Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team

Saint Kitts and Nevis
Nickname(s) The Sugar Boyz
Association St. Kitts and Nevis
Football Association
Confederation CONCACAF (North America)
Head coach Lester Morris
Top scorer Adam Newton
Home stadium Warner Park
FIFA code SKN
FIFA ranking 116
Highest FIFA ranking 108 (July 2004)
Lowest FIFA ranking 176 (November 1994)
Elo ranking 155
Highest Elo ranking 118 (29 July 2003)
Lowest Elo ranking 174 (August 2009)
Home colours
Away colours
First international
Jamaica 2 – 1 SK&N
(Jamaica; June 3, 1979)
Biggest win
SK&N 10 – 0 Montserrat
(Basseterre, SK&N; April 17, 1992)
Biggest defeat
Mexico 8 – 0 SK&N
(Monterrey, Mexico; November 17, 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.

Contents

History

The first match played by Saint Kitts and Nevis was away against Jamaica on 17 June 1979. Jamaica won 2-1 and also won the second leg in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Saint Kitts and Nevis made a surprise run to the second round of CONCACAF qualifying for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, but was severely overmatched on that stage. Saint Kitts and Nevis finished second in the Caribbean Cup in 1997, and fourth in 1993.

Achievements

World Cup:

Gold Cup:

Caribbean Cup:

Year Round GP W D L GS GA
1989 Did not qualify - - - - - -
1991 Did not qualify - - - - - -
1992 Did not qualify - - - - - -
1993 Fourth Place 5 1 2 2 7 10
1994 Did not qualify - - - - - -
1995 Did not qualify - - - - - -
1996 Group Stage 3 0 1 2 3 10
1997 Second Place 4 2 0 2 4 8
1998 Did not qualify - - - - - -
1999 Group Stage 3 0 0 3 0 9
2001 Group Stage 3 1 1 1 7 8
2005 Did not qualify - - - - - -
2007 Did not qualify - - - - - -
2008 Group Stage 3 0 1 2 5 8
2010 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Total 6/15 21 4 5 12 26 53

Recent results

Date Opponent Result Score Match Type
6 October 2010  Barbados Draw 1–1 Carib. Cup
8 October 2010  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Draw 1–1 Carib. Cup
10 October 2010  Montserrat Win 4–0 Carib. Cup
22 October 2010  Guadeloupe Loss 2–1 Carib. Cup
24 October 2010  Grenada Loss 2–0 Carib. Cup
26 October 2010  Puerto Rico Win 1–0 Carib. Cup
2 September 2011  Puerto Rico Draw 0–0 2014 World Cup Qualification
6 September 2011  Saint Lucia Win 4-2 2014 World Cup Qualification
7 October 2011  Puerto Rico Draw 1-1 2014 World Cup Qualification
11 October 2011  Saint Lucia Draw 1-1 2014 World Cup Qualification
11 November 2011  Canada Draw 0-0 2014 World Cup Qualification

Players

Current squad

The following players are the current squad as of November 11th, 2011 [1]

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Akil Byron 10 June 1980 (aged 31) 29 0 Newtown United
18 GK Julanni Archibald N/A ? ?
2 DF Kareem Harris 6 January 1988 (aged 23) 6 0 Washington Archibald HS
4 DF Kareem Mitchum 9 November 1989 (aged 21) 15 0 Newtown United
13 DF Thrizen Leader 3 July 1984 (aged 27) 32 0 St. Paul's United
15 DF Errol O'Loughlin 14 August 1984 (aged 27) 16 0 Conaree United
16 DF Joel Jeffers 27 July 1985 (aged 26) 15 0 Village Superstars
17 DF Mudassa Howe 22 October 1988 (aged 23) 5 0 Washington Archibald HS
3 MF Gerard Williams 4 June 1988 (aged 23) 23 2 W Connection
6 MF Orlando Mitchum 19 May 1987 (aged 24) 23 2 Antigua Barracuda
7 MF George Isaac 12 October 1977 (aged 34) 40 17 St. Paul's United
10 MF Ian Lake 9 March 1982 (aged 29) 36 17 Newtown United
12 MF Joeski Williams 24 October 1986 (aged 25) 3 0
14 MF Tiran Hanley 22 March 1988 (aged 23) 13 0 Alpha United
19 MF Devaughn Elliott 28 October 1991 (aged 20) 5 0 Village Superstars
8 MF Alexis Saddler August 22, 1990 (1990-08-22) (age 21) 23 8 Newtown United
11 FW Keith Gumbs September 11, 1972 (1972-09-11) (age 39) 131 47 Sriwijaya
5 FW Matthew Berkeley August 3, 1987 (1987-08-03) (age 24) 1 0 Hyde
20 FW Terrance Ward N/A ? ?
22 FW Tishan Hanley August 22, 1990 (1990-08-22) (age 21) 11 1 Harrisburg City Islanders

Recent Callups

The following players were not on the roster for the match against Saint Lucia, but still play for the team.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
GK Kayian Benjamin N/A 12 0
GK Alexis Richards 31 October 1987 (aged 23) ? ? Garden Hotspurs
DF Lisimba Challenger N/A ? ?
DF Valmon Jeffers N/A 2 0
DF Earl Jones 11 October 1983 (aged 28) 8 0
DF Keithroy Richards N/A 28 0
DF Kendale Liburd 9 July 1991 (aged 20) 2 0 St. Thomas Strikers
DF Rovan Wigley 11 February 1988 (aged 23) ? ? Garden Hotspurs
5 DF Irandy Byron 25 January 1989 (aged 22) 6 0 Washington Archibald HS
MF Keithroy Saddler 1 May 1985 (aged 26) 14 0
MF Shashi Isaac 4 April 1982 (aged 29) 28 1 Newton United
MF Stephen Clarke N/A 12 1 Fisher Athletic
MF Lawrence Jeffers 2 October 1992 (aged 19) ? ?
MF Alister Warner 27 February 1984 (aged 27) ? ? Village Superstars
12 MF Austin Lewis 16 December 1985 (aged 25) 4 0 Conaree United
13 MF Shaquille Adams 16 March 1992 (aged 19) 1 0 Garden Hotspurs
FW Atiba Harris 9 January 1985 (aged 26) 25 9 Vancouver Whitecaps
FW Attis Hughes N/A ? ? KFC Challengers United
9 FW Jevon Francis January 5, 1980 (1980-01-05) (age 32) 36 14 Southern Myanmar United

List of coaches

References

  1. ^ "St. Kitts and Nevis vs Canada Match Report". FIFA. 11 November 2011. http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/nccamerica/matches/round=258361/match=300172489/index.html. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 

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1: North American member but affiliated to CFU. · 2: Located in South America but affiliated to CONCACAF and CFU. · 3:Full CONCACAF member, but not affiliated to FIFA.