Cape Verde national football team results (2000–2019)

This is a list of the Cape Verde national football team results from 2000 to 2019.

2000s

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2000

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9 April 2000 2002 FIFA World Cup Q Cape Verde  0–0  Algeria Praia, Cape Verde
Report Referee: Abdou Diouf (Senegal)
21 April 2000 2002 FIFA World Cup Q Algeria  2–0  Cape Verde Algiers, Algeria
Bourahli 7'
Saïfi 12'		 Report Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Referee: Malick Sillah (Gambia)
4 May 2000 2000 Amílcar Cabral Cup Gambia  1–1  Cape Verde Praia, Cape Verde
Jallow 11' Report Humberto 16' (pen.)
6 May 2000 2000 Amílcar Cabral Cup Cape Verde  1–0  Sierra Leone Praia, Cape Verde
Zezinho 45' Report
8 May 2000 2000 Amílcar Cabral Cup Cape Verde  2–2  Senegal Praia, Cape Verde
Humberto 31' (pen.)
Toni 45'		 Report ? 8'
? 59'
11 May 2000 2000 Amílcar Cabral Cup Guinea  0–2  Cape Verde Praia, Cape Verde
Report Jair 20'
Toni 58'
14 May 2000 2000 Amílcar Cabral Cup Cape Verde  1–0  Senegal Praia, Cape Verde
Toni 33' Report
3 July 2000 2002 African Cup of Nations Q Cape Verde  1–0  Liberia Praia, Cape Verde
Toni Report
5 July 2000 Friendly match Cape Verde  1–1  Angola Praia, Cape Verde
Report
16 July 2000 2002 African Cup of Nations Q Liberia  3–0  Cape Verde Paynesville, Liberia
Weah 3', 77'
Alex Brown 71'		 Report

2001

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6 April 2001 Friendly match Mauritania  0–1  Cape Verde Nouakchott, Mauritania
Report Toni 33' Stadium: Stade Olympique
4 November 2001 2001 Amílcar Cabral Cup Cape Verde  1–5  Senegal Bamako, Mali
Zé di Luisinha 46' Report Cissokho 18' (pen.)
N'Doye 47'
Diabang 61'
Keita 78'
Diédhiou 84'		 Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars
7 November 2001 2001 Amílcar Cabral Cup Cape Verde  1–1  Gambia Bamako, Mali
Marcelino José 45' Report Samba 70' Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars

2002

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5 September 2002 2004 Africa Cup of Nations Q Mauritania  0–2  Cape Verde Nouakchott, Mauritania
Report Lito 45'
Toni 60'		 Stadium: Stade Olympique
11 October 2002 2004 Africa Cup of Nations Q Cape Verde  0–1  Kenya Praia, Cape Verde
Report Baraza 58' Stadium: Estádio da Várzea
19 November 2002 Friendly match Luxembourg  0–0  Cape Verde Hesperange, Luxembourg
Report Stadium: Stade Alphonse Theis
Attendance: 2,751
Referee: Damien Ledentu (France)

2003

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29 March 2003 2004 Africa Cup of Nations Q Cape Verde  2 – 1  Togo Praia, Cape Verde
Duka 68'
Caló 80'		 Report Wondu 37' Stadium: Estádio da Várzea
30 May 2003 Friendly match Senegal  2 – 1  Cape Verde Dakar, Senegal
Camara 50'
Diao 62'		 Report Caló 40' Stadium: Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor
8 June 2003 2004 Africa Cup of Nations Q Togo  5 – 2  Cape Verde Lomé, Togo
Faria 2'
Sherif Touré 23', 32'
Mikimba 72'
Adebayor 78'		 Report Lito 6'
Caló 26'		 Stadium: Stade de Kégué
21 June 2003 2004 Africa Cup of Nations Q Cape Verde  3 – 0
(Abandoned[note 1])		  Mauritania Praia, Cape Verde
Lito 65'
Caló 76' (pen.), 82'		 Report Stadium: Estádio da Várzea
4 July 2003 2004 Africa Cup of Nations Q Kenya  1 – 0  Cape Verde Nairobi, Kenya
Oliech 84' Report Stadium: Moi International Sports Centre
12 October 2003 2006 FIFA World Cup Q Swaziland  1 – 1  Cape Verde Lobamba, Swaziland
Dlamini 64' Report Caló 55' Stadium: Somhlolo National Stadium
Referee: Berhane Teshome (Eritrea
16 November 2003 2006 FIFA World Cup Q Cape Verde  3 – 0  Swaziland Praia, Cape Verde
Cafú 51', 65'
Caló 90'		 Report Stadium: Estádio da Várzea
Referee: Sharif Aboubacar (Ivory Coast)

2004

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5 June 2004 2006 FIFA World Cup Q South Africa  2–1  Cape Verde Bloemfontein, South Africa
Mabizela 40', 68' Report Janício 73' Stadium: Free State Stadium
13 June 2004 Friendly match Cape Verde  1–3  Senegal Praia, Cape Verde
Emerson 68' Report Gueye 50'
Kamara 55', 58'		 Stadium: Estádio da Várzea
19 June 2004 2006 FIFA World Cup Q Cape Verde  1–0  Uganda Praia, Cape Verde
Cafú 42' Report Stadium: Estádio da Várzea
3 July 2004 2006 FIFA World Cup Q Cape Verde  1–1  DR Congo Praia, Cape Verde
Modeste 26' Report Kaluyituka 1' Stadium: Estádio da Várzea
5 September 2004 2006 FIFA World Cup Q Ghana  2–0  Cape Verde Kumasi, Ghana
Essien 24' (pen.)
Veiga 62' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Kumasi Sports Stadium
9 October 2004 2006 FIFA World Cup Q Cape Verde  1–0  Burkina Faso Praia, Cape Verde
Cafú 2' Report Stadium: Estádio da Várzea

2005

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26 March 2005 2006 FIFA World Cup Q Burkina Faso  1–2  Cape Verde Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Dagano 71' Report Caló 48', 87' Stadium: Stade du 4-Août
4 June 2005 2006 FIFA World Cup Q Cape Verde  1–2  South Africa Praia, Cape Verde
Cafú 77' Report McCarthy 10'
Buckley 12'		 Stadium: Estádio da Várzea
18 June 2005 2006 FIFA World Cup Q Uganda  1–0  Cape Verde Kampala, Uganda
19:00 GMT Sserunkuma 36' Report Stadium: Mandela National Stadium
17 August 2005 Friendly match Angola  2–1  Cape Verde Lisbon, Portugal
Mantorras 46'
Love 86'		 Report Lito 25'
4 September 2005 2006 FIFA World Cup Q DR Congo  2–1  Cape Verde Kinshasa, DR Congo
Kitambala 21'
Mputu 49'		 Report Caló 24' Stadium: Stade des Martyrs
8 October 2005 2006 FIFA World Cup Q Cape Verde  0–4  Ghana Praia, Cape Verde
Report Asamoah Frimpong 5'
Muntari 35'
Gyan 75'
Attram 87'		 Stadium: Estádio da Várzea

2006

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27 May 2006 Friendly match Portugal  4–1  Cape Verde Évora, Portugal
Pauleta 1', 38', 83'
Ronaldo Yellow card 58'
Petit 60'		 Report Meira 21' (o.g.) Stadium: Estádio Sanches de Miranda
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Dick van Egmond (Netherlands)
3 September 2006 2008 African Cup of Nations Q Gambia  2–0  Cape Verde Bakau, Gambia
Ceesay 8' (pen.)
Jatta 88'		 Report Stadium: Independence Stadium
7 October 2006 2008 African Cup of Nations Q Cape Verde  1–0  Guinea Praia, Cape Verde
19:00 GMT Lito 52' Report Stadium: Estádio da Várzea

2007

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24 March 2007 2008 African Cup of Nations Q Algeria  2–0  Cape Verde Algiers, Algeria
Deham 60'
Meniri 89'		 Report Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962
2 June 2007 2008 African Cup of Nations Q Cape Verde  2–2  Algeria Praia, Cape Verde
Soares 65'
Hernâni 90'		 Report Bougherra 33'
Saifi 84'		 Stadium: Estádio da Várzea
16 June 2007 2008 African Cup of Nations Q Cape Verde  0–0  Gambia Praia, Cape Verde
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: Estádio da Várzea
Attendance: 20,000
9 September 2007 2008 African Cup of Nations Q Guinea  4–0  Cape Verde Conakry, Guinea
19:00 GMT Feindouno 19'
Cissé 32'
Camara 39'
Bangoura 45'		 Report Stadium: Stade du 28 Septembre
1 December 2007 2007 Amílcar Cabral Cup Guinea  0–0  Cape Verde Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
13:00 GMT Report Stadium: Estádio 24 de Setembro
3 December 2007 2007 Amílcar Cabral Cup Cape Verde  0–0  Gambia Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
13:00 GMT Report Stadium: Estádio 24 de Setembro
5 December 2007 2007 Amílcar Cabral Cup Cape Verde  1–0  Mali Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
13:00 GMT Kadu 10' Report Stadium: Estádio 24 de Setembro
7 December 2007 2007 Amílcar Cabral Cup Guinea-Bissau  1–1
(2–3 p)		  Cape Verde Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
19:00 GMT Adilson 7' Report Babanco 10' Stadium: Estádio 24 de Setembro
Penalties
9 December 2007 2007 Amílcar Cabral Cup Mali  Abandoned  Cape Verde Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
20:00 GMT Match was abandoned at 0–0 in 30' due to power failure. Stadium: Estádio 24 de Setembro
10 December 2007 2007 Amílcar Cabral Cup Mali  2–1  Cape Verde Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
20:00 GMT Coulibaly 4'
Dembélé 24'		 Tigana 7' Stadium: Estádio 24 de Setembro

2008

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24 May 2008 Friendly match Burkina Faso  0–1  Cape Verde Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Report Stadium: Stade du 4-Août
27 May 2008 Friendly Luxembourg  1–1  Cape Verde Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Leweck 77' Report Borges 83' Stadium: Stade Josy Barthel
Attendance: 2,051
Referee: Pavle Radovanović (Montenegro)

2009

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25 March 2009 Friendly match Angola  0–1  Cape Verde Luanda, Angola
Report Dady 33' Stadium: Estádio 11 de Novembro
28 March 2009 Friendly match Cape Verde  5–0  Equatorial Guinea Sal, Cape Verde
Cadú (x2)
Dário
Rodi (x2)		 Report Stadium: Estádio Marcelo Leitão
4 September 2009 Friendly match Malta  0–2  Cape Verde Attard, Malta
18:00 GMT Report Héldon 15'
Nhambu 40'		 Stadium: Ta' Qali Stadium
Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)
9 September 2009 Friendly match Angola  1–1  Cape Verde Luanda, Angola
22:30 GMT Gilberto 22' Report Dário 37' Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)

2010s

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2010

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24 May 2010 Friendly match Portugal  0–0  Cape Verde Covilhã, Portugal
12:30 GMT Report Stadium: Complexo Desportivo da Covilhã
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez (Spain)
11 August 2010 Friendly match Senegal  1–0  Cape Verde Dakar, Senegal
18:00 GMT Héldon 14', 45+1'
Babanco 25'
Fortes 53'		 Report Stadium: Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor
4 September 2010 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Q Cape Verde  1–0  Mali Praia, Cape Verde
19:00 GMT F. Varela 44' Report Stadium: Estádio da Várzea
Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)
10 September 2010 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Q Zimbabwe  0–0  Cape Verde Harare, Zimbabwe
21:00 GMT Report Stadium: Rufaro Stadium
Referee: Gil Sebastien Ndube (Gabon)
16 November 2010 Friendly match Cape Verde  2–1  Guinea-Bissau Lisbon, Portugal
17:00 GMT Lito 6'
Ronny 26'		 Report T. Varela 26' (o.g.) Stadium: Estádio do Restelo

2011

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9 February 2011 Friendly match Cape Verde  1–0  Burkina Faso Óbidos, Portugal
12:30 GMT Héldon 63' Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Óbidos
9 February 2011 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Q Cape Verde  4–2  Liberia Praia, Cape Verde
18:00 GMT Héldon 14', 45+1'
Babanco 25'
Fortes 53'		 Report Wleh 38'
Keita 85'		 Stadium: Estádio da Várzea
Referee: Lemghaifry Ould Ali (Mauritania)
5 June 2011 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Q Liberia  1–0  Cape Verde Monrovia, Liberia
18:00 GMT Doe 14' Report Stadium: Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex
Referee: Lemghaifry Ould Ali (Mauritania)
3 September 2011 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Q Mali  3–0  Cape Verde Bamako, Mali
21:00 GMT Diabaté 28', 30'
Traoré 51'		 Report Stadium: Stade omnisports Modibo Keïta
Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal)
8 October 2011 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Q Cape Verde  2–1  Zimbabwe Praia, Cape Verde
17:00 GMT Valdo 3'
Mendes 13'		 Report Musona 68' (pen.) Stadium: Estádio da Várzea

2012

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29 February 2012 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Q Madagascar  0–4  Cape Verde Antananarivo, Madagascar
12:30 GMT Report Mendes 11'
Dady 38'
F. Varela 77'
T. Varela 82'		 Stadium: Stade Municipal de Mahamasina
26 May 2012 Friendly match Angola  Cancelled  Cape Verde Luanda, Angola
Report Stadium: Estádio 11 de Novembro
2 June 2012 2014 FIFA World Cup Q Sierra Leone  2–1  Cape Verde Freetown, Sierra Leone
18:30 GMT M. Kamara 11'
Suma 26'		 Report Soares 90+3' Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: William Agbovi (Ghana)
9 June 2012 2014 FIFA World Cup Q Cape Verde  1–2  Tunisia Praia, Cape Verde
19:30 GMT Fortes 26' Report Khalifa 14'
Jemâa 46'		 Stadium: Estádio da Várzea
Attendance: 3,600
Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)
16 June 2012 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Q Cape Verde  3–1  Madagascar Praia, Cape Verde
19:30 GMT Mendes 9'
Djaniny 55'
Zé Luís 81'		 Report Voavy 83' Stadium: Estádio da Várzea
8 September 2012 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Q Cape Verde  2–0  Cameroon Praia, Cape Verde
19:00 GMT Ricardo 15'
Djaniny 61'		 Report Stadium: Estádio da Várzea
14 October 2012 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Q Cameroon  2–1  Cape Verde Yaoundé, Cameroon
19:00 GMT Emaná 22'
Olinga 90+4'		 Report Héldon 12' Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo
14 November 2012 Friendly match Cape Verde  0–1  Ghana Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: Estádio Universitário de Lisboa

2013

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9 January 2013 Friendly Cape Verde  0–0  Nigeria São João da Venda, Portugal
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Estádio do Algarve
Attendance: 300
Referee: Hugo Filipe Ferreira de Campos Moreira Miguel
19 January 2013 2013 Africa Cup of Nations South Africa  0–0  Cape Verde Johannesburg, South Africa
11:00 GMT Ngcongca Yellow card 44' Report Platini Yellow card 60' Stadium: Soccer City
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Djamel Haïmoudi (Algeria)
23 January 2013 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Morocco  1–1  Cape Verde Durban, South Africa
13:00 GMT Achchakir Yellow card 21'
Belhanda Yellow card 62'
Barrada Yellow card 65'
El-Arabi Yellow card 70' 79'		 Report Platini 36'
Mendes Yellow card 38'
Nando Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Moses Mabhida Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
27 January 2013 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Cape Verde  2–1  Angola Port Elizabeth, South Africa
12:00 GMT Héldon Yellow card 58', 90+1'
F. Varela 81', Yellow card 83'
Gêgê Yellow card 85'		 Report Nando 33' (o.g.)
Pirolito Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)
2 February 2013 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Ghana  2–0  Cape Verde Port Elizabeth, South Africa
10:00 GMT Rabiu Yellow card 27'
Mubarak 54' (pen.), 90+5'
Pantsil Yellow card 63'
Afful Yellow card 68'		 Report Babanco Yellow card 16'
Carlios Yellow card 53'
Rambé Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)
24 March 2013 2014 FIFA World Cup Q Equatorial Guinea  0–3
(Awarded[note 2])		  Cape Verde Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Doe Yellow card 34'
Obina Yellow card 74'
Nsue Yellow card 78'		 Report Soares Yellow card 15'
Tavares Yellow card 45'
Platini Yellow card 64'
F. Varela Red card 88'		 Stadium: Estadio de Malabo
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Mahamadou Kéïta (Mali)
8 June 2013 2014 FIFA World Cup Q Cape Verde  2–1  Equatorial Guinea Praia, Cape Verde
Babanco 17'
Djaniny 53'		 Report Stadium: Estádio da Várzea
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Helder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
15 June 2013 2014 FIFA World Cup Q Cape Verde  1–0  Sierra Leone Praia, Cape Verde
Héldon 11' Report Stadium: Estádio da Várzea
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Anthony Raphael (Malawi)
14 August 2013 Friendly Gabon  1–1  Cape Verde Massamá, Portugal
Report Héldon 22' Stadium: Estádio do Clube Desportivo Real Sport Clube
7 September 2013 2014 FIFA World Cup Q Tunisia  3–0
(Awarded[note 3])		  Cape Verde Radès, Tunisia
14:45 Abdennour Yellow card 78'
Khazri Yellow card 84'		 Report Platini 28'
Héldon 42'		 Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
30 December 2013 Catalonia International Trophy
(non FIFA-recognized match)		 Catalonia  4–1  Cape Verde Barcelona, Spain
García 16', 18'
Bojan 19'
Riera 64'		 Report Djaniny 10' Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys

2014

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5 March 2014 Friendly Luxembourg  0–0  Cape Verde Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Report Stadium: Stade Josy Barthel
Attendance: 3,885
Referee: Bart Vertenten (Belgium)
6 September 2014 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Q Niger  1–3  Cape Verde Niamey, Niger
Maâzou 34' Report Rodrigues 3'
Fortes 14'
Zé Luís 24'		 Stadium: Stade Général Seyni Kountché
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
10 September 2014 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Q Cape Verde  2–1  Zambia Praia, Cape Verde
17:00 Zé Luís 32'
Mendes 77'		 Report Stadium: Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde
11 October 2014 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Q Mozambique  2–0  Cape Verde Maputo, Mozambique
16:00 Guambe 45'
Reginaldo 66'		 Report Stadium: Estádio da Machava
15 October 2014 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Q Cape Verde  1–0  Mozambique Praia, Cape Verde
Héldon 73' Report Stadium: Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde
14 November 2014 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Q Cape Verde  3–1  Niger Praia, Cape Verde
Lima 68'
Kuca 90'
Héldon 90'		 Report F. Varela 73' (o.g.) Stadium: Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde
19 November 2014 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Q Zambia  1–0  Cape Verde Lusaka, Zambia
18:00 UTC +2 Kampamba 77' Report Stadium: Gabon Disaster Heroes National Stadium
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

2015

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7 January 2015 Friendly Cape Verde  1–1  Equatorial Guinea Seixal, Portugal
Héldon 18' Report Fabiani 90+4' Stadium: Estádio do Bravo