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Barbados

Nickname(s)	Bajan Tridents
Association	Barbados Football Association
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Mehdi Mahdavikia
Captain	Rashad Jules
Most caps	Norman Forde (74)
Top scorer	Llewellyn Riley (23)[1]
Home stadium	Wildey Turf
FIFA code	BRB
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	166 (6 October 2022)[2]
Highest	92 (October 2009)
Lowest	181 (July 2017)
First international
Barbados 3–0 Trinidad and Tobago  (Barbados; 20 April 1929)
Biggest win
Barbados 7–1 Anguilla  (St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda; 24 September 2006)
Biggest defeat
British Guiana 9–0 Barbados  (British Guiana; March 1931)  Trinidad and Tobago 9–0 Barbados  (Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; 25 March 2022)
Medal record CFU Caribbean Cup 1985 Barbados Team

The Barbados national football team, nicknamed Bajan Tridents, is the national association football team of Barbados and is controlled by the Barbados Football Association. It has never qualified for a major international tournament. It came close to qualifying for the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup as it hosted the Caribbean Cup finals that acted as Gold Cup qualifiers, but finished fourth of the four teams. In 2001, it surprised many by making the semi-final round of the 2002 World Cup Qualifiers. In the first game of this round, they pulled off a shock 2–1 win over Costa Rica, but lost their five remaining games. In 2004, Barbados gained a shock 1–1 draw at home to Northern Ireland.

History

Beginnings (1929–1980)

Barbados played their first international match on April 20, 1929, against Trinidad and Tobago, ending in a 3–0 victory. In the 1930s, they participated in several editions of the Martínez Shield[3] where they suffered their most severe defeat against Guyana (at that time, British Guiana), in Georgetown, in 1931, 9–0.

Barbados had to wait for the qualifying tournament for the 1972 Munich Olympic Games to play its first official competition match against the amateur team of El Salvador, on July 25, 1971, in Bridgetown, a match that saw the Selecta win 0–3. Two years later, Barbados participated in the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games, in Santo Domingo, although it did not qualify past the first round. On August 15, 1976, Barbados defeated Trinidad and Tobago 2–1 (a brace by Victor Clarke) in the 1978 World Cup qualifiers, which doubled as qualification for the 1977 CONCACAF Championship. In the second leg, the Soca Warriors claimed their revenge (1–0) in Port of Spain, taking the tie to a third tiebreaker game, played in Bridgetown, on September 14, 1976, where Trinidad and Tobago won 1–3 eliminating Barbados.

1980–2000

In the '80s, the Bajan Braves obtained 2nd place in the 1985 CFU Championship. The following year they played the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games, where they reached the quarterfinals, before being eliminated by the hosts, Dominican Republic. At the end of the decade, Barbados hosted the first edition of the Caribbean Cup, without being able to progress beyond the group stage.

In the 90s, Barbados would return to the World Cup qualifiers, in the preliminary tournament for the 1994 World Cup, where it was again eliminated by Trinidad and Tobago (5–1). In the 1998 World Cup qualifiers, after beating Dominica with an aggregate score of 2–0, Barbados was beaten down by Jamaica (0–1 in Bridgetown and 2–0 in Kingston). In the Caribbean Cup, the Bajan Braves qualified for the 1994 competition (eliminated in the first round) but subsequently failed to qualify for the annual competition from 1995–1999.

2000s

The 21st century started well for Barbados, who eliminated Cuba on penalties (5–4), after two 1–1 draws in Havana and Bridgetown, during the qualifying rounds for the 2002 World Cup. In the second round, they achieved a historic victory at home against Costa Rica (2–1), on July 16, 2000, with goals from Llewellyn Riley and Michael Forde. However after winning that match, the Barbadians lost the remaining fixtures, wasting their chance to advance to the final hexagonal.

They would return in 2001 to the final phase of the Caribbean Cup, although without much luck after being eliminated again in the first round. In the 2006 World Cup qualifiers, the Saint Kitts and Nevis team eliminated Barbados in the first phase, with an aggregate score of 5–2. In 2005, Barbados hosted (for the second time) the XII edition of the Caribbean Cup, finishing in 4th place. They also qualified for the 2007 and 2008 tournaments, eliminated both times in the group stage. In the preliminary tournament for the 2010 World Cup, Barbados was eliminated by the United States, over two legs, with a crushing aggregate result of 9–0.

2010–present

The qualifiers heading to the 2014 World Cup were a real ordeal for the Bajan Braves who were placed into a group with Bermuda, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago. They finished last in the group, with 2 goals scored and 14 conceded. After being eliminated in the preliminary phase of the Caribbean Cup in 2012 and after 17 months of inactivity, Barbados returned to play an international match, on March 2, 2014, against Jamaica, in Bridgetown, a match that concluded with victory for the Reggae Boyz, 2–0.

In the qualifying rounds for the 2018 World Cup, they would face the US Virgin Islands where they were surprised 0–1 at home, however, Barbados would overcome the deficit by a 0–4 victory on the road. Then they would face Aruba, winning 0–2 as a visitor, then beating them 1–0 at home however Barbados had fielded an ineligible player, Hadan Holligan, who was due to serve a suspension for collecting two yellow cards, therefore the second leg was awarded to Aruba 3–0, seeing them progress, eliminating Barbados.[4]

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.

2022

2023

Coaching history

This section does not cite any sources. (July 2022)

Players

Current squad

• The following players were called up for the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League matches.[5]
• Match dates: 3, 5, 9 and 13 June 2022
• Opposition:  Antigua and Barbuda,  Cuba and  Guadeloupe (twice)
• Caps and goals correct as of: 13 June 2022, after the match against  Guadeloupe

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Kishmar Primus	(1998-04-09) 9 April 1998 (age 24)	26	0	Barbados Defence Force
	1GK	Liam Brathwaite	(2000-11-06) 6 November 2000 (age 22)	6	0	UWI Blackbirds
	1GK	Nashton Browne	(2001-04-12) 12 April 2001 (age 21)	0	0	Essex County Wolverines
	2DF	Ricardio Morris	(1993-04-24) 24 April 1993 (age 29)	44	1	Weymouth Wales
	2DF	Ramon Manning	(1993-01-11) 11 January 1993 (age 29)	12	0	Paradise
	2DF	Krystian Pearce	(1990-01-05) 5 January 1990 (age 32)	9	0	Hereford
	2DF	Andre Applewhaite	(2002-06-03) 3 June 2002 (age 20)	7	0	Coastal Bend College
	3MF	Hadan Holligan	(1996-09-11) 11 September 1996 (age 26)	52	5	Weymouth Wales
	3MF	Mario Williams	(1992-08-19) 19 August 1992 (age 30)	43	0	Macarthur
	3MF	Jomo Harris	(1995-02-15) 15 February 1995 (age 27)	39	2	Paradise
	3MF	Ackeel Applewhaite	(1999-07-17) 17 July 1999 (age 23)	37	1	Paradise
	3MF	Akeem Hill	(1996-11-01) 1 November 1996 (age 26)	31	1	Barbados Defence Force
	3MF	Nicoli Brathwaite	(2000-12-24) 24 December 2000 (age 21)	13	0	UWI Blackbirds
	3MF	Darico King	(1997-05-29) 29 May 1997 (age 25)	12	0	Saint Andrew Lions
	3MF	Niall Reid-Stephen	(2001-09-08) 8 September 2001 (age 21)	10	1	UWI Blackbirds
	3MF	Roshon Gittens	(2002-02-05) 5 February 2002 (age 20)	7	1	Ellerton
	3MF	Nadre Butcher	(2004-03-06) 6 March 2004 (age 18)	6	0	Free agent
	3MF	Sheran Hoyte	(2000-02-21) 21 February 2000 (age 22)	6	0	Paradise
	3MF	Azarel Croney	(1996-06-16) 16 June 1996 (age 26)	2	0	Notre Dame
	3MF	Devonte Richards	(2002-09-27) 27 September 2002 (age 20)	2	0	Feather River Golden Eagles
	3MF	Jamol Williams	(2003-04-20) 20 April 2003 (age 19)	2	0	Saint Andrew Lions
	4FW	Armando Lashley	(1991-11-08) 8 November 1991 (age 31)	38	3	Paradise
	4FW	Omani Leacock	(1998-05-01) 1 May 1998 (age 24)	21	2	Free agent
	4FW	Keon Atkins	(1995-05-19) 19 May 1995 (age 27)	11	2	Deacons
	4FW	Tajio James	(2003-12-17) 17 December 2003 (age 18)	4	0	Feather River Golden Eagles

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Justin Griffith	(2005-02-18) 18 February 2005 (age 17)	1	0	Free agent	v.  Suriname, 28 January 2022
DF	Carl Hinkson	(1997-04-14) 14 April 1997 (age 25)	12	0	Free agent	v.  Suriname, 28 January 2022
DF	Lemar Catlyn	(2002-12-06) 6 December 2002 (age 19)	4	0	Ellerton	v.  Suriname, 28 January 2022
DF	Honor Bradshaw	(2003-02-28) 28 February 2003 (age 19)	2	0	Free agent	v.  Suriname, 28 January 2022
DF	Shay Prescod	(2004-03-04) 4 March 2004 (age 18)	2	0	Free agent	v.  Suriname, 28 January 2022
DF	Zachary Ellis-Hayden	(1992-03-01) 1 March 1992 (age 30)	0	0	Electric City FC	Nations League pre-match camp, 2 June 2022
MF	Xavier Clarke	(1998-11-02) 2 November 1998 (age 24)	2	0	Notre Dame	v.  Suriname, 28 January 2022
MF	Reymar Walters	(2000-04-18) 18 April 2000 (age 22)	1	0	UWI	v.  Suriname, 28 January 2022
MF	Adio Forde	(2003-06-27) 27 June 2003 (age 19)	0	0	Free agent	v.  Suriname, 28 January 2022

Player records

As of 13 June 2022

Players in bold are still active with Barbados.

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 1974	Did not enter (as until 1966, British Barbados)									Did not enter
1978	Did not qualify									3	1	0	2	3	5
1982	Did not enter									Did not enter
1986	Withdrew									Withdrew
1990	Did not enter									Did not enter
1994	Did not qualify									2	0	0	2	1	5
1998										4	2	0	2	2	3
2002										12	4	3	5	17	27
2006										2	0	0	2	2	5
2010										4	1	1	2	2	10
2014										6	0	0	6	2	14
2018	Disqualified after qualifying for third round[6][7]									4	2	0	2	6	4
2022	Did not qualify									4	1	2	1	3	3
2026	To be determined									To be determined
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		41	11	6	24	38	76

CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1963	Did not enter
1965
1967
1969
1971
1973
1977	Did not qualify
1981	Withdrew
1985	Did not enter
1989
1991
1993	Did not qualify
1996
1998
2000
2002
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021
2023
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	14	4		31st
2022–23	B	A	To be determined
Total			6	4	0	2	14	4	31st

CFU Caribbean Cup

CFU Championship & Caribbean Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA		GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1978	First Round	-	2	0	1	1	0	1		-
1979	Did not enter									Did not enter
1981	Did not qualify									2	0	2	0	2	2
1983										4	1	2	1	2	3
1985	Runners-up	2nd	3	0	3	0	2	2		Qualified as host
1988	Did not qualify									2	0	0	2	1	9
1989	Group stage	5th	2	1	0	1	1	3		Qualified as host
1990	Abandoned[8]	-	2	1	1	0	5	4		3	2	1	0	3	1
1991	Did not enter									Did not enter
1992	Did not qualify									3	1	1	1	4	4
1993										3	2	0	1	9	2
1994	Group stage	6th	3	0	2	1	3	5		2	1	0	1	4	3
1995	Did not qualify									4	2	1	1	9	3
1996										2	1	0	1	2	2
1997										2	1	1	0	3	1
1998										3	1	0	2	6	9
1999										5	3	1	1	9	4
2001	Group stage	8th	3	0	0	3	2	10		3	2	1	0	9	5
2005	Fourth place	4th	3	0	0	3	2	7		Qualified as host
2007	Group stage	8th	3	0	1	2	3	6		6	4	2	0	17	5
2008	Group stage	8th	3	0	0	3	4	8		5	4	1	0	11	6
2010	Did not qualify									3	1	2	0	6	1
2012										3	2	0	1	3	2
2014										6	2	1	3	12	13
2017										2	1	0	1	1	2
Total	Runners-up	9/25	24	2	8	14	22	46		63	31	16	16	113	77

Head-to-head record

These all-time records are exclusively class 'A' internationals matches.[9]

Key

  Winning record   Equal record   Losing record

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Anguilla	2	2	0	0	8	1
Antigua and Barbuda	7	5	1	1	14	8
Aruba	6	5	0	1	16	7
Bahamas	1	1	0	0	2	1
Belize	2	0	1	1	0	1
Bermuda	13	4	4	5	16	19
Canada	3	0	0	3	2	9
Cayman Islands	3	2	0	1	11	4
Costa Rica	2	1	0	1	2	4
Cuba	7	0	4	3	3	10
Curaçao	1	1	0	0	1	0
Dominica	12	7	2	3	18	11
Dominican Republic	2	0	0	2	0	3
El Salvador	1	0	0	1	0	3
Finland	1	0	1	0	0	0
Grenada	18	9	7	2	32	18
Guadeloupe	4	1	1	2	3	4
Guatemala	3	0	1	2	1	5
Guyana	17	5	5	7	26	24
Haiti	2	0	0	2	2	6
Jamaica	12	2	2	10	9	24
Martinique	8	1	2	5	12	19
Montserrat	1	1	0	0	5	0
Netherlands Antilles	3	2	1	0	3	1
Nicaragua	2	1	0	1	1	1
Northern Ireland	1	0	1	0	1	1
Panama	1	0	0	1	0	1
Puerto Rico	3	1	0	2	2	2
Saint Kitts and Nevis	10	3	2	5	13	18
Saint Lucia	8	3	2	3	16	11
Saint Martin	2	1	0	1	4	1
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	16	6	5	5	25	21
Suriname	4	1	3	0	6	5
Sweden	1	0	0	1	0	4
Turks and Caicos Islands	1	1	0	0	2	0
U.S. Virgin Islands	5	4	0	1	12	1
United States	4	0	0	4	0	20
Total	190	70	45	76	259	267

See also

• Sport in Barbados
• Barbados 4–2 Grenada (1994 Caribbean Cup qualification)

References

External links

• Official website
• Barbados team profile, FIFA website

На других языках

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