Antigua and Barbuda national football team

Antigua and Barbuda

Nickname(s)	The Benna Boys
Association	Antigua and Barbuda Football Association
Confederation	Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (North America)
Sub-confederation	Caribbean Football Union (Caribbean)
Head coach	Tom Curtis[1]
Captain	Quinton Griffith
Most caps	Peter Byers (93)
Top scorer	Derrick Edwards (59)
Home stadium	Antigua Recreation Ground Sir Vivian Richards Stadium
FIFA code	ATG
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	126 3 (16 September 2021)[2]
Highest	70 (October 2014)
Lowest	170 (December 2003 – January 2004)
First international
Trinidad and Tobago 11–1 Antigua and Barbuda  (Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago; 10 November 1972)
Biggest win
Antigua and Barbuda 10–0 U.S. Virgin Islands  (North Sound, Antigua & Barbuda; 11 October 2011)
Biggest defeat
Trinidad and Tobago 11–1 Antigua and Barbuda  (Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago; 10 November 1972)
show Medal record CFU Caribbean Cup 1988 Martinique Team

The Antigua and Barbuda national football team is the national team of Antigua and Barbuda and is controlled by the Antigua and Barbuda Football Association, a member of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football and the Caribbean Football Union.

Nickname[]

The official nickname of the Antigua and Barbuda national football team is The Benna Boys due to the indigenous music of the country. The name was selected in a contest with the fanbase in 2012 after the team advanced to the third round of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers. The Benna Boys beat out other entries in the contest such as Beach Boys, Iron Bandits, Rhythm Warriors and Party Crashers.^[4] In the past, the national team was unofficially known as the Wadadli Boys, another name that was in the contest but did not win.^[5]

History[]

(1972) First international matches[]

The Antigua and Barbuda Football Association became affiliated with the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) in 1970. The first official FIFA match played by Antigua and Barbuda was away against Trinidad and Tobago in Port-of Spain, Trinidad on 10 November 1972 for a home and away series during 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification. Trinidad and Tobago won the first match 11–1, making this result Antigua and Barbuda's worst loss in team history.^{[citation needed]} The Soca Warriors also won the second leg in St. John's, Antigua 2–1 nine days later.

The Antigua and Barbuda national football team in England on May 24th, 2008 after scrimmages against English lower division side Lowestoft Town.

(1998) Fourth-place finish in the 1998 Caribbean Cup Finals (The Zoran Vraneš Era)[]

The 1998 Caribbean Cup, hosted by Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, saw Antigua and Barbuda, led by Serbian coach Zoran Vraneš, serve up a surprise as they reached the semi-finals of the competition. In the qualifying round, the Benna Boys had an unbeaten string of matches securing progression to group stages of the finals. Antigua were placed in Group 4, along with Grenada, Guyana and Anguilla. A 2–2 draw to Guyana in the opening game was followed by a 7–0 thrashing of Anguilla – in which The Benna Boys were rampant. All this before a narrow 2–1 victory over Grenada, who finished in second spot on 6 points. Winning two matches and drawing one saw Antigua and Barbuda topped the group with 7 points, sealing their progression to the group stage of the Caribbean Cup Finals.

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Antigua and Barbuda	7	3	2	1	0	11	3	+8
Grenada	6	3	2	0	1	17	4	+13
Guyana	4	3	1	1	1	17	4	+13
Anguilla	0	3	0	0	3	1	35	−34

In the group stage, there were two groups. Antigua and Barbuda were put into Group A with their first match coming against a very talented Trinidad and Tobago team, a match they narrowly lost 3–2. A 2–1 win over Dominica followed, with Derrick Edwards and Winston Roberts grabbing the crucial goals that gave Antigua the platform to carry onto the final tie against Martinique, and a 5–1 hammering of the latter was assured. The performances in the aforementioned three matches saw Antigua and Barbuda get second place in the group and qualify for the knockout phase of the tournament.

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Trinidad and Tobago	9	3	3	0	0	13	3	+10
Antigua and Barbuda	6	3	2	0	1	9	5	+4
Martinique	3	3	1	0	2	7	8	−1
Dominica	0	3	0	0	3	2	15	−13

The Benna Boys' first and only qualification to the knockout round saw them pitted against the heavy favourites of the tournament, Jamaica's Reggae Boys. Antigua and Barbuda did so well to keep their fierce rivals at bay for normal time, until Onandi Lowe struck in the 110th minute of extra time to send Antigua and Barbuda into a 3rd Place Playoff with Haiti who lost to Trinidad & Tobago in the other semi-final. That would produce a magnificent encounter, with Antigua ending up the losing team in a five-goal thriller. and Ranjae Christian bagged the duo of goals for Antigua and Barbuda but it wasn't enough to grab third place and a bronze medal. To this day, placing fourth in this edition of the Caribbean Cup is the highest achievement for the Benna Boys.

Semifinals

29 July 1998

Jamaica	1–0	Antigua and Barbuda
Onandi Lowe  110'

Trinidad and Tobago

29 July 1998

Trinidad and Tobago	4–1	Haiti
Stern John  1', 60' Irasto Knights  15', 42'		85'

Trinidad and Tobago

Third Place Playoff

31 July 1998

Haiti	3–2	Antigua and Barbuda
72' Jean Robert Menelas  27'  71'		53' Ranjae Christian  58'

Trinidad and Tobago

(2005) First European opponent[]

On 17 December 2005 the Antigua and Barbuda national team played their first and only ever match against a European opponent after the Hungarian Football Federation invited the Benna Boys to play Hungary in an international friendly at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This was the first match coached by former national striker Derrick Edwards. Antigua and Barbuda went down early in the 10th minute when Krisztian Vadocz tricky footwork saw him evade three defenders and fired past goalkeeper Elvis Anthony to make it 1–0. Then in the 32nd minute, the Hungarians doubled the scoreline when Robert Feczesin easily redirected a Daniel Tozser free kick with his head past Anthony, who failed adjust quickly enough. The Hungarians then added a third 10 minutes from time through Istvan Ferenczi, who fired home from just outside the six-yards box.^[6]

(2011–2012) Historical run in 2014 World Cup qualifying (Tom Curtis Era)[]

Kerry Skepple about to score the game-winning goal versus Haiti on 11 November 2011 to advance to the third round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying.

Antigua and Barbuda led by Tom Curtis made a historic run to the third round of CONCACAF qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. They received a bye from the first round of CONCACAF qualifiers and were grouped with the U.S. Virgin Islands, Curaçao and Haiti in the second round. Their first match was at home to Curaçao. After conceding the first goal, the Benna Boys came back to win the match 5–2. Next, Antigua and Barbuda played away to the U.S. Virgin Islands and won convincingly 8–1. In their third fixture, Antigua and Barbuda had to play a tricky away match at Curaçao. Tamarley Thomas scored the game-winning goal in the 73rd minute to give Antigua and Barbuda all 3 points. Up next in their fourth fixture of the second round was a home match versus the U.S. Virgin Islands. Antigua and Barbuda wasted little time before scoring the opening goal. In this match, the Benna Boys made history with an emphatic 10–0 win that saw Peter Byers and Tamarley Thomas both scoring hat-tricks. This was the biggest win in Antigua and Barbuda football history. While Antigua and Barbuda easily beat the U.S. Virgin Islands, Curaçao drew away at Haiti. This meant that Haiti needed at least a draw in their next match in Antigua to stay alive in the competition. On 11 November 2011, Antigua and Barbuda played versus Haiti at home. This match proved difficult for the Benna Boys. For large spells of the match Haiti had majority of the possession and almost scored on a number of occasions including hitting the post twice in the first half. In the second half, Haiti was content on settling for a draw knowing that the next match was in Port-au-Prince and would be favoured to win. In the 82nd minute, Antigua and Barbuda opened up the deadlock with a strike from Kerry Skepple. After the goal, Haiti pressed for the equalizer and forced goalkeeper Molvin James to make some terrific saves. Antigua and Barbuda won this match 1–0 and advanced to the third round of CONCACAF qualifying thus eliminating Haiti with a game to spare. In the final match, the Benna Boys lost in the return leg in Haiti 2–1. Winning this group saw Antigua and Barbuda's FIFA World ranking go to 83rd, their highest ever at the time.

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Antigua and Barbuda	6	5	0	1	28	5	+23	15	Advance to third round		—	1–0	5–2	10–0
2	Haiti	6	4	1	1	21	6	+15	13			2–1	—	2–2	6–0
3	Curaçao	6	2	1	3	15	15	0	7			0–3[a]	2–4	—	6–1
4	U.S. Virgin Islands	6	0	0	6	2	40	−38	0			1–8	0–7	0��3	—

The Antigua and Barbuda national team in their historic World Cup 2014 qualifying match versus the United States on 12 October 2012 at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.

In the third round, Antigua and Barbuda were grouped with Jamaica, Guatemala and the United States. The first fixture in his group was an away match to the United States. Most people were expecting a convincing win by the U.S. but Antigua and Barbuda made it a competitive game. After conceding the first two goals from Carlos Bocanegra and Clint Dempsey in the 8th and the 44th minute respectively, Peter Byers scored a goal on a through pass from Mikele Leigertwood to bring the match to 2–1 in the 65th minute. The Benna Boys were somehow trying to equalize but that came to an end in the 72nd minute when Hercules Gomez scored a goal. The match ended in a 3–1 loss but Antigua and Barbuda gained respect for standing toe to toe with a CONCACAF giant. Up next was a home match to Jamaica. It ended in 0–0 draw gaining their first ever point in the third round of World Cup qualifying. Next, was another tough road test versus Guatemala in the pouring rain that saw some areas of field flooded. Surprisingly, Antigua and Barbuda opened the scoring in the 39th minute from Peter Byers and took the lead into half time. In the second half, Carlos Ruiz leveled the match at 1–1 in the 60th minute. It went from bad to worse when they were reduced to 10 men. Molvin James received a second yellow card for time wasting and Ruiz scored another goal to take the lead 3 minutes later. In the 91st minute Dwight Pezzarossi sealed the match 3–1. The return leg against Guatemala in Antigua saw Guatemala win 1–0 on a wonder strike from Carlos Ruiz in the 25th minute. A home match versus the United States was the next on the schedule. The United States opened up the scoring in the 20th minute on a header from Eddie Johnson but then 5 minutes later the Benna Boys leveled the score from Dexter Blackstock from a Peter Byers pass. The match saw both teams have chances to take the lead even though the U.S. had majority of the possession. Unfortunately, Antigua and Barbuda conceded a late goal, again off of an Eddie Johnson header in the 90th minute. The match ended in a 2–1 defeat thus eliminating them from advancing to the next round. The final match of the third round was a 4–1 loss away to Jamaica ending their 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign.

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	6	4	1	1	11	6	+5	13	Advance to fourth round		—	1–0	3–1	3–1
2	Jamaica	6	3	1	2	9	6	+3	10			2–1	—	2–1	4–1
3	Guatemala	6	3	1	2	9	8	+1	10			1–1	2–1	—	3–1
4	Antigua and Barbuda	6	0	1	5	4	13	−9	1			1–2	0–0	0–1	—

(2016) Friendly arranged with Estonia[]

It was announced by the Estonian Football Association on 2 May 2016 that their national team will play Antigua and Barbuda in an international friendly on 22 November. It was the Benna Boys second match ever versus a European opponent. Estonia won the game 1–0.^[7]

(2018) Drug bust in Jamaica after two creditable friendly results[]

During March 2018 FIFA International window The Antigua and Barbuda Benna Boys first played Bermuda at home at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium and won narrowly 3-2 through Rhys Browne in the first half, capitalizing on a defensive error and Joshua Parker from a header off of a short corner kick and two minutes later Myles Weston dribbling past a defender on the right wing and curling in a shot in the top corner of the goal. A few days later Antigua and Barbuda earned a hard-fought 1-1 draw away to Jamaica at Sabina Park, levelling in the last seconds of match from a header from Peter Byers. On the team's preparation for their departure back to Antigua, assistant coach Derrick Edwards and equipment manager Danny Benjamin were arrested and charged with possession of marijuana, dealing in marijuana, taking steps to export marijuana, and conspiracy at the Norman Manley International Airport. Shocked by this discovery of this crime, it is made to believe that they may have been set up by an unknown person or persons. Initially Edwards was awarded bail but Benjamin was held without bail but after a month both Edwards and Benjamin were placed under house arrest and curfew along with giving up their travel documents.^[8] Both men have since been acquitted of the crime on 14 June, citing there was not enough evidence to prove their involvement in the carrying the drugs with the intention of smuggling the drugs out of Jamaica.

(2019) Rebuilding the national team with local based players (Michél Dinzey Era)[]

After failing to qualify for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup with losses to Saint Lucia and Martinique in September and November 2018 in the CONCACAF Nations League Qualifiers, the Antigua and Barbuda Football Association appointed German born Congolese Michél Dinzey as head coach on 7 March 2019, succeeding Derrick Edwards. In only a couple weeks with the national team and using an all local Antiguan based squad, they were able to defeat a heavily fancied Curacao team 2-1 securing League B.

In Group B, The Benna Boys started their campaign on 6 September 2019 away to Jamaica at the Montego Bay Sports Complex where they were embarrassingly routed 6-0 against a Jamaican squad fielding many of their overseas stars. With Coach Michél Dinzey using these games to give the young local based Antiguan players the needed experience, this match got a bit out of hand. A few days later the Benna Boys hosted Aruba at the ABFA Technical Centre in Paynters and won the match 2-1 with goals from D'Andre Bishop and Tevaughn Harriette in the first and second half respectively, the latter being the game winner after Aruba equalized from a header Terence Groothusen in stoppage time of the first half. This win gave Antigua and Barbuda its first points of League B. After defeating Aruba, the Benna Boys would play Guyana in a home and away series, the Antigua and Barbuda winning with the same scoreline, 2-1 at home with Quinton Griffith and Junior Benjamin both scoring 2 minutes apart in the first half with Emery Welshman pulling one back for Guyana in the second half. In the following match being played in Guyana, Antigua and Barbuda suffered another heavy defeat 5-1. Next, Antigua and Barbuda played Jamaica at home losing 2-0, giving up goals in both the first half and second half respectively. This loss left the team out of contention for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup but will remain in League B in the next edition of the CONCACAF Nations League. Antigua and Barbuda finished their campaign with a come from behind victory 3-2 away versus Aruba. It was announced that Michél Dinzey resigned as the senior men's national coach after the win effective immediately after their international friendly against Guatemala away, where the team suffered another humiliating loss by the scoreline of 8-0 with absolutely no shots on target and 1 shot overall.

Rivalries[]

The Antigua and Barbuda Benna Boys' biggest rivals are with the Saint Kitts and Nevis' Sugar Boys dating back from the inauguration of the Leeward Islands Tournament in 1949. In that tournament in particular, Saint Kitts and Nevis has the majority of wins in the head to head meetings. Although in FIFA 'A' international matches both teams have the same number of wins in the head to head meetings whether in Caribbean Cup Qualifying or international friendlies. The rivalry has calmed down a bit due to the Leeward Islands Tournament not being played since 2003. Another rival to a much lesser degree is with Haiti. Overall, Haiti has the better all time head to head record with seven wins to Antigua and Barbuda's two along with three draws between them. The rivalry in recent years comes from both World Cup Qualifying and Gold Cup Qualifying with Antigua and Barbuda eliminating Haiti in 2011 in the 2014 World Cup Qualifiers and then the following year in 2012, Haiti eliminated Antigua and Barbuda from reaching the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Stadiums and Training Ground[]

Antigua Recreation Ground (Saint John's)[]

Antigua Recreation Ground, the original home venue of the Antigua and Barbuda national football team.

The original home stadium of the Antigua and Barbuda national football team. Located in the heart of the capital, Saint John's, right on Independence Avenue. The maximum capacity that this stadium can hold is roughly 12,000 spectators. Currently the team plays there for international friendlies and sometimes the Caribbean Cup. In 2008, FIFA banned the ABFA from using this stadium for World Cup Qualifiers, citing that it is a safety hazard. The last World Cup Qualifier at the Antigua Recreation Grounds was a 1–0 victory against Aruba on 26 March 2008.

Sir Vivian Richards Stadium (North Sound)[]

Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, home to the Benna Boys since 2008.

Another home venue for the Benna Boys, which is located in North Sound, a 10–20 minute drive from Saint John's, the capital city. This more modern, state of the art venue holds up to 10,000 people. Since 2008, Sir Vivian Richards Stadium has hosted mainly World Cup Qualifiers, the first match being a 4–3 loss to Cuba on 17 June 2008.

Antigua and Barbuda Football Association Technical Centre (Paynters)[]

St. John's

North Sound

Antigua and Barbuda

Located in Paynters in Saint George's Parish, this facility was a FIFA Goal Project starting from the year 2000. Even though FIFA gave the funds to the ABFA, the project has seen many controversial delays with the building process and only in 2016 has the technical centre opened and been in use for training purposes. This facility has an artificial surface, floodlights with some seating for spectators.

Antigua and Barbuda Football Association Technical Centre located in Paynters, Saint George's, Antigua and Barbuda.

Past and present crests[]

These are the crests used over the years by the Antigua and Barbuda national football team.

Used ????–2006

Used 2006–present

Kits[]

Kit manufacturer[]

The current kit of the Antigua and Barbuda national football team are manufactured by Spanish based Joma Sportswear on March 2021 in time for the first round of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.

Kit Manufacturer	Time Period
Admiral	1995-1999
Virma	2000–2003
Adidas	2006–2011
Peak	2012–2016
Admiral	2016–2020
Joma	2021-

Kit evolution[]

These are some of the kits worn over the years by the Antigua and Barbuda national football team over the years.

1995 Admiral Home Kit	1998 Admiral Home Kit	2000 Virma Home Kit	2006 Adidas Home Kit	2011 Adidas Home Kit	2011 Adidas Away Kit	2012 Peak Home Kit	2012 Peak Away Kit
2016 Admiral Home Kit	2016 Admiral Away Kit	2021 Joma Home Kit	2021 Joma Away Kit

Results and fixtures[]

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2021[]

Antigua and Barbuda  v  Montserrat

24 March 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifier First Round	Antigua and Barbuda	2–2	Montserrat	showWillemstad, Curaçao
6:00 pm EST	Eugene Kirwan  23' D'Andre Bishop  45'	Report	Lyle Taylor  7'(P),  26'	Stadium: Ergilio Hato Stadium Referee: Melvin Matamoros (Honduras)

U.S. Virgin Islands  v  Antigua and Barbuda

27 March 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifier First Round	U.S. Virgin Islands	0–3	Antigua and Barbuda	showSaint Croix, US Virgin Islands
7:00 pm EST		Report	Peter Byers  26' Quinton Griffith  34'(P),  42'	Stadium: Bethlehem Soccer Stadium Referee: Trevester Richards (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

Antigua and Barbuda  v  Grenada

4 June 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifier First Round	Antigua and Barbuda	1–0	Grenada	showNorth Sound, Antigua and Barbuda
4:00 pm EST	Rhys Browne  20'	Report		Stadium: Sir Vivian Richards Stadium Referee: Francia González (Mexico)

El Salvador  v  Antigua and Barbuda

8 June 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifier First Round	El Salvador	3–0	Antigua and Barbuda	showSan Salvador, El Salvador
9:00 pm EST	Eriq Zavaleta  40' David Rugamas  68' Walmer Martinez  85'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following players were called up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Grenada and El Salvador on 4 and 8 June 2021 respectively.^[9]

Caps and goals are correct as of 4 June 2021 following the match against Grenada.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK		(2002-11-07) 7 November 2002 (age 18)	1	0
18	1GK	Molvin James	(1989-05-08) 8 May 1989 (age 32)	49	0	Tryum
21	1GK		(1990-08-16) 16 August 1990 (age 31)	2	0
3	2DF	Aaron Taylor-Sinclair	(1991-04-08) 8 April 1991 (age 30)	2	0	Livingston
4	2DF	Karanja Mack	(1987-08-24) 24 August 1987 (age 34)	56	0	Parham
5	2DF	Daniel Bowry	(1998-04-29) 29 April 1998 (age 23)	10	1	King's Lynn Town
8	2DF		(1997-01-24) 24 January 1997 (age 24)	6	0	All Saints United
13	2DF	Tamorley Thomas	(1983-07-28) 28 July 1983 (age 38)	64	12	Greenbay
17	2DF		(1992-09-10) 10 September 1992 (age 29)	3	0
6	3MF	Thomas Bramble	(2001-05-09) 9 May 2001 (age 20)	3	0	Dover Athletic
7	3MF	Eugene Kirwan	(1993-01-01) 1 January 1993 (age 28)	19	1	Greenbay
11	3MF	Quinton Griffith	(1992-02-27) 27 February 1992 (age 29)	66	9	Five Islands
14	3MF	Ronaldo Flowers	(2003-03-09) 9 March 2003 (age 18)	3	0
19	3MF	D'Andre Bishop	(2002-10-02) 2 October 2002 (age 18)	11	2
20	3MF		(1998-05-07) 7 May 1998 (age 23)	4	0	Parham
23	3MF	Joshua Parker	(1990-12-01) 1 December 1990 (age 30)	32	5	Burton Albion
	3MF		(1999-12-07) 7 December 1999 (age 21)	8	0	Five Islands
12	4FW	Rhys Browne	(1995-11-16) 16 November 1995 (age 25)	12	2	Wealdstone
16	4FW	Peter Byers	(1984-10-20) 20 October 1984 (age 36)	93	44	SAP
22	4FW	Javorn Stevens	(1998-05-09) 9 May 1998 (age 23)	17	1	Greenbay
	4FW	Junior Benjamin	(1992-08-13) 13 August 1992 (age 29)	14	3
	4FW		(2003-06-28) 28 June 2003 (age 18)	3	0

Recent call-ups[]

These are the players that were selected for the Antigua and Barbuda national football team in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
DF	Zaine Francis-Angol	(1993-06-30) 30 June 1993 (age 28)	19	0	Hartlepool United	v.  U.S. Virgin Islands, 27 March 2021
DF	Mahlon Romeo	(1995-09-19) 19 September 1995 (age 25)	12	0	Millwall	v.  U.S. Virgin Islands, 27 March 2021
DF		(2001-01-24) 24 January 2001 (age 20)	1	0	Old Road	v.  U.S. Virgin Islands, 27 March 2021
MF		(1996-04-05) 5 April 1996 (age 25)	8	0		v.  U.S. Virgin Islands, 27 March 2021
FW	Zayn Hakeem	(1999-02-15) 15 February 1999 (age 22)	0	0	Coleshill Town	v.  U.S. Virgin Islands, 27 March 2021

Player records[]

As of 8 June 2021

Players in bold are still active with Antigua and Barbuda.

Former Montreal Impact forward Peter Byers has the most appearances for Antigua and Barbuda with 92 caps, and is second on the all-time scoring list with 44 goals (after former national coach Derrick Edwards).

Most appearances[]

Top goalscorers[]

Coaches[]

Current staff[]

Name	Position
Tom Curtis	Head Coach
Mikele Leigertwood	Head Coach
	Assistant Coach
Neil Schyan Jeffers	Assistant Coach
Lenny Hewlett	Assistant Coach
Janiel Simon	Goalkeeper Coach
	Trainer
	Physiotherapist
	Equipment Manager

Coaching history[]

Polish manager Piotr Nowak, who previously managed Major League Soccer's Philadelphia Union, was one of the highest profile coach to take charge of the Benna Boys. He was at the helm when the team achieved their highest FIFA ranking at 70 in October 2014.

These are some of the head coaches of the Antigua and Barbuda national football team throughout the years.

Name	Period	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Notes
Rudi Gutendorf	1976					--
Zoran Vraneš	1998–2000					4th place at the 1998 Caribbean Cup
	2001–2002					--
Rolston Williams	2004					--
Derrick Edwards	2005–2008					--
Willie Donachie	2008	16	8	3	5	--
Rowan Benjamin	2008–2011	11	4	3	4	--
Tom Curtis	2011–2012	21	8	3	10	Semifinal round of the 2014 World Cup Qualifiers
Rolston Williams	2012–2014	6	4	0	2	--
Piotr Nowak	2014–2015	12	5	2	5	Highest FIFA Ranking of 70 under his tenure
Rolston Williams	2015–2018	8	3	0	5	--
Derrick Edwards	2018–2019	6	2	1	3	--
Michél Dinzey	2019–2020	8	4	0	6	--
Tom Curtis & Mikele Leigertwood	2021–	4	2	1	1	--

Competitive record[]

FIFA World Cup record[]

FIFA World Cup record										FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	PTS		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Did Not Enter									Did Not Enter
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974	Did Not Qualify									4	0	0	4	3	22
1978	Did Not Enter									Did Not Enter
1982
1986	Did Not Qualify									2	1	0	1	2	5
1990										2	0	0	2	1	4
1994										4	1	1	2	5	6
1998										2	0	1	1	4	6
2002										6	1	2	3	4	15
2006										2	1	0	1	2	3
2010										4	2	0	2	7	8
2014										12	5	1	6	32	18
2018										4	2	0	2	6	6
2022										4	2	1	1	6	5
2026	To Be Determined									To Be Determined
Appearances: 0/22	--	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		46	15	6	25	72	98

CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record[]

CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	PTS
1963	Did Not Enter
1965
1967
1969
1971
1973
1977
1981
1985
1989
1991	Did Not Qualify
1993
1996
1998
2000
2002
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021
Appearances: 0/25	--	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

CFU Caribbean Championship and Caribbean Cup record[]

CFU Caribbean Championship & Caribbean Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	PTS
1978	Fourth Place	5	1	1	3	4	8	3
1979	First Round	2	0	0	2	0	2	0
1981	Did Not Qualify
1983	Fourth Place	7	2	2	3	11	10	8
1985	First Round	2	1	0	1	2	2	3
1988	Runners-up	5	1	4	0	5	4	7
1989	Did Not Qualify
1990
1991
1992	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	2	12	1
1993	Did Not Qualify
1994
1995	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	3	8	3
1996	Withdrew
1997	Group Stage	2	0	0	2	1	5	0
1998	Fourth Place	5	2	0	3	11	9	6
1999	Did Not Qualify
2001
2005
2007
2008	Group Stage	3	0	2	1	3	6	2
2010	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	2	4	3
2012	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	3	3	3
2014	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	2	7	1
2017	Did Not Qualify
Group|Appearances: 13/25	Best: Runners-up	46	10	11	25	49	80	40

***Red border color indicates that Antigua and Barbuda was the host nation.

Key

  Champion   Runners-up   3rd Place   4th Place   Qualified

CONCACAF Nations League record[]

CONCACAF Nations League record
Year	Division	Group	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	P/R	Rank
2019−20	B	C	6	3	0	3	8	17		21st
2022–23	B	To be determined
Total			6	3	0	3	8	17	21st

showCONCACAF Nations League history
First Match	Jamaica 6–0 Antigua and Barbuda  (6 September 2019; Montego Bay, Jamaica)
Biggest Win	Antigua and Barbuda 2–1 Aruba  (9 September 2019; Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda)  Antigua and Barbuda 2–1 Guyana  (11 October 2019; Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda)
Biggest Defeat	Jamaica 6–0 Antigua and Barbuda  (6 September 2019; Montego Bay, Jamaica)
Best Result	—
Worst Result	—

Key

  Promotion   Safety   Relegation

All-time record against all opponents[]

These all-time records are exclusively class 'A' internationals matches.^[10]

Opponent	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against
Anguilla	5	5	0	0	28	3
Aruba	5	5	0	0	11	4
Bahamas	1	1	0	0	6	0
Barbados	6	0	1	5	7	14
Bermuda	11	3	4	4	12	14
British Virgin Islands	8	4	2	2	14	10
Cayman Islands	2	0	1	1	1	3
Cuba	5	0	1	4	3	13
Curaçao	4	3	0	1	10	6
Dominica	15	8	4	3	27	18
Dominican Republic	6	1	2	3	8	11
El Salvador	1	0	0	1	0	3
Estonia	1	0	0	1	0	1
French Guiana	1	1	0	0	2	1
Grenada	6	3	3	0	13	7
Guadeloupe	4	0	1	3	2	7
Guatemala	8	1	0	7	3	31
Guyana	12	5	3	4	15	22
Haiti	12	2	3	7	11	19
Honduras	1	0	0	1	0	1
Hungary	1	0	0	1	0	3
Jamaica	12	1	2	9	5	29
Martinique	4	1	0	3	6	12
Mexico	1	0	0	1	0	8
Montserrat	4	3	1	0	20	6
Puerto Rico	1	1	0	1	3	2
Saint Kitts and Nevis	23	9	5	9	30	31
Saint Lucia	14	5	3	6	23	18
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	13	7	2	4	17	20
Sint Maarten	3	2	0	1	7	2
Suriname	6	1	2	3	4	15
Trinidad and Tobago	13	2	0	11	12	41
U.S. Virgin Islands	5	5	0	0	26	1
United States	2	0	0	2	2	5
Total	215	79	39	97	324	370

Key

  Winning record   Equal record   Losing record

Honours[]

Regional Competition

• CFU Caribbean Championship & Caribbean Cup :
  • Runners-up (1): 1988
  • Fourth place (3): 1978, 1983, 1998

References[]

External links[]

• Official website (antiguafootball.com)