Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national football team
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The Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national football team is the national team of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island country in the Lesser Antilles chain, namely in the southern portion of the Windward Islands, which lie at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea where the latter meets the Atlantic Ocean....

 and is controlled by the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation
The Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation is the governing body of football in the island state of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It was founded in 1979 but only gained ascension into FIFA in 1988...

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The team finished second in the Caribbean Cup
Caribbean Cup
The Caribbean Cup, formerly known as the Copa Caribe, is the championship tournament for national association football teams that are members of the Caribbean Football Union. The first competition was contested in 1989 in Barbados. The Caribbean Cup also serves as a qualification tournament among...

 in 1995, and participated at the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup
1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the third edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean ....

. Its first FIFA World Cup qualification
FIFA World Cup qualification
The FIFA World Cup qualification is the process that a national association football team goes through to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Finals. The FIFA World Cup is a global event, so qualification is required to reduce the large field of participants from about 200 to 32.Qualifying tournaments...

 attempt was for the 1994 edition, and it has entered every World Cup qualification since.

World Cup record

  • 1930
    1930 FIFA World Cup
    The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930...

     to 1990
    1990 FIFA World Cup
    The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event twice. Teams representing 116 national football associations from all six populated...

     - Did not enter
  • 1994
    1994 FIFA World Cup
    The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988...

     to 2014
    2014 FIFA World Cup
    The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFA World Cup, an international association football tournament that will take place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014....

     - Did not qualify

CONCACAF Gold Cup record

  • 1991
    1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup
    -Group B:---------------------Bracket:-Semifinals:-----Third place match:-Final:-Top scorers:4 goals Benjamin Galindo3 goals Dale Mitchell Eduardo Bennet Luis Cálix Carlos Hermosillo...

     - Did not enter
  • 1993
    1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
    -Group B:---------------------Bracket:-Semifinals:-----Third place match:-Final:-Top scorers:11 goals Zaguinho5 goals Luis Miguel Salvador4 goals Eduardo Bennett3 goals Juan Arnoldo Cayasso Octavio Mora...

     - Did not qualify
  • 1996
    1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup
    The 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the third edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean ....

     - Round 1
  • 1998
    1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup
    The 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the fourth edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean ....

     to 2002
    2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
    The 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the sixth edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean ....

     - Did not qualify
  • 2003
    2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
    The 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the seventh edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean ....

     - Did not enter
  • 2005
    2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
    The 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the eighth edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean . It was contested in the United States in July 2005. The United States emerged victorious in the final against an upstart Panama team led by tournament...

     to 2011
    2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
    The 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 11th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup competition and 21th CONCACAF regional championship overall in CONCACAF's fifty years of existence...

     - Did not qualify

Caribbean Cup record

  • 1989 - Final Round
  • 1991 - Did Not Enter
  • 1992 - Final Round
  • 1993 - Final Round
  • 1994 - Preliminary Phase
  • 1995 - Runner-Up
  • 1996 - Final Round
  • 1997 - First Stage
  • 1998 - First Stage
  • 1999 - First Round
  • 2001 - Qualifying Group
  • 2005 - Knockout Stage 2
  • 2007 - Final Round
  • 2008 - First Round

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

Date Location Opponent Score Scorers for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Competition
6 October 2010 Kingstown
Kingstown
Kingstown is the chief port of Saint Vincent, and the capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. With a population of 25,418 Kingstown is a centre for the island's agricultural industry and a port of entry for tourists...

, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island country in the Lesser Antilles chain, namely in the southern portion of the Windward Islands, which lie at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea where the latter meets the Atlantic Ocean....

7 – 0 S. Samuel 26' (pen.), 27', 67', Francis 56', Stewart 64', Balcombe 70', Snagg 89' 2010 Caribbean Championship
2010 Caribbean Championship
-Group B:Played in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from October 6–10.*Saint Kitts and Nevis ranked ahead of Saint Vincent and Barbados based on head-to-head tiebreaker...

8 October 2010 Kingstown
Kingstown
Kingstown is the chief port of Saint Vincent, and the capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. With a population of 25,418 Kingstown is a centre for the island's agricultural industry and a port of entry for tourists...

, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island country in the Lesser Antilles chain, namely in the southern portion of the Windward Islands, which lie at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea where the latter meets the Atlantic Ocean....

1 – 1 James 73' 2010 Caribbean Championship
2010 Caribbean Championship
-Group B:Played in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from October 6–10.*Saint Kitts and Nevis ranked ahead of Saint Vincent and Barbados based on head-to-head tiebreaker...

10 October 2010 Kingstown
Kingstown
Kingstown is the chief port of Saint Vincent, and the capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. With a population of 25,418 Kingstown is a centre for the island's agricultural industry and a port of entry for tourists...

, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island country in the Lesser Antilles chain, namely in the southern portion of the Windward Islands, which lie at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea where the latter meets the Atlantic Ocean....

0 – 0 N/A 2010 Caribbean Championship
2010 Caribbean Championship
-Group B:Played in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from October 6–10.*Saint Kitts and Nevis ranked ahead of Saint Vincent and Barbados based on head-to-head tiebreaker...

2 November 2010 Marabella
Marabella
Marabella is a former town in southern Trinidad, between San Fernando and Pointe-à-Pierre . Originally a separate town, it was incorporated into the City of San Fernando in the 1990s....

, Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...

2 – 6 S. Samuel 21', Stewart 43' 2010 Caribbean Championship
2010 Caribbean Championship
-Group B:Played in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from October 6–10.*Saint Kitts and Nevis ranked ahead of Saint Vincent and Barbados based on head-to-head tiebreaker...

4 November 2010 Marabella
Marabella
Marabella is a former town in southern Trinidad, between San Fernando and Pointe-à-Pierre . Originally a separate town, it was incorporated into the City of San Fernando in the 1990s....

, Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...

1 – 3 S. Samuel 64' 2010 Caribbean Championship
2010 Caribbean Championship
-Group B:Played in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from October 6–10.*Saint Kitts and Nevis ranked ahead of Saint Vincent and Barbados based on head-to-head tiebreaker...

6 November 2010 Marabella
Marabella
Marabella is a former town in southern Trinidad, between San Fernando and Pointe-à-Pierre . Originally a separate town, it was incorporated into the City of San Fernando in the 1990s....

, Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...

0 – 2 N/A 2010 Caribbean Championship
2010 Caribbean Championship
-Group B:Played in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from October 6–10.*Saint Kitts and Nevis ranked ahead of Saint Vincent and Barbados based on head-to-head tiebreaker...


Current squad

  • September 18th ,2011


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Notable players

Name From To Caps
Roger Gurley
Roger Gurley
Roger Gurley is an association football coach and referee from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.-Career:Gurley managed the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national side in 2008....

1975 1977 4(0)
Rodney Jack
Rodney Jack
Rodney Jack is a professional football player from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. He is best known for his spells with Torquay United and Crewe Alexandra and also his long-term friendship with singer/songwriter Ash Cherrington...

1992 2004 45(13)
Kendall Velox
Kendall Velox
Kendall Velox is a retired Vincentian footballer who represented St Vincent & Grenadines at international level.-Career:...

1992 2008 113(13)
Ezra Hendrickson
Ezra Hendrickson
Ezra Hendrickson is a retired Vincentian footballer. He played professionally in the United States' Major League Soccer with New York MetroStars, Los Angeles Galaxy, Dallas Burn, and Chivas USA, and was also a member of the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national team...

1995 2008 123(0)
Marlon Alex James
Marlon Alex James
Marlon James is a Vincentian soccer player currently unattached after being released by Vancouver Whitecaps in the USSF Division 2 Professional League.-Youth and early Caribbean career:...

1995 present 55(12)
Wesley Charles
Wesley Charles
Wesley Charles is a Vincentian footballer.-Europe:Charles spent the beginning of the 2000s traveling Europe. His travels started in Ireland, where he first joined Bray Wanderers in November 2000 after spending two seasons with Sligo Rovers, where he was voted Player of the Year in 2003.Charles...

1995 2010 95(4)
Cornelius Huggins 1995 present 93(0)
Wesley John
Wesley John
Wesley John is a footballer from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines who is born on, he currently plays in Portugal, for a Portuguese club C.D. Portosantense. He is a versatile player, and can play Left Back, Left Wing, or Central Midfield...

1995 2008 84(4)

Manager history

Name Nationality From To
Jorge Ramos   1992 1992
Lenny Taylor   1995 1996
Bertille St. Clair
Bertille St. Clair
Bertille St. Clair is a Trinidadian football manager who has coached the national teams of both Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago.He was in charge of Trinidad and Tobago at the Gold Cup in 1998 and 2000.-References:...

  1996 1996
Lenny Taylor   2000 2001
Elvis Brown   2002 2002
Adrian Shaw   2003 2003
Zoran Vraneš
Zoran Vraneš
Zoran Vranes is a Serbian former football player and coach currently working as an assistant coach for Trinidad & Tobago.-Career:...

  2004 2007
Roger Gurley
Roger Gurley
Roger Gurley is an association football coach and referee from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.-Career:Gurley managed the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national side in 2008....

  2008 2008
Stewart Hall   2009 2009

  • Samuel Carrington (2000)
  • Millington Elliot (1992)

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