Anguilla national football team

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. The team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup or the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Anguilla
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationAnguilla Football Association
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederationCFU (Caribbean)
Head coachKeith Jeffrey
CaptainGermain Hughes
Most capsRyan Liddie (31)
Top scorerGirdon Connor
Richard O'Connor
Terrence Rogers (5)
Home stadiumRonald Webster Park
FIFA codeAIA
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current 209 Steady (24 October 2024)[1]
Highest189 (June–September 1997)
Lowest210 (November 2019, March 2022)
First international
 Anguilla 0–1 British Virgin Islands 
(The Valley, Anguilla; October 1985)[2]
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)

History

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2002 World Cup qualification

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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.[4]

2006 World Cup qualification

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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

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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

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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

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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 Estadio Nacional Dennis Martínez 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

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In the first round of the qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Anguilla were drawn into group D with Dominica, Barbados, Dominican Republic, and Panama, whom they’d each play once. Their first match of the campaign was against Dominican Republic on 27 March 2021, at the DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale. 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 Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez in Santo Domingo, Anguilla lost to a late 1–0 goal by Emile Saimovici. Then, on 2 June 2021 they lost 3–0 to Dominica at Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez in Santo Domingo. And on 6 July, at Estadio Nacional de Panamá in Panama City, Anguilla suffered a massive 13–0 defeat. They ended of round 1 with 0 points, 0 goals, and 23 goals against.

2026 World Cup qualification

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At the commencement of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification, Anguilla advanced beyond the first round of qualifying for the first time in their history after beating Turks and Caicos Islands 1–1 on aggregate after penalties.[5]

In the second round, they were drawn into Group F with Suriname, El Salvador, Puerto Rico and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Overall World Cup qualification record

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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.[6]

Results and fixtures

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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   Fixture

2023

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12 October 2023–24 Nations League Bonaire   2–0   Anguilla Rincon, Bonaire
19:00 UTC−4
  • Ronde   10'
  • Pourier   36'
Report Stadium: Stadion Antonio Trenidat
Attendance: 660
Referee: Norberto da Silva (Curaçao)
16 October 2023–24 Nations League Saint Martin   8–0   Anguilla Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
16:00 UTC−4
Report Stadium: SKNFA Technical Center
Referee: Jaime Herrera (El Salvador)
18 November 2023–24 Nations League Anguilla   0–3   Bonaire The Valley, Anguilla
15:00 UTC−4 Report
Stadium: Raymond E. Guishard Stadium
Attendance: 267
Referee: Tristley Bassue (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

2024

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17 March Friendly Sint Maarten   1–1   Anguilla
26 March 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Turks and Caicos Islands   1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–1 agg.)
(3–4 p)
  Anguilla Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
19:00 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: TCIFA National Academy
Attendance: 337
Referee: Reginald Gumbs (St. Kitts and Nevis)
Penalties
Note: 1–1 on aggregate. Anguilla won 56-55 on penalties and advanced to the second round.
26 May Friendly Anguilla   1–2   Saint Martin
8 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Anguilla   0–4   Suriname The Valley, Anguilla
15:30 UTC−4 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Stadium: Raymond E. Guishard Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: Hakeem Harvey (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
11 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Puerto Rico   8–0   Anguilla Bayamón, Puerto Rico
20:00 UTC−4
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Stadium: Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
9 October 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League Belize   1-0   Anguilla Belmopan, Belize
22:00 UTC−6
Report Stadium: FFB Stadium
Referee: Ray Torres (Puerto Rico)

Coaching history

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Players

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Current squad

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The following players were called up for the 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League C matches against Belize and Turks and Caicos on 9 and 12 October 2024.[7]

Caps and goals are updated as of 12 October 2024, after the match against Turks & Caicos Islands.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Jelanie Lawrence (1983-08-26) 26 August 1983 (age 41) 13 0   Doc's United
1GK Micah Brooks (2006-04-30) 30 April 2006 (age 18) 1 0   Diamond

2DF Germain Hughes (1996-11-15) 15 November 1996 (age 27) 29 2   Roaring Lions
2DF Kieron Lake-Bryan (2001-10-23) 23 October 2001 (age 23) 15 0   Takeley
2DF Alexander Fleming-Franco (2005-04-12) 12 April 2005 (age 19) 15 0   Diamond
2DF Delani Francis (2006-01-24) 24 January 2006 (age 18) 14 0   Uprising
2DF Marley Ipinson-Fabien (2000-07-26) 26 July 2000 (age 24) 10 0 Free Agent
2DF Nicholson Millington (2008-08-03) 3 August 2008 (age 16) 4 0   Diamond
2DF Nathaniel Owen (2008-01-25) 25 January 2008 (age 16) 4 0   Eastleigh
2DF Antoine Fleming (2000-10-07) 7 October 2000 (age 24) 3 0   Uprising
2DF Nicholas Loblack (1988-02-24) 24 February 1988 (age 36) 3 0   Dubai Irish

3MF Kian Duncan (2000-05-26) 26 May 2000 (age 24) 16 0   Flackwell Heath
3MF Jared Smeins (2006-10-26) 26 October 2006 (age 18) 13 0   Diamond
3MF Kayne Connor (2004-05-16) 16 May 2004 (age 20) 11 0   Bedfont Sports
3MF Aedan Scipio (1990-09-03) 3 September 1990 (age 34) 8 0   Roaring Lions
3MF Mekhi Connor (2008-01-14) 14 January 2008 (age 16) 7 0   Roaring Lions
3MF Kemari Gumbs (2008-03-10) 10 March 2008 (age 16) 3 0   Spartans
3MF Jaheim Thompson (2007-10-06) 6 October 2007 (age 17) 2 0   Chesterfield

4FW Calvin Morgan (1995-05-18) 18 May 1995 (age 29) 14 1   Wraysbury
4FW Lamar Carpenter (2004-01-23) 23 January 2004 (age 20) 10 3 Unattached
4FW Stewart Murray (1985-01-19) 19 January 1985 (age 39) 6 0   Eagle Claw FC
4FW Jayvon Lloyd (2002-03-20) 20 March 2002 (age 22) 5 0   Attackers FC
4FW Timarqus Connor (2007-08-18) 18 August 2007 (age 17) 2 0   Spartans

Recent call-ups

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The following players have also been called up for the team in the last twelve months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Danniell Bailey (2003-11-23) 23 November 2003 (age 20) 7 0   Lymers FC v.   Turks and Caicos Islands; 7 September 2024
GK Shemor Browne Bailey (2008-07-06) 6 July 2008 (age 16) 0 0   Spartans v.   Puerto Rico; 11 June 2024

DF Kion Lee (1993-09-02) 2 September 1993 (age 31) 23 1   Attackers v.   Turks and Caicos Islands; 26 March 2024
DF Luke Paris (1994-11-11) 11 November 1994 (age 29) 19 1   Uxbridge v.   Turks and Caicos Islands; 26 March 2024

MF Javis Jones (2005-08-24) 24 August 2005 (age 19) 6 0   Uprising v.   Turks and Caicos Islands; 7 September 2024
MF Steven Austin (1990-12-27) 27 December 1990 (age 33) 12 1   Doc's United v.   Puerto Rico; 11 June 2024
MF Jordan Deans (1995-10-30) 30 October 1995 (age 29) 6 1   Uprising FC v.   Puerto Rico; 11 June 2024
MF Jermal Richardson (1994-05-10) 10 May 1994 (age 30) 9 0   Roaring Lions v.   Turks and Caicos Islands; 26 March 2024
MF Vershawn Hodge (1994-08-02) 2 August 1994 (age 30) 10 0   Attackers v.   Bonaire; 18 November 2023
MF Keante Brooks (2007-02-26) 26 February 2007 (age 17) 2 0   Spartans v.   Bonaire; 18 November 2023
MF Dalek Moore (2006-08-31) 31 August 2006 (age 18) 2 0   Roaring Lions v.   Bonaire; 18 November 2023

FW Kyle Lake-Bryan (2001-10-23) 23 October 2001 (age 23) 11 1   Takeley v.   Turks and Caicos Islands; 7 September 2024
FW Cardinae Rennie (2007-10-13) 13 October 2007 (age 17) 4 0   West End Predators v.   Turks and Caicos Islands; 7 September 2024
FW Jonathan Guishard (1996-07-02) 2 July 1996 (age 28) 29 1   Doc's United v.   Turks and Caicos Islands; 26 March 2024
FW Jauron Gayle (2004-03-04) 4 March 2004 (age 20) 8 1   Uprising v.   Turks and Caicos Islands; 26 March 2024
FW Defari Francis (2005-03-11) 11 March 2005 (age 19) 2 0   Uprising v.   Bonaire; 18 November 2023

Player records

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As of 12 October 2024[8]
Players in bold are still active with Anguilla.

Most appearances

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Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Ryan Liddie [es] 31 0 2000–2019
2 Girdon Connor 29 5 2000–2018
Jonathan Guishard [fr] 29 1 2014–present
Germain Hughes 29 2 2012–present
5 Kion Lee [fr] 23 1 2012–present
6 Kevin Hawley 22 0 2000–2016
Adonijah Richardson [pl] 22 1 2006–2016
8 Tafari Smith [fr] 21 2 2018–present
9 Leon Jeffers [arz] 20 0 2004–2012
10 Luke Paris 19 1 2019–present

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Richard O'Connor 5 5 1 2000–2006
Terrence Rogers [es] 5 16 0.31 2000–2012
Girdon Connor 5 29 0.17 2000–2018
4 Kapil Battice [fr] 4 18 0.22 2008–2021
5 Lamar Carpenter 3 10 0.3 2021–present
6 Javille Brooks [de] 2 16 0.13 2010–present
Glenville Rogers 2 18 0.11 2008–2019
Tafari Smith [fr] 2 21 0.1 2018–present
Germain Hughes 2 29 0.07 2012–present

Competitive record

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FIFA World Cup

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Year Final Tournament Qualification
Round Pld W D L GF GA Pos. Pld W D L GF GA
1930 to 1998 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
    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 TBD 4 0 2 2 1 13
      2030 To be determined
  2034
Totals 0/6 18 0 3 15 3 77

Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks; correct as of 22 March 2024 after the match against Turks and Caicos.

CONCACAF Gold Cup

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Year Final Tournament Qualification
Round Pld W D L GF GA Pos. Pld W D L GF GA
1963 to 1989 Not a CONCACAF member Not a CONCACAF member
  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 3rd 4 0 0 4 2 21
    2023 2nd 4 0 2 2 2 5
Totals 0/17 42 2 4 36 27 186

Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out; correct as of 23 March 2023 after the match against Saint Lucia.

CONCACAF Nations League

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CONCACAF Nations League record
League Finals
Season Division Group Pld W D L GF GA P/R Finals Result Pld W D L GF GA Squad
2019–20 C C 4 0 0 4 2 21     2021 Ineligible
2022–23 C C 4 0 2 2 2 5     2023
2023–24 C A 4 0 0 4 0 19     2024
2024–25 C B To be determined   2025
Total 12 0 2 10 4 45 Total 0 Titles

Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out; correct as of 18 November 2023 after the match against Bonaire.

Caribbean Cup

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Year Final Tournament Qualification
Round Pld W D L GF GA Pos. Pld W D L GF GA
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

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Team 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
  Belize 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2 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 5 0 0 5 3 21 −18 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 1 9 13 36 −23 23.08
  Sint Maarten 6 0 2 4 2 11 −9 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 4 1 2 1 4 3 +1 25.00
  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 99 9 12 78 57 376 −319 9.09
Source: Results


Historical kits

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2000-10s Home
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2000-10s Away
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2014 Home
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2014 Third
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2018 Home
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2018 Away
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2018 Third
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2021 Home
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2021 Away
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2021 Third

References

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  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Elo Ratings: Anguilla". Elo Ratings. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  3. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Bahamas – List of International Matches".
  5. ^ "British Virgin Islands and Anguilla progress for the first time". FIFA. 27 March 2024. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Seven in, seven out in CONCACAF — FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Anguilla Squad List". Anguilla Football Association. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Anguilla". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 28 February 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
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