Ivory Coast is one of Africa's major forces in the Africa Cup of Nations. Ivory Coast has won the tournament three times, most recently as hosts in 2023. They previously won in 1992 and 2015. Ivory Coast has also finished as runner up twice, in 2006 and 2012.
Overall record Africa Cup of Nations recordYearRoundPosition* 1957Part of 1959 1962Not affiliated to CAF 1963 1965Third place3rd320154 1968Third place3rd531196 1970Fourth place4th5212119 1972Did not qualify 1974Group stage7th301225 1976Did not qualify 1978Banned 1980Group stage6th302123 1982Did not enter 1984Group stage5th310244 1986Third place3rd530275 1988Group stage6th 303022 19906th310235 1992Champions1st523040 1994Third place3rd5311115 1996Group stage11th310225 1998Quarter-finals5th4220106 2000Group stage 9th311134 200216th301214 2004Did not qualify 2006Runners-up 2nd632165 2008Fourth place4th 6402169 2010Quarter-finals8th311154 2012Runners-up2nd651090 2013 Quarter-finals5th421185 2015Champions 1st633094 2017Group stage11th302123 2019Quarter-finals5th531173 2021Round of 1610th422063 2023Champions 1st741288 2025Qualified 2027To be determined Total 3 Titles 26/35 106 48 30 28 152 111 *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out. **Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won. ***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Participation history Côte d'Ivoire at the 1965 African Cup of Nations
Group B
Third place match
Côte d'Ivoire at the 1968 African Cup of Nations
Group A
Semi-final
Third place match
Côte d'Ivoire at the 1970 African Cup of Nations
Group A
Semifinal
Third place match
Côte d'Ivoire at the 1974 African Cup of Nations
Group A
Côte d'Ivoire at the 1980 African Cup of Nations
Group A
Côte d'Ivoire at the 1984 African Cup of Nations
Group A
Côte d'Ivoire at the 1986 African Cup of Nations
Group A
Semifinal
Third place match
Côte d'Ivoire at the 1988 African Cup of Nations
Group A
Note: Algeria qualified by drawing of lots.
Côte d'Ivoire at the 1990 African Cup of Nations
Group A
Côte d'Ivoire at the 1992 African Cup of Nations
Group C
Quarter-final
Semi-final
Final
The penalty shootout was significant in that it was the first in the final of a major international tournament that every player on the pitch took a penalty.
Côte d'Ivoire at the 1994 African Cup of Nations
Group C
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Third place match
Côte d'Ivoire at the 1996 African Cup of Nations
Group D
Côte d'Ivoire at the 1998 African Cup of Nations
Group C
Quarterfinal
Côte d'Ivoire at the 2000 African Cup of Nations
Group A Group A of the 2000 AFCON remains as the only group stage that all four teams to achieve four points out of three matches.
Côte d'Ivoire at the 2002 African Cup of Nations
Group C
Côte d'Ivoire at the 2006 African Cup of Nations
Group A
Quarter-final
Semi-final
Final
Côte d'Ivoire at the 2008 African Cup of Nations
Group B
Quarter-final
Semi-final
Third place match
Côte d'Ivoire at the 2010 African Cup of Nations
Group B
Quarter-final
Côte d'Ivoire at the 2012 African Cup of Nations
Group B
22 January 2012 1–0 Estadio de Malabo, Malabo 1–2 Estadio de Malabo, Malabo 26 January 2012 2–2 Estadio de Malabo, Malabo 2–0 Estadio de Malabo, Malabo30 January 2012 2–1 Estadio de Bata, Bata 2–0 Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Final
Côte d'Ivoire at the 2013 African Cup of Nations
Group D
22 January 20132–1Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg1–0Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg26 January 20133–0Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg0–2Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg30 January 20132–2Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg1–1Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
Quarter-final
Côte d'Ivoire at the 2015 African Cup of Nations
Group D
Guinea and Mali finished level on the second spot after the group stage, making the first drawing of lots needed at the tournament since 1988. Unlike some other international tournaments, 2015 Africa Cup of Nations tournament regulations would not use fair-play criteria or a penalty shoot-out after the teams met on the last match day to determine the final group ranking. Both head coaches have openly criticised the regulations.
Quarter-final
Semi-final
Final
Côte d'Ivoire at the 2017 African Cup of Nations
Group C
Côte d'Ivoire at the 2019 African Cup of Nations
Group D
Round of 16
Quarter-final
Côte d'Ivoire at the 2021 African Cup of Nations
Group E
Round of 16
Côte d'Ivoire at the 2023 African Cup of Nations
Group A
Round of 16
Semi-finals
Final
By opponent List accurate as of the 2023 tournament.
A * indicates the national team is now defunct. Legend Won more than lost Won equals lost Lost more than won
Opponent Win % 10 3 2 5 14 18 -4 33,33% 10 1 3 6 7 16 -9 10,00% 9 4 3 2 18 12 +6 44,44% 8 1 2 5 4 11 -7 12,50% 8 3 2 3 7 7 0 37,50% 6 5 1 0 11 3 +8 83,33% 6 3 2 1 11 7 +4 50,00% 5 2 1 2 4 4 0 40,00% 5 2 3 0 6 2 4 40,00% 4 1 1 2 1 2 -1 25,00% 3 2 0 1 7 2 5 66,67% 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 66,67% 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 66,67% 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 50,00% 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 100,00% 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 100,00% 2 1 1 0 6 2 +4 50,00% 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 50,00% 2 2 0 0 8 4 +4 100,00% 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 50,00% 2 2 0 0 7 2 +5 100,00% 2 1 1 0 6 1 +5 50,00% 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 50,00% 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100,00% 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 100,00% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0,00%* 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0,00% 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0,00% 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 100,00% Total (29) 106 48 28 30 151 112 +39 45,28%
See also Ivory Coast at the FIFA World Cup
Notes
References
External links Africa Cup of Nations – Archives competitions – cafonline.com