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{{Short description|Men's association football team}}
{{About|the men's team|the women's team|Cape Verde women's national football team}}
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{{Infobox national football team
{{Infobox national football team
| Name = Cape Verde
| Name = Cape Verde
| Badge = Cape Verde FA.png
| Badge = Cape_Verde_FA_(2020).png
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| Nickname = ''Tubarões Azuis'' <br> (Blue Sharks)<ref>{{cite news|title=Conheça as alcunhas das 16 seleções finalistas|trans_title=Meet the nicknames of the 16 finalists|language=Portuguese|url=http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=376576|work=[[A Bola]]|accessdate=15 January 2013|date=2 February 2013}}</ref> <br> ''Crioulos'' (Creoles)
| Nickname = ''Tubarões Azuis''<br />(Blue Sharks)<ref>{{cite news |title=Conheça as alcunhas das 16 seleções finalistas |trans-title=Meet the nicknames of the 16 finalists |language=pt |url=http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=376576 |work=[[A Bola]] |access-date=15 January 2013 |date=2 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116144106/http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=376576 |archive-date=16 January 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref><br />''Crioulos'' (Creoles)
| Association = [[Federação Caboverdiana de Futebol]]
| Sub-confederation = [[West African Football Union|WAFU]] ([[West Africa]])
| Association = [[Cape Verdean Football Federation|Federação Caboverdiana de Futebol]] (FCF)
| Confederation = [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] ([[Africa]])
| Confederation = [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] (Africa)
| Sub-confederation = [[West African Football Union|WAFU]] (West Africa)
| Coach = [[Lúcio Antunes]]
| Captain = [[Marco Soares]]
| Coach = [[Bubista]]
| Most caps =
| Captain = [[Ryan Mendes]]
| Most caps = Ryan Mendes (84)
| Top scorer = [[Carlos Pedro Silva Morais|Carlos Morais]] (10)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/century.html |title=Players with 100+ Caps and 30+ International Goals |author=Mamrud, Roberto; Stokkermans, Karel |publisher=RSSSF |accessdate=17 February 2011 }}</ref>
| Top scorer = Ryan Mendes (21)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/century.html |title=Players with 100+ Caps and 30+ International Goals |author1=Mamrud, Roberto |author2=Stokkermans, Karel |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=17 February 2011 |archive-date=25 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325005412/https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/century.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| Home Stadium = [[Estádio da Várzea]]
| Home Stadium = [[Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde]]
| FIFA Trigramme = CPV
| FIFA Rank = 36 {{increase}} 13
| FIFA Trigramme = CPV
| FIFA max = 36
| FIFA Rank = {{FIFA World Rankings|CPV}}
| FIFA max date = August 2013
| FIFA max = 27
| FIFA min = 182
| FIFA max date = February 2014
| FIFA min date = April 2000
| FIFA min = 182
| Elo Rank = 82
| FIFA min date = April 2000
| Elo max = 82
| Elo Rank = {{World Football Elo Ratings|Cape Verde}}
| Elo max date = 10 September 2013
| Elo max = 69
| Elo min = 146
| Elo max date = 31 March 2015
| Elo min date = August 1998
| Elo min = 146
| Elo min date = August 1998
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| Largest win = {{nowrap begin}} {{fb|CPV}} 7–1 {{fb-rt|STP}}<br />([[Praia]], Cape Verde; 13 June 2015)<br>{{fb|LIE}} 0–6 {{fb-rt|CPV}}<br>([[San Pedro del Pinatar]], [[Spain]]; 25 March 2022){{nowrap end}}
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5–1 {{fb-rt|CPV}}<br />([[Constantine, Algeria|Constantine]], [[Algeria]]; 12 October 2023) {{nowrap end}}
| Regional name = [[Africa Cup of Nations]]
| Regional name = [[Africa Cup of Nations]]
| Regional cup apps = 1
| Regional cup apps = 4
| Regional cup first = [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations|2013]]
| Regional cup first = [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations|2013]]
| Regional cup best = Quarter-finals; [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations|2013]]
| Regional cup best = Quarter-finals ([[2013 Africa Cup of Nations|2013]], [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations|2023]])
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The '''Cape Verde national football team''' ([[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]: {{Lang|pt|Seleção nacional de futebol de Cabo Verde}}; recognized as '''Cabo Verde''' by [[FIFA]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cabo Verde |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/CPV |access-date=4 August 2023 |website=[[FIFA]]}}</ref>) represents [[Cape Verde]] in men's international [[Association football|football]], and is controlled by the [[Cape Verdean Football Federation]]. The team has never qualified for the [[FIFA World Cup]], but has qualified for four [[Africa Cup of Nations]] tournaments, in [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations|2013]], [[2015 Africa Cup of Nations|2015]], [[2021 Africa Cup of Nations|2021]] and [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations|2023]]. The team achieved their best result in [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations|2023]] after making it past the first round of the knockout stage.
The '''Cape Verde national football team''', nicknamed either the '''''Tubarões Azuis''''' (Blue Sharks) or '''''Crioulos''''' (Creoles), is the national team of [[Cape Verde]] and is controlled by the [[Federação Caboverdiana de Futebol]].


==History==
==History==


===Overview===
===Overview===
The [[Cape Verde Islands]] became independent from [[Portugal]] in 1975. The national team's first international was a 0–3 defeat to [[Guinea-Bissau national football team|Guinea-Bissau]] in the 1979 [[Amilcar Cabral Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesk/kaapv-intres.html |title=Cape Verde Islands – List of International Matches |work=[[RSSSF]] |first=Barry |last=Courtney |date=5 June 2006 |accessdate=27 June 2010}}</ref> [[Federação Caboverdiana de Futebol|Cape Verde's football association]] was formed in 1982, and joined FIFA in 1986.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=cpv/index.html |title=Cape Verde Islands |publisher=[[FIFA|FIFA.com]] |accessdate=27 June 2010}}</ref>
[[Cape Verde]] became independent from [[Portugal]] in 1975. The national team's first international was a 1–0 defeat to [[Guinea national football team|Guinea]] on 29 May 1978, in a tournament in Guinea-Bissau.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesk/kaapv-intres.html |title=Cape Verde Islands – List of International matches |work=[[RSSSF]] |first=Barry |last=Courtney |date=5 June 2006 |access-date=27 June 2010 |archive-date=10 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810235255/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesk/kaapv-intres.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Cape Verdean Football Federation]] was formed in 1982, and joined [[FIFA]] in 1986.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fifa.com/associations/association=cpv/index.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070603161104/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=cpv/index.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=3 June 2007 |title=Cape Verde Islands |publisher=[[FIFA]].com |access-date=27 June 2010}}</ref>


[[Cape Verdean diaspora|Cape Verdeans abroad]], who are more numerous than the population of the islands themselves, are a major source of players for the national team. Most of Cape Verde's current international footballers play outside of Cape Verde (mainly in Europe, but also in Asia), and some were born outside of the islands.<ref name="FIFA1">{{cite web |url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=772955/ |title=Foreign contingent boost Cape Verde |date=21 May 2010 |publisher=[[FIFA]] |accessdate=27 June 2010}}</ref>
[[Cape Verdean diaspora|Cape Verdeans abroad]], who are more numerous than the population of the islands themselves, are a major source of players for the national team. Most of Cape Verde's current international footballers play outside Cape Verde (mainly in Europe, but also in Asia), and some were born outside the islands.<ref name="FIFA1">{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=772955/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508222918/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=772955/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 May 2014 |title=Foreign contingent boost Cape Verde |date=21 May 2010|publisher=[[FIFA]] |access-date=27 June 2010}}</ref>


Several players of Cape Verdean origin have chosen to play for other national teams. These include [[Eliseu Pereira dos Santos|Eliseu]], [[Nani]], [[Manuel Fernandes (footballer born 1986)|Manuel Fernandes]], [[Rolando (Portuguese footballer)|Rolando]], [[Nélson Marcos]], and [[Silvestre Varela]], who all represent [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]], as well as [[Mickaël Tavares]], [[Jacques Faty|Jacques]] and [[Ricardo Faty]] ([[Senegal national football team|Senegal]]), [[Patrick Vieira]] ([[France national football team|France]]), [[Gelson Fernandes]] ([[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]]), [[Henrik Larsson]] ([[Sweden national football team|Sweden]]), [[David Mendes da Silva]] ([[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]]) and [[Rui Da Gracia|Rui]] ([[Equatorial Guinea national football team|Equatorial Guinea]]), among other examples.
Several players of Cape Verdean origin have chosen to play for other national teams. These include [[Eliseu]], [[Nani (footballer)|Nani]], [[Oceano da Cruz|Oceano]], [[Manuel Fernandes (footballer, born 1986)|Manuel Fernandes]], [[Rolando (footballer)|Rolando]], [[Nélson Marcos]], [[Jorge Andrade]], [[Miguel Monteiro|Miguel]] and [[Silvestre Varela]], who all represent [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]], as well as [[Mickaël Tavares]], [[Jacques Faty|Jacques]] and [[Ricardo Faty]] ([[Senegal national football team|Senegal]]), [[Patrick Vieira]] ([[France national football team|France]]), [[Gelson Fernandes]] ([[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]]), [[Henrik Larsson]] ([[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]]), [[David Mendes da Silva]], [[Lerin Duarte]], [[Jerson Cabral]] ([[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]]) and [[Rui da Gracia|Rui]] ([[Equatorial Guinea national football team|Equatorial Guinea]]), among other examples.


===World Cup and African Nations Cup qualifiers===
===World Cup and African Nations Cup qualifiers===
Cape Verde has never qualified for the [[FIFA World Cup]] but have qualified for the [[2013 African Cup of Nations]]. Its first World Cup qualifying campaign was the [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification|2002 World Cup qualifiers]], in which Cape Verde was eliminated in the first round after one draw and one defeat against [[Algeria national football team|Algeria]].<ref name="FIFA2">{{cite web |url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/africa/teams/team=43850/profile.html |title=Cape Verde Islands: Profile |publisher=[[FIFA]] |accessdate=27 June 2010}}</ref>
Cape Verde has never qualified for the [[FIFA World Cup]] but have qualified for the [[2013 African Cup of Nations]]. Its first World Cup qualifying campaign was the [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification|2002 World Cup qualifiers]], in which Cape Verde was eliminated in the first round after one draw and one defeat against [[Algeria national football team|Algeria]].<ref name="FIFA2">{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/africa/teams/team=43850/profile.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411023424/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/africa/teams/team=43850/profile.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 April 2008 |title=Cape Verde Islands: Profile |publisher=[[FIFA]] |access-date=27 June 2010}}</ref>


In the [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)|qualification campaign]] for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]] and the [[2006 African Nations Cup]], Cape Verde advanced to the Final Round after its first victory in a World Cup qualifier, beating [[Swaziland national football team|Swaziland]]. In the Final Round, the team made an impression with its first ever away victory against [[Burkina Faso national football team|Burkina Faso]], but finished fifth in [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group 2|its group]] and failed to qualify for either finals.<ref name="FIFA2"/>
In the [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)|qualification campaign]] for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]] and the [[2006 African Nations Cup]], Cape Verde advanced to the Final Round after its first victory in a World Cup qualifier, beating [[Swaziland national football team|Swaziland]]. In the Final Round, the team made an impression with its first-ever away victory against [[Burkina Faso national football team|Burkina Faso]], but finished fifth in [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group 2|its group]] and failed to qualify for either finals.<ref name="FIFA2"/>


New coach [[João Carlos Pires de Deus|João de Deus]] from Portugal brought in several new players from European leagues for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 World Cup]]/[[2010 African Nations Cup]] [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification|qualifiers]].<ref name="FIFA1"/> Cape Verde finished second in its group in the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Second Round|Second Round]], ahead of [[Tanzania national football team|Tanzania]] and [[Mauritius national football team|Mauritius]], but behind [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]], and did not advance to the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Third Round|Third Round]]. Cape Verde's top goalscorer of the qualifying campaign was [[Dady]].
Old coach [[João Carlos Pires de Deus|João de Deus]] from Portugal brought in several new players from European leagues for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 World Cup]]/[[2010 African Nations Cup]] [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification|qualifiers]].<ref name="FIFA1"/> Cape Verde finished second in its group in the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round|Second round]], ahead of [[Tanzania national football team|Tanzania]] and [[Mauritius national football team|Mauritius]], but behind [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]], and did not advance to the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF third round|Third round]]. Cape Verde's top goal scorer of the qualifying campaign was [[Dady]].


Then, finally, Cape Verde qualified for the [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations]], after stunning [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] 3–2 [[Aggregate score|on aggregate]].
Then, finally, Cape Verde qualified for the [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations]], after stunning [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] 3–2 [[Aggregate score|on aggregate]].


====2013 Africa Cup of Nations====
====2013 Africa Cup of Nations====
On 14 October 2012, Cape Verde managed to secure their first ever berth in the Finals of the [[Africa Cup of Nations]], when they defeated [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] 3–2 [[Aggregate score|on aggregate]] score, following a 2–1 defeat to Cameroon at the [[Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo]] in [[Yaoundé]], having won the home leg 2–0 in [[Praia]] just weeks prior to their qualification.
On 14 October 2012, Cape Verde managed to secure their first ever berth in the Finals of the [[Africa Cup of Nations]], when they defeated [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] 3–2 [[Aggregate score|on aggregate]] score, following a 2–1 defeat to Cameroon at the [[Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo]] in [[Yaoundé]], having won the home leg 2–0 in [[Praia]] just weeks prior to their qualification.


On 24 October 2012, Cape Verde were drawn into Group A of the [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations]], alongside [[Angola national football team|Angola]], [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]] and the host nation [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]]. Furthermore, Cape Verde played the opening match of the tournament at [[Soccer City]] in [[Johannesburg]], [[Gauteng]], against [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]] on 19 January 2013 – Soccer City being the host venue for the [[2010 World Cup]] Final. Pulled from the fourth pot during the group stage drawing of the tournament, Cape Verde actually had the highest FIFA ranking of any team in their group at the time of the drawing, ranking at 51st overall, followed by Morocco (71st), South Africa (72nd) and Angola (83rd). Cape Verde also had the 10th highest FIFA ranking in the [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] zone at the time of the drawing as well.
On 24 October 2012, Cape Verde were drawn into Group A of the [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations]], alongside [[Angola national football team|Angola]], [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]] and the host nation [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]]. Furthermore, Cape Verde played the opening match of the tournament at [[Soccer City]] in [[Johannesburg]], Gauteng, against [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]] on 19 January 2013 – Soccer City being the host venue for the [[2010 World Cup]] Final. Pulled from the fourth pot during the group stage drawing of the tournament, Cape Verde actually had the highest FIFA ranking of any team in their group at the time of the drawing, ranking at 51st overall, followed by Morocco (71st), South Africa (72nd) and Angola (83rd). Cape Verde also had the 10th highest FIFA ranking in the [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] zone at the time of the drawing as well.


Cape Verde drew with [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]] 0–0 in the tournament's first match, before drawing with [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]] 1–1. [[Luís Carlos Almada Soares|Platini]] scored Cape Verde's first ever goal at the AFCON, who were unfortunate to let an early lead slip. They however did win their first ever AFCON match against [[Angola national football team|Angola]], which they won 2–1 (despite an early own goal by captain [[Nando Maria Neves]]), through the late goals from [[Fernando Varela]] and [[Héldon Ramos]], thus qualifying for the quarter-finals, and thus reaching the last eight in their maiden appearance at the [[Africa Cup of Nations]].
Cape Verde drew with [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]] 0–0 in the tournament's first match, before drawing with [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]] 1–1. [[Platini (Cape Verdean footballer)|Platini]] scored Cape Verde's first ever goal at the AFCON, who were unfortunate to let an early lead slip. They however did win their first ever AFCON match against [[Angola national football team|Angola]], which they won 2–1 (despite an early own goal by captain [[Nando Maria Neves]]), through the late goals from [[Fernando Varela (Cape Verdean footballer)|Fernando Varela]] and [[Héldon Ramos]], thus qualifying for the quarter-finals, and thus reaching the last eight in their maiden appearance at the [[Africa Cup of Nations]].


On 2 February 2013, Cape Verde faced [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] in the [[Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium]] in [[Port Elizabeth]], in the quarter-finals of the tournament. Cape Verde played a good match, with 16 shots on Ghana's goal to their 8, with 7 shots on target to their 2, Cape Verde proved to be especially dangerous from set-pieces, however Ghana's keeper [[Abdul Fatawu Dauda|Abdul Dauda]] managed to keep a clean sheet making some spectacular saves, and with [[Wakaso Mubarak]] scoring a penalty kick for Ghana in the 54' minute, and then scoring again in the closing minute of the game (90+5') on an open goal, Ghana would win the match 2–0, to move on to the semi-finals, and ending Cape Verde's exceptional [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations]] campaign.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/02/02/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/ghana/cape-verde-islands/1406538/ |title=Ghana vs. Cape Verde Islands 2-0 |publisher=Soccerway.com |accessdate=2013-02-02}}</ref>
On 2 February 2013, Cape Verde faced [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] in the [[Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium]] in [[Port Elizabeth]], in the quarter-finals of the tournament. Cape Verde played a good match, with 16 shots on Ghana's goal to their eight, with seven shots on target to their two, Cape Verde proved to be especially dangerous from set-pieces, however Ghana's keeper [[Abdul Fatawu Dauda|Abdul Dauda]] managed to keep a clean sheet making some spectacular saves, and with [[Mubarak Wakaso]] scoring a penalty kick for Ghana in the 54' minute, and then scoring again in the closing minute of the game (90+5') on an open goal, Ghana would win the match 2–0, to move on to the semi-finals, and ending Cape Verde's exceptional [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations]] campaign.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/02/02/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/ghana/cape-verde-islands/1406538/ |title=Ghana vs. Cape Verde Islands 2–0 |publisher=Soccerway.com |access-date=2 February 2013 |archive-date=3 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203212605/http://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/02/02/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/ghana/cape-verde-islands/1406538/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

====2015 Africa Cup of Nations====
On 15 October 2014, Cape Verde became the first of two nations to qualify for the [[2015 Africa Cup of Nations]] alongside [[Algeria national football team|Algeria]], joining the host nation [[Equatorial Guinea national football team|Equatorial Guinea]] after defeating Mozambique 1–0 at home.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kawowo.com/index.php/football/item/19491-afcon-2015-round-up-algeria-qualify-zambia-nigeria-revive-fortunes-and-uganda-suffers-set-back.html |title=AFCON 2015 ROUND UP: Algeria, Cape Verde qualify, Zambia & Nigeria revive fortunes and Uganda suffers set back |publisher=Kawowo Sports |access-date=16 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322040406/http://www.kawowo.com/index.php/football/item/19491-afcon-2015-round-up-algeria-qualify-zambia-nigeria-revive-fortunes-and-uganda-suffers-set-back.html |archive-date=22 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The team, under newly appointed manager [[Rui Águas (footballer)|Rui Águas]], picked up where [[Lúcio Antunes]] left off and managed to finish in the top two of the [[2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification#Group F|group stage]] with two matches remaining to play in the qualification process, having been drawn in a group together with [[Mozambique national football team|Mozambique]], [[Niger national football team|Niger]] and [[Zambia national football team|Zambia]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://desporto.sapo.pt/futebol/seleccao/cabo-verde/tubaroes/artigo/2014/08/14/rui-guas-quer-levar-sele-o-can2015 |title=Rui Águas quer levar seleção à CAN2015 |publisher=Sapo Desporto |access-date=16 October 2014 |archive-date=23 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023152959/http://desporto.sapo.pt/futebol/seleccao/cabo-verde/tubaroes/artigo/2014/08/14/rui-guas-quer-levar-sele-o-can2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 15 November 2014, Cape Verde secured first place in their group, finishing as Group F winners by defeating Niger 3–1 at home, with one match remaining to play for qualification.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.supersport.com/football/africa-cup-of-nations/news/141115/Cape_Verde_leave_it_late_to_crush_Niger |title=Cape Verde leave it late to crush Niger |publisher=SuperSport |access-date=16 November 2014 |archive-date=29 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129014333/http://www.supersport.com/football/africa-cup-of-nations/news/141115/Cape_Verde_leave_it_late_to_crush_Niger |url-status=live }}</ref>

Pooled from Pot 3 on 3 December 2014, Cape Verde were drawn into Group B of the final tournament, together with [[Zambian national football team|Zambia]], [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]] and [[DR Congo national football team|DR Congo]]. On 18 January 2015 they played their first match against Tunisia at the [[Estadio de Ebibeyin]]. The match ended in a 1–1 draw, with [[Héldon]] leveling the score off a [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty kick]] in the 78-minute. Cape Verde then drew 0–0 against DR Congo four days later, with the advancement out of the group stage depending on the final match results of both teams.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/world-match-centre/africancup/news/newsid/250/855/0/ |title=Cape Verde hit back to deny Tunisia |publisher=FIFA.com |access-date=26 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128131853/http://www.fifa.com/world-match-centre/africancup/news/newsid/250/855/0/ |archive-date=28 January 2015 |df=dmy }}</ref>

Facing off against Zambia on 26 January 2015, with both teams depending on the result of the other match between Tunisia and DR Congo and having to finish with a win themselves, the match ended in 0–0 draw, leaving both Cape Verde and Zambia eliminated from the Cup.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30825699 |title=Cape Verde Islands 0–0 DR Congo |work=BBC Sport |access-date=26 January 2015 |archive-date=24 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150124235733/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30825699 |url-status=live }}</ref> Contested during a tropical storm, with 26&nbsp;mm of heavy rainfall, Cape Verde exited the tournament tied with DR Congo for points and undefeated, yet losing to DR Congo on goal difference. Exhibiting good form, poise and defensive prowess, the team were only able to score one goal, while exiting at the group stage of their second appearance in the finals of the tournament, while remaining unbeaten in any Cup of Nations group stage match.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/live/football/30659967 |title=Afcon 2015: Group B as it happened |work=BBC Sport |access-date=26 January 2015 |archive-date=28 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128215116/http://www.bbc.com/sport/live/football/30659967 |url-status=live }}</ref>


===Other tournaments and notable matches===
===Other tournaments and notable matches===
Cape Verde has two titles: It hosted and won the [[Amílcar Cabral Cup]] in 2000, and won the gold medal in the football tournament at the [[2009 Lusophony Games]]. The team also won a bronze medal at the [[2006 Lusophony Games]]. For the first time in its history, on 2 November 2002, it faced a non-African team, [[Luxembourg national football team|Luxembourg]], in a friendly, resulting in a scoreless draw. On 4 September 2009, it faced [[Malta national football team|Malta]] in a friendly, resulting in a 2–0 victory. On 24 May 2010, Cape Verde played out a 0–0 draw in a friendly match against a full-strength [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=289370&cc=5901 |title=Report: Portugal v Cape Verde Islands – International Friendly – ESPN Soccernet |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=24 May 2010 |access-date=19 April 2012 |archive-date=21 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021142155/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=289370&cc=5901 |url-status=dead }}</ref> At the time, Portugal was third in the FIFA rankings and Cape Verde were 117th.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/associations/association=cpv/men/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219140223/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/associations/association=cpv/men/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 February 2015|title=The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking - Associations - Cape Verde Islands - Men's|website=FIFA.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|access-date=20 May 2018}}</ref> On 31 March 2015, a second friendly against [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]] resulted in a 2–0 victory in Portugal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32140214|title=Portugal 0 Cape Verde Islands 2|date=31 March 2015|work=BBC Sport|access-date=2 April 2015|archive-date=1 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401062423/https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32140214|url-status=live}}</ref>
Cape Verde has two titles: It hosted and won the [[Amilcar Cabral Cup]] in 2000, and won the gold medal in the football tournament at the [[2009 Lusophony Games]]. The team also won a bronze medal at the [[2006 Lusophony Games]].


==Stadiums==
For the first time in its history, on 2 November 2002, it faced a non-[[Africa]]n team, [[Luxembourg national football team|Luxembourg]], in a friendly, resulting in a scoreless draw. On 4 September 2009, it faced [[Malta national football team|Malta]] in a friendly, resulting in an 2–0 victory. On 24 May 2010, Cape Verde played out a 0–0 draw in a friendly match against a full-strength Portugal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=289370&cc=5901 |title=Report: Portugal v Cape Verde Islands - International Friendly - ESPN Soccernet |publisher=Soccernet.espn.go.com |date=2010-05-24 |accessdate=2012-04-19}}</ref> At the time, Portugal was third in the FIFA rankings and Cape Verde were 117th.<ref>http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranking/lastranking/gender=m/fullranking.html#confederation=0&rank=192</ref>
{{Main|Estádio da Várzea|Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde}}
The team used to play their games at Estádio da Várzea. It is located in the capital city, [[Praia]], on the [[Santiago, Cape Verde|Santiago Island]]. The stadium opened in 2006 and holds 10,000 people.


In 2014 the new stadium [[Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde]] was opened, able to host a capacity of 15,000 people. On 15 October 2014 the team qualified for their second [[Africa Cup of Nations]] at the new stadium, in a 1–0 victory over [[Mozambique national football team|Mozambique]], making them the first of all teams in CAF to qualify for the tournament.
==Stadium==
{{Main|Estádio da Várzea}}
The team plays their games at Estádio da Várzea. It is located in the capital city, [[Praia]], on the [[Santiago, Cape Verde|Santiago Island]]. The stadium opened in 2006 and holds 10,000 people.


==World Cup record==
==Results and fixtures==
{{For|all past match results of the national team|Cape Verde national football team results}}
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The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
!colspan=9|[[FIFA World Cup|FIFA World Cup record]]

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===2024===
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| format = 1
| round = [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
| date = 10 January
| time = {{UTZ|18:30|1}}
| team1 = {{fb-rt|TUN}}
| score = 2–0
| report = [https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/01/10/world/friendlies/tunisia/cape-verde-islands/4294652/ Report (Soccerway)]<br>[https://www.eurosport.it/calcio/amichevoli/2024/live-tunisia-capo-verde_mtc1494043/live-lineup.shtml Report (Eurosport)]
| team2 = {{fb|CPV}}
| goals1 =
*[[Elias Achouri|Achouri]] {{Goal|12}}
*[[Youssef Msakni|Msakni]] {{Goal|53}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Stade Olympique Hammadi Agrebi|Stade Hammadi Agrebi]]
| location = [[Tunis]], Tunisia
| attendance =
| referee =
| result = l
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|format = 1
|date = 14 January
|round = [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations Group B|2023 Africa Cup of Nations]] [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations Group B#Ghana vs Cape Verde|GS]]
|time = {{UTZ|20:00|0}}
|team1 = {{fb-rt|GHA}}
|score = {{score link|2023 Africa Cup of Nations Group B#Ghana vs Cape Verde|1–2}}
|team2 = {{fb|CPV}}
|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/01/14/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/ghana/cape-verde-islands/4262300/
|goals1 = [[Alexander Djiku|Djiku]] {{goal|56}}
|goals2 =
*[[Jamiro Monteiro|Monteiro]] {{goal|17}}
*[[Garry Rodrigues|Rodrigues]] {{goal|90+2}}
|location = [[Abidjan]], Ivory Coast
|stadium = [[Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium]]
|attendance = 11,943
|referee = Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo ([[Congolese Association Football Federation|DR Congo]])
|result = w
}}
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|format = 1
|round = [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations Group B|2023 Africa Cup of Nations]] [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations Group B#Cape Verde vs Mozambique|GS]]
|date = 19 January
|time = {{UTZ|20:00|0}}
|team1 = {{fb-rt|CPV}}
|score = 3–0
|team2 = {{fb|MOZ}}
|goals1 =
*[[Bebé]] {{Goal|32}}
*[[Ryan Mendes|Mendes]] {{Goal|51}}
*[[Kevin Pina (footballer)|K. Pina]] {{Goal|69}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium]]
|location = [[Abidjan]], Ivory Coast
|attendance = 5,794<ref>{{cite web |url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2024-01-19/cape-verde-islands-vs-mozambique/3196880/|title=Cape Verde Islands vs Mozambique match Report|website=globalsportsarchive.com|access-date=19 January 2024}}</ref>
|referee = [[Samir Guezzaz]] ([[Royal Moroccan Football Federation|Morocco]])
|report = https://it.soccerway.com/matches/2024/01/19/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/cape-verde-islands/mozambique/4262302/
|result = W
}}
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|format = 1
|round = [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations Group B|2023 Africa Cup of Nations]] [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations Group B#Cape Verde vs Egypt|GS]]
|date = 22 January
|time = {{UTZ|20:00|0}}
|team1 = {{fb-rt|CPV}}
|score = 2–2
|team2 = {{fb|EGY}}
|goals1 =
*[[Gilson Tavares|G. Tavares]] {{goal|45+1}}
*[[Bryan Teixeira|Teixeira]] {{goal|90+9}}
|goals2 =
*[[Trézéguet (Egyptian footballer)|Trézéguet]] {{goal|50}}
*[[Mostafa Mohamed (footballer)|Mostafa]] {{goal|90+3}}
|stadium = [[Charles Konan Banny Stadium]]
|location = [[Yamoussoukro]], Ivory Coast
|attendance =
|referee = [[Alhadi Allaou Mahamat]] ([[Chadian Football Federation|Chad]])
|report = https://it.soccerway.com/matches/2024/01/22/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/cape-verde-islands/egypt/4262304/
|result = D
}}
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|format = 1
|round = [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage#Round_of_16|Africa Cup of Nations R16]]
|date = 29 January
|time = {{UTZ|20:00|0}}
|team1 = {{fb-rt|CPV}}
|score = 1–0
|team2 = {{fb|MTN}}
|goals1 =
*[[Ryan Mendes|Mendes]] {{goal|88|pen.}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium]]
|location = [[Abidjan]], Ivory Coast
|attendance = 16,088<ref>{{Cite web |title=Match Report of Cabo Verde vs Mauritania - 2024-01-29 - TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations - Global Sports Archive |url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2024-01-29/cape-verde-islands-vs-mauritania/3253436/ |access-date=2024-01-29 |website=globalsportsarchive.com}}</ref>
|referee = [[Mohamed Adel (referee)|Mohamed Adel]] ([[Egyptian Football Association|Egypt]])
|report = https://it.soccerway.com/matches/2024/01/29/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/cape-verde-islands/mauritania/4273895/
|result = W
}}
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|format = 1
|round = [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage#Quarterfinals|Africa Cup of Nations QF]]
|date = 3 February
|time = {{UTZ|20:00|0}}
|team1 = {{fb-rt|CPV}}
|score = 0–0
|aet = yes
|team2 = {{fb|RSA}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|penaltyscore = 1–2
|penalties1 =
*[[Bebé]] {{penmiss}}
*[[Willy Semedo|Semedo]] {{penmiss}}
*[[Laros Duarte|L. Duarte]] {{penmiss}}
*[[Bryan Teixeira|Teixeira]] {{pengoal}}
*[[Patrick Andrade|Andrade]] {{penmiss}}
|penalties2 =
*{{pengoal}} [[Teboho Mokoena (soccer, born 1997)|Mokoena]]
*{{penmiss}} [[Zakhele Lepasa|Lepasa]]
*{{penmiss}} [[Aubrey Modiba|Modiba]]
*{{pengoal}} [[Mothobi Mvala|Mvala]]
|stadium = [[Charles Konan Banny Stadium]], [[Yamoussoukro]]
|location = [[Yamoussoukro]], Ivory Coast
|attendance =
|referee = [[Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo]] ([[Congolese Association Football Federation|DR Congo]])
|report = https://it.soccerway.com/matches/2024/02/03/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/cape-verde-islands/south-africa/4273903/
|result = D
}}
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| format = 1
| round = [[2024 FIFA Series]]
| date = 21 March
| time = {{UTZ|22:00|3}}
| team1 = {{fb-rt|CPV}}
| score = 1–0
| report = https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/506/289421/289422/400017947
| team2 = {{fb|GUY}}
| goals1 = [[Ryan Mendes|Mendes]] {{goal|2}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City]]
| location = [[Jeddah]], Saudi Arabia
| attendance =
| referee = [[Shukri Al-Hunfush]] ([[Saudi Arabian Football Federation|Saudi Arabia]])
| result = w
}}
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| format = 1
| round = [[2024 FIFA Series]]
| date = 25 March
| time = {{UTZ|22:00|3}}
| team1 = {{fb-rt|CPV}}
| score = 1–0
| report = https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/506/289421/289422/400017946
| team2 = {{fb|EQG}}
| goals1 = [[Jovane Cabral|Cabral]] {{goal|64}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City]]
| location = [[Jeddah]], Saudi Arabia
| attendance =
| referee = [[Qasim Matar Al-Hatmi]] ([[Oman Football Association|Oman]])
| result = W
}}
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|format = 1
|round = [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group D|2026 FIFA WC Qualifier]]
|date = 8 June
|time = {{UTZ|17:00|1}}
|team1 = {{fb-rt|CMR}}
|score = 4–1
|team2 = {{fb|CPV}}
|goals1 =
*[[Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui|Ngadeu-Ngadjui]] {{goal|13}}
*[[Vincent Aboubakar|Aboubakar]] {{goal|25||44|pen.}}
*[[Nouhou Tolo|Tolo]] {{goal|54}}
|goals2 =
*[[Jamiro Monteiro|Monteiro]] {{goal|37}}
|stadium = [[Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium]]
|location = [[Yaoundé]], Cameroon
|attendance =
|referee = [[Mustapha Ghorbal]] ([[Algerian Football Federation|Algeria]])
|report = https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288282/288289/400018185
|result = L
}}
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|format = 1
|round = [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group D|2026 FIFA WC Qualifier]]
|date = 11 June
|time = {{UTZ|15:00|-1}}
|team1 = {{fb-rt|CPV}}
|score = 1–0
|team2 = {{fb|LBY}}
|goals1 =
*[[Diney (footballer, born 1995)|Diney]] {{goal|10}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde]]
|location = [[Praia]], Cape Verde
|attendance =
|referee = Ibrahim Kalilou Traore ([[Ivorian Football Federation|Ivory Coast]])
|report = https://it.soccerway.com/matches/2024/06/11/africa/wc-qualifying-africa/cape-verde-islands/libya/4236850/
|result = W
}}
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|round = [[2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group C|2025 AFCON qualifier]]
|date = {{Start date|2024|9|6|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ|22:00|2}}
|team1 = {{fb-rt|EGY}}
|score = 3–0
|team2 = {{fb|CPV}}
|goals1 =
*[[Ramy Rabia|Rabia]] {{goal|23}}
*[[Omar Marmoush|Marmoush]] {{goal|45+1}}
*[[Ibrahim Adel|Adel]] {{goal|70}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Cairo International Stadium]]
|location = [[Cairo]], Egypt
|attendance =
|referee= Abongile Tom ([[South African Football Association|South Africa]])
|report = https://it.soccerway.com/matches/2024/09/06/africa/africa-cup-of-nations-qualification/egypt/cape-verde-islands/4406343/
|result = L
}}
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|round = [[2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group C|2025 AFCON qualifier]]
|date = {{Start date|2024|9|10|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ|18:00|-1}}
|team1 = {{fb-rt|CPV}}
|score = 2–0
|team2 = {{fb|MTN}}
|goals1 =
*[[Ryan Mendes|Mendes]] {{goal|28|pen.|75}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde]]
|location = [[Praia]], Cape Verde
|attendance =
|referee = Mutaz Ibrahim ([[Libyan Football Federation|Libya]])
|report = https://it.soccerway.com/matches/2024/09/10/africa/africa-cup-of-nations-qualification/cape-verde-islands/mauritania/4406345/
|result = W
}}
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|round = [[2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group C|2025 AFCON qualifier]]
|date = {{Start date|2024|10|10|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ|15:00|-1}}
|team1 = {{fb-rt|CPV}}
|score = 0–1
|team2 = {{fb|BOT}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = [[Tumisang Orebonye|Orebonye]] {{goal|2}}
|stadium = [[Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde]]
|location = [[Praia]], Cape Verde
|attendance =
|referee = Samir Guezzaz ([[Royal Moroccan Football Federation|Morocco]])
|report = https://it.soccerway.com/matches/2024/10/10/africa/africa-cup-of-nations-qualification/cape-verde-islands/botswana/4406348/
|result = L
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|round = [[2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group C|2025 AFCON qualifier]]
|date = {{Start date|2024|10|15|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ|18:00|2}}
|team1 = {{fb-rt|BOT}}
|score = 1–0
|team2 = {{fb|CPV}}
|goals1 =
*[[Thabang Sesinyi|Sesinyi]] {{goal|52}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Obed Itani Chilume Stadium]]
|location = [[Francistown]], Botswana
|attendance = 8,000
|referee = Messie Nkounkou ([[Congolese Football Federation|Congo]])
|report = https://it.soccerway.com/matches/2024/10/15/africa/africa-cup-of-nations-qualification/botswana/cape-verde-islands/4406350/
|result = L
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|round = [[2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group C|2025 AFCON qualifier]]
|date = {{Start date|2024|11|15|df=y}}
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|team1 = {{fb-rt|CPV}}
|score = 1–1
|team2 = {{fb|EGY}}
|goals1 =
*[[Ryan Mendes|Mendes]] {{goal|63|pen.}}
|goals2 =
*[[Taher Mohamed|Mohamed]] {{goal|31}}
|stadium = [[Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde]]
|location = [[Praia]], Cape Verde
|attendance =
|referee = Djindo Louis Houngnandande ([[Benin Football Federation|Benin]])
|report = https://it.soccerway.com/matches/2024/11/15/africa/africa-cup-of-nations-qualification/cape-verde-islands/egypt/4406351/
|result = D
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|round = [[2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group C|2025 AFCON qualifier]]
|date = {{Start date|2024|11|19|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ|15:00|0}}
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MTN}}
|score = 1–0
|team2 = {{fb|CPV}}
|goals1 =
*[[Mouhamed Soueid|Soueid]] {{goal|45+4}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Stadium]]
|location = [[Nouakchott]], Mauritania
|attendance =
|referee = Lahlou Benbraham ([[Algerian Football Federation|Algeria]])
|report = https://it.soccerway.com/matches/2024/11/19/africa/africa-cup-of-nations-qualification/mauritania/cape-verde-islands/4406353/
|result = L
}}

===2025===
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|date = March
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|team2 = {{fb|MRI}}
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|stadium =
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|attendance =
|referee =
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|round = [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group D|2026 FIFA WC Qualifier]]
|date = March
|time =
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|date = September
|time =
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|goals1 =
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==Coaching history==
:Caretaker managers are listed in ''italics''.
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* {{Flagicon|Portugal}} [[Carlos Alhinho]] (1985–1986)
* {{Flagicon|Portugal}} [[Óscar Duarte (footballer, born 1950)|Óscar]] (1998–2003)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://noticias.sapo.cv/info/artigo/1022421.html |title=Futebol: Óscar Duarte na equipa técnica dos Travadores |date=8 October 2009 |publisher=Sapo Noticias |access-date=17 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213005/http://noticias.sapo.cv/info/artigo/1022421.html |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* {{Flagicon|Portugal}} [[Alexandre Alhinho]] (2003–2006)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=354242&cc=5739 |title=Cape Verde island coach Alhinho resigns |date=5 January 2006 |agency=[[Reuters]] |publisher=ESPN Soccernet |access-date=28 June 2010 |archive-date=21 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021185544/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=354242&cc=5739 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* {{Flagicon|Cape Verde}} [[José Rui|Ze Rui]] (2006)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/4968880.stm |title=Ze Rui appointed Cape Verde coach |date=3 May 2006 |publisher=BBC |access-date=28 June 2010 |archive-date=31 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331101548/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/4968880.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="BBC1">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/6172900.stm |title=Cape Verde confirm identity of new coach |date=22 November 2006 |publisher=BBC |access-date=28 June 2010 |archive-date=31 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331113138/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/6172900.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>
* {{Flagicon|Brazil}} [[Ricardo Cordeiro da Rocha|Ricardo da Rocha]] (2007)<ref name="BBC1"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtnfootball.com/live/content.php?Item_ID=14219 |title=De Deus New Cape Verde Coach |date=22 November 2006 |publisher=MTN Football |access-date=22 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303180600/http://mtnfootball.com/live/content.php?Item_ID=14219 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
* {{Flagicon|Portugal}} [[João Carlos Pires de Deus|João de Deus]] (2008–2010)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.asemana.publ.cv/spip.php?article54057&ak=1 |title=Soccer federation unaware of national selection coach's alleged exit |date=25 June 2010 |newspaper=Asemana |access-date=28 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427110607/http://www.asemana.publ.cv/spip.php?article54057&ak=1 |archive-date=27 April 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* {{Flagicon|Cape Verde}} [[Lúcio Antunes]] (2010–2013)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://asemana.publ.cv/spip.php?article54902&ak=1 |title=Lúcio Antunes tapped as new national soccer team coach |date=25 July 2010 |newspaper=Asemana |access-date=29 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718163455/http://asemana.publ.cv/spip.php?article54902&ak=1 |archive-date=18 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* {{Flagicon|Portugal}} [[Rui Águas (footballer)|Rui Águas]] (2014–2016)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dn.pt/desporto/futebol-internacional/interior/rui-aguas-e-o-novo-selecionador-de-cabo-verde-4066837.html |title=Rui Águas é o novo selecionador de Cabo Verde |date=6 August 2014 |newspaper=DN Desporto |access-date=16 October 2014 |archive-date=28 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428090154/http://www.dn.pt/desporto/futebol-internacional/interior/rui-aguas-e-o-novo-selecionador-de-cabo-verde-4066837.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* {{Flagicon|Cape Verde}} [[Felisberto Cardoso|Beto]] (2016)
* {{Flagicon|Cape Verde}} [[Lúcio Antunes]] (2016–2018)
* {{Flagicon|Portugal}} [[Rui Águas (footballer)|Rui Águas]] (2018–2019)
* {{Flagicon|Cape Verde}} [[Janito Carvalho]] (2019–2020)
* {{Flagicon|Cape Verde}} [[Bubista]] (2020–present)
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==Players==
===Current squad===
The following players were selected for the [[2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group C|2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]] matches against [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]] and [[Mauritania national football team|Mauritania]] on 15 and 19 November 2024 respectively.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://fcf.cv/qualificacao-can-2025-convocados-para-os-jogos-frente-ao-egito-e-mauritania/| title= Qualificação CAN 2025: Convocados para os jogos frente ao Egito e Mauritânia|date=8 November 2024}}</ref>

''Caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2024, after the match against [[Mauritania national football team|Mauritania]].''

{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Vozinha]]|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1986|6|3}}|caps=76|goals=0|club=[[G.D. Chaves|Chaves]]|clubnat=POR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Bruno Varela]]|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|11|4}}|caps=7|goals=0|club=[[Vitória S.C.|Vitória Guimaraes]]|clubnat=POR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Márcio Rosa]]|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|2|23}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[FC Hebar Pazardzhik|Hebar Pazardzhik]]|clubnat=BUL}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Roberto Lopes (footballer, born 1992)|Pico Lopes]]|age={{birth date and age|1992|6|17|df=y}}|caps=36|goals=0|club=[[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]|clubnat=IRL}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[João Paulo Fernandes (footballer)|João Paulo]]|age={{birth date and age|1998|5|26|df=y}}|caps=30|goals=1|club=[[FC Sheriff Tiraspol|Sheriff Tiraspol]]|clubnat=MDA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Logan Costa]]|age={{birth date and age|2001|4|1|df=y}}|caps=25|goals=0|club=[[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]]|clubnat=ESP}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Diney (footballer, born 1995)|Diney]]|age={{birth date and age|1995|1|17|df=y}}|caps=21|goals=1|club=[[Al Bataeh Club|Al Bataeh]]|clubnat=UAE}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Dylan Tavares]]|age={{birth date and age|1996|8|30|df=y}}|caps=20|goals=1|club=[[SC Bastia|Bastia]]|clubnat=FRA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Steven Moreira]]|age={{birth date and age|1994|8|13|df=y}}|caps=13|goals=0|club=[[Columbus Crew]]|clubnat=USA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Wagner Pina]]|age={{birth date and age|2002|11|3|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[G.D. Estoril Praia|Estoril]]|clubnat=POR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Kelvin Pires]]|age={{birth date and age|2000|6|5|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho|SJK]]|clubnat=FIN}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Jamiro Monteiro]]|age={{birth date and age|1993|11|23|df=y}}|caps=43|goals=5|club=[[Gaziantep F.K.|Gaziantep]]|clubnat=TUR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Patrick Andrade]]|age={{birth date and age|1993|2|9|df=y}}|caps=25|goals=0|club=[[Qarabağ FK|Qarabağ]]|clubnat=AZE}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Deroy Duarte]]|age={{birth date and age|1999|7|4|df=y}}|caps=22|goals=0|club=[[PFC Ludogorets Razgrad|Ludogorets Razgrad]]|clubnat=BUL}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Kevin Pina (footballer)|Kevin Pina Lenini]]|age={{birth date and age|1997|1|27|df=y}}|caps=22|goals=2|club=[[FC Krasnodar|Krasnodar]]|clubnat=RUS}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Laros Duarte]]|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|2|28}}|caps=9|goals=0|club=[[FC Groningen|Groningen]]|clubnat=NED}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Telmo Arcanjo]]|age={{birth date and age|2001|6|21|df=y}}|caps=6|goals=0|club=[[Vitória S.C.|Vitoria]]|clubnat=POR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Yannick Semedo]]|age={{birth date and age|1995|12|29|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[C.D. Santa Clara|Santa Clara]]|clubnat=POR}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Ryan Mendes]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|vice-captain]]|age={{birth date and age|1990|1|8|df=y}}|caps=84|goals=21|club=[[Fatih Karagümrük S.K.|Fatih Karagümrük]]|clubnat=TUR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Bebé]]|age={{birth date and age|1990|7|12|df=y}}|caps=26|goals=6|club=[[Racing de Ferrol]]|clubnat=ESP}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Gilson Tavares|Gilson Tavares Benchimol]]|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2001|12|29}}|caps=21|goals=5|club=[[FC Akron Tolyatti|Akron Tolyatti]]|clubnat=RUS}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Jovane Cabral]]|age={{birth date and age|1998|6|14|df=y}}|caps=18|goals=2|club=[[Sporting CP]]|clubnat=POR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Hélio Varela]]|age={{Birth date and age|2002|5|3|df=y}}|caps=13|goals=0|club=[[Portimonense S.C.|Portimonense]]|clubnat=POR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Dailon Livramento]]|age={{Birth date and age|2001|5|4|df=y}}|caps=9|goals=0|club=[[Hellas Verona]]|clubnat=ITA}}
{{nat fs end}}

===Recent call-ups===
The following players have been called up for Cape Verde in the last 12 months and are still eligible to represent.
{{nat fs r start}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Dylan Silva]]|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|2|10}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[S.U. Sintrense|Sintrense]]|clubnat=POR|latest=vs. {{fb|BOT}}, 15 October 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Tiago Gomes (footballer, born 2002)|Tiago Gomes]]|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2002|8|14}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Royale Union Saint-Gilloise|Union Saint-Gilloise]]|clubnat=BEL|latest=vs. {{fb|LBY}}, 11 June 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Paulo Santos Cassoco]]|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2002|1|21}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[C.F. Estrela da Amadora|Estrela Amadora U23]]|clubnat=POR|latest=vs. {{fb|LBY}}, 11 June 2024}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Jójó (footballer, born 2001)|Jójó]]|age={{birth date and age|2001|5|19|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[F.C. Paços de Ferreira|Paços de Ferreira]]|clubnat=POR|latest=vs. {{fb|BOT}}, 15 October 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Rivaldo Morais]]|age={{nowrap|{{birth date and age|2000|9|18|df=y}}}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[S.C. Farense|Farense]]|clubnat=POR|latest=vs. {{fb|BOT}}, 15 October 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Kristopher Da Graca]]|age={{birth date and age|1998|1|16|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Kuopion Palloseura]]|clubnat=FIN|latest={{nowrap|vs. {{fb|EQG}}, 26 March 2024}}}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Erik Nielson Duarte Boaventura|Erik Duarte]]|age={{birth date and age|1996|10|31|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Académica do Mindelo|Académica]]|clubnat=CPV|latest=vs. {{fb|EQG}}, 26 March 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Carlos Ponck|Ponck]]|age={{birth date and age|1995|1|13|df=y}}|caps=23|goals=0|club=[[Moreirense F.C.|Moreirense]]|clubnat=POR|latest=vs. [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations|2023 AFCON]] <sup>PRE</sup>}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Steve Furtado]]|age={{birth date and age|1994|11|22|df=y}}|caps=16|goals=0|club=[[FC CSKA 1948 Sofia|CSKA 1948]]|clubnat=BUL|latest=vs. [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations|2023 AFCON]] <sup>PRE</sup>}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Steven Fortès]]|age={{birth date and age|1992|4|17|df=y}}|caps=13|goals=0|club=[[US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole|Quevilly-Rouen]]|clubnat=FRA|latest=vs. [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations|2023 AFCON]] <sup>PRE</sup>}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[João Correia (footballer, born 1996)|João Correia]]|age={{birth date and age|1996|9|5|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[G.D. Chaves|Chaves]]|clubnat=POR|latest=vs. [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations|2023 AFCON]] <sup>DEC</sup>}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Nica Panduru Morais Lopes|Nica Panduru]]|age={{birth date and age|1995|11|29|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Boavista FC (Cape Verde)|Boavista do Praia]]|clubnat=CPV|latest=vs. [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations|2023 AFCON]] <sup>PRE</sup>}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Delmiro|Delmiro Nascimento]]|age={{birth date and age|1988|8|19|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[AEZ Zakakiou]]|clubnat=CYP|latest=vs. [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations|2023 AFCON]] <sup>PRE</sup>}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[David Tavares]]|age={{birth date and age|1999|3|18|df=y}}|caps=6|goals=0|club=[[S.C.U. Torreense|Torreense]]|clubnat=POR|latest=vs. {{fb|BOT}}, 15 October 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Diogo Mendes]]|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1998|1|24}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[C.S. Marítimo|Maritimo]]|clubnat=POR|latest=vs. {{fb|MTN}}, 10 September 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Kenny Rocha Santos]]|age={{birth date and age|2000|1|3|df=y}}|caps=29|goals=1|club=[[AEZ Zakakiou]]|clubnat=CYP|latest=vs. [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations|2023 AFCON]]}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Cuca (footballer, born 1991)|Cuca]]|age={{birth date and age|1991|1|9|df=y}}|caps=11|goals=0|club=[[U.D. Leiria|União de Leiria]]|clubnat=POR|latest=vs. [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations|2023 AFCON]]}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Hélder Tavares]]|age={{birth date and age|1989|12|26|df=y}}|caps=14|goals=0|club=[[C.D. Tondela|Tondela]]|clubnat=POR|latest=vs. [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations|2023 AFCON]] <sup>PRE</sup>}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Leandro Andrade (footballer)|Leandro Andrade]]|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|9|24}}|caps=6|goals=0|club=[[Qarabağ FK|Qarabağ]]|clubnat=AZE|latest=vs. [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations|2023 AFCON]] <sup>PRE</sup>}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Vasco Lopes]]|age={{birth date and age|1990|9|2|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[AVS Futebol SAD|AVS]]|clubnat=POR|latest=vs. [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations|2023 AFCON]] <sup>PRE</sup>}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Bruno Freire]]|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|3|27}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[F91 Dudelange|Dudelange]]|clubnat=LUX|latest=vs. [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations|2023 AFCON]] <sup>PRE</sup>}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Joao Paulo Monteiro Soares|Joao Paulo]]|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|12|1}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[GD Palmeira|Palmeira]]|clubnat=CPV|latest=vs. [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations|2023 AFCON]] <sup>PRE</sup>}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Garry Rodrigues]]|age={{birth date and age|1990|11|27|df=y}}|caps=53|goals=8|club=[[MKE Ankaragücü|Ankaragücü]]|clubnat=TUR|latest=vs. {{fb|EGY}}, 15 November 2024 <sup>PRE</sup>}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Fabricio Garcia]]|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2001|5|4}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[G.D. Estoril Praia|Estoril U23]]|clubnat=POR|latest=vs. {{fb|BOT}}, 15 October 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Lisandro Semedo]]|age={{birth date and age|1996|3|12|df=y}}|caps=19|goals=2|club=[[Wieczysta Kraków]]|clubnat=POL|latest=vs. {{fb|EQG}}, 26 March 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Willy Semedo]]|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|4|27}}|caps=24|goals=0|club=[[AC Omonia|Omonia]]|clubnat=CYP|latest=vs. {{fb|MTN}}, 10 September 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Patrick Fernandes]]|age={{Birth date and age|1993|12|13|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[S.C.U. Torreense|Torreense]]|clubnat=POR|latest=vs. {{fb|MTN}}, 10 September 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Euclides Andrade|Clé]]|age={{Birth date and age|1997|12|12|df=y}}|caps=5|goals=1|club=[[Hapoel Kfar Shalem F.C.|Hapoel Kfar Shalem]]|clubnat=ISR|latest=vs. {{fb|EQG}}, 26 March 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Hildeberto Pereira]]|age={{Birth date and age|1996|3|2|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Portimonense S.C.|Portimonense]]|clubnat=POR|latest=vs. {{fb|EQG}}, 26 March 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Carlos Fortes (footballer, born 1994)|Carlos Fortes]]|age={{birth date and age|1994|11|9|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Foshan Nanshi F.C.|Foshan Nanshi]]|clubnat=CHN|latest=vs. {{fb|EQG}}, 26 March 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Bryan Teixeira]]|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2000|9|1}}|caps=7|goals=1|club=[[1. FC Magdeburg]]|clubnat=GER|latest=vs. [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations|2023 AFCON]]}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Júlio Tavares]]|age={{birth date and age|1988|11|19|df=y}}|caps=48|goals=8|club=[[Al Raed FC|Al Raed]]|clubnat=SAU|latest=vs. [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations|2023 AFCON]] <sup>PRE</sup>}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Djaniny]]|age={{birth date and age|1991|3|21|df=y}}|caps=35|goals=6|club=[[Al Fateh SC|Al Fateh]]|clubnat=SAU|latest=vs. [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations|2023 AFCON]] <sup>PRE INJ</sup>}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Duk (footballer)|Duk]]|age={{birth date and age|2000|2|16|df=y}}|caps=5|goals=0|club=[[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]]|clubnat=SCO|latest=vs. [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations|2023 AFCON]] <sup>PRE</sup>}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Papalélé]]|age={{Birth date and age|1998|3|16|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=1|club=[[MFK Karviná|Karviná]]|clubnat=CZE|latest=vs. [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations|2023 AFCON]] <sup>PRE</sup>}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Alessio da Cruz]]|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|1|18}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Fortuna Sittard]]|clubnat=NED|latest=vs. [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations|2023 AFCON]] <sup>PRE</sup>}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Serginho (footballer, born 2001)|Serginho]]|age={{Birth date and age|2001|1|29|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Viborg FF|Viborg]]|clubnat=DEN|latest=vs. [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations|2023 AFCON]] <sup>PRE</sup>}}
{{nat fs break|background=#0B0B3F}}
<sup>WD</sup> Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.<br />
<sup>INJ</sup> Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.<br />
<sup>PRE</sup> Preliminary squad.<br />
<sup>RET</sup> Player has retired from international football.<br />
<sup>SUS</sup> Suspended from the national team.
{{nat fs end|background=#0B0B3F}}

==Records==
{{Updated|11 June 2024}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Cape Verde |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/country/37/Cape_Verde.html |website=National Football Teams}}</ref>
:''Players in '''bold''' are still active with Cape Verde.''

===Most appearances===
[[File:Ryan Mendes (LOSC Lille).JPG|200px|right|thumb|[[Ryan Mendes da Graça|Ryan Mendes]] is Cape Verde's top goalscorer and their most capped player.]]

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=30px|Rank
! style="width:150px;"|Player
!width=50px|Caps
!width=50px|Goals
! style="width:100px;"|Career
|-
|1
|style="text-align:left;"|'''[[Ryan Mendes da Graça|Ryan Mendes]]'''
|79
|18
|2010–present
|-
|2
|style="text-align:left;"|'''[[Josimar Dias|Vozinha]]'''
|77
|0
|2012–present
|-
|3
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Elvis Manuel Monteiro Macedo|Babanco]]
|62
|5
|2007–2019
|-
|4
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Stopira]]
|58
|3
|2007–2023
|-
|5
|style="text-align:left;"|'''[[Garry Rodrigues]]'''
|53
|8
|2013–present
|-
|rowspan=3|6
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Héldon Augusto Almeida Ramos|Héldon]]
|52
|15
|2008–2019
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Marco Paulo Silva Soares|Marco Soares]]
|52
|3
|2006–2021
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Fernando Varela (Cape Verdean footballer)|Fernando Varela]]
|52
|3
|2008–2019
|-
|9
|style="text-align:left;"|'''[[Júlio Tavares]]'''
|48
|8
|2012–present
|-
|10
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Claúdio Zélito da Fonseca Aguiar|Lito]]
|47
|7
|2002–2012
|-
|}

===Top goalscorers===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=30px|Rank
! style="width:150px;"|Player
!width=50px|Goals
!width=50px|Caps
!width=50px|Ratio
! style="width:100px;"|Career
|-
|1
|style="text-align:left;"|'''[[Ryan Mendes da Graça|Ryan Mendes]]'''
|18
|79
|{{#expr:18/79 round 2}}
|2010–present
|-
|2
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Héldon Augusto Almeida Ramos|Héldon]]
|15
|52
|{{#expr:15/52 round 2}}
|2008–2019
|-
|3
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Carlos Pedro Silva Morais|Caló]]
|11
|27
|{{#expr:11/27 round 2}}
|1995–2007
|-
|rowspan=2|4
|style="text-align:left;"|'''[[Júlio Tavares]]'''
|8
|48
|{{#expr:8/48 round 2}}
|2012–present
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|'''[[Garry Rodrigues]]'''
|8
|53
|{{#expr:8/53 round 2}}
|2013–present
|-
|6
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Claúdio Zélito da Fonseca Aguiar|Lito]]
|7
|47
|{{#expr:7/47 round 2}}
|2002–2012
|-
|rowspan=3|7
|style="text-align:left;"|[[António Duarte|Toni]]
|6
|11
|{{#expr:6/11 round 2}}
|1992–2003
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|'''[[Bebé]]'''
|6
|23
|{{#expr:6/23 round 2}}
|2022–present
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|'''[[Djaniny]]'''
|6
|35
|{{#expr:6/35 round 2}}
|2012–present
|-
|rowspan=6|10
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Cafú (footballer, born 1977)|Cafú]]
|5
|15
|{{#expr:5/15 round 2}}
|2003–2007
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|'''[[Gilson Tavares]]'''
|5
|15
|{{#expr:5/15 round 2}}
|2020–present
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Dady]]
|5
|23
|{{#expr:5/23 round 2}}
|2005–2012
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Odaïr Fortes]]
|5
|28
|{{#expr:5/28 round 2}}
|2010–2016
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|'''[[Jamiro Monteiro]]'''
|5
|39
|{{#expr:5/39 round 2}}
|2016–present
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Babanco]]
|5
|62
|{{#expr:5/62 round 2}}
|2007–2019
|-
|}

==Competitive record==

===FIFA World Cup===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan=9|[[FIFA World Cup]]
! rowspan="39"|
! colspan=7|[[FIFA World Cup qualification|Qualification]]
|-
|-
!Year
!Year
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!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
|-
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
|{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]] to <br> {{flagicon|Germany}} [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]
!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
|rowspan=1 colspan=8|Before independence in 1975
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
|-
|[[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]] to [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]
|colspan=8|''Part of {{fb|Portugal}}''
|colspan=6|''Part of {{fb|Portugal}}''
|-
|[[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]] and [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]
|colspan=8|''Not a member of FIFA''
|colspan=6|''Not a member of FIFA''
|-
|[[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]] to [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]
|colspan=8|''Did not enter''
|colspan=6|''Did not enter''
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]] to <br> {{flagicon|Spain}} [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]
|{{flagicon|South Korea|1997}} {{flagicon|Japan}} [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]
|rowspan=1 colspan=8|Not a member of FIFA
|rowspan=6 colspan=8|''Did not qualify''
|2
|0
|1
|1
|0
|2
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]] to <br> {{flagicon|France}} [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]
|12
|rowspan=1 colspan=8|Did not enter
|4
|2
|6
|12
|16
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|South Korea}} {{flagicon|Japan}}[[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]] to <br> {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]
|6
|rowspan=1 colspan=8|Did not qualify
|3
|0
|3
|7
|8
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]
|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]
|6
|rowspan=3 colspan=8|To be determined
|3
|0
|3
|9
|7
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|Russia}} [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]
|{{Flagicon|Russia}} [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]
|8
|3
|0
|5
|6
|13
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|Qatar}} [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]]
|{{flagicon|Qatar}} [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]]
|6
|3
|2
|1
|8
|6
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|Canada}} {{flagicon|Mexico}} {{flagicon|United States}} [[2026 FIFA World Cup|2026]]
|'''Total'''
|colspan=8 rowspan=3|''To be determined''
|'''Did not qualify'''
|4
|'''0/19'''
|2
|'''0'''
|1
|'''0'''
|1
|'''0'''
|4
|'''0'''
|4
|'''0'''
|'''0'''
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|Morocco}} {{flagicon|Portugal}} {{flagicon|Spain}} [[2030 FIFA World Cup|2030]]
|colspan=6 rowspan=2|''To be determined''
|-
|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[2034 FIFA World Cup|2034]]
|-
! Total
! —
! {{Tooltip|0/10|Number of tournaments qualified for}}
! 0
! 0
! 0
! 0
! 0
! 0
! 44
! 18
! 6
! 20
! 46
! 56
|}
|}


==Africa Cup of Nations record==
===Africa Cup of Nations===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:100%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:100%;"
|-
|-
!colspan=11|Titles: 0 <br /> Appearances: 1
!colspan=10|Africa Cup of Nations
!rowspan=41|
!colspan=10|Africa Cup of Nations qualification
|-
|-
!Year
!Year
!Round
!Position
!Position
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!width="1%" rowspan="10"|
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!Year
!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}*
!Position
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!width="1%" rowspan="10"|
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!Year
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!Position
!Squad
!width="1%" rowspan="10"|
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!Year
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!Position
!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}*
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|Sudan|1956}} [[1957 African Cup of Nations|1957]]
|{{flagicon|Sudan|1956}} [[1957 African Cup of Nations|1957]]||''Did not enter''||{{flagicon|Ethiopia|1975}} [[1976 African Cup of Nations|1976]]||''Did not enter''||{{flagicon|Tunisia}} [[1994 African Cup of Nations|1994]]||''Did not qualify''||{{flagicon|Equatorial Guinea}}{{flagicon|Gabon}} [[2012 Africa Cup of Nations|2012]]||''Did not qualify''
|rowspan=9 colspan="9"|''Part of {{fb|Portugal}}''
|rowspan=9 colspan="9"|''Part of {{fb|Portugal}}''
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|United Arab Republic}} [[1959 African Cup of Nations|1959]]
|{{flagicon|Egypt}} [[1959 African Cup of Nations|1959]]||''Did not enter''||{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[1978 African Cup of Nations|1978]]||''Did not enter''||{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[1996 African Cup of Nations|1996]]||''Withdrew''||{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations|2013]]||Quarter-finals
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|Ethiopia|1897}} [[1962 African Cup of Nations|1962]]||''Did not enter''||{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[1980 African Cup of Nations|1980]]||''Did not enter''||{{flagicon|Burkina Faso}} [[1998 African Cup of Nations|1998]]||''Did not enter''
|{{flagicon|Ethiopia|1897}} [[1962 African Cup of Nations|1962]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[1963 African Cup of Nations|1963]]||''Did not enter''||{{flagicon|Libya|1977}} [[1982 African Cup of Nations|1982]]||''Did not enter''||{{flagicon|Ghana}}{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[2000 African Cup of Nations|2000]]||''Did not qualify''
|{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[1963 African Cup of Nations|1963]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|Tunisia}} [[1965 African Cup of Nations|1965]]||''Did not enter''||{{flagicon|Côte d'Ivoire}} [[1984 African Cup of Nations|1984]]||''Did not enter''||{{flagicon|Mali}} [[2002 African Cup of Nations|2002]]||''Did not qualify''
|{{flagicon|Tunisia|1959}} [[1965 African Cup of Nations|1965]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|Ethiopia}} [[1968 African Cup of Nations|1968]]||''Did not enter''||{{flagicon|Egypt}} [[1986 African Cup of Nations|1986]]||''Did not enter''||{{flagicon|Tunisia}} [[2004 African Cup of Nations|2004]]||''Did not qualify''
|{{flagicon|Ethiopia|1897}} [[1968 African Cup of Nations|1968]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|Sudan}} [[1970 African Cup of Nations|1970]]||''Did not enter''||{{flagicon|Morocco}} [[1988 African Nations Cup|1988]]||''Did not enter''||{{flagicon|Egypt}} [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations|2006]]||''Did not qualify''
|{{flagicon|Sudan}} [[1970 African Cup of Nations|1970]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[1972 African Cup of Nations|1972]]||''Did not enter''||{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[1990 African Cup of Nations|1990]]||''Did not enter''||{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations|2008]]||''Did not qualify''
|{{flagicon|Cameroon|1961}} [[1972 African Cup of Nations|1972]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|Egypt}} [[1974 African Cup of Nations|1974]]||''Did not enter''||{{flagicon|Senegal}} [[1992 African Cup of Nations|1992]]||''Did not enter''||{{flagicon|Angola}} [[2010 Africa Cup of Nations|2010]] ||''Did not qualify''
|{{flagicon|Egypt|1972}} [[1974 African Cup of Nations|1974]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|Ethiopia|1975}} [[1976 African Cup of Nations|1976]]
|}
|rowspan=9 colspan="9"|''Not a member of CAF''

|rowspan=9 colspan="9"|''Not a member of CAF''
==Last 10 and known next games==
{| class="wikitable" width=100%
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[1978 African Cup of Nations|1978]]
!style="background:#003893;"|<span style="color:white;"> Date
!style="background:#003893;"|<span style="color:white;"> Venue
!style="background:#003893;"|<span style="color:white;"> Opponent
!style="background:#003893;"|<span style="color:white;"> Competition
!style="background:#003893;"|<span style="color:white;"> Result
!style="background:#003893;"|<span style="color:white;"> Scorers
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[1980 African Cup of Nations|1980]]
|- bgcolor=ffcccc
| 14 October 2012
| [[Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo]], [[Yaoundé]], {{CMR}}
| {{fb|Cameroon}}
| align=center|[[2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification|AFCONQ2013]]
| align=center|2–1 L
|<small>[[Héldon Ramos|Héldon]] {{goal|12}}
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|Libya|1977}} [[1982 African Cup of Nations|1982]]
|- bgcolor=ffcccc
| 14 November 2012
| [[Estádio Universitário de Lisboa]], [[Lisbon]], {{POR}}
| {{fb|Ghana}}
| align=center|[[Friendly match]]
| align=center|0–1 L
|
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[1984 African Cup of Nations|1984]]
|- bgcolor=ffffcc
| 9 January 2013
| Estádio Do Algarve, São João da Venda, {{POR}}
| {{fb|Nigeria}}
| align=center|[[Friendly match]]
| align=center|0–0 D
|
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|Egypt}} [[1986 African Cup of Nations|1986]]
|- bgcolor=ffffcc
| 19 January 2013
| [[Soccer City]], [[Johannesburg]], {{RSA}}
| {{fb|South Africa}}
| align=center|[[2013 Africa Cup of Nations|AFCON2013]]
| align=center|0–0 D
|
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|Morocco}} [[1988 African Nations Cup|1988]]
|- bgcolor=ffffcc
| 23 January 2013
| [[Moses Mabhida Stadium]], [[Durban]], {{RSA}}
| {{fb|Morocco}}
| align=center|[[2013 Africa Cup of Nations|AFCON2013]]
| align=center|1–1 D
|<small>[[Luís Carlos Almada Soares|Platini]] {{goal|36}}</small>
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[1990 African Cup of Nations|1990]]
|- bgcolor=ccffcc
| 27 January 2013
| [[Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium]], [[Port Elizabeth]], {{RSA}}
| {{fb|Angola}}
| align=center|[[2013 Africa Cup of Nations|AFCON2013]]
| align=center|2–1 W
|<small>[[Fernando Varela|F. Varela]] {{goal|81}} <br>[[Héldon Ramos|Héldon]] {{goal|90+1}} </small>
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|Senegal}} [[1992 African Cup of Nations|1992]]
|- bgcolor=ffcccc
| 2 February 2013
| [[Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium]], [[Port Elizabeth]], {{RSA}}
| {{fb|Ghana}}
| align=center|[[2013 Africa Cup of Nations|AFCON2013]]
| align=center|0–2 L
|
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|Tunisia|1959}} [[1994 African Cup of Nations|1994]]
|- bgcolor=ccffcc
|colspan="9"|''Did not qualify''
| 24 March 2013
|2||1||0||1||2||4
| [[Nuevo Estadio de Malabo]], [[Malabo]], {{EQG}}
| {{fb|Equatorial Guinea}}
| align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification|WCQ2014]]
| align=center|0–3 W<br />Awarded{{#tag:ref|FIFA awarded Cape Verde a 3–0 win as a result of Equatorial Guinea fielding the ineligible player [[Emilio Nsue]]. The match originally ended 4–3 to Equatorial Guinea.<ref name="eqg-sanctioned">{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/media/newsid=2138188|title=Equatorial Guinea sanctioned for fielding ineligible player|publisher=fifa.com|date=19 July 2013}}</ref>|group="note"|name="capeverde-equatorialguinea"}}
| <small> [[Djaniny]] {{goal|5||85}} <br/> [[Luís Carlos Almada Soares|Platini]] {{goal|36}}</small>
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[1996 African Cup of Nations|1996]]
|- bgcolor=ccffcc
|colspan="9"|''Withdrew''
| 8 June 2013
|colspan="9"|''Withdrew''
| [[Estádio da Várzea]], [[Praia]], {{CPV}}
| {{fb|Equatorial Guinea}}
| align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification|WCQ2014]]
| align=center|2–1 W
| <small> [[Babanco]] {{goal|17}} <br/> [[Djaniny]] {{goal|53}}</small>
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|Burkina Faso}} [[1998 African Cup of Nations|1998]]
|- bgcolor=ccffcc
|colspan="9"|''Did not enter''
| 15 June 2013
|colspan="9"|''Did not enter''
| [[Estádio da Várzea]], [[Praia]], {{CPV}}
| {{fb|Sierra Leone}}
| align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification|WCQ2014]]
| align=center|1–0 W
| <small> [[Héldon Ramos|Héldon]] {{goal|11}} </small>
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|Ghana}} {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[2000 African Cup of Nations|2000]]
|- bgcolor=ffffcc
|rowspan=7 colspan="9" |''Did not qualify''
| 14 August 2013
|2||0||1||1||0||3
| [[Estádio do Clube Desportivo Real Sport Clube]], [[Massamá]], {{POR}}
| {{fb|Gabon}}
| align=center|[[Friendly match]]
| align=center|1–1 D
| <small> [[Héldon Ramos|Héldon]] {{goal|22}} </small>
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|Mali}} [[2002 African Cup of Nations|2002]]
|- bgcolor=ccffcc
|2||0||1||1||1||2
| 6 September 2013
|-
| [[Stade Olympique de Radès]], [[Radès]], {{TUN}}
| {{fb|Tunisia}}
|{{flagicon|Tunisia}} [[2004 African Cup of Nations|2004]]
|6||3||0||3||9||8
| align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification|WCQ2014]]
|-
| align="center" |3-0 L
|{{flagicon|Egypt}} [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations|2006]]
Awarded
|12||4||2||8||11||16
| <small>[[Luís Carlos Almada Soares|Platini]] {{goal|28}} <br> [[Héldon Ramos|Héldon]] {{goal|42}}</small>
|-
|{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations|2008]]
|6||1||2||3||3||10
|-
|{{flagicon|Angola}} [[2010 Africa Cup of Nations|2010]]
|6||3||0||3||7||8
|-
|{{flagicon|Equatorial Guinea}} {{flagicon|Gabon}} [[2012 Africa Cup of Nations|2012]]
|6||3||1||2||7||7
|-
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations|2013]]||Quarter-finals||7th||4||1||2||1||3||4||[[2013 Africa Cup of Nations squads#Cape Verde|Squad]]
|4||4||0||0||10||3
|-
|{{flagicon|Equatorial Guinea}} [[2015 Africa Cup of Nations|2015]]||Group stage||11th||3||0||3||0||1||1||[[2015 Africa Cup of Nations squads#Cape Verde|Squad]]
|6||4||0||2||9||6
|-
|{{flagicon|Gabon}} [[2017 Africa Cup of Nations|2017]]
|colspan=9 rowspan=2|''Did not qualify''
|6||3||0||3||10||7
|-
|{{flagicon|Egypt}} [[2019 Africa Cup of Nations|2019]]
|6||1||2||3||4||5
|-
|{{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[2021 Africa Cup of Nations|2021]]||Round of 16||15th||4||1||1||2||2||4||[[2021 Africa Cup of Nations squads#Cape Verde|Squad]]
|6||2||4||0||6||3
|-
|{{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations|2023]]
| Quarter-finals
| 5th
| 5
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 8
| 3
|[[2023 Africa Cup of Nations squads|Squad]]
|6
|3
|1
|2
|8
|6
|-
|{{flagicon|Morocco}} [[2025 Africa Cup of Nations|2025]]
| colspan="9"|''Did not qualify ''
|5||1||1||3||3||6
|-
|{{flagicon|Kenya}} {{flagicon|Tanzania}} {{flagicon|Uganda}} [[2027 Africa Cup of Nations|2027]]
|colspan=9 rowspan=2|'' To be determined''
|colspan=9 rowspan=2|'' To be determined''
|-
|{{flagicon|}} [[2029 Africa Cup of Nations|2029]]
|-
!Total
!'''Quarter-finals'''
!4/34
!16
!5
!8
!3
!14
!12
!—
!81
!33
!15
!33
!90
!94
|}
|}
''KEY: AFCONQ2013 = [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]]''
''KEY: AFCON2013 = [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations]]''
''KEY: WCQ2014 = [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]]''

==Squad==

===Current squad===
The following players were called for the World Cup Qualification match against {{Nft|Tunisia}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=Garry estreia-se no regresso de Ryan e Fernando Varela|language=[[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]|trans_title=Garry debuts in the return of Ryan and Fernando Varela|url=http://desporto.sapo.pt/futebol/seleccao/cabo-verde/tubaroes/artigo/2013/08/05/garry_estreia_se_no_regresso_de_.html|publisher=SAPO Desporto|accessdate=15 August 2013}}</ref>

Caps and goals updated as 14 August 2013 after the match against Gabon.
{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=[[Vozinha]]|age={{birth date and age|1986|6|3|df=y}}|caps=10|goals=0|club=[[Progresso Associação do Sambizanga|Progresso]]|clubnat=Angola}}
{{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=GK|name=[[Fredson Tavares|Fock]]|age={{birth date and age|1982|7|25|df=y}}|caps=11|goals=0|club=[[Batuque FC|Batuque]]|clubnat=Cape Verde}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name=[[Stopira]]|age={{birth date and age|1988|5|20|df=y}}|caps=11|goals=0|club=[[Videoton FC|Videoton]]|clubnat=Hungary}}
{{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=[[Fernando Varela]]|age={{birth date and age|1987|11|26|df=y}}|caps=25|goals=3|club=[[FC Steaua București|Steaua București]]|clubnat=Romania}}
{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=DF|name=[[Carlos Silveira da Graça|Kay]]|age={{birth date and age|1988|1|5|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[C.F. Os Belenenses|Belenenses]]|clubnat=Portugal}}
{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=DF|name=[[Gégé (footballer)|Gegé]]|age={{birth date and age|1988|2|24|df=y}}|caps=14|goals=0|club=[[C.S. Marítimo B|Marítimo B]]|clubnat=Portugal}}
{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=DF|name=[[Nivaldo Alves Freitas Santos|Nivaldo Tax]]|age={{birth date and age|1988|7|10|df=y}}|caps=12|goals=0|club=[[FK Teplice|Teplice]]|clubnat=Czech Republic}}
{{nat fs g player|no=23|pos=DF|name=[[Carlos Emanuel Soares Tavares|Carlitos]]|age={{birth date and age|1985|4|23|df=y}}|caps=13|goals=0|club=[[AEL Limassol]]|clubnat=Cyprus}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=MF|name=[[Elvis Macedo Babanco|Babanco]]|age={{birth date and age|1985|7|27|df=y}}|caps=32|goals=3|club=[[G.D. Estoril Praia|Estoril]]|clubnat=Portugal}}
{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=MF|name=[[Marco Soares]]|age={{birth date and age|1984|6|6|df=y}}|caps=30|goals=2|club=[[AC Omonia|Omonia]]|clubnat=Cyprus}}
{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name=[[Toni Varela]]|age={{birth date and age|1986|6|13|df=yes}}|caps=21|goals=1|club=[[Sparta Rotterdam]]|clubnat=NED}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Carlos Lima|Calú]]|age={{birth date and age|1983|9|20|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[Progresso Associação do Sambizanga|Progresso]]|clubnat=Angola}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Sita]]|age={{birth date and age|1986|4|21|df=y}}|caps=5|goals=0|club=[[C.R.D. Libolo|Libolo]]|clubnat=Angola}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=FW|name=[[Luís Carlos Almada Soares|Platini]]|age={{birth date and age|1986|4|16|df=y}}|caps=8|goals=2|club=[[AC Omonia|Omonia]]|clubnat=Cyprus}}
{{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name=[[Armindo Rodrigues Mendes Furtado|Brito]]|age={{birth date and age|1987|11|16|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Gil Vicente F.C.|Gil Vicente]]|clubnat=Portugal}}
{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=FW|name=[[Héldon Ramos|Héldon Nhuck]]|age={{birth date and age|1988|12|14|df=y}}|caps=23|goals=8|club=[[C.S. Marítimo|Marítimo]]|clubnat=Portugal}}
{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=FW|name=[[Júlio Tavares]]|age={{birth date and age|1988|11|19|df=y}}|caps=8|goals=0|club=[[Dijon FCO|Dijon]]|clubnat=France}}
{{nat fs g player|no=20|pos=FW|name=[[Ryan Mendes da Graça|Ryan Mendes]]|age={{birth date and age|1990|1|8|df=y}}|caps=15|goals=4|club=[[Lille OSC|Lille]]|clubnat=France}}
{{nat fs g player|no=21|pos=FW|name=[[Djaniny]]|age={{birth date and age|1991|3|21|df=y}}|caps=13|goals=5|club=[[S.C. Olhanense|Olhanense]]|clubnat=Portugal}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Garry Mendes Rodrigues|Garry Rodrigues]]|age={{birth date and age|1990|11|27|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]]|clubnat=Bulgaria}}
{{nat fs end}}

===Recent call-ups===

{{nat fs r start}}
{{National football squad player (recent)|no=16|pos=GK|name=[[Rilly]]|age={{birth date and age|1992|1|25|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[CS Mindelense|Mindelense]]|clubnat=Cape Verde|latest=[[2013 Africa Cup of Nations]]}}
{{National football squad player (recent)|no=16|pos=GK|name=Nélson Cruz|age={{birth date and age|1987|8|21|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[CDR Quarteirense|Quarteirense]]|clubnat=Portugal|latest=premilinary v. {{fb|TUN}}, June 9, 2012}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{National football squad player (recent)|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Admar Almeida|Admar]]|age={{birth date and age|1987|3|27|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Sporting Clube da Praia|Sporting da Praia]]|clubnat=Cape Verde|latest=preliminary v. {{fb|SLE}}, 15 June 2013}}
{{National football squad player (recent)|no=4|pos=DF|name=[[Guy Ramos]]|age={{birth date and age|1985|8|16|df=yes}}|caps=13|goals=0|club=[[Roda JC Kerkrade|Roda JC]]|clubnat=Netherlands|latest=preliminary v. {{fb|EQG}}, March 24, 2013}}
{{National football squad player (recent)|no=13|pos=DF|name=[[Josimar Lima|Josimar]]|age={{birth date and age|1989|8|2|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[FC Dordrecht|Dordrecht]]|clubnat=Netherlands|latest=preliminary v. {{fb|EQG}}, March 24, 2013}}
{{National football squad player (recent)|pos=DF|name=[[Nilson Antonio|Nilson]]|age={{birth date and age|1987|8|5|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Boavista FC (Cape Verde)|Boavista]]|clubnat=Cape Verde|latest=preliminary v. {{fb|BFA}}, February 9, 2011}}
{{National football squad player (recent)|pos=DF|name=[[Adilson Monteiro|Nhambu]]|age={{birth date and age|1977|11|22|df=y}}|caps=6|goals=0|club=[[CS Mindelense|Mindelense]]|clubnat=Cape Verde|latest=preliminary v. {{fb|LBR}}, June 5, 2011}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{National football squad player (recent)|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Aires Fernandes|Alex]]|age={{birth date and age|1986|12|4|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[G.D. Interclube|Inter Luanda]]|clubnat=Angola|latest=preliminary v. {{fb|SLE}}, 15 June 2013}}
{{National football squad player (recent)|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Maldin Almeida|Bada]]|age={{birth date and age|1994|3|20|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[FC Ultramarina (Cape Verde)|Ultramarina]]|clubnat=Cape Verde|latest=preliminary v. {{fb|SLE}}, 15 June 2013}}
{{National football squad player (recent)|no=16|pos=MF|name=[[Sténio]]|age={{birth date and age|1988|5|6|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[C.D. Feirense|Feirense]]|clubnat=Portugal|latest=preliminary v. {{fb|EQG}}, March 24, 2013}}
{{National football squad player (recent)|no=17|pos=MF|name=Ericson Tibs|age={{birth date and age|1987|11|25|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[C.D. Tondela|Tondela]]|clubnat=Portugal|latest=preliminary v. {{fb|EQG}}, March 24, 2013}}
{{National football squad player (recent)|pos=MF|name=[[Valmiro Lopes Rocha|Valdo]]|age={{birth date and age|1981|4|23|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=1|club=[[Atlante F.C.|Atlante]]|clubnat=Mexico|latest=preliminary v. {{fb|ZIM}}, October 8, 2011}}
{{National football squad player (recent)|pos=MF|name=[[Fábio Emanuel Moreira Silva|Fábio Silva]]|age={{birth date and age|1985|4|3|df=yes}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Kazincbarcikai SC|Kazincbarcikai]]|clubnat=HUN|latest=preliminary v. {{fb|LBR}}, March 26, 2011}}
{{National football squad player (recent)|no=19|pos=MF|name=[[Valter Borges]]|age={{birth date and age|1988|11|9|df=y}}|caps=6|goals=1|club=[[CD Alcalá|Alcalá]]|clubnat=Spain|latest=preliminary v. {{fb|BFA}}, February 9, 2011}}
{{National football squad player (recent)|pos=MF|name=[[Dário Furtado]]|age={{birth date and age|1979|1|14|df=y}}|caps=15|goals=2|club=[[Sporting Clube da Praia|Sporting da Praia]]|clubnat=Cape Verde|latest=preliminary v. {{fb|BFA}}, February 9, 2011}}
{{National football squad player (recent)|pos=MF|name=[[Jerson Ribeiro]]|age={{birth date and age|1988|3|9|df=yes}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[FC Etar 1924 Veliko Tarnovo|Etar 1924]]|clubnat=Bulgaria|latest=preliminary v. {{fb|BFA}}, February 9, 2011}}
{{National football squad player (recent)|pos=MF|name=Joazimar Sequeira|age={{birth date and age|1991|1|26|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Oeiras|clubnat=Portugal|latest=preliminary v. {{fb|BFA}}, February 9, 2011}}
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{{National football squad player (recent)|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Zé Luís]]|age={{birth date and age|1991|01|24|df=y}}|caps=7|goals=1|club=[[Videoton FC|Videoton]]|clubnat=Hungary|latest=premilinary v. {{fb|MAD}}, June 16, 2012}}
{{National football squad player (recent)|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Odaïr Fortes|Odair Fortes]]|age={{birth date and age|1987|3|31|df=y}}|caps=9|goals=2|club=[[Stade de Reims|Reims]]|clubnat=France|latest=premilinary v. {{fb|TUN}}, June 9, 2012}}
{{National football squad player (recent)|no=11|pos=FW|name=[[Lito (Cape Verdean footballer)|Lito]]|age={{birth date and age|1975|2|3|df=y}}|caps=41|goals=5|club=[[Atlético Clube de Portugal|Atlético CP]]|clubnat=Portugal|latest=premilinary v. {{fb|TUN}}, June 9, 2012}}
{{National football squad player (recent)|no=9|pos=FW|name=[[Eduardo Fernando Gomes|Dady]]|age={{birth date and age|1981|8|13|df=yes}}|caps=22|goals=4|club=[[Shanghai Shenhua]]|clubnat=CHN|latest=premilinary v. {{fb|MAD}}, February 29, 2012}}
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==Managers since 2003==
* {{Flagicon|Cape Verde}} [[Carlos Alhinho]] (2003–2006)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=354242&cc=5739 |title=Cape Verde island coach Alhinho resigns |date=5 January 2006 |agency=[[Reuters]] |publisher=ESPN Soccernet |accessdate=28 June 2010}}</ref>
* {{Flagicon|Cape Verde}} [[José Rui|Ze Rui]] (2006)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/4968880.stm |title=Ze Rui appointed Cape Verde coach |date=3 May 2006 |publisher=BBC |accessdate=28 June 2010}}</ref><ref name="BBC1">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/6172900.stm |title=Cape Verde confirm identity of new coach |date=22 November 2006 |publisher=BBC |accessdate=28 June 2010}}</ref>
* {{Flagicon|Brazil}} [[Ricardo Cordeiro da Rocha|Ricardo da Rocha]] (2007)<ref name="BBC1"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtnfootball.com/live/content.php?Item_ID=14219 |title=De Deus New Cape Verde Coach |date=22 November 2006 |publisher=MTN Football |accessdate=22 March 2008}}</ref>
* {{Flagicon|Portugal}} [[João Carlos Pires de Deus|João de Deus]] (2008–2010)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.asemana.publ.cv/spip.php?article54057&ak=1 |title=Soccer federation unaware of national selection coach’s alleged exit |date=25 June 2010 |newspaper=Asemana |accessdate=28 June 2010}}</ref>
* {{Flagicon|Cape Verde}} [[Lúcio Antunes]] (2010–present)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://asemana.publ.cv/spip.php?article54902&ak=1 |title=Lúcio Antunes tapped as new national soccer team coach |date=25 July 2010 |newspaper=Asemana |accessdate=29 July 2010}}</ref>


== Honours ==
== Honours ==
===Regional===
*'''[[Amilcar Cabral Cup]]:'''
* '''[[Amílcar Cabral Cup]]'''
**Champions: 2000
** '''Champions (1):''' 2000
**Runners-up: [[2007 Amilcar Cabral Cup|2007]]
** Runners-up (1): [[2007 Amilcar Cabral Cup|2007]]
**Third place: 1995
** Third place (1): 1995
*'''[[Lusophony Games]]'''
**Gold medal: [[2009 Lusophony Games|2009]]
**Bronze medal: [[2006 Lusophony Games|2006]]


==Notes==
===Others===
* '''[[Lusophony Games]]'''
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** '''Gold medal (1):''' [[2009 Lusophony Games|2009]]
** Bronze medal (1): [[2006 Lusophony Games|2006]]

===Friendly===
* '''[[FIFA Series|FIFA Series: Saudi Arabia]]'''
** '''Champions (1):''' 2024


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist|3}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Cape Verde national football team}}
*[http://www.fcf.cv Cape Verde FA] official site (currently out of order)
*[http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=cpv Cape Verde at FIFA's home page]
* [https://fcf.cv/ FCF - Cape Verde Football Federation]
* [https://www.ojogo.pt/d/futebol-africano/50/ O'JOGO: News on Portuguese speaking African football teams]
*[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesk/kaapv-intres.html RSSSF archive of results 1979–]
*[http://www.capeverde-football.com.au.tt Cape Verde Football]
* [https://www.cafonline.com/member-associations/cpv/ Cape Verde] at [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]
*[http://national-football-teams.com/country/37.html National Football Teams – Cape Verde]
* [https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/associations/CPV Cape Verde] at [[FIFA]]
* [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesk/kaapv-intres.html RSSSF archive of results 1979–]
* [http://national-football-teams.com/country/37.html National Football Teams – Cape Verde]


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Latest revision as of 15:07, 25 November 2024

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Cape Verde women's national football team.

Cape Verde
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Tubarões Azuis
(Blue Sharks)[1]
Crioulos (Creoles)
AssociationFederação Caboverdiana de Futebol (FCF)
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationWAFU (West Africa)
Head coachBubista
CaptainRyan Mendes
Most capsRyan Mendes (84)
Top scorerRyan Mendes (21)[2]
Home stadiumEstádio Nacional de Cabo Verde
FIFA codeCPV
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current 72 Steady (19 December 2024)[3]
Highest27 (February 2014)
Lowest182 (April 2000)
First international
 Cape Verde 0–1 Guinea 
(Guinea-Bissau; 19 April 1978)
Biggest win
 Cape Verde 7–1 São Tomé and Príncipe 
(Praia, Cape Verde; 13 June 2015)
 Liechtenstein 0–6 Cape Verde 
(San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain; 25 March 2022)
Biggest defeat
 Senegal 5–1 Cape Verde 
(Mali; 12 February 1981)
 Cape Verde 0–4 Ghana 
(Praia, Cape Verde; 8 October 2005)
 Guinea 4–0 Cape Verde 
(Conakry, Guinea; 9 September 2007)
 Burkina Faso 4–0 Cape Verde 
(Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; 14 November 2017)
 Algeria 5–1 Cape Verde 
(Constantine, Algeria; 12 October 2023)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances4 (first in 2013)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2013, 2023)

The Cape Verde national football team (Portuguese: Seleção nacional de futebol de Cabo Verde; recognized as Cabo Verde by FIFA[5]) represents Cape Verde in men's international football, and is controlled by the Cape Verdean Football Federation. The team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, but has qualified for four Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, in 2013, 2015, 2021 and 2023. The team achieved their best result in 2023 after making it past the first round of the knockout stage.

History

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Overview

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Cape Verde became independent from Portugal in 1975. The national team's first international was a 1–0 defeat to Guinea on 29 May 1978, in a tournament in Guinea-Bissau.[6] The Cape Verdean Football Federation was formed in 1982, and joined FIFA in 1986.[7]

Cape Verdeans abroad, who are more numerous than the population of the islands themselves, are a major source of players for the national team. Most of Cape Verde's current international footballers play outside Cape Verde (mainly in Europe, but also in Asia), and some were born outside the islands.[8]

Several players of Cape Verdean origin have chosen to play for other national teams. These include Eliseu, Nani, Oceano, Manuel Fernandes, Rolando, Nélson Marcos, Jorge Andrade, Miguel and Silvestre Varela, who all represent Portugal, as well as Mickaël Tavares, Jacques and Ricardo Faty (Senegal), Patrick Vieira (France), Gelson Fernandes (Switzerland), Henrik Larsson (Sweden), David Mendes da Silva, Lerin Duarte, Jerson Cabral (Netherlands) and Rui (Equatorial Guinea), among other examples.

World Cup and African Nations Cup qualifiers

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Cape Verde has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup but have qualified for the 2013 African Cup of Nations. Its first World Cup qualifying campaign was the 2002 World Cup qualifiers, in which Cape Verde was eliminated in the first round after one draw and one defeat against Algeria.[9]

In the qualification campaign for the 2006 World Cup and the 2006 African Nations Cup, Cape Verde advanced to the Final Round after its first victory in a World Cup qualifier, beating Swaziland. In the Final Round, the team made an impression with its first-ever away victory against Burkina Faso, but finished fifth in its group and failed to qualify for either finals.[9]

Old coach João de Deus from Portugal brought in several new players from European leagues for the 2010 World Cup/2010 African Nations Cup qualifiers.[8] Cape Verde finished second in its group in the Second round, ahead of Tanzania and Mauritius, but behind Cameroon, and did not advance to the Third round. Cape Verde's top goal scorer of the qualifying campaign was Dady.

Then, finally, Cape Verde qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, after stunning Cameroon 3–2 on aggregate.

2013 Africa Cup of Nations

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On 14 October 2012, Cape Verde managed to secure their first ever berth in the Finals of the Africa Cup of Nations, when they defeated Cameroon 3–2 on aggregate score, following a 2–1 defeat to Cameroon at the Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo in Yaoundé, having won the home leg 2–0 in Praia just weeks prior to their qualification.

On 24 October 2012, Cape Verde were drawn into Group A of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, alongside Angola, Morocco and the host nation South Africa. Furthermore, Cape Verde played the opening match of the tournament at Soccer City in Johannesburg, Gauteng, against South Africa on 19 January 2013 – Soccer City being the host venue for the 2010 World Cup Final. Pulled from the fourth pot during the group stage drawing of the tournament, Cape Verde actually had the highest FIFA ranking of any team in their group at the time of the drawing, ranking at 51st overall, followed by Morocco (71st), South Africa (72nd) and Angola (83rd). Cape Verde also had the 10th highest FIFA ranking in the CAF zone at the time of the drawing as well.

Cape Verde drew with South Africa 0–0 in the tournament's first match, before drawing with Morocco 1–1. Platini scored Cape Verde's first ever goal at the AFCON, who were unfortunate to let an early lead slip. They however did win their first ever AFCON match against Angola, which they won 2–1 (despite an early own goal by captain Nando Maria Neves), through the late goals from Fernando Varela and Héldon Ramos, thus qualifying for the quarter-finals, and thus reaching the last eight in their maiden appearance at the Africa Cup of Nations.

On 2 February 2013, Cape Verde faced Ghana in the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth, in the quarter-finals of the tournament. Cape Verde played a good match, with 16 shots on Ghana's goal to their eight, with seven shots on target to their two, Cape Verde proved to be especially dangerous from set-pieces, however Ghana's keeper Abdul Dauda managed to keep a clean sheet making some spectacular saves, and with Mubarak Wakaso scoring a penalty kick for Ghana in the 54' minute, and then scoring again in the closing minute of the game (90+5') on an open goal, Ghana would win the match 2–0, to move on to the semi-finals, and ending Cape Verde's exceptional 2013 Africa Cup of Nations campaign.[10]

2015 Africa Cup of Nations

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On 15 October 2014, Cape Verde became the first of two nations to qualify for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations alongside Algeria, joining the host nation Equatorial Guinea after defeating Mozambique 1–0 at home.[11] The team, under newly appointed manager Rui Águas, picked up where Lúcio Antunes left off and managed to finish in the top two of the group stage with two matches remaining to play in the qualification process, having been drawn in a group together with Mozambique, Niger and Zambia.[12] On 15 November 2014, Cape Verde secured first place in their group, finishing as Group F winners by defeating Niger 3–1 at home, with one match remaining to play for qualification.[13]

Pooled from Pot 3 on 3 December 2014, Cape Verde were drawn into Group B of the final tournament, together with Zambia, Tunisia and DR Congo. On 18 January 2015 they played their first match against Tunisia at the Estadio de Ebibeyin. The match ended in a 1–1 draw, with Héldon leveling the score off a penalty kick in the 78-minute. Cape Verde then drew 0–0 against DR Congo four days later, with the advancement out of the group stage depending on the final match results of both teams.[14]

Facing off against Zambia on 26 January 2015, with both teams depending on the result of the other match between Tunisia and DR Congo and having to finish with a win themselves, the match ended in 0–0 draw, leaving both Cape Verde and Zambia eliminated from the Cup.[15] Contested during a tropical storm, with 26 mm of heavy rainfall, Cape Verde exited the tournament tied with DR Congo for points and undefeated, yet losing to DR Congo on goal difference. Exhibiting good form, poise and defensive prowess, the team were only able to score one goal, while exiting at the group stage of their second appearance in the finals of the tournament, while remaining unbeaten in any Cup of Nations group stage match.[16]

Other tournaments and notable matches

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Cape Verde has two titles: It hosted and won the Amílcar Cabral Cup in 2000, and won the gold medal in the football tournament at the 2009 Lusophony Games. The team also won a bronze medal at the 2006 Lusophony Games. For the first time in its history, on 2 November 2002, it faced a non-African team, Luxembourg, in a friendly, resulting in a scoreless draw. On 4 September 2009, it faced Malta in a friendly, resulting in a 2–0 victory. On 24 May 2010, Cape Verde played out a 0–0 draw in a friendly match against a full-strength Portugal.[17] At the time, Portugal was third in the FIFA rankings and Cape Verde were 117th.[18] On 31 March 2015, a second friendly against Portugal resulted in a 2–0 victory in Portugal.[19]

Stadiums

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Main articles: Estádio da Várzea and Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde

The team used to play their games at Estádio da Várzea. It is located in the capital city, Praia, on the Santiago Island. The stadium opened in 2006 and holds 10,000 people.

In 2014 the new stadium Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde was opened, able to host a capacity of 15,000 people. On 15 October 2014 the team qualified for their second Africa Cup of Nations at the new stadium, in a 1–0 victory over Mozambique, making them the first of all teams in CAF to qualify for the tournament.

Results and fixtures

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For all past match results of the national team, see Cape Verde national football team results.

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2024

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10 January Friendly Tunisia  2–0  Cape Verde Tunis, Tunisia
18:30 UTC+1
Report (Soccerway)
Report (Eurosport)		 Stadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi
14 January 2023 Africa Cup of Nations GS Ghana  1–2  Cape Verde Abidjan, Ivory Coast
20:00 UTC±0 Djiku 56' Report
Stadium: Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium
Attendance: 11,943
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
19 January 2023 Africa Cup of Nations GS Cape Verde  3–0  Mozambique Abidjan, Ivory Coast
20:00 UTC±0
Report Stadium: Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium
Attendance: 5,794[20]
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
22 January 2023 Africa Cup of Nations GS Cape Verde  2–2  Egypt Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast
20:00 UTC±0
Report
Stadium: Charles Konan Banny Stadium
Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)
29 January Africa Cup of Nations R16 Cape Verde  1–0  Mauritania Abidjan, Ivory Coast
20:00 UTC±0
Report Stadium: Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium
Attendance: 16,088[21]
Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt)
3 February Africa Cup of Nations QF Cape Verde  0–0 (a.e.t.)
(1–2 p)		  South Africa Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast
20:00 UTC±0 Report Stadium: Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
Penalties
21 March 2024 FIFA Series Cape Verde  1–0  Guyana Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
22:00 UTC+3 Mendes 2' Report Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City
Referee: Shukri Al-Hunfush (Saudi Arabia)
25 March 2024 FIFA Series Cape Verde  1–0  Equatorial Guinea Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
22:00 UTC+3 Cabral 64' Report Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City
Referee: Qasim Matar Al-Hatmi (Oman)
8 June 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier Cameroon  4–1  Cape Verde Yaoundé, Cameroon
17:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
11 June 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier Cape Verde  1–0  Libya Praia, Cape Verde
15:00 UTC−1
Report Stadium: Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde
Referee: Ibrahim Kalilou Traore (Ivory Coast)
6 September 2024 (2024-09-06) 2025 AFCON qualifier Egypt  3–0  Cape Verde Cairo, Egypt
22:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
10 September 2024 (2024-09-10) 2025 AFCON qualifier Cape Verde  2–0  Mauritania Praia, Cape Verde
18:00 UTC−1
Report Stadium: Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde
Referee: Mutaz Ibrahim (Libya)
10 October 2024 (2024-10-10) 2025 AFCON qualifier Cape Verde  0–1  Botswana Praia, Cape Verde
15:00 UTC−1 Report Orebonye 2' Stadium: Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
15 October 2024 (2024-10-15) 2025 AFCON qualifier Botswana  1–0  Cape Verde Francistown, Botswana
18:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Obed Itani Chilume Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Messie Nkounkou (Congo)
15 November 2024 (2024-11-15) 2025 AFCON qualifier Cape Verde  1–1  Egypt Praia, Cape Verde
14:00 UTC−1
Report
Stadium: Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde
Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin)
19 November 2024 (2024-11-19) 2025 AFCON qualifier Mauritania  1–0  Cape Verde Nouakchott, Mauritania
15:00 UTC±0
Report Stadium: Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Stadium
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)

2025

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March 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier Cape Verde  v  Mauritius TBD, Cape Verde
March 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier Angola  v  Cape Verde TBD, Angola
September 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier Mauritius  v  Cape Verde TBD, Mauritius
September 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier Cape Verde  v  Cameroon TBD, Cape Verde
October 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier Libya  v  Cape Verde TBD, Libya
October 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier Cape Verde  v  Eswatini TBD, Cape Verde

Coaching history

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Caretaker managers are listed in italics.

Players

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Current squad

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The following players were selected for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Egypt and Mauritania on 15 and 19 November 2024 respectively.[30]

Caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2024, after the match against Mauritania.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Vozinha (1986-06-03) 3 June 1986 (age 38) 76 0 Portugal Chaves
1GK Bruno Varela (1994-11-04) 4 November 1994 (age 30) 7 0 Portugal Vitória Guimaraes
1GK Márcio Rosa (1997-02-23) 23 February 1997 (age 27) 1 0 Bulgaria Hebar Pazardzhik
2DF Pico Lopes (1992-06-17) 17 June 1992 (age 32) 36 0 Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers
2DF João Paulo (1998-05-26) 26 May 1998 (age 26) 30 1 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol
2DF Logan Costa (2001-04-01) 1 April 2001 (age 23) 25 0 Spain Villarreal
2DF Diney (1995-01-17) 17 January 1995 (age 29) 21 1 United Arab Emirates Al Bataeh
2DF Dylan Tavares (1996-08-30) 30 August 1996 (age 28) 20 1 France Bastia
2DF Steven Moreira (1994-08-13) 13 August 1994 (age 30) 13 0 United States Columbus Crew
2DF Wagner Pina (2002-11-03) 3 November 2002 (age 22) 4 0 Portugal Estoril
2DF Kelvin Pires (2000-06-05) 5 June 2000 (age 24) 2 0 Finland SJK
3MF Jamiro Monteiro (1993-11-23) 23 November 1993 (age 31) 43 5 Turkey Gaziantep
3MF Patrick Andrade (1993-02-09) 9 February 1993 (age 31) 25 0 Azerbaijan Qarabağ
3MF Deroy Duarte (1999-07-04) 4 July 1999 (age 25) 22 0 Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad
3MF Kevin Pina Lenini (1997-01-27) 27 January 1997 (age 27) 22 2 Russia Krasnodar
3MF Laros Duarte (1997-02-28) 28 February 1997 (age 27) 9 0 Netherlands Groningen
3MF Telmo Arcanjo (2001-06-21) 21 June 2001 (age 23) 6 0 Portugal Vitoria
3MF Yannick Semedo (1995-12-29) 29 December 1995 (age 28) 2 0 Portugal Santa Clara
4FW Ryan Mendes (vice-captain) (1990-01-08) 8 January 1990 (age 34) 84 21 Turkey Fatih Karagümrük
4FW Bebé (1990-07-12) 12 July 1990 (age 34) 26 6 Spain Racing de Ferrol
4FW Gilson Tavares Benchimol (2001-12-29) 29 December 2001 (age 22) 21 5 Russia Akron Tolyatti
4FW Jovane Cabral (1998-06-14) 14 June 1998 (age 26) 18 2 Portugal Sporting CP
4FW Hélio Varela (2002-05-03) 3 May 2002 (age 22) 13 0 Portugal Portimonense
4FW Dailon Livramento (2001-05-04) 4 May 2001 (age 23) 9 0 Italy Hellas Verona

Recent call-ups

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The following players have been called up for Cape Verde in the last 12 months and are still eligible to represent.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Dylan Silva (1999-02-10) 10 February 1999 (age 25) 0 0 Portugal Sintrense vs.  Botswana, 15 October 2024
GK Tiago Gomes (2002-08-14) 14 August 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise vs.  Libya, 11 June 2024
GK Paulo Santos Cassoco (2002-01-21) 21 January 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Portugal Estrela Amadora U23 vs.  Libya, 11 June 2024
DF Jójó (2001-05-19) 19 May 2001 (age 23) 2 0 Portugal Paços de Ferreira vs.  Botswana, 15 October 2024
DF Rivaldo Morais (2000-09-18) 18 September 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Portugal Farense vs.  Botswana, 15 October 2024
DF Kristopher Da Graca (1998-01-16) 16 January 1998 (age 26) 1 0 Finland Kuopion Palloseura vs.  Equatorial Guinea, 26 March 2024
DF Erik Duarte (1996-10-31) 31 October 1996 (age 28) 0 0 Cape Verde Académica vs.  Equatorial Guinea, 26 March 2024
DF Ponck (1995-01-13) 13 January 1995 (age 29) 23 0 Portugal Moreirense vs. 2023 AFCON PRE
DF Steve Furtado (1994-11-22) 22 November 1994 (age 30) 16 0 Bulgaria CSKA 1948 vs. 2023 AFCON PRE
DF Steven Fortès (1992-04-17) 17 April 1992 (age 32) 13 0 France Quevilly-Rouen vs. 2023 AFCON PRE
DF João Correia (1996-09-05) 5 September 1996 (age 28) 4 0 Portugal Chaves vs. 2023 AFCON DEC
DF Nica Panduru (1995-11-29) 29 November 1995 (age 29) 2 0 Cape Verde Boavista do Praia vs. 2023 AFCON PRE
DF Delmiro Nascimento (1988-08-19) 19 August 1988 (age 36) 1 0 Cyprus AEZ Zakakiou vs. 2023 AFCON PRE
MF David Tavares (1999-03-18) 18 March 1999 (age 25) 6 0 Portugal Torreense vs.  Botswana, 15 October 2024
MF Diogo Mendes (1998-01-24) 24 January 1998 (age 26) 2 0 Portugal Maritimo vs.  Mauritania, 10 September 2024
MF Kenny Rocha Santos (2000-01-03) 3 January 2000 (age 24) 29 1 Cyprus AEZ Zakakiou vs. 2023 AFCON
MF Cuca (1991-01-09) 9 January 1991 (age 33) 11 0 Portugal União de Leiria vs. 2023 AFCON
MF Hélder Tavares (1989-12-26) 26 December 1989 (age 34) 14 0 Portugal Tondela vs. 2023 AFCON PRE
MF Leandro Andrade (1999-09-24) 24 September 1999 (age 25) 6 0 Azerbaijan Qarabağ vs. 2023 AFCON PRE
MF Vasco Lopes (1990-09-02) 2 September 1990 (age 34) 4 0 Portugal AVS vs. 2023 AFCON PRE
MF Bruno Freire (1999-03-27) 27 March 1999 (age 25) 0 0 Luxembourg Dudelange vs. 2023 AFCON PRE
MF Joao Paulo (1997-12-01) 1 December 1997 (age 27) 0 0 Cape Verde Palmeira vs. 2023 AFCON PRE
FW Garry Rodrigues (1990-11-27) 27 November 1990 (age 34) 53 8 Turkey Ankaragücü vs.  Egypt, 15 November 2024 PRE
FW Fabricio Garcia (2001-05-04) 4 May 2001 (age 23) 4 0 Portugal Estoril U23 vs.  Botswana, 15 October 2024
FW Lisandro Semedo (1996-03-12) 12 March 1996 (age 28) 19 2 Poland Wieczysta Kraków vs.  Equatorial Guinea, 26 March 2024
FW Willy Semedo (1994-04-27) 27 April 1994 (age 30) 24 0 Cyprus Omonia vs.  Mauritania, 10 September 2024
FW Patrick Fernandes (1993-12-13) 13 December 1993 (age 31) 4 0 Portugal Torreense vs.  Mauritania, 10 September 2024
FW Clé (1997-12-12) 12 December 1997 (age 27) 5 1 Israel Hapoel Kfar Shalem vs.  Equatorial Guinea, 26 March 2024
FW Hildeberto Pereira (1996-03-02) 2 March 1996 (age 28) 1 0 Portugal Portimonense vs.  Equatorial Guinea, 26 March 2024
FW Carlos Fortes (1994-11-09) 9 November 1994 (age 30) 1 0 China Foshan Nanshi vs.  Equatorial Guinea, 26 March 2024
FW Bryan Teixeira (2000-09-01) 1 September 2000 (age 24) 7 1 Germany 1. FC Magdeburg vs. 2023 AFCON
FW Júlio Tavares (1988-11-19) 19 November 1988 (age 36) 48 8 Saudi Arabia Al Raed vs. 2023 AFCON PRE
FW Djaniny (1991-03-21) 21 March 1991 (age 33) 35 6 Saudi Arabia Al Fateh vs. 2023 AFCON PRE INJ
FW Duk (2000-02-16) 16 February 2000 (age 24) 5 0 Scotland Aberdeen vs. 2023 AFCON PRE
FW Papalélé (1998-03-16) 16 March 1998 (age 26) 2 1 Czech Republic Karviná vs. 2023 AFCON PRE
FW Alessio da Cruz (1997-01-18) 18 January 1997 (age 27) 1 0 Netherlands Fortuna Sittard vs. 2023 AFCON PRE
FW Serginho (2001-01-29) 29 January 2001 (age 23) 1 0 Denmark Viborg vs. 2023 AFCON PRE

WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
RET Player has retired from international football.
SUS Suspended from the national team.

Records

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As of 11 June 2024[31]
Players in bold are still active with Cape Verde.

Most appearances

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Ryan Mendes is Cape Verde's top goalscorer and their most capped player.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Ryan Mendes 79 18 2010–present
2 Vozinha 77 0 2012–present
3 Babanco 62 5 2007–2019
4 Stopira 58 3 2007–2023
5 Garry Rodrigues 53 8 2013–present
6 Héldon 52 15 2008–2019
Marco Soares 52 3 2006–2021
Fernando Varela 52 3 2008–2019
9 Júlio Tavares 48 8 2012–present
10 Lito 47 7 2002–2012

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Ryan Mendes 18 79 0.23 2010–present
2 Héldon 15 52 0.29 2008–2019
3 Caló 11 27 0.41 1995–2007
4 Júlio Tavares 8 48 0.17 2012–present
Garry Rodrigues 8 53 0.15 2013–present
6 Lito 7 47 0.15 2002–2012
7 Toni 6 11 0.55 1992–2003
Bebé 6 23 0.26 2022–present
Djaniny 6 35 0.17 2012–present
10 Cafú 5 15 0.33 2003–2007
Gilson Tavares 5 15 0.33 2020–present
Dady 5 23 0.22 2005–2012
Odaïr Fortes 5 28 0.18 2010–2016
Jamiro Monteiro 5 39 0.13 2016–present
Babanco 5 62 0.08 2007–2019

Competitive record

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FIFA World Cup

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FIFA World Cup Qualification
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1930 to 1974 Part of  Portugal Part of  Portugal
1978 and 1982 Not a member of FIFA Not a member of FIFA
1986 to 1998 Did not enter Did not enter
South Korea Japan 2002 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 0 2
Germany 2006 12 4 2 6 12 16
South Africa 2010 6 3 0 3 7 8
Brazil 2014 6 3 0 3 9 7
Russia 2018 8 3 0 5 6 13
Qatar 2022 6 3 2 1 8 6
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined 4 2 1 1 4 4
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 To be determined
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total — 0/10 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 18 6 20 46 56

Africa Cup of Nations

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Africa Cup of Nations Africa Cup of Nations qualification
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D* L GF GA
Sudan 1957 Part of  Portugal Part of  Portugal
United Arab Republic 1959
Ethiopia 1962
Ghana 1963
Tunisia 1965
Ethiopia 1968
Sudan 1970
Cameroon 1972
Egypt 1974
Ethiopia 1976 Not a member of CAF Not a member of CAF
Ghana 1978
Nigeria 1980
Libya 1982
Ivory Coast 1984
Egypt 1986
Morocco 1988
Algeria 1990
Senegal 1992
Tunisia 1994 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 2 4
South Africa 1996 Withdrew Withdrew
Burkina Faso 1998 Did not enter Did not enter
Ghana Nigeria 2000 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 0 3
Mali 2002 2 0 1 1 1 2
Tunisia 2004 6 3 0 3 9 8
Egypt 2006 12 4 2 8 11 16
Ghana 2008 6 1 2 3 3 10
Angola 2010 6 3 0 3 7 8
Equatorial Guinea Gabon 2012 6 3 1 2 7 7
South Africa 2013 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 2 1 3 4 Squad 4 4 0 0 10 3
Equatorial Guinea 2015 Group stage 11th 3 0 3 0 1 1 Squad 6 4 0 2 9 6
Gabon 2017 Did not qualify 6 3 0 3 10 7
Egypt 2019 6 1 2 3 4 5
Cameroon 2021 Round of 16 15th 4 1 1 2 2 4 Squad 6 2 4 0 6 3
Ivory Coast 2023 Quarter-finals 5th 5 3 2 0 8 3 Squad 6 3 1 2 8 6
Morocco 2025 Did not qualify 5 1 1 3 3 6
Kenya Tanzania Uganda 2027 To be determined To be determined
2029
Total Quarter-finals 4/34 16 5 8 3 14 12 — 81 33 15 33 90 94

Honours

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Regional

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Others

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Friendly

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