Anguilla
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationAnguilla Football Association
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederationCFU (Caribbean)
Head coachNigel Connor
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
FIFA ranking
Current 209 Steady (21 December 2023)[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)

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.

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 22 October 2023, they rank 206th in the FIFA rankings, placing in the last two lowest ranked teams.[3]

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.[4]

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 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

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.

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.[5]

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

4 March Friendly Anguilla  2–2  Saint Martin The Valley, Anguilla
16:00 UTC−4
  • Hughes 11'
  • Jordan Deans 26'
Report
  • Cordero 74'
  • Chilin 90+5'
Stadium: Raymond E. Guishard Stadium
24 March 2022–23 Nations League Anguilla  1–2  Saint Lucia The Valley, Anguilla
15:00 UTC−4
  • Carpenter 76'
Report
  • Remy 18'
  • President 45+2'
Stadium: Raymond E. Guishard Stadium
Referee: Moeth Gaymes (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
7 September 2023–24 Nations League Anguilla  0–6  Saint Martin The Valley, Anguilla
16:00 UTC−4 Report
Stadium: Raymond E. Guishard Stadium
Referee: Fernando Hernández (Mexico)
12 October 2023–24 Nations League Bonaire  2–0  Anguilla Rincon, Bonaire
19:00 UTC−4
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
  • Anthony 2', 6' (pen.)
  • Michiel 73'
Stadium: Raymond E. Guishard Stadium
Attendance: 267
Referee: Tristley Bassue (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

Coaching history

  • Les Strong England (1991–1994)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the CONCACAF Nations League match against Bonaire on 18 November 2023.[6]

Caps and goals are updated as of 18 November 2023, after the match against Bonaire.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Jelanie Lawrence (1983-08-26) 26 August 1983 6 0 Anguilla Doc's United
1GK Danniell Bailey (2003-11-23) 23 November 2003 5 0 Anguilla Lymers
1GK Micah Brooks (2006-04-30) 30 April 2006 0 0 Anguilla Diamond
1GK Shemor Browne (2008-07-06) 6 July 2008 0 0

2DF Kion Lee (1993-09-02) 2 September 1993 21 1 Anguilla Attackers
2DF Kieron Lake-Bryan (2001-10-23) 23 October 2001 8 0
2DF Alexander Fleming (2005-04-12) 12 April 2005 6 0 Anguilla Diamond
2DF Delani Francis (2006-01-24) 24 January 2006 5 0 Anguilla Uprising
2DF Nicholson Millington (2008-08-03) 3 August 2008 0 0 Anguilla Diamond

3MF Steven Austin (1990-12-27) 27 December 1990 12 1 Anguilla Doc's United
3MF Vershawn Hodge (1994-08-02) 2 August 1994 10 0 Anguilla Attackers
3MF Jermal Richardson (1994-05-10) 10 May 1994 9 0 Anguilla Roaring Lions
3MF Jalen Smeins (2002-08-29) 29 August 2002 6 0 Anguilla Diamond
3MF Jared Smeins (2006-10-26) 26 October 2006 5 0 Anguilla Diamond
3MF Mekhi Connor (2008-01-14) 14 January 2008 3 0 Anguilla Roaring Lions
3MF Jordan Deans (1995-10-30) 30 October 1995 3 1
3MF Keante Brooks (2007-02-26) 26 February 2007 2 0 Anguilla Spartans
3MF Dalek Moore (2006-08-31) 31 August 2006 2 0 Anguilla Roaring Lions
3MF Jaheim Thompson (2007-10-06) 6 October 2007 1 0 England Chesterfield

4FW Jonathan Guishard (1996-07-02) 2 July 1996 27 1 Anguilla Doc's United
4FW Jauron Gayle (2004-03-04) 4 March 2004 7 1 Anguilla Uprising
4FW Kyle Lake-Bryan (2001-10-23) 23 October 2001 6 1 England Spartans Youth
4FW Defari Francis (2005-03-11) 11 March 2005 2 0 Anguilla Uprising

Recent call-ups

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



Player records

As of 18 November 2023[7]
Players in bold are still active with Anguilla.

Most appearances

Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Ryan Liddie 31 0 2000–2019
2 Girdon Connor 29 5 2000–2018
3 Jonathan Guishard 27 1 2014–present
4 Kevin Hawley 22 0 2000–2016
Germain Hughes 22 1 2012–present
Adonijah Richardson 22 1 2006–2016
7 Kion Lee 21 1 2012–present
Tafari Smith 21 2 2018–present
9 Leon Jeffers 20 0 2004–2012
10 Kapil Battice 18 4 2008–2021
Glenville Rogers 18 2 2008–2019

Top goalscorers

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 2008–2021
5 Javille Brooks 2 16 0.13 2010–present
Glenville Rogers 2 18 0.11 2008–2019
Tafari Smith 2 21 0.1 2018–present

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

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
South Korea Japan 2002 Did not qualify First round200225
Germany 2006 First round201106
South Africa 2010 First round2002016
Brazil 2014 First round200206
Russia 2018 First round200208
Qatar 2022 First round – 4th4004023
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined To be determined
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030
Saudi Arabia 2034
Totals0/6140113264

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

CONCACAF Gold Cup

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
United States 1991 Did not qualify 3rd201117
Mexico United States 1993 3rd200202
United States 1996 First round200226
United States 1998 4th3003112
United States 2000 4th3003135
United States 2002 2nd210154
Mexico United States 2003 Did not enterDid not enter
United States 2005 Withdrew Withdrew
United States 2007 Did not qualify 4th3003518
United States 2009 3rd200226
United States 2011 3rd310248
United States 2013 4th3003116
Canada United States 2015 4th3003020
United States 2017 3rd2002011
Costa Rica Jamaica United States 2019 31st4013115
United States 2021 3rd4004221
Canada United States 2023 2nd402225
Totals0/1742243627186

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

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record
Season Division Group Pld W D L GF GA P/R Rank
2019−20 C C4004221Same position41st
2022–23 C C402225Same position37th
2023–24 C A4004019Same position39th
Total 12 0 2 10 4 45 37th

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

Caribbean Cup

Year Final Tournament Qualification
Round Pld W D L GF GA Pos. Pld W D L GF GA
1989 to 1990Did not enterDid not enter
Jamaica 1991 Did not qualify 3rd201117
Trinidad and Tobago 1992 First round200208
Jamaica 1993 3rd200202
Trinidad and Tobago 1994 3rd2002011
Cayman Islands Jamaica 1995 First round200226
Trinidad and Tobago 1996 3rd2002012
Antigua and Barbuda Saint Kitts and Nevis 1997 4th3003112
Jamaica 1998 4th3003135
Trinidad and Tobago 1999 Withdrew Withdrew
Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Did not qualify 2nd210154
Barbados 2005 Withdrew Withdrew
Trinidad and Tobago 2007 Did not qualify 4th3003518
Jamaica 2008 3rd200226
Martinique 2010 3rd310248
Antigua and Barbuda 2012 4th3003116
Jamaica 2014 4th3003020
Martinique 2017 3rd2002011
Totals0/1936213321176

Head-to-head record

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
 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 12 3 1 8 12 34 22 25.00
 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
 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 89 8 9 72 51 357 306 8.99
Source: Results

References

  1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  2. "Elo Ratings: Anguilla". Elo Ratings. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  3. "FIFA Rankings". Archived from the original on 3 November 2014.
  4. "Bahamas – List of International Matches".
  5. "Seven in, seven out in CONCACAF — FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  6. "Final Squad". Facebook. Anguilla Football Association.
  7. "Anguilla". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 28 February 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.