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| Nickname(s) | Tubarões Azuis (Blue Sharks), Crioulos (Creoles) |
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| Association | Federação Caboverdiana de Futebol |
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| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Bubista | ||
| Most caps | Bubista | ||
| Top scorer | Joao Pedro da Viega | ||
| Home stadium | Estádio da Várzea | ||
| FIFA code | CPV | ||
| FIFA ranking | 97 | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 68 (July 2007) | ||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 182 (April 2000) | ||
| Elo ranking | T117 | ||
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| First international | |||
 Guinea-Bissau 3 - 0 Cape Verde  (Guinea-Bissau; January 7, 1979) |
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| Biggest win | |||
 Cape Verde 5 - 0 Equatorial Guinea  Equatorial Guinea(Sal, Cape Verde; March 28, 2009) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||
 Senegal 5 - 1 Cape Verde (Mali; February 12, 1981) Cape Verde 0 - 4 Ghana  (Praia, Cape Verde; October 8, 2005) |
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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.
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History
It has never made the FIFA World Cup or the African Nations Cup. The team almost qualified for the African Nations Cup in 2006, at one time lying second in their qualifying group behind South Africa.
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 September 4 2009, it faced Malta in a friendly, resulting in and 2-0 victory.
The team has two titles: the Amilcar Cabral Cup that won in 2000 and the gold medal at 2009 Lusophony Games. Also has a bronze medal at 2006 Lusophony Games
Cape Verde Football Achievements
- Amilcar Cabral Cup :
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- 1 Time Champion (2000)
- 1 Time Runners-up (2007)
- 1 Time 3º place (1995)
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- Lusophony Games
World Cup record
African Nations Cup record
- 1957 to 1992 - Did not enter
- 1994 - Did not qualify
- 1996 - Withdrew
- 1998 - Did not enter
- 2000 to 2010 - Did not qualify
Current Squad
The following players were called for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification in 2009
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Recent call-ups 2008
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Last and next games
- Last game: Cape Verde 5 – 0 Equatorial Guinea - Cape Verde - 28 March 2009. (Friendly match)
- Next game: TBD
External links
- Cape Verde FA official site (this site is currently out of order)
- Cape Verde at FIFA's home page
- RSSSF archive of results 1979-
- The first website dedicated to the national football team of Cape Verde, currently under reconstruction due to reopen later this month
- National Football Teams - Cape Verde
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