Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team

Saint Kitts and Nevis
Nickname(s)	The Sugar Boyz
Association	St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Claudio Caimi
Most caps	Thrizen Leader (71)
Top scorer	Keith Gumbs (47)
Home stadium	Warner Park
FIFA code	SKN
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	143 2 (24 October 2024)
Highest	73 (October 2016, March 2017)
Lowest	176 (November 1994)
First international
	Saint Christopher and Nevis 2–4 Grenada ; (Saint Christopher and Nevis; 18 August 1938)
Biggest win
	Saint Kitts and Nevis 10–0 Montserrat ; (Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis; 17 April 1992) ; Saint Martin 0–10 Saint Kitts and Nevis ; (The Valley, Anguilla; 14 October 2018)
Biggest defeat
	Mexico 8–0 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 of St. Kitts.

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 third round (group stage) 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.

In November 2015, the team traveled to Europe for matches against Andorra and Estonia, the nation's first matches in history against European opponents.^[4] Devaughn Elliott scored the only goal in the 1–0 victory over Andorra for Saint Kitts and Nevis's first European victory. In the process, Elliott became the first St. Kitts and Nevis player to score against a European side.^[5] The result was also the first away victory for a CFU team over a European side on their home soil.^[6]

Competitive record

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	Did not enter								Declined participation
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1994
1998	Did not qualify								4	2	2	0	8	3
2002									4	2	0	2	15	3
2006									10	4	0	6	18	26
2010									2	0	1	1	2	4
2014									6	1	4	1	6	8
2018									4	2	1	1	15	10
2022	To be determined								To be determined
2026	To be determined								To be determined
Total	–	0/21	–	–	–	–	–	–	30	11	8	11	64	54

Gold Cup

Gold Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1991 to 2021	Did not qualify
Total	–	0/13	–	–	–	–	–	–

Caribbean Cup

Caribbean Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1989	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1990	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1991	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1992	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1993	Fourth place	5	2	1	2	16	8
1994	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1996	Group stage	3	0	1	2	3	10
1997	Second place	4	2	0	2	4	8
1998	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999	Group stage	3	0	0	3	0	9
2001	Group stage	3	1	1	1	7	8
2005	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2008	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2010	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2012	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2014	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2017	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	5/18	18	5	3	10	26	43

Schedule and recent results

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

2019

2 September Friendly	Saint Kitts and Nevis	3–0	Antigua and Barbuda	Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis
	Barnes 9' Phipps 81' Rogers 89'			Stadium: Warner Park Sporting Complex

5 September Nations League B	Grenada	2–1	Saint Kitts and Nevis	St. George's, Grenada
18:00	Mitchell 19' Charles 82'	Report	Hanley 57'	Stadium: Kirani James Athletic Stadium Referee: Kevin Morrison (Jamaica)

8 September Nations League B	Saint Kitts and Nevis	2–2	French Guiana	Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis
19:00	Wharton 50' Liburd 75'	Report	Haabo 23' Éric 53' (pen.)	Stadium: Warner Park Referee: Melvin Matamoros (Honduras)

10 October Nations League B	Belize	0–4	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Belmopan, Belize
17:00		Report	Sterling-James 12' Liburd 48' (pen.), 56', 63'	Stadium: Isidoro Beaton Stadium Referee: Sergio Reyna (Guatemala)

13 October Nations League B	Saint Kitts and Nevis	0–1	Belize	Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis
18:00		Report	Smith 3' (pen.)	Stadium: Warner Park Referee: Jaime Herrera (El Salvador)

14 November Nations League B	Saint Kitts and Nevis	0–0	Grenada	Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis
14:00		Report		Stadium: Warner Park Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)

17 November Nations League B	French Guiana	3–1	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Cayenne, French Guiana
17:00	Marigard 19', 28' Sarrucco 76'	Report	Terrell 11'	Stadium: Stade Municipal Dr. Edmard Lama Referee: Oscar Macías (Mexico)

Players

Current squad

The following is the 23-man squad for the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League matches against Belize on 10 and 13 October 2019.^[7]^[8]

Caps and goals as of 10 October 2019, after the match against Belize.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
18	1GK	Julani Archibald	(1991-05-18) 18 May 1991 (age 33)	37	0	Real de Minas
1	1GK	Jamal Jeffers	(1993-03-23) 23 March 1993 (age 31)	8	0	St Paul's United
23	1GK	Adolphus Jones	(1984-06-24) 24 June 1984 (age 40)	7	0	Cayon Rockets

13	2DF	Thrizen Leader	(1984-07-03) 3 July 1984 (age 40)	71	1	St Paul's United
3	2DF	Gerard Williams	(1988-06-04) 4 June 1988 (age 36)	63	2	TRAU
6	2DF	Justin Springer	(1993-07-08) 8 July 1993 (age 31)	13	0	Unattached
15	2DF	Alain Sargeant	(1995-11-27) 27 November 1995 (age 28)	10	0	Vaughan Azzurri
22	2DF	Raheem Hanley	(1994-02-24) 24 February 1994 (age 30)	5	0	Hereford
2	2DF	Petrez Williams	(2000-06-18) 18 June 2000 (age 24)	4	0	Portland Timbers U23
17	2DF	Yusuf Saunders	(1997-02-27) 27 February 1997 (age 27)	1	0	Newtown United

4	3MF	Theo Wharton	(1994-11-15) 15 November 1994 (age 29)	13	2	Unattached
5	3MF	Yohannes Mitchum	(1998-04-06) 6 April 1998 (age 26)	12	1	Puebla
7	3MF	G'Vaune Amory	(1997-06-22) 22 June 1997 (age 27)	11	3	Village Superstars
20	3MF	Omari Sterling-James	(1993-09-15) 15 September 1993 (age 31)	7	2	Mansfield Town
16	3MF	Evansroy Barnes	(1996-06-03) 3 June 1996 (age 28)	5	0	Saddlers United
14	3MF	Tyquan Terrell	(1998-04-16) 16 April 1998 (age 26)	1	0	St. Peters Strikers
12	3MF	Mervin Lewis	(2000-04-26) 26 April 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Conaree

9	4FW	Devaughn Elliott	(1991-10-28) 28 October 1991 (age 33)	35	5	Village Superstars
8	4FW	Tishan Hanley	(1990-08-22) 22 August 1990 (age 34)	29	3	The Villages
10	4FW	Harry Panayiotou	(1994-10-28) 28 October 1994 (age 30)	24	10	Aldershot Town
11	4FW	Kimaree Rogers	(1994-01-14) 14 January 1994 (age 30)	22	4	Newtown United
19	4FW	Tahir Hanley	(1997-05-05) 5 May 1997 (age 27)	7	1	Village Superstars
21	4FW	Rowan Liburd	(1992-08-28) 28 August 1992 (age 32)	4	4	Hereford

Recent call-ups

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Zeleon Morton	(1989-03-06) 6 March 1989 (age 35)	0	0	Village Superstars	v. Suriname, 23 March 2019

DF	Lois Maynard	(1989-01-22) 22 January 1989 (age 35)	11	0	Salford City	v. French Guiana, 8 September 2019
DF	Salas Cannonier	(1997-11-29) 29 November 1997 (age 26)	1	0	W Connection	v. French Guiana, 8 September 2019
DF	Xavier French	(1997-05-14) 14 May 1997 (age 27)	0	0		v. French Guiana, 8 September 2019
DF	Atiba Harris	(1985-01-09) 9 January 1985 (age 39)	40	10	Oklahoma City Energy	v. Canada, 18 November 2018
DF	Nile Walwyn	(1994-07-11) 11 July 1994 (age 30)	3	0	Tindastóll	v. Canada, 18 November 2018

MF	Raheem Somersall	(1997-07-05) 5 July 1997 (age 27)	7	0	FC Tucson	v. French Guiana, 8 September 2019
MF	Dennis Flemming	(1990-03-03) 3 March 1990 (age 34)	1	0	Newtown United	v. French Guiana, 8 September 2019
MF	Orlando Mitchum	(1987-05-19) 19 May 1987 (age 37)	48	6	Newtown United	v. Suriname, 23 March 2019
MF	Romaine Sawyers	(1991-11-02) 2 November 1991 (age 32)	22	4	West Bromwich Albion	v. Suriname, 23 March 2019
MF	Joash Leader	(1990-08-02) 2 August 1990 (age 34)	11	3	St Paul's United	v. Suriname, 23 March 2019
MF	Raheem Francis	(1996-05-28) 28 May 1996 (age 28)	2	0	Village Superstars	v. Suriname, 23 March 2019
MF	Kennedy Isles	(1991-01-25) 25 January 1991 (age 33)	10	2	Garden Hotspurs	v. Canada, 18 November 2018

FW	Tiquanny Williams	(2001-09-10) 10 September 2001 (age 23)	0	0		v. French Guiana, 8 September 2019
FW	Tiran Hanley	(1988-03-22) 22 March 1988 (age 36)	23	1	Village Superstars	v. Canada, 18 November 2018
FW	Carlos Bertie	(1995-09-10) 10 September 1995 (age 29)	12	2	Newtown United	v. Canada, 18 November 2018
FW	Vinceroy Nelson	(1996-01-10) 10 January 1996 (age 28)	4	0	Cayon Rockets	v. Saint Martin, 14 October 2018
FW	Kadeen Lewis	(1990-01-22) 22 January 1990 (age 34)	2	0	Conaree	v. Saint Martin, 14 October 2018

Coaches

Ces Podd (1999–02)
Elvis Browne (2002–04)
Lenny Lake (2008–10)
Clinton Percival (2010–12)
Jeffrey Hazel (2012–15)
Jacques Passy (2015–19)
Earl Jones (2019)
Claudio Caimi (2019–)

References

^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - St. Kitts and Nevis - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
^ "Sugar Boyz Kick-Off European Stint this Week Against Andorra". www.thestkittsnevisobserver.com. Retrieved 11 November 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "St. Kitts and Nevis vs. Andorra". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
^ "'Sugar Boyz' defeat Andorra in historic European win". miyvue.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
^ "Belize vs. St. Kitts and Nevis". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
^ "St. Kitts and Nevis". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 October 2019.

External links

Official Website

[1] FIFA.com. "Member Association - St. Kitts and Nevis - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 27 January 2020.

[FIFA_World_Rankings-2] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.

[World_Football_Elo_Ratings-3] Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.

[European_Stint-4] "Sugar Boyz Kick-Off European Stint this Week Against Andorra". www.thestkittsnevisobserver.com. Retrieved 11 November 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}

[St._Kitts_and_Nevis_vs._Andorra-5] "St. Kitts and Nevis vs. Andorra". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 November 2015.

[European_Win-6] "'Sugar Boyz' defeat Andorra in historic European win". miyvue.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.

[7] "Belize vs. St. Kitts and Nevis". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 October 2019.

[8] "St. Kitts and Nevis". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 October 2019.

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