British Guiana (1905–59)

Guyana (as British Guiana) played its first international football match on 21 July 1905, a 4–1 defeat against nearby and fellow British colony Trinidad and Tobago. Their next recorded game came almost 16 years later on 28 January 1921, an away 2–1 win against its neighbour Suriname. The two played again in Suriname on 27 August 1923, and on that occasion the hosts won 2–1. British Guiana did not play another match until 1937, when they lost two matches against Trinidad and Tobago in Suriname: 3–0 and 3–2. After seven years without a match, British Guiana entered a three-team tournament in Trinidad & Tobago against its national side and Barbados. They won twice against Barbados (1–0 and 3–0) before drawing 1–1 and losing 3–0 to Trinidad and Tobago. In the final of this Trinagular tournament they again lost 3–0 to Trinidad and Tobago.

In November 1947 British Guiana played in a Standard Life tournament in Trinidad and Tobago. They beat the hosts 2–1 in their opening game on 5 November before beating Jamaica 2–0 the very next day. On 10 November they drew 0–0 with Jamaica before losing 2–0 to Trinidad and Tobago in the last game on 14 November.

British Guiana played its first home games in 1950 against Trinidad and Tobago: these were British Guiana's first matches since the Standard Life tournament. British Guiana lost 1–0 and 4–1 before winning 1–0. The last match played under the name British Guiana was the next match on 2 March 1959 – a 2–2 draw against Trinidad and Tobago.^[3]

Guyana

After independence in 1966, Guyana did not play a match for five years. Their first fixtures under their new name were qualifiers for the 1971 CONCACAF Championship against Suriname. The first match, away, was lost 4–1 and the home match on 21 September 1971 was lost 3–2 as Suriname advanced 7–3 on aggregate. In 1976 Guyana entered its first ever World Cup qualification campaign with the aim of reaching the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina. Guyana and Suriname were drawn in a two-legged preliminary in the Caribbean section of CONCACAF qualification and Guyana won the first leg 2–0 at home on 4 July 1976. The second leg in Paramaribo was lost 3–0 which allowed Suriname to advance.^[3]

2006

Guyana had a remarkable calendar year in 2006, with eleven successive wins, including five CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifiers^[4] These results boosted Guyana's spot in the FIFA World Rankings by 87 spots in little over a year. As a consequence, the team rose to the top 12 in CONCACAF and were in the third rank of seeds in the World Cup qualifying draw.

Caribbean Nations Cup 2007

At the 2006–07 Caribbean Nations Cup, Guyana finished top of Group A in Stage One, then top of Group H in Stage Two (which they hosted), and finished 3rd in the Bobby Sookram Group, missing out on a semi-final berth on goal difference alone. Had Guyana reached the semi-finals, they would have qualified for the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

2014 World Cup qualifying

With the return of international coach Jamaal Shabazz, Guyana finished top of a group containing Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados and Bermuda to reach the third round of qualifying for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. They qualified with one game to go with a 2–1 home win against Trinidad and Tobago on 11 November 2011.

Guyana organised friendly matches against Colombia, Bolivia, Jamaica and Panama for the first team. In the third round group, they finished last, behind Mexico, Costa Rica and El Salvador, with one point from their six matches.

Lack of football 2013/14

From November 2012 to October 2014 Guyana did not play a single international fixture. This amongst other factors led to FIFA stepping in and removing the GFF executive at the end of 2014.^[5]

2015 and 2016 return of the Golden Jaguars

With FIFA stepping into Guyana once again, a FIFA Normalisation Committee was installed to regularise football in Guyana. With this came the search for a National Team Head Coach with Jamaal Shabazz reinstalled initially for one game versus Barbados in Jan 2015. As Guyana had lost many first team players to retirement since 2012, the squad was a new younger group with major gaps in the goalkeeper and defensive areas.

However a 2–2 draw with Barbados was enough for Shabazz and his staff, consisting of assistant coach Wayne Wiggy Dover, Operations Manager Mark Xavier, Team Manager Faizal Khan, Kit Man Trevor Burnett, GoalKeeper Coach Andrew Hazell, Physical Trainer Anson Ambrose, Medical Officer Denzil Hernandez.

2023

Bermuda  v  Guyana

25 March 2022–23 Nations League	Bermuda	0–2	Guyana	Devonshire Parish, Bermuda
15:00 UTC−3		Report	Gordon 52' Garrett 58'	Stadium: Dame Flora Duffy National Sports Centre Referee: Fernando Hernández (Mexico)

Guyana  v  Montserrat

28 March 2022–23 Nations League	Guyana	0–0	Montserrat	Wildey, Barbados
19:00 UTC−4		Report		Stadium: Wildey Turf Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)

Guyana  v  Grenada

17 June 2023 Gold Cup qualification	Guyana	1–1 (5–3 p)	Grenada	Fort Lauderdale, United States
21:00 UTC−4	Glasgow 22'	Report	Mitchell 60'	Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)
	Penalties
	Bonds Glasgow Duke-McKenna Benjamin Wilson		Re. Charles-Cook Hippolyte Mitchell Berkeley-Agyepong
Note: Guyana advance on penalties 5–3

Guadeloupe  v  Guyana

20 June 2023 Gold Cup qualification	Guadeloupe	2–0	Guyana	Fort Lauderdale, United States
16:30 UTC−4	Gordon 18' (o.g.) Gravillon 57'	Report		Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
Note: Guadeloupe advance to 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Ethiopia  v  Guyana

2 August Friendly	Ethiopia	2–0	Guyana	Leesburg, United States
19:00 UTC−4	Bekele 11' 76'	Report		Stadium: Segra Field

Antigua and Barbuda  v  Guyana

9 September 2023–24 Nations League	Antigua and Barbuda	1–5	Guyana	Piggotts, Antigua and Barbuda
15:30 UTC−4	Deterville 45'	Report	Glasgow 14', 29' (pen.), 87' Benjamin 33' Cordice 62' (o.g.)	Stadium: ABFA Technical Center Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

Guyana  v  Bahamas

12 September 2023–24 Nations League	Guyana	3–2	Bahamas	Leonora, Guyana
18:00 UTC−4	Glasgow 44' Duke-McKenna 54' Benjamin 58'	Report	Julmis 39' (pen.), 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Synthetic Track and Field Facility Referee: Shekiel Jokil (Suriname)

Puerto Rico  v  Guyana

14 October 2023–24 Nations League	Puerto Rico	1–3	Guyana	Añasco, Puerto Rico
15:00 UTC−4	Antonetti 11'	Report	Glasgow 60' (pen.) Benjamin 63' Moore 85'	Stadium: Centro de Desarrollo de Fútbol del Oeste Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)

Guyana  v  Puerto Rico

17 October 2023–24 Nations League	Guyana	3–1	Puerto Rico	Leonora, Guyana
16:00 UTC−4	Moriah-Welsh 48' Moore 76' Glasgow 85'	Report	Díaz 41'	Stadium: Synthetic Track and Field Facility Referee: Sergio Rozenhout (Suriname)

Guyana  v  Antigua and Barbuda

21 November 2023–24 Nations League	Guyana	6–0	Antigua and Barbuda	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
20:00 UTC−4	Benjamin 7' Glasgow 36' Moriah-Welsh 45' De Rosario 67' Lovell 90' Moore 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez Referee: Sergio Rozenhout (Suriname)

2024

Coaching history

Current squad

The following players were called up for 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification between 15 and 18 June 2023.^[7]

Caps and goals updated as of 18 June 2023, after the match against  Grenada.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Kai McKenzie-Lyle	(1997-11-30) 30 November 1997	12	1	Welling United
18	1GK	Renell McKenzie-Lyle	(2000-04-19) 19 April 2000	0	0	Free agent
22	1GK	Akel Clarke	(1988-10-25) 25 October 1988	17	0	Slingerz
3	2DF	Jonathan Grant	(1993-10-16) 16 October 1993	3	0	York United
4	2DF	Jeremy Garrett	(2000-01-01) 1 January 2000	7	1	Slingerz
5	2DF	Jalen Jones	(1998-11-13) 13 November 1998	5	0	Cray Wanderers
13	2DF	Liam Gordon	(1999-05-15) 15 May 1999	10	1	Walsall
2	3MF	Leo Lovell	(1996-12-06) 6 December 1996	12	0	Slingerz
6	3MF	Marcus Simmons	(2000-07-16) 16 July 2000	0	0	Vancouver FC
7	3MF	Omari Glasgow	(2003-11-22) 22 November 2003	14	7	Chicago Fire II
8	3MF	Sam Cox	(1990-10-10) 10 October 1990	32	0	Welling United
11	3MF	Kelsey Benjamin	(1999-05-08) 8 May 1999	19	2	Guyana Defence Force
12	3MF	Kadell Daniel	(1994-06-03) 3 June 1994	13	3	Horsham
14	3MF	Curtez Kellman	(1998-03-06) 6 March 1998	3	0	Free agent
16	3MF	Neil Danns	(1982-11-23) 23 November 1982	22	11	Macclesfield
17	3MF	Daniel Wilson	(1993-11-01) 1 November 1993	47	1	Western Tigers
19	3MF	Stephen Duke-McKenna	(2000-08-17) 17 August 2000	12	0	Queens Park Rangers
20	3MF	Trayon Bobb	(1993-01-05) 5 January 1993	51	12	Western Tigers
23	3MF	Elliot Bonds	(2000-03-23) 23 March 2000	10	0	Cheltenham Town
9	4FW	Tré Mitford	(1994-12-27) 27 December 1994	5	0	Boston United
10	4FW	Emery Welshman	(1991-11-09) 9 November 1991	25	11	Sigma FC
15	4FW	Callum Harriott	(1994-03-04) 4 March 1994	9	1	York City
21	4FW	Deon Moore	(1999-05-14) 14 May 1999	1	0	Lewes

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the past year.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Joshua Narine	(2003-01-22) 22 January 2003	0	0	Unknown	v.  Montserrat, 28 March 2023
GK	Quillan Roberts	(1994-09-13) 13 September 1994	6	0	Western Suburbs	vs.  Bermuda, 25 March 2023
DF	Colin Nelson	(1991-08-09) 9 August 1991	31	1	Guyana Defence Force	v.  Montserrat, 28 March 2023
DF	Marcus Wilson	(2002-04-19) 19 April 2002	3	0	Caledonia United	v.  Montserrat, 28 March 2023
DF	Bayli Spencer-Adams	(2001-06-26) 26 June 2001	2	0	Leicester City	v.  Montserrat, 28 March 2023
MF	Nathan Moriah-Welsh	(2002-03-18) 18 March 2002	10	1	Newport County	v.  Montserrat, 28 March 2023
FW	Pernell Schultz	(1994-04-07) 7 April 1994	22	5	Police	v.  Montserrat, 28 March 2023
FW	Morgan Ferrier	(1994-11-15) 15 November 1994	0	0	Al Urooba	vs.  Bermuda, 25 March 2023
INJ Withdrew due to injury. PRE Preliminary squad. RET Retired from the national team. WD Withdrew for personal reasons.

Most appearances

Walter Moore is Guyana's most capped player with 77 appearances.

Top goalscorers

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	Did not enter									Declined participation
1974
1978	Did not qualify									2	1	0	1	2	3
1982										6	2	0	4	8	13
1986										2	0	1	1	1	2
1990										2	0	0	2	0	5
1994										2	0	1	1	2	3
1998										2	0	0	2	1	8
2002	Suspended by FIFA									Suspended by FIFA
2006	Did not qualify									2	0	0	2	1	8
2010										2	0	0	2	1	3
2014										12	4	2	6	14	30
2018										2	0	2	0	6	6
2022										4	1	0	3	4	8
2026	To be determined									To be determined
2030
2034
Total		0/22								38	8	6	24	40	89

CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1963	Did not enter										Did not enter
1965
1967
1969
1971
1973
1977	Did not qualify										2	1	0	1	2	3
1981											6	2	0	4	8	13
1985											2	0	1	1	1	2
1989											2	0	0	2	0	5
1991											6	2	1	3	9	15
1993											3	1	0	2	3	7
1996											2	0	0	2	0	7
1998	Did not enter										Did not enter
2000	Did not qualify										5	1	2	2	19	12
2002											3	2	0	1	4	3
2003											2	1	0	1	2	2
2005	Withdrew										Withdrew
2007	Did not qualify										9	7	1	1	28	7
2009											5	1	3	1	7	5
2011											3	0	1	2	1	6
2013											8	4	0	4	15	11
2015											3	0	1	2	0	4
2017											6	3	0	3	21	12
2019	Group stage	13th	3	0	1	2	3	9	Squad		4	3	0	1	14	3
2021	Did not qualify										7	3	1	3	12	14
2023											8	3	2	3	9	17
Total	Group stage	1/27	3	0	1	2	3	9	—		86	34	13	39	155	148

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record
Season	Division	Group	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	P/R	RK
2019−20	B	C	6	3	1	2	12	10		18th
2022–23	B	B	6	3	1	2	8	14		19th
Total			12	6	2	4	20	24	18th

Caribbean Cup

CFU Championship & Caribbean Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1978	Did not qualify									2	0	0	2	1	4
1979	Did not enter									Did not enter
1981
1983	Did not qualify									4	1	2	1	3	5
1985										2	1	1	0	1	1
1988										2	0	0	2	0	5
1989	Did not enter									Did not enter
1990	Did not qualify									3	0	2	1	1	6
1991	Fourth place	4th	4	1	0	3	4	14		2	1	1	0	5	1
1992	Did not qualify									3	1	1	1	4	5
1993										3	1	0	2	3	7
1994										2	0	0	2	1	4
1995										2	0	0	2	0	7
1996										2	1	0	1	3	3
1997										4	1	1	2	5	9
1998										3	1	1	1	17	4
1999										2	0	1	1	2	4
2001										3	2	0	1	4	3
2005	Withdrew									Withdrew
2007	Group stage	5th	3	1	1	1	4	5		6	6	0	0	24	2
2008	Did not qualify									5	1	3	1	7	5
2010	Group stage	8th	3	0	1	2	1	6		6	4	1	1	9	4
2012	Did not qualify									6	3	0	3	11	9
2014										3	0	1	2	0	4
2017										6	3	0	3	21	12
Total	Fourth place	3/25	10	2	2	6	9	25		71	27	15	29	122	104