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Nickname(s) | Golden Jaguars | ||
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Association | Guyana Football Federation | ||
Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
Sub-confederation | CFU (Caribbean) | ||
Head coach | Jamaal Shabazz | ||
Captain | Trayon Bobb | ||
Most caps | Walter Moore (77) | ||
Top scorer | Nigel Codrington (18) | ||
Home stadium | Providence Stadium | ||
FIFA code | GUY | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 171 ![]() | ||
Highest | 86 (November 2010) | ||
Lowest | 185 (February 2004) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (British Guiana; 21 July 1905)[2] | |||
Biggest win | |||
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Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Santa Ana, United States; 2 December 1987) ![]() ![]() (Netherlands Antilles; 17 February 1952) ![]() ![]() (Aruba; 9 February 1953) | |||
Gold Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2019) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2019) |
The Guyana national football team, nicknamed the Golden Jaguars, represents Guyana in international football and is controlled by the Guyana Football Federation. It is one of three South American nations to be a member of the Caribbean Football Union of CONCACAF alongside Suriname and French Guiana. Until the independence of Guyana in 1966, it competed as British Guiana. They qualified for the Caribbean Nations Cup in 1991, coming fourth, and in 2007. Guyana has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, but on 23 March 2019 they qualified for the first time for the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Guyana (as British Guiana) played its first international football match on 21 July 1905, a 4–1 defeat against nearby and fellow British colony Trinidad and Tobago. Their next recorded game came almost 16 years later on 28 January 1921, an away 2–1 win against its neighbour Suriname. The two played again in Suriname on 27 August 1923, and on that occasion the hosts won 2–1. British Guiana did not play another match until 1937, when they lost two matches against Trinidad and Tobago in Suriname: 3–0 and 3–2. After seven years without a match, British Guiana entered a three-team tournament in Trinidad & Tobago against its national side and Barbados. They won twice against Barbados (1–0 and 3–0) before drawing 1–1 and losing 3–0 to Trinidad and Tobago. In the final of this Trinagular tournament they again lost 3–0 to Trinidad and Tobago.
In November 1947 British Guiana played in a Standard Life tournament in Trinidad and Tobago. They beat the hosts 2–1 in their opening game on 5 November before beating Jamaica 2–0 the very next day. On 10 November they drew 0–0 with Jamaica before losing 2–0 to Trinidad and Tobago in the last game on 14 November.
British Guiana played its first home games in 1950 against Trinidad and Tobago: these were British Guiana's first matches since the Standard Life tournament. British Guiana lost 1–0 and 4–1 before winning 1–0. The last match played under the name British Guiana was the next match on 2 March 1959 – a 2–2 draw against Trinidad and Tobago.[3]
After independence in 1966, Guyana did not play a match for five years. Their first fixtures under their new name were qualifiers for the 1971 CONCACAF Championship against Suriname. The first match, away, was lost 4–1 and the home match on 21 September 1971 was lost 3–2 as Suriname advanced 7–3 on aggregate. In 1976 Guyana entered its first ever World Cup qualification campaign with the aim of reaching the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina. Guyana and Suriname were drawn in a two-legged preliminary in the Caribbean section of CONCACAF qualification and Guyana won the first leg 2–0 at home on 4 July 1976. The second leg in Paramaribo was lost 3–0 which allowed Suriname to advance.[3]
Guyana had a remarkable calendar year in 2006, with eleven successive wins, including five CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifiers[4] These results boosted Guyana's spot in the FIFA World Rankings by 87 spots in little over a year. As a consequence, the team rose to the top 12 in CONCACAF and were in the third rank of seeds in the World Cup qualifying draw.
At the 2006–07 Caribbean Nations Cup, Guyana finished top of Group A in Stage One, then top of Group H in Stage Two (which they hosted), and finished 3rd in the Bobby Sookram Group, missing out on a semi-final berth on goal difference alone. Had Guyana reached the semi-finals, they would have qualified for the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
With the return of international coach Jamaal Shabazz, Guyana finished top of a group containing Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados and Bermuda to reach the third round of qualifying for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. They qualified with one game to go with a 2–1 home win against Trinidad and Tobago on 11 November 2011.
Guyana organised friendly matches against Colombia, Bolivia, Jamaica and Panama for the first team. In the third round group, they finished last, behind Mexico, Costa Rica and El Salvador, with one point from their six matches.
From November 2012 to October 2014 Guyana did not play a single international fixture. This amongst other factors led to FIFA stepping in and removing the GFF executive at the end of 2014.[5]
With FIFA stepping into Guyana once again, a FIFA Normalisation Committee was installed to regularise football in Guyana. With this came the search for a National Team Head Coach with Jamaal Shabazz reinstalled initially for one game versus Barbados in Jan 2015. As Guyana had lost many first team players to retirement since 2012, the squad was a new younger group with major gaps in the goalkeeper and defensive areas.
However a 2-2 draw with Barbados was enough for Shabazz and his staff, consisting of assistant coach Wayne Wiggy Dover, Operations Manager Mark Xavier, Team Manager Faizal Khan, Kit Man Trevor Burnett, GoalKeeper Coach Andrew Hazell, Physical Trainer Anson Ambrose, Medical Officer Denzil Hernandez.
The list below displays match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future scheduled matches
Win Draw Loss
30 January Friendly | Guyana ![]() | Suspended | ![]() | Paramaribo, Suriname |
Stadium: Frank Essed Stadion | ||||
Note: The match was abandoned in the 33rd minute, following four Barbados players confirmed positive COVID-19. |
1 February Friendly | Suriname ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Paramaribo, Suriname |
20:00 UTC−3 |
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Stadium: Frank Essed Stadion Referee: Shaquille Jokil (Guyana) |
27 March Friendly | Guyana ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
19:00 UTC−4 | Report | Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium Referee: Kwinsi Williams (Trinidad and Tobago) |
29 March Friendly | Trinidad and Tobago ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
19:00 UTC−4 |
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Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium Referee: Crystal Sobers (Trinidad and Tobago) |
16 April Friendly | French Guiana ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Cayenne, French Guiana |
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Stadium: Stade Georges-Chaumet |
18 April Friendly | French Guiana ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Cayenne, French Guiana |
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Stadium: Stade Georges-Chaumet |
4 June 2022–23 Nations League | Montserrat ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
19:30 UTC−4 | Clifton ![]() |
Report | Glasgow ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez Referee: Jefferson Escobar (Honduras) |
7 June 2022–23 Nations League | Guyana ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Leonora, Guyana |
16:00 UTC−4 | Report | Leverock ![]() |
Stadium: National Track and Field Centre Leonora Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada) |
11 June 2022–23 Nations League | Guyana ![]() | 2–6 | ![]() | Leonora, Guyana |
16:00 UTC−4 | Report |
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Stadium: National Track and Field Centre Leonora Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Mexico) |
14 June 2022–23 Nations League | Haiti ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
18:00 UTC−4 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez Referee: Randy Encarnación (Dominican Republic) |
28 March 2022–23 Nations League | Guyana ![]() | v | ![]() | Guyana |
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As of 18 September 2021[update]
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No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1GK | Akel Clarke | (1988-10-25) 25 October 1988 (age 34) | 20 | 0 | ![]() | |
1GK | Quillan Roberts | (1994-09-13) 13 September 1994 (age 28) | 6 | 0 | ![]() | |
1GK | Alex Murray | (1992-10-21) 21 October 1992 (age 30) | 5 | 0 | ![]() | |
2DF | Quincy Adams | (1989-01-07) 7 January 1989 (age 33) | 23 | 1 | ![]() | |
2DF | Matthew Briggs | (1991-03-06) 6 March 1991 (age 31) | 17 | 1 | ![]() | |
2DF | Jeremy Garrett | (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 22) | 6 | 0 | ![]() | |
2DF | Jalen Jones | (1998-11-13) 13 November 1998 (age 24) | 4 | 0 | ![]() | |
2DF | Marcus Wilson | (2002-04-19) 19 April 2002 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | ![]() | |
3MF | Kelsey Benjamin | (1999-05-08) 8 May 1999 (age 23) | 19 | 2 | ![]() | |
3MF | Trayon Bobb | (1993-01-05) 5 January 1993 (age 29) | 50 | 12 | ![]() | |
3MF | Jobe Caesar | (1999-01-01) 1 January 1999 (age 23) | 8 | 0 | ![]() | |
3MF | Sam Cox | (1990-10-10) 10 October 1990 (age 32) | 31 | 0 | ![]() | |
3MF | Neil Danns | (1982-11-23) 23 November 1982 (age 39) | 23 | 11 | ![]() | |
3MF | Stephen Duke-McKenna | (2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 (age 22) | 11 | 0 | ![]() | |
3MF | Omari Glasgow | (2003-11-22) 22 November 2003 (age 18) | 12 | 6 | ![]() | |
3MF | Ryan Hackett | (1999-09-11) 11 September 1999 (age 23) | 2 | 0 | ![]() | |
3MF | Leo Lovell | (1996-12-06) 6 December 1996 (age 25) | 10 | 0 | ![]() | |
3MF | Nathan Moriah-Welsh | (2002-03-18) 18 March 2002 (age 20) | 10 | 1 | ![]() | |
3MF | Clive Nobrega | (1993-11-01) 1 November 1993 (age 29) | 23 | 0 | ![]() | |
3MF | Pernell Schultz | (1994-04-07) 7 April 1994 (age 28) | 22 | 5 | ![]() | |
3MF | Daniel Wilson | (1993-11-01) 1 November 1993 (age 29) | 47 | 1 | ![]() | |
4FW | Anthony Jeffrey | (1994-10-03) 3 October 1994 (age 28) | 7 | 0 | ![]() | |
4FW | Terell Ondaan | (1993-09-09) 9 September 1993 (age 29) | 9 | 0 | ![]() |
The following players have been called up within the past year.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Ronaldo Blair | (2003-09-13) 13 September 2003 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Sese Norville | (2000-08-05) 5 August 2000 (age 22) | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Kevin Layne | (1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 (age 24) | 9 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Shemar Fraser | (1998-06-03) 3 June 1998 (age 24) | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Kevin Dundas | (1996-03-16) 16 March 1996 (age 26) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Colin Nelson | (1991-08-09) 9 August 1991 (age 31) | 31 | 1 | ![]() |
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DF | Jordan Dover | (1994-12-14) 14 December 1994 (age 27) | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Nicolai Andrews | (2002-11-03) 3 November 2002 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Bevan Baker | (1999-07-29) 29 July 1999 (age 23) | 1 | 0 | Unattached | vs. ![]() |
DF | Thevron Pluck | (2001-01-11) 11 January 2001 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Unattached | vs. ![]() |
MF | Javier George | (2001-01-27) 27 January 2001 (age 21) | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Darren Niles | (2003-05-03) 3 May 2003 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Jamar Harrigan | (2002-04-06) 6 April 2002 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Jamal Pereira | (1988-03-09) 9 March 1988 (age 34) | 4 | 1 | ![]() |
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FW | Jamanine Beckles | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Nicholas McArthur | (2001-12-21) 21 December 2001 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Chris Macey | (1999-12-16) 16 December 1999 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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INJ Withdrew due to injury. |
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![]() ![]() ![]() | Group stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | Squad |
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Total | Group stage | 1/26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | — |
CONCACAF Nations League record | ||||||||||
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Season | Division | Group | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | P/R | RK |
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B | C | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | ![]() |
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B | B | To be determined | |||||||
Total | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 18th | |||
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