Bermuda national football team

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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Bermuda women's national football team.

Bermuda
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Gombey Warriors
AssociationBermuda Football Association
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederationCFU (Caribbean)
Head coachKyle Lightbourne[1]
CaptainDante Leverock
Most capsReggie Lambe (46)
Top scorerShaun Goater (20)
Home stadiumDame Flora Duffy National Sports Centre
FIFA codeBER
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 169 Decrease 1 (6 October 2022)[2]
Highest58 (December 1992)
Lowest189 (September 2011)
First international
 Iceland 4–3 Bermuda 
(Reykjavík, Iceland; 10 August 1964)
Biggest win
 Bermuda 13–0 Montserrat 
(Hamilton, Bermuda; 29 February 2004)
Biggest defeat
 Denmark 6–0 Bermuda 
(Aalborg, Denmark; 1 July 1969)
 Mexico 6–0 Bermuda 
(Toluca, Mexico; 17 May 1987)
 Suriname 6–0 Bermuda 
(Paramaribo, Suriname; 4 June 2021)
Gold Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2019)
Best resultGroup stage (2019)

The Bermuda national football team represents Bermuda in international football, and is controlled by the Bermuda Football Association, which is a member of the CONCACAF.

History

1964–1992

Bermuda played their first international match on 10 August, 1964, against Iceland in Reykjavik, ending in a narrow victory to the Icelanders, 4–3. Some years later, Bermuda played in the 1967 Pan American Games, reaching the final, before being defeated by Mexico, 4–0. In 1968 they participated in the qualifiers for the 1970 FIFA World Cup for the first time. In Group 1 of the first round, they were paired with United States and Canada. They finished the group with one draw (against Canada, 0–0) and three losses and were eliminated. The sixties would end with an elimination at the hands of Mexico, in the 1969 CONCACAF Championship qualification preliminary round, although Bermuda, after having lost 3–0 in Mexico City, managed to defeat the Aztecs 2–1 in Hamilton, on 2 November 1969, with goals from Albert Dowling and Bernard Brangman.

The '70s would begin with another elimination in the first round of the 1971 CONCACAF Championship qualification, again at the hands of Mexico, which prevailed comfortably with an overall result of 6–0. In this decade the Bermuda team managed to win two consecutive bronze medals in the Central American and Caribbean Games of 1974 and 1978. The decade of the '80s was not very significant for the Gombey Warriors since they only participated in the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games, a tournament where reached 4th place. This would be their final participation in the Games.

On the other hand, between 1967 and 1987, the Bermuda team played several qualifying matches for the Olympic soccer tournament but never qualified for the final tournament. In this period they experienced some of their worst defeats, such as two 8–0 results against Canada and Mexico.

1992–2013

Absent from the World Cup qualifiers between 1972 and 1992, Bermuda returned to the 1994 preliminary tournament where they eliminated Haiti in the first round thanks to the away goals rule, after winning 1–0 in Hamilton (goal by Shaun Goater) and lost 2–1 in Port-au-Prince. Bermuda advanced to the second phase, in group B with Jamaica, Canada and El Salvador, finishing in last place with 4 points, despite managing a historic 1–0 victory against the Selecta, the result of a goal from Kyle Lightbourne. In the 1998 World Cup qualifiers, Bermuda withdrew without playing Trinidad and Tobago in the first round.

The Gombey Warriors would return four years later for the 2002 World Cup qualifiers where they eliminated the British Virgin Islands in the first round, 5–1 and 9–0, before falling in the next phase, at the hands of Antigua and Barbuda, who won thanks to the away goal rule after drawing 0–0 at Saint John's and 1–1 in Hamilton. In the tournament preliminary route to the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Bermuda got their biggest win, thrashing Montserrat 13–0. Later it was eliminated by El Salvador who prevailed 2–1 in San Salvador and later drew 2–2 in Hamilton. In the qualifying process for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Bermuda eliminated the Cayman Islands in the first round with an aggregate score of 4–1. But it was brought down in the next round by Trinidad and Tobago with an aggregate score of 3–2 although Bermuda achieved an away victory, in Macoya, against the Soca Warriors (1–2), with a double from John Nusum. In the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, Bermuda entered the second round directly in group B, alongside Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados. Although they again defeated Trinidad and Tobago (2–1), they could only finish third in the group with 10 points, failing to advance to the third round.

On the other hand, since 1997, Bermuda began to play regularly in the knockout phase of the Caribbean Cup (except in 2001 and 2010) although it never managed to qualify for the final round. Their best performance occurred in the 2007 tournament where they advanced to the second knockout round.

In July 2013, Bermuda claimed the 15th gold medal at the 2013 Island Games, held in Hamilton. This competition is not officially recognised because teams not recognized by FIFA participate.

2015–present

In 2015 Bermuda participated in the 2018 World Cup Qualifiers where they would face the Bahamas, whom they defeated over the two matches by 5–0. Going into the second round, they faced Guatemala, drawing 0-0 then falling 1–0, failing to reach the third round. Bermuda would return to the Caribbean Cup after being absent in 2014, losing initially against Cuba 2-1 but defeating French Guiana 2–1 to edge through to the second round on goal-difference. They then lost to both Dominican Republic (2-1) and French Guiana (3-0) and were eliminated from the cup.

In 2019, Bermuda debuted in the CONCACAF Nations League where Bermuda made history by qualifying into League A of the competition and, consequently, a chance to qualify for their first CONCACAF Gold Cup. In League A, Bermuda were drawn with Mexico and Panama but finished at the bottom of the group on goal-difference, forcing them into a qualification round for the Gold Cup. They defeated Barbados 8–1 in the first round but, in the final qualifying round, lost to Haiti 4–1 and were eliminated.

Recent fixtures 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.

2022

4 June 2022 Nations League Bermuda  0–0  Haiti Devonshire Parish, Bermuda
18:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Dame Flora Duffy National Sports Centre
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)
7 June 2022 Nations League Guyana  2–1  Bermuda Leonora, Guyana
16:00 UTC−4
  • Bobb 35'
  • Glasgow 45+2'
 Report
Stadium: National Track and Field Centre Leonora
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)
11 June 2022 Nations League Montserrat  3–2  Bermuda Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
19:30 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez
Referee: Adonis Carrasco (Dominican Republic
14 June 2022 Nations League Bermuda  Awarded  Montserrat Devonshire Parish, Bermuda
19:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Dame Flora Duffy National Sports Centre
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)

2023

25 March 2023 Nations League Bermuda  v  Guyana Bermuda
Stadium: TBD
28 March 2023 Nations League Haiti  v  Bermuda Haiti
Stadium: TBD

Coaching history

Players

Current squad

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Detre Bell (1997-03-08) 8 March 1997 (age 26) 4 0 United States Louisville Cardinals
1GK Dale Eve (1995-02-09) 9 February 1995 (age 28) 25 0 England Spennymoor Town
1GK Jahquil Hill (1997-01-15) 15 January 1997 (age 26) 9 0 England Stalybridge Celtic
1GK Quinaceo Hunt (2000-01-21) 21 January 2000 (age 23) 1 0 England Thornaby
2DF Azende Furbert (1998-03-18) 18 March 1998 (age 25) 2 0 Bermuda Dandy Town Hornets
2DF Mical Hardtman (2000-11-20) 20 November 2000 (age 22) 0 0 Free agent
2DF Jalen Harvey (1993-08-28) 28 August 1993 (age 29) 17 1 Free agent
2DF Richard Jones Jr. (2000-12-07) 7 December 2000 (age 22) 4 0 England Hartley Wintney
2DF Dante Leverock (1992-04-11) 11 April 1992 (age 31) 31 6 Free agent
2DF Edry Moore (2000-03-28) 28 March 2000 (age 23) 0 0 Bermuda Dandy Town Hornets
2DF Daren Usher (1995-12-07) 7 December 1995 (age 27) 9 0 Bermuda PHC Zebras
3MF Keishon Bean (2000-02-19) 19 February 2000 (age 23) 8 0 Bermuda PHC Zebras
3MF Milan Butterfield (1998-01-24) 24 January 1998 (age 25) 11 0 England Alfreton Town
3MF Willie Clemons (1994-09-24) 24 September 1994 (age 28) 28 2 England Stowmarket Town
3MF Kane Crichlow (2000-08-21) 21 August 2000 (age 22) 4 4 Greece Episkopi
3MF Rahzir Jones (2000-11-01) 1 November 2000 (age 22) 4 0 England Welwyn Garden City
3MF Reggie Lambe (1991-02-04) 4 February 1991 (age 32) 43 10 England Stowmarket Town
3MF Roger Lee (1991-07-01) 1 July 1991 (age 32) 30 0 England Loughborough Dynamo
3MF Riley Robinson 0 0 Free agent
3MF Knory Scott (1999-06-06) 6 June 1999 (age 24) 5 1 England Hastings United
3MF Lejuan Simmons (1993-04-07) 7 April 1993 (age 30) 28 8 Bermuda Robin Hood
4FW Nahki Wells (1990-06-01) 1 June 1990 (age 33) 24 17 England Bristol City
4FW Jonté Smith (1994-07-10) 10 July 1994 (age 29) 15 2 Northern Ireland Ballymena United
4FW Kole Hall (1998-08-22) 22 August 1998 (age 24) 3 1 England Altrincham
4FW Luke Robinson (1998-10-20) 20 October 1998 (age 24) 3 0 England Worthing
4FW Deniche Hill 0 0 Free agent
4FW Djair Parfitt-Williams (1996-10-01) 1 October 1996 (age 26) 0 0 England Dover Athletic

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the last 12 months.

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

Player records

As of 12 June 2022
Players in bold are still active with Bermuda.

Competitive record

World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 to England 1966 Did not enter Did not enter
Mexico 1970 Did not qualify 4 0 1 3 2 12
West Germany 1974 to Italy 1990 Did not enter Did not enter
United States 1994 Did not qualify 10 4 2 4 14 15
France 1998 Withdrew Withdrew
South Korea Japan 2002 Did not qualify 4 2 2 0 15 2
Germany 2006 4 2 1 1 23 4
South Africa 2010 4 2 1 1 6 5
Brazil 2014 6 3 1 2 8 7
Russia 2018 4 2 1 1 8 1
Qatar 2022 4 1 1 2 7 12
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined To be determined
Total – 0/22 – – – – – – 40 16 10 14 83 58

CONCACAF Championship/Gold Cup record

Main article: Bermuda at the 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
El Salvador 1963 Did not enter Did not enter
Guatemala 1965
Honduras 1967
Costa Rica 1969 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 2 4
Trinidad and Tobago 1971 2 0 0 2 0 6
Haiti 1973 Did not enter Did not enter
Mexico 1977
Honduras 1981
Location North America.svg 1985
Location North America.svg 1989
United States 1991
Mexico United States 1993
United States 1996
United States 1998 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 1 4
United States 2000 3 2 0 1 11 3
United States 2002 Withdrew Withdrew
Mexico United States 2003 Did not enter Did not enter
United States 2005 Did not qualify 3 1 1 1 5 6
United States 2007 8 4 1 3 17 10
United States 2009 3 1 1 1 7 4
United States 2011 Did not enter Did not enter
United States 2013 Did not qualify 3 1 0 2 10 5
United States Canada 2015 Did not enter Did not enter
United States 2017 Did not qualify 4 1 0 3 3 7
United States Costa Rica Jamaica 2019 Group stage 11th 3 1 0 2 4 4 Squad 4 3 0 1 17 4
United States 2021 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 9 5
Total Group stage 1/26 3 1 0 2 4 4 — 34 15 3 18 82 58

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record
Year Division Group Pld W D* L GF GA P/R Rank
United States 2019−20 A B 4 1 0 3 5 11 Fall 10th
2022–23 B B To be determined
Total 4 1 0 3 5 11 10th

CFU Caribbean Cup

CFU Championship & Caribbean Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
Trinidad and Tobago 1978 Did not enter Did not enter
Suriname 1979
Puerto Rico 1981
French Guiana 1983
Barbados 1985
Martinique 1988
Barbados 1989
Trinidad and Tobago 1990 Did not qualify 3 1 2 0 5 3
Jamaica 1991 Did not enter Did not enter
Trinidad and Tobago 1992
Jamaica 1993
Trinidad and Tobago 1994
Cayman Islands Jamaica 1995
Trinidad and Tobago 1996
Antigua and Barbuda Saint Kitts and Nevis 1997 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 2 4
Jamaica Trinidad and Tobago 1998 2 0 0 2 1 4
Trinidad and Tobago 1999 3 2 0 1 11 3
Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Withdrew Withdrew
Barbados 2005 Did not qualify 3 1 1 1 5 6
Trinidad and Tobago 2007 8 4 1 3 17 10
Jamaica 2008 3 1 1 1 7 4
Martinique 2010 Did not enter Did not enter
Antigua and Barbuda 2012 Did not qualify 3 1 0 2 10 5
Jamaica 2014 Did not enter Did not enter
Martinique 2017 Did not qualify 4 1 0 3 3 7
Total - - - - - - - - 31 11 5 15 61 46

Island Games record

Island Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Faroe Islands 1989 Did not enter
Åland 1991
Isle of Wight 1993
Gibraltar 1995
Jersey 1997
Gotland 1999
Isle of Man 2001
Guernsey 2003
Shetland 2005
Rhodes 2007 Fourth place 4th 4 1 0 3 3 5
Åland 2009 Did not enter
Isle of Wight 2011
Bermuda 2013 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 20 0
Jersey 2015 Did not enter
Gotland 2017
Total 1 Title 2/15 8 5 0 3 23 5
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Honours

Gold Champions (1): 2013[5]

References

  1. ^ "Bermuda - Association Information". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  2. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  3. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  4. ^ "SMNT Squad Announced for Concacaf Nations League". Bermuda Football Association. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Football" (PDF). NatWestIslandGames.

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