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| Association | Cayman Islands Football Association | ||
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| Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
| Sub-confederation | CFU (Caribbean) | ||
| Head coach | Benjamin Pugh[1] | ||
| Most caps | Ian Lindo (23) | ||
| Top scorer | Lee Ramoon (12) | ||
| Home stadium | Truman Bodden Sports Complex | ||
| FIFA code | CAY | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 195  1 (6 October 2022)[2] | ||
| Highest | 127 (November 1995) | ||
| Lowest | 206 (April 2019) | ||
| First international | |||
 Dominica 2–1 Cayman Islands  (Roseau, Dominica; 3 March 1985) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Cayman Islands 5–0 British Virgin Islands  (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; 2 March 1994) Cayman Islands 5–0 Sint Maarten  (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; 4 March 1994) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Cayman Islands 0–11 Canada  (Bradenton, United States; 29 March 2021) | |||
The Cayman Islands national football team is the national team of the Cayman Islands, and is controlled by the Cayman Islands Football Association. It is a member of FIFA and CONCACAF. Cayman Islands' home ground is Truman Bodden Stadium in George Town, and their head coach is Benjamin Pugh. Prior to Pugh's appointment, the Cayman Island's national team had failed to win a single game in over 9 years, sinking to 206 in the FIFA World Rankings. They have recently advanced 13 places in the rankings; winning 4 out of 6 Nation's League Qualifiers (including a win against Barbados).
History
1985–2000
The Caymanian soccer team played its first international match on 3 March 1985, against Dominica, in Roseau, as part of the 1985 CFU Championship. They lost that match 2–1 with Lee Ramoon - who would go on to become the team's top scorer - opening the scoring.
They qualified for the 1991 Caribbean Cup, falling in the first round. They returned to the tournament in 1994, suffering the same fate. However, the following year, the Cayman Islands jointly organized with Jamaica the 1995 Caribbean Cup, reaching the semi-finals. It fell to Trinidad and Tobago by a scandalous 2–9, the worst defeat in its history. In the match for 3rd place, they were defeated by Cuba 0–3. They would qualify again in 1998 although they failed to get past the group stage. They have not played a Caribbean Cup final phase since then.
The Cayman Islands participated in their first World Cup qualifying tie in the 1998 where they succumbed in the first round at the hands of Cuba, who eliminated them after winning twice 0–1 and 0–5.
2000–2010
In 2000, given the status of the Cayman Islands as one of the British overseas territories, the national team attempted to use this as a loophole to call up a number of uncapped players possessing British passports but who had no specific links to the islands. Barry McIntosh, a football agent, was called in to scout players for an upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifier against Cuba and ultimately he secured eight players i.e. Wayne Allison (Tranmere Rovers), Ged Brannan (Motherwell), David Barnett (Lincoln City), Martin O'Connor (Birmingham City), Dwayne Plummer (Bristol City), Barry Hayles (Fulham), Neville Roach (Southend United) and Neil Sharpe (Boreham Wood). With the exception of Allison the players all appeared in a 5–0 friendly defeat against D.C. United but before they could appear in any official internationals FIFA stepped in and barred the players from representing the Cayman Islands due to their failure to satisfy the existing rules for national team eligibility.[3] Of the eight players only Hayles went on to play international football, appearing for Jamaica ten times.
In the first round of the 2002 qualifiers, Cayman Islands was once again eliminated by Cuba, winning 4–0 in Havana and drawing 0–0 in George Town. History repeated itself four years later, in the 2006 qualifiers, since the Cubans eliminated the Caymanian team from the World Cup for the third time in a row (1–2 in George Town and 4–0 in Havana).
Things didn't change significantly for the 2010 qualifiers, only this time it was Bermuda that eliminated the Cayman Islands in the first round, 4–2 on aggregate. Regardless, this tie saw the Caymanians earn their first points away from home, earning a 1–1 draw at Hamilton on 3 February 2008, with Allean Grant scoring in the 87th minute.
2010–present
Qualifying directly into the second round of the 2014 qualifiers, the Cayman Islands were drawn in group A along with their peers from El Salvador, the Dominican Republic and Suriname. They lost 5 games out of 6, rescuing a 1-1 draw on the last day, on 14 November 2011, against the Dominicans. The Caymanian team did not play any match again in the next few years, since declining their participation in the 2012 and 2014 Caribbean Cups. But they returned to the 2018 qualifiers, facing Belize in the first round. The first leg in Belmopan finished 0–0 and the second leg in George Town finished 1–1. The 1–1 aggregate score meant the Cayman Islands were eliminated on the away goal rule. With this unbeaten elimination, Cayman Islands can say that they are one of the few teams in the world that did not qualify for a FIFA World Cup despite not losing a single match.
Recent results and forthcoming fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
2022
| 3 June Nations League | British Virgin Islands | 1–1 | Cayman Islands | Road Town, British Virgin Islands |
| 16:00 UTC−4 |
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Report |
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Stadium: A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground Referee: Nima Saghafi (United States) |
| 6 June Nations League | Cayman Islands | 1–1 | British Virgin Islands | George Town, Cayman Islands |
| 18:00 UTC−5 | J. Ebanks  25' (pen.) |
Report | Wilson 46' |
Stadium: Truman Bodden Sports Complex Referee: Rubiel Vazquez (United States) |
| 9 June Nations League | Cayman Islands | 0–3 |  Puerto Rico | George Town, Cayman Islands |
| 18:00 UTC−5 | Report | Stadium: Truman Bodden Sports Complex Referee: Sergio Reyna (Guatemala) |
2023
| 26 March Nations League | Puerto Rico | v | Cayman Islands | Puerto Rico |
| Report | Stadium: TBD |
Coaching history
Neider dos Santos (1993–1996)
Ken Fogarty (1996–1999)- Márcio Máximo (2000–2001)
- Marcos Tinoco (2001–2005)
Carl Brown (2006–2011)
David Braham (2011–2015)
Chandler González (2015–2018)- Charles McLean (2018)
- Chandler González (2018–2019)
- Benjamin Pugh (2019–present)
Players
Current squad
- The following players were called up for the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League matches.[citation needed]
- Match dates: 3, 6 and 9 June 2022
- Opposition:
British Virgin Islands (twice) and 
Puerto Rico - Caps and goals correct as of: 3 June 2022, after the match against British Virgin Islands
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Albertini Holness | 6 March 2000 | 9 | 0 | Free agent | |
| GK | David Lee | 2 | 0 | Academy | ||
| GK | Leandre Mckay | 0 | 0 | Free agent | ||
| GK | Devante Whittaker | 0 | 0 | Free agent | ||
| DF | Nathan Borde | 0 | 0 | Free agent | ||
| DF | Jabari Campbell | 23 June 2000 | 5 | 0 | Academy | |
| DF | Joshwa Campbell | 1 | 0 | Free agent | ||
| DF | Joshewa Frederick-Charlery | 24 January 1997 | 16 | 0 |  Tunari | |
| DF | Wesley Robinson | 7 September 1993 | 11 | 0 | Elite | |
| DF | Miles Thompson | 0 | 0 | Free agent | ||
| DF | Diondre Wright | 0 | 0 | Free agent | ||
| MF | Gabrielle Delloglio | 0 | 0 | Free agent | ||
| MF | Romario Dixon | 19 September 1996 | 5 | 0 | Academy | |
| MF | Jonah Ebanks | 7 May 1996 | 15 | 3 | Academy | |
| MF | Mark Ebanks | 26 December 1990 | 21 | 7 | Academy | |
| MF | Trey Ebanks | 5 June 2000 | 6 | 0 | Academy | |
| MF | Kion Parchmont | 28 January 2000 | 4 | 0 |  Bexhill United | |
| MF | Rashaad Powery | 2 March 2004 | 0 | 0 | Free agent | |
| MF | D'Andre Rowe | 5 January 2001 | 7 | 0 | Scholars International | |
| MF | Zachary Scott | 1 | 0 | Free agent | ||
| MF | Shakurn Silburn | 0 | 0 | Free agent | ||
| MF | Seth Wood | 0 | 0 | Free agent | ||
| FW | Kymani Bowens | 1 | 0 | Free agent | ||
| FW | Andrew Browning | 2 | 0 | East End United | ||
| FW | Syrus Connolly | 21 June 2003 | 1 | 1 | Free agent | |
| FW | Elijah Seymour | 5 November 1998 | 2 | 0 | Slatina | |
| FW | Corey Smith | 22 November 2002 | 1 | 0 |  Presbyterian Blue Hose | |
Recent call-ups
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Player records
- As of 2 June 2021
- Players in bold are still active with Cayman Islands.
Most appearances
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Top goalscorers
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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 1994 |
Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
 1998 |
Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
  2002 |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||
 2006 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
 2010 |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
 2014 |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 15 | |||||||||
 2018 |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 2022 |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 18 | |||||||||
 2026 |
To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
| Total | – | 0/22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 53 | |
CONCACAF Gold Cup
| CONCACAF Gold Cup record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
| 1991 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1993 | |||||||||
| 1996 | |||||||||
| 1998 | Withdrew | ||||||||
| 2000 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2002 | |||||||||
| 2003 | |||||||||
| 2005 | |||||||||
| 2007 | |||||||||
| 2009 | |||||||||
| 2011 | |||||||||
| 2013 | Withdrew | ||||||||
| 2015 | |||||||||
| 2017 | |||||||||
  2019 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2021 | |||||||||
 2023 | |||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 0/17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
CONCACAF Nations League
| CONCACAF Nations League record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Division | Group | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | P/R | Rank |
| 2019−20 |
C | A | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 |  |
33rd |
| 2022–23 |
C | D | To be determined | |||||||
| Total | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 33rd | |||
Caribbean Cup
| Caribbean Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D[decimal 1] | L | GF | GA | |
 1989 | Did not enter | |||||||
 1990 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1991 | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1992 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1993 | ||||||||
| 1994 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1995 | Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | |
| 1996 | Did not qualify | |||||||
  1997 | Withdrew | |||||||
| 1998 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1999 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2001 | ||||||||
| 2005 | ||||||||
| 2007 | ||||||||
| 2008 | ||||||||
 2010 | ||||||||
| 2012 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 2014 | ||||||||
| 2017 | ||||||||
| Total | 4/19 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 30 | |
- Draws include knockout matches decided via a penalty shoot-out.
Head-to-head record
As of 29 March 2021 after match against Canada[4]
Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record
| Opponent |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Anguilla | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
 Aruba | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
 Bahamas | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 |
| Barbados | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 |
 Belize | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Bermuda | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | −7 |
| British Virgin Islands | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 |
| Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | −11 |
 Cuba | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 46 | −42 |
 Dominica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
 Dominican Republic | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14 | −12 |
 El Salvador | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 |
 French Guiana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
 Grenada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
 Guadeloupe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | −6 |
 Guyana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 |
 Haiti | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
| Jamaica | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 40 | −30 |
 Martinique | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 |
 Montserrat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
 Netherlands Antilles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
 Nicaragua | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Saint Lucia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Saint Martin | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 |
| Sint Maarten | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 |
 Suriname | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | −7 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 19 | −17 |
 Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | −7 |
 U.S. Virgin Islands | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| Total | 104 | 20 | 19 | 65 | 101 | 260 | −159 |
References
- "Member Associations". origin1904-p.cxm.fifa.com.[dead link]
- "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- Footballers whose loved ones have told them who to play for, The Guardian, 5 March 2008
- "World Football Elo Ratings: Cayman Islands". eloratings.net. Elo Ratings. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
External links
- Cayman Islands FIFA.com
- Cayman Islands Football Association Archived 12 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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