Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team

Saint Kitts and Nevis
	Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)	The Sugar Boyz
Association	St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Austin Huggins
Most caps	Thrizen Leader (76)
Top scorer	Keith Gumbs (24)
Home stadium	Warner Park
FIFA code	SKN
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	140 (6 October 2022)
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

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.^[3] 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.^[4] The result was also the first away victory for a CFU team over a European side on their home soil.^[5]

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 will meet Andorra again on March 25, 2022, six and a half years after their only 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).

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.

Win Draw Loss

2021

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)

2022

25 March Friendly	Andorra	1–0	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Andorra la Vella, Andorra
				Stadium: Estadi Nacional

9 June Nations League	Aruba	2–3	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Willemstad, Curaçao
18:00 UTC−4	Breinburg 55' (pen.) Jiménez 90+5'	Report	Bertie 6' Sterling-James 32' Nelson 83'	Stadium: Stadion Rignaal Jean Francisca Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)

12 June Nations League	Saint Kitts and Nevis	1–1	Saint Martin	Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
19:00 UTC−4	Clarke 90+2'	Report	Arne 34'	Stadium: Warner Park Referee: Jaime Herrera (Salvadoran Football Federation)

22 September Friendly	Cuba	Cancelled	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
				Stadium: Estadio Antonio Maceo

25 September Friendly	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Cancelled	Cuba	Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
				Stadium: Estadio Antonio Maceo

2023

23 March Nations League	Saint Martin	v	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Saint Martin
		Report		Stadium: TBD

26 March Nations League	Saint Kitts and Nevis	v	Aruba	Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
		Report		Stadium: Warner Park

Coaches

Alistair Edwards (1996–97)
Ces Podd (1999–00)
Clinton Percival (2000-01)
Elvis Browne (2002–04)
Lenny Lake (2004)
Leonard Taylor (2008)
Lester Morris (2008)
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)
Austin Huggins (2022–)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League matches.^[6]
Match dates: 9 and 13 June 2022.
Opposition: Aruba and Saint Martin
Caps and goals correct as of: 25 March 2022, after the match against Andorra

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Julani Archibald	(1991-05-18) 18 May 1991 (age 32)	45	0	CF Lorca Deportiva
1GK	Clifford Samuel	(1990-01-13) 13 January 1990 (age 33)	1	0	Conaree
1GK	Zaykeese Smith	(2000-02-24) 24 February 2000 (age 23)	0	0	Village Superstars

2DF	Andre Burley	(1999-09-10) 10 September 1999 (age 23)	5	0	Oxford City
2DF	Dennis Flemming	(1996-12-17) 17 December 1996 (age 26)	2	0	Village Superstars
2DF	Ordell Flemming	(1993-09-16) 16 September 1993 (age 29)	11	0	Village Superstars
2DF	Kareem Harris	(1988-01-06) 6 January 1988 (age 35)	16	0	St. Peters Strikers
2DF	Ezrick Nicholls		0	0	Free agent
2DF	Dijhorn Simmonds	(1998-11-02) 2 November 1998 (age 24)	1	0	Cayon Rockets
2DF	Petrez Williams	(2000-06-18) 18 June 2000 (age 23)	7	0	St. Paul's United

3MF	Kalonji Clarke	(2001-02-15) 15 February 2001 (age 22)	2	0	St Paul's United
3MF	Jayan Duncan	(1995-12-11) 11 December 1995 (age 27)	2	0	Cayon Rockets
3MF	Yohannes Mitchum	(1998-04-06) 6 April 1998 (age 25)	22	1	Newtown United
3MF	Raheem Somersall	(1997-07-05) 5 July 1997 (age 26)	13	0	North Carolina
3MF	Omari Sterling-James	(1993-09-15) 15 September 1993 (age 29)	13	3	Kidderminster Harriers
3MF	Tyquan Terrell	(1998-04-16) 16 April 1998 (age 25)	6	1	St. Peters Strikers
3MF	Gerard Williams	(1988-06-04) 4 June 1988 (age 35)	73	2	TRAU

4FW	Carlos Bertie	(1995-09-10) 10 September 1995 (age 27)	13	2	Cayon Rockets
4FW	Vinceroy Nelson	(1996-01-10) 10 January 1996 (age 27)	11	1	St. Paul's United
4FW	Kimaree Rogers	(1994-01-14) 14 January 1994 (age 29)	26	5	Village Superstars

Recent call ups

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
DF	Thrizen Leader	(1984-07-03) 3 July 1984 (age 39)	76	1	St Paul's United	v. El Salvador, 15 June 2021
DF	Malique Roberts	(2001-08-01) 1 August 2001 (age 22)	3	0	Cayon Rockets	v. El Salvador, 15 June 2021
DF	Xavier French	(1997-05-14) 14 May 1997 (age 26)	1	0	SPD United	v. El Salvador, 15 June 2021

MF	Theo Wharton	(1994-11-15) 15 November 1994 (age 28)	19	2	Barry Town United	v. El Salvador, 15 June 2021
MF	Raheem Francis	(1996-05-28) 28 May 1996 (age 27)	4	0	Village Superstars	v. El Salvador, 15 June 2021
MF	Romaine Sawyers	(1991-11-02) 2 November 1991 (age 31)	30	5	Stoke City	v. El Salvador, 15 June 2021

FW	Rowan Liburd	(1992-08-28) 28 August 1992 (age 30)	12	4	Billericay Town	v. El Salvador, 15 June 2021
FW	Harry Panayiotou	(1994-10-28) 28 October 1994 (age 28)	29	10	Livingston	v. El Salvador, 15 June 2021
FW	Keithroy Freeman	(1993-10-16) 16 October 1993 (age 29)	8	4	St. Paul's United	v. El Salvador, 15 June 2021
FW	Tiquanny Williams	(2001-09-10) 10 September 2001 (age 21)	3	0	Ovarense	v. El Salvador, 15 June 2021
FW	Tahir Hanley	(1997-05-05) 5 May 1997 (age 26)	9	1	Real de Minas	v. El Salvador, 15 June 2021

Player records

As of 9 June 2022

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	74	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	46	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	29	0.34	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

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
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	B	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

References

^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
^ Courtney, Barrie. "Saint Kitts and Nevis - List of International Matches". RSSSF.
^ "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.
^ "Our Sugar Boyz ambassadors has taken off to face @avbaruba in the 2022-2023". St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association - Facebook. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.

External links

Official Website

[FIFA_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.

[World_Football_Elo_Ratings-2] Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.

[3] Courtney, Barrie. "Saint Kitts and Nevis - List of International Matches". RSSSF.

[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.

[6] "Our Sugar Boyz ambassadors has taken off to face @avbaruba in the 2022-2023". St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association - Facebook. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.

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v t e Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team
General	St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association History Managers Results
Venues	Warner Park Sporting Complex
Performances	CONCACAF Nations League
Other Nevisian teams	U23 U20 U17 Nevis Women's U23 U20 U17

v t e 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.