DR Congo national football team
men's national association football team representing the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Congo DR national football team is the national football team of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
| Nickname(s) | The Leopards | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Congolese Association Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | UNIFFAC (Central Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Florent Ibengé | ||
| Captain | Youssouf Mulumbu | ||
| Most caps | Issama Mpeko (65) | ||
| Top scorer | Dieumerci Mbokani (18) | ||
| Home stadium | Stade des Martyrs | ||
| FIFA code | COD | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 61  (27 May 2021)[1] | ||
| Highest | 28 (July–August 2017) | ||
| Lowest | 133 (October 2011) | ||
| First international | |||
 Belgian Congo 3–2 Northern Rhodesia  (Belgian Congo; 1948) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Congo DR 10–1 Zambia  (Kinshasa, Congo DR; 22 November 1969) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Yugoslavia 9–0 Zaire  (Gelsenkirchen, West Germany; 18 June 1974) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1974) | ||
| Best result | Group stage, 1974 | ||
| Africa Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 18 (first in 1965) | ||
| Best result | Champions, 1968 and 1974 | ||
| African Nations Championship | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2009) | ||
| Best result | Champions, 2009 and 2016 | ||
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
