Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team

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Saint Kitts and Nevis
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)The Sugar Boyz
AssociationSt. Kitts and Nevis Football Association
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederationCFU (Caribbean)
Head coachvacant
Most capsThrizen Leader (76)
Top scorerKeith Gumbs (24)
Home stadiumWarner Park
FIFA codeSKN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 139 Decrease 1 (10 February 2022)[1]
Highest73 (October 2016, March 2017)
Lowest176 (November 1994)
First international
British Leeward Islands Saint Christopher 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)

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.

They are nicknamed The Sugar Boyz due to the sugar cultivation on the island of St. Kitts.

History[]

Beginnings (1938–1990)[]

Saint Kitts and Nevis played their first match on 18 August 1938, against Grenada, a match that ended in a 2–4 defeat.[3] They participated in the Leeward Islands Tournament from 1949 however had to wait until 1979 to play their first official matches, in the qualifying rounds for the 1979 CFU Championship, losing twice to Jamaica, both results finishing 2–1. They would again fail to qualify for the final phase of the 1983 CFU Championship, after advancing due to Jamaica's withdrawal, they'd be eliminated by Martinique, who won 12–0 on aggregate.

1990–2000[]

The Sugar Boyz qualified for their first tournament at the 1993 Caribbean Cup, defeating Dominican Republic (3–2) and British Virgin Islands (5–0) to top their qualifying group. In the tournament proper, they finished second behind Jamaica to reach the semi-finals, before losing to Martinique on penalties. In the match for third place, they were defeated 3–2 by Trinidad and Tobago. Saint Kitts and Nevis finished bottom of their group in 1996 but in the 1997 Caribbean Cup, they advanced into the knock-out after finishing level on points with both Trinidad and Tobago and Martinique, then defeated Grenada 2–1 in extra-time with both goals scored by Keith Gumbs, but they succumbed to Trinidad and Tobago 0–4 in the final. Since they'd reached the final, Saint Kitts and Nevis were entered into a play-off against Cuba – runner-up in the 1996 Caribbean Cup – for the last ticket to the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup, but they lost 2–0.

Saint Kitts and Nevis participated for the first time in the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. After benefiting from the withdrawal of the Bahamas, they beat Saint Lucia 5–1 in Basseterre and 1–0 in Castries, but fell in the third knockout round against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, losing thanks to the away goals rule.

2000s[]

In the 2002 World Cup qualifiers, after comfortably beating the Turks and Caicos Islands with an aggregate result of 14–0, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines once again dispatched the Sugar Boyz, winning both in Kingstown (1–0) as in Basseterre (1–2). However, the situation would improve in the 2006 qualifiers, since Saint Kitts and Nevis advanced to the second group phase after leaving the US Virgin Islands and Barbados on the way. They shared Group 3 with Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, but as expected, finished in last place, with 6 losses in as many appearances. They also experienced the worst defeat in their history, 8–0 against Mexico. In the preliminary round for the 2010 qualifiers, they were unable to repeat what they had done four years ago and were unceremoniously eliminated by Belize, who won 4–2 on aggregate.

In the Caribbean Cup , the Sugar Boyz did not repeat the successes of the '90s and could only qualify to the final phase of the 2001 Caribbean Cup, although they did not advance beyond the group phase. They have not returned to a final phase since that edition.

2010–present[]

Qualifying directly to the second round of the 2014 qualifiers, Saint Kitts and Nevis was drawn in Group D along with Canada, Puerto Rico and Saint Lucia. They finished in 3rd place, with 7 points. It was only defeated by Canada in Toronto (4–0). In the 2018 World Cup qualifiers, Saint Kitts and Nevis defeated the Turks and Caicos Islands in the first round by a lofty aggregate 12–4 before falling in the second phase, at the hands of El Salvador, 6–3 on aggregate, but not before obtaining a 2–2 draw at home. In November 2015, they played 2 friendlies against European teams, Andorra (1–0) and Estonia (0–3). Devaughn Elliott scored the only goal in the victory over Andorra, becoming 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]

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.

  Win   Draw   Loss

2021[]

24 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying Saint Kitts and Nevis  1–0  Puerto Rico San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
16:00 UTC−4
  • Nelson 42'
Report Stadium: Estadio Panamericano
Referee: Randy Encarnación (Dominican Republic)
4 June 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying Saint Kitts and Nevis  3–0  Guyana Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
16:00 UTC−4
Report Stadium: Warner Park
Referee: Ricangel de Leça (Aruba)
12 June 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying Saint Kitts and Nevis  0–4  El Salvador Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
16:00 UTC−4 Report
Stadium: Warner Park
Referee: Kevin Morrison (Jamaica)
15 June 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying El Salvador  2–0  Saint Kitts and Nevis San Salvador, El Salvador
19:30 UTC−6
Report Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán
Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)

2022[]

Coaches[]

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following players were called up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in June 2021.[6]

Caps and goals correct as of 15 June 2021, after the match against El Salvador.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK (2000-02-24) 24 February 2000 (age 22) 0 0 Saint Kitts and Nevis Village Superstars
18 1GK Julani Archibald (1991-05-18) 18 May 1991 (age 30) 45 0 Malta St. Lucia
23 1GK (1990-01-13) 13 January 1990 (age 32) 1 0 Saint Kitts and Nevis Conaree

2 2DF (1993-09-16) 16 September 1993 (age 28) 10 0 Saint Kitts and Nevis Village Superstars
3 2DF Gerard Williams (1988-06-04) 4 June 1988 (age 33) 73 2 India TRAU
5 2DF Andre Burley (1999-09-10) 10 September 1999 (age 22) 5 0 England Maidenhead United
12 2DF (2000-06-18) 18 June 2000 (age 21) 6 0 Saint Kitts and Nevis St. Paul's United
13 2DF Thrizen Leader (1984-07-03) 3 July 1984 (age 37) 76 1 Saint Kitts and Nevis St Paul's United
17 2DF (2001-08-01) 1 August 2001 (age 20) 3 0 Saint Kitts and Nevis Cayon Rockets
22 2DF (1997-05-14) 14 May 1997 (age 24) 1 0 Saint Kitts and Nevis

4 3MF Theo Wharton (1994-11-15) 15 November 1994 (age 27) 19 2 Wales Barry Town United
6 3MF (2001-02-15) 15 February 2001 (age 21) 1 0 Saint Kitts and Nevis St Paul's United
8 3MF Yohannes Mitchum (1998-04-06) 6 April 1998 (age 23) 21 1 Saint Kitts and Nevis Newtown United
11 3MF Omari Sterling-James (1993-09-15) 15 September 1993 (age 28) 13 3 England Kidderminster Harriers
14 3MF Raheem Somersall (1997-07-05) 5 July 1997 (age 24) 13 0 United States Tormenta
15 3MF (1996-05-28) 28 May 1996 (age 25) 4 0 Saint Kitts and Nevis Village Superstars
19 3MF Romaine Sawyers (1991-11-02) 2 November 1991 (age 30) 30 5 England Stoke City

7 4FW Vinceroy Nelson (1996-01-10) 10 January 1996 (age 26) 10 1 Saint Kitts and Nevis St. Paul's United
9 4FW Rowan Liburd (1992-08-28) 28 August 1992 (age 29) 12 4 England Billericay Town
10 4FW Harry Panayiotou (1994-10-28) 28 October 1994 (age 27) 29 10 Scotland Livingston
16 4FW Keithroy Freeman (1993-10-16) 16 October 1993 (age 28) 8 4 Saint Kitts and Nevis St. Paul's United
20 4FW Tiquanny Williams (2001-09-10) 10 September 2001 (age 20) 3 0 Saint Kitts and Nevis United Old Road Jets
21 4FW Tahir Hanley (1997-05-05) 5 May 1997 (age 24) 9 1 Honduras Real de Minas

Recent call ups[]

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

DF Raheem Hanley (1994-02-04) 4 February 1994 (age 28) 6 0 England Radcliffe vs.  Bahamas, 27 March 2021

MF Lois Maynard (1989-01-22) 22 January 1989 (age 33) 18 0 England Solihull Moors vs.  Trinidad and Tobago, 8 June 2021
MF (1996-12-17) 17 December 1996 (age 25) 1 0 Saint Kitts and Nevis Village Superstars vs.  Bahamas, 27 March 2021
MF (2000-08-26) 26 August 2000 (age 21) 1 0 Saint Kitts and Nevis Cayon Rockets vs.  Bahamas, 27 March 2021

FW Tishan Hanley (1990-08-22) 22 August 1990 (age 31) 33 3 United States vs.  Bahamas, 27 March 2021
FW Kimaree Rogers (1994-01-14) 14 January 1994 (age 28) 25 5 Saint Kitts and Nevis Village Superstars vs.  Bahamas, 27 March 2021

Player records[]

As of 15 June 2021
Players in bold are still active with Saint Kitts & Nevis.

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
Uruguay 1930 Part of  United Kingdom Part of  United Kingdom
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962
England 1966
Mexico 1970
West Germany 1974
Argentina 1978
Spain 1982
Mexico 1986 Did not enter Declined participation
Italy 1990
United States 1994
France 1998 Did not qualify 4 2 2 0 8 3
South Korea Japan 2002 4 2 0 2 15 3
Germany 2006 10 4 0 6 18 26
South Africa 2010 2 0 1 1 2 4
Brazil 2014 6 1 4 1 6 8
Russia 2018 4 2 1 1 15 10
Qatar 2022 6 3 0 3 8 8
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined To be determined
Total 0/22 36 14 8 14 72 62

CONCACAF Gold Cup[]

CONCACAF Gold Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
United States 1991 to United States 2021 Did not qualify
Total 0/13

CONCACAF Nations League[]

CONCACAF Nations League record
Year Division Group Pld W D* L GF GA P/R Rank
United States 2019−20 B A 6 1 2 3 8 8 Fall 25th
2022–23 C To be determined
Total 6 1 2 3 8 8 25th

Caribbean Cup[]

Caribbean Cup record
Year Round Pld W D* L GF GA
Barbados 1989 Did not qualify
Trinidad and Tobago 1990
Jamaica 1991
Trinidad and Tobago 1992
Jamaica 1993 Fourth place 5 2 1 2 16 8
Trinidad and Tobago 1994 Did not qualify
Cayman Islands Jamaica 1995
Trinidad and Tobago 1996 Group stage 3 0 1 2 3 10
Antigua and BarbudaSaint Kitts and Nevis 1997 Second place 4 2 0 2 4 8
Trinidad and TobagoJamaica 1998 Did not qualify
Trinidad and Tobago 1999 Group stage 3 0 0 3 0 9
Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Group stage 3 1 1 1 7 8
Barbados 2005 Did not qualify
Trinidad and Tobago 2007
Jamaica 2008
Martinique 2010
Antigua and Barbuda 2012
Jamaica 2014
Martinique 2017
Total 5/18 18 5 3 10 26 43

References[]

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  2. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  3. ^ Courtney, Barrie. "Saint Kitts and Nevis - List of International Matches". RSSSF.
  4. ^ "St. Kitts and Nevis vs. Andorra". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  5. ^ "'Sugar Boyz' defeat Andorra in historic European win". miyvue.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  6. ^ "St Kitts-Nevis Squad". Facebook. Saint Kitts and Nevis Football Association.

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