathenay (2002)
Michael Nees (2002–2004)
Raoul Shungu (2006–2008)
Jan Mak (2008)
Ulrich Mathiot (2008)
Richard Holmlund (2009)
Jan Mak (2010)
Michael Nees (2010)
Andrew Amers-Morrison (2010)
Ralph Jean-Louis (2010–2011)
Gavin Jeanne (2012)
Jan Mak (2013–2014)
Ulrich Mathiot (2014–2015)
Bruno Saindini (2015)
Ralph Jean-Louis (2015–2016)
Joel de Commarmond (2017)
Rodney Choisy (2017)
Gavin Jeanne (2018–2019)
Jan Mak (2019)
Ralph Jean-Louis (2020–2021)
Osama Haroun (2021)
Vivian Bothe (2021–2023)
Ralph Jean-Louis (2023–)

Players

Squad

The following players were selected for the 2023 Indian Ocean Island Games.^[9]

Caps and goals correct as of 11 July 2023, after the match against Zambia.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1 GK	Alvin Michel	(1990-01-05) 5 January 1990 (age 34)	24	0	St Michel United
1 GK	Jean-Paul Lesperance	(1990-06-29) 29 June 1990 (age 33)	1	0	Côte d'Or
1 GK	Romeo Padayachy	(1993-02-18) 18 February 1993 (age 31)	1	0	Light Stars

2 DF	Julio Brown	(1996-08-30) 30 August 1996 (age 27)	8	0	St Michel United
2 DF	Daryl Louise	(1998-08-12) 12 August 1998 (age 25)	4	0	Abingdon United
2 DF	Don Fanchette	(1997-12-03) 3 December 1997 (age 26)	26	0	La Passe
2 DF	Benoit Marie	(1992-12-28) 28 December 1992 (age 31)	61	0	Côte d'Or
2 DF	Warren Mellie	(1994-10-01) 1 October 1994 (age 29)	33	3	Foresters Mont Fleuri
2 DF	Juninho Mathiot	(2000-02-09) 9 February 2000 (age 24)	23	0	Saint Louis Suns United
2 DF	Dean Ballette	(1995-06-09) 9 June 1995 (age 28)	11	0	St John Bosco
2 DF	Brandon Molle	(2000-04-17) 17 April 2000 (age 24)	4	0	Foresters Mont Fleuri
2 DF	Ramlee Pascal	(1991-09-19) 19 September 1991 (age 32)	5	0	St Michel United

3 MF	Dean Mothé	(2000-08-01) 1 August 2000 (age 23)	19	0	Saint Louis Suns United
3 MF	Colin Bibi	(1995-06-05) 5 June 1995 (age 28)	23	1	Saint Louis Suns United
3 MF	Neil Confiance	(1997-08-12) 12 August 1997 (age 26)	4	0	St Michel United
3 MF	Kenner Nourrice	(1995-06-10) 10 June 1995 (age 28)	17	0	St Michel United
3 MF	Thierry Camille	(2001-12-11) 11 December 2001 (age 22)	4	0	Saint John Bosco
3 MF	Ryan Henriette	(2001-01-23) 23 January 2001 (age 23)	14	1	Foresters Mont Fleuri
3 MF	Gerrick Vidot	(1994-06-30) 30 June 1994 (age 29)	8	0	St John Bosco

4 FW	Josip Ravignia	(2001-01-19) 19 January 2001 (age 23)	18	0	St Michel United
3 MF	Brandon Labrosse	(1999-03-11) 11 March 1999 (age 25)	21	2	Foresters Mont Fleuri
4 FW	Hubert Jean	(1996-07-26) 26 July 1996 (age 27)	13	1	Saint Louis Suns United

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Seychelles squad within the last twelve months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up

DF	Michael Mancienne	(1988-01-08) 8 January 1988 (age 36)	5	1	Retired	2023 Indian Ocean Island Games ^RET
DF	Darrel Damoo	(1989-09-22) 22 September 1989 (age 34)	21	1	The Lions	2023 COSAFA Cup

MF	Carl Hopprich	(1996-03-07) 7 March 1996 (age 28)	12	0	Hertha Zehlendorf	2023 COSAFA Cup
MF	Jean-Yves Ernesta	(1996-02-10) 10 February 1996 (age 28)	10	1	Foresters Mont Fleuri	2023 COSAFA Cup
MF	Assad Aboudou	(2003-01-03) 3 January 2003 (age 21)	3	0	La Passe	2023 COSAFA Cup

^INJ Withdrew due to injury ^PRE Preliminary/Standby squad ^RET Retired from the national team ^SUS Serving suspension ^WD Withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue ^COV Tested positive for COVID-19

Player records

As of 20 November 2023^[10]

Players in bold are still active with Seychelles.

Most appearances

Rank	Name	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Benoit Marie	63	0	2013–present
2	Gervais Waye-Hive	48	6	2012–present
3	Colin Esther	45	2	2008–present
4	Eric Nelson Sopha	44	0	1996–2012
5	Jones Joubert	43	0	2006–2019
6	Achille Henriette	39	6	2006–2016
7	Warren Mellie	35	3	2017–present
8	Henny Dufresne [ it ]	33	1	2002–2014
8	Philip Zialor	33	14	1998–2009
10	Yannick Manoo [ it ]	32	1	2013–present

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Philip Zialor	14	33	0.42	1998–2009
2	Alpha Baldé [ it ]	6	20	0.3	1996–2011
	Achille Henriette	6	39	0.15	2006–2016
	Gervais Waye-Hive	6	48	0.13	2012–present
5	Perry Monnaie	4	17	0.24	2018–2020
5	Don Annacoura [ it ]	4	27	0.15	2000–2011
7	Ralph Jean-Louis	3	10	0.3	1993–2000
	Wilnes Brutus [ it ]	3	12	0.25	2002–2011
	Leroy Coralie [ es ]	3	17	0.18	2016–present
	Yelvanny Rose	3	18	0.17	2002–2007
	Nelson Laurence	3	25	0.12	2008–2018
	Godfrey Denis Armel	3	29	0.1	1998–2008
	Warren Mellie	3	35	0.09	2017–present

Competition records

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup									Qualification
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1974	Part of United Kingdom								Part of United Kingdom
1978 to 1986	Not a FIFA member								Not a FIFA member
1990 to 1998	Did not enter								Did not enter
2002	Did not qualify								2	0	1	1	1	4
2006									2	0	1	1	1	5
2010									6	0	0	6	4	17
2014									2	0	0	2	0	7
2018									2	0	0	2	0	3
2022									2	0	0	2	0	10
2026	To be determined								2	0	0	2	0	14
2030									To be determined
2034									To be determined
Total	–	0/9	–	–	–	–	–	–	18	0	2	16	6	60

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
1957 to 1976	Part of United Kingdom								Part of United Kingdom
1978 to 1986	Not affiliated to CAF								Not affiliated to CAF
1988	Did not enter								Did not enter
1990	Did not qualify								2	1	0	1	1	3
1992	Withdrew								Withdrew
1994	Did not enter								Did not enter
1996	Withdrew								Withdrew
1998	Did not qualify								2	0	1	1	1	2
2000	Did not enter								Did not enter
2002	Did not enter								Did not enter
2004	Did not qualify								6	2	0	4	4	10
2006									2	0	1	1	1	5
2008									6	1	1	4	3	14
2010									6	0	0	6	4	17
2012	Did not enter								Did not enter
2013	Did not qualify								2	0	0	2	0	7
2015	Withdrew								Withdrew
2017	Did not qualify								6	1	1	4	5	11
2019									6	0	1	5	3	25
2021									2	0	0	2	1	3
2023									2	0	1	1	1	3
2025	To be determined								To be determined
	To be determined								To be determined
2027
Total	–	0/36	–	–	–	–	–	–	42	5	6	31	24	100

Indian Ocean Island Games

Indian Ocean Island Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1979	Runners-up	2nd	4	1	1	2	11	6
1985	Group stage	6th	2	0	0	2	1	4
1990	Third place	3rd	3	1	0	2	3	9
1993	Fourth place	4th	4	0	0	4	3	12
1998	Third place	3rd	4	2	0	2	9	10
2003	Third place	3rd	4	1	2	1	3	6
2007	Group stage	5th	2	1	0	1	2	4
2011	Champions	1st	5	3	2	0	10	4
2015	Group stage	5th	3	1	0	2	4	3
2019	Fourth place	4th	4	0	2	2	2	8
2023	Group Stage	6th	2	0	0	2	0	2
Total	1 Title	11/11	36	10	7	20	48	68

CECAFA Cup

COSAFA Cup

Year	COSAFA Cup
Year	Round	Result	M	W	D	L	GF	GA
2000	Excluded
2001	Excluded
2002	Did not enter
2003
2004
2005	Round 1	11th	1	0	0	1	0	3
2006	Round 1	7th	2	0	1	1	1	3
2007	Round 1	13th	2	0	0	2	0	7
2008	Group stage	11th	3	1	1	1	8	2
2009	Group stage	13th	3	0	0	3	2	6
2013	Group stage	13th	2	0	0	2	2	8
2015	Group stage	13th	3	0	1	2	0	2
2016	Group stage	14th	3	0	0	3	0	10
2017	Group stage	14th	3	0	0	3	1	10
2018	Group stage	12th	3	0	2	1	2	3
2019	Group stage	13th	3	0	1	2	0	6
2021	Did not enter
2022	Group Stage	13th	3	0	0	3	1	6
2023	Group Stage	12th	3	0	0	3	2	9
Total	Group stage	11/19	34	1	6	27	19	75

Head-to-head record

As of 21 September 2023^[11]

FIFA members

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Algeria	2	0	0	2	0	6	–6
Angola	1	0	0	1	0	3	–3
Bangladesh	3	1	1	1	2	2	0
Botswana	2	0	0	2	0	3	–3
Burkina Faso	2	0	0	2	3	7	–4
Burundi	6	0	0	6	3	17	–14
Comoros	9	3	2	4	12	16	–4
Congo	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
DR Congo	2	0	0	2	0	7	–7
Eritrea	3	1	0	2	1	2	–1
Eswatini	4	0	1	3	1	7	–6
Ethiopia	2	0	1	1	2	3	–1
Ivory Coast	1	0	0	1	0	9	–9
Kenya	5	0	1	4	2	16	–14
Lesotho	4	1	1	2	4	5	–1
Libya	2	0	0	2	2	13	–11
Madagascar	13	0	4	9	6	28	–22
Malawi	2	0	0	2	0	5	–5
Maldives	8	4	1	3	21	10	+11
Mali	2	0	0	2	0	5	–5
Mauritius	31	6	8	17	32	51	–19
Mozambique	4	0	1	3	2	6	–4
Namibia	6	0	3	3	4	12	–8
Nigeria	2	0	0	2	1	6	–5
Palestine	1	0	0	1	0	1	–1
Rwanda	2	0	0	2	0	10	–10
San Marino	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Sierra Leone	1	0	0	1	0	2	–2
South Africa	3	0	1	2	0	9	–9
South Sudan	2	0	0	2	1	3	–2
Sri Lanka	4	2	1	1	8	5	+3
Sudan	2	0	0	2	0	5	–5
Tanzania	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1
Tunisia	4	0	0	4	0	14	–14
Uganda	3	0	0	3	2	8	–6
Zambia	4	0	1	3	3	11	–8
Zimbabwe	7	1	0	6	3	22	–19
Total	154	20	30	103	119	332	–213

Non FIFA members

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Mayotte	3	1	0	2	3	5	–2
Réunion	16	2	1	13	9	33	–24
Total	19	3	1	15	12	38	–26

Honours

Indian Ocean Island Games
- Champions (1): 2011
- Runners-up (1): 1979
- Third Place (3): 1990, 1998, 2003

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[FIFA_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.

[:0-2] 1 2 "Sport in The Seychelles". topendsports.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2020.

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[4] FIFA.com (27 August 2020). "Spectacular Seychelles' footballing passion". Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.

[5] FIFA.com (1 September 2011). "Seychelles making historic waves" . Retrieved 25 September 2020.^{[ dead link ]}

[6] "Seychelles FIFA Goal Project" (PDF). FIFA.com. 21 April 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2020.

[7] "Seychelles Football Federation & history". www.cerf-resort.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2020.

[8] "Goal Project 2-Seychelles' football house inaugurated". Seychelles Nation . 16 February 2006. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2020.

[IOIG_journey-9] "National football team leave on IOIG journey". nation.sc. Retrieved 13 August 2023.

[10] "Seychelles". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

[11] "World Football Elo Ratings: Seychelles". Eloratings.net. 4 May 2023. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2023.

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