Bahamas national football team

Bahamas
Nickname(s)	Bahamian Slayersz ; The Baha Boyz
Association	Bahamas Football Association
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Nesley Jean
Captain	Lesly St. Fleur
Most caps	Lesly St. Fleur (23)
Top scorer	Lesly St. Fleur (10)
Home stadium	Thomas Robinson Stadium
FIFA code	BAH
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	201 (23 December 2021)
Highest	138 (September 2006)
Lowest	210 (September 2018 – July 2019)
First international
	Puerto Rico 3–0 Bahamas ; (Panama City, Panama; 1 March 1970)
Biggest win
	Bahamas 6–0 Turks and Caicos Islands ; (Nassau, Bahamas; 9 July 2011)
Biggest defeat
	Mexico 13–0 Bahamas ; (Toluca, Mexico; 28 April 1987)

The Bahamas national football team is controlled by the Bahamas Football Association; it was founded in 1967 and joined FIFA in 1968. Bahamas has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup. In 2011, they withdrew from the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers after playing in the first round.

Competitive record[]

FIFA World Cup[]

FIFA World Cup record									FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Part of United Kingdom								Part of United Kingdom
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974	Did not enter								Declined participation
1978
1982
1986
1990
1994
1998	Withdrew								Withdrew
2002	Did not qualify								4	2	0	2	5	15
2006									2	0	1	1	2	4
2010									4	0	2	2	3	16
2014	Withdrew during qualifying								2	2	0	0	10	0
2018	Did not qualify								2	0	0	2	0	8
2022	Did not qualify								4	0	1	3	0	15
2026	To be determined								To be determined
Total	–	0/22	–	–	–	–	–	–	18	4	4	10	20	58

CONCACAF Gold Cup[]

CONCACAF Gold Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1991	Did not enter
1993
1996
1998
2000	Did not qualify
2002	Withdrew
2003	Did not enter
2005	Withdrew
2007	Did not qualify
2009	Did not enter
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019	Did not qualify
2021	Did not qualify
Total	0 titles	0/15	0	0	0	0	0	0

CONCACAF Nations League[]

CONCACAF Nations League record
Year	Division	Group	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	Rank
2019−20	C	B	4	3	1	0	10	2		32nd
2022–23	B	To be determined
Total			4	3	1	0	10	2	32nd

CONCACAF Nations League history
First Match	Bahamas 2–1 Bonaire (9 September 2019; Nassau, Bahamas)
Biggest Win	British Virgin Islands 0–4 Bahamas (10 October 2019; Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Biggest Defeat	—
Best Result	—
Worst Result	—

CFU Caribbean Cup[]

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
CFU Championship & Caribbean Cup record									Qualification record
1978 to 1998	Did not enter								Did not enter
1999	Did not qualify								5	1	1	3	4	17
2001	Did not enter								Did not enter
2005	Did not enter								Did not enter
2007	Did not qualify								6	2	0	4	9	18
2008 to present	Did not enter								Did not enter
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	3	1	7	13	35

Pan American Games[]

Pan American Games record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1951 to 1967	Did not exist
1971	Preliminary round	3	1	0	2	4	13
1975	Did not enter
1979	Did not enter
1983	Did not qualify
1987 to 1995	Did not enter
Since 1999	U-23 Tournament
Total	Preliminary round	3	1	0	2	4	13

Central American and Caribbean Games[]

1950–1986: Amateur squads

Central American and Caribbean Games record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1966	Did not exist
1970 to 1978	Did not enter
1982	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	8
1986	Quarter-finals	Unknown
Since 1990	U-23 Tournament
Total	Quarter-finals	3	0	0	3	1	8

Recent results and forthcoming 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[]

27 March WC 1st Round Qualifying	Bahamas	0–4	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Nassau, Bahamas
19:00 UTC−4		Report	Freeman 25', 65' Rogers 53' Sterling-James 82'	Stadium: Thomas Robinson Stadium Referee: Benbito Celima (Haiti)

30 March WC 1st Round Qualifying	Guyana	4–0	Bahamas	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
15:00 UTC−4	Vancooten 8' Daniel 54' Glasgow 75' Welshman 81'	Report		Stadium: Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium Referee: Sergio Reyna (Guatemala)

2 June WC 1st Round Qualifying	Puerto Rico	7–0	Bahamas	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
19:30 UTC−4	G. Díaz 3' R. Rivera 13', 43' (pen.) Angking 31' Vega 62' Servania 66' Hayes 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Mayagüez Athletics Stadium Referee: Tori Penso (United States)

5 June WC 1st Round Qualifying	Bahamas	0–0	Trinidad and Tobago	Nassau, Bahamas
17:00 UTC−4		Report		Stadium: Thomas Robinson Stadium Referee: Oliver Vergara (Panama)

3 July CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifying	Guadeloupe	2–0	Bahamas	Fort Lauderdale, United States
16:30	Phaeton 61' Mirval 67'	Report		Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following 24 players were called up for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifiers that begin on July 3.

Caps and goals correct as of 3 June 2021, after the match against Puerto Rico.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Ian Lowe	(2002-08-29) 29 August 2002 (age 19)	4	0	Olivet Nazarene University
1GK		(1999-03-02) 2 March 1999 (age 22)	3	0	University of the Bahamas

2DF	Christopher Godet	(1998-04-30) 30 April 1998 (age 23)	3	0	Unattached
2DF	Ambry Moss	(1990-11-02) 2 November 1990 (age 31)	7	0	Unattached
2DF	Isiah Collie	(1997-04-22) 22 April 1997 (age 24)	12	0	Cavalier
2DF		(1999-09-10) 10 September 1999 (age 22)	1	0	Dynamos
2DF		(1999-09-10) 10 September 1999 (age 22)	0	0	Dynamos
2DF	Troy Pinder	(1997-10-30) 30 October 1997 (age 24)	10	0	Renegades
2DF	Dylan Pritchard	(1993-11-01) 1 November 1993 (age 28)	5	0	Unattached
2DF	Logan Russell	(1999-10-26) 26 October 1999 (age 22)	7	0	Renegades
2DF	Kenaz Swain	(2005-04-16) 16 April 2005 (age 16)	1	0	Western Warriors
2DF	Jonathan Miller	(1998-06-11) 11 June 1998 (age 23)	5	0	Dynamos

3MF		(1990-02-21) 21 February 1990 (age 31)	3	0	Renegades
3MF	Marcel Joseph	(1997-03-30) 30 March 1997 (age 24)	9	1	Side FC 92
3MF		(2000-10-07) 7 October 2000 (age 21)	4	0	University of Mount Olive
3MF	Cameron Hepple	(1988-05-19) 19 May 1988 (age 33)	18	2	Unattached
3MF	Nicolas Lopez	(2003-03-08) 8 March 2003 (age 18)	6	0	Northeastern University
3MF		(1991-12-13) 13 December 1991 (age 30)	8	0	Renegades
3MF	Quinton Carey	(1996-11-26) 26 November 1996 (age 25)	4	2	Los Angeles Force
3MF	Roen Davis	(2004-04-21) 21 April 2004 (age 17)	1	0	Western Warriors

4FW	Terry Delancy	(1994-02-28) 28 February 1994 (age 27)	16	4	Unattached
4FW	Ethan Willie	(1999-02-21) 21 February 1999 (age 22)	2	0	University of Mount Olive
4FW	Lesly St. Fleur	(1989-03-21) 21 March 1989 (age 32)	22	10	Bears
4FW	Wood Julmis	(2001-05-28) 28 May 2001 (age 20)	2	0	Dynamos

Recent call-ups[]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up

DF	Jaelin Williams	(1997-11-29) 29 November 1997 (age 24)	2	0	Lassen Community College	vs. Trinidad and Tobago, 5 June 2021
DF			1	0	Dynamos	vs. Trinidad and Tobago, 5 June 2021
DF	Elijah Mitchell	(2003-02-23) 23 February 2003 (age 18)	2	0		vs. Guyana, 30 March 2021
DF			0	0		vs. Trinidad and Tobago, 5 June 2021

MF			0	0		vs. Trinidad and Tobago, 5 June 2021
MF	Happy Hall	(1987-10-15) 15 October 1987 (age 34)	19	3	Renegades	vs. Guyana, 30 March 2021

INJ = Withdrew due to injury PRE = Preliminary squad TRA = Training player WD = Withdrew (non-injury) RET = Retired

Player records[]

As of 30 March 2021

Players in bold are still active with Bahamas.

Most appearances
Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Lesly St. Fleur	22	10	2006–present
2	Happy Hall	19	3	2006–present
3	Dwayne Whylly	18	0	2004–present
3	Cameron Hepple	18	2	2004–present
5	Gavin Christie	14	1	2000–2008
5	Nesley Jean	14	6	2004–2018
7	Terry Delancy	13	4	2015–present
8	Isiah Collie	12	0	2015–present
9	Kamal Degregory	9	0	2004–2008
9	Troy Pinder	9	0	2018–present

Top goalscorers
Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Lesly St. Fleur	10	22	0.45	2006–present
2	Nesley Jean	6	14	0.43	2004–2018
3	Terry Delancy	4	13	0.31	2015–present
4	Happy Hall	3	19	0.16	2006–present
5	Quinton Carey	2	3	0.67	2019–present
	Kevin Davies	2	4	0.5	2000
		2	4	0.5	2000
		2	5	0.4	2006
	Cameron Hepple	2	18	0.11	2004–present

List of coaches[]

Name	Years active
Randy Rogers	1987
	1998–1999
Gary White	1999–2006
Neider dos Santos	2006–2010
Paul James	2011
Kevin Davies	2011–2014
Nesley Jean	2014
Dion Godet	2014–2018
Nesley Jean	2019–present

International match records[]

As of 17 November 2019 after match against Bonaire^[3]

Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Anguilla	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3
Antigua and Barbuda	1	0	0	1	0	6	−6
Barbados	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1
Belize	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4
Bermuda	6	0	0	6	0	24	−24
Bonaire	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1
British Virgin Islands	4	2	2	0	10	3	+7
Cayman Islands	3	1	0	2	4	9	−5
Cuba	4	0	0	4	0	18	−18
Curaçao^[a]	1	0	0	1	1	8	−7
Dominica	3	0	1	2	2	8	−6
Dominican Republic	2	1	0	1	4	4	0
Guyana	3	0	0	3	1	10	−9
Haiti	5	0	0	5	0	29	−29
Jamaica	2	0	0	2	0	13	−13
Mexico	2	0	0	2	0	16	−16
Panama	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Puerto Rico	2	0	0	2	1	7	−6
Saint Kitts and Nevis	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1
Trinidad and Tobago	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Turks and Caicos Islands	5	5	0	0	22	3	+19
U.S. Virgin Islands	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Total	55	13	7	35	58	176	−118

^ Includes matches against the Netherlands Antilles.

References[]

^[4]

^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 26 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
^ "World Football Elo Ratings: Bahamas". Elo Ratings. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
^ "Bahamas". www.concacafnationsleague.com. Retrieved 14 November 2019.

External links[]

[4] Includes matches against the Netherlands Antilles.

[FIFA_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.

[World_Football_Elo_Ratings-2] Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 26 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.

[3] "World Football Elo Ratings: Bahamas". Elo Ratings. Retrieved 24 June 2017.

[5] "Bahamas". www.concacafnationsleague.com. Retrieved 14 November 2019.

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v t Bahamas national football team
General	Bahamas Football Association Managers
Venues	Thomas Robinson Stadium
Performances	CONCACAF Nations League
Other Bahamian teams	Women's Beach soccer

v t National football teams of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)
North America	Canada Mexico United States
Central America	Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama
Caribbean	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bermuda¹ Bonaire³ British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic French Guiana^{2 3} Grenada Guadeloupe³ Guyana² Haiti Jamaica Martinique³ Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Martin³ Sint Maarten³ Suriname² Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands U.S. Virgin Islands
Defunct	Netherlands Antilles
1: Inside the North American zone, but CFU member. 2: South American country, but affiliated to CONCACAF and CFU. 3: Full or associate CONCACAF member, but non-FIFA member.

v t National sports teams of The Bahamas
Baseball Basketball M M U/18 M U/17 W W U/18 W U/17 Beach soccer Cricket Football M W Rugby union M W 7 Softball M W Tennis M W Volleyball
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