Anguilla national football team

Anguilla
Association	Anguilla Football Association
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Stern John
Most caps	Ryan Liddie (31)
Top scorer	Girdon Connor; Richard O'Connor; Terrence Rogers (5)
Home stadium	Ronald Webster Park
FIFA code	AIA
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	209 (20 June 2024)
Highest	189 (June–September 1997)
Lowest	210 (November 2019)
First international
	Anguilla 0–1 British Virgin Islands ; (The Valley, Anguilla; October 1985)
Biggest win
	Anguilla 4–1 Montserrat ; (Marigot, Saint Martin; 8 February 2001)
Biggest defeat
	Trinidad and Tobago 15–0 Anguilla ; (Couva, Trinidad and Tobago; 10 November 2019)

The Anguilla national football team is the national team of Anguilla, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean, and is controlled by the Anguilla Football Association. It is affiliated to the Caribbean Football Union of CONCACAF. Along with the teams from the Bahamas, Tonga, Bhutan, Eritrea, San Marino, and Somalia, they are consistently one of the lowest ranked teams in the world in the FIFA rankings.

As of 23 December 2021, they rank 209th in the FIFA rankings, placing in the last two lowest ranked teams.^[5]

History

2002 World Cup qualification

Anguilla entered the World Cup qualifiers for the first time for the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan.

In the first round of the qualifiers, Anguilla were drawn against the Bahamas. On 5 March 2000, Anguilla hosted the first leg in front of 250 people at Webster Park in The Valley, losing by a scoreline of 3–1. In front of a Bahamian crowd of just 330, the second leg was played at the Thomas Robinson Stadium in Nassau on 19 March 2000, with Anguilla losing 2–1, and thereby eliminated by an aggregate scoreline of 5–2.^[6]

2006 World Cup qualification

During the qualifiers for the 2006 World Cup in Germany, Anguilla faced the Dominican Republic in the first round. The first leg was played to a goalless draw at the Estadio Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte in Santo Domingo on 19 March 2004. Newly introduced FIFA stadium requirements forced Anguilla to play their "home" leg at the same Dominican Republic stadium two days later, with the Dominican Republic winning the second leg and thus the first round by a scoreline of 6–0.

2010 World Cup qualification

During the qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Anguilla was drawn against El Salvador in the first round. On 6 February 2008, they lost 12–0 at the Estadio Cuscatlán in San Salvador, where striker Rudis Corrales scored five times and Ronald Cerritos three. This time, Anguilla played their "home leg" at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. in the United States on 26 March 2008. In front of 22,670 spectators, Anguilla lost the second leg 4–0, thereby losing to El Salvador by an aggregate score of 16–0.

2014 World Cup qualification

In the first round of the qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Anguilla were again drawn to play the Dominican Republic, as they had eight years previously. On 8 July 2011, they lost 2–0 at the Estadio Panamericano in San Cristobal, and losing 4–0 in the same Dominican Republic stadium just two days later. This put the Dominican Republic through to the second round with the same 6–0 aggregate scoreline as their previous encounter.

2018 World Cup qualification

In the first round of the qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Anguilla were drawn to play Nicaragua. On 23 March 2015, they lost the first leg 5–0 at the Dennis Martínez National Stadium in Managua, Nicaragua and, on 29 March 2015, were eliminated at Ronald Webster Park in The Valley in Anguilla with a 3–0 loss, to send Nicaragua through to the second round by a score of 8–0 on aggregate.

2022 World Cup qualification

In the First Round of the qualifiers, Anguilla were drawn into group D with Dominica, Barbados, Dominican Republic, and Panama, whom they’d each play once. There first match of the campaign was against Dominican Republic 27 March 2021, at the DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This game would make it the 3rd time the two teams faced in World Cup qualifying games. Anguilla lost 6-0, making this the same as the last two aggregate scores for the teams. On 31 March, 2021 they faced Barbados at Félix Sanchez Olympic stadium, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Anguilla lost to a late 1-0 goal by Emile Saimovici. Then, on June 2, 2021 They lost 3-0 to Dominica at Félix Sanchez Olympic stadium, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. And on 6 July, at Estadio Nacional de Panama, Anguilla suffered a massive 13-0 defeat. They ended of round 1 with 0 points, 0 goals, and 23 goals against.

Overall World Cup qualification record

The pair of shutouts against Nicaragua in March 2015 extended Anguilla's scoreless run in World Cup qualification to eight matches, encompassing three World Cups over an eleven-year period. The goals Anguilla scored in March 2000 against the Bahamas in each leg of their first World Cup qualifying appearance remain their only two goals, with 41 goals conceded, no wins, one draw and nine losses from their ten World Cup qualifying matches to date.^[7]

Results and fixtures

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

2021

21 March 2021 Friendly	U.S. Virgin Islands	0–0	Anguilla	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
		Report		Stadium: Training Ground at Inter Miami CF Stadium

27 March 2021 WC 1st Round Qualifying	Anguilla	0–6	Dominican Republic	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
18:00 UTC−4		Report	Romero 22' (pen.), 27' Lorenzo 25', 46' Peralta 67' Espinal 76'	Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium Referee: Rubiel Vázquez (United States)

30 March 2021 WC 1st Round Qualifying	Barbados	1–0	Anguilla	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
19:30 UTC−4	Saimovici 81'	Report		Stadium: Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium Referee: Diego Montaño Robles (Mexico)

2 June 2021 WC 1st Round Qualifying	Dominica	3–0	Anguilla	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
15:00 UTC−4	Thomas 3' C. Bertrand 34' Wade 42'	Report		Stadium: Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium Referee: Kimbell Ward (St. Kitts and Nevis)

5 June 2021 WC 1st Round Qualifying	Anguilla	0–13	Panama	Panama City, Panama
19:00 UTC−5		Report	Cooper 7', 18' Aguilar 31' Torres 35' (pen.), 53', 70', 83' (pen.) Smith 48' (o.g.) Waterman 50' Camargo 58' Catuy 73' Quintero 84' Palacios 90'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Panamá Referee: Sergio Reyna (Guatemala)

2022

27 January 2022 Friendly	British Virgin Islands	1–2	Anguilla	Bisham, England
	Wilson (pen.)	Report	Smith Carty	Stadium: Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre

13 February 2022 Friendly	Saint Martin	1–2	Anguilla	Quartier-d'Orleans, Saint Martin
	Cocks	Report Report	Gayle Austin	Stadium: Stade Thelbert Carti

Coaching history

Clifton Livingston (2000)
Scott Cooper (2002)
Vernon Hodge (2003)
Benjamin Davies (2004)
Vernon Hodge (2005–2007)
Kerthney Carty (2008)
Colin Johnson (2008–2009)
Scott Cooper (2010)
Colin Johnson (2010–2015)
Richard Orlowski (2015)
Leon Jeffers (2016)
Romare Kelsick (2016–2018)
Nigel Connor (2018–2020)
Stern John (2020–present)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for a friendly match against Saint Martin on 13 February 2022.^[8]^[9]

Caps and goals correct as of 13 February 2022 after the friendly match against Saint Martin.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Jelani Lawrence	(1983-08-26) 26 August 1983 (age 40)	2	0	Kicks United

17	2DF	Steven Austin	(1990-12-27) 27 December 1990 (age 33)	9	1	Doc's United
14	2DF	Javille Brooks	(1984-09-21) 21 September 1984 (age 39)	12	2	Roaring Lions
	2DF	Shemari Bryan	(2002-02-09) 9 February 2002 (age 22)	4	0	Roaring Lions
	2DF	Asharn Hodge	(1995-10-21) 21 October 1995 (age 28)	0	0	Uprising
10	2DF	Kion Lee	(1993-09-02) 2 September 1993 (age 30)	17	1	Roaring Lions
25	2DF	Luke Paris	(1994-11-11) 11 November 1994 (age 29)	10	0	Windsor
2	2DF	Tafari Smith	(2000-03-16) 16 March 2000 (age 24)	17	2	Roaring Lions
16	2DF	Brian-Paul Tesselaar	(1989-12-24) 24 December 1989 (age 34)	2	0	AFC '34

	3MF	Kayini Brooks-Belle	(1994-07-23) 23 July 1994 (age 29)	11	0	Roaring Lions
	3MF	Caleb Bryan	(2003-01-13) 13 January 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Lymers
	3MF	Stephan Fiedtkou	(1998-01-18) 18 January 1998 (age 26)	1	0	Uprising
8	3MF	Javis Jones	(2005-08-24) 24 August 2005 (age 18)	2	0	Uprising
26	3MF	Jalen Smeins	(2002-08-29) 29 August 2002 (age 21)	2	0	Diamond

13	4FW	Jauron Gayle	(2004-03-04) 4 March 2004 (age 20)	3	1	Diamond
20	4FW	Calvin Morgan	(1995-05-18) 18 May 1995 (age 29)	10	1	Chalvey Sports

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the Anguilla squad in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Kareem Burris	(1991-09-13) 13 September 1991 (age 32)	8	0	Roaring Lions	v. Panama; 6 June 2021
GK	Darius Lantan	(1979-02-15) 15 February 1979 (age 45)	4	0	Doc's United	v. Panama; 6 June 2021
GK	Ryan Liddie	(1981-10-15) 15 October 1981 (age 42)	31	0	Roaring Lions	v. Barbados; 31 March 2021
GK	Bailey Danniell	(2003-11-23) 23 November 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Lymers	v. Barbados; 31 March 2021

DF	Germain Hughes	(1996-11-15) 15 November 1996 (age 27)	16	0	Roaring Lions	v. British Virgin Islands; 27 January 2022
DF	Kieron Lake-Bryan		1	0	Aldershot Town Under 23s	v. British Virgin Islands; 27 January 2022
DF	Tyrique Lake	(1999-01-04) 4 January 1999 (age 25)	7	0	Longwood Lancers	v. Panama; 6 June 2021
DF	Sedu Bradshaw	(2002-11-13) 13 November 2002 (age 21)	2	0	Lymers	v. Panama; 6 June 2021
DF	Rodondo Roach	(2002-10-27) 27 October 2002 (age 21)	1	0	Diamond	v. Panama; 6 June 2021
DF	Lewis Proctor		0	0	Farnham Royal Mavericks	v. Panama; 6 June 2021
DF	Bakari Battice	(2004-04-06) 6 April 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Roaring Lions	v. Barbados; 31 March 2021
DF	Noah Bradshaw	(2004-04-18) 18 April 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Lymers	v. Barbados; 31 March 2021

MF	Jerell Gumbs	(1999-01-13) 13 January 1999 (age 25)	5	0	Holyport	v. British Virgin Islands; 27 January 2022
MF	Varian Carty	(2003-06-03) 3 June 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Huntingdon Hawks	v. British Virgin Islands; 27 January 2022
MF	Jordan Deans	(1995-10-30) 30 October 1995 (age 28)	1	0		v. British Virgin Islands; 27 January 2022
MF	Conrad Joseph		1	0	Singh Sabha Slough	v. British Virgin Islands; 27 January 2022
MF	Kapil Battice	(1982-10-26) 26 October 1982 (age 41)	18	4	Roaring Lions	v. Panama; 6 June 2021
MF	Jermal Richardson	(1994-05-10) 10 May 1994 (age 30)	8	0	Roaring Lions	v. Panama; 6 June 2021
MF	Kian Duncan	(2000-05-26) 26 May 2000 (age 24)	4	0	Binfield	v. Panama; 6 June 2021
MF	Simon Anthony	(1977-11-02) 2 November 1977 (age 46)	3	0	Unattached	v. Panama; 6 June 2021
MF	Stewart Murray	(1988-01-19) 19 January 1988 (age 36)	3	0	Doc's United	v. Panama; 6 June 2021
MF	René Thomas	(1994-08-26) 26 August 1994 (age 29)	2	0	Uprising	v. Barbados, 31 March 2021

FW	Shemaron Carty	(1987-01-11) 11 January 1987 (age 37)	2	1	Thames Valley Raiders FC	v. British Virgin Islands; 27 January 2022
FW	Lewis Francis	(1993-07-01) 1 July 1993 (age 31)	1	0	Stanway Rovers	v. British Virgin Islands; 27 January 2022
FW	Jan-Willem Tesselaar	(1997-10-21) 21 October 1997 (age 26)	1	0	ADO '20	v. British Virgin Islands; 27 January 2022
FW	Jonathan Guishard	(1996-07-02) 2 July 1996 (age 28)	19	0	Doc's United	v. Panama; 6 June 2021
FW	Kyle Lake-Bryan	(2001-10-23) 23 October 2001 (age 22)	3	1	Unattached	v. Panama; 6 June 2021
FW	Lamar Carpenter	(2004-01-23) 23 January 2004 (age 20)	1	0	United Select	v. Panama; 6 June 2021
FW	Cyrus Vanterpool	(1990-12-30) 30 December 1990 (age 33)	8	0	Shepherd's Bush	v. Barbados, 31 March 2021
FW	Aedan Scipio	(1990-09-03) 3 September 1990 (age 33)	2	0	Roaring Lions	v. Barbados, 31 March 2021
INJ = Withdrew due to injury PRE = Preliminary squad TRA = Training player WD = Withdrew (non-injury) RET = Retired

Player records

As of 27 January 2022^[10]

Players in bold are still active with Anguilla.

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Ryan Liddie	31	0	2000–present
2	Girdon Connor	29	5	2000–2018
3	Kevin Hawley	22	0	2000–2016
3	Adonijah Richardson	22	1	2006–2016
5	Leon Jeffers	20	0	2004–2012
6	Jonathan Guishard	19	0	2014–present
7	Kapil Battice	18	4	2008–present
7	Glenville Rogers	18	2	2008–2019
9	Kion Lee	17	1	2012–present
9	Tafari Smith	17	2	2018–present

Most goals

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Richard O'Connor	5	5	1	2000–2006
	Terrence Rogers	5	16	0.31	2000–2012
	Girdon Connor	5	29	0.17	2000–2018
4	Kapil Battice	4	18	0.22	2008–present
5	Javille Brooks	2	12	0.17	2010–present
	Tafari Smith	2	17	0.12	2018–present
	Glenville Rogers	2	18	0.11	2008–2019

Competitive record

World Cup record

Year	Final Tournament							Qualification
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	F	A
1930 to 1998	Did not enter							Did not enter
2002	Did not qualify							First round	2	0	0	2	2	5
2006								First round	2	0	1	1	0	6
2010								First round	2	0	0	2	0	16
2014								First round	2	0	0	2	0	6
2018								First round	2	0	0	2	0	8
2022								First round – 4th	4	0	0	4	0	23
2026	To be determined							To be determined
Totals	0/21	–	–	–	–	–	–	—!14	0	1	13	2	64

Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks; correct as of 5 June 2021 after the match against Panama.

Gold Cup record

Year	Final Tournament							Qualification
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	F	A
1963 to 1989	Did not enter							Did not enter
1991	Did not qualify							3rd	2	0	1	1	1	7
1993								3rd	2	0	0	2	0	2
1996								First round	2	0	0	2	2	6
1998								4th	3	0	0	3	1	12
2000								4th	3	0	0	3	1	35
2002								2nd	2	1	0	1	5	4
2003	Did not enter							Did not enter
2005	Withdrew							Withdrew
2007	Did not qualify							4th	3	0	0	3	5	18
2009								3rd	2	0	0	2	2	6
2011								3rd	3	1	0	2	4	8
2013								4th	3	0	0	3	1	16
2015								4th	3	0	0	3	0	20
2017								3rd	2	0	0	2	0	11
2019								31st	4	0	1	3	1	15
2021								—^[A]
Totals	0/26	–	–	–	–	–	–	—!34	2	2	30	23	160

Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks; correct as of 22 March 2019 after the match against the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Notes

^
A: Anguilla were unable to qualify for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup after failing to qualify for a place in League A or League B of the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League.

CONCACAF Nations League record

CONCACAF Nations League record
Season	Division	Group	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	Rank
2019−20	C	C	4	0	0	4	2	21		41st
2022–23	C	To be determined
Totals			4	0	0	4	2	21	41st

Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks; correct as of 19 November 2019 after the match against Puerto Rico.

Caribbean Cup record

Year	Final Tournament							Qualification
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	F	A
1989 to 1990	Did not enter							Did not enter
1991	Did not qualify							3rd	2	0	1	1	1	7
1992								First round	2	0	0	2	0	8
1993								3rd	2	0	0	2	0	2
1994								3rd	2	0	0	2	0	11
1995								First round	2	0	0	2	2	6
1996								3rd	2	0	0	2	0	12
1997								4th	3	0	0	3	1	12
1998								4th	3	0	0	3	1	35
1999	Withdrew							Withdrew
2001	Did not qualify							2nd	2	1	0	1	5	4
2005	Withdrew							Withdrew
2007	Did not qualify							4th	3	0	0	3	5	18
2008								3rd	2	0	0	2	2	6
2010								3rd	3	1	0	2	4	8
2012								4th	3	0	0	3	1	16
2014								4th	3	0	0	3	0	20
2017								3rd	2	0	0	2	0	11
Totals	0/19	–	–	–	–	–	–	—!36	2	1	33	21	176

Head-to-head record

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	WPCT
Antigua and Barbuda	4	0	0	4	3	22	−19	0.00
Bahamas	3	0	1	2	3	6	−3	0.00
Barbados	2	0	0	2	1	8	−7	0.00
Bonaire	2	0	0	2	0	5	−5	0.00
British Virgin Islands	11	4	0	7	13	26	−13	36.36
Cayman Islands	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3	0.00
Cuba	2	0	0	2	0	8	−8	0.00
Dominica	4	0	2	2	1	9	−8	0.00
Dominican Republic	6	0	1	5	0	28	−28	0.00
El Salvador	2	0	0	2	0	16	−16	0.00
French Guiana	2	0	0	2	1	9	−8	0.00
Grenada	1	0	0	1	1	14	−13	0.00
Guadeloupe	1	0	0	1	0	9	−9	0.00
Guatemala	2	0	0	2	0	15	−15	0.00
Guyana	2	0	0	2	0	21	−21	0.00
Martinique	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	0.00
Montserrat	4	1	1	2	7	6	+1	25.00
Nicaragua	3	0	0	3	0	14	−14	0.00
Panama	1	0	0	1	0	13	−13	0.00
Puerto Rico	4	0	0	4	3	13	−10	0.00
Saint Kitts and Nevis	3	0	0	3	1	16	−15	0.00
Saint Lucia	3	0	0	3	1	10	−9	0.00
Saint Martin	13	3	2	8	13	35	−22	23.08
Sint Maarten	5	0	1	4	1	11	−10	0.00
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8	0.00
Suriname	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4	0.00
Turks and Caicos Islands	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	0.00
Trinidad and Tobago	2	0	0	2	0	25	−25	0.00
U.S. Virgin Islands	3	0	2	1	0	3	−3	0.00
Total	93	8	12	73	53	363	−310	8.60

Source: Results

References

^ "Anguilla snap up Stern, ex-Warriors star will lead minnows into 2022 WCQ campaign". 7 November 2020.
^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
^ "Elo Ratings: Anguilla". Elo Ratings. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
^ "FIFA Rankings". Archived from the original on 3 November 2014.
^ "Bahamas - List of International Matches".
^ "Seven in, seven out in CONCACAF — FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
^ "Anguilla Squad". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
^ "Lineup vs. Saint Martin on Sunday:". Twitter. Anguillan Football. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
^ "Anguilla". National Football Teams.

External links

[cnote_A] 
A: Anguilla were unable to qualify for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup after failing to qualify for a place in League A or League B of the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League.

[1] "Anguilla snap up Stern, ex-Warriors star will lead minnows into 2022 WCQ campaign". 7 November 2020.

[FIFA_World_Rankings-2] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.

[3] "Elo Ratings: Anguilla". Elo Ratings. Retrieved 16 April 2019.

[World_Football_Elo_Ratings-4] Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.

[5] "FIFA Rankings". Archived from the original on 3 November 2014.

[6] "Bahamas - List of International Matches".

[7] "Seven in, seven out in CONCACAF — FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.

[8] "Anguilla Squad". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 18 February 2022.

[9] "Lineup vs. Saint Martin on Sunday:". Twitter. Anguillan Football. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.

[10] "Anguilla". National Football Teams.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[A]

v t e Anguilla national football team
General	Anguilla Football Association Managers
Venues	Ronald Webster Park
Performances	CONCACAF Nations League
Other Anguillan teams	U23 U20 U17 Women's U20 U19 U17

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.