Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team
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The Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team is the national team of Saint Kitts and Nevis, and is controlled by the St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association. They are affiliated to the Caribbean Football Union of CONCACAF. The team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, however, they did qualify for their first CONCACAF Gold Cup appearance in 2023.
They are nicknamed The Sugar Boyz due to the sugar cultivation on the island of St. Kitts.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
History
Beginnings (1938–1990)
Saint Kitts and Nevis played their first match on 18 August 1938, against Grenada, a match that ended in a 2–4 defeat.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> They participated in the Leeward Islands Tournament from 1949 however had to wait until 1979 to play their first official matches, in the qualifying rounds for the 1979 CFU Championship, losing twice to Jamaica, both results finishing 2–1.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> They would again fail to qualify for the final phase of the 1983 CFU Championship after advancing due to Jamaica's withdrawal, eliminated by Martinique, who won 12–0 on aggregate.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1990–2000
The Sugar Boyz qualified for their first tournament at the 1993 Caribbean Cup, drawing against Dominican Republic (2–2) and British Virgin Islands (5–1) to top their qualifying group.<ref name="carib93" >{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the tournament proper, they finished second behind Jamaica to reach the semi-finals, before losing to Martinique on penalties.<ref name="carib93" /> In the match for third place, they were defeated 3–2 by Trinidad and Tobago.<ref name="carib93" /> Saint Kitts and Nevis finished bottom of their group in 1996<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> but in the 1997 Caribbean Cup, they advanced into the knock-out after finishing level on points with both Trinidad and Tobago and Martinique, then defeated Grenada 2–1 in extra-time<ref name="carib97" >{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> with both goals scored by Keith Gumbs,<ref name="goldcup23" >{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> but they succumbed to Trinidad and Tobago 0–4 in the final.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Since they'd reached the final, Saint Kitts and Nevis were entered into a play-off against Cuba – runner-up in the 1996 Caribbean Cup – for the last ticket to the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup, but they lost 2–0.<ref name="carib97" />
Saint Kitts and Nevis participated for the first time in the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.<ref name="kittsnevis-wcq" >{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> After benefiting from the withdrawal of the Bahamas, they beat Saint Lucia 5–1 in Basseterre and 1–0 in Castries,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> but fell in the third knockout round against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, losing thanks to the away goals rule.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2000s
In the 2002 World Cup qualifiers, after comfortably beating the Turks and Caicos Islands with an aggregate result of 14–0, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines once again dispatched the Sugar Boyz, winning both in Kingstown (1–0) as in Basseterre (1–2).<ref name="kittsnevis-wcq" /> However, the situation would improve in the 2006 qualifiers, since Saint Kitts and Nevis advanced to the second group phase after leaving the US Virgin Islands and Barbados on the way.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> They shared Group 3 with Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, but as expected, finished in last place, with 6 losses in as many appearances.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> They also experienced the worst defeat in their history, 8–0 against Mexico.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the preliminary round for the 2010 qualifiers, they were unable to repeat what they had done four years ago and were unceremoniously eliminated by Belize, who won 4–2 on aggregate.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In the Caribbean Cup, the Sugar Boyz did not repeat the successes of the '90s and could only qualify to the final phase of the 2001 Caribbean Cup, although they did not advance beyond the group phase.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> They have not returned to a final phase since that edition.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2010–present
Qualifying directly to the second round of the 2014 qualifiers, Saint Kitts and Nevis was drawn in Group D along with Canada, Puerto Rico and Saint Lucia.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> They finished in 3rd place, with 7 points.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It was only defeated by Canada in Toronto (4–0).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the 2018 World Cup qualifiers, Saint Kitts and Nevis defeated the Turks and Caicos Islands in the first round by a lofty aggregate 12–4<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> before falling in the second phase, at the hands of El Salvador, 6–3 on aggregate, but not before obtaining a 2–2 draw at home.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In November 2015, they played 2 friendlies against European teams, Andorra (1–0) and Estonia (0–3).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Devaughn Elliott scored the only goal in the victory over Andorra, becoming the first St. Kitts and Nevis player to score against a European side.<ref name="St. Kitts and Nevis vs. Andorra">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The result was also the first away victory for a CFU team over a European side on their home soil.<ref name="European Win">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In October 2016, it reached its highest ranking in the FIFA world ranking (73rd place)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> thanks to its good performance in the 2nd round of the 2017 Caribbean Cup of Nations qualifiers.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> However, two defeats against French Guiana (0–1)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and Haiti at home (0–2 a.e.t.) stopped the Sugar Boyz in the 3rd round of these qualifiers.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The year ends with a 1–1 draw in Basseterre against Estonia on November 19, 2016, in a friendly match, one year after playing against the same team in Tallinn.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In June 2017, the team went on a second European tour and played Armenia on June 4 in Yerevan<ref name="armenia" >{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and Georgia three days later in Tbilisi.<ref name="georgia" >{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Both games ended in equally bad losses, 5–0 and 3–0, respectively.<ref name="armenia" /><ref name="georgia" /> St. Kitts and Nevis continued its pattern of international tours and travels in August 2017 to Mumbai to meet Mauritius and India in a friendly tournament, the 2017 Hero Tri-Nation Series. Both matches ended in draws acquired by the same score of one goal each.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The Sugar Boyz played Andorra again on March 25, 2022, six and a half years after their first confrontation, for a friendly match in Andorra la Vella. This time the Principality's selection won against Saint Kitts and Nevis on its home stadium (1–0).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
They qualified for their first ever CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2023.<ref name="goldcup23" />
Team image
Kit sponsorship
| Kit supplier | Period |
|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Beaver | 1999 |
| Template:Flagicon L-Sporto | 2004 |
| Template:Flagicon Adidas | 2010–2015 |
| Template:Flagicon Lika | 2016–2019 |
| Template:Flagicon Capelli | 2021–present |
National football stadium
| Stadium | Capacity | City |
|---|---|---|
| Warner Park Football Stadium | 3,500 | Basseterre |
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.
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2024
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2025
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Coaches
- Template:Flagicon Carlos Cavagnaro (1988)
- Template:Flagicon Alistair Edwards (1996–1997)
- Template:Flagicon Ces Podd (1999–2000)
- Template:Flagicon Clinton Percival (2000–2001)
- Template:Flagicon Elvis Browne (2002–2004)
- Template:Flagicon Lenny Lake (2004)
- Template:Flagicon Leonard Taylor (2008)
- Template:Flagicon Lester Morris (2008)
- Template:Flagicon Lenny Lake (2008–2010)
- Template:Flagicon Clinton Percival (2010–2012)
- Template:Flagicon Jeffrey Hazel (2012–2015)
- Template:Flagicon Jacques Passy (2015–2019)
- Template:Flagicon Earl Jones (2019)
- Template:Flagicon Claudio Caimi (2019–2021)
- Template:Flagicon Leonardo Neiva (2021)
- Template:Flagicon Austin Huggins (2022–2023)
- Template:Flagicon Francisco Molina (2023–)
Players
Current squad
- The following players were called up for the 2025–26 CONCACAF Series matches against Sint Maarten on 12 November and Belize on 18 November 2025.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Caps and goals correct as of: 10 June 2025 after the match against Grenada
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Recent call-ups
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Player records
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- Players in bold are still active with Saint Kitts & Nevis.
Most appearances
| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerard Williams | 85 | 2 | 2006–2023 |
| 2 | Thrizen Leader | 76 | 1 | 2004–2021 |
| 3 | Julani Archibald | 73 | 0 | 2008–present |
| 4 | George Isaac | 53 | 22 | 1996–2011 |
| 5 | Romaine Sawyers | 51 | 8 | 2012–present |
| 6 | Orlando Mitchum | 49 | 6 | 2004–2019 |
| Yohannes Mitchum | 49 | 1 | 2017–present | |
| 8 | Jevon Francis | 47 | 23 | 2000–2011 |
| 9 | Ian Lake | 46 | 20 | 2002–2012 |
| 10 | Kimaree Rogers | 43 | 9 | 2015–present |
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keith Gumbs | 24 | 41 | {{#expr:24/41 round 2}} | 1993–2011 |
| 2 | Jevon Francis | 23 | 47 | {{#expr:23/47 round 2}} | 2000–2011 |
| 3 | George Isaac | 22 | 53 | {{#expr:22/53 round 2}} | 1996–2011 |
| 4 | Ian Lake | 20 | 46 | {{#expr:20/46 round 2}} | 2002–2012 |
| 5 | Harry Panayiotou | 12 | 39 | {{#expr:12/39 round 2}} | 2014–present |
| 6 | Tiquanny Williams | 11 | 25 | {{#expr:11/25 round 2}} | 2021–present |
| Austin Huggins | 11 | 36 | {{#expr:11/36 round 2}} | 1993–2004 | |
| 8 | Atiba Harris | 10 | 42 | {{#expr:10/42 round 2}} | 2003–2019 |
| 9 | Alexis Saddler | 9 | 26 | {{#expr:9/26 round 2}} | 2000–2011 |
| Kimaree Rogers | 9 | 43 | {{#expr:9/43 round 2}} | 2015–present |
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
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| Template:Flagicon 1930 | Part of Template:Flag | Part of Template:Flag | |||||||||||||
| 1934 to 1990 | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | |||||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 1994 | Did not enter | Declined participation | |||||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 1998 | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | ||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2002 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 3 | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2006 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 26 | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2014 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2018 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2022 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2026 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2030 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
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| Total | – | Template:Tooltip | – | – | – | – | – | – | 40 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 77 | 75 | |
CONCACAF Gold Cup
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| Template:Flagicon 1991 | Not eligible | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 1993 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
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| Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2023 | Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | Squad | |
| Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2025 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
| Total | Group stage | 1/18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | – | |
CONCACAF Nations League
| CONCACAF Nations League record | |||||||||||||||||||
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| League | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 2019–20 | B | A | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | Template:Fall | Template:Flagicon 2021 | Ineligible | ||||||||
| 2022–23 | C | B | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | Template:Rise | Template:Flagicon 2023 | |||||||||
| 2023–24 | B | A | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | Template:Fall | Template:Flagicon 2024 | |||||||||
| 2024–25 | C | C | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | Template:Rise | Template:Flagicon 2025 | |||||||||
| Total | — | — | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 27 | — | Total | 0 Titles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Caribbean Cup
| Caribbean Cup record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip* | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip |
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| Template:Flagicon 1993 | Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 |
| Template:Flagicon 1994 | Did not qualify | ||||||
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| Template:Flagicon 1996 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 1997 | Runners-up | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 1998 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| Template:Flagicon 1999 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Template:Flagicon 2001 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Template:Flagicon 2005 | Did not qualify | ||||||
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| Total | 5/18 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 43 |
Honours
Regional
- Caribbean Cup
- Template:Silver2 Runners-up (1): 1997
References
External links
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