Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team

Saint Kitts and Nevis
Nickname(s)	The Sugar Boyz
Association	St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Leonardo Neiva[1]
Most caps	Thrizen Leader (76)
Top scorer	Keith Gumbs (24)
Home stadium	Warner Park
FIFA code	SKN
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	138 (19 November 2021)[2]
Highest	73 (October 2016, March 2017)
Lowest	176 (November 1994)
First international
	Saint Christopher and Nevis 2–4 Grenada ; (Saint Christopher and Nevis; 18 August 1938)
Biggest win
	Saint Kitts and Nevis 10–0 Montserrat ; (Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis; 17 April 1992) ; Saint Martin 0–10 Saint Kitts and Nevis ; (The Valley, Anguilla; 14 October 2018)
Biggest defeat
	Mexico 8–0 Saint Kitts and Nevis ; (Monterrey, Mexico; 17 November 2004)
Medal record
CFU Caribbean Cup

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.

They are nicknamed The Sugar Boyz due to the sugar cultivation on the island of St. Kitts.

History

The first official match played by the national football team of St. Kitts and Nevis was away against Jamaica on 17 June 1979. Jamaica won 2–1 and also won the second leg in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Saint Kitts and Nevis made a surprise run to the third round (group stage) of CONCACAF qualifying for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, but was severely overmatched on that stage. Saint Kitts and Nevis finished second in the Caribbean Cup in 1997, and fourth in 1993.

In November 2015, the team traveled to Europe for matches against Andorra and Estonia, the nation's first matches in history against European opponents.[3] Devaughn Elliott scored the only goal in the 1–0 victory over Andorra for Saint Kitts and Nevis's first European victory. In the process, Elliott became the first St. Kitts and Nevis player to score against a European side.[4] The result was also the first away victory for a CFU team over a European side on their home soil.[5]

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
1930	Part of United Kingdom								Part of United Kingdom
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974
1978
1982
1986	Did not enter								Declined participation
1990
1994
1998	Did not qualify								4	2	2	0	8	3
2002									4	2	0	2	15	3
2006									10	4	0	6	18	26
2010									2	0	1	1	2	4
2014									6	1	4	1	6	8
2018									4	2	1	1	15	10
2022									6	3	0	3	8	8
2026	To be determined								To be determined
Total	–	0/22	–	–	–	–	–	–	36	14	8	14	72	62

CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Gold Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1991 to 2021	Did not qualify
Total	–	0/13	–	–	–	–	–	–

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record
Year	Division	Group	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	P/R	Rank
2019−20	B	A	6	1	2	3	8	8		25th
2022–23	C	To be determined
Total			6	1	2	3	8	8	25th

Caribbean Cup

Caribbean Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1989	Did not qualify
1990
1991
1992
1993	Fourth place	5	2	1	2	16	8
1994	Did not qualify
1995	Did not qualify
1996	Group stage	3	0	1	2	3	10
1997	Second place	4	2	0	2	4	8
1998	Did not qualify
1999	Group stage	3	0	0	3	0	9
2001	Group stage	3	1	1	1	7	8
2005	Did not qualify
2007
2008
2010
2012
2014
2017
Total	5/18	18	5	3	10	26	43

Schedule and results

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

2021

24 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying	Saint Kitts and Nevis	1–0	Puerto Rico	San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
16:00 UTC−4	Nelson 42'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Panamericano Referee: Randy Encarnacion Solano (Dominican Republic)

27 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying	Bahamas	0–4	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Nassau, Bahamas
19:00 UTC−4		Report	Freeman 25', 65' Rogers 53' Sterling-James 82'	Stadium: Thomas Robinson Stadium Referee: Benbito Celima (Haiti)

4 June 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying	Saint Kitts and Nevis	3–0	Guyana	Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
16:00 UTC−4	Freeman 9' (pen.), 36' Sawyers 67'	Report		Stadium: Warner Park Referee: Ricangel de Leça (Aruba)

8 June 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying	Trinidad and Tobago	2–0	Saint Kitts and Nevis	San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
17:00 UTC−4	Muckette 36' Hyland 74'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Panamericano Referee: Randy Encarnacion Solano (Dominican Republic)

12 June 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying	Saint Kitts and Nevis	0–4	El Salvador	Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
16:00 UTC−4		Report	Rugamas 3', 27' Pérez 20' Cerén 64' (pen.)	Stadium: Warner Park Referee: Kevin Morrison (Jamaica)

15 June 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying	El Salvador	2–0	Saint Kitts and Nevis	San Salvador, El Salvador
19:30 UTC−6	Pérez 24' Mayen 87'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.
Match dates: 12 and 15 June 2021
Opposition: El Salvador
Caps and goals correct as of: 27 March 2021, after the match against Bahamas.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Zaykeese Smith	(2000-02-24) 24 February 2000	0	0	Village Superstars
18	1GK	Julani Archibald	(1991-05-18) 18 May 1991	40	0	St. Lucia
23	1GK	Clifford Samuel	(1990-01-13) 13 January 1990	0	0	Conaree

2	2DF	Ordell Flemming	(1993-09-16) 16 September 1993	6	0	Village Superstars
3	2DF	Gerard Williams	(1988-06-04) 4 June 1988	67	2	TRAU
5	2DF	Andre Burley	(1999-09-10) 10 September 1999	2	0	Maidenhead United
12	2DF	Petrez Williams	(2000-06-18) 18 June 2000	5	0	St. Paul's United
13	2DF	Thrizen Leader	(1984-07-03) 3 July 1984	73	1	St Paul's United
17	2DF	Malique Roberts	(2001-08-01) 1 August 2001	1	0	Cayon Rockets
22	2DF	Xavier French	(1997-05-14) 14 May 1997	0	0	SPD United

4	3MF	Theo Wharton	(1994-11-15) 15 November 1994	16	2	Barry Town United
6	3MF	Kalonji Clarke	(2001-02-15) 15 February 2001	1	0	St Paul's United
8	3MF	Yohannes Mitchum	(1998-04-06) 6 April 1998	17	1	Newtown United
11	3MF	Omari Sterling-James	(1993-09-15) 15 September 1993	10	3	Kidderminster Harriers
14	3MF	Raheem Somersall	(1997-07-05) 5 July 1997	10	0	Tormenta
15	3MF	Raheem Francis	(1996-05-28) 28 May 1996	3	0	Village Superstars
19	3MF	Romaine Sawyers	(1991-11-02) 2 November 1991	26	4	Stoke City

7	4FW	Vinceroy Nelson	(1996-01-10) 10 January 1996	6	1	St. Paul's United
9	4FW	Rowan Liburd	(1992-08-28) 28 August 1992	8	4	Billericay Town
10	4FW	Harry Panayiotou	(1994-10-28) 28 October 1994	25	10	Livingston
16	4FW	Keithroy Freeman	(1993-10-16) 16 October 1993	5	2	St. Paul's United
20	4FW	Tiquanny Williams	(2001-09-10) 10 September 2001	0	0	United Old Road Jets
21	4FW	Tahir Hanley	(1997-05-05) 5 May 1997	8	1	Real de Minas

Recent call ups

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up

DF	Raheem Hanley	(1994-02-04) 4 February 1994	6	0	Radcliffe	vs. Bahamas, 27 March 2021

MF	Lois Maynard	(1989-01-22) 22 January 1989	15	0	Solihull Moors	vs. Trinidad and Tobago, 8 June 2021
MF	Dennis Flemming	(1996-12-17) 17 December 1996	1	0	Village Superstars	vs. Bahamas, 27 March 2021
MF	Mervin Lewis	(2000-08-26) 26 August 2000	1	0	Cayon Rockets	vs. Bahamas, 27 March 2021

FW	Tishan Hanley	(1990-08-22) 22 August 1990	32	3	Allentown United	vs. Bahamas, 27 March 2021
FW	Kimaree Rogers	(1994-01-14) 14 January 1994	23	4	Village Superstars	vs. Bahamas, 27 March 2021

Player records

As of 15 June 2021

Players in bold are still active with Saint Kitts & Nevis.

Most appearances
Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Thrizen Leader	76	1	2004–present
2	Gerard Williams	73	2	2006–present
3	George Isaac	53	22	1996–2011
4	Orlando Mitchum	49	6	2004–2019
5	Jevon Francis	47	23	2000–2011
6	Ian Lake	46	20	2002–2012
7	Julani Archibald	44	0	2008–present
8	Atiba Harris	42	10	2003–2019
9	Keith Gumbs	41	24	1993–2011
10	Keithroy Richards	39	0	2002–2010

Top goalscorers
Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Keith Gumbs	24	41	0.59	1993–2011
2	Jevon Francis	23	47	0.49	2000–2011
3	George Isaac	22	53	0.42	1996–2011
4	Ian Lake	20	46	0.43	2002–2012
5	Austin Huggins	11	36	0.31	1993–2004
6	Harry Panayiotou	10	28	0.36	2014–present
6	Atiba Harris	10	42	0.24	2003–2019
8	Alexis Saddler	9	26	0.35	2000–2011
9	Vernon Sargeant	8	24	0.33	1993–2004
10	Orlando Mitchum	6	49	0.12	2004–2019

Coaches

Alistair Edwards (1996–97)
Ces Podd (1999–02)
Elvis Browne (2002–04)
Lenny Lake (2008–10)
Clinton Percival (2010–12)
Jeffrey Hazel (2012–15)
Jacques Passy (2015–19)
Earl Jones (2019)
Claudio Caimi (2019–21)
Leonardo Neiva (2021-)

References

"Leonardo Neiva".
"The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
"Sugar Boyz Kick-Off European Stint this Week Against Andorra". thestkittsnevisobserver.com. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
"St. Kitts and Nevis vs. Andorra". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
"'Sugar Boyz' defeat Andorra in historic European win". miyvue.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.

External links

Official Website

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[1] "Leonardo Neiva".

[FIFA_World_Rankings-2] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[European_Stint-3] "Sugar Boyz Kick-Off European Stint this Week Against Andorra". thestkittsnevisobserver.com. Retrieved 11 November 2015.

[St._Kitts_and_Nevis_vs._Andorra-4] "St. Kitts and Nevis vs. Andorra". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 November 2015.

[European_Win-5] "'Sugar Boyz' defeat Andorra in historic European win". miyvue.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.

Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team
General	St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association History Managers
Venues	Warner Park Sporting Complex
Performances	CONCACAF Nations League
Other Nevisian teams	U23 U20 U17 Nevis Women's U23 U20 U17

National 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 country, but affiliated to CONCACAF and CFU. 3: Full or associate CONCACAF member, but non-FIFA member.