Mauritius national football team

Mauritius
Nickname(s)Club M
Les Dodos (The Dodos)
AssociationMauritius Football Association
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCOSAFA (Southern Africa)
Head coachFidy Rasoanaivo
CaptainKevin Jean-Louis
Most capsHenri Speville (72)
Top scorerDaniel Imbert (17)
Home stadiumStade George V
FIFA codeMRI
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 183 Decrease 6 (4 April 2024)[1]
Highest112 (December 1992)
Lowest197 (November 2013)
First international
 Mauritius 2–1 Réunion Réunion
(Madagascar; Date Unknown 1947)
Biggest win
 Mauritius 15–2 Réunion Réunion
(Madagascar; Date Unknown 1950)
Biggest defeat
 Egypt 7–0 Mauritius 
(Port Said, Egypt; 8 June 2003)
 Seychelles 7–0 Mauritius 
(Witbank, South Africa; 19 July 2008)
 Senegal 7–0 Mauritius 
(Dakar, Senegal; 9 October 2010)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances1 (first in 1974)
Best resultGroup stage (1974)
COSAFA Cup
Appearances16 (first in 2000)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2001, 2004)

The Mauritius national football team (French: Équipe de Maurice de football), nicknamed Club M and Les Dodos (The Dodos), is the national team of Mauritius. They are overseen by the Mauritius Football Association, which is a member of FIFA, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA). The head coach is Fidy Rasoanaivo.

Their most significant achievements are qualification for the 1974 African Cup of Nations, and winning the Indian Ocean Island Games football tournament in 1985 and 2003. They have also been a finalist in this competition in 1990, 2011 and 2019.

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  2. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.

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