Antigua and Barbuda national football team

Antigua and Barbuda

Nickname(s)	Wadadli Boyz
Association	Antigua and Barbuda Football Association
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Confederation	CONCACAF (North and Central America and the Caribbean)
Head coach	Tom Curtis
Captain	George Dublin
Top scorer	Peter Byers (30)
Home stadium	Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua Recreation Ground
FIFA code	ATG
FIFA ranking	84
Highest FIFA ranking	83 (November 2011)
Lowest FIFA ranking	170 (December 2003)
Elo ranking	130
Highest Elo ranking	130 (11 November 2011)
Lowest Elo ranking	177 (November 2007)
Home colours Away colours
First international
Trinidad & Tobago 11–1 Antigua & Barbuda (Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago; 10 November 1972)
Biggest win
Antigua & Barbuda 10–0 USVI (St. John's, Antigua & Barbuda; 11 October 2011)
Biggest defeat
Trinidad & Tobago 11–1 Antigua & Barbuda (Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago; 10 November 1972)

The Antigua and Barbuda national football team is the national team of Antigua and Barbuda and is controlled by the Antigua and Barbuda Football Association. A member of CONCACAF. The team's best performance was in the 1998 Caribbean Cup where it placed 4th. The team are currently ranked 84th on the FIFA World Rankings. On November 2011, they were ranked 83rd. That was their highest position ever.

Stadiums

The National Stadium of the Antigua and Barbuda football team was originally the Antigua Recreation Ground but the use of the stadium was rejected by FIFA for the 2014 World Cup qualification. The national team are currently using the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium for their home matches. This state of the art facility holds up to 10,000 spectators.

Sir Vivian Richards Stadium

Competition records

World Cup record

• 1930 to 1970 – Did not enter
• 1974 – Did not qualify
• 1978 to 1982 – Did not enter
• 1986 to 2010 – Did not qualify

2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification

Antigua and Barbuda entered the CONCACAF qualifers for the 2014 World Cup at the Second round stage, and were placed in group F alongside Haiti, Curaçao and the US Virgin Islands, for a place in the third round qualification process for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Second Round#Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Antigua and Barbuda 6 5 0 1 26 5 +21 15 Haiti 6 4 1 1 21 6 +15 13 Curaçao 6 2 1 3 15 13 +2 7 U.S. Virgin Islands 6 0 0 6 2 40 −38 0

Antigua and Barbuda – 5–2 1–0 10–0 Curaçao 0–1 – 2–4 6–1 Haiti 2–1 2–2 – 6–0 U.S. Virgin Islands 1–8 0–3 0–7 –

Antigua and Barbuda qualified for the Third round stage of CONCACAF qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup, and were placed in group A alongside the United States, Jamaica and Guatemala, for a place in the fourth round qualification process for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Third Round#Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jamaica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Guatemala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Antigua and Barbuda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Antigua and Barbuda – 11 Sep 12 Jun 12 Oct Guatemala 7 Sep – 12 Oct 12 Jun Jamaica 16 Oct 8 Jun – 7 Sep United States 8 Jun 16 Oct 11 Sep –

Gold Cup record

• 1991 - Did not enter
• 1993 to 2011 - Did not qualify

Caribbean Cup record

• 1989 – Did not qualify
• 1991 – Did not enter
• 1992 – Round 1
• 1993 – 1994 – Did not qualify
• 1995 – Round 1
• 1996 – Withdrew
• 1997 – Round 1
• 1998 – Fourth place
• 1999 – 2007 – Did not qualify
• 2008 – Round 1
• 2010 – Round 1

Recent results and future fixtures

Main article: Antigua and Barbuda national football team results

Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Score	Match Type	Antigua and Barbuda Scorers
27 May 2011	Grenada National Stadium, Grenada	Grenada	Draw	2–2	Friendly	Burton  51' K. Alexander  73'
26 August 2011	Stanford Cricket Ground, Antigua and Barbuda	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Win	1–0	Friendly	Skepple  11'
28 August 2011	Stanford Cricket Ground, Antigua and Barbuda	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Draw	2–2	Friendly	Dublin  45' J. Thomas  89'
2 September 2011	Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua and Barbuda	Curaçao	Win	5–2	World Cup Qualifier	Joseph  42' Griffith  45' T. Thomas  54' Byers  75, 80'
6 September 2011	Lionel Roberts Park, United States Virgin Islands	U.S. Virgin Islands	Win	8–1	World Cup Qualifier	Christian  18' Byers  38, 51, 57' Cochrane  47' Dublin  54' Burton  68, 74'
30 September 2011	Stanford Cricket Ground, Antigua and Barbuda	Martinique	Win	1–0	Friendly	Burton  78'
2 October 2011	Stanford Cricket Ground, Antigua and Barbuda	Martinique	Loss	1–2	Friendly	Byers  80'
7 October 2011	Stadion Ergilio Hato, Curaçao	Curaçao	Win	1–0	World Cup Qualifier	T. Thomas  73'
11 October 2011	Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua and Barbuda	U.S. Virgin Islands	Win	10–0	World Cup Qualifier	T. Thomas  7, 41, 78' Byers  24, 31, 40' Burton  55, 65' J. Thomas  86' Murtagh  90'
5 November 2011	Stanford Cricket Ground, Antigua and Barbuda	Guadeloupe	Draw	0-0	Friendly	None
11 November 2011	Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua and Barbuda	Haiti	Win	1-0	World Cup Qualifier	Skepple  82'
15 November 2011	Stade Sylvio Cator, Haiti	Haiti	Loss	1-2	World Cup Qualifier	T. Thomas  9'
June 8, 2012	TBA, United States	United States	--	--	World Cup Qualifier	--
June 12, 2012	Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua and Barbuda	Jamaica	--	--	World Cup Qualifier	--
September 7, 2012	Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala	Guatemala	--	--	World Cup Qualifier	--
September 11, 2012	Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua and Barbuda	Guatemala	--	--	World Cup Qualifier	--
October 12, 2012	Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua and Barbuda	United States	--	--	World Cup Qualifier	--
October 16, 2012	Independence Park, Jamaica	Jamaica	--	--	World Cup Qualifier	--

Key

      Win       Draw       Loss

Current squad

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club GK Tahari Lewis 21 April 1986 (1986-04-21) 1 0 All Saints United GK Prince Walters 30 June 1994 (1994-06-30) 0 0 Pigotts Bullets FC GK Javid Joseph 24 March 1986 (1986-03-24) 9 0 Sea View Farm FC GK Molvin James 4 May 1989 (1989-05-04) 11 0 Antigua Barracuda FC GK Keita de Castro 23 May 1981 (1981-05-23) 10 0 Antigua Barracuda FC DF George Dublin (Captain) 11 February 1977 (1977-02-11) 42 3 Antigua Barracuda FC DF Karanja Mack 24 August 1987 (1987-08-24) 19 0 Antigua Barracuda FC DF Ranjae Christian 18 December 1977 (1977-12-18) 32 3 Antigua Barracuda FC DF Marc Joseph 10 November 1976 (1976-11-10) 5 1 Kendal Town DF Roy Gregory 6 March 1990 (1990-03-06) 18 1 Antigua Barracuda FC DF Dave Carr 27 January 1982 (1982-01-27) 28 0 Antigua Barracuda FC DF Hazeley Pyle 7 October 1993 (1993-10-07) 1 0 Antigua Barracuda FC DF Marvin McCoy 2 October 1988 (1988-10-02) 4 0 Wycombe Wanderers DF Brian Edwards 25 August 1989 (1989-08-25) 4 0 Bassa Sports Club MF Mikele Leigertwood 12 November 1982 (1982-11-12) 8 1 Reading FC MF Keiran Murtagh 29 October 1988 (1988-10-29) 4 1 Cambridge United MF Quinton Griffith 27 February 1992 (1992-02-27) 10 2 Antigua Barracuda FC MF Akeem Thomas 5 January 1990 (1990-01-05) 14 1 Antigua Barracuda FC MF Tamarley Thomas 28 July 1983 (1983-07-28) 23 8 Antigua Barracuda FC MF Lawson Robinson 19 October 1986 (1986-10-19) 6 0 Antigua Barracuda FC MF Kemoi Alexander 13 November 1985 (1985-11-13) 3 1 Antigua Barracuda FC MF Jamie Thomas 21 October 1985 (1985-10-21) 26 10 Bassa Sports Club MF Alex Phillip 22 July 1989 (1989-07-22) 1 0 Antigua Barracuda FC MF Justin Cochrane 26 January 1982 (1982-01-26) 12 2 Boreham Wood MF Josh Parker 1 December 1990 (1990-12-01) 5 0 Oldham Athletic MF Myles Weston 12 March 1988 (1988-03-12) 0 0 Brentford MF Eugene Kirwan 1 January 1993 (1993-01-01) 1 0 Hoppers FC FW Peter Byers 20 October 1984 (1984-10-20) 36 23 Los Angeles Blues FW Randolph Burton 14 January 1987 (1987-01-14) 28 12 Antigua Barracuda FC FW Kerry Skepple 25 November 1980 (1980-11-25) 19 6 All Saints United FW Troy Mellanson 22 December 1981 (1981-12-22) 7 0 SAP FC FW Gayson Gregory 5 April 1982 (1982-04-05) 38 8 Antigua Barracuda FC FW Dexter Blackstock 20 May 1986 (1986-05-20) 0 0 Nottingham Forest FW Elvis Thomas 2 June 1994 (1994-06-02) 1 0 Antigua Barracuda FC FW Stefan Smith 11 August 1989 (1989-08-11) 1 0 Antigua Barracuda FC FW Nathaniel Jarvis 20 October 1991 (1991-10-20) 0 0 Cardiff City FC FW Kiernan Hughes-Mason 22 October 1991 (1991-10-22) 0 0 Kettering Town Coaches Rudi Gutendorf (1976) Rolston Williams (2004) Vernon Edwards (2004–2005) Derrick Edwards (2005–2008) Rowan Benjamin (2008–2011) Tom Curtis (2011–) References External links Official website