Bermuda national football team

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

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.

Bermuda

Nickname(s)	Gombey Warriors
Association	Bermuda Football Association
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Kyle Lightbourne
Captain	Nahki Wells
Most caps	Reggie Lambe (46)
Top scorer	Shaun Goater (20)
Home stadium	Dame Flora Duffy National Sports Centre
FIFA code	BER
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	169 (22 December 2022)
Highest	58 (December 1992)
Lowest	189 (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
Appearances	1 (first in 2019)
Best result	Group stage (2019)

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

Bermuda v Haiti

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)

Guyana v Bermuda

7 June 2022 Nations League	Guyana	2–1	Bermuda	Leonora, Guyana
16:00 UTC−4	Bobb 35' Glasgow 45+2'	Report	Leverock 42'	Stadium: National Track and Field Centre Leonora Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)

Montserrat v Bermuda

11 June 2022 Nations League	Montserrat	3–2	Bermuda	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
19:30 UTC−4	Taylor 47' (pen.), 85' Clifton 67'	Report	Clemons 54' Wells 78'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez Referee: Adonis Carrasco (Dominican Republic)

Bermuda v Montserrat

14 June 2022 Nations League	Bermuda	3–0 (awd.)	Montserrat	Devonshire Parish, Bermuda
19:00 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Dame Flora Duffy National Sports Centre Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)

2023

Bermuda v Guyana

Haiti v Bermuda

28 March 2023 Nations League	Haiti	v	Bermuda	San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
				Stadium: Estadio Panamericano

Coaching history

• Graham Adams
• Rudi Gutendorf (1968)
• Roderick "Roddy" Burchall
• Gary Darrell (19??–1992)
• Burkhard Ziese (1994–1997)
• Clyde Best (1997–1999)
• Robert Calderon
• Kenny Thompson (2003–2008)
• Devarr Boyles (2011–2012)
• Andrew Bascome (2012–2016)
• Dennis Brown (2013–2016)
• Kyle Lightbourne (2017)
• Devarr Boyles (2017)
• Andrew Bascome (2017–2018)
• Dennis Brown (2017–2018)
• Kyle Lightbourne (2018–present)

Players

Current squad

• The following 30 players were called up for the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League matches.
• Match dates: 25 and 28 March 2023
• Opposition: Guyana and Haiti
• Caps and goals correct as of: 11 June 2022, after the match against Montserrat

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Dale Eve	(1995-02-09) 9 February 1995	25	0	Hereford
	1GK	Jahquil Hill	(1997-01-15) 15 January 1997	9	0	Robin Hood
	1GK	Detre Bell	(1997-03-08) 8 March 1997	4	0	North Village Rams
	1GK	Quinaceo Hunt	(2000-01-21) 21 January 2000	1	0	Pickering Town
	2DF	Dante Leverock	(1992-04-11) 11 April 1992	34	7	Robin Hood
	2DF	Oliver Harvey	(1993-08-28) 28 August 1993	17	1	North Village Rams
	2DF	Daren Usher	(1995-12-07) 7 December 1995	9	0	PHC Zebras
	2DF	Richard Jones Jr.	(2000-12-07) 7 December 2000	7	0	Hartley Wintney
	2DF	Daniel Cook	(2003-10-06) 6 October 2003	3	0	Robin Hood
	2DF	Mical Hardtman	(2000-11-20) 20 November 2000	0	0	University of Southern Indiana
	2DF	Edry Moore	(2000-03-28) 28 March 2000	0	0	Dandy Town Hornets
	2DF	Nzari Paynter	(1999-10-07) 7 October 1999	0	0	St. George's
	3MF	Reggie Lambe	(1991-02-04) 4 February 1991	46	10	AFC Sudbury
	3MF	Roger Lee	(1991-07-01) 1 July 1991	33	0	Barwell
	3MF	Willie Clemons	(1994-09-24) 24 September 1994	31	3	Braintree Town
	3MF	Milan Butterfield	(1998-01-24) 24 January 1998	12	0	Alfreton Town
	3MF	Kane Crichlow	(2000-08-21) 21 August 2000	5	4	Episkopi
	3MF	Rahzir Jones	(2000-11-01) 1 November 2000	5	0	Hartley Wintney
	3MF	Luke Robinson	(1998-10-20) 20 October 1998	5	0	Worthing
	3MF	Azende Furbert	(1998-03-18) 18 March 1998	2	0	Dandy Town Hornets
	3MF	Riley Robinson	(2005-02-09) 9 February 2005	1	0	BAA Wanderers
	4FW	Lejaun Simmons	(1993-04-07) 7 April 1993	31	8	Robin Hood
	4FW	Nahki Wells	(1990-06-01) 1 June 1990	25	17	Bristol City
	4FW	Jonté Smith	(1994-07-10) 10 July 1994	16	2	Unattached
	4FW	Keishon Bean	(2000-02-19) 19 February 2000	9	0	PHC Zebras
	4FW	Kole Hall	(1998-08-22) 22 August 1998	6	1	Chester
	4FW	Enrique Russell	(2000-02-05) 5 February 2000	6	1	PHC Zebras
	4FW	Knory Scott	(1999-06-06) 6 June 1999	6	1	Hastings United
	4FW	Djair Parfitt-Williams	(1996-10-01) 1 October 1996	3	0	Ilves
	4FW	Deniche Hill	(2004-03-11) 11 March 2004	1	0	Brooke House College

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.

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Reggie Lambe	46	10	2007–present
2	Damon Ming	43	8	2003–2016
3	John Barry Nusum	41	19	2000–2013
4	Jaylon Bather	34	2	2015–present
	Dante Leverock	34	7	2015–present
	Zeiko Lewis	34	11	2011–present
7	Roger Lee	33	0	2008–present
	Khano Smith	33	10	2003–2012
9	Willie Clemons	31	3	2016–present
	Lejaun Simmons	31	8	2012–present

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Shaun Goater	20	22	0.91	1987–2004
2	John Barry Nusum	19	41	0.46	2000–2013
3	Nahki Wells	17	25	0.68	2007–present
4	Zeiko Lewis	11	34	0.32	2011–present
5	Khano Smith	10	33	0.3	2003–2012
	Reggie Lambe	10	46	0.22	2007–present
7	Lejaun Simmons	8	31	0.26	2012–present
	Damon Ming	8	43	0.19	2003–2016
9	Antwan Russell	7	11	0.64	2011–2015
	Tyrell Burgess	7	27	0.26	2006–2017
	Dante Leverock	7	34	0.21	2015–present

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
1930 to 1966	Did not enter									Did not enter
1970	Did not qualify									4	0	1	3	2	12
1974 to 1990	Did not enter									Did not enter
1994	Did not qualify									10	4	2	4	14	15
1998	Withdrew									Withdrew
2002	Did not qualify									4	2	2	0	15	2
2006										4	2	1	1	23	4
2010										4	2	1	1	6	5
2014										6	3	1	2	8	7
2018										4	2	1	1	8	1
2022										4	1	1	2	7	12
2026	TBD									TBD
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
1963	Did not enter										Did not enter
1965
1967
1969	Did not qualify										2	1	0	1	2	4
1971											2	0	0	2	0	6
1973	Did not enter										Did not enter
1977
1981
1985
1989
1991
1993
1996
1998	Did not qualify										2	0	0	2	1	4
2000											3	2	0	1	11	3
2002	Withdrew										Withdrew
2003	Did not enter										Did not enter
2005	Did not qualify										3	1	1	1	5	6
2007											8	4	1	3	17	10
2009											3	1	1	1	7	4
2011	Did not enter										Did not enter
2013	Did not qualify										3	1	0	2	10	5
2015	Did not enter										Did not enter
2017	Did not qualify										4	1	0	3	3	7
2019	Group stage	11th	3	1	0	2	4	4	Squad		4	3	0	1	17	4
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
2019−20	A	B	4	1	0	3	5	11		10th
2022–23	B	B	To be determined
Total			4	1	0	3	5	11	10th

CONCACAF Nations League history
First Match	Bermuda 1–4 Panama (5 September 2019; Hamilton, Bermuda)
Biggest Win	Panama 0–2 Bermuda (8 September 2019; Panama City, Panama)
Biggest Defeat	Bermuda 1–5 Mexico (11 October 2019; Hamilton, Bermuda)
Best Result	—
Worst Result	—

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
1978	Did not enter									Did not enter
1979
1981
1983
1985
1988
1989
1990	Did not qualify									3	1	2	0	5	3
1991	Did not enter									Did not enter
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997	Did not qualify									2	0	0	2	2	4
1998										2	0	0	2	1	4
1999										3	2	0	1	11	3
2001	Withdrew									Withdrew
2005	Did not qualify									3	1	1	1	5	6
2007										8	4	1	3	17	10
2008										3	1	1	1	7	4
2010	Did not enter									Did not enter
2012	Did not qualify									3	1	0	2	10	5
2014	Did not enter									Did not enter
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
1989	Did not enter
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007	Fourth place	4th	4	1	0	3	3	5
2009	Did not enter
2011
2013	Champions	1st	4	4	0	0	20	0
2015	Did not enter
2017
2023	To be determined
Total	1 title	2/15	8	5	0	3	23	5

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Honours

• Island Games

Champions (1): 2013

• Football at 1967 Pan American Games (1) 1967

External links

• Bermuda Football Association
• Bermuda Football Association at FIFA.com