Montserrat national football team

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Montserrat
Shirt badge/Association crest
Association Montserrat Football
Association
Confederation CONCACAF (North America)
Head coach Flag of Montserrat Ruel Fox
Home stadium Blakes Estate Stadium
FIFA code MSR
FIFA ranking 199
Highest FIFA ranking 196 (July 2006)
Lowest FIFA ranking 205 (June 2004)
Elo ranking 220
Team colours Team colours Team colours
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First kit
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Second kit
First international
Flag of Saint Lucia Saint Lucia 3 - 0 Montserrat Flag of Montserrat
(Saint Lucia; May 10, 1991)
Biggest win
Flag of Montserrat Montserrat 3 - 2 Anguilla Flag of Anguilla
(Montserrat; March 26, 1995)
Flag of Anguilla Anguilla 0 - 1 Montserrat Flag of Montserrat
(Anguilla; April 2, 1995)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Bermuda Bermuda 13 - 0 Montserrat Flag of Montserrat
(Hamilton, Bermuda; February 29, 2004)


The Montserrat national football team represents the small Caribbean island of Montserrat in the CONCACAF football region. It was formed in 1973, and has twice entered World Cup qualifying, both times being eliminated in the first round.

Due to the heavy volcanic activity on the island since 1995, the team has only played a handful of matches, and most of those have been away from home. Their only victories were against neighbouring Anguilla in the Caribbean Cup in 1991, Montserrat winning 3-2 at home and 1-0 away. Apart from one other draw against Anguilla, all their other matches have been lost.

On June 30, 2002, the day of the final match of the 2002 World Cup, Montserrat, then the lowest ranked team in the world, played against the second worst team Bhutan in a friendly match known jokingly as The Other Final, losing 4-0. Aldershot Town striker Junior Mendes remains one of their few professional players.

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[edit] World Cup record

[edit] Gold Cup record

  • 1991 - Did not qualify
  • 1993 - Did not enter
  • 1996 - Did not qualify
  • 1998 - Did not enter
  • 2000 to 2002 - Did not qualify
  • 2003 - Withdrew
  • 2005 - Did not qualify
  • 2007 - Did not enter





[edit] Current squad

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club
12 GK Kurt Joyce Flag of Montserrat Ideal FC
35 GK Cecil Lake
GK Derrick Wright
DF Crenston Bufonge
DF Samuel McLean
DF Kurt Phyll Flag of Montserrat Ideal FC
DF Courtney Rodney Flag of Montserrat Police FC
DF Charles Thompson Flag of Montserrat Police FC
DF Elton Williams Flag of Montserrat Ideal FC
MF Willix Antoine
17 MF Wayne Dyer Flag of England Hednesford Town
MF Vladimir Farrell Flag of England South Normanton Athletic F.C.
FW Tesfaye Bramble Flag of England Stevenage Borough
FW Sean Howson Flag of England Hurstpierpoint FC
9 FW Ottley Laborde Flag of Montserrat Ideal FC
10 FW Junior Mendes Flag of England Aldershot Town
FW Jaafar Munroe
FW Kelvin Ponde Flag of Montserrat Ideal FC
FW Ellis Remy Flag of England Fakenham
4 DF Ellary White Flag of England Rothwell Aztec


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