The New Caledonia national under-17 football team is the national U-17 team of New Caledonia and is controlled by the New Caledonian Football Federation.
| Nickname(s) | Les Cagous (The Kagus) Les Petits Cagous[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | New Caledonian Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
| Head coach | Dominique Wacalie | ||
| Captain | Jekob Jeno | ||
| Most caps | Jekob Jeno, Bernard Iwa & Cyril Nyipie (8) | ||
| Top scorer | Renaldo Nonmeu (8) | ||
| FIFA code | NCL | ||
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| First international | |||
 New Caledonia 4–3 Fiji  (Auckland, New Zealand; 3 December 1983) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 New Caledonia 17–0 Tonga  (Auckland, New Zealand; 17 January 2011) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
New Caledonia 0–10 England  (Jakarta, Indonesia; 11 November 2023) | |||
| FIFA U17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2017) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2017, 2023) | ||
| OFC U-17 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 12 (first in 1983) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2003, 2013, 2017, 2023) | ||
Competition record edit
FIFA U-17 World Cup record edit
| FIFA U-17 World Cup record | ||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
 1985
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Did not qualify | |||||||||
| 1987–1997 | Did not participate | |||||||||
 1999
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Did not qualify | |||||||||
 2001
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Withdrew | |||||||||
| 2003–2015 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
 2017
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Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | –11 | 1 | |
 2019
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Did not qualify | |||||||||
 2023
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Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | –24 | 0 | |
 2025
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To be determined | |||||||||
| Total | Group stage | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 37 | –35 | 1 | |
OFC U-17 Championship record edit
| OFC U-17 Championship record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1983
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Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 4 | |
| 1986–1997 | Did not participate | |||||||||
| 1999
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Fourth place | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 7 | |
  2001
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Withdrew | |||||||||
  2003
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Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 12 | |
| 2005
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Fourth place | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 9 | |
 2007
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Fourth place | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 2 | |
| 2009
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Third place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | |
| 2011
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Group stage | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 6 | 21 | 6 | |
| 2013
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Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 9 | |
| 2015
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Fourth place | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 12 | |
| 2017
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Runners-up | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 7 | |
 2018
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Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |
| 2023
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Runners-up | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 7 | |
| Total | Runners-up | 58 | 25 | 6 | 27 | 129 | 112 | +17 | 79 | |
Current squad edit
The following players were called up for the UEFA Exhibition Tournament - Estonia from 26 April to 1 May 2022.[2]
- Caps and goals as of 20 April 2022 before the game against Kazakhstan.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| GK | Josias Ipeze | 0 | 0 | AS Wetr
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| GK | Claude Tiaouniane | 0 | 0 | Hienghène Sport
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| GK | Ludovic Ufepi | 0 | 0 | OC Himeleck
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| DF | Maël Raban-Grangier | 0 | 0 | AS Mont-Dore
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| DF | Dorian Etienne | 0 | 0 | AS Mont-Dore
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| DF | Wadria Hanye | 0 | 0 | Qanono Sport
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| DF | Inine Huna | 0 | 0 | Gaïtcha FCN
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| DF | Christophe Waiemene | 0 | 0 | AS Mont-Dore
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| DF | Numa Pamani | 0 | 0 | Qanono Sport
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| MF | Antony Levy | 0 | 0 | AS Mont-Dore
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| MF | Jean-Yves Saiko | 0 | 0 | AS Lössi
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| MF | Alhi Paralet | 0 | 0 | AS Wetr
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| MF | Simon Ue | 0 | 0 | AS Mont-Dore
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| MF | Joseph Hnalissilin | 0 | 0 | AS Lössi
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| MF | Jytrim Upa | 0 | 0 | AS Lössi
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| FW | Paul Qaeze | 0 | 0 | Qanono Sport
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| FW | Nolhann Alebate | 0 | 0 | Hienghène Sport
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| FW | Nathan Alves | 0 | 0 | AS Magenta
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| FW | Kiza Alikie | 0 | 0 | Qanono Sport
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| FW | Guylman Delrieu | 0 | 0 | AS Lössi
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Results and fixtures edit
The following matches were played or are scheduled to be played by the national team in the current or upcoming seasons.
2023 edit
| 11 January 2023 2023 OFC U-17 GS | New Zealand | 3–2 | New Caledonia | Ba, Fiji |
| 15:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Fiji FA Academy Attendance: 80 Referee: Kavitesh Behari (Fiji) |
| 17 January 2023 2023 OFC U-17 GS | New Caledonia | 7–0 | American Samoa | Ba, Fiji |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Fiji FA Academy Attendance: 20 Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji) |
| 21 January 2023 2023 OFC U-17 Quarter-finals | New Caledonia | 4–0 | Samoa | Suva, Fiji |
| 16:00 | Report | Stadium: HFC Bank Stadium Attendance: 70 Referee: Lachlan Keevers (Australia) |
| 25 January 2023 2023 OFC U-17 Semi-finals | New Caledonia | 1–1 (3–2 p) | Tahiti | Suva, Fiji |
| 16:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: HFC Bank Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Calvin Berg (New Zealand) |
| Penalties | ||||
| 28 January 2023 2023 OFC U-17 Final | New Caledonia | 0–1 | New Zealand | Suva, Fiji |
| 19:00 | Report |
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Stadium: HFC Bank Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji) |
| November 2023 2023 FIFA U-17 GS | New Caledonia | v | TBA | Indonesia |
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Notable results edit
| Notable results | |||||||||
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| Team | Date | Result | Goalscorers | ||||||
 Singapore
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2 October 2017 | 2–1 | Richard  21', 29'
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 Japan
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14 October 2017 | 1–1 | Jeno 83'
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List of coaches edit
Francis Tartas (2010–2011)- Herve Gnipate (2010–2011)
- Kamali Fitealeata (2012–2015)
- Michael Clarque (2015–2017)
- Dominique Wacalie (2017–2023)
Léonardo Lopez (2023–)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Wenisso relishing opportunities". oceaniafootball.com. Auckland: Oceania Football Confederation. 2018-02-17. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
- ^ "La LISTE des 20 cagous pour l'ESTONIE | SELECTION U16 | Tournoi UEFA Exhibition - ESTONIE 2022" (in French). 2018-08-29. Archived from the original on April 30, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-18.