Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national football team

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Nickname(s)	Vincy Heat
Association	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Kendale Mercury
Captain	Cornelius Stewart
Most caps	Shandel Samuel ; Kendall Velox (63)
Top scorer	Shandel Samuel (32)
Home stadium	Arnos Vale Stadium
FIFA code	VIN
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	174 (23 December 2021)
Highest	73 (October 2007)
Lowest	180 (January 2017, December 2018 – February 2019)
First international
	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1–1 Barbados ; (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; 12 September 1936)
Biggest win
	Montserrat 0–11 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ; (, Montserrat; 7 May 1995)
Biggest defeat
	Mexico 11–0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ; (Mexico City, Mexico; 6 December 1992)
Gold Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 1996)
Best result	Group stage (1996)
Medal record
CFU Caribbean Cup

The Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national football team represents Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in men's international football. It is controlled by the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation.

The team finished second in the Caribbean Cup in 1995, and participated at the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Its first FIFA World Cup qualification attempt was for the 1994 edition, and it has entered every World Cup qualification since.

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	Part of United Kingdom								Part of United Kingdom
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974
1978
1982	Did not enter								Declined participation
1986
1990
1994	Did not qualify								10	2	1	7	5	32
1998									10	2	2	6	17	33
2002									12	5	0	7	24	29
2006									8	3	0	5	11	15
2010									2	0	0	2	1	7
2014									6	1	2	3	4	12
2018									10	1	2	7	15	42
2022									4	1	0	3	3	16
2026	To be determined								To be determined
Total		0/22							62	15	7	40	80	186

CONCACAF Gold Cup record[]

Gold Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1991	Did not enter
1993	Did not qualify
1996	Group stage	9th	2	0	0	2	0	8
1998	Did not qualify
2000
2002
2003	Did not enter
2005	Did not qualify
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021
Total	Group stage	1/16	2	0	0	2	0	8

Gold Cup history
First Match	Mexico 5–0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (11 January 1996; San Diego, United States)
Biggest Win	–
Biggest Defeat	Mexico 5–0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (11 January 1996; San Diego, United States)
Best Result	Group stage in 1996
Worst Result	–

CONCACAF Nations League[]

CONCACAF Nations League record
Year	Division	Group	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	P/R	Rank
2019−20	B	D	6	3	2	1	6	4		17th
2022–23	B	To be determined
Total			6	3	2	1	6	4	17th

Caribbean Cup record[]

Caribbean Cup record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1989	Group stage	6th	2	0	1	1	1	3
1990	Abandoned^[4]		2	0	0	2	2	5
1991	Did not enter
1992	Group stage	8th	3	0	0	3	1	4
1993	Group stage	8th	3	0	0	3	4	10
1994	Did not qualify
1995	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	1	1	13	11
1996	Group stage	7th	3	0	1	2	2	7
1997	Did not qualify
1998	Did not qualify
1999	Did not qualify
2001	Did not qualify
2005	Did not qualify
2007	Group stage	6th	3	1	0	2	2	4
2008	Did not qualify
2010	Did not qualify
2012	Did not qualify
2014	Did not qualify
2017	Did not qualify
Total	Runners-up	7/19	21	4	3	14	25	44

Results and schedule[]

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 (2021-03-25) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying	Curaçao	5–0	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Willemstad, Curaçao
18:00 UTC−4	Bacuna 1', 35' Van den Hurk 17' Antonia 45' Hooi 87'	Report		Stadium: Stadion dr. Antoine Maduro Referee: Ricangel de Leça (Aruba)

30 March 2021 (2021-03-30) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	3–0	British Virgin Islands	Willemstad, Curaçao
18:00 UTC−4	Anderson 10' Sam 20' Solomon 86'	Report		Stadium: Ergilio Hato Stadium Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)

4 June 2021 (2021-06-04) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying	Guatemala	10–0	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Guatemala City, Guatemala
16:00 UTC−6	Lom 2' Barrientos 12' Santis 16' Hernández 33' (pen.) Gordillo 41' Martínez 52' Betancourth 66' Ceballos 79' (pen.) Vargas 85' Méndez 89'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores Referee: Erick Moisés Lezama Pavón (Nicaragua)

8 June 2021 (2021-06-08) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0–1	Cuba	St. George's, Grenada
16:00 UTC−4		Report	M. Reyes 64'	Stadium: Kirani James Athletic Stadium Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramirez (Mexico)

2 July 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifying	Haiti	6–1	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Fort Lauderdale, United States
16:30 UTC−4	Nazon 26' (pen.), 59' Pierrot 33' Etienne 37' (pen.) Sutherland 72' (o.g.) Antoine 90'	Report	Edwards 42'	Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following players were called up for the Gold Cup qualification matches. Caps and goals correct as of 8 June 2021, after the match against Cuba.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Jadiel Chance	(1999-08-08) 8 August 1999 (age 22)	5	0	Fitz Hughes Predators
1GK		(2004-04-07) 7 April 2004 (age 17)	0	0	System 3

2DF	Tristan Marshall	(2003-12-19) 19 December 2003 (age 18)	2	0	Toronto Skillz
2DF		(2001-10-31) 31 October 2001 (age 20)	2	0	System 3
2DF	Jahvin Sutherland	(1994-11-10) 10 November 1994 (age 27)	23	3	System 3
2DF	Jamal Yorke	(1991-10-09) 9 October 1991 (age 30)	17	0	Sion Hill
2DF		(1996-08-25) 25 August 1996 (age 25)	10	0	Bequia United
2DF		(2003-03-20) 20 March 2003 (age 18)	2	0	Camdonia Chelsea

3MF	Nazir McBurnette	(1993-02-18) 18 February 1993 (age 28)	48	5	Hope International
3MF		(2000-08-10) 10 August 2000 (age 21)	1	0	Layou
3MF	Diel Spring	(2000-12-26) 26 December 2000 (age 21)	18	0
3MF	Kyle Edwards	(1997-01-15) 15 January 1997 (age 25)	19	0	Rio Grande Valley Toros
3MF		(1999-04-01) 1 April 1999 (age 22)	7	0	Pastures
3MF		(1996-11-07) 7 November 1996 (age 25)	14	0	Hope International
3MF		(1990-06-21) 21 June 1990 (age 31)	5	0	Fitz Hughes Predators
3MF	Dorren Hamlet	(1989-07-16) 16 July 1989 (age 32)	56	2	Pastures
3MF	Oryan Velox	(2004-10-28) 28 October 2004 (age 17)	2	0	Layou

4FW	Cornelius Stewart	(1989-10-07) 7 October 1989 (age 32)	55	18	Maziya
4FW		(2003-01-26) 26 January 2003 (age 18)	0	0	Bequia United
4FW		(2000-05-11) 11 May 2000 (age 21)	0	0	Pastures
4FW		(2002-06-26) 26 June 2002 (age 19)	1	0

Recent call-ups[]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Dwayne Sandy	(1989-02-19) 19 February 1989 (age 32)	36	0		vs. British Virgin Islands, 28 March 2021

DF		(1996-11-10) 10 November 1996 (age 25)	7	1	System 3	vs. British Virgin Islands, 28 March 2021
DF	Chevron McLean	(1996-05-09) 9 May 1996 (age 25)	4	0	Cheshunt	vs. British Virgin Islands, 28 March 2021
DF	Akeem Williams	(1993-04-29) 29 April 1993 (age 28)	16	1	Grenades	vs. British Virgin Islands, 28 March 2021

MF		(2002-02-21) 21 February 2002 (age 19)	0	0	Pastures	vs. British Virgin Islands, 28 March 2021
MF		(1999-10-12) 12 October 1999 (age 22)	1	0	Avenues United	vs. British Virgin Islands, 28 March 2021
MF		(2004-11-17) 17 November 2004 (age 17)	1	0	System 3	vs. British Virgin Islands, 28 March 2021
MF	Azinho Solomon	(1994-10-12) 12 October 1994 (age 27)	37	6	System 3	vs. British Virgin Islands, 28 March 2021

FW	Oalex Anderson	(1995-11-11) 11 November 1995 (age 26)	31	14	North Carolina FC	vs. British Virgin Islands, 28 March 2021

Player records[]

As of 30 March 2021^[5]

Players in bold are still active with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Most caps
#	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Shandel Samuel	63	33	2001–2016
1	Kendall Velox	63	15	1992–2008
3	Dorren Hamlet	60	2	2008–present
4	Roy Richards	59	1	2008–2016
5	Melvin Andrews	58	0	1996–2008
5	Myron Samuel	58	23	2008–2018
7	Cornelius Stewart	53	18	2007–present
8		52	5	2007–2016
9	Nazir McBurnette	46	4	2011–present
10	Cornelius Huggins	43	0	1995–2011

Top goalscorers
#	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Shandel Samuel	33	63	0.52	2001–2016
2	Rodney Jack	24	36	0.67	1992–2004
3	Myron Samuel	23	58	0.4	2008–2018
4	Cornelius Stewart	18	53	0.34	2007–present
5		16	39	0.41	1996–2008
6	Kendall Velox	15	63	0.24	1992–2008
7	Oalex Anderson	14	31	0.45	2014–present
8		11	11	1	1995–1996
		11	18	0.61	2001–2006
	Chavel Cunningham	11	25	0.44	2015–present

Coaching history[]

(1990–1992)
(1992)
(1992–1995)
Lenny Taylor (1995–1996)
Bertille St. Clair (1996)
(1996–2000)
Lenny Taylor (2000–2001)
(2002)
Adrian Shaw (2003)
/ Zoran Vraneš (2004–2007)
Roger Gurley (2008)
Kendale Mercury (2009)
Stewart Hall (2009–11)
Colwyn Rowe (2011)
Cornelius Huggins (2012–2016)
Keith Ollivierre (2016)
Cornelius Huggins (2016–2018)
Keith Ollivierre (2018)
Kendale Mercury (2018–)

References[]

^ "St. Vincent and the Grenadines – Association Information". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 23 November 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. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
^ Play was suspended when Jamaat al Muslimeen attempted a coup d'état of the government of Trinidad and Tobago. The tournament was abandoned altogether after Tropical storm Arthur forced the cancellation of the final round of games. Trinidad and Tobago were to meet Martinique in the final.
^ Mamrud, Roberto. "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Record International Players". RSSSF.

External links[]

[1] "St. Vincent and the Grenadines – Association Information". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 23 November 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. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

[4] Play was suspended when Jamaat al Muslimeen attempted a coup d'état of the government of Trinidad and Tobago. The tournament was abandoned altogether after Tropical storm Arthur forced the cancellation of the final round of games. Trinidad and Tobago were to meet Martinique in the final.

[5] Mamrud, Roberto. "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Record International Players". RSSSF.

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Venues	Arnos Vale Stadium
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Performances	CONCACAF Gold Cup
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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.

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