Bermuda national football team

Bermuda
Nickname(s)	Gombey Warriors
Association	Bermuda Football Association
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Kyle Lightbourne
Captain	Dante Leverock
Most caps	Damon Ming ; Reggie Lambe (43)
Top scorer	Shaun Goater (20)
Home stadium	Bermuda National Stadium
FIFA code	BER
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	166 1 (23 December 2021)
Highest	58 (December 1992)
Lowest	189 (September 2011)
First international
	Iceland 4–3 Bermuda ; (Reykjavík, Iceland; 10 August 1964)
Biggest win
	Bermuda 13–0 Montserrat ; (Hamilton, Bermuda; 29 February 2004)
Biggest defeat
	Denmark 6–0 Bermuda ; (Aalborg, Denmark; 1 July 1969) ; Mexico 6–0 Bermuda ; (Mexico; 17 May 1987) ; Suriname 6–0 Bermuda ; (Paramaribo, Suriname; 4 June 2021)
Gold Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2019)
Best result	Group stage (2019)

The Bermuda national football team represents Bermuda in international football, and is controlled by the Bermuda Football Association, which is a member of the CONCACAF.

History[]

1964–1992[]

Bermuda played their first international match on 10 August, 1964, against Iceland in Reykjavik, ending in a narrow victory to the Icelanders, 4–3. Some years later, Bermuda played in the 1967 Pan American Games, reaching the final, before being defeated by Mexico, 4–0. In 1968 they participated in the qualifiers for the 1970 FIFA World Cup for the first time. In Group 1 of the first round, they were paired with United States and Canada. They finished the group with one draw (against Canada, 0–0) and three losses and were eliminated. The sixties would end with an elimination at the hands of Mexico, in the 1969 CONCACAF Championship qualification preliminary round, although Bermuda, after having lost 3–0 in Mexico City, managed to defeat the Aztecs 2–1 in Hamilton, on 2 November of 1969 , with goals from Albert Dowling and Bernard Brangman.

The '70s would begin with another elimination in the first round of the 1971 CONCACAF Championship qualification, again at the hands of Mexico, which prevailed comfortably with an overall result of 6–0. In this decade the Bermuda team managed to win two consecutive bronze medals in the Central American and Caribbean Games of 1974 and 1978. The decade of the '80s was not very significant for the Gombey Warriors since they only participated in the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games, a tournament where reached 4th place. This would be their final participation in the Games.

On the other hand, between 1967 and 1987, the Bermuda team played several qualifying matches for the Olympic soccer tournament but never qualified for the final tournament. In this period they experienced some of their worst defeats, such as two 8–0 results against Canada and Mexico.

1992–2013[]

Absent from the World Cup qualifiers between 1972 and 1992, Bermuda returned to the 1994 preliminary tournament where they eliminated Haiti in the first round thanks to the away goals rule, after winning 1–0 in Hamilton (goal by Shaun Goater) and lost 2–1 in Port-au-Prince. Bermuda advanced to the second phase, in group B with Jamaica, Canada and El Salvador, finishing in last place with 4 points, despite managing a historic 1–0 victory against the Selecta, the result of a goal from Kyle Lightbourne. In the 1998 World Cup qualifiers, Bermuda withdrew without playing Trinidad and Tobago in the first round.

The Gombey Warriors would return four years later for the 2002 World Cup qualifiers where they eliminated the British Virgin Islands in the first round, 5–1 and 9–0, before falling in the next phase, at the hands of Antigua and Barbuda, who won thanks to the away goal rule after drawing 0–0 at Saint John's and 1–1 in Hamilton. In the tournament preliminary route to the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Bermuda got their biggest win, thrashing Montserrat 13–0. Later it was eliminated by El Salvador who prevailed 2–1 in San Salvador and later drew 2–2 in Hamilton. In the qualifying process for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Bermuda eliminated the Cayman Islands in the first round with an aggregate score of 4–1. But it was brought down in the next round by Trinidad and Tobago with an aggregate score of 3–2 although Bermuda achieved an away victory, in Macoya, against the Soca Warriors (1–2), with a double from John Nusum. In the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, Bermuda entered the second round directly in group B, alongside Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados. Although they again defeated Trinidad and Tobago (2–1), they could only finish third in the group with 10 points, failing to advance to the third round.

On the other hand, since 1997, Bermuda began to play regularly in the knockout phase of the Caribbean Cup (except in 2001 and 2010) although it never managed to qualify for the final round. Their best performance occurred in the 2007 tournament where they advanced to the second knockout round.

In July 2013, Bermuda claimed the 15th gold medal at the 2013 Island Games, held in Hamilton. This competition is not officially recognised because teams not recognized by FIFA participate.

2015–present[]

In 2015 Bermuda participated in the 2018 World Cup Qualifiers where they would face the Bahamas, whom they defeated over the two matches by 5–0. Going into the second round, they faced Guatemala, drawing 0-0 then falling 1-0, failing to reach the third round. Bermuda would return to the Caribbean Cup after being absent in 2014, losing initially against Cuba 2-1 but defeating French Guiana 2-1 to edge through to the second round on goal-difference. They then lost to both Dominican Republic (2-1) and French Guiana (3-0) and were eliminated from the cup.

In 2019, Bermuda debuted in the CONCACAF Nations League where Bermuda made history by qualifying into League A of the competition and, consequently, a chance to qualify for their first CONCACAF Gold Cup. In League A, Bermuda were drawn with Mexico and Panama but finished at the bottom of the group on goal-difference, forcing them into a qualification round for the Gold Cup. They defeated Barbados 8–1 in the first round but, in the final qualifying round, lost to Haiti 4–1 and were eliminated.

Recent fixtures and results[]

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

2021[]

25 March 2021 WC 1st Round Qualifying	Canada	5–1	Bermuda	Orlando, United States
20:00	Larin 19', 27', 69' Laryea 53' Corbeanu 81'	Report	Crichlow 63'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Referee: Armando Villareal (United States)

30 March 2021 WC 1st Round Qualifying	Bermuda	5–0	Aruba	Bradenton, United States
20:00 UTC−4	Crichlow 36', 80' Bather 40' Leverock 57' Scott 64'	Report		Stadium: IMG Academy Referee: Jaime Herrera Bonilla (El Salvador)

4 June 2021 WC 1st Round Qualifying	Suriname	6–0	Bermuda	Paramaribo, Suriname
19:00 UTC−3	Becker 3', 36' Hasselbaink 15', 37', 65' Pinas 74'	Report		Stadium: Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

8 June 2021 WC 1st Round Qualifying	Bermuda	1–1	Cayman Islands	Bradenton, United States
21:05 UTC−4	Hall 65'	Report	M. Ebanks 23'	Stadium: IMG Academy Referee: Rubiel Vazquez (United States)

28 June 2021 Friendly

Guyana

1–0

Bermuda

Fort Lauderdale, United States

2 July 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifying	Bermuda	8–1	Barbados	Fort Lauderdale, United States
19:00	Wells 1', 14', 87' (pen.) Lambe 29' Leverock 39' Pearce 60' (o.g.) Crichlow 66' Lewis 67'	Report	Holligan 45+1'	Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)

6 July 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifying	Haiti	4–1	Bermuda	Fort Lauderdale, United States
19:00	Pierrot 23', 28', 34' Nazon 87' (pen.)	Report	Wells 80'	Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

Coaching history[]

Graham Adams
Rudi Gutendorf (1968)
Roderick "Roddy" Burchall
Gary Darrell (19??–1992)
Burkhard Ziese (1994–1997)
Clyde Best (1997–1999)
Kenny Thompson (2003–2008)
Devarr Boyles (2011–2012)
Andrew Bascome (2012–2016)
Dennis Brown (2013–2016)
Kyle Lightbourne (2017)
Devarr Boyles (2017)
Andrew Bascome (2017–2018)
Dennis Brown (2017–2018)
Kyle Lightbourne (2018–present)

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following players were called up for 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification.
Match date: 8 July 2021
Opposition: Haiti
Caps and goals are correct as of: 8 July 2021, after the match against Haiti

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Dale Eve	(1995-02-09) 9 February 1995 (age 26)	25	0	Spennymoor Town
1GK	Detre Bell	(1997-03-08) 8 March 1997 (age 24)	4	0	Louisville Cardinals
1GK	Quinaceo Hunt	(2000-01-21) 21 January 2000 (age 21)	1	0	Wakefield

2DF	Jaylon Bather	(1992-12-31) 31 December 1992 (age 28)	34	2	Robin Hood
2DF	Dante Leverock	(1992-04-11) 11 April 1992 (age 29)	31	6	Robin Hood
2DF	Calon Minors	(1996-07-11) 11 July 1996 (age 25)	18	0	BAA Wanderers
2DF	Daren Usher	(1995-12-07) 7 December 1995 (age 26)	9	0	PHC Zebras
2DF	Eusebio Blankendal	(1998-11-03) 3 November 1998 (age 23)	8	0	Dandy Town Hornets
2DF		(2000-12-07) 7 December 2000 (age 21)	4	0	Devonshire Colts
2DF		(1998-05-09) 9 May 1998 (age 23)	4	0	Dandy Town Hornets

3MF	Reggie Lambe	(1991-02-04) 4 February 1991 (age 30)	43	10	Stowmarket Town
3MF	Zeiko Lewis	(1994-06-04) 4 June 1994 (age 27)	34	12	Charleston Battery
3MF	Roger Lee	(1991-07-01) 1 July 1991 (age 30)	30	0	Free agent
3MF	Lejuan Simmons	(1993-04-07) 7 April 1993 (age 28)	28	8	Robin Hood
3MF	Willie Clemons	(1994-09-24) 24 September 1994 (age 27)	28	2	Dalkurd
3MF	Milan Butterfield	(1998-01-24) 24 January 1998 (age 23)	11	0	Free agent
3MF		(2000-02-19) 19 February 2000 (age 21)	8	0	PHC Zebras
3MF	Kane Crichlow	(2000-08-21) 21 August 2000 (age 21)	4	4	Watford

4FW	Justin Donawa	(1996-06-27) 27 June 1996 (age 25)	22	3	Solihull Moors
4FW	Nahki Wells	(1990-06-01) 1 June 1990 (age 31)	21	15	Bristol City
4FW	Jonté Smith	(1994-07-10) 10 July 1994 (age 27)	15	2	Ballymena United
4FW	Kole Hall	(1998-08-22) 22 August 1998 (age 23)	3	1	Radcliffe
4FW	Luke Robinson	(1998-10-20) 20 October 1998 (age 23)	3	0	Staines Town

Recent call-ups[]

The following players have been called up within the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Jahquil Hill	(1997-01-15) 15 January 1997 (age 24)	9	0	Robin Hood	v. Barbados, July 2, 2021 ^PRE

DF	Liam Evans	(1997-05-01) 1 May 1997 (age 24)	8	1	Robin Hood	v. Barbados, July 2, 2021 ^PRE
DF	Chikosi Basden	(1995-02-01) 1 February 1995 (age 26)	5	0	Redbridge	v. Barbados, July 2, 2021 ^PRE
DF		(1999-05-06)6 May 1999 (aged 17)	3	0	Louisville Cardinals	v. Barbados, July 2, 2021 ^PRE
DF		(1998-03-18) 18 March 1998 (age 23)	2	0	Dandy Town Hornets	v. Barbados, July 2, 2021 ^PRE
DF		(2002-02-18) 18 February 2002 (age 19)	0	0	Black Rock	v. Barbados, July 2, 2021 ^PRE
DF		(2000-03-28) 28 March 2000 (age 21)	0	0	Dandy Town Hornets	v. Barbados, July 2, 2021 ^PRE
DF		(2003-05-26) 26 May 2003 (age 18)	0	0	X-Roads Warriors	v. Barbados, July 2, 2021 ^PRE
DF		(1983-09-10) 10 September 1983 (age 38)	4	0	Dandy Town Hornets	v. Aruba, 30 March 2021

MF	Jahkari Furbert	(1999-03-06) 6 March 1999 (age 22)	6	0	Wakefield	v. Barbados, July 2, 2021 ^PRE
MF		(2000-02-05) 5 February 2000 (age 21)	5	1		v. Barbados, July 2, 2021 ^PRE
MF	Knory Scott	(1999-06-06) 6 June 1999 (age 22)	5	1	Hastings United	v. Barbados, July 2, 2021 ^PRE
MF	London Steede-Jackson	(1994-12-30) 30 December 1994 (age 26)	5	0	BAA Wanderers	v. Barbados, July 2, 2021 ^PRE
MF		(1996-02-26) 26 February 1996 (age 25)	4	0		v. Barbados, July 2, 2021 ^PRE
MF	Rahzir Jones	(2000-11-01) 1 November 2000 (age 21)	4	0	Welwyn Garden City	v. Barbados, July 2, 2021 ^PRE
MF	Remy Coddington	(2004-03-06) 6 March 2004 (age 17)	2	1	West Ham United	v. Barbados, July 2, 2021 ^PRE
MF		(1996-01-20) 20 January 1996 (age 25)	2	0	Devonshire Cougars	v. Barbados, July 2, 2021 ^PRE
MF		(2002-01-16) 16 January 2002 (age 19)	0	0	PHC Zebras	v. Barbados, July 2, 2021 ^PRE
MF		(2001-07-31) 31 July 2001 (age 20)	2	0	Devonshire Colts	v. Cayman Islands, June 9, 2021
MF		(1996-08-09) 9 August 1996 (age 25)	1	0	Devonshire Colts	v. Bahamas, March 7, 2021

FW	Cecoy Robinson	(1987-10-10) 10 October 1987 (age 34)	20	1	PHC Zebras	v. Barbados, July 2, 2021 ^PRE
FW		(1998-03-20) 20 March 1998 (age 23)	1	0	Robin Hood	v. Barbados, July 2, 2021 ^PRE
FW		(1995-02-12) 12 February 1995 (age 26)	2	0	Robin Hood	v. Aruba, March 30, 2021

Player records[]

As of 8 July 2021

Players in bold are still active with Bermuda.

Most appearances
Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Damon Ming	43	8	2003–2016
1	Reggie Lambe	43	10	2007–present
3	John Barry Nusum	41	19	2000–2013
4	Jaylon Bather	34	2	2015–present
4	Zeiko Lewis	34	9	2011–present
6	Khano Smith	33	10	2003–2012
7	Dante Leverock	31	6	2015–present
8	Roger Lee	30	0	2008–present
9	Domico Coddington	29	4	2003–2013
10	Lejuan Simmons	28	8	2012–present
10		28	2	2016–present

Top goalscorers
Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Shaun Goater	20	22	0.91	1987–2004
2	John Barry Nusum	19	41	0.46	2000–2013
3	Nahki Wells	16	21	0.71	2007–present
4	Zeiko Lewis	12	34	0.35	2011–present
5	Khano Smith	10	33	0.3	2003–2012
5	Reggie Lambe	10	43	0.23	2007–present
7	Lejuan Simmons	8	28	0.29	2012–present
7	Damon Ming	8	43	0.19	2003–2016
9	Antwan Russell	7	11	0.64	2011–2015
9	Tyrell Burgess	7	27	0.26	2006–2017

Competitive record[]

World Cup record[]

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 to 1966	Did not enter								Did not enter
1970	Did not qualify								4	0	1	3	2	12
1974 to 1990	Did not enter								Did not enter
1994	Did not qualify								10	4	2	4	14	15
1998	Withdrew								Withdrew
2002	Did not qualify								4	2	2	0	15	2
2006									4	2	1	1	23	4
2010									4	2	1	1	6	5
2014									6	3	1	2	8	7
2018									4	2	1	1	8	1
2022									4	1	1	2	7	12
2026	To be determined								To be determined
Total	–	0/22	–	–	–	–	–	–	40	16	10	14	83	58

CONCACAF Championship/Gold Cup record[]

CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1963	Did not enter									Did not enter
1965
1967
1969	Did not qualify									2	1	0	1	2	4
1971	Did not qualify									2	0	0	2	0	6
1973	Did not enter									Did not enter
1977
1981
1985
1989
1991
1993
1996
1998	Did not qualify									2	0	0	2	1	4
2000	Did not qualify									3	2	0	1	11	3
2002	Withdrew									Withdrew
2003	Did not enter									Did not enter
2005	Did not qualify									3	1	1	1	5	6
2007										8	4	1	3	17	10
2009										3	1	1	1	7	4
2011	Did not enter									Did not enter
2013	Did not qualify									3	1	0	2	10	5
2015	Did not enter									Did not enter
2017	Did not qualify									4	1	0	3	3	7
2019	Group stage	11th	3	1	0	2	4	4	Squad	4	3	0	1	17	4
2021	Did not qualify									2	1	0	1	9	5
Total	Group stage	1/26	3	1	0	2	4	4	—	34	15	3	18	82	58

CONCACAF Nations League[]

CONCACAF Nations League record
Year	Division	Group	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	P/R	Rank
2019−20	A	B	4	1	0	3	5	11		10th
2022–23	B	To be determined
Total			4	1	0	3	5	11	10th

CONCACAF Nations League history
First Match	Bermuda 1–4 Panama (5 September 2019; Hamilton, Bermuda)
Biggest Win	Panama 0–2 Bermuda (8 September 2019; Panama City, Panama)
Biggest Defeat	Bermuda 1–5 Mexico (11 October 2019; Hamilton, Bermuda)
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	Did not enter								Did not enter
1979
1981
1983
1985
1988
1989
1990	Did not qualify								3	1	2	0	5	3
1991	Did not enter								Did not enter
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997	Did not qualify								2	0	0	2	2	4
1998									2	0	0	2	1	4
1999									3	2	0	1	11	3
2001	Withdrew								Withdrew
2005	Did not qualify								3	1	1	1	5	6
2007									8	4	1	3	17	10
2008									3	1	1	1	7	4
2010	Did not enter								Did not enter
2012	Did not qualify								3	1	0	2	10	5
2014	Did not enter								Did not enter
2017	Did not qualify								4	1	0	3	3	7
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	31	11	5	15	61	46

Island Games record[]

Island Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1989	Did not enter
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007	Fourth place	4th	4	1	0	3	3	5
2009	Did not enter
2011	Did not enter
2013	Champions	1st	4	4	0	0	20	0
2015	Did not enter
2017	Did not enter
Total	1 Title	2/15	8	5	0	3	23	5

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Honours[]

Island Games

Champions (1): 2013^[4]

References[]

^ "Bermuda - Association Information". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
^ "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.
^ "Football" (PDF). NatWestIslandGames.

External links[]

Bermuda Football Association
Bermuda Football Association at FIFA.com

[1] "Bermuda - Association Information". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2018.

[FIFA_World_Rankings-2] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.

[World_Football_Elo_Ratings-3] Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 26 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.

[NWIG13-4] "Football" (PDF). NatWestIslandGames.

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