Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team
The Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team is the national team of Saint Kitts and Nevis and is controlled by the St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association. They are affiliated to the Caribbean Football Union of CONCACAF.
Nickname(s) | The Sugar Boyz | ||
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Association | St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association | ||
Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
Sub-confederation | CFU (Caribbean) | ||
Head coach | Claudio Caimi[1] | ||
Most caps | Thrizen Leader (71) | ||
Top scorer | Keith Gumbs (47) | ||
Home stadium | Warner Park | ||
FIFA code | SKN | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 140 (10 December 2020)[2] | ||
Highest | 73 (October 2016, March 2017) | ||
Lowest | 176 (November 1994) | ||
First international | |||
Saint Kitts and Nevis 2–4 Grenada (Saint Christopher and Nevis; 18 August 1938) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Saint Kitts and Nevis 10–0 Montserrat (Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis; 17 April 1992) Saint Martin 0–10 Saint Kitts and Nevis (The Valley, Anguilla; 14 October 2018) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Mexico 8–0 Saint Kitts and Nevis (Monterrey, Mexico; 17 November 2004) |
They are nicknamed The Sugar Boyz due to the sugar cultivation on the island of St. Kitts.
History
The first match played by Saint Kitts and Nevis was away against Jamaica on 17 June 1979. Jamaica won 2–1 and also won the second leg in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Saint Kitts and Nevis made a surprise run to the third round (group stage) of CONCACAF qualifying for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, but was severely overmatched on that stage. Saint Kitts and Nevis finished second in the Caribbean Cup in 1997, and fourth in 1993.
In November 2015, the team traveled to Europe for matches against Andorra and Estonia, the nation's first matches in history against European opponents.[3] Devaughn Elliott scored the only goal in the 1–0 victory over Andorra for Saint Kitts and Nevis's first European victory. In the process, Elliott became the first St. Kitts and Nevis player to score against a European side.[4] The result was also the first away victory for a CFU team over a European side on their home soil.[5]
Competitive record
World Cup
FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1930 | Did not enter | Declined participation | |||||||||||||
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1958 | |||||||||||||||
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1982 | |||||||||||||||
1986 | |||||||||||||||
1990 | |||||||||||||||
1994 | |||||||||||||||
1998 | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | ||||||||
2002 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 3 | |||||||||
2006 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 26 | |||||||||
2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
2014 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||
2018 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | |||||||||
2022 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
2026 | |||||||||||||||
Total | – | 0/21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 64 | 54 |
Gold Cup
Gold Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
1991 to 2021 | Did not qualify | |||||||
Total | – | 0/13 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
CONCACAF Nations League
CONCACAF Nations League record | ||||||||||
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Year | Division | Group | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | P/R | Rank |
2019−20 | B | A | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 25th | |
2022–23 | C | To be determined | ||||||||
Total | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 25th | |||
Caribbean Cup
Caribbean Cup record | |||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
1989 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1990 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1991 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1992 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1993 | Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 |
1994 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1995 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1996 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
1997 | Second place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
1998 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1999 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
2001 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
2005 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2007 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2008 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2010 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2012 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2014 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2017 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 5/18 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 43 |
Schedule and recent results
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. Win Draw Loss
2021
24 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying | Saint Kitts and Nevis | v | Puerto Rico | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Stadium: Warner Park Sporting Complex |
27 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying | Bahamas | v | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Nassau, Bahamas |
Stadium: Thomas Robinson Stadium |
Players
Current squad
The following is the 23-man squad for the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League matches against Grenada and French Guiana on 14 and 17 November 2019.[6][7]
Caps and goals as of 10 October 2019, after the match against Belize.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Jamal Jeffers | 23 March 1993 | 8 | 0 | St Paul's United |
18 | GK | Julani Archibald | 18 May 1991 | 37 | 0 | Real de Minas |
23 | GK | Adolphus Jones | 24 June 1984 | 7 | 0 | Cayon Rockets |
2 | DF | Petrez Williams | 18 June 2000 | 4 | 0 | Portland Timbers U23 |
3 | DF | Gerard Williams | 4 June 1988 | 63 | 2 | TRAU |
13 | DF | Thrizen Leader | 3 July 1984 | 71 | 1 | St Paul's United |
15 | DF | Atiba Harris | 9 January 1985 | 37 | 6 | OKC Energy |
17 | DF | Yusuf Saunders | 27 February 1997 | 1 | 0 | Newtown United |
19 | DF | Alain Sargeant | 27 November 1995 | 10 | 0 | Vaughan Azzurri |
20 | DF | Malique Roberts | 1 August 2001 | 0 | 0 | Unknown |
22 | DF | Justin Springer | 8 July 1993 | 13 | 0 | Unattached |
4 | MF | Theo Wharton | 15 November 1994 | 13 | 2 | Barry Town United |
6 | MF | Raheem Somersall | 5 July 1997 | 8 | 0 | Tucson |
7 | MF | G'Vaune Amory | 22 June 1997 | 11 | 3 | Village Superstars |
10 | MF | Yohannes Mitchum | 6 April 1998 | 12 | 1 | Newtown United |
12 | MF | Mervin Lewis | 26 April 2000 | 0 | 0 | Conaree |
16 | MF | Evansroy Barnes | 3 June 1996 | 5 | 0 | Saddlers United |
14 | MF | Tyquan Terrell | 16 April 1998 | 1 | 0 | St. Peters Strikers |
8 | FW | Tishan Hanley | 22 August 1990 | 29 | 3 | The Villages |
9 | FW | Geovannie Lake | 4 August 1998 | 1 | 0 | Arnett Gardens |
11 | FW | Kimaree Rogers | 14 January 1994 | 22 | 4 | Newtown United |
19 | FW | Tahir Hanley | 5 May 1997 | 7 | 1 | Village Superstars |
21 | FW | Rowan Liburd | 28 August 1992 | 4 | 4 | Hereford |
Recent call ups
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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Coaches
- Ces Podd (1999–02)
- Elvis Browne (2002–04)
- Lenny Lake (2008–10)
- Clinton Percival (2010–12)
- Jeffrey Hazel (2012–15)
- Jacques Passy (2015–19)
- Earl Jones (2019)
- Claudio Caimi (2019–)
References
- FIFA.com. "Member Association - St. Kitts and Nevis - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- "Sugar Boyz Kick-Off European Stint this Week Against Andorra". thestkittsnevisobserver.com. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- "St. Kitts and Nevis vs. Andorra". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- "'Sugar Boyz' defeat Andorra in historic European win". miyvue.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- "Belize vs. St. Kitts and Nevis". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- "St. Kitts and Nevis". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 October 2019.