Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team

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Saint Kitts and Nevis
Shirt badge/Association crest
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 117
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 Jamaica 2 – 1 SK&N Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla
(Jamaica; 3 June 1979)
Biggest win
Saint Kitts and Nevis SK&N 10 – 0 Montserrat Montserrat
(Basseterre, SK&N; 17 April 1992)
Biggest defeat
Mexico Mexico 8 – 0 SK&N Saint Kitts and Nevis
(Monterrey, Mexico; 17 November 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

[edit] 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.

[edit] Achievements

World Cup:

Gold Cup:

Caribbean Cup:

Year Round GP W D L GS GA
Barbados 1989 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Jamaica 1991 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Trinidad and Tobago 1992 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Jamaica 1993 Fourth Place 5 1 2 2 7 10
Trinidad and Tobago 1994 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Cayman Islands Jamaica 1995 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Trinidad and Tobago 1996 Group Stage 3 0 1 2 3 10
Antigua and Barbuda Saint Kitts and Nevis 1997 Second Place 4 2 0 2 4 8
Trinidad and Tobago Jamaica 1998 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Trinidad and Tobago 1999 Group Stage 3 0 0 3 0 9
Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Group Stage 3 1 1 1 7 8
Barbados 2005 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Trinidad and Tobago 2007 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Jamaica 2008 Group Stage 3 0 1 2 5 8
Martinique 2010 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Total 6/15 21 4 5 12 26 53

[edit] 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

[edit] Players

[edit] Current squad

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

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

[edit] 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) ? ? Saint Kitts and Nevis 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis St. Thomas Strikers
DF Rovan Wigley 11 February 1988 (aged 23) ? ? Saint Kitts and Nevis Garden Hotspurs
5 DF Irandy Byron 25 January 1989 (aged 22) 6 0 Saint Kitts and Nevis Washington Archibald HS
MF Keithroy Saddler 1 May 1985 (aged 26) 14 0
MF Shashi Isaac 4 April 1982 (aged 29) 28 1 Saint Kitts and Nevis Newton United
MF Stephen Clarke N/A 12 1 England Fisher Athletic
MF Lawrence Jeffers 2 October 1992 (aged 19) ? ?
MF Alister Warner 27 February 1984 (aged 27) ? ? Saint Kitts and Nevis Village Superstars
12 MF Austin Lewis 16 December 1985 (aged 25) 4 0 Saint Kitts and Nevis Conaree United
13 MF Shaquille Adams 16 March 1992 (aged 19) 1 0 Saint Kitts and Nevis Garden Hotspurs
FW Atiba Harris 9 January 1985 (aged 26) 25 9 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps
FW Attis Hughes N/A ? ? Saint Kitts and Nevis KFC Challengers United
9 FW Jevon Francis 5 January 1980 (1980-01-05) (age 32) 36 14 Myanmar Southern Myanmar United

[edit] List of coaches

  • Saint Kitts and Nevis Clinton "Tinnie" Percival
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis Ces Podd (1999–2002)
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis Elvis "Star" Browne (2002–2004)
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis Lenny Lake (2004–2007)
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis Lester Morris (2008–)

[edit] 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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