Cayman Islands national football team
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| Association | Cayman Islands Football Association |
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| Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
| Head coach |
Carl Brown Most caps =Lee Ramoon |
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| Top scorer | Lee Ramoon | ||
| Home stadium | Truman Bodden Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | CAY | ||
| FIFA ranking | 184 | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 127 (November 1995) | ||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 192 (December 2007) | ||
| Elo ranking | 181 | ||
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| First international | |||
 Cayman Islands 2 – 0 BVI  (Basseterre, SK&N; 10 May 1991) |
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| Biggest win | |||
| Cayman Islands 5 – 0 BVI (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; 2 March 1994) Cayman Islands 5 – 0 Sint Maarten  (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; 4 March 1994) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||
 Martinique 7 – 0 Cayman Islands (Sint Maarten; 1 April 1992)  USA 8 – 1 Cayman Islands (Mission Viejo, USA; 14 November 1993) Cayman Islands 2 – 9 T&T  (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; 28 July 1995) Cayman Islands 0 – 7 T&T (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; 24 October 1995)  Cuba 7 – 0 Cayman Islands  (La Habana, Cuba; 6 September 2006) |
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The Cayman Islands national football team is the national team of the Cayman Islands and is controlled by the Cayman Islands Football Association. It is a member of FIFA and CONCACAF. Cayman Islands' home ground is Truman Bodden Stadium in George Town and their head coach is Mark Campbell.
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[edit] History
In 2000, given the status of the Cayman Islands as one of the British overseas territories, the national team attempted to use this as a loophole to call up a number of uncapped players possessing British passports but who had no specific links to the islands. Barry McIntosh, a football agent, was called in to scout players for an upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifier against Cuba and ultimately he secured eight players i.e. Wayne Allison (Tranmere Rovers), Ged Brannan (Motherwell), David Barnett (Lincoln City), Martin O'Connor (Birmingham City), Dwayne Plummer (Bristol City), Barry Hayles (Fulham), Neville Roach (Southend United) and Neil Sharpe (Boreham Wood). With the exception of Allison the players all appeared in a 5–0 friendly defeat against D.C. United but before they could appear in any official internationals FIFA stepped in and barred the players from representing the Cayman Islands due to their failure to satisfy the existing rules for national team eligibility.[1] Of the eight players only Hayles went on to play international football, appearing for Jamaica ten times.
[edit] Recent results and forthcoming fixtures
| Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Scorers for Cayman Islands | Competition |
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| 2 October 2010 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Saint-Martin |
1–1 | P. Brown 24' (pen.) | 2010 Caribbean Championship |
| 4 October 2010 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico |  Anguilla |
4–1 | M. Ebanks 45+2' (pen.), 48', Wood 56', P. Brown 58' | 2010 Caribbean Championship |
| 6 October 2010 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico |  Puerto Rico |
0–2 | N/A | 2010 Caribbean Championship |
[edit] Current squad
| Player | Position | Date of Birth | Caps (Goals) | Club |
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| Jermaine Brown | Goalkeeper | 22 March 1985 | 8 (0) | Scholars International |
| Ramon Sealy | Goalkeeper | 22 April 1991 | 5 (0) | Bodden Town FC |
| Paul Brown | Defender | 15 January 1990 | 3 (2) | Future SC |
| Nicholas Ebanks | Defender | 27 June 1990 | 4 (0) | Free Agent |
| Luigi Hernandez | Defender | 27 February 1993 | 4 (0) | Bodden Town FC |
| Donald Solomon | Defender | 2 October 1989 | 7 (0) | George Town SC |
| Leighton Elliott | Defender | 23 October 1984 | 11 (0) | George Town SC |
| Rene Carter | Midfielder | 23 July 1987 | 12 (1) | Elite SC |
| Ron Douglas | Midfielder | 28 August 1980 | 10 (0) | Free Agent |
| O'Neil Taylor | Midfielder | 22 December 1980 | 12 (1) | Scholars International |
| Ian Lindo | Midfielder | 30 April 1983 | 18 (1) | George Town SC |
| Tex Whitelocke | Midfielder | 12 July 1990 | 3 (0) | George Town SC |
| Theron Wood | Forward | 7 February 1990 | 5 (1) | Bodden Town FC |
| Mark Ebanks | Forward | 26 December 1990 | 6 (4) | Future SC |
| Andre McFarlane | Forward | 1 November | 3 (0) | Future SC |
[edit] Recent call-ups
| Player | Position | Date of Birth | Caps (Goals) | Club |
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| Martin Waud | Defender | 13 February 1981 | 2 (0) | Sunset FC |
| Thomas Elliot | Defender | 18 June 1979 | 12 (1) | Sunset FC |
| Jedd Ebanks | Defender | 2 February 1988 | 2 (0) | Elite SC |
| Jason Ebanks | Midfielder | 19 December 1988 | 1 (0) | Elite SC |
| Aldene Forbes | Midfielder | 8 August 1978 | 2 (0) | Scholars International |
| Garth Anderson | Midfielder | 12 March 1976 | 18 (0) | George Town SC |
| Carson Fagan | Midfielder | 1 May 1982 | 13 (1) | East End United |
| Marshall Forbes | Forward | 6 November 1980 | 6 (2) | Latinos FC |
| Calvin Jefford | Forward | 16 February 1987 | 7 (2) | Elite SC |
[edit] Competitive record
[edit] FIFA World Cup[edit] CONCACAF Gold Cup[edit] Caribbean Cup
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[edit] References
- ^ Footballers whose loved ones have told them who to play for, The Guardian, 5 March 2008
[edit] External links
- Cayman Islands FIFA.com
- Cayman Islands Football Association
- Cayman Islands vs Martinique – Digicel Caribbean Championships 2008, You Tube
- Guadeloupe vs Cayman Islands – Digicel Caribbean Championships 2008, You Tube
- Puerto Rico – Cayman Islands 2–0 – Digicel Caribbean Championships 2010, You Tube
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