Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Saint Vincent and the Grenadines women's national football team.

The Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national football team represents Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in men's international football. It is controlled by the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Nickname(s)	Vincy Heat
Association	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Theon Gordon (interim)
Captain	Cornelius Stewart
Most caps	Dorren Hamlet (65)
Top scorer	Shandel Samuel (32)
Home stadium	Arnos Vale Stadium
FIFA code	VIN
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	175 1 (26 October 2023)^[1]
Highest	73 (October 2007)
Lowest	180 (January 2017, December 2018 – February 2019)
First international
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1–1 Barbados  (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; 12 September 1936)
Biggest win
Montserrat 0–11 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  (Woodlands, Montserrat; 7 May 1995)
Biggest defeat
Mexico 11–0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  (Mexico City, Mexico; 6 December 1992)
Gold Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 1996)
Best result	Group stage (1996)
Medal record CFU Caribbean Cup 1979 Suriname Team 1981 Puerto Rico Team 1995 Cayman Islands and Jamaica Team

The team finished second in the Caribbean Cup in 1995, and participated at the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Its first FIFA World Cup qualification attempt was for the 1994 edition, and it has entered every World Cup qualification since.

History

1936–1995

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines played their first two international matches, against their neighbour Barbados in 1936 - both matches ending in a 1–1 draw. In the '60s and '70s, they played several editions of the Windward Islands Tournament, winning the 1965 and 1966 competitions. They also participated in the 1979, qualifying to the final stage and finishing in second place behind Haiti. In the following edition, in 1981, they reached the final stage but again finished in second, this time two points off of Trinidad and Tobago.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines qualified for the inaugural 1989 Caribbean Cup, finishing top of their qualification group including a 9–0 victory over Sint Maarten. In the finals, they would fail to get out of the group, finishing bottom behind Grenada and Netherlands Antilles. They would reach the final phase of the Caribbean Cup again in consecutive years, 1992 and 1993, without much luck, finishing last and second last respectively.

At the end of 1992, the Vincy Heat participated in their first World Cup qualifiers. They got through the first rounds, eliminating Saint Lucia (3–2 on aggregate) and Suriname (2–1 on aggregate), to advance to the second phase, where they finished bottom of the group, with six losses in as many games. Especially painful was the 11–0 defeat that Mexico dealt them at the Azteca Stadium, the worst in their history.

1996 Gold Cup

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines qualified for the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup, by obtaining the runner-up position in the 1995 Caribbean Cup. During qualification for the Caribbean Cup, Vincy Heat had dispatched Monserrat 20–0 over two legs. They had gone on to finish top of their group in the main competition and defeated Cuba in the semi-finals 3–2, however Trinidad and Tobago proved too strong in the final and won 5–0. In the 1996 Gold Cup, the Vincy Heat failed to register a victory, losing 5–0 to Mexico and 3–0 to Guatemala.

1996–present

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines would qualify again for the 1996 Caribbean Cup but this time finish bottom of their group. It would be eleven years before they qualified again, on goals scored, following their 8–0 thrashing of Saint Lucia with five goals from Shandel Samuel which saw them edge out Jamaica. In the 2007 tournament, Vincy Heat only managed one win, against Guyana 2–0, and finished bottom of their group again.

In 1998 World Cup qualifiers, the Saint Vincentian team beat Puerto Rico 9–1 over two legs, then defeated Saint Kitts and Nevis on away goals, thanks to a 2–2 draw in Basseterre. In the third round of qualifying they finished with six defeats in six games, including an 11–3 loss to Honduras. In the 2002 qualifiers, they beat the U.S. Virgin Islands 14–1 on aggregate, Saint Kitts and Nevis (3–1) and Antigua and Barbuda (5–2) but again finished without a win in the qualification semi-finals.

They improved in the 2006 qualifiers beating Nicaragua to advance to the third round for the third consecutive time, and obtaining two victories over Saint Kitts and Nevis, finishing in third place. However, in the 2010 qualifiers, they were eliminated for the first time in the second qualifying round, at the hands of Canada, who prevailed with an aggregate score of 7–1. In 2014 qualification, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines won once against Grenada to finish 13 points behind Guatemala. In 2018 World Cup qualification, they managed to beat Guyana 6–6 on away goals, then beat Aruba 3–2 to make it to the fourth round group stage. There they failed to get a single point, conceding 34 goals and finishing bottom of their group, including a 9–3 loss to Guatemala.

Results and fixtures

Main article: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national football team 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   Fixture

2022

Grenada   v   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

24 September Friendly	Grenada	1–3	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Carriacou, Grenada
16:30 UTC−4	Isaac   65'	Report	Stewart   24' (pen.), 31' Cunningham   68'	Stadium: Lauriston Mini Stadium

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   v   Grenada

1 October Friendly	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1–5	Grenada	Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
16:30 UTC−4	Thomas   15'	Report	Isaac   30', 34', 36' Ganness   81' Pierre   90+1'	Stadium: Victoria Park

2023

Barbados   v   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

8 March Friendly	Barbados	Cancelled	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Wildey, Barbados
20:00 UTC−4				Stadium: Wildey Turf

Nicaragua   v   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

24 March Nations League	Nicaragua	4–1	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Managua, Nicaragua
	Smith   3' Barrera   42' Moldskred   60' Flores   90+2'	Report	Edwards   18' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Fútbol Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   v   Bahamas

27 March Nations League	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1–1	Bahamas	Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
	Edwards   59' (pen.)	Report	Joseph   70'	Stadium: Arnos Vale Stadium Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

Belize   v   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

8 September Nations League	Belize	1–2	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Fort-de-France, Martinique
	Mensah   18'	Report	Simmons   51' Nembhard   79' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Aliker Referee: Oliver Vergara (Panama)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   v   Bermuda

12 September Nations League	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	4–3	Bermuda	Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
	Anderson   40', 42', 45+2' Sutherland   63'	Report	Bean   21' Coddington   69' Simmons   74'	Stadium: Arnos Vale Stadium Referee: Joseph Dickerson (United States)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   v   French Guiana

13 October Nations League	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1–4	French Guiana	Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
	Sutherland   31'	Report	Némouthé   7' Abelinti   11' (pen.) Baal   42' Haabo   81'	Stadium: Arnos Vale Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Steffon Dewar (Jamaica)

French Guiana   v   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

16 October Nations League	French Guiana	3–2	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Fort-de-France, Martinique
	Némouthé   9' (pen.) Gaubert   44' Haabo   76'	Report	Stewart   16', 73'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Aliker Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière (Canada)

Coaching history

•   Jochen Figge (1985)
•   Millington Elliot (1990–1992)
•   Jorge Ramos (1992)
•   Ignacio Vergelli (1992–1995)
•   Lenny Taylor (1995–1996)
•   Bertille St. Clair (1996)
•   Samuel Carrington (1996–2000)
•   Lenny Taylor (2000–2001)
•   Elvis Brown (2002)
•   Adrian Shaw (2003)
•  /  Zoran Vraneš (2004–2007)
•   Roger Gurley (2008)
•   Kendale Mercury (2009)
•   Stewart Hall (2009–2011)
•   Colwyn Rowe (2011)
•   Cornelius Huggins (2012–2016)
•   Keith Ollivierre (2016)
•   Cornelius Huggins (2016–2018)
•   Keith Ollivierre (2018)
•   Kendale Mercury (2018–2023)
•   Bishon Williams (2023)
•   Theon Gordon (2023–present)

Players

Current squad

• The following players were called up for the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League matches.^[3][4]
• Match dates: 25 and 27 March 2023
• Opposition:   Nicaragua and   Bahamas
• Caps and goals correct as of: 27 March 2023, after the match against   Bahamas

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Josh Stowe	(2003-05-06) 6 May 2003 (age 20)	3	0	Bequia United
22	1GK	Jadiel Chance	(1999-08-08) 8 August 1999 (age 24)	9	0	North Leeward Predators
23	1GK	Elron Baptiste	(2005-05-29) 29 May 2005 (age 18)	0	0	Sparta
2	2DF	Iruel Matthias	(2003-04-26) 26 April 2003 (age 20)	6	0	Jebelle
3	2DF	Jazzi Barnum-Bobb	(1995-09-15) 15 September 1995 (age 28)	4	0	Chelmsford City
5	2DF	Jahvin Sutherland	(1994-11-10) 10 November 1994 (age 28)	31	3	System 3
15	2DF	Kevin Francis	(1994-01-21) 21 January 1994 (age 29)	40	2	Kitsap Pumas
18	2DF	Jamal Yorke	(1991-10-09) 9 October 1991 (age 32)	25	0	Sion Hill
4	3MF	Gavin Browne	(1999-06-28) 28 June 1999 (age 24)	2	0	North Leeward Predators
6	3MF	Kennijah Joseph	(2000-08-10) 10 August 2000 (age 23)	4	0	Free agent
7	3MF	Nazir McBurnette	(1993-02-18) 18 February 1993 (age 30)	53	4	Hope International
8	3MF	Dorren Hamlet	(1989-07-16) 16 July 1989 (age 34)	65	2	Pastures
16	3MF	Diel Spring	(2000-12-26) 26 December 2000 (age 22)	20	0	North Leeward Predators
17	3MF	Kyle Edwards	(1997-01-15) 15 January 1997 (age 26)	22	3	Hartford Athletic
19	3MF	Terris Joseph	(1998-12-08) 8 December 1998 (age 24)	4	0	Jebelle
20	3MF	Aaron Jackson	(2001-01-24) 24 January 2001 (age 22)	7	0	System 3
9	4FW	Cornelius Stewart (captain)	(1989-10-07) 7 October 1989 (age 34)	61	21	Sheikh Jamal
10	4FW	Oalex Anderson	(1995-11-11) 11 November 1995 (age 27)	34	18	North Carolina
11	4FW	Azinho Solomon	(1994-10-12) 12 October 1994 (age 29)	41	7	System 3
12	4FW	Chavel Cunningham	(1995-07-20) 20 July 1995 (age 28)	27	12	Pastures
13	4FW	Sherwyn Alexander	(1997-10-12) 12 October 1997 (age 26)	3	0	Jebelle
14	4FW	Keshorn Durham	(1997-01-02) 2 January 1997 (age 26)	6	0	Notch
21	4FW	Steven Pierre	(2005-05-21) 21 May 2005 (age 18)	2	0	System 3

Recent call-ups

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

Player records

As of 12 September 2022^[5]

Players in bold are still active with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Dorren Hamlet	65	2	2008–present
2	Cornelius Stewart	64	21	2007–present
3	Shandel Samuel	63	32	2001–2016
	Kendall Velox		15	1992–2008
5	Roy Richards	59	1	2008–2016
6	Melvin Andrews	58	0	1996–2008
	Myron Samuel		23	2008–2018
8	Nazir McBurnette	55	4	2011–present
9	Emerald George	52	5	2007–2016
10	Cornelius Huggins	43	0	1995–2011

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Shandel Samuel	32	63	0.52	2001–2016
2	Rodney Jack	24	36	0.67	1992–2004
3	Myron Samuel	23	58	0.4	2008–2018
4	Cornelius Stewart	21	64	0.33	2007–present
5	Oalex Anderson	18	35	0.51	2014–present
6	Alwyn Guy	16	39	0.41	1996–2008
7	Kendall Velox	15	63	0.24	1992–2008
8	Chavel Cunningham	12	28	0.43	2015–present
9	Andre Hinds	11	11	1	1995–1996
	Renson Haynes		18	0.61	2001–2006

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 to   1978	Part of   United Kingdom									Part of   United Kingdom
1982 to   1990	Did not enter									Declined participation
1994	Did not qualify									10	2	1	7	5	32
1998										10	2	2	6	17	33
2002										12	5	0	7	24	29
2006										8	3	0	5	11	15
2010										2	0	0	2	1	7
2014										6	1	2	3	4	12
2018										10	1	2	7	15	42
2022										4	1	0	3	3	16
2026	To be determined									To be determined
Total		0/22								62	15	7	40	80	186

CONCACAF Championship & CONCACAF Gold Cup

Main article: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Championship & CONCACAF Gold Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1963	Not a CONCACAF member									Not a CONCACAF member
1965
1967
1969
1971
1973
1977
1981
1985
1989	Did not enter								Did not enter
1991
1993	Did not qualify
1996	Group stage	9th	2	0	0	2	0	8
1998	Did not qualify
2000
2002
2003	Did not enter								Did not enter
2005	Did not qualify
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021
2023
Total	Group stage	1/27	2	0	0	2	0	8

CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup history
First Match	Mexico 5–0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   (11 January 1996; San Diego, United States)
Biggest Win	–
Biggest Defeat	Mexico 5–0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   (11 January 1996; San Diego, United States)
Best Result	Group stage in 1996
Worst Result	–

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record
Season	Division	Group	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	P/R	Rank
2019−20	B	D	6	3	2	1	6	4		17th
2022–23	B	C	6	0	2	4	5	14		27th
Total			12	3	4	5	11	18	17th

Caribbean Cup

Caribbean Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1989	Group stage	6th	2	0	1	1	1	3
1990	Abandoned^[6]		2	0	0	2	2	5
1991	Did not enter
1992	Group stage	8th	3	0	0	3	1	4
1993	Group stage	8th	3	0	0	3	4	10
1994	Did not qualify
1995	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	1	1	13	11
1996	Group stage	7th	3	0	1	2	2	7
1997 to   2005	Did not qualify
2007	Group stage	6th	3	1	0	2	2	4
2008 to   2017	Did not qualify
Total	Runners-up	7/19	21	4	3	14	25	44

References

1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
2. Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
3. "Nicaragua 4 - 1 Saint Vincent and the Grendadines". CONCACAF. from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
4. "Saint Vincent and the Grendadines 1 - 1 Bahamas". CONCACAF. from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
5. Mamrud, Roberto. "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Record International Players". RSSSF. from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
6. Play was suspended when Jamaat al Muslimeen attempted a coup d'état of the government of Trinidad and Tobago. The tournament was abandoned altogether after Tropical storm Arthur forced the cancellation of the final round of games. Trinidad and Tobago were to meet Martinique in the final.

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