Association | Monegasque Football Federation |
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Confederation | ConIFA |
Head coach | Thierry Petit |
Most caps | Yohan Garino (16) |
Top scorer | Olivier Lechner (14) |
FIFA code | MCO |
Elo ranking | |
Current | 215 |
First international | |
Monaco 2–1 Tibet (Freiburg, Germany; 14 July, 2001) |
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Biggest win | |
Monaco 2–0 Vatican City (France; 22 June, 2013) Monaco 2–0 Vatican City (Rome, Italy; 10 May, 2014) |
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Biggest defeat | |
Sápmi 21–1 Monaco (Hyères, France; 24 November, 2006) |
The Monaco national football team is a national side that represents Monaco in association football. The team is controlled by the Monegasque Football Federation, the governing body for all football in Monaco. Monaco is not a member of the FIFA or the UEFA, and does not participate in any of their international tournaments. Monaco was a founding member of the N.F.-Board in 2003, and finished second in the 2006 VIVA World Cup inaugural edition. However, due to political opposition, Monaco severed ties with the organization in 2010.
Since 2001, Monaco has participated in twenty-seven games, winning eight, drawing six, and losing thirteen. The team competes against local clubs, nations, non-recognized states, people groups, and territories. Monaco is managed by Martino Lopez, and competes at the Stade des Moneghetti in Cap-d'Ail, France. According to Elo Ratings, Monaco is ranked 216th in the world.
The team's roster is composed of roughly sixty men; only five offer professional experience.
Players called up for the international friendlies against Vatican on 22 June 2013