Monaco National Football Team
The Monaco national football team is a national side that represents Monaco in association football.
The team is controlled by the Monégasque Football Federation, the governing body for all football in Monaco. Monaco is not a member of FIFA or UEFA, and therefore cannot enter the FIFA World Cup nor the UEFA European Championship. Monaco was a founding member of the N.F.-Board in 2003, and finished second in the 2006 VIVA World Cup inaugural edition. However, due to political opposition, Monaco severed ties with the organization in 2010.
| Association | Fédération Monégasque de Football | |
|---|---|---|
| Confederation | ConIFA (Former) | |
| Head coach | Thierry Petit | |
| Most caps | Olivier Lechner (9) | |
| Top scorer | Olivier Lechner (7) | |
| Home stadium | Stade Louis II Stade Didier Deschamps | |
| FIFA code | MON | |
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| First international | ||
 Gibraltar 5–0 Monaco  (Gibraltar; 11 June 2000) | ||
| Biggest win | ||
Monaco 13–1 Chechnya  (Cap-d'Ail, France; 18 February 2006) | ||
| Biggest defeat | ||
 Sápmi 21–1 Monaco (Hyères, France; 24 November 2006) | ||
| VIVA World Cup | ||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2006) | |
| Best result | Runners-up (2006) | |
History
Beginnings
After the foundation of the Monégasque Football Federation in April 2000, Monaco played its first match in June of the same year against Gibraltar, losing 5–0. After this match, Monaco would return to play a match a year later against Tibet, in Freiburg, in Germany, winning 2–1.
Overview
Since 2001, Monaco has participated in twenty-seven games, winning eight, drawing six, and losing thirteen. The team competes against local clubs, nations, unrecognized states, people groups, and territories. Monaco is managed by Martino López, and competes at the Stade Didier Deschamps in Cap-d'Ail, France. According to Elo Ratings, Monaco is ranked 200th in the world as of November 2020.
The team's roster is composed of roughly sixty men; only five offer professional experience, since the team is mainly made up of civil servants and employees of the Société des bains de mer de Monaco.
Last squad
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | GK | Anthony Minioni | 2 | | |
| 1 | GK | Thierry Vatrican | 19 August 1975 | 5 | |
| DF | Marc Vassallo | 28 November 1999 | | ||
| DF | John Landau | | |||
| DF | Eric Fissore | | |||
| DF | Julien Sirio | | |||
| DF | Jean-Paul Pennacino | | |||
| MF | Romain Armita | | |||
| MF | Anthony Rinaldi | | |||
| MF | Fabien Gallis | | |||
| MF | Remy Rinaldi | | |||
| MF | Olivier Pasquier | | |||
| MF | Anthony Houry | | |||
| MF | Benoît Biancheri | 28 November 2000 | | ||
| FW | Guy Platto | | |||
| FW | Olivier Lechner | | |||
| FW | Sergio Bonnaventura | 28 November 2000 | |
Competitive record
| VIVA World Cup | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | Squad |
 2006 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 37 | Squad |
| 2008 | Did not enter | ||||||||
 2009 | |||||||||
 2010 | |||||||||
 2012 | |||||||||
| ConIFA World Football Cup | |||||||||
| 2014 | Did not enter | ||||||||
 2016 | |||||||||
 2018 | |||||||||
| Total | Runners-up | 1/9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 37 | – |
Complete international results
2000s
Monaco | 11 June 2000 Friendly | Gibraltar | 5–0 | Monaco | Gibraltar |
 ?' | [Report] | Stadium: Victoria Stadium | ||
| Note: Monaco fielded players from the Monaco league, some of them French nationals | ||||
Tibet | 14 July 2001 Friendly | Monaco | 2–1 | Tibet | Freiburg, Germany |
| Damien Choisit ?' Serge Turuan ?' | ?' | Stadium: Dreisamstadion |
Gibraltar | 18 February 2002 Friendly | Monaco | 2–2 | Gibraltar | Cap-d'Ail, France |
| Olivier Pasquier 25' Jean-Paul Pennacino 47' | Report | Dylan Moreno 15' (pen.) Lee Casciaro 70' (pen.) | Stadium: Stade Municipal Cap-d'Ail |
Monaco | 23 November 2002 Friendly | Vatican City  | 0–0 | Monaco | Albano Laziale, Italy |
| Stadium: Stadio Pio XII |
Monaco | 12 February 2005 Friendly | Occitania | 0–0 | Monaco | Béziers, France |
| Stadium: Stade Raoul-Barrière |
Occitania | 17 May 2005 Friendly | Monaco | 1–1 | Occitania | Cap-d'Ail, France |
| Stadium: Stade Municipal Cap-d'Ail |
Occitania | 17 December 2005 Friendly | Monaco | 2–1 | Occitania | Cap-d'Ail, France |
| Stadium: Stade Municipal Cap-d'Ail |
Chechnya | 18 February 2006 Friendly | Monaco | 13–1 | Chechnya | Cap-d'Ail, France |
| Stadium: Stade Municipal Cap-d'Ail |
Kosovo | 22 April 2006 Friendly | Monaco | 1–7 | Kosovo | Cap-d'Ail, France |
| ?' | Report | Haxhi Zeka 15' Uliks Emra 17', 65'Dukagjin Gashi 29'Sunaj Keqi 75'Isuf Llumnica 82' Shpëtim Idrizi 83' | Stadium: Stade Municipal Cap-d'Ail |
Ambazonia | 20 November 2006 2006 VIVA World Cup | Monaco | 3–0 | Ambazonia | Costebelle, France |
| 13:30 CET | walkover | Stadium: Stade Gaby Robert | ||
| Note: | ||||
Occitania | 21 November 2006 2006 VIVA World Cup | Monaco | 3–2 | Occitania | Hyères, France |
| 15:30 CET | Olivier Lechner 20' Guy Platto 53'Anthony Houry 59' | (Report) | Patric Léglise 51' Sebastian Rojas 72' | Stadium: Stade L’Ayguade |
Sápmi | 23 November 2006 2006 VIVA World Cup | Monaco | 0–14 | Sápmi | Hyères, France |
| 15:30 CET | (Report) | Trond Olsen 5', 17', 45', 50' Steffen Nystrøm 12', 16', 23', 28'Magnus Andersen 26'Olav Råstad 40'Eirik Lamøy 57'Espen Bruer 66'Tom Høgli 77'Jonas Johansen 83' | Stadium: Stade L’Ayguade |
Sápmi | 24 November 2006 2006 VIVA World Cup | Monaco | 1–21 | Sápmi | Hyères, France |
| 15:30 CET | Romain Armita 50' | (Report) | Trond Olsen 5' Tom Høgli 7', 20', 40'Eirik Lamøy 32', 39', 51', 55'Steffen Nystrøm 35'Olav Råstad 38', 45' (pen.)Espen Bruer 59', 81'Jonas Johansen 62', 65', 88'Leif Arne Brekke 72' (pen.)Torkil Nilssen 76', 78'Espen Minde 84'Matti Eira 87' | Stadium: Stade L’Ayguade |
Provence | 20 December 2008 Friendly | Monaco | 2–3 | Provence | Cap-d'Ail, France |
| ?' | ?' | Stadium: Stade Municipal Cap-d'Ail |
2010s
Monaco | 3 May 2011 Friendly | Vatican City | 1–2 | Monaco | Albano Laziale, Italy |
| Alessandro Quarto ?' | Olivier Lechner ?', ?' | Stadium: Stadio Pio XII |
Croatia Amateurs | 11 June 2011 Friendly | Monaco | 1–3 | Croatia Amateurs | Cap-d'Ail, France |
| ?' | ?' | Stadium: Stade Municipal Cap-d'Ail |
Raetia | 6 October 2012 Friendly | Monaco | 1–2 | Raetia | Beausoleil, France |
| ?' (pen.) | 0–1 (Half time); 1–1; 1–2 | ?' | Stadium: Stade des Moneghetti |
Monaco | 13 February 2013 Friendly | Provence | 6–1 | Monaco | Saint-Zacharie, France |
| Pape Fall 16', 22', 36' Anthony Mendy 30'Nicolas Ferrero 44'Romain Campagna 55' | Olivier Lechner 32' | Stadium: Stade François Coulomb |
Vatican City | 22 June 2013 Friendly | Monaco | 2–0 | Vatican City | Cap-d'Ail, France |
| Morgan Escarras 9' Eric Fissore 34' | Stadium: Stade Municipal Cap-d'Ail |
Monaco | 6 April 2014 Friendly | Ellan Vannin  | 10–0 | Monaco | Douglas, Isle of Man |
| ?' | Stadium: King George V Bowl stadium Attendance: 1,100 |
Head-to-head record
As of 27 April 2017
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | WPCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambazonia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Chechnya | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 100.00 |
| Croatia Amateurs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Ellan Vannin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0.00 |
| Gibraltar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0.00 |
 Kosovo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0.00 |
| Occitania | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 33.33 |
| Provence | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0.00 |
| Raetia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Sápmi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 35 | −34 | 0.00 |
| Tibet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Vatican City | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 60.00 |
| Total | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 42 | 91 | −49 | 32.00 |
Unofficial results
HNK Orijent 1919 | 7 June 2008 Friendly | Monaco | 2–3 | HNK Orijent 1919 | Cap-d'Ail, France |
| ?' | ?' | Stadium: Stade Municipal Cap-d'Ail |
Honours
VIVA World Cup runner-up: 2006
Historical kits
          2001 Home |     2002 Away |      Home 2006 |      Home 2011 |   Away 2011 |   Home 2012-13 |      Home 2014 |   Home 2014 |
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See also
References
External links
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