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Anguilla
Shirt badge/Association crest
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
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current 208 Steady (7 February 2019)
Highest 189 (June–September 1997)
Lowest 210 (November 2019, March 2022)
Elo ranking
Current 230 Increase 2 (3 March 2019)
Highest 195 (1985)
Lowest 234 (2017)
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.

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.

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.

Results and fixtures

Main article: Anguilla 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

2023

2024

Coaching history

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

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the CONCACAF Nations League match against Bonaire on 18 November 2023.

Caps and goals are updated as of 18 November 2023, after the match against Bonaire.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Jelanie Lawrence (1983-08-26) 26 August 1983 (age 41) 6 0 Anguilla Doc's United
1GK Danniell Bailey (2003-11-23) 23 November 2003 (age 20) 5 0 Anguilla Lymers
1GK Micah Brooks (2006-04-30) 30 April 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Anguilla Diamond
1GK Shemor Browne (2008-07-06) 6 July 2008 (age 16) 0 0
2DF Kion Lee (1993-09-02) 2 September 1993 (age 31) 21 1 Anguilla Attackers
2DF Kieron Lake-Bryan (2001-10-23) 23 October 2001 (age 23) 8 0
2DF Alexander Fleming (2005-04-12) 12 April 2005 (age 19) 6 0 Anguilla Diamond
2DF Delani Francis (2006-01-24) 24 January 2006 (age 18) 5 0 Anguilla Uprising
2DF Nicholson Millington (2008-08-03) 3 August 2008 (age 16) 0 0 Anguilla Diamond
3MF Steven Austin (1990-12-27) 27 December 1990 (age 33) 12 1 Anguilla Doc's United
3MF Vershawn Hodge (1994-08-02) 2 August 1994 (age 30) 10 0 Anguilla Attackers
3MF Jermal Richardson (1994-05-10) 10 May 1994 (age 30) 9 0 Anguilla Roaring Lions
3MF Jalen Smeins (2002-08-29) 29 August 2002 (age 22) 6 0 Anguilla Diamond
3MF Jared Smeins (2006-10-26) 26 October 2006 (age 18) 5 0 Anguilla Diamond
3MF Mekhi Connor (2008-01-14) 14 January 2008 (age 16) 3 0 Anguilla Roaring Lions
3MF Jordan Deans (1995-10-30) 30 October 1995 (age 29) 3 1
3MF Keante Brooks (2007-02-26) 26 February 2007 (age 17) 2 0 Anguilla Spartans
3MF Dalek Moore (2006-08-31) 31 August 2006 (age 18) 2 0 Anguilla Roaring Lions
3MF Jaheim Thompson (2007-10-06) 6 October 2007 (age 17) 1 0 England Chesterfield
4FW Jonathan Guishard (1996-07-02) 2 July 1996 (age 28) 27 1 Anguilla Doc's United
4FW Jauron Gayle (2004-03-04) 4 March 2004 (age 20) 7 1 Anguilla Uprising
4FW Kyle Lake-Bryan (2001-10-23) 23 October 2001 (age 23) 6 1 England Spartans Youth
4FW Defari Francis (2005-03-11) 11 March 2005 (age 19) 2 0 Anguilla 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

Player records

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
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
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
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
South Korea Japan 2002 Did not qualify First round 2 0 0 2 2 5
Germany 2006 First round 2 0 1 1 0 6
South Africa 2010 First round 2 0 0 2 0 16
Brazil 2014 First round 2 0 0 2 0 6
Russia 2018 First round 2 0 0 2 0 8
Qatar 2022 First round – 4th 4 0 0 4 0 23
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined TBD 2 0 2 0 1 1
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 To be determined
Saudi Arabia 2034
Totals 0/6 – – – – – –
—
 !16 0 3 13 3 65

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
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
United States 1991 Did not qualify 3rd 2 0 1 1 1 7
Mexico United States 1993 3rd 2 0 0 2 0 2
United States 1996 First round 2 0 0 2 2 6
United States 1998 4th 3 0 0 3 1 12
United States 2000 4th 3 0 0 3 1 35
United States 2002 2nd 2 1 0 1 5 4
Mexico United States 2003 Did not enter Did not enter
United States 2005 Withdrew Withdrew
United States 2007 Did not qualify 4th 3 0 0 3 5 18
United States 2009 3rd 2 0 0 2 2 6
United States 2011 3rd 3 1 0 2 4 8
United States 2013 4th 3 0 0 3 1 16
Canada United States 2015 4th 3 0 0 3 0 20
United States 2017 3rd 2 0 0 2 0 11
Costa Rica Jamaica United States 2019 31st 4 0 1 3 1 15
United States 2021 3rd 4 0 0 4 2 21
Canada United States 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
Season Division Group Pld W D L GF GA P/R Rank
2019–20 C C 4 0 0 4 2 21 Same position 41st
2022–23 C C 4 0 2 2 2 5 Same position 37th
2023–24 C A 4 0 0 4 0 19 Same position 39th
Total 12 0 2 10 4 45 37th

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

Caribbean Cup

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

Head-to-head record

Anguilla national football team 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

See also

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