Anguilla national football team

Anguilla
Association	Anguilla Football Association
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Nigel Connor
Captain	Germain Hughes
Most caps	Ryan Liddie (31)
Top scorer	Girdon Connor; Richard O'Connor; Terrence Rogers (5)
Home stadium	Ronald Webster Park
FIFA code	AIA
FIFA ranking
Current	209 (4 April 2024)
Highest	189 (June–September 1997)
Lowest	210 (November 2019, March 2022)
First international
	Anguilla 0–1 British Virgin Islands ; (The Valley, Anguilla; October 1985)
Biggest win
	Anguilla 4–1 Montserrat ; (Marigot, Saint Martin; 8 February 2001)
Biggest defeat
	Trinidad and Tobago 15–0 Anguilla ; (Couva, Trinidad and Tobago; 10 November 2019)

The Anguilla National Football Team is the national team of Anguilla, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean, and is controlled by the Anguilla Football Association. It is affiliated to the Caribbean Football Union of CONCACAF. The team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup or the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

History

2002 World Cup qualification

Anguilla entered the World Cup qualifiers for the first time for the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan.

In the first round of the qualifiers, Anguilla were drawn against the Bahamas. On 5 March 2000, Anguilla hosted the first leg in front of 250 people at Webster Park in The Valley, losing by a scoreline of 3–1. In front of a Bahamian crowd of just 330, the second leg was played at the Thomas Robinson Stadium in Nassau on 19 March 2000, with Anguilla losing 2–1, and thereby eliminated by an aggregate scoreline of 5–2.^[4]

2006 World Cup qualification

During the qualifiers for the 2006 World Cup in Germany, Anguilla faced the Dominican Republic in the first round. The first leg was played to a goalless draw at the Estadio Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte in Santo Domingo on 19 March 2004. Newly introduced FIFA stadium requirements forced Anguilla to play their "home" leg at the same Dominican Republic stadium two days later, with the Dominican Republic winning the second leg and thus the first round by a scoreline of 6–0.

2010 World Cup qualification

During the qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Anguilla was drawn against El Salvador in the first round. On 6 February 2008, they lost 12–0 at the Estadio Cuscatlán in San Salvador, where striker Rudis Corrales scored five times and Ronald Cerritos three. This time, Anguilla played their "home leg" at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. in the United States on 26 March 2008. In front of 22,670 spectators, Anguilla lost the second leg 4–0, thereby losing to El Salvador by an aggregate score of 16–0.

2014 World Cup qualification

In the first round of the qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Anguilla were again drawn to play the Dominican Republic, as they had eight years previously. On 8 July 2011, they lost 2–0 at the Estadio Panamericano in San Cristobal, and losing 4–0 in the same Dominican Republic stadium just two days later. This put the Dominican Republic through to the second round with the same 6–0 aggregate scoreline as their previous encounter.

2018 World Cup qualification

In the first round of the qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Anguilla were drawn to play Nicaragua. On 23 March 2015, they lost the first leg 5–0 at the Estadio Nacional Dennis Martínez in Managua, Nicaragua and, on 29 March 2015, were eliminated at Ronald Webster Park in The Valley in Anguilla with a 3–0 loss, to send Nicaragua through to the second round by a score of 8–0 on aggregate.

2022 World Cup qualification

In the first round of the qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Anguilla were drawn into group D with Dominica, Barbados, Dominican Republic, and Panama, whom they’d each play once. Their first match of the campaign was against Dominican Republic on 27 March 2021, at the DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale. This game would make it the 3rd time the two teams faced in World Cup qualifying games. Anguilla lost 6–0, making this the same as the last two aggregate scores for the teams. On 31 March 2021, they faced Barbados at Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez in Santo Domingo, Anguilla lost to a late 1–0 goal by Emile Saimovici. Then, on 2 June 2021 they lost 3–0 to Dominica at Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez in Santo Domingo. And on 6 July, at Estadio Nacional de Panamá in Panama City, Anguilla suffered a massive 13–0 defeat. They ended of round 1 with 0 points, 0 goals, and 23 goals against.

2026 World Cup qualification

At the commencement of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification, Anguilla advanced beyond the first round of qualifying for the first time in their history after beating Turks and Caicos Islands 1–1 on aggregate after penalties.^[5]

In the second round, they were drawn into Group F with Suriname, El Salvador, Puerto Rico and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Overall World Cup qualification record

The pair of shutouts against Nicaragua in March 2015 extended Anguilla's scoreless run in World Cup qualification to eight matches, encompassing three World Cups over an eleven-year period. The goals Anguilla scored in March 2000 against the Bahamas in each leg of their first World Cup qualifying appearance remain their only two goals, with 41 goals conceded, no wins, one draw and nine losses from their ten World Cup qualifying matches to date.^[6]

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

7 September 2023–24 Nations League	Anguilla	0–6	Saint Martin	The Valley, Anguilla
16:00 UTC−4		Report	Raga 6', 32', 38', 40' Segarel 25' Lacazette 70'	Stadium: Raymond E. Guishard Stadium Referee: Fernando Hernández (Mexico)

12 October 2023–24 Nations League	Bonaire	2–0	Anguilla	Rincon, Bonaire
19:00 UTC−4	Ronde 10' Pourier 36'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Antonio Trenidat Attendance: 660 Referee: Norberto da Silva (Curaçao)

16 October 2023–24 Nations League	Saint Martin	8–0	Anguilla	Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
16:00 UTC−4	Segarel 17', 32' (pen.), 39', 47' Richardson 49' Raga 65', 70', 88'	Report		Stadium: SKNFA Technical Center Referee: Jaime Herrera (El Salvador)

18 November 2023–24 Nations League	Anguilla	0–3	Bonaire	The Valley, Anguilla
15:00 UTC−4		Report	Anthony 2', 6' (pen.) Michiel 73'	Stadium: Raymond E. Guishard Stadium Attendance: 267 Referee: Tristley Bassue (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

2024

17 March Friendly

Sint Maarten

1–1

Anguilla

22 March 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Anguilla	0–0	Turks and Caicos Islands	The Valley, Anguilla
15:00 UTC−4		Report		Stadium: Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre Referee: Natalie Simon (United States)

26 March 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Turks and Caicos Islands	1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–1 agg.) (3–4 p)	Anguilla	Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
19:00 UTC−4	Forbes 23'	Report	Paris 45+3' (pen.)	Stadium: TCIFA National Academy Attendance: 337 Referee: Reginald Gumbs (St. Kitts and Nevis)
	Penalties
	Cadet Louisy Paul Howell Forbes Martin		Lawrence Paris Deans Connor Carpenter Duncan
Note: 1–1 on aggregate. Anguilla won 4–3 on penalties and advanced to the second round.

26 May Friendly

Anguilla

1–2

Saint Martin

8 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Anguilla	0-4	Suriname	The Valley, Anguilla
15:30 UTC−4		Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF)	Conraad 10', 75' Pinas 62' Austin 88' (o.g.)	Stadium: Raymond E. Guishard Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Hakeem Harvey (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

11 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Puerto Rico	8-0	Anguilla	Bayamón, Puerto Rico
20:00 UTC−4	De León 20' (pen.), 51' Ydrach 31' W. Rivera 48', 65' L. Antonetti 59' Ríos 71' Cardona 90+1'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF)		Stadium: Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

4 September 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League	Anguilla	v	Turks and Caicos Islands	Anguilla
--:-- UTC−4				Stadium: TBD

10 September 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League	Belize	v	Anguilla	Belize
--:-- UTC−6				Stadium: TBD

9 October 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League	Turks and Caicos Islands	v	Anguilla	Turks and Caicos Islands
--:-- UTC−4				Stadium: TBD

12 October 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League	Anguilla	v	Belize	Anguilla
--:-- UTC−4				Stadium: TBD

Coaching history

Les Strong (1991–1994)
Clifton Livingston (2000)
Scott Cooper (2002)
Vernon Hodge (2003–2004)
Benjamin Davies (2004)
Vernon Hodge (2004–2007)
Kerthney Carty (2008)
Colin Johnson (2008–2009)
Scott Cooper (2010)
Colin Johnson (2010–2015)
Richard Orlowski (2015)
Leon Jeffers (2016)
Romare Kelsick (2016–2018)
Nigel Connor (2018–2020)
Stern John (2020–2022)
Nigel Connor (2022–)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Suriname and Puerto Rico on 8 and 11 June 2024.^[7]

Caps and goals are updated as of 26 March 2024, after the match against Turks & Caicos Islands.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Jelanie Lawrence	(1983-08-26) 26 August 1983 (age 40)	8	0	Doc's United
1GK	Micah Brooks	(2006-04-30) 30 April 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Diamond
1GK	Shemor Browne	(2008-07-06) 6 July 2008 (age 15)	0	0	Spartans

2DF	Kieron Lake-Bryan	(2001-10-23) 23 October 2001 (age 22)	10	0	Spartans Youth
2DF	Alexander Fleming	(2005-04-12) 12 April 2005 (age 19)	8	0	Diamond
2DF	Delani Francis	(2006-01-24) 24 January 2006 (age 18)	7	0	Uprising
2DF	Nicholson Millington	(2008-08-03) 3 August 2008 (age 15)	0	0	Diamond

3MF	Steven Austin	(1990-12-27) 27 December 1990 (age 33)	12	1	Doc's United
3MF	Kian Duncan	(2000-05-26) 26 May 2000 (age 24)	12	0	Flackwell Heath
3MF	Jalen Smeins	(2002-08-29) 29 August 2002 (age 21)	7	0	Diamond
3MF	Jared Smeins	(2006-10-26) 26 October 2006 (age 17)	7	0	Diamond
3MF	Kayne Connor	(2004-05-16) 16 May 2004 (age 20)	5	0	Egham Town
3MF	Aedan Scipio	(1990-09-03) 3 September 1990 (age 33)	5	0	Roaring Lions
3MF	Jordan Deans	(1995-10-30) 30 October 1995 (age 28)	4	1
3MF	Mekhi Connor	(2008-01-14) 14 January 2008 (age 16)	3	0	Roaring Lions
3MF	Kemari Gumbs		0	0	Spartans

4FW	Kyle Lake-Bryan	(2001-10-23) 23 October 2001 (age 22)	8	1	Spartans Youth
4FW	Lamar Carpenter	(2004-01-23) 23 January 2004 (age 20)	5	1
4FW	Stewart Murray	(1985-01-19) 19 January 1985 (age 39)	4	0	Doc's United
4FW	Jayvon Lloyd	(2002-03-20) 20 March 2002 (age 22)	0	0
4FW	Cardinae Rennie	(2007-10-13) 13 October 2007 (age 16)	0	0	Uprising

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up for the team in the last twelve months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Danniell Bailey	(2003-11-23) 23 November 2003 (age 20)	5	0	Lymers	v. Bonaire; 18 November 2023

DF	Germain Hughes	(1996-11-15) 15 November 1996 (age 27)	24	1	Roaring Lions	v. Turks and Caicos Islands; 26 March 2024
DF	Kion Lee	(1993-09-02) 2 September 1993 (age 30)	23	1	Attackers	v. Turks and Caicos Islands; 26 March 2024
DF	Luke Paris	(1994-11-11) 11 November 1994 (age 29)	19	1	Uxbridge	v. Turks and Caicos Islands; 26 March 2024

MF	Jermal Richardson	(1994-05-10) 10 May 1994 (age 30)	9	0	Roaring Lions	v. Turks and Caicos Islands; 26 March 2024
MF	Vershawn Hodge	(1994-08-02) 2 August 1994 (age 29)	10	0	Attackers	v. Bonaire; 18 November 2023
MF	Keante Brooks	(2007-02-26) 26 February 2007 (age 17)	2	0	Spartans	v. Bonaire; 18 November 2023
MF	Dalek Moore	(2006-08-31) 31 August 2006 (age 17)	2	0	Roaring Lions	v. Bonaire; 18 November 2023
MF	Jaheim Thompson	(2007-10-06) 6 October 2007 (age 16)	1	0	Chesterfield	v. Bonaire; 18 November 2023

FW	Jonathan Guishard	(1996-07-02) 2 July 1996 (age 27)	29	1	Doc's United	v. Turks and Caicos Islands; 26 March 2024
FW	Jauron Gayle	(2004-03-04) 4 March 2004 (age 20)	8	1	Uprising	v. Turks and Caicos Islands; 26 March 2024
FW	Defari Francis	(2005-03-11) 11 March 2005 (age 19)	2	0	Uprising	v. Bonaire; 18 November 2023

Player records

As of 26 March 2024^[8]

Players in bold are still active with Anguilla.

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Ryan Liddie	31	0	2000–2019
2	Girdon Connor	29	5	2000–2018
2	Jonathan Guishard	29	1	2014–present
4	Germain Hughes	24	1	2012–present
5	Kion Lee	23	1	2012–present
6	Kevin Hawley	22	0	2000–2016
6	Adonijah Richardson	22	1	2006–2016
8	Tafari Smith	21	2	2018–present
9	Leon Jeffers	20	0	2004–2012
10	Luke Paris	19	1	2019–present

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Richard O'Connor	5	5	1	2000–2006
	Terrence Rogers	5	16	0.31	2000–2012
	Girdon Connor	5	29	0.17	2000–2018
4	Kapil Battice	4	18	0.22	2008–2021
5	Javille Brooks	2	16	0.13	2010–present
	Glenville Rogers	2	18	0.11	2008–2019
	Tafari Smith	2	21	0.1	2018–present

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

Year	Final Tournament							Qualification
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1998	Not a FIFA member							Not a FIFA member
2002	Did not qualify							First round	2	0	0	2	2	5
2006								First round	2	0	1	1	0	6
2010								First round	2	0	0	2	0	16
2014								First round	2	0	0	2	0	6
2018								First round	2	0	0	2	0	8
2022								First round – 4th	4	0	0	4	0	23
2026	To be determined							TBD	4	0	2	2	1	13
2030								To be determined
2034								To be determined
Totals	0/6	–	–	–	–	–	–	—	18	0	3	15	3	77

Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks; correct as of 22 March 2024 after the match against Turks and Caicos.

CONCACAF Gold Cup

Year	Final Tournament							Qualification
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1963 to 1989	Not a CONCACAF member							Not a CONCACAF member
1991	Did not qualify							3rd	2	0	1	1	1	7
1993								3rd	2	0	0	2	0	2
1996								First round	2	0	0	2	2	6
1998								4th	3	0	0	3	1	12
2000								4th	3	0	0	3	1	35
2002								2nd	2	1	0	1	5	4
2003	Did not enter							Did not enter
2005	Withdrew							Withdrew
2007	Did not qualify							4th	3	0	0	3	5	18
2009								3rd	2	0	0	2	2	6
2011								3rd	3	1	0	2	4	8
2013								4th	3	0	0	3	1	16
2015								4th	3	0	0	3	0	20
2017								3rd	2	0	0	2	0	11
2019								31st	4	0	1	3	1	15
2021								3rd	4	0	0	4	2	21
2023								2nd	4	0	2	2	2	5
Totals	0/17	–	–	–	–	–	–	—	42	2	4	36	27	186

Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out; correct as of 23 March 2023 after the match against Saint Lucia.

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record
League										Finals
Season	Division	Group	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	Finals	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2019–20	C	C	4	0	0	4	2	21		2021	Ineligible
2022–23	C	C	4	0	2	2	2	5		2023
2023–24	C	A	4	0	0	4	0	19		2024
2024–25	C	B	To be determined							2025
Total	—	—	12	0	2	10	4	45	—	Total	0 Titles	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out; correct as of 18 November 2023 after the match against Bonaire.

CONCACAF Nations League history
First match	Guatemala 10–0 Anguilla (September 5, 2019; Guatemala City, Guatemala)
Biggest win	—
Biggest defeat	Guatemala 10–0 Anguilla (September 5, 2019; Guatemala City, Guatemala)
Best result	—
Worst result	—

Caribbean Cup

Year	Final Tournament							Qualification
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1989 to 1990	Did not enter							Did not enter
1991	Did not qualify							3rd	2	0	1	1	1	7
1992								First round	2	0	0	2	0	8
1993								3rd	2	0	0	2	0	2
1994								3rd	2	0	0	2	0	11
1995								First round	2	0	0	2	2	6
1996								3rd	2	0	0	2	0	12
1997								4th	3	0	0	3	1	12
1998								4th	3	0	0	3	1	35
1999	Withdrew							Withdrew
2001	Did not qualify							2nd	2	1	0	1	5	4
2005	Withdrew							Withdrew
2007	Did not qualify							4th	3	0	0	3	5	18
2008								3rd	2	0	0	2	2	6
2010								3rd	3	1	0	2	4	8
2012								4th	3	0	0	3	1	16
2014								4th	3	0	0	3	0	20
2017								3rd	2	0	0	2	0	11
Totals	0/19	–	–	–	–	–	–	—	36	2	1	33	21	176

Head-to-head record

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	WPCT
Antigua and Barbuda	4	0	0	4	3	22	−19	0.00
Bahamas	3	0	1	2	3	6	−3	0.00
Barbados	2	0	0	2	1	8	−7	0.00
Bonaire	2	0	0	2	0	5	−5	0.00
British Virgin Islands	11	4	0	7	13	26	−13	36.36
Cayman Islands	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3	0.00
Cuba	2	0	0	2	0	8	−8	0.00
Dominica	4	0	2	2	1	9	−8	0.00
Dominican Republic	6	0	1	5	0	28	−28	0.00
El Salvador	2	0	0	2	0	16	−16	0.00
French Guiana	2	0	0	2	1	9	−8	0.00
Grenada	1	0	0	1	1	14	−13	0.00
Guadeloupe	1	0	0	1	0	9	−9	0.00
Guatemala	2	0	0	2	0	15	−15	0.00
Guyana	2	0	0	2	0	21	−21	0.00
Martinique	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	0.00
Montserrat	4	1	1	2	7	6	+1	25.00
Nicaragua	3	0	0	3	0	14	−14	0.00
Panama	1	0	0	1	0	13	−13	0.00
Puerto Rico	4	0	0	4	3	13	−10	0.00
Saint Kitts and Nevis	3	0	0	3	1	16	−15	0.00
Saint Lucia	3	0	0	3	1	10	−9	0.00
Saint Martin	13	3	2	8	13	35	−22	23.08
Sint Maarten	5	0	1	4	1	11	−10	0.00
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8	0.00
Suriname	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4	0.00
Turks and Caicos Islands	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	0.00
Trinidad and Tobago	2	0	0	2	0	25	−25	0.00
U.S. Virgin Islands	3	0	2	1	0	3	−3	0.00
Total	93	8	12	73	53	363	−310	8.60

Source: Results

Historical kits

2000-10s Home	2000-10s Away	2014 Home	2014 Third	2018 Home	2018 Away	2018 Third	2021 Home

2021 Away	2021 Third

References

^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
^ "Elo Ratings: Anguilla". Elo Ratings. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
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External links

[FIFA_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.

[2] "Elo Ratings: Anguilla". Elo Ratings. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.

[World_Football_Elo_Ratings-3] Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.

[4] "Bahamas – List of International Matches".

[5] "British Virgin Islands and Anguilla progress for the first time". FIFA. 27 March 2024.

[6] "Seven in, seven out in CONCACAF — FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.

[7] "Final Squad". Facebook. Anguilla Football Association.

[8] "Anguilla". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 28 February 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2022.

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