Seychelles national football team

Seychelles
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)The Pirates
AssociationSeychelles Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCOSAFA (Southern Africa)
Head coachRalph Jean-Louis (caretaker)
CaptainBenoit Marie
Most capsBenoit Marie (64)
Top scorerPhilip Zialor (14)
Home stadiumStade Linité
FIFA codeSEY
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 201 Steady (18 July 2024)[1]
Highest129 (October 2006)
Lowest202 (February 2020)
First international
Réunion 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
Appearances14 (first in 2005)
Best resultGroup stage (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 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.[3] 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.[3]

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  2. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Sport in The Seychelles". topendsports.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2020.

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