Les Elephants
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| Nickname(s) |
Les Éléphants (The Elephants) Visión CAF |
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| Association | Fédération Ivoirienne de Football |
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) |
| Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) |
| Head coach | Vacant |
| Captain | Serey Die |
| Most caps | Didier Zokora (123) |
| Top scorer | Didier Drogba (65) |
| Home stadium | Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny |
| FIFA code | CIV |
| FIFA ranking | |
| Current | 61  (21 December 2017)
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| Highest | 12 (February 2013, April–May 2013) |
| Lowest | 75 (March–May 2004) |
| Elo ranking | |
| Current | 64  4 (07 January 2018)
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| Highest | 10 (26 January 2013) |
| Lowest | 70 (6 October 1996) |
| First international | |
 Ivory Coast 3–2 Dahomey  (Madagascar; 13 April 1960) |
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| Biggest win | |
Ivory Coast 11–0 Central African Republic  (Abidjan, Ivory Coast; 27 December 1961) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 Netherlands 5–0 Ivory Coast (Rotterdam, Netherlands; 4 June 2017) |
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| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2006) |
| Best result | 17th, 2010 |
| Africa Cup of Nations | |
| Appearances | 22 (first in 1965) |
| Best result | Champions, 1992 and 2015 |
| African Nations Championship | |
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2009) |
| Best result | Third place, 2016 |
| Confederations Cup | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1992) |
| Best result | Fourth Place, 1992 |
The Ivory Coast national football team (French: Équipe de Côte d'Ivoire de football), nicknamed Les Éléphants (The Elephants), represents Ivory Coast in international football and is controlled by the Fédération Ivoirienne de Football (FIF). Until 2005, their greatest accomplishment was winning the 1992 African Cup of Nations against Ghana on penalties at the Stade Leopold Senghor in Dakar, Senegal. Their second success came in the 2015 edition, again beating Ghana on penalties at the Estadio de Bata in Bata, Equatorial Guinea.
The team has qualified for three consecutive World Cups; however, it has never advanced beyond the group stage.
Ivory Coast has produced several notable players who have played in Europe, including Didier Drogba, Yaya Touré, Emmanuel Eboué, Wilfried Bony, Seydou Doumbia, Gervinho, Eric Bailly, Serge Aurier, Wilfried Zaha, Salomon Kalou, and Kolo Touré. Having become a fixed presence in the World Cup (since 2006) and having won 2015 Africa Cup, the team is generally considered to be one of the best African teams of the last decade.This is also confirmed by FIFA Ranking in the reference period, never been so high for the "Elephants".
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