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New Caledonianational football team record

127
Wins
32
Draws
91
Defeats

250 matches, 1951 to 2026TFN Elo rating 1474, 113th in the world

New Caledonia have played 250 internationals since 1951: 127 wins, 32 draws and 91 defeats. Their most frequent opponent is Tahiti, with 62 meetings. Their biggest win is 18–0 against Guam in the South Pacific Games on 15 September 1991.

New Caledonia's record

Overall record
MatchesPlayedWonDrawnLostGoalsWin rate
All2501273291609–35151%
Competitive175932260476–22553%
Friendlies75341031133–12645%
At home7747723196–9661%
Away6018123093–10930%
Neutral venues113621338320–14655%

Record against every opponent

New Caledonia have played 18 different national teams. Opponents with a head-to-head page are linked.

Record by opponent
OpponentPWDLGoalsLast met
Tahiti62281024107–782025
Vanuatu402578101–482026
Fiji331161661–602026
New Zealand331122046–722025
Solomon Islands301541158–362026
Papua New Guinea21152457–192026
Tonga660043–22023
American Samoa440033–02019
Australia40041–232002
Cook Islands440028–02023
Samoa440029–02016
Guam330037–12011
Bulgaria3–5 (1973)10013–51973
Estonia1–1 (2017)10101–12017
Gibraltar2–0 (2025)11002–02025
Jamaica0–1 (2026)10010–12026
Malaysia1–2 (2016)10011–22016
Mauritius1–3 (2019)10011–32019

Biggest wins and heaviest defeats

Biggest wins

  1. v GuamSouth Pacific Games, 15 Sept 199118–0 for New Caledonia
  2. v TongaSouth Pacific Mini Games, 13 Dec 199311–0 for New Caledonia
  3. v FijiSouth Pacific Games, 18 Aug 196911–0 for New Caledonia
  4. v American SamoaOceania Nations Cup qualifying, 9 Mar 200210–0 for New Caledonia
  5. v American SamoaSouth Pacific Games, 9 Dec 198710–0 for New Caledonia

Heaviest defeats

  1. v AustraliaOceania Nations Cup, 8 Jul 20020–11 for New Caledonia
  2. v AustraliaOceania Nations Cup, 24 Feb 19800–8 for New Caledonia
  3. v New ZealandWorld Cup qualifying, 24 Mar 20221–7 for New Caledonia
  4. v VanuatuMelanesia Cup, 13 Apr 20000–6 for New Caledonia
  5. at FijiFriendly, 1 May 19971–5 for New Caledonia

Latest results

  1. at FijiMSG Prime Minister's Cup, 30 Sept 20261–2 for New Caledonia
  2. v VanuatuMSG Prime Minister's Cup, 27 Sept 20261–4 for New Caledonia
  3. v Papua New GuineaMSG Prime Minister's Cup, 24 Sept 20262–1 for New Caledonia
  4. v Solomon IslandsMSG Prime Minister's Cup, 21 Sept 20260–2 for New Caledonia
  5. v JamaicaWorld Cup qualifying, 26 Mar 20260–1 for New Caledonia
  6. at GibraltarFriendly, 8 Oct 20252–0 for New Caledonia
  7. at New ZealandWorld Cup qualifying, 24 Mar 20250–3 for New Caledonia
  8. v TahitiWorld Cup qualifying, 21 Mar 20253–0 for New Caledonia
  9. v FijiWorld Cup qualifying, 17 Nov 20241–1 for New Caledonia
  10. v Solomon IslandsWorld Cup qualifying, 14 Nov 20243–2 for New Caledonia

New Caledonia'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 1951: 1456End of 1953: 1499End of 1955: 1501End of 1957: 1499End of 1958: 1449End of 1959: 1457End of 1961: 1472End of 1962: 1455End of 1963: 1507End of 1964: 1509End of 1965: 1526End of 1966: 1535End of 1967: 1549End of 1968: 1554End of 1969: 1629End of 1970: 1601End of 1971: 1649End of 1972: 1622End of 1973: 1608End of 1974: 1615End of 1975: 1651End of 1976: 1656End of 1977: 1620End of 1978: 1618End of 1979: 1595End of 1980: 1570End of 1981: 1586End of 1983: 1556End of 1987: 1605End of 1988: 1541End of 1989: 1559End of 1990: 1546End of 1991: 1537End of 1992: 1549End of 1993: 1561End of 1994: 1511End of 1995: 1511End of 1997: 1503End of 1998: 1441End of 2000: 1458End of 2002: 1441End of 2003: 1502End of 2004: 1519End of 2007: 1605End of 2008: 1582End of 2010: 1577End of 2011: 1602End of 2012: 1675End of 2013: 1674End of 2016: 1624End of 2017: 1566End of 2018: 1569End of 2019: 1583End of 2022: 1473End of 2023: 1520End of 2024: 1546End of 2025: 1568End of 2026: 1474
Rating at the end of each year. Peak: 1675, reached on 16 October 2012. Hover the chart for any year.

Record by competition

Record by competition
CompetitionPWDLGoals
Friendly75341031133–126
South Pacific Games5235512182–54
Melanesia Cup271121444–45
Oceania Nations Cup271241165–52
World Cup qualifying23104949–31
Pacific Games14121157–5
South Pacific Mini Games1254335–11
MSG Prime Minister's Cup930611–13
Oceania Nations Cup qualifying430125–4
Pacific Mini Games41126–8
Coupe de l'Outre-Mer31112–2

Top scorers

  1. 1NA12
  2. 2Georges Gope-Fenepej11
  3. 3Michel Hmaé11
  4. 4Jacques Haeko7
  5. 5Bertrand Kaï6
  6. 6Roy Kayara6
  7. 7Pierre Wajoka5
  8. 8César Lolohea4
  9. 9Jean Xowie3
  10. 10Joseph Athale3

Counted from the 48 of 250 matches with scorer records, which are mostly competitive matches, so totals can be lower than official tallies.

Questions answered

When did New Caledonia play their first international?

On 19 September 1951, a 2–0 win against New Zealand in a friendly.

What is New Caledonia's biggest win?

18–0 against Guam in the South Pacific Games on 15 September 1991.

What is New Caledonia's heaviest defeat?

0–11 against Australia at the Oceania Nations Cup on 8 July 2002.

Who have New Caledonia played the most?

Tahiti: 62 matches, with 28 wins, 10 draws and 24 defeats for New Caledonia.

What is New Caledonia's longest winning run?

5 wins in a row, from 11 September 1965 to 15 December 1966.

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