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	Austin Huggins
Captain	Julani Archibald
Most caps	Gerard Williams (85)
Top scorer	Keith Gumbs (24)
Home stadium	Warner Park
FIFA code	SKN
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	147 (21 December 2023)
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)
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2023)
Best result	Group stage (2023)
Medal record
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. 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.

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.^[2] 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. They would again fail to qualify for the final phase of the 1983 CFU Championship, after advancing due to Jamaica's withdrawal, they'd be eliminated by Martinique, who won 12–0 on aggregate.

1990–2000

The Sugar Boyz qualified for their first tournament at the 1993 Caribbean Cup, defeating Dominican Republic (3–2) and British Virgin Islands (5–0) to top their qualifying group. In the tournament proper, they finished second behind Jamaica to reach the semi-finals, before losing to Martinique on penalties. In the match for third place, they were defeated 3–2 by Trinidad and Tobago. Saint Kitts and Nevis finished bottom of their group in 1996 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 with both goals scored by Keith Gumbs, but they succumbed to Trinidad and Tobago 0–4 in the final. 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.

Saint Kitts and Nevis participated for the first time in the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. After benefiting from the withdrawal of the Bahamas, they beat Saint Lucia 5–1 in Basseterre and 1–0 in Castries, but fell in the third knockout round against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, losing thanks to the away goals rule.

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). 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. 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. They also experienced the worst defeat in their history, 8–0 against Mexico. 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.

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. They have not returned to a final phase since that edition.

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. They finished in 3rd place, with 7 points. It was only defeated by Canada in Toronto (4–0). 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 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. In November 2015, they played 2 friendlies against European teams, Andorra (1–0) and Estonia (0–3). 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.^[3] The result was also the first away victory for a CFU team over a European side on their home soil.^[4]

In October 2016, it reached its highest ranking in the FIFA world ranking (73rd place) thanks to its good performance in the 2nd round of the 2017 Caribbean Cup of Nations qualifiers. However, two defeats against French Guiana (0–1) and Haiti at home (0–2 a.e.t.) stopped the Sugar Boyz in the 3rd round of these qualifiers. 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.

In June 2017, the team went on a second European tour and played Armenia on June 4 in Yerevan and Georgia three days later in Tbilisi. Both games ended in equally bad losses, 5–0 and 3–0, respectively. St. Kitts and Nevis continues 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.

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 wins against Saint Kitts and Nevis on its home stadium (1–0).

They qualified for their first ever CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2023.

National football stadium

Stadium	Capacity	City
Warner Park Football Stadium	3,500	Basseterre

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

23 March 2022–23 Nations League	Saint Martin	1–3	Saint Kitts and Nevis	The Valley, Anguilla
16:00 UTC−4	Arné 31'	Report	T. Williams 26' Sawyers 35' Panayiotou 89'	Stadium: Raymond E. Guishard Stadium Referee: Steffon Dewar (Jamaica)

26 March 2022–23 Nations League	Saint Kitts and Nevis	2–0	Aruba	Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
18:00 UTC−4	Freeman 45+1', 80'	Report		Stadium: Warner Park Referee: Benjamín Pineda (Costa Rica)

16 June 2023 Gold Cup qualification	Curaçao	1–1 (2–3 p)	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Fort Lauderdale, United States
21:00 UTC−4	Locadia 22'	Report	Terrell 83'	Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)
	Penalties
	Felida J. Bacuna Janga Anita L. Bacuna		Sawyers Lewis Bertie Terrell

20 June 2023 Gold Cup qualification	Saint Kitts and Nevis	1–1 (4–2 p)	French Guiana	Fort Lauderdale, United States
22:10 UTC−4	T. Williams 41'	Report	Abelinti 53' (pen.)	Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)
	Penalties
	Freeman Sawyers Bertie Lewis		Vancaeyezeele Baal Issorat Marmot

25 June 2023 Gold Cup	Trinidad and Tobago	3–0	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Fort Lauderdale, United States
15:30 UTC−4	A. Jones 43' Fortune 65' Ible 73' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)

28 June 2023 Gold Cup	Saint Kitts and Nevis	0–6	United States	St. Louis, United States
20:30 UTC−5		Report	Mihailovic 12', 79' Reynolds 14' Ferreira 16', 25', 50'	Stadium: CityPark Attendance: 21,216 Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)

2 July 2023 Gold Cup	Jamaica	5–0	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Santa Clara, United States
16:00 UTC−7	Archibald 30' (o.g.) Russell 45+2' Bernard 49' Johnson 72' Burke 74'	Report		Stadium: Levi's Stadium Attendance: 60,347 Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)

7 September 2023–24 Nations League	Saint Kitts and Nevis	1–2	Guadeloupe	Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
19:00 UTC−4	Williams 45+2'	Report	Archimède 24' Arconte 77'	Stadium: SKNFA Technical Center Referee: Filiberto Martínez (El Salvador)

10 September 2023–24 Nations League	Saint Lucia	2–0	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
19:00 UTC−4	President 49' Stanislas 75'	Report		Stadium: Daren Sammy Cricket Ground Referee: Moeth Gaymes (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

12 October 2023–24 Nations League	Sint Maarten	2–3	Saint Kitts and Nevis	The Valley, Anguilla
15:00 UTC−4	Lake 19' Kort 79'	Report	Williams 16', 48', 68'	Stadium: Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre Attendance: 122 Referee: Josué Ugalde (Costa Rica)

15 October 2023–24 Nations League	Saint Kitts and Nevis	0–1	Sint Maarten	Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
19:00 UTC−4		Report	Pata 32'	Stadium: SKNFA Technical Center Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)

16 November 2023–24 Nations League	Saint Kitts and Nevis	0–0	Saint Lucia	Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
19:00 UTC−4		Report		Stadium: SKNFA Technical Center Attendance: 120 Referee: David Gómez (Costa Rica)

19 November 2023–24 Nations League	Guadeloupe	5–0	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe
15:00 UTC−4	Phaëton 19' Arconte 74', 90' Bevis 76' Roussillon 80'	Report		Stadium: Stade Municipal de Sainte-Anne Referee: Daniel Quintero (Mexico)

2024

20 March Friendly	San Marino	v	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Serravalle, San Marino
				Stadium: San Marino Stadium

24 March Friendly	San Marino	v	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Serravalle, San Marino
				Stadium: San Marino Stadium

Coaches

Carlos Cavagnaro (1988)
Alistair Edwards (1996–1997)
Ces Podd (1999–2000)
Clinton Percival (2000–2001)
Elvis Browne (2002–2004)
Lenny Lake (2004)
Leonard Taylor (2008)
Lester Morris (2008)
Lenny Lake (2008–2010)
Clinton Percival (2010–2012)
Jeffrey Hazel (2012–2015)
Jacques Passy (2015–2019)
Earl Jones (2019)
Claudio Caimi (2019–2021)
Leonardo Neiva (2021)
Austin Huggins (2022–)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.^[5]
Caps and goals correct as of: 20 June 2023, after the match against French Guiana

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
18	1GK	Julani Archibald (captain)	(1991-05-18) 18 May 1991	51	0	CD Victoria
1	1GK	Jamal Jeffers	(1993-03-23) 23 March 1993	13	0	St. Paul's United
23	1GK	Xander Parke	(2003-11-17) 17 November 2003	0	0	Shrewsbury Town

3	2DF	Gerard Williams	(1988-06-04) 4 June 1988	79	2	TRAU
6	2DF	Lois Maynard	(1989-01-22) 22 January 1989	20	0	Oldham Athletic
4	2DF	Andre Burley	(1999-09-10) 10 September 1999	11	0	Oxford City
20	2DF	Raheem Hanley	(1994-02-24) 24 February 1994	10	0	West Didsbury & Chorlton
2	2DF	Malique Roberts	(2001-08-01) 1 August 2001	7	0	Cayon Rockets
5	2DF	Jameel Ible	(1993-11-26) 26 November 1993	4	0	Guiseley
13	2DF	Ezrick Nicholls	(1999-09-13) 13 September 1999	1	0	University of Tampa
12	2DF	Dihjorn Simmonds	(1998-11-02) 2 November 1998	1	0	Cayon Rockets

19	3MF	Romaine Sawyers	(1991-11-02) 2 November 1991	35	6	Cardiff City
8	3MF	Yohannes Mitchum	(1998-04-06) 6 April 1998	28	1	Newtown United
14	3MF	Raheem Somersall	(1997-07-05) 5 July 1997	17	0	North Carolina FC
11	3MF	Tyquan Terrell	(1998-04-16) 16 April 1998	10	2	St. Peter's
15	3MF	Mervin Lewis	(2000-08-26) 26 August 2000	4	0	Cayon Rockets
22	3MF	Ronaldo Belgrove	(1998-09-15) 15 September 1998	0	0	Miami City

21	4FW	Omari Sterling-James	(1993-09-15) 15 September 1993	19	4	Ebbsfleet United
9	4FW	Carlos Bertie	(1995-09-10) 10 September 1995	18	3	Cayon Rockets
16	4FW	Keithroy Freeman	(1993-10-16) 16 October 1993	13	6	St. Paul's United
17	4FW	Rowan Liburd	(1992-08-28) 28 August 1992	13	4	Ramsgate
7	4FW	Tiquanny Williams	(2001-09-10) 10 September 2001	7	2	Old Road Jets
10	4FW	Jacob Hazel	(1994-04-15) 15 April 1994	5	0	Darlington

Recent call ups

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Adrian Samuel	(1990-01-13) 13 January 1990	1	0	Conaree	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification^PRE
GK	Zaykeese Smith	(2000-02-24) 24 February 2000	0	0	Village Superstars	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification^PRE
GK	Stephen Vibert	(2005-01-21) 21 January 2005	0	0	Bath United	v. Aruba, 26 March 2023

DF	Raheem Francis	(1996-05-28) 28 May 1996	5	0	Village Superstars	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification^PRE
DF	Rico Browne	(2003-12-28) 28 December 2003	0	0	Birmingham City	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification^PRE
DF	Mikkel Hirst	(2000-07-27) 27 July 2000	0	0	Romulus	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification^PRE

MF	Kimaree Rogers	(1994-01-14) 14 January 1994	28	5	Village Superstars	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification^PRE
MF	Theo Wharton	(1994-11-15) 15 November 1994	19	2	Newtown	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification^PRE
MF	Kalonji Clarke	(2001-02-15) 15 February 2001	4	1	St Paul's United	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification^PRE
MF	Tyrese Shade	(2000-06-09) 9 June 2000	2	0	Swindon Town	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification^PRE

FW	Tishan Hanley	(1990-08-22) 22 August 1990	34	3	Prime Bangkok	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification^PRE
FW	Harry Panayiotou	(1994-10-28) 28 October 1994	30	11	Bruno's Magpies	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification^PRE

Player records

As of 19 November 2023^[6]

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

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Gerard Williams	85	2	2006–present
2	Thrizen Leader	76	1	2004–2021
3	Julani Archibald	61	0	2008–present
4	George Isaac	53	22	1996–2011
5	Orlando Mitchum	49	6	2004–2019
6	Jevon Francis	47	23	2000–2011
7	Ian Lake	46	20	2002–2012
8	Romaine Sawyers	43	6	2012–present
9	Atiba Harris	42	10	2003–2019
10	Keith Gumbs	41	24	1993–2011

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	Harry Panayiotou	11	34	0.32	2014–present
5	Austin Huggins	11	36	0.31	1993–2004
7	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	Tiquanny Williams	6	16	0.38	2021–present
	Keithroy Freeman	6	18	0.33	2016–present
	Romaine Sawyers	6	43	0.14	2012–present
	Orlando Mitchum	6	49	0.12	2004–2019

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	Not a FIFA member								Not a FIFA member
1990	Not a FIFA member								Not a FIFA member
1994	Did not enter								Declined participation
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
2030
2034
Total	–	0/8	–	–	–	–	–	–	36	14	8	14	72	62

CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Gold Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1991	Not eligible
1993	Did not qualify
1996
1998
2000
2002
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021
2023	Group stage	16th	3	0	0	3	0	14	Squad
Total	Group stage	1/16	3	0	0	3	0	14	–

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record
Season	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	B	4	3	1	0	9	4		32nd
2023–24	B	A	6	1	1	4	4	12		21st
Total			16	5	4	7	21	24	21st

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	Runners-up	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

References

↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
↑ Courtney, Barrie. "Saint Kitts and Nevis – List of International Matches". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
↑ "St. Kitts and Nevis vs. Andorra". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. 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.
↑ "⚽️🇰🇳The final squad list for the St. Kitts and Nevis Senior Men's National Team for the Concacaf Gold Cup prelims has been released today by the SKNFA on the eve of the Sugar Boyz crucial encounter versus Curacao". St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
↑ "Saint Kitts and Nevis". National Football Teams.

External links

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[FIFA_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

[2] Courtney, Barrie. "Saint Kitts and Nevis – List of International Matches". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.

[St._Kitts_and_Nevis_vs._Andorra-3] "St. Kitts and Nevis vs. Andorra". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2015.

[European_Win-4] "'Sugar Boyz' defeat Andorra in historic European win". miyvue.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.

[5] "⚽️🇰🇳The final squad list for the St. Kitts and Nevis Senior Men's National Team for the Concacaf Gold Cup prelims has been released today by the SKNFA on the eve of the Sugar Boyz crucial encounter versus Curacao". St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.

[6] "Saint Kitts and Nevis". National Football Teams.

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Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team
General	St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association History Managers Results
Venues	Warner Park Sporting Complex
Performances	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Other Nevisian teams	U23 U20 U17 Nevis Women's U23 U20 U17

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