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Sint Maarten

Association	Sint Maarten Soccer Association
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Elvis Albertus[1]
Captain	Jovani Anthony
Most caps	Jovani Anthony Remsley Boelijn (10)
Top scorer	Gerwin Lake (11)[2]
Home stadium	Raoul Illidge Sports Complex
FIFA code	SMA
First colours Second colours
First international
Sint Maarten 1–3 Saint Martin  (Philipsburg, Sint Marteen; 14 June 1988)
Biggest win
Sint Maarten 8–2 Turks and Caicos Islands  (Willemstad, Curaçao; 11 June 2022)
Biggest defeat
Haiti 13–0 Sint Maarten  (Port-au-Prince, Haiti; 10 September 2018)

The Sint Maarten national football team is the football team of Sint Maarten, the Dutch half of the Caribbean island of Saint Martin, and is controlled by the Sint Maarten Soccer Association. Sint Maarten is not a member of FIFA, and therefore not eligible to enter the World Cup. However, the association planned to apply for FIFA membership in 2016.[3]^{[needs update]}

In 2002, the Sint Maarten Soccer Association was given associate membership in CONCACAF and became full members at the XXVIII Ordinary Congress in April 2013[4][5] after becoming an independent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands after the Netherlands Antilles was dissolved in 2010.[6] They are also members of the Caribbean Football Union[7] and first took part in the Caribbean Cup in its inaugural edition in 1989.[8]

History

From 1992 to 2016, the team had played approximately only 25 official matches.[9] Between 2000 and 2016, only one match had been played, an unofficial 2–2 draw at home to Sint Eustatius on 20 August 2004.[10] In 2012, SMSA President Owen Nickie stated that the national team's inactivity was due to a lack of needed improvements on their home stadium. He indicated that not having enough players to choose from had also prevented the team from competing in the past but that they had more than enough players at that time. At that time, the association discussed hosting the Leeward Islands Tournament and participating in 2012 Caribbean Cup qualification as two of its objectives for the year. Nickie described not entering a team in the Caribbean Cup in the past as "unfortunate".[11] In August 2014, Sint Maarten was set to co-host the Leeward Islands Tournament which had been dormant at that time for over ten years.[12] However, the tournament was postponed after Sint Maarten withdrew as host because of difficulties with the newly installed lights at the Raoul Illidge Sports Complex and Anguilla, the other host, withdrew for unspecified reasons. One report also indicated that the hosts withdrew because of an "inability to facilitate teams."[13] In May 2015, a match was organized by the SMSA as a showcase for selecting a national team player pool. It was open to all players with a Dutch passport.[14] Although Sint Maarten's senior team was dormant, a youth selection participated in the inaugural CONCACAF Under-15 Championship in August 2013[15] and Sint Maarten co-hosted the 2015 CFU Boy's Under-15 Championship[16] after the 2015 CONCACAF Under-15 Championship was canceled by CONCACAF for unspecified reasons.[17]

2017 Caribbean Cup

Sint Maarten returned to international football in 2016, entering 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification and being drawn into Group 2 along with Grenada and the US Virgin Islands with the first round matches taking place on 22 and 26 March 2016.[18] Sint Maarten had been absent from senior CFU competition for nineteen years as they entered the tournament.[19][20] In January 2016 it was announced that Sint Maarten's squad for 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification would be composed solely of players from Flames United SC,[21] reigning champions from the 2014/2015 Senior league competitions and the champions of the 2012/2013 Excellence Division between the islands of Sint Maarten, Saint Martin and St. Barths.[22] However, shortly thereafter it was reported that the previous report was inaccurate and that Flames United would actually be competing in the CFU Club Championship.[21] Sint Maarten played its first senior men's international in 12 years on 13 March 2016 as it hosted a 2–0 home victory against Anguilla as part of each side's preparation for 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification. Both of Sint Maarten's goals were scored by Joost Röben.[23] In the first match of the tournament, Sint Maarten held Grenada to a scoreless draw in the first half which saw two of Sint Maarten's starters sustain injuries.[24] It was later revealed that Raymond Wolff had sustained a broken rib before coming off in the first half while fellow-Dutchman Rick De Punder was credited with an own goal.[25] Grenada scored five goals in the second half to secure the 5–0 victory. Sint Maarten arrived on Grenada for the 8pm match at 4pm after the funds for the team airfare, paid for by the CFU, did not reach the airline in time and no seats were available. SMSA President Johnny Singh thought that the team would not be able to compete but another flight was arranged in time. The same scenario occurred for the return flight but the team was expected to be home on the Thursday prior to the team's match against USVI on Saturday.[24] Sint Maarten went on to lose the match to USVI 1–2, ending the team's qualifying campaign. Sint Maarten's only goal was scored by Ramsleii Boelijn.[26]

Stadium

Sint Maarten plays its home matches at the Raoul Illidge Sports Complex in Philipsburg. The stadium has a capacity of 3,000 spectators. It is named after Raoul Illidge, a local philanthropist who laid the groundwork and covered many expenses in the planning of the stadium as part of his support for sport and culture on the island. Unsolicited, he contributed nearly ƒ800,000 for the project.[27] After falling into disrepair, the complex was temporarily closed for renovation in July 2013. The two-part renovation included installation of a new running track, drainage system, and artificial turf, repainting of lighting poles and installation of new, brighter lights, in addition to a renovation of the complex's buildings.[28] The renovation costs were financed by the Dutch funding agency Usona and the Sint Maarten government. The international sports park was official reopened with a ribbon cutting ceremony by Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams and Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Affairs Patricia Lourens-Phillip on 7 March 2014.[29][30]

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

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the CONCACAF Nations League matches in June 2022.^{[citation needed]}

Caps and goals as of 6 June 2022 after the game against Bonaire.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Gikay Croes	(1990-03-06) 6 March 1990 (age 32)	4	0	Reggae Lions
	1GK	Jariel Gabriel	(2001-04-10) 10 April 2001 (age 21)	3	0	FC Soualiga
	1GK	Cartalino Joseph	(2002-04-22) 22 April 2002 (age 20)	0	0	FC Soualiga
	2DF	Jovani Anthony (c)	(1989-06-11) 11 June 1989 (age 33)	10	0	Concordia
	2DF	Diario Forsythe	(2001-01-11) 11 January 2001 (age 21)	7	0	Soualiga
	2DF	Loxley Parker	(1989-02-03) 3 February 1989 (age 33)	7	0	Flames United
	2DF	Rick de Punder	(1986-09-04) 4 September 1986 (age 36)	4	0	VV Goes Zaterdag
	2DF	Ronan Olivacce	(2004-03-27) 27 March 2004 (age 18)	2	0	Excelsior Rotterdam
	2DF	Ilounga Pata	(2000-11-12) 12 November 2000 (age 21)	2	0	TOP Oss
	2DF	Terrence Richardson	(1994-12-15) 15 December 1994 (age 27)	2	0	Willemstad
	2DF	Duane Tjen-A-Kwoei	(1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 (age 24)	2	0	VV Spijkenisse
	3MF	Jean-Jacques Craane	(2003-07-17) 17 July 2003 (age 19)	6	1	Soualiga
	3MF	Kay Gerritsen	(1997-04-25) 25 April 1997 (age 25)	6	1	DSOV Vijfhuizen
	3MF	Rajaan Prince	(2001-08-25) 25 August 2001 (age 21)	6	0	Flames United
	3MF	Michele Palella	(2002-07-03) 3 July 2002 (age 20)	4	0	Soualiga
	3MF	Kael Richards	(2000-02-13) 13 February 2000 (age 22)	4	0	Funmakers
	3MF	Kerese Bazil	(2001-11-12) 12 November 2001 (age 20)	2	0	Soualiga
	3MF	Ties Kerssies	(2003-12-26) 26 December 2003 (age 18)	2	1	Roda '46 Leusden
	3MF	Paul Speetjens	(2003-12-15) 15 December 2003 (age 18)	0	0
	4FW	Gerwin Lake	(1996-04-09) 9 April 1996 (age 26)	7	7	Flames United
	4FW	Elmer de Vries		2	0	SC Feyenoord
	4FW	Reshawn Eustace	(2004-03-17) 17 March 2004 (age 18)	2	0
	4FW	Kymani Jacobs		0	0

Records

As of 14 November 2019

Players in bold are still active with Sint Maarten.

Managers

• Ronny Wadilie (2016–18)
• Elvis Albertus (2018–)

Competitive record

CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Gold Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1991	Did not enter
1993	Did not qualify
1996
1998
2000	Withdrew
2002	Did not enter
2003
2005	Withdrew
2007	Did not enter
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017	Did not qualify
2019
2021
Total

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record
Season	Division	Group	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	P/R	RK
2019−20	C	D	4	0	0	4	6	15		39th
2022–23	C	A	To be determined
Total			4	0	0	4	6	15	39th

Caribbean Cup

Caribbean Cup record									Qualification record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1989	Did not qualify								4	0	0	4	1	33
1990									2	0	2	0	3	3
1991	Did not enter								Did not enter
1992	Did not qualify								2	1	1	0	5	3
1993	Group stage	3	0	1	2	6	13	2	2	0	0	2	0
1994	Did not qualify								3	1	0	2	5	9
1995									2	0	0	2	0	7
1996									2	1	0	1	4	3
1997									3	2	0	1	6	3
1998	Did not enter								Did not enter
1999
2001
2005
2007
2008
2010
2012
2014
2017	Did not qualify								2	0	0	2	1	7
Total	Group stage	3	0	1	2	6	13	22	5	3	14	25	68

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Head-to-head record

As of 24 March 2019[31]

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Anguilla	5	4	1	0	11	1	+9
Antigua and Barbuda	3	1	0	2	2	7	−5
Bermuda	1	0	0	1	0	12	−12
British Virgin Islands	6	2	1	3	10	9	+1
Cayman Islands	3	1	1	1	5	8	−3
Dominica	3	0	0	3	1	6	−5
Grenada	1	0	0	1	0	5	−5
Guadeloupe	2	0	0	2	2	7	−5
Haiti	1	0	0	1	0	13	−13
Jamaica	2	0	0	2	2	5	−3
Martinique	2	0	1	1	1	11	−10
Netherlands Antilles	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1
Puerto Rico	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3
Saint Barthélemy	2	0	1	1	4	6	−2
Saint Kitts and Nevis	4	1	1	2	3	7	−4
Saint Martin	2	1	0	1	5	6	−1
Turks and Caicos Islands	2	0	0	2	4	8	−4
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1	0	0	1	1	6	−5
U.S. Virgin Islands	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1
Total	42	10	6	26	52	121	−69

Footnotes

References

External links

• CONCACAF profile
• CFU profile
• Caribbean Football Database profile
• National Football Teams profile

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