Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national football team

The Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national football team represents Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in men's international football. It is controlled by the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Vincy Heat
AssociationSaint Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederationCFU (Caribbean)
Head coachTheon Gordon (interim)
CaptainCornelius Stewart
Most capsDorren Hamlet (65)
Top scorerShandel Samuel (32)
Home stadiumArnos Vale Stadium
FIFA codeVIN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 176 Increase 2 (21 September 2023)[1]
Highest73 (October 2007)
Lowest180 (January 2017, December 2018 – February 2019)
First international
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1–1 Barbados 
(Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; 12 September 1936)
Biggest win
 Montserrat 0–11 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 
(Woodlands, Montserrat; 7 May 1995)
Biggest defeat
 Mexico 11–0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 
(Mexico City, Mexico; 6 December 1992)
Gold Cup
Appearances1 (first in 1996)
Best resultGroup stage (1996)

The team finished second in the Caribbean Cup in 1995, and participated at the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Its first FIFA World Cup qualification attempt was for the 1994 edition, and it has entered every World Cup qualification since.

History

1936–1995

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines played their first two international matches, against their neighbour Barbados in 1936 - both matches ending in a 1–1 draw. In the '60s and '70s, they played several editions of the Windward Islands Tournament, winning the 1965 and 1966 competitions. They also participated in the 1979, qualifying to the final stage and finishing in second place behind Haiti. In the following edition, in 1981, they reached the final stage but again finished in second, this time two points off of Trinidad and Tobago.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines qualified for the inaugural 1989 Caribbean Cup, finishing top of their qualification group including a 9–0 victory over Sint Maarten. In the finals, they would fail to get out of the group, finishing bottom behind Grenada and Netherlands Antilles. They would reach the final phase of the Caribbean Cup again in consecutive years, 1992 and 1993, without much luck, finishing last and second last respectively.

At the end of 1992, the Vincy Heat participated in their first World Cup qualifiers. They got through the first rounds, eliminating Saint Lucia (3–2 on aggregate) and Suriname (2–1 on aggregate), to advance to the second phase, where they finished bottom of the group, with six losses in as many games. Especially painful was the 11–0 defeat that Mexico dealt them at the Azteca Stadium, the worst in their history.

1996 Gold Cup

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines qualified for the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup, by obtaining the runner-up position in the 1995 Caribbean Cup. During qualification for the Caribbean Cup, Vincy Heat had dispatched Monserrat 20–0 over two legs. They had gone on to finish top of their group in the main competition and defeated Cuba in the semi-finals 3–2, however Trinidad and Tobago proved too strong in the final and won 5–0. In the 1996 Gold Cup, the Vincy Heat failed to register a victory, losing 5–0 to Mexico and 3–0 to Guatemala.

1996–present

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines would qualify again for the 1996 Caribbean Cup but this time finish bottom of their group. It would be eleven years before they qualified again, on goals scored, following their 8–0 thrashing of Saint Lucia with five goals from Shandel Samuel which saw them edge out Jamaica. In the 2007 tournament, Vincy Heat only managed one win, against Guyana 2–0, and finished bottom of their group again.

In 1998 World Cup qualifiers, the Saint Vincentian team beat Puerto Rico 9–1 over two legs, then defeated Saint Kitts and Nevis on away goals, thanks to a 2–2 draw in Basseterre. In the third round of qualifying they finished with six defeats in six games, including an 11–3 loss to Honduras. In the 2002 qualifiers, they beat the U.S. Virgin Islands 14–1 on aggregate, Saint Kitts and Nevis (3–1) and Antigua and Barbuda (5–2) but again finished without a win in the qualification semi-finals.

They improved in the 2006 qualifiers beating Nicaragua to advance to the third round for the third consecutive time, and obtaining two victories over Saint Kitts and Nevis, finishing in third place. However, in the 2010 qualifiers, they were eliminated for the first time in the second qualifying round, at the hands of Canada, who prevailed with an aggregate score of 7–1. In 2014 qualification, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines won once against Grenada to finish 13 points behind Guatemala. In 2018 World Cup qualification, they managed to beat Guyana 6–6 on away goals, then beat Aruba 3–2 to make it to the fourth round group stage. There they failed to get a single point, conceding 34 goals and finishing bottom of their group, including a 9–3 loss to Guatemala.

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.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2022

24 September Friendly Grenada  1–3  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Carriacou, Grenada
16:30 UTC−4
  • Isaac 65'
Report
Stadium: Lauriston Mini Stadium
1 October Friendly Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  1–5  Grenada Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
16:30 UTC−4
  • Thomas 15'
Report
  • Isaac 30', 34', 36'
  • Ganness 81'
  • Pierre 90+1'
Stadium: Victoria Park

2023

Coaching history

Players

Current squad

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Josh Stowe (2003-05-06) 6 May 2003 3 0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Bequia United
22 1GK Jadiel Chance (1999-08-08) 8 August 1999 9 0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines North Leeward Predators
23 1GK Elron Baptiste (2005-05-29) 29 May 2005 0 0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sparta

2 2DF Iruel Matthias (2003-04-26) 26 April 2003 6 0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Jebelle
3 2DF Jazzi Barnum-Bobb (1995-09-15) 15 September 1995 4 0 England Chelmsford City
5 2DF Jahvin Sutherland (1994-11-10) 10 November 1994 31 3 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines System 3
15 2DF Kevin Francis (1994-01-21) 21 January 1994 40 2 United States Kitsap Pumas
18 2DF Jamal Yorke (1991-10-09) 9 October 1991 25 0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sion Hill

4 3MF Gavin Browne (1999-06-28) 28 June 1999 2 0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines North Leeward Predators
6 3MF Kennijah Joseph (2000-08-10) 10 August 2000 4 0 Free agent
7 3MF Nazir McBurnette (1993-02-18) 18 February 1993 53 4 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Hope International
8 3MF Dorren Hamlet (1989-07-16) 16 July 1989 65 2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Pastures
16 3MF Diel Spring (2000-12-26) 26 December 2000 20 0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines North Leeward Predators
17 3MF Kyle Edwards (1997-01-15) 15 January 1997 22 3 United States Hartford Athletic
19 3MF Terris Joseph (1998-12-08) 8 December 1998 4 0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Jebelle
20 3MF Aaron Jackson (2001-01-24) 24 January 2001 7 0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines System 3

9 4FW Cornelius Stewart (captain) (1989-10-07) 7 October 1989 61 21 Bangladesh Sheikh Jamal
10 4FW Oalex Anderson (1995-11-11) 11 November 1995 34 18 United States North Carolina
11 4FW Azinho Solomon (1994-10-12) 12 October 1994 41 7 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines System 3
12 4FW Chavel Cunningham (1995-07-20) 20 July 1995 27 12 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Pastures
13 4FW Sherwyn Alexander (1997-10-12) 12 October 1997 3 0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Jebelle
14 4FW Keshorn Durham (1997-01-02) 2 January 1997 6 0 Suriname Notch
21 4FW Steven Pierre (2005-05-21) 21 May 2005 2 0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines System 3

Recent call-ups

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up


Player records

As of 12 September 2022[4]
Players in bold are still active with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Most appearances

Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Dorren Hamlet 65 2 2008–present
2 Cornelius Stewart 64 21 2007–present
3 Shandel Samuel 63 32 2001–2016
Kendall Velox 15 1992–2008
5 Roy Richards 59 1 2008–2016
6 Melvin Andrews 58 0 1996–2008
Myron Samuel 23 2008–2018
8 Nazir McBurnette 55 4 2011–present
9 Emerald George 52 5 2007–2016
10 Cornelius Huggins 43 0 1995–2011

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Shandel Samuel 32 63 0.52 2001–2016
2 Rodney Jack 24 36 0.67 1992–2004
3 Myron Samuel 23 58 0.4 2008–2018
4 Cornelius Stewart 21 64 0.33 2007–present
5 Oalex Anderson 18 35 0.51 2014–present
6 Alwyn Guy 16 39 0.41 1996–2008
7 Kendall Velox 15 63 0.24 1992–2008
8 Chavel Cunningham 12 28 0.43 2015–present
9 Andre Hinds 11 11 1 1995–1996
Renson Haynes 18 0.61 2001–2006

Competitive record

FIFA 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
Uruguay 1930 to Argentina 1978 Part of  United Kingdom Part of  United Kingdom
Spain 1982 to Italy 1990 Did not enter Declined participation
United States 1994 Did not qualify 10 2 1 7 5 32
France 1998 10 2 2 6 17 33
South Korea Japan 2002 12 5 0 7 24 29
Germany 2006 8 3 0 5 11 15
South Africa 2010 2 0 0 2 1 7
Brazil 2014 6 1 2 3 4 12
Russia 2018 10 1 2 7 15 42
Qatar 2022 4 1 0 3 3 16
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined To be determined
Total 0/22 62 15 7 40 80 186

CONCACAF Championship & CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Championship & CONCACAF Gold Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
El Salvador 1963Not a CONCACAF member Not a CONCACAF member
Guatemala 1965
Honduras 1967
Costa Rica 1969
Trinidad and Tobago 1971
Haiti 1973
Mexico 1977
Honduras 1981
1985
1989Did not enter Did not enter
United States 1991
United States Mexico 1993 Did not qualify
United States 1996 Group stage 9th 2 0 0 2 0 8
United States 1998 Did not qualify
United States 2000
United States 2002
United States Mexico 2003 Did not enter Did not enter
United States 2005 Did not qualify
United States 2007
United States 2009
United States 2011
United States 2013
Canada United States 2015
United States 2017
Costa Rica Jamaica United States 2019
United States 2021
Canada United States 2023
Total Group stage 1/27 2 0 0 2 0 8

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record
Season Division Group Pld W D* L GF GA P/R Rank
United States 2019−20 B D 6 3 2 1 6 4 Same position 17th
United States 2022–23 B C 6 0 2 4 5 14 Same position 27th
Total 12 3 4 5 11 18 17th

Caribbean Cup

Caribbean Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Barbados 1989 Group stage6th201113
Trinidad and Tobago 1990 Abandoned[5]200225
Jamaica 1991 Did not enter
Trinidad and Tobago 1992 Group stage8th300314
Jamaica 1993 Group stage8th3003410
Trinidad and Tobago 1994 Did not qualify
Cayman Islands Jamaica 1995 Runners-up2nd53111311
Trinidad and Tobago 1996 Group stage7th301227
Antigua and Barbuda Saint Kitts and Nevis 1997 to Barbados 2005 Did not qualify
Trinidad and Tobago 2007 Group stage6th310224
Jamaica 2008 to Martinique 2017 Did not qualify
Total Runners-up 7/19 21 4 3 14 25 44

References

  1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  2. "Nicaragua 4 - 1 Saint Vincent and the Grendadines". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  3. "Saint Vincent and the Grendadines 1 - 1 Bahamas". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  4. Mamrud, Roberto. "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  5. Play was suspended when Jamaat al Muslimeen attempted a coup d'état of the government of Trinidad and Tobago. The tournament was abandoned altogether after Tropical storm Arthur forced the cancellation of the final round of games. Trinidad and Tobago were to meet Martinique in the final.
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