Sint Eustatius national football team

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Sint Eustatius
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationStatia Football Association
Home stadiumCottage Ball Park
First international
Sint Eustatius Sint Eustatius 3–1 Saba Saba
(Sint Eustatius; 2004)
Biggest win
 Sint Eustatius 3–1 Saba 
(Sint Eustatius; 2004)
 Saba 3–5 Sint Eustatius 
(The Bottom, Saba; 15 July 2006)
Biggest defeat
 Saba 2–1 Sint Eustatius 
(The Bottom, Saba; 27 March 2010)

The Sint Eustatius national football team is the national association football team of the Caribbean island of Sint Eustatius. It is a not member of the Caribbean Football Union, CONCACAF, or FIFA and therefore cannot compete in tournaments sanctioned by these organizations.[1] It is under the auspices of the Statia Football Association.[2]

History[]

Formerly Sint Eustatius was represented in international football by the Netherlands Antilles national football team until the country was dissolved on 10 October 2010 and Sint Eustatius became a separate Special Municipality.[3] Since 2004 Sint Eustatius has played at least nine international friendlies against neighboring island Saba in a series of inter-island matches.[4]

The national football team of Bonaire, another island that holds the status of Special Municipality within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, has been a member of the CFU and CONCACAF since 2013 through the support of the Dutch KNVB, leaving open the possibility for Sint Eustatius membership in the governing bodies.[5][6] In August 2021 the KNVB, joined by Bert Zuurman and former Aruba national team coach Elvis Albertus, organized a football course on the island.[7][8]

Stadium[]

The team's home stadium is the Cottage Ball Park in the capital of Oranjestad, the only football venue on the island.[9]

List of international matches[]

As of 6 May 2011.[4]
Date Venue Opponent Score
2004  Sint Eustatius  Saba
3–1
15 July 2006  Saba  Sint Eustatius
3–5
16 July 2006  Saba  Sint Eustatius
5–5
20 June 2009  Sint Eustatius  Saba
Unknown
21 June 2009  Sint Eustatius  Saba
Unknown
27 March 2010  Saba  Sint Eustatius
2–1
28 March 2010  Saba  Sint Eustatius
1–2
28 March 2010  Saba  Sint Eustatius
2–2
6 May 2011  Sint Eustatius U23  Saba
2–1

References[]

  1. ^ "Saint Pierre and Miquelon to build a ground with an artificial pitch and join CONCACAF". ConIFA. Archived from the original on 30 October 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  2. ^ Stokkermans, Karel. "Sint Eustatius - Football History". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Antillen opgeheven op 10-10-2010" (in Dutch). NOS. 1 October 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
  4. ^ a b Schöggl, Hans. "Inter Island Matches Saba/Sint Eustatius". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Bonaire takes FIFA to court to join world soccer". Loop News. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  6. ^ "FIFA EN KNVB IN ACTIE VOOR VOETBALONTWIKKELING BONAIRE EN SINT-MAARTEN" (in Dutch). KNVB. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  7. ^ "KNVB organizes football courses on Saba". saba-news.com. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Saba Youth Train With Professional Choaches". BES Reporter. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Football Ground". Football Ground Maps. Retrieved 18 August 2021.

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