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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Bahamas women's national football team.

Bahamas
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Bahamian Slayersz
The Baha Boyz
AssociationBahamas Football Association
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederationCFU (Caribbean)
Head coachVacant
CaptainLesly St. Fleur
Most capsLesly St. Fleur (31)
Top scorerLesly St. Fleur (12)
Home stadiumThomas Robinson Stadium
FIFA codeBAH
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 205 Steady (24 October 2024)[1]
Highest138 (September 2006)
Lowest210 (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

Main article: Bahamas national football team results

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
Report
Stadium: Thomas Robinson Stadium
14 May Friendly Bahamas  1–2  Turks and Caicos Islands Nassau, Bahamas
17:00
Report
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
Stadium: Thomas Robinson Stadium
Referee: Joseph Dickerson (United States)
13 June Nations League Nicaragua  4–0  Bahamas Managua, Nicaragua
18:00 UTC−6
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

Players

Current squad

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Julio Jameson (1994-02-24) 24 February 1994 (age 30) 7 0 The Bahamas University of the Bahamas
1GK Vance Wheaton (2005-04-04) 4 April 2005 (age 19) 3 0 The Bahamas Westside
1GK Oliver Townend 1 0 United States Colgate University
2DF Troy Pinder (1997-10-30) 30 October 1997 (age 27) 17 0 The Bahamas Western Warriors
2DF Logan Russell (1999-10-26) 26 October 1999 (age 25) 12 0 Free agent
2DF Evelt Julmis (1999-09-10) 10 September 1999 (age 25) 10 1 The Bahamas Dynamos
2DF Derrick Ferguson (2004-10-04) 4 October 2004 (age 20) 5 0 The Bahamas Dynamos
2DF Kenaz Swain (2005-04-16) 16 April 2005 (age 19) 5 0 The Bahamas Western Warriors
2DF Elijah Mitchell (2003-02-23) 23 February 2003 (age 21) 4 0 United States Birmingham–Southern College
2DF Cameron Evans (2003-09-15) 15 September 2003 (age 21) 2 0 Free agent
2DF Miguel Thompson 2 0 The Bahamas Dynamos
3MF Lesly St. Fleur (1989-03-21) 21 March 1989 (age 35) 31 12 The Bahamas 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 The Bahamas Western Warriors
3MF Quinton Carey (1996-11-26) 26 November 1996 (age 27) 8 2 United States Flower City Union
3MF Roen Davis (2004-04-21) 21 April 2004 (age 20) 7 0 The Bahamas Western Warriors
3MF Nicolas Lopez (2003-03-08) 8 March 2003 (age 21) 7 0 Free agent
3MF Michael Massey 5 0 The Bahamas Renegades
3MF Christopher Rahming (1999-04-27) 27 April 1999 (age 25) 5 0 The Bahamas Western Warriors
3MF William Bayles 4 0 Free agent
3MF Alexiou Cartwright 2 0 The Bahamas United
4FW Wood Julmis (2001-05-28) 28 May 2001 (age 23) 11 2 The Bahamas 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 19) 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.

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
Uruguay 1930 Part of  United Kingdom Part of  United Kingdom
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962
England 1966
Mexico 1970
West Germany 1974 Did not enter Declined participation
Argentina 1978
Spain 1982
Mexico 1986
Italy 1990
United States 1994
France 1998 Withdrew Withdrew
South Korea Japan 2002 Did not qualify 4 2 0 2 5 15
Germany 2006 2 0 1 1 2 4
South Africa 2010 4 0 2 2 3 16
Brazil 2014 Withdrew during qualifying 2 2 0 0 10 0
Russia 2018 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 0 8
Qatar 2022 4 0 1 3 0 15
Canada Mexico United States 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
United States 1991 Did not enter
MexicoUnited States 1993
United States 1996
United States 1998
United States 2000 Did not qualify
United States 2002 Withdrew
MexicoUnited States 2003 Did not enter
United States 2005 Withdrew
United States 2007 Did not qualify
United States 2009 Did not enter
United States 2011
United States 2013
CanadaUnited States 2015
United States 2017
United StatesCosta RicaJamaica 2019 Did not qualify
United States 2021
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
United States 2019−20 C B 4 3 1 0 10 2 Rise 32nd
2022–23 B C To be determined
Total 4 3 1 0 10 2 32nd

CFU Caribbean Cup

CFU Championship & Caribbean Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Trinidad and Tobago 1978 to Jamaica Trinidad and Tobago 1998 Did not enter Did not enter
Trinidad and Tobago 1999 Did not qualify 5 1 1 3 4 17
Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Did not enter Did not enter
Barbados 2005
Trinidad and Tobago 2007 Did not qualify 6 2 0 4 9 18
Jamaica 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
Argentina 1951 to Canada 1967 Did not exist
Colombia 1971 Preliminary round 3 1 0 2 4 13
Mexico 1975 Did not enter
Puerto Rico 1979
Venezuela 1983 Did not qualify
United States 1987 to Argentina 1995 Did not enter
Canada 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
Cuba 1930 to Puerto Rico 1966 Did not exist
Panama 1970 to Colombia 1978 Did not enter
Cuba 1982 Group stage 3 0 0 3 1 8
Dominican Republic 1986 Quarter-finals Unknown
Since Mexico 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
  1. ^ Includes matches against the  Netherlands Antilles.

References

[7]

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  2. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 16 October 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.
  7. ^ "Bahamas". www.concacafnationsleague.com. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
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