The Ivory Coast national football team (French: Ăquipe de CĂŽte d'Ivoire de football), nicknamed Les ĂlĂ©phants (The Elephants), represents Ivory Coast in international football and is controlled by the Ivorian Football Federation (FIF). Until 2005, their greatest accomplishment was winning the 1992 African Cup of Nations against Ghana on penalties at the Stade Leopold Senghor in Dakar, Senegal. Their second success came in the 2015 edition, again defeating Ghana on penalties at the Estadio de Bata in Bata, Equatorial Guinea.
The team qualified for three consecutive FIFA World Cups between 2006 and 2014, but has never advanced beyond the group stage.
Ivory Coast has produced several notable players who have played in Europe, including Didier Drogba, Yaya TourĂ©, Emmanuel EbouĂ©, Wilfried Bony, Seydou Doumbia, Gervinho, Eric Bailly, Serge Aurier, Wilfried Zaha, Salomon Kalou and Kolo TourĂ©. Having become a fixed presence in the World Cup (since 2006) and having won the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, the team is generally considered to be one of the best African teams of the last decade. This is also confirmed by FIFA Ranking in the reference period, never been so high for Les ĂlĂ©phants.
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, nicknamed Le Félicia, is a multi-purpose stadium, which can host football, rugby union and athletics, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. It is the national stadium of the Ivory Coast national football team. It is named after the first president of the country, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, and is located in the commune of Le Plateau. The stadium has a capacity of 50,000. It also hosts matches of the ASEC Abidjan. It has been the site of several deadly stampedes.