Bahamas national football team

Bahamas
Nickname(s)	Bahamian Slayersz ; The Baha Boyz
Association	Bahamas Football Association
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Vacant
Captain	Lesly St. Fleur
Most caps	Lesly St. Fleur (31)
Top scorer	Lesly St. Fleur (12)
Home stadium	Thomas Robinson Stadium
FIFA code	BAH
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	200 2 (4 April 2024)
Highest	138 (September 2006)
Lowest	210 (September 2018 – July 2019)
First international
	Puerto Rico 3–0 Bahamas ; (Panama City, Panama; 1 March 1970)
Biggest win
	Bahamas 6–0 Turks and Caicos Islands ; (Nassau, Bahamas; 9 July 2011)
Biggest defeat
	Mexico 13–0 Bahamas ; (Toluca, Mexico; 28 April 1987)

The Bahamas national football team is controlled by the Bahamas Football Association; it was founded in 1967 and joined FIFA in 1968. Bahamas has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup. In 2011, they withdrew from the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers after playing in the first round.

History

The Bahamas played their first international matches in the 1970 Central American and Caribbean Games, losing their debut 3–0 against Puerto Rico, an 8–1 loss against Netherlands Antilles and 5–0 to Venezuela. They did manage to get their first draw though, a 2–2 result against Dominican Republic.^[3] The following year, Bahamas participated in the 1971 Pan American Games, achieving their first victory over Dominican Republic 4–2, but failing to exit the group stages. They returned to play in the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games, and managed a historic 1–0 victory against Panama, but lost 3–0 to Bermuda and 2–0 to the Dominican Republic and was eliminated again in the first round.

Bahamas finished bottom of their group in the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games and in the 1986 edition, they were given a bye into the quarterfinals due to a withdrawal, however Bahamas were beaten by Cuba and eliminated. They also participated in the qualifying rounds for the 1984 Olympic Games (eliminated by an amateur Mexico team) and the 1988 Olympics (beaten by Guyana). On 28 April 1987, the Bahamas experienced their worst defeat at the hands of the Mexican team, who crushed them 13–0 as part of the qualifying tournament for the 1987 Pan American Games.

In the 1990s, the Bahamas withdrew from 1998 World Cup qualifying, leaving Saint Kitts and Nevis to advance to the next round. Bahamas advanced past the preliminary round 1999 Caribbean Cup, but failed to beat Bermuda (0–6), Cuba (0–7) and the Cayman Islands (1–4) and finished last in their group.

The 2000s saw the Baha Boyz enter three consecutive World Cup qualifiers; 2002, 2006 and 2010 being eliminated by Haiti (aggregate score 13–0), Dominica (aggregate score 4–2) and Jamaica (aggregate score 13–0), respectively. In the 2007 Caribbean Cup they got through the first knockout round but finished in last position in the second qualifying round behind Barbados, Saint Vincent and Bermuda.

In the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, the Bahamas thrashed the Turks and Caicos Islands with an aggregate score of 10–0, advancing to the second phase however, the team withdrew from the competition as the renovations for the Thomas Robinson Stadium were not completed and playing the fixtures at neutral venues would have been financially prohibitive.^[4] In the 2018 World Cup qualifying, they faced Bermuda in the first round, losing 8–0 on aggregate. In the first round of 2022 World Cup qualification, Bahamas failed to score a goal, finishing in last place, having conceded 15.

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2022

26 March Friendly	Saint Martin	2–0	Bahamas	Quartier-d'Orleans, Saint Martin
		Report		Stadium: Stade Thelbert Carti

12 May Friendly	Bahamas	4–2	Turks and Caicos Islands	Nassau, Bahamas
16:00	Wood Julmis 10' Daylan Russell Lesly St. Fleur Elvelt Julmis	Report	Cory Williams 11' Markenly Amilcar 62'	Stadium: Thomas Robinson Stadium

14 May Friendly	Bahamas	1–2	Turks and Caicos Islands	Nassau, Bahamas
17:00	Wood Julmis 65'	Report	Billy Forbes 25' Junior Paul 28'	Stadium: Thomas Robinson Stadium

3 June Nations League	Bahamas	1–0	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Nassau, Bahamas
17:00	St. Fleur 68' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Thomas Robinson Stadium Referee: Jorge Pérez (Mexico)

6 June Nations League	Trinidad and Tobago	1–0	Bahamas	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
20:00	Hackshaw 4'	Report		Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium Referee: Shavin Greene (Guyana)

10 June Nations League	Bahamas	0–2	Nicaragua	Nassau, Bahamas
17:00		Report	Moreno 40' Moldskred 90+1'	Stadium: Thomas Robinson Stadium Referee: Joseph Dickerson (United States)

13 June Nations League	Nicaragua	4–0	Bahamas	Managua, Nicaragua
18:00 UTC−6	Barrera 19' (pen.) Moreno 34', 45' Smith 74' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Fútbol Referee: Julio Luna (Guatemala)

2023

24 March Nations League	Bahamas	v	Trinidad and Tobago	Bahamas
		Report		Stadium: TBD

27 March Nations League	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	v	Bahamas	Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
		Report		Stadium: Arnos Vale Stadium

Coaching history

Randy Rogers (1987-1998)
Peter Wilson (1998–1999)
Gary White (1999–2006)
Neider dos Santos (2006–2010)
Paul James (2011)
Kevin Davies (2011–2014)
Nesley Jean (2014)
Dion Godet (2014–2018)
Nesley Jean (2019–2022)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League matches.^{[citation needed]}
Match dates: 3, 7, 10 and 14 June 2022
Opposition: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago and Nicaragua (twice)
Caps and goals correct as of: 14 June 2022, after the match against Nicaragua

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Julio Jameson	(1994-02-24) 24 February 1994 (age 30)	7	0	University of the Bahamas
1GK	Vance Wheaton	(2005-04-04) 4 April 2005 (age 19)	3	0	Westside
1GK	Oliver Townend		1	0	Colgate University

2DF	Troy Pinder	(1997-10-30) 30 October 1997 (age 26)	17	0	Western Warriors
2DF	Logan Russell	(1999-10-26) 26 October 1999 (age 24)	12	0	Free agent
2DF	Evelt Julmis	(1999-09-10) 10 September 1999 (age 24)	10	1	Dynamos
2DF	Derrick Ferguson	(2004-10-04) 4 October 2004 (age 19)	5	0	Dynamos
2DF	Kenaz Swain	(2005-04-16) 16 April 2005 (age 19)	5	0	Western Warriors
2DF	Elijah Mitchell	(2003-02-23) 23 February 2003 (age 21)	4	0	Birmingham–Southern College
2DF	Cameron Evans	(2003-09-15) 15 September 2003 (age 20)	2	0	Free agent
2DF	Miguel Thompson		2	0	Dynamos

3MF	Lesly St. Fleur	(1989-03-21) 21 March 1989 (age 35)	31	12	Bears
3MF	Marcel Joseph	(1997-03-30) 30 March 1997 (age 27)	15	1	Free agent
3MF	Jean Francois	(1991-12-13) 13 December 1991 (age 32)	10	0	Western Warriors
3MF	Quinton Carey	(1996-11-26) 26 November 1996 (age 27)	8	2	Flower City Union
3MF	Roen Davis	(2004-04-21) 21 April 2004 (age 20)	7	0	Western Warriors
3MF	Nicolas Lopez	(2003-03-08) 8 March 2003 (age 21)	7	0	Free agent
3MF	Michael Massey		5	0	Renegades
3MF	Christopher Rahming	(1999-04-27) 27 April 1999 (age 25)	5	0	Western Warriors
3MF	William Bayles		4	0	Free agent
3MF	Alexiou Cartwright		2	0	United

4FW	Wood Julmis	(2001-05-28) 28 May 2001 (age 23)	11	2	Dynamos
4FW	Omari Bain	(2002-11-13) 13 November 2002 (age 21)	4	0	Free agent
4FW	Jordin Wilson	(2005-07-19) 19 July 2005 (age 18)	4	0	Free agent

Recent call-ups

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up


INJ = Withdrew due to injury PRE = Preliminary squad TRA = Training player WD = Withdrew (non-injury) RET = Retired

Player records

As of 14 June 2022^[5]

Players in bold are still active with Bahamas.

Most appearances
Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Lesly St. Fleur	31	12	2006–present
2	Happy Hall	19	3	2006–present
2	Cameron Hepple	19	2	2004–present
4	Terry Delancy	18	4	2015–present
4	Dwayne Whylly	18	0	2004–2019
6	Troy Pinder	17	0	2018–present
7	Marcel Joseph	15	1	2018–present
8	Gavin Christie	14	1	2000–2008
8	Nesley Jean	14	6	2004–2018
10	Isiah Collie	13	0	2015–present

Top goalscorers
Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Lesly St. Fleur	12	31	0.39	2006–present
2	Nesley Jean	6	14	0.43	2004–2018
3	Terry Delancy	4	18	0.22	2015–present
4	Happy Hall	3	19	0.16	2006–present
5	Kevin Davies	2	4	0.5	2000
	Anton Haven	2	4	0.5	2000
	Ryan Moseley	2	5	0.4	2006
	Quinton Carey	2	8	0.25	2019–present
	Wood Julmis	2	11	0.18	2021–present
	Cameron Hepple	2	19	0.11	2004–present

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

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	Did not enter								Declined participation
1978
1982
1986
1990
1994
1998	Withdrew								Withdrew
2002	Did not qualify								4	2	0	2	5	15
2006									2	0	1	1	2	4
2010									4	0	2	2	3	16
2014	Withdrew during qualifying								2	2	0	0	10	0
2018	Did not qualify								2	0	0	2	0	8
2022	Did not qualify								4	0	1	3	0	15
2026	To be determined								To be determined
Total	–	0/22	–	–	–	–	–	–	18	4	4	10	20	58

CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Gold Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1991	Did not enter
1993
1996
1998
2000	Did not qualify
2002	Withdrew
2003	Did not enter
2005	Withdrew
2007	Did not qualify
2009	Did not enter
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019	Did not qualify
2021	Did not qualify
Total	0 titles	0/15	0	0	0	0	0	0

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record
Year	Division	Group	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	Rank
2019−20	C	B	4	3	1	0	10	2		32nd
2022–23	B	C	To be determined
Total			4	3	1	0	10	2	32nd

CONCACAF Nations League history
First Match	Bahamas 2–1 Bonaire (9 September 2019; Nassau, Bahamas)
Biggest Win	British Virgin Islands 0–4 Bahamas (10 October 2019; Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Biggest Defeat	—
Best Result	—
Worst Result	—

CFU Caribbean Cup

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
CFU Championship & Caribbean Cup record									Qualification record
1978 to 1998	Did not enter								Did not enter
1999	Did not qualify								5	1	1	3	4	17
2001	Did not enter								Did not enter
2005	Did not enter								Did not enter
2007	Did not qualify								6	2	0	4	9	18
2008 to present	Did not enter								Did not enter
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	3	1	7	13	35

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1951 to 1967	Did not exist
1971	Preliminary round	3	1	0	2	4	13
1975	Did not enter
1979	Did not enter
1983	Did not qualify
1987 to 1995	Did not enter
Since 1999	U-23 Tournament
Total	Preliminary round	3	1	0	2	4	13

Central American and Caribbean Games

1950–1986: Amateur squads

Central American and Caribbean Games record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1966	Did not exist
1970 to 1978	Did not enter
1982	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	8
1986	Quarter-finals	Unknown
Since 1990	U-23 Tournament
Total	Quarter-finals	3	0	0	3	1	8

Head-to-head record

As of 14 May 2022 after match against Turks and Caicos Islands^[6]

Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Anguilla	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3
Antigua and Barbuda	1	0	0	1	0	6	−6
Barbados	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1
Belize	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4
Bermuda	6	0	0	6	0	24	−24
Bonaire	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1
British Virgin Islands	4	2	2	0	10	3	+7
Cayman Islands	3	1	0	2	4	9	−5
Cuba	4	0	0	4	0	18	−18
Curaçao^[a]	1	0	0	1	1	8	−7
Dominica	3	0	1	2	2	8	−6
Dominican Republic	2	1	0	1	4	4	0
Guadeloupe	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
Guyana	4	0	0	4	1	14	−13
Haiti	5	0	0	5	0	29	−29
Jamaica	2	0	0	2	0	13	−13
Mexico	2	0	0	2	0	16	−16
Panama	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Puerto Rico	3	0	0	3	1	14	−13
Saint Kitts and Nevis	2	0	0	2	0	8	−8
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1
Trinidad and Tobago	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
Turks and Caicos Islands	7	6	0	1	27	7	+20
U.S. Virgin Islands	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Total	62	14	8	40	61	159	−98

^ Includes matches against the Netherlands Antilles.

References

^[7]

^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
^ Courtney, Barrie. "Central American and Caribbean Games 1970 (Panama)". RSSSF.
^ "Bahamas pull out of World Cup qualifiers". Reuters. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
^ "Bahamas". National Football Teams.
^ "World Football Elo Ratings: Bahamas". Elo Ratings. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
^ "Bahamas". www.concacafnationsleague.com. Retrieved 14 November 2019.

External links

[7] Includes matches against the Netherlands Antilles.

[FIFA_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.

[World_Football_Elo_Ratings-2] Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.

[3] Courtney, Barrie. "Central American and Caribbean Games 1970 (Panama)". RSSSF.

[4] "Bahamas pull out of World Cup qualifiers". Reuters. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

[5] "Bahamas". National Football Teams.

[6] "World Football Elo Ratings: Bahamas". Elo Ratings. Retrieved 24 June 2017.

[8] "Bahamas". www.concacafnationsleague.com. Retrieved 14 November 2019.

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v t e Bahamas national football team
General	Bahamas Football Association Managers
Venues	Thomas Robinson Stadium
Performances	CONCACAF Nations League
Other Bahamian teams	U23 U20 U17 Women's U23 U20 U17 Beach soccer

v t e National and regional 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 region, but affiliated to CONCACAF and CFU. 3: Full or associate CONCACAF member, but non-FIFA member.