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Congonational football team record

133
Wins
98
Draws
172
Defeats

403 matches, 1960 to 2026TFN Elo rating 1325, 155th in the world

Congo have played 403 internationals since 1960: 133 wins, 98 draws and 172 defeats. Their most frequent opponent is DR Congo, with 35 meetings. Their biggest win is 11–0 against Chad in a friendly on 28 March 1964.

Congo's record

Overall record
MatchesPlayedWonDrawnLostGoalsWin rate
All40313398172516–59233%
Competitive2689063115322–37234%
Friendlies135433557194–22032%
At home157724342244–16646%
Away168304395159–30918%
Neutral venues78311235113–11740%

Record against every opponent

Congo have played 56 different national teams. Opponents with a head-to-head page are linked.

Record by opponent
OpponentPWDLGoalsLast met
DR Congo3510101540–612018
Ivory Coast26941330–362001
Cameroon2597943–512026
Gabon23117531–232024
Mali1846815–262023
Ghana15221115–362017
Zambia1314812–272023
Angola123639–102012
South Africa121565–142024
Uganda1251614–192024
Benin1123615–252017
Chad1153325–102008
Nigeria112368–142014
Central African Republic1081124–102003
Senegal102265–132021
Togo1032516–142021
Guinea91538–131993
Tunisia91266–172013
Burkina Faso841310–92015
Sudan84049–92014
Egypt71065–162017
Morocco70252–132025
Namibia73229–42026
Equatorial Guinea651019–42015
Liberia630310–92018
Madagascar621314–162022
Niger53118–62025
Sierra Leone51135–82022
Eswatini43106–12020
Guinea-Bissau43018–52021
Rwanda42028–52014
São Tomé and Príncipe431010–32011
South Sudan42025–52024
Zimbabwe41215–52019
Algeria30122–81992
Ethiopia33009–42015
Gambia31113–32023
Kenya30123–52016
Mauritania31028–42022
Mauritius32104–12001
Mozambique32104–02003
Tanzania31118–42025
Burundi0–1 (1992), 0–0 (1993)20110–11993
China0–1 (1978), 1–1 (1986)20111–21986
Jordan1–2 (1992), 1–1 (2009)20112–32009
Malawi1–0 (1990), 2–1 (1991)22003–11991
Bahrain1–3 (2009)10011–32009
Cape Verde2–3 (2015)10012–32015
Cuba3–1 (1976)11003–11976
Haiti4–1 (1992)11004–11992
Iraq0–3 (1992)10010–31992
Moldova1–3 (1992)10011–31992
North Korea0–0 (2009)10100–02009
Saudi Arabia2–3 (2012)10012–32012
Seychelles1–1 (1987)10101–11987
Thailand1–1 (2019)10101–12019

Biggest wins and heaviest defeats

Biggest wins

  1. v ChadFriendly, 28 Mar 196411–0 for Congo
  2. v MauritaniaAfrican Friendship Games, 16 Apr 19637–0 for Congo
  3. v Equatorial GuineaUDEAC Cup, 13 Dec 19906–0 for Congo
  4. v TogoAll-African Games, 20 Jul 19657–2 for Congo
  5. v TanzaniaFriendly, 17 May 19676–1 for Congo

Heaviest defeats

  1. at MadagascarAfrican Friendship Games, 18 Apr 19601–8 for Congo
  2. at CameroonFriendly, 14 Mar 19711–7 for Congo
  3. at CameroonFriendly, 2 Feb 19641–7 for Congo
  4. at MoroccoWorld Cup qualifying, 11 Jun 20240–6 for Congo
  5. at TunisiaWorld Cup qualifying, 1 Jul 20010–6 for Congo

Latest results

  1. v CameroonAfrica Cup of Nations qualifying, 29 Sept 20261–1 for Congo
  2. v NamibiaAfrica Cup of Nations qualifying, 24 Sept 20260–1 for Congo
  3. at MoroccoWorld Cup qualifying, 14 Oct 20250–1 for Congo
  4. v NigerWorld Cup qualifying, 8 Oct 20251–3 for Congo
  5. v TanzaniaWorld Cup qualifying, 5 Sept 20251–1 for Congo
  6. v UgandaAfrica Cup of Nations qualifying, 19 Nov 20240–1 for Congo
  7. at South SudanAfrica Cup of Nations qualifying, 14 Nov 20242–3 for Congo
  8. v South AfricaAfrica Cup of Nations qualifying, 15 Oct 20241–1 for Congo
  9. at South AfricaAfrica Cup of Nations qualifying, 11 Oct 20240–5 for Congo
  10. at UgandaAfrica Cup of Nations qualifying, 9 Sept 20240–2 for Congo

Congo's rating through history

The TFN Elo rating rises with wins and falls with defeats, weighted by the opponent’s strength, the margin and the competition.

End of 1960: 1474End of 1962: 1515End of 1963: 1545End of 1964: 1517End of 1965: 1486End of 1966: 1500End of 1967: 1572End of 1968: 1501End of 1969: 1526End of 1970: 1546End of 1971: 1550End of 1972: 1609End of 1973: 1546End of 1974: 1563End of 1975: 1535End of 1976: 1579End of 1977: 1544End of 1978: 1498End of 1979: 1540End of 1980: 1548End of 1981: 1533End of 1982: 1529End of 1983: 1580End of 1984: 1553End of 1985: 1523End of 1986: 1549End of 1987: 1506End of 1988: 1526End of 1989: 1498End of 1990: 1597End of 1991: 1588End of 1992: 1511End of 1993: 1465End of 1994: 1477End of 1995: 1429End of 1996: 1493End of 1997: 1540End of 1998: 1550End of 1999: 1518End of 2000: 1551End of 2001: 1483End of 2002: 1501End of 2003: 1482End of 2004: 1490End of 2005: 1486End of 2006: 1504End of 2007: 1504End of 2008: 1499End of 2009: 1514End of 2010: 1482End of 2011: 1476End of 2012: 1535End of 2013: 1531End of 2014: 1550End of 2015: 1595End of 2016: 1545End of 2017: 1491End of 2018: 1489End of 2019: 1496End of 2020: 1483End of 2021: 1427End of 2022: 1412End of 2023: 1384End of 2024: 1343End of 2025: 1326End of 2026: 1325
Rating at the end of each year. Peak: 1648, reached on 5 March 1972. Hover the chart for any year.

Record by competition

Record by competition
CompetitionPWDLGoals
Friendly135433557194–220
Africa Cup of Nations qualifying121373549129–155
World Cup qualifying7321173579–108
Africa Cup of Nations26771227–40
UDEAC Cup22141740–19
All-African Games841316–13
African Friendship Games740320–20
UNIFFAC Cup52125–7
Jordan International Tournament41035–8
Beijing International Friendship Tournament10010–1
Great Wall Cup10101–1

Top scorers

  1. 1Jean-Michel M'Bono6
  2. 2Thievy Bifouma6
  3. 3Armel Disney4
  4. 4François M'Pelé3
  5. 5Macchambes Younga-Mouhani3
  6. 6Chris Malonga2
  7. 7Christ Bongo2
  8. 8Edson Minga2
  9. 9Fabrice Ondama2
  10. 10Férébory Doré2

Counted from the 93 of 403 matches with scorer records, which are mostly competitive matches, so totals can be lower than official tallies.

Questions answered

When did Congo play their first international?

On 15 April 1960, a 3–2 win against Ivory Coast in the African Friendship Games.

What is Congo's biggest win?

11–0 against Chad in a friendly on 28 March 1964.

What is Congo's heaviest defeat?

1–8 against Madagascar in the African Friendship Games on 18 April 1960.

Who have Congo played the most?

DR Congo: 35 matches, with 10 wins, 10 draws and 15 defeats for Congo.

What is Congo's longest winning run?

5 wins in a row, from 17 March 1983 to 10 April 1983.

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Results through 6 October 2026. Page updated 3 November 2026. How these numbers are calculated.