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.
Nickname(s) | Vincy Heat | ||
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Association | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation | ||
Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
Sub-confederation | CFU (Caribbean) | ||
Head coach | Theon Gordon (interim) | ||
Captain | Cornelius Stewart | ||
Most caps | Dorren Hamlet (65) | ||
Top scorer | Shandel Samuel (32) | ||
Home stadium | Arnos Vale Stadium | ||
FIFA code | VIN | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 176 2 (21 September 2023)[1] | ||
Highest | 73 (October 2007) | ||
Lowest | 180 (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 | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 1996) | ||
Best result | Group stage (1996) | ||
Medal record |
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 |
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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 |
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Stadium: Victoria Park |
2023
8 March Friendly | Barbados | Cancelled | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Wildey, Barbados |
20:00 UTC−4 | Stadium: Wildey Turf |
24 March Nations League | Nicaragua | 4–1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Managua, Nicaragua |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Fútbol Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico) |
27 March Nations League | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1–1 | Bahamas | Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Report | Stadium: Arnos Vale Stadium |
Coaching history
- Jochen Figge (1985)
- Millington Elliot (1990–1992)
- Jorge Ramos (1992)
- Ignacio Vergelli (1992–1995)
- Lenny Taylor (1995–1996)
- Bertille St. Clair (1996)
- Samuel Carrington (1996–2000)
- Lenny Taylor (2000–2001)
- Elvis Brown (2002)
- Adrian Shaw (2003)
- / Zoran Vraneš (2004–2007)
- Roger Gurley (2008)
- Kendale Mercury (2009)
- Stewart Hall (2009–2011)
- Colwyn Rowe (2011)
- Cornelius Huggins (2012–2016)
- Keith Ollivierre (2016)
- Cornelius Huggins (2016–2018)
- Keith Ollivierre (2018)
- Kendale Mercury (2018–2023)
- Bishon Williams (2023)
- Theon Gordon (2023-present)
Players
Current squad
- The following players were called up for the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League matches.[2][3]
- Match dates: 25 and 27 March 2023
- Opposition: Nicaragua and Bahamas
- Caps and goals correct as of: 27 March 2023, after the match against Bahamas
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Josh Stowe | 6 May 2003 | 3 | 0 | Bequia United |
22 | GK | Jadiel Chance | 8 August 1999 | 9 | 0 | North Leeward Predators |
23 | GK | Elron Baptiste | 29 May 2005 | 0 | 0 | Sparta |
2 | DF | Iruel Matthias | 26 April 2003 | 6 | 0 | Jebelle |
3 | DF | Jazzi Barnum-Bobb | 15 September 1995 | 4 | 0 | Chelmsford City |
5 | DF | Jahvin Sutherland | 10 November 1994 | 31 | 3 | System 3 |
15 | DF | Kevin Francis | 21 January 1994 | 40 | 2 | Kitsap Pumas |
18 | DF | Jamal Yorke | 9 October 1991 | 25 | 0 | Sion Hill |
4 | MF | Gavin Browne | 28 June 1999 | 2 | 0 | North Leeward Predators |
6 | MF | Kennijah Joseph | 10 August 2000 | 4 | 0 | Free agent |
7 | MF | Nazir McBurnette | 18 February 1993 | 53 | 4 | Hope International |
8 | MF | Dorren Hamlet | 16 July 1989 | 65 | 2 | Pastures |
16 | MF | Diel Spring | 26 December 2000 | 20 | 0 | North Leeward Predators |
17 | MF | Kyle Edwards | 15 January 1997 | 22 | 3 | Hartford Athletic |
19 | MF | Terris Joseph | 8 December 1998 | 4 | 0 | Jebelle |
20 | MF | Aaron Jackson | 24 January 2001 | 7 | 0 | System 3 |
9 | FW | Cornelius Stewart (captain) | 7 October 1989 | 61 | 21 | Sheikh Jamal |
10 | FW | Oalex Anderson | 11 November 1995 | 34 | 18 | North Carolina |
11 | FW | Azinho Solomon | 12 October 1994 | 41 | 7 | System 3 |
12 | FW | Chavel Cunningham | 20 July 1995 | 27 | 12 | Pastures |
13 | FW | Sherwyn Alexander | 12 October 1997 | 3 | 0 | Jebelle |
14 | FW | Keshorn Durham | 2 January 1997 | 6 | 0 | Notch |
21 | FW | Steven Pierre | 21 May 2005 | 2 | 0 | System 3 |
Recent call-ups
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1930 to 1978 | Part of United Kingdom | Part of United Kingdom | |||||||||||||
1982 to 1990 | Did not enter | Declined participation | |||||||||||||
1994 | Did not qualify | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 32 | ||||||||
1998 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 33 | |||||||||
2002 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 29 | |||||||||
2006 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | |||||||||
2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||
2014 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |||||||||
2018 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 42 | |||||||||
2022 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | |||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1963 | Not a CONCACAF member | Not a CONCACAF member | |||||||||||||
1965 | |||||||||||||||
1967 | |||||||||||||||
1969 | |||||||||||||||
1971 | |||||||||||||||
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1981 | |||||||||||||||
1985 | |||||||||||||||
1989 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
1991 | |||||||||||||||
1993 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||
1996 | Group stage | 9th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |||||||
1998 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||
2000 | |||||||||||||||
2002 | |||||||||||||||
2003 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
2005 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||
2007 | |||||||||||||||
2009 | |||||||||||||||
2011 | |||||||||||||||
2013 | |||||||||||||||
2015 | |||||||||||||||
2017 | |||||||||||||||
2019 | |||||||||||||||
2021 | |||||||||||||||
2023 | |||||||||||||||
Total | Group stage | 1/27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup history | |
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First Match | Mexico 5–0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (11 January 1996; San Diego, United States) |
Biggest Win | – |
Biggest Defeat | Mexico 5–0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (11 January 1996; San Diego, United States) |
Best Result | Group stage in 1996 |
Worst Result | – |
CONCACAF Nations League
CONCACAF Nations League record | ||||||||||
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Season | Division | Group | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | P/R | Rank |
2019−20 | B | D | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 17th | |
2022–23 | B | C | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 27th | |
Total | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 17th |
Caribbean Cup
Caribbean Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
1989 | Group stage | 6th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
1990 | Abandoned[5] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
1991 | Did not enter | |||||||
1992 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
1993 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
1994 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1995 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 11 |
1996 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
1997 to 2005 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2007 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2008 to 2017 | Did not qualify | |||||||
Total | Runners-up | 7/19 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 25 | 44 |
References
- "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- "Nicaragua 4 - 1 Saint Vincent and the Grendadines". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- "Saint Vincent and the Grendadines 1 - 1 Bahamas". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- Mamrud, Roberto. "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- 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.
External links
- Official website of the National team
- Individual Records at the RSSSF