Cayman Islands national football team
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| Association | Cayman Islands Football Association | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
| Sub-confederation | CFU (Caribbean) | ||
| Head coach | Benjamin Pugh[1] | ||
| Most caps | Ian Lindo (23) | ||
| Top scorer | Lee Ramoon (12) | ||
| Home stadium | Truman Bodden Sports Complex | ||
| FIFA code | CAY | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 196 | ||
| Highest | 127 (November 1995) | ||
| Lowest | 206 (April 2019) | ||
| First international | |||
(Roseau, Dominica; 3 March 1985) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
(Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; 2 March 1994) (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; 4 March 1994) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
(Bradenton, Florida, United States; 29 March 2021) | |||
The Cayman Islands national football team is the national team of the Cayman Islands, and is controlled by the Cayman Islands Football Association. It is a member of FIFA and CONCACAF. Cayman Islands' home ground is Truman Bodden Stadium in George Town, and their head coach is Benjamin Pugh. Prior to Pugh's appointment, the Cayman Island's national team had failed to win a single game in over 9 years, sinking to 206 in the FIFA World Rankings. They have recently advanced 13 places in the rankings; winning 4 out of 6 Nation's League Qualifiers (including a win against Barbados).
History
In 2000, given the status of the Cayman Islands as one of the British overseas territories, the national team attempted to use this as a loophole to call up a number of uncapped players possessing British passports but who had no specific links to the islands. Barry McIntosh, a football agent, was called in to scout players for an upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifier against Cuba and ultimately he secured eight players i.e. Wayne Allison (Tranmere Rovers), Ged Brannan (Motherwell), David Barnett (Lincoln City), Martin O'Connor (Birmingham City), Dwayne Plummer (Bristol City), Barry Hayles (Fulham), Neville Roach (Southend United) and Neil Sharpe (Boreham Wood). With the exception of Allison the players all appeared in a 5–0 friendly defeat against D.C. United but before they could appear in any official internationals FIFA stepped in and barred the players from representing the Cayman Islands due to their failure to satisfy the existing rules for national team eligibility.[3] Of the eight players only Hayles went on to play international football, appearing for Jamaica ten times.
Recent results and forthcoming fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
2021
| 24 March WC 1st Round Qualifying | Suriname | 3–0 | | Paramaribo, Suriname |
| 19:00 UTC−3 |
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Report | Stadium: Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion Referee: Jorge Pérez (Mexico) |
| 29 March WC 1st Round Qualifying | Cayman Islands | 0–11 | | Bradenton, United States |
| 18:00 UTC−4 | Report | Stadium: IMG Academy Referee: Ted Unkel (United States) |
| 2 June WC 1st Round Qualifying | Cayman Islands | 1–3 | | Bradenton, United States |
| 18:00 UTC−4 | Report |
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Stadium: IMG Academy Referee: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre (Mexico) |
| 8 June WC 1st Round Qualifying | Bermuda | 1–1 | | Bradenton, United States |
| 21:05 UTC−4 |
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Report |
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Stadium: IMG Academy Referee: Rubiel Vazquez (United States) |
Squad
Current squad
- The following players were called up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifications.
- Match dates: 2 June – 8 June 2021
- Opposition:
Aruba and
Bermuda - Caps and goals correct as of: 2 June 2021, after the match against
Aruba.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Albertini Holness | 6 March 2000 | 8 | 0 | |
| 12 | GK | David Lee | 1 | 0 | ||
| 22 | GK | Johnathan McLean | 11 December 1997 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Cameron Gray | 22 October 1998 | 5 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Wesley Robinson | 7 September 1993 | 9 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Ackeem Hyde | 3 November 1999 | 10 | 1 | |
| 5 | DF | Joshewa Frederick-Charlery | 24 January 1997 | 14 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | Andre McFarlane | 1 November 1989 | 13 | 0 | |
| 19 | DF | Tyler Lee | 5 September 1994 | 6 | 0 | |
| 23 | DF | Jabari Campbell | 3 November 1999 | 4 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | Trey Ebanks | 5 June 2000 | 5 | 0 | |
| 13 | MF | Romario Dixon | 19 September 1996 | 5 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | Barry Dre Tibbetts | 15 June 2002 | 4 | 0 | |
| 15 | MF | Kion Parchmont | 28 January 2000 | 2 | 0 | |
| 16 | MF | D'Andre Rowe | 5 January 2001 | 5 | 0 | |
| 17 | MF | Mason Duval | 24 August 2001 | 6 | 0 | |
| 18 | MF | Kareem Foster | 6 September 2000 | 2 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | Jonah Ebanks | 7 May 1996 | 13 | 3 | |
| 21 | MF | Justin Byles | 22 January 2005 | 2 | 0 | |
| 7 | FW | Jamaal Seymour | 21 June 1996 | 1 | 0 | |
| 8 | FW | Andrew Browning | 1 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | Mark Ebanks | 26 December 1990 | 22 | 6 | |
| 10 | FW | Theron Wood | 7 February 1990 | 21 | 1 | |
Recent call-ups
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Jackson Kirkconnell | 30 August 2003 | 1 | 0 | vs. | |
| MF | Jermaine Wilson | 5 February 1995 | 11 | 0 | vs. | |
| FW | Christopher Reeves | 27 February 1997 | 11 | 0 | vs. | |
| FW | Gunnar Studenthofft | 5 April 2002 | 1 | 0 | vs. | |
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Player records
- As of 2 June 2021
- Players in bold are still active with Cayman Islands.
Most appearances
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Top goalscorers
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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 | |
| Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
| Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 15 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 18 | ||||||||||
| To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
| Total | – | 0/22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 53 | |
CONCACAF Gold Cup
| CONCACAF Gold Cup record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
| Did not qualify | |||||||||
| Withdrew | |||||||||
| Did not qualify | |||||||||
| Withdrew | |||||||||
| Did not qualify | |||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 0/16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
CONCACAF Nations League
| CONCACAF Nations League record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Division | Group | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | P/R | Rank |
| C | A | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 33rd | ||
| C | To be determined | |||||||||
| Total | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 33rd | |||
Caribbean Cup
| Caribbean Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D[decimal 1] | L | GF | GA | |
| Did not enter | ||||||||
| Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Group stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | ||
| Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Withdrew | ||||||||
| Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Did not enter | ||||||||
| Total | 4/19 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 30 | |
- Draws include knockout matches decided via a penalty shoot-out.
Head-to-head record
As of 29 March 2021 after match against
Canada[4]
Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record
| Opponent |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | −7 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | −11 | |
| 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 46 | −42 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14 | −12 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | −6 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | |
| 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 40 | −30 | |
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | −7 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 19 | −17 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | −7 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | |
| Total | 104 | 20 | 19 | 65 | 101 | 260 | −159 |
References
- "Member Associations". origin1904-p.cxm.fifa.com.
- "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- Footballers whose loved ones have told them who to play for, The Guardian, 5 March 2008
- "World Football Elo Ratings: Cayman Islands". eloratings.net. Elo Ratings. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
External links
- Cayman Islands FIFA.com
- Cayman Islands Football Association Archived 12 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
