Men's association football team of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Not to be confused with Congo national football team.
This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see DR Congo women's national football team.
DR Congo
Nickname(s)
Les Léopards English: The Leopards
Association
Fédération Congolaise de Football-Association (FECOFA)
Confederation
CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation
UNIFFAC (Central Africa)
Head coach
Sébastien Desabre
Captain
Chancel Mbemba
Most caps
Chancel Mbemba (83)
Top scorer
Dieumerci Mbokani (22)
Home stadium
Stade des Martyrs
FIFA code
COD
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current
63 (4 April 2024)[1]
Highest
28 (July–August 2017)
Lowest
133 (October 2011)
First international
Belgian Congo 3–2 Northern Rhodesia (Belgian Congo; Date Unknown 1948)
Biggest win
Congo-Kinshasa 10–1 Zambia (Kinshasa, Congo DR; 22 November 1969)
Biggest defeat
Yugoslavia 9–0 Zaire (Gelsenkirchen, West Germany; 18 June 1974)
World Cup
Appearances
1 (first in 1974)
Best result
Group stage (1974)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances
20 (first in 1965)
Best result
Champions (1968, 1974)
African Nations Championship
Appearances
5 (first in 2009)
Best result
Champions, (2009, 2016)
The DR Congo National Football Team (French: Équipe nationale de football de la République démocratique du Congo), recognised by FIFA as Congo DR, represents the Democratic Republic of the Congo in men's international football and it is controlled by the Congolese Association Football Federation. They are nicknamed Les Léopards, meaning The Leopards.[3] The team is a member of FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
Congo DR have been ranked as high as 28th in the FIFA Rankings, as Zaire they were the first Sub-Saharan African team to qualify for the FIFA World Cup and twice won the Africa Cup of Nations. They are also one of the most successful teams in the African Nations Championship with 2 titles, along with Morocco. They are currently ranked 67th in the FIFA Rankings.[4]
^"The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
^Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
^"BBC SPORT | WORLD CUP | History | 1974: Zaire's show of shame". BBC News. 22 May 2002. Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
^"FIFA". fifa.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
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Global Information
(4 April 2024)[1]
Belgian Congo 3–2 Northern Rhodesia 
Congo-Kinshasa 10–1 Zambia 
Yugoslavia 9–0 Zaire 
