DR Congo national football team
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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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The team is a member of FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
DR Congo 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 two titles, along with Morocco. They are currently ranked 61st in the FIFA Rankings.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
DR Congo have previously competed variously as Belgian Congo, Congo-Kinshasa and Zaïre. Their appearance at the 1974 FIFA World Cup was as Zaïre.
History
Early history
The Congolese Association Football Federation was founded in 1919 when the country was not yet independent. The team played their first game in 1948 as Belgian Congo against Northern Rhodesia, now Zambia. The team recorded a 3–2 victory at home. DR Congo has been FIFA affiliated since 1962 and has been a member of CAF since 1963. The team's first official match was on 11 April 1963, against Mauritania in the L'Amitié Tournament played in Dakar, Senegal. DR Congo won the match 6–0.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The national team appeared in the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in 1965.
Glory period
The Democratic Republic of the Congo had its first international success at the 1968 African Cup of Nations held in Ethiopia, beating Ghana 1–0 in the final. The team's biggest ever win came on 22 November 1969 when they recorded a 10–1 home victory against Zambia. Although a handful of Congolese players were playing in Europe (particularly Belgium) during these years, foreign-based players were seldom recalled for international duty; a rare exception was Julien Kialunda who represented Zaire (as the country was by then known) at the 1972 African Cup of Nations while playing for Anderlecht.
The second continental title came at the 1974 African Cup of Nations in Egypt. The Leopards recorded a 2–1 victory against Guinea, another 2–1 victory against rivals Congo and a 4–1 victory against Mauritius. These results carried Zaire through to the semi-finals where they beat hosts Egypt 3–2. In the final, Zaire drew with Zambia 2–2. Therefore, the match was replayed two days later, where Zaire won the game 2–0. Zaire player Ndaye Mulamba was top scorer with nine goals, which remains a record for the tournament. After this, the team returned to Zaire on the Presidential plane, lent to them by Mobutu Sese Seko.
Zaire were the first Sub-Saharan African team to participate in a World Cup, qualifying for the 1974 tournament in place of the 1970 participant Morocco, whom they defeated in the decisive qualifier 3–0 in Kinshasa.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Such was the desire to foster an identity of Zaire as a global player that Mobutu paid for advertising hoardings at the World Cup to display messages such as ‘Zaire-Peace’ and ‘Go to Zaire’.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> At the tournament itself, Zaire did not manage to score any goals and lost all of its games, but gave credible performances against Scotland and Brazil. However, their 9–0 loss against Yugoslavia remains one of the worst World Cup defeats. A bizarre moment came in the match versus Brazil; facing a free-kick 25 yards out, defender Mwepu Ilunga, upon hearing the referee blow his whistle, ran out of the Zaire wall and kicked the ball upfield, for which he received a yellow card. This was voted the 17th greatest World Cup moment in a Channel 4 poll.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Ilunga has stated that he was quite aware of the rules and was hoping to convince the referee to send him off. The intended red card would have been a protest against his country's authorities, who were alleged to be depriving the players of their earnings.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Many contemporary commentators instead held it to be an example of African football's "naïvety and indiscipline".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Crisis period


After winning the 1974 African Cup of Nations and participating in the 1974 World Cup, the team was eliminated in the first round of the 1976 African Cup of Nations after recording a draw and two losses in the group stage. Morocco went on to win the tournament. From 1978 to 1986, the country did not qualify for the African Cup of Nations, while not participating in qualification for the 1978 World Cup and 1986 World Cup. In the 1988 African Cup of Nations, Zaire finished last in their group despite having two draws.
Return to success
From 1992 to 1996, Zaire, reached three consecutive African Cup of Nations quarter-finals. In 1992 and 1994, they were beaten by Nigeria, and in 1996 they were beaten by Ghana. In 1997, the country returned to its former name of Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the national team was re-branded as the Simbas, a nickname that stuck for the next nine years.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> DR Congo played their first game on 8 June 1997 in Pointe-Noire which ended in a 1–0 loss to the Republic of the Congo. At the 1998 African Cup of Nations, DR Congo, led by Louis Watunda, surprisingly took third place, beating Cameroon in the quarter-finals and hosts Burkina Faso 4–1 on penalties in their last match after scoring three late goals to tie the encounter 4–4.
At the 2000 African Cup of Nations, the team finished third in their group, and in 2002 were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Senegal. Then, in 2004, DR Congo were eliminated after three straight defeats in the group stages. In 2006, led by Claude Le Roy, having finished second in the group behind Cameroon, the Congolese were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Egypt 4–1.
Struggles
DR Congo were drawn in group 10 for qualifications for the 2008 African Cup of Nations, along with Libya, Namibia and Ethiopia. Before the last match day, the Congolese led the group, but they drew 1–1 with Libya in their final match while Namibia beat Ethiopia 3–2. This sent Namibia through to the Finals, while the Leopards were eliminated. DR Congo also failed to qualify for the 2010 World Cup. In 2009, DR Congo won the 2009 African Championship of Nations, a competition reserved to players in domestic leagues, a tournament they would again win in 2016. DR Congo reached the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations finals in South Africa but were knocked out in the group stages after drawing all three matches.
The Ibengé era: rise and near World Cup miss

In the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, DR Congo again drew all three group matches but this time finished second in the group behind Tunisia, and therefore advanced to the quarter-finals to play their rivals Republic of Congo, a match in which the Leopards came from two goals down to win 4–2. However, they were knocked out by the Ivory Coast 3–1 in the semi-finals. They ended up finishing third, beating Equatorial Guinea on penalties, after the third place match finished 0–0 in regulation time.
DR Congo under Ibengé improved radically and had an outstanding performance for many decades in a World Cup qualification. During the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, DR Congo was grouped with Libya, Tunisia and Guinea. DR Congo managed an outstanding performance, beating Libya and Guinea home and away, but missed the chance after losing 1–2 to eventual World Cup qualifier Tunisia in Tunis and drew 2–2 at home to the same opponent.
Home stadium
Stade des Martyrs has been the home of the national team since its establishment and they occasionally play their games at Lubumbashi.
Results and fixtures
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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.
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Technical staff
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Director of football | Template:Flagicon Hérita Ilunga |
| Sporting director | Template:Flagicon Christian Nsengi-Biembe |
| Technical director | Template:Flagicon Médard Lusadusu |
| Head coach | Template:Flagicon Sébastien Desabre |
| Assistant coach | Template:Flagicon Rafael Hamidi Cuadros |
| Goalkeeping coach | Template:Flagicon Muteba Kidiaba |
| Fitness coach | Template:Flagicon |
| Match analyst | Template:Flagicon Corentin Jourdan |
| Physiotherapist | Template:Flagicon Cédric D'Antonio |
Coaches
- Template:Flagicon Léon Mokuna (1965)
- Template:Flagicon Ferenc Csanádi (1967–1968)
- Template:Flagicon Léon Mokuna (1968–1970)
- Template:Flagicon André Mori (1970)
- Template:Flagicon Blagoje Vidinić (1970–1974)
- Template:Flagicon Ştefan Stănculescu (1974–1976)
- Template:Flagicon Julien Kialunda (?–?)
- Template:Flagicon Otto Pfister (1985–1989)
- Template:Flagicon Ali Makombo Alamande (1989)
- Template:Flagicon Pierre Kalala Mukendi (1992–1993)
- Template:Flagicon Louis Watunda (1993)
- Template:Flagicon Pierre Kalala Mukendi (1994)
- Template:Flagicon Jean-Santos Muntubila (1995)
- Template:Flagicon Muhsin Ertuğral (1995–1996)
- Template:Flagicon Jean-Santos Muntubila (1996–1997)
- Template:Flagicon Mohamed Magassouba (1997)
- Template:Flagicon Celio Barros (1997)
- Template:Flagicon Saio Ernest Mokili (1997)
- Template:Flagicon Louis Watunda Iyolo (1998–1999)
- Template:Flagicon Médard Lusadusu Basilwa (1999–2000)
- Template:Flagicon Roger Palmgren (1999–2000)
- Template:Flagicon Mohamed Magassouba (2000)
- Template:Flagicon Jean-Santos Muntubila (2001)
- Template:Flagicon Yuri Gavrilov (2001)
- Template:Flagicon Eugène Kabongo (2002)
- Template:Flagicon Andy Mfutila (2002–2003)
- Template:Flagicon Mick Wadsworth (2003–2004)
- Template:Flagicon Claude Le Roy (2004–2006)
- Template:Flagicon Henri Depireux (2006–2007)
- Template:Flagicon Patrice Neveu (2008–2010)
- Template:Flagicon Robert Nouzaret (2010–2011)
- Template:Flagicon Claude Le Roy (2011–2013)
- Template:Flagicon Jean-Santos Muntubila (2013–2014)
- Template:Flagicon Florent Ibengé (2014–2019)
- Template:Flagicon Christian Nsengi-Biembe (2019–2021)
- Template:Flagicon Héctor Cúper (2021–2022)
- Template:Flagicon Sébastien Desabre (2022–present)
Players
Current squad
The following players have been selected for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification playoff matches against Cameroon and Nigeria on 13 and 16 November 2025, respectively.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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Caps and goals as of 16 November 2025, after the match against Nigeria.
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Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up for DR Congo in the last twelve months and are still eligible to represent.
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RET Player has retired from international football.
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Records
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- Players in bold are still active with DR Congo.
Most appearances

| Rank | Name | Caps | Goals | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chancel Mbemba | 101 | 7 | 2012–present |
| 2 | Issama Mpeko | 81 | 2 | 2011–2023 |
| 3 | Robert Kidiaba | 64 | 0 | 2002–2015 |
| 4 | Cédric Bakambu | 62 | 20 | 2015–present |
| 5 | Meschak Elia | 61 | 12 | 2016–present |
| 6 | Zola Matumona | 53 | 9 | 2002–2014 |
| Trésor Mputu | 53 | 14 | 2004–2021 | |
| 8 | Joël Kimwaki | 52 | 3 | 2009–2016 |
| 9 | Samuel Moutoussamy | 52 | 0 | 2019–present |
| 10 | Yannick Bolasie | 50 | 9 | 2013–2022 |
| Marcel Mbayo | 50 | 4 | 1996–2011 |
Top goalscorers

| Rank | Name | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dieumerci Mbokani | 22 | 49 | {{#expr:22/49 round 2}} | 2005–2022 |
| 2 | Cédric Bakambu | 20 | 62 | {{#expr:20/62 round 2}} | 2015–present |
| 3 | Shabani Nonda | 14 | 22 | {{#expr:14/22 round 2}} | 2000–2008 |
| Trésor Mputu | 14 | 53 | {{#expr:14/53 round 2}} | 2004–2021 | |
| 5 | Meschak Elia | 12 | 61 | {{#expr:12/61 round 2}} | 2016–present |
| Jean-Jacques Yemweni | 12 | 16 | {{#expr:12/16 round 2}} | 2000–2007 | |
| 7 | Ngoy Kabongo | 11 | 22 | {{#expr:11/22 round 2}} | 1981–1991 |
| 8 | Ndaye Mulamba | 10 | 20 | {{#expr:10/20 round 2}} | 1973–1976 |
| 9 | Kakoko Etepé | 9 | 31 | {{#expr:9/31 round 2}} | 1970–1976 |
| Dioko Kaluyituka | 9 | 31 | {{#expr:9/31 round 2}} | 2004–2013 | |
| Jonathan Bolingi | 9 | 34 | {{#expr:9/34 round 2}} | 2014–2022 | |
| Ndombe Mubele | 9 | 45 | {{#expr:9/45 round 2}} | 2013–2018 | |
| Yannick Bolasie | 9 | 50 | {{#expr:9/50 round 2}} | 2013–2022 | |
| Zola Matumona | 9 | 53 | {{#expr:9/53 round 2}} | 2002–2014 |
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
Africa Cup of Nations
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| Africa Cup of Nations record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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| Template:Flagicon 1957 | Part of Belgium | Part of Belgium | ||||||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 1959 | ||||||||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 1962 | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | ||||||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 1963 | ||||||||||||||||
| Played as Template:Fb | Played as Template:Fb | |||||||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 1965 | Group stage | 5th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | ||
| Played as Template:Fb | Played as Template:Fb | |||||||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 1968 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | ||
| Template:Flagicon 1970 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Qualified as defending champions | |||||||
| Played as Template:Fb | Played as Template:Fb | |||||||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 1972 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | ||
| Template:Flagicon 1974 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | ||
| Template:Flagicon 1976 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Qualified as defending champions | |||||||
| Template:Flagicon 1978 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 1980 | Did not qualify | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 1982 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 1984 | Withdrew | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 1986 | Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 1988 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Template:Flagicon 1990 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 1992 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||
| Template:Flagicon 1994 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | ||
| Template:Flagicon 1996 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | ||
| Played as Template:Flagicon / Template:Flagicon / Template:Flagicon DR Congo | Played as Template:Flagicon / Template:Flagicon / Template:Flagicon DR Congo | |||||||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 1998 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2000 | Group stage | 12th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | ||
| Template:Flagicon 2002 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | ||
| Template:Flagicon 2004 | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | ||
| Template:Flagicon 2006 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | ||
| Template:Flagicon 2008 | Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2010 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2012 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2013 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | ||
| Template:Flagicon 2015 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | ||
| Template:Flagicon 2017 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | ||
| Template:Flagicon 2019 | Round of 16 | 14th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | ||
| Template:Flagicon 2021 | Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2023 | Fourth place | 4th | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | ||
| Template:Flagicon 2025 | Qualified | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2029 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2 Titles | 21/35 | 80 | 21 | 29 | 30 | 94 | 104 | 149 | 77 | 35 | 37 | 250 | 156 | ||
African Nations Championship
| African Nations Championship record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | |
| Template:Flagicon 2009 | Final | Winners | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
| Template:Flagicon 2011 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| Template:Flagicon 2014 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Template:Flagicon 2016 | Final | Winners | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | DR Congo qualified by walkover. | ||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2018 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2020 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Template:Flagicon 2022 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Total | 2 titles | 5/6 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 8 | |
African Games
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| Year | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Template:Flagicon 1965 | 5th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 |
| 1973-1987 | Did not enter | ||||||
| Total | 1/4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 |
Head-to-head record
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| Template:Fb | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 13 | {{#expr:8/17*100 round 2}} | {{#expr:4/17*100 round 2}} |
| Template:Fb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | {{#expr:0/1*100 round 2}} | {{#expr:1/1*100 round 2}} |
| Template:Fb | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | {{#expr:3/4*100 round 2}} | {{#expr:0/4*100 round 2}} |
| Template:Fb | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | {{#expr:2/5*100 round 2}} | {{#expr:0/5*100 round 2}} |
| Template:Fb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | {{#expr:0/1*100 round 2}} | {{#expr:1/1*100 round 2}} |
| Template:FbTemplate:Refn | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 21 | {{#expr:5/13*100 round 2}} | {{#expr:6/13*100 round 2}} |
| Template:Fb | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | {{#expr:4/4*100 round 2}} | {{#expr:0/4*100 round 2}} |
| Template:Fb | 37 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 33 | 46 | {{#expr:12/37*100 round 2}} | {{#expr:18/37*100 round 2}} |
| Template:Fb | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | {{#expr:1/3*100 round 2}} | {{#expr:0/3*100 round 2}} |
| Template:Fb | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 | {{#expr:5/7*100 round 2}} | {{#expr:1/7*100 round 2}} |
| Template:Fb | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | {{#expr:1/1*100 round 2}} | {{#expr:0/1*100 round 2}} |
| Template:Fb | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 66 | 38 | {{#expr:18/38*100 round 2}} | {{#expr:8/38*100 round 2}} |
| Template:Fb | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 | {{#expr:3/4*100 round 2}} | {{#expr:0/4*100 round 2}} |
| Template:Fb | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 27 | {{#expr:1/14*100 round 2}} | {{#expr:8/14*100 round 2}} |
| Template:Fb | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | {{#expr:1/3*100 round 2}} | {{#expr:1/3*100 round 2}} |
| Template:Fb | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | {{#expr:5/8*100 round 2}} | {{#expr:1/8*100 round 2}} |
| Template:Fb | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | {{#expr:6/8*100 round 2}} | {{#expr:2/8*100 round 2}} |
| Template:Fb | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 16 | {{#expr:6/19*100 round 2}} | {{#expr:5/19*100 round 2}} |
| Template:Fb | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | {{#expr:1/3*100 round 2}} | {{#expr:1/3*100 round 2}} |
| Template:Fb | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 40 | {{#expr:5/24*100 round 2}} | {{#expr:13/24*100 round 2}} |
| Template:Fb | 15 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 11 | {{#expr:6/15*100 round 2}} | {{#expr:5/15*100 round 2}} |
| Template:Fb | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | {{#expr:0/2*100 round 2}} | {{#expr:2/2*100 round 2}} |
| Template:Fb | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 34 | {{#expr:5/20*100 round 2}} | {{#expr:9/20*100 round 2}} |
| Template:Fb | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | {{#expr:6/12*100 round 2}} | {{#expr:4/12*100 round 2}} |
| Template:Fb | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 4 | {{#expr:3/7*100 round 2}} | {{#expr:0/7*100 round 2}} |
| Template:Fb | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | {{#expr:4/9*100 round 2}} | {{#expr:3/9*100 round 2}} |
| Template:Fb | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 11 | {{#expr:5/12*100 round 2}} | {{#expr:2/12*100 round 2}} |
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| Template:Fb | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 16 | {{#expr:4/10*100 round 2}} | {{#expr:5/10*100 round 2}} |
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| Template:Fb | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | {{#expr:3/8*100 round 2}} | {{#expr:3/8*100 round 2}} |
Honours
Continental
Regional
- Central African Games
- Template:Gold1 Gold medal (1): 1981
Awards
- Africa Cup of Nations Fair Play Award (1): 2015
Summary
| Competition | Template:Gold1 | Template:Silver2 | Template:Bronze3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAF African Cup of Nations | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| CAF African Nations Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
References
External links
Template:Africa Cup of Nations winners Template:African Nations Championship winners Template:DR Congo national football team Template:Navboxes Template:Football in the Democratic Republic of the Congo {{#invoke:navbox|navbox | name = CAF teams | title = National football teams of Africa (CAF) |listclass = hlist |group1 = North Africa (UNAF) |list1 =
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- Burkina Faso
- Cape Verde
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Ivory Coast
- Liberia
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Togo
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|group5 = Southern Africa (COSAFA) |list5 =
- Angola
- Botswana
- Comoros
- Eswatini
- Lesotho
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Seychelles
- South Africa
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
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|below= 1 Regional team, an associate member of CAF but not a member of FIFA
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