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The Ivory Coast national football team (recognized as the Côte d'Ivoire by FIFA) represents Ivory Coast in men's international football. Nicknamed the Elephants, the team is managed by the Ivorian Football Federation (FIF).

Main Categories

Emblem
Nickname(s)
Les Éléphants
(The Elephants)
Association
Fédération Ivorienne de Football
FIF
Confederation
CAF
Africa
FIFA code
CIV
Appearances
3
first in 2006
Best result
Group Stage
2006, 2010, 2014

2014

Sabri Lamouchi
Head Coach
(France)
1. Boubacar Barry
Goalkeeper
Born - 30 December 1979
Aged 34
Caps 77
Club - Lokeren (Belgium)
16. Sylvain Gbohouo
Goalkeeper
Born - 29 October 1988
Aged 25
Caps 2
Club - Séwé Sport
23. Sayouba Mandé
Goalkeeper
Born - 15 June 1993
Aged 20
Caps 1
Club - Stabæk (Norway)
2. Ousmane Viera
Defender
Born - 21 December 1986
Aged 27
Caps 1
Club - Çaykur Rizespor (Turkey)
3. Arthur Boka
Defender
Born - 2 April 1983
Aged 31
Caps 78
Club - VfB Stuttgart (Germany)
4. Kolo Touré
Defender
Born - 19 March 1981
Aged 33
Caps 107
Club - Liverpool (England)
5. Didier Zokora
Defender
Born - 14 December 1980
Aged 33
Caps 119
Club - Trabzonspor (Turkey)
7. Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro
Defender
Born - 11 October 1992
Aged 21
Caps 1
Club - Toulouse (France)
17. Serge Aurier
Defender
Born - 24 December 1992
Aged 21
Caps 8
Club - Toulouse (France)
18. Constant Djakpa
Defender
Born - 17 October 1986
Aged 27
Caps 5
Club - Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany)
22. Sol Bamba
Defender
Born - 13 January 1985
Aged 29
Caps 43
Club - Trabzonspor (Turkey)
9. Cheick Tioté
Midfielder
Born - 21 June 1986
Aged 27
Caps 43
Club - Newcastle United (England)
14. Ismaël Diomandé
Midfielder
Born - 28 August 1992
Aged 21
Caps 2
Club - Saint-Étienne (France)
19. Yaya Touré
Midfielder
Born - 13 May 1983
Aged 31
Caps 82
Club - Manchester City (England)
20. Serey Dié
Midfielder
Born - 7 November 1984
Aged 29
Caps 7
Club - Basel (Switzerland)
6. Mathis Bolly
Forward
Born - 14 November 1990
Aged 23
Caps 4
Club - Fortuna Düsseldorf (Germany)
8. Salomon Kalou
Forward
Born - 5 August 1985
Aged 28
Caps 67
Club - Lille (France)
10. Gervinho
Forward
Born - 27 May 1987
Aged 27
Caps 53
Club - Roma (Italy)
11. Didier Drogba
Forward
Born - 11 March 1978
Aged 36
Caps 101
Club - Galatasaray (Turkey)
12. Wilfried Bony
Forward
Born - 10 December 1988
Aged 25
Caps 24
Club - Swansea City (Wales)
13. Didier Ya Konan
Forward
Born - 22 May 1984
Aged 30
Caps 25
Club - Hannover 96 (Germany)
15. Max Gradel
Forward
Born - 30 November 1987
Aged 26
Caps 26
Club - Saint-Étienne (France)
21. Giovanni Sio
Forward
Born - 31 March 1989
Aged 25
Caps 7
Club - Basel (Switzerland)

2010

Sven-Göran Eriksson
Head Coach
(Sweden)
1. Boubacar Barry
Goalkeeper
Born - 30 December 1979
Aged 30
Caps 45
Club - Lokeren (Belgium)
16. Aristide Zogbo
Goalkeeper
Born - 30 December 1981
Aged 28
Caps 6
Club - Maccabi Netanya (Israel)
23. Daniel Yeboah
Goalkeeper
Born - 13 November 1984
Aged 25
Caps 4
Club - ASEC Mimosas
2. Benjamin Angoua
Defender
Born - 28 November 1986
Aged 23
Caps 7
Club - Valenciennes (France)
3. Arthur Boka
Defender
Born - 2 April 1983
Aged 27
Caps 54
Club - VfB Stuttgart (Germany)
4. Kolo Touré
Defender
Born - 19 March 1981
Aged 29
Caps 76
Club - Manchester City (England)
6. Steve Gohouri
Defender
Born - 8 February 1981
Aged 29
Caps 11
Club - Wigan Athletic (England)
17. Siaka Tiéné
Defender
Born - 22 March 1982
Aged 28
Caps 55
Club - Valenciennes (France)
20. Guy Demel
Defender
Born - 13 June 1981
Aged 28
Caps 26
Club - Hamburger SV (Germany)
21. Emmanuel Eboué
Defender
Born - 4 June 1983
Aged 27
Caps 52
Club - Arsenal (England)
22. Sol Bamba
Defender
Born - 13 January 1985
Aged 25
Caps 16
Club - Hibernian (Scotland)
5. Didier Zokora
Midfielder
Born - 14 December 1980
Aged 29
Caps 80
Club - Sevilla (Spain)
9. Cheick Tioté
Midfielder
Born - 21 June 1986
Aged 23
Caps 8
Club - Twente (Netherlands)
12. Jean-Jacques Gosso
Midfielder
Born - 15 March 1983
Aged 27
Caps 6
Club - Monaco (France)
13. Romaric
Midfielder
Born - 4 June 1983
Aged 27
Caps 38
Club - Sevilla (Spain)
14. Emmanuel Koné
Midfielder
Born - 31 December 1986
Aged 23
Caps 12
Club - Internațional (Romania)
18. Kader Keïta
Midfielder
Born - 6 August 1981
Aged 28
Caps 55
Club - Galatasaray (Turkey)
19. Yaya Touré
Midfielder
Born - 13 May 1983
Aged 27
Caps 47
Club - Barcelona (Spain)
7. Seydou Doumbia
Forward
Born - 31 December 1987
Aged 22
Caps 5
Club - Young Boys (Switzerland)
8. Salomon Kalou
Forward
Born - 5 August 1985
Aged 24
Caps 28
Club - Chelsea (England)
10. Gervinho
Forward
Born - 27 May 1987
Aged 23
Caps 15
Club - Lille (France)
11. Didier Drogba
Forward
Born - 11 March 1978
Aged 32
Caps 68
Club - Chelsea (England)
15. Aruna Dindane
Forward
Born - 26 November 1980
Aged 29
Caps 54
Club - Portsmouth (England)

2006

Henri Michel
Head Coach
(France)
1. Jean-Jacques Tizié
Goalkeeper
Born - 7 September 1972
Aged 33
Caps 24
Club - Espérance de Tunis (Tunisia)
16. Gérard Gnanhouan
Goalkeeper
Born - 12 February 1979
Aged 27
Caps 6
Club - Montpellier (France)
23. Boubacar Barry
Goalkeeper
Born - 30 December 1979
Aged 26
Caps 6
Club - Beveren (Belgium)
3. Arthur Boka
Defender
Born - 2 April 1983
Aged 23
Caps 23
Club - Strasbourg (France)
4. Kolo Touré
Defender
Born - 19 March 1981
Aged 25
Caps 42
Club - Arsenal (England)
6. Blaise Kouassi
Defender
Born - 2 February 1975
Aged 31
Caps 36
Club - Troyes (France)
12. Abdoulaye Méïté
Defender
Born - 6 October 1980
Aged 25
Caps 18
Club - Marseille (France)
13. Marco Zoro
Defender
Born - 27 December 1983
Aged 22
Caps 13
Club - Messina (Italy)
17. Cyril Domoraud
Defender
Born - 22 July 1971
Aged 34
Caps 50
Club - Créteil (France)
20. Guy Demel
Defender
Born - 13 June 1981
Aged 24
Caps 7
Club - Hamburger SV (Germany)
21. Emmanuel Eboué
Defender
Born - 4 June 1983
Aged 23
Caps 11
Club - Arsenal (England)
2. Kanga Akalé
Midfielder
Born - 7 March 1981
Aged 25
Caps 22
Club - Auxerre (France)
5. Didier Zokora
Midfielder
Born - 14 December 1980
Aged 25
Caps 38
Club - Saint-Étienne (France)
7. Emerse Faé
Midfielder
Born - 24 January 1984
Aged 22
Caps 14
Club - Nantes (France)
8. Bonaventure Kalou
Midfielder
Born - 12 January 1978
Aged 28
Caps 49
Club - Paris Saint-Germain (France)
10. Gilles Yapi Yapo
Midfielder
Born - 13 January 1982
Aged 24
Caps 26
Club - Young Boys (Switzerland)
18. Abdul Kader Keïta
Midfielder
Born - 6 August 1981
Aged 24
Caps 26
Club - Lille (France)
19. Yaya Touré
Midfielder
Born - 13 March 1983
Aged 23
Caps 14
Club - Olympiacos (Greece)
22. Romaric
Midfielder
Born - 4 June 1983
Aged 23
Caps 8
Club - Le Mans (France)
9. Arouna Koné
Forward
Born - 11 November 1983
Aged 22
Caps 17
Club - PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands)
11. Didier Drogba
Forward
Born - 11 March 1978
Aged 28
Caps 32
Club - Chelsea (England)
14. Bakari Koné
Forward
Born - 17 September 1981
Aged 24
Caps 16
Club - Nice (France)
15. Aruna Dindane
Forward
Born - 26 November 1980
Aged 25
Caps 34
Club - Lens (France)