Congo DR national football team

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Democratic Republic of Congo

Nickname

The Simbas (The Lions)

Association

Fédération Congolaise
de Football-Association

Confederation

CAF (Africa)

Head coach

Henri Depireux

Home stadium

Stade des Martyrs

FIFA code

COD

FIFA ranking

Highest FIFA ranking

51 (September 2003)

Lowest FIFA ranking

83 (March 2007)

Elo ranking





First kit





Second kit

First international

Congo DR 6 - 0 Mauritania

(Senegal; 11 April 1963)

Zaire 3-0 Sudan

(Cameroon; 25 February 1972)

Republic of Congo 1-0 Congo DR

(Brazzaville; 8 June 1997)

Biggest win

Congo DR 10 - 1 Zambia

(Congo-Kinshasa; 22 November 1969)

Zaire 7-0 Lesotho

(Kinshasa; 25 July 1993

Congo DR 9-1 Djibouti

(Kinshasa; 23 April 2000

Biggest defeat

Yugoslavia 9 - 0 Zaire

(Gelsenkirchen, Germany; 18 June 1974)

Tunisia 6-0 Congo DR

(Tunis; 25 February 2001)

World Cup

Appearances

1 (First in 1974)

Best result

Round 1, 1974

African Nations Cup

Appearances

15 (First in 1965)

Best result

Winners, 1968 and 1974

The Congo DR national football team, nicknamed The Leopards, is the national team of the Democratic Republic of Congo and is controlled by the Fédération Congolaise de Football-Association. It was known as the Zaire national football team when Congo DR was known as Zaire (1971-1997). The team qualified for one World Cup in 1974, but went scoreless in three games. It lost to Yugoslavia 9-0 for the worst margin in World Cup history (tied with El Salvador in 1982).

The team won two African Nations Cups: one as Congo DR (or Congo-Kinshasa) in 1968 and one as Zaire in 1974.

The team finished tied for second in its World Cup qualifying group, which was won by Ghana. Their top scorer in qualifying was Shabani Nonda, who plays for Blackburn Rovers.

1 Congo DR Football Achievements
2 World Cup record
3 African Nations Cup record
4 Famous current players
5 Famous Coaches
6 Trivia
7 External links

[edit] Congo DR Football Achievements

Central African Games :

1 Time Champion (1981 as Zaire)

[edit] World Cup record

1930 to 1966 - Did not enter
1970 - Entry not accepted by FIFA
1974 - Round 1 (as Zaire)
1978 - Withdrew
1982 - Did not qualify
1986 - Did not enter
1990 to 2006 - Did not qualify

[edit] African Nations Cup record

1957 to 1963 - Did not enter
1965 - Round 1
1968 - Champions
1970 - Round 1
1972 - Fourth place (as Zaire)
1974 - Champions (as Zaire)
1976 - Round 1 (as Zaire)
1978 - Did not enter
1980 - Did not qualify
1982 - Did not qualify
1984 - Withdrew
1986 - Did not qualify
1988 - Round 1 (as Zaire)
1990 - Did not qualify
1992 - Quarterfinals (as Zaire)
1994 - Quarterfinals (as Zaire)
1996 - Quarterfinals (as Zaire)
1998 - Third place (started qualification as Zaire)
2000 - Round 1
2002 - Quarterfinals
2004 - Round 1
2006 - Quarterfinals

[edit] Famous current players

[edit] Famous Coaches

[edit] Trivia

Facing a free-kick 25 yards out during the 1974 World Cup finals match against Brazil, defender Mwepu Llunga, upon hearing the referee blow his whistle, ran out of the Zaire wall and booted the ball upfield, for which he received a yellow card. This was voted the 17th greatest World Cup moment in a Channel 4 poll [1].