New Caledonia national football team
| Nickname(s) | Les Cagous (The Kagus) | ||
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| Association | Fédération Calédonienne de Football | ||
| Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
| Head coach | Johann Sidaner | ||
| Captain | César Zeoula | ||
| Most caps | César Zeoula (45) | ||
| Top scorer | Bertrand Kaï (23) | ||
| Home stadium | Stade Numa-Daly Magenta | ||
| FIFA code | NCL | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 151 1 (3 April 2025) | ||
| Highest | 93 (August 2013) | ||
| Lowest | 191 (April–May 2016) | ||
| First international | |||
| New Caledonia 2–0 New Zealand (Nouméa, New Caledonia; 19 September 1951) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| New Caledonia 18–0 Guam (Lae, Papua New Guinea; 3 September 1991) Micronesia 0–18 New Caledonia (Suva, Fiji; 1 July 2003) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Australia 11–0 New Caledonia (Auckland, New Zealand; 8 July 2002) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| OFC Nations Cup | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1973) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up, (2008, 2012) | ||
| Coupe de l'Outre-Mer | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2008) | ||
| Best result | Seventh place (2012) | ||
| Melanesia Cup/MSG Prime Minister's Cup | |||
| Appearances | 9 (first in 1988) | ||
| Best result | Melanesia Cup: Runners-up (1988, 1989, 1990, 1992) MSG Prime Minister's Cup: Runners-up (2023) | ||
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The New Caledonia men's national football team is the national team of New Caledonia and is controlled by the Fédération Calédonienne de Football. Although they were only admitted to FIFA in 2004, they have been participating in the OFC Nations Cup since its inception. They have been one of this relatively small region's strongest teams, finishing second in 2008 and 2012, and third in 1973 and 1980. They were the top ranked OFC nation at number 95 in September 2008, making them only the fourth country from the confederation to have reached the global top 100.