Saint Martin national football team

Saint Martin
Nickname(s)	Saint Swallows
Association	Ligue de football de Saint-Martin
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Stéphane Auvray
Most caps	Yannick Bellechasse (21)
Top scorer	Axel Raga (8)
Home stadium	Stade Alberic Richards
FIFA code	MAF[1]; SMN (CONCACAF Code)[2]
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Sint Maarten 1–3 Saint Martin ; (Philipsburg, Sint Marteen; 14 June 1988)
Biggest win
	Saint Martin 8–0 Anguilla ; (Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis; 16 October 2023)
Biggest defeat
	Jamaica 12–0 Saint Martin ; (Kingston, Jamaica; 24 November 2004)

The Saint Martin national football team is the football team of the Collectivity of Saint Martin, the French half of the island of Saint Martin which was previously part of the French overseas department of Guadeloupe (not to be confused with the team of the Dutch half, the Sint Maarten national football team) and is controlled by the Comité de Football des Îles du Nord. Saint Martin is not a member of FIFA, and is therefore not eligible to enter the World Cup, but it does compete in CONCACAF competitions.

History

Saint Martin played their first competitive match during the 1990 Caribbean Cup qualifiers against British Virgin Islands, winning 3–0. They beat Anguilla (4–0) and Cayman Islands (8–3 on aggregate) to advance to the final qualifying round where they failed to progress, losing 1–0 to Jamaica in the decisive group game.

Saint Martin would not enter the next nine Caribbean Cup tournaments, before returning in the 2001 qualification process, beating Anguilla and Montserrat before finishing six points behind Cuba in the final round of qualifying. In 2005 qualifying, Saint Martin failed to advance past the first qualifying round, losing heavily to Jamaica (12–0). From 2007 to 2012, Saint Martin were knocked out in the first round in every qualifying competition.

In August 2014, Saint Martin played a friendly against the British Virgin Islands, the territory's first match since 2012. At that time, SMFA president Fabrice Baly announced a 3-year project to fully return to Caribbean international football. He established long-term objectives of attracting the attention of international recruiters and qualifying for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[3] Saint Martin withdrew from 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification, ending the project that Baly had started.[4]

In 2019, Saint Martin entered the qualification for the first CONCACAF Nations League, losing all four of their matches and finishing bottom of the standings, placing them into League C where they finished third, three points off from qualifying for League B.

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

2023

29 January Friendly	Trinidad and Tobago	2–0	Saint Martin	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
18:00 (UTC−4)	A. Fortune 65' Gill 86'	Report		Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium

4 March Friendly	Anguilla	2–2	Saint Martin	The Valley, Anguilla
16:00 UTC−4	Hughes 11' Deans 26'	Report	Cordero 74' Chilin 90+5'	Stadium: Raymond E. Guishard Stadium

10 March Friendly	Saint Martin	3–2	Saint Barthélemy	Quartier-d'Orleans, Saint Martin
19:30 UTC−4				Stadium: Stade Thelbert Carti

23 March Nations League	Saint Martin	1–3	Saint Kitts and Nevis	The Valley, Anguilla
16:00 UTC−4	Arné 31'	Report	T. Williams 26' Sawyers 35' Panayiotou 89'	Stadium: Raymond E. Guishard Stadium Referee: Steffon Dewar (Jamaica)

7 September Nations League	Anguilla	0–6	Saint Martin	Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre, The Valley
16:00 UTC−4		Report	Raga 6', 32', 38', 40' Segarel 25' Lacazette 70'	Referee: Fernando Hernández (Mexico)

11 September Nations League	Saint Martin	2–1	Bonaire	SKNFA Technical Center, Basseterre (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
19:00 UTC−4	Raga 75' Casper 88' (o.g.)	Report	Martinus 67'	Referee: Reginald Gumbs (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

16 October Nations League	Saint Martin	8–0	Anguilla	SKNFA Technical Center, Basseterre (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
16:00 UTC−4	Segarel 17', 32' (pen.), 39', 47' Richardson 49' Raga 65', 70', 88'	Report		Referee: Jaime Herrera (El Salvador)

Coaching history

Owen Nickie (2004)
Gérard Andy (2006–2008)
Jean-Louis Richards & David Baltase (2010)
Dominique Rénia (2012)
David Baltase (2018)
Stéphane Auvray (2019–present)[5]

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for two friendlies against Anguilla and Saint Barthélemy on 4 and 10 March 2023.[6]

Caps and goals as of 4 March 2023 after the game against Anguilla.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Karl Momperousse	(2000-02-18) 18 February 2000	2	0	Phoenicks

	2DF	Aneudy Martínez	(1999-04-26) 26 April 1999	8	0	Junior Stars
	2DF	Ismaël Marcelin	(2001-09-14) 14 September 2001	6	0	Marigot
	2DF	Noha Mauvais	(2004-07-21) 21 July 2004	5	0	Junior Stars
	2DF	Steven Laguerre	(2001-05-09) 9 May 2001	4	0	Soualiga
	2DF	David Zephir	(2006-10-27) 27 October 2006	1	0	Flamingo

	3MF	Kearney Chance	(2001-05-18) 18 May 2001	6	0	Phoenicks
	3MF	Alain Cordero	(2002-06-15) 15 June 2002	2	1	Junior Stars
	3MF	Tyler Flanders	(2007-10-04) 4 October 2007	1	0	Saint-Louis Stars
	3MF	Ricky Page	(2004-10-05) 5 October 2004	1	0	Orléans Attackers
	3MF	Thierry Seguin	(2003-06-07) 7 June 2003	1	0	Junior Stars
	3MF	Harry Zephir	(2003-11-28) 28 November 2003	1	0	Junior Stars

	4FW	Yannick Bellechasse	(1992-10-26) 26 October 1992	20	5	Lymers
	4FW	Danilo Cocks	(1995-08-17) 17 August 1995	10	5	Phoenicks
	4FW	Pablo Adams	(2000-12-28) 28 December 2000	4	0	Junior Stars
	4FW	Romalli Chilin	(2005-09-30) 30 September 2005	1	1	Saint-Louis Stars

Recent call ups

Following players have been called up in previous 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Sébastien Raphose (c)	(1980-06-29) 29 June 1980	4	0	Entente SSG	v. Trinidad and Tobago, 29 January 2023
GK	Jordan Etienne	(1997-05-07) 7 May 1997	3	0	Moulins Yzeure	v. Trinidad and Tobago, 29 January 2023

DF	Stephan Varsovie	(1990-10-28) 28 October 1990	4	0	Saint-Priest	v. Trinidad and Tobago, 29 January 2023
DF	Christopher Despeine	(2001-04-04) 4 April 2001	4	0	Junior Stars	v. Trinidad and Tobago, 29 January 2023
DF	Mickaël Clio	(1994-02-26) 26 February 1994	1	0	Ivry	v. Trinidad and Tobago, 29 January 2023
DF	Donovan Fils-Aimé	(2001-10-31) 31 October 2001	1	0	Saint-Germain-du-Puy	v. Trinidad and Tobago, 29 January 2023

MF	Wilfried Dalmat	(1982-07-17) 17 July 1982	9	1	Portugaise Joué-lès-Tours	v. Trinidad and Tobago, 29 January 2023
MF	Randy Gentes	(2000-05-27) 27 May 2000	4	0	Nanterre	v. Trinidad and Tobago, 29 January 2023
MF	Yoann Vardin	(1998-03-18) 18 March 1998	4	0	Entente SSG	v. Trinidad and Tobago, 29 January 2023
MF	Kaïlé Auvray	(2004-05-27) 27 May 2004	1	0	Sporting Kansas City II	v. Trinidad and Tobago, 29 January 2023
MF	Jérémy Peterson-Dutoya	(1998-04-03) 3 April 1998	1	0	Rider University	v. Trinidad and Tobago, 29 January 2023
MF	Darren Pompé	(2000-01-23) 23 January 2000	1	0	Entente SSG	v. Trinidad and Tobago, 29 January 2023
MF	Sébastien Venthou-Dumaine	(2002-11-28) 28 November 2002	1	0		v. Trinidad and Tobago, 29 January 2023

Records

As of 11 September 2023[7]

Players in bold are still active with Saint Martin.

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Yannick Bellechasse	23	5	2012–present
2	Henri Emile	14	0	2002–2012
2	Jason Maccow	14	0	2018–present
4	Elvis Fléming	12	0	2006–2018
4	Emmanuel Richardson	12	0	2018–present
6	Danilo Cocks	11	5	2014–present
6	Wilfried Dalmat	11	1	2019–present
8	Belony Dumas	10	0	2019–present
8	Abdias Milius	10	0	2018–2019
9	Jérôme Beausol	9	0	2004–2010
	Nicolas Chalmet	9	0	2010–2019
	Jude Saint-Val	9	0	2010–2018
	Kévin Zonzon	9	0	2019–present

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Axel Raga	8	3	2.67	2023–present
2	Stanley Segarel	5	3	1.67	2023–present
	Danilo Cocks	5	11	0.45	2014–present
	Yannick Bellechasse	5	23	0.22	2012–present
5	Romuald Benjamin	4	5	0.8	2001–2004
5	Akim Arrondell	3	6	0.5	2018–2019
7	Laurent Samer	2	1	2	2014
	Mackenson Pierre	2	3	0.67	2008
	Derville Virgile	2	4	0.5	2010–2019
	Yannick Chevalier	2	5	0.4	2019–present
	Victor Hodge	2	5	0.4	2001–2004
	Bertrand Pindi	2	5	0.4	2001–2006

Competitive record

CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Gold Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1991	Withdrew
1993
1996
1998
2000
2002	Did not qualify
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021
2023
Total	0/17	0	0	0	0	0	0

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record
Season	Division	Group	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	P/R	RK
2019−20	C	A	6	3	0	3	7	8		37th
2022–23	C	B	4	0	2	2	2	7		39th
Total			10	3	2	5	9	15	37th

Caribbean Cup

Caribbean Cup record									Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1989	Did not enter								Did not enter
1990	Did not qualify								7	5	0	2	17	6
1991	Did not enter								Did not enter
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2001	Did not qualify								5	3	0	2	9	7
2005									3	0	1	2	0	14
2007									3	0	1	2	0	2
2008									3	0	0	3	2	13
2010									3	0	1	2	2	5
2012									3	0	0	3	0	24
2014	Did not enter								Did not enter
2017	Withdrew								Withdrew
Total	0 Titles	0/19	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	8	3	16	30	71

Record by opponent

Updated on 14 June 2022 after match against Saint Kitts and Nevis

Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record

Opponent	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Anguilla	4	3	0	1	7	4	+3
Antigua and Barbuda	2	0	0	2	3	5	–2
Aruba	2	0	1	1	0	3	–3
Bahamas	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
Barbados	2	1	0	1	2	6	–4
Bermuda	2	0	0	2	1	9	–8
British Virgin Islands	1	0	0	1	0	1	–1
Cayman Islands	2	0	1	1	2	4	–2
Cuba	1	0	0	1	0	1	–1
Dominica	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1
Grenada	2	0	0	2	4	15	–11
Guadeloupe	1	0	0	1	0	1	–1
Guyana	1	0	0	1	0	2	–2
Haiti	1	0	0	1	0	2	–2
Jamaica	2	0	0	2	0	13	–13
Martinique	1	0	0	1	0	1	–1
Montserrat	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2
Puerto Rico	2	0	0	2	0	11	–11
Saint Barthélemy	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3
Saint Kitts and Nevis	3	0	1	2	2	10	–8
Sint Eustatius	1	0	1	0	3	3	0
Sint Maarten	2	1	0	1	6	5	+1
Tortola	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
U.S. Virgin Islands	4	1	1	2	4	5	–1
Total	42	11	6	25	46	104	–58

National football stadium

Stadium	Capacity	City
Stade Thelbert Carti	2,500	Quartier-d'Orleans

References

https://api.fifa.com/api/v3/picture/flags-sq-5/MAF
"Saint-Martin". 7 March 2021.
"Enfin une victoire pour Saint-Martin" (in French). stmartinweek.net. Archived from the original on 30 July 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
Gayadien, Rajesh. "Saint-Martin trekt zich terug uit Caribbean Cup". Natio Suriname (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2022-05-28. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
L’équipe sénior de football a son nouveau sélectionneur Archived 2019-12-15 at the Wayback Machine - Le Pelican-Journal (in French)
"Saint Martin 2023". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
"Saint Martin". National Football Teams.

External links

Official website

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[2] "Saint-Martin". 7 March 2021.

[victoire-3] "Enfin une victoire pour Saint-Martin" (in French). stmartinweek.net. Archived from the original on 30 July 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.

[4] Gayadien, Rajesh. "Saint-Martin trekt zich terug uit Caribbean Cup". Natio Suriname (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2022-05-28. Retrieved 2022-06-08.

[5] L’équipe sénior de football a son nouveau sélectionneur Archived 2019-12-15 at the Wayback Machine - Le Pelican-Journal (in French)

[6] "Saint Martin 2023". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.

[7] "Saint Martin". National Football Teams.

Saint Martin football team
General	Football Committee of Saint-Martin History Managers
Venues	Stade Alberic Richards
Performances	CONCACAF Nations League
Other Saint Martinois teams	U23 U20 U17 Women's U23 U20 U17

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.

Caribbean Football Union
Associations	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bermuda British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic French Guiana Grenada Guadeloupe Guyana Haiti Jamaica Martinique Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Martin Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sint Maarten Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands United States Virgin Islands
National and regional teams	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bermuda British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic French Guiana Grenada Guadeloupe Guyana Haiti Jamaica Martinique Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Martin Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sint Maarten Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands United States Virgin Islands
Competitions for national and regional teams	Caribbean Cup CFU U-20 Tournament CFU U-15 Championship CFU Olympic Qualifiers CFU Women's Caribbean Cup CFU Women's U-20 CFU Women's U-17 Qualifiers CFU Women's Olympic Qualifiers CFU Championship (defunct)
Club competitions	CFU Club Championship Caribbean Professional Football League (defunct)

Coupe de l'Outre-Mer
Eligible teams	French Guiana Guadeloupe Martinique Mayotte New Caledonia Réunion Saint Barthélemy* Saint Martin* Saint Pierre and Miquelon Tahiti Wallis and Futuna*
Editions	2008 2010 2012
* Not yet competed