Antigua and Barbuda national football team

Antigua and Barbuda

Nickname(s)	Benna Boys
Association	Antigua and Barbuda Football Association
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Confederation	CONCACAF (North and Central America and the Caribbean)
Head coach	Tom Curtis
Captain	George Dublin
Top scorer	Peter Byers (31)
Home stadium	Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua Recreation Ground
FIFA code	ATG
FIFA ranking	100
Highest FIFA ranking	83 (November 2011)
Lowest FIFA ranking	170 (December 2003)
Elo ranking	139
Highest Elo ranking	130 (11 November 2011)
Lowest Elo ranking	177 (November 2007)
Home colours Away colours
First international
Trinidad & Tobago 11–1 Antigua & Barbuda (Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago; 10 November 1972)
Biggest win
Antigua & Barbuda 10–0 USVI  (St. John's, Antigua & Barbuda; 11 October 2011)
Biggest defeat
Trinidad & Tobago 11–1 Antigua & Barbuda (Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago; 10 November 1972)

The Antigua and Barbuda national football team is the national team of Antigua and Barbuda and is controlled by the Antigua and Barbuda Football Association. A member of CONCACAF. The team's best performance was in the 1998 Caribbean Cup where it placed 4th. The team are currently ranked 100th on the FIFA World Rankings. On November 2011, they were ranked 83rd. That was their highest position ever.

Stadiums

The National Stadium of the Antigua and Barbuda football team was originally the Antigua Recreation Ground but the use of the stadium was rejected by FIFA for the 2014 World Cup qualification. The national team are currently using the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium for their home matches. This state of the art facility holds up to 10,000 spectators.

Antigua Recreation Ground

Sir Vivian Richards Stadium

Competition records

Main article: Antigua and Barbuda national football team results

World Cup record

• 1930 to 1970 – Did not enter
• 1974 – Did not qualify
• 1978 to 1982 – Did not enter
• 1986 to 2010 – Did not qualify

2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification

Antigua and Barbuda entered the CONCACAF qualifers for the 2014 World Cup at the Second round stage, and were placed in group F alongside Haiti, Curaçao and the US Virgin Islands, for a place in the third round qualification process for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

Team v t e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Antigua and Barbuda 6 5 0 1 28 5 +23 15  Haiti 6 4 1 1 21 6 +15 13  Curaçao 6 2 1 3 15 15 0 7  U.S. Virgin Islands 6 0 0 6 2 40 −38 0

Antigua and Barbuda  – 5–2 1–0 10–0 Curaçao  0–3 – 2–4 6–1 Haiti  2–1 2–2 – 6–0 U.S. Virgin Islands  1–8 0–3 0–7 –

Antigua and Barbuda qualified for the Third round stage of CONCACAF qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup, and were placed in group A alongside the United States, Jamaica and Guatemala, for a place in the fourth round qualification process for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

Team v t e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Jamaica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Guatemala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Antigua and Barbuda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Antigua and Barbuda  – 11 Sep 12 Jun 12 Oct Guatemala  7 Sep – 12 Oct 12 Jun Jamaica  16 Oct 8 Jun – 7 Sep United States  8 Jun 16 Oct 11 Sep –

Gold Cup record

• 1991 - Did not enter
• 1993 to 2011 - Did not qualify

Caribbean Cup record

• 1989 – Did not qualify
• 1991 – Did not enter
• 1992 – Round 1
• 1993 – 1994 – Did not qualify
• 1995 – Round 1
• 1996 – Withdrew
• 1997 – Round 1 (co-host)
• 1998 – Fourth place
• 1999 – 2007 – Did not qualify
• 2008 – Round 1
• 2010 – Round 1
• 2012 – TBD (host)

Current squad

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club -- GK Tahari Lewis (1986-04-21) 21 April 1986 (age 26) 1 0 All Saints United -- GK Molvin James (1989-05-04) 4 May 1989 (age 23) 11 0 Antigua Barracuda FC -- GK Keita de Castro (1981-05-23) 23 May 1981 (age 31) 10 0 Antigua Barracuda FC -- DF George Dublin (Captain) (1977-02-11) 11 February 1977 (age 35) 42 3 Antigua Barracuda FC -- DF Karanja Mack (1987-08-24) 24 August 1987 (age 24) 19 0 Antigua Barracuda FC -- DF Ranjae Christian (1977-12-18) 18 December 1977 (age 34) 32 3 Antigua Barracuda FC -- DF Marc Joseph (1976-11-10) 10 November 1976 (age 35) 5 1 Kendal Town -- DF Roy Gregory (1990-03-06) 6 March 1990 (age 22) 18 1 Antigua Barracuda FC -- DF Dave Carr (1982-01-27) 27 January 1982 (age 30) 28 0 Antigua Barracuda FC -- DF Hazeley Pyle (1993-10-07) 7 October 1993 (age 18) 1 0 Antigua Barracuda FC -- DF Marvin McCoy (1988-10-02) 2 October 1988 (age 23) 5 0 Wycombe Wanderers -- DF Brian Edwards (1989-08-25) 25 August 1989 (age 22) 4 0 Bassa Sports Club -- DF Anton Blackwood (1991-08-18) 18 August 1991 (age 20) 1 0 St Albans City -- MF Mikele Leigertwood (1982-11-12) 12 November 1982 (age 29) 8 1 Reading FC -- MF Keiran Murtagh (1988-10-29) 29 October 1988 (age 23) 6 1 Woking FC -- MF Quinton Griffith (1992-02-27) 27 February 1992 (age 20) 10 2 Antigua Barracuda FC -- MF Akeem Thomas (1990-01-05) 5 January 1990 (age 22) 14 1 Antigua Barracuda FC -- MF Tamarley Thomas (1983-07-28) 28 July 1983 (age 28) 23 8 Antigua Barracuda FC -- MF Lawson Robinson (1986-10-19) 19 October 1986 (age 25) 6 0 Antigua Barracuda FC -- MF Kemoi Alexander (1985-11-13) 13 November 1985 (age 26) 3 1 Antigua Barracuda FC -- MF Jamie Thomas (1985-10-21) 21 October 1985 (age 26) 26 10 Bassa Sports Club -- MF Alex Phillip (1989-07-22) 22 July 1989 (age 22) 1 0 Antigua Barracuda FC -- MF Justin Cochrane (1982-01-26) 26 January 1982 (age 30) 13 2 Boreham Wood -- MF Josh Parker (1990-12-01) 1 December 1990 (age 21) 6 0 Oldham Athletic -- MF Myles Weston (1988-03-12) 12 March 1988 (age 24) 0 0 Brentford -- MF Eugene Kirwan (1993-01-01) 1 January 1993 (age 19) 1 0 Antigua Barracuda FC -- FW Peter Byers (1984-10-20) 20 October 1984 (age 27) 36 23 Antigua Barracuda FC -- FW Randolph Burton (1987-01-14) 14 January 1987 (age 25) 28 12 Antigua Barracuda FC -- FW Kerry Skepple (1980-11-25) 25 November 1980 (age 31) 19 6 Antigua Barracuda FC -- FW Gayson Gregory (1982-04-05) 5 April 1982 (age 30) 38 8 Antigua Barracuda FC -- FW Dexter Blackstock (1986-05-20) 20 May 1986 (age 26) 1 0 Nottingham Forest F.C. -- FW Elvis Thomas (1994-06-02) 2 June 1994 (age 17) 1 0 Antigua Barracuda FC -- FW Stefan Smith (1989-08-11) 11 August 1989 (age 22) 1 0 Antigua Barracuda FC -- FW Nathaniel Jarvis (1991-10-20) 20 October 1991 (age 20) 0 0 Cardiff City FC -- FW Kiernan Hughes-Mason (1991-10-22) 22 October 1991 (age 20) 0 0 Grimsby Town -- FW James Walker (1987-11-25) 25 November 1987 (age 24) 0 0 Dover Athletic Coaches Rudi Gutendorf (1976) Rolston Williams (2004) Vernon Edwards (2004–2005) Derrick Edwards (2005–2008) Rowan Benjamin (2008–2011) Tom Curtis (2011–) References External links Official website v t e National sports teams of Antigua and Barbuda Basketball · Cricket · Football (M, W, U-20) · Rugby union · Volleyball v t e Football in Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda Football Association National teams Men National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17 Women National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17 League system Men Premier Division USL Pro Domestic cups Men FA Cup Awards Footballer of the Year Top scorers Lists All-time Table Champions Clubs International footballers Foreign players Venues Men's clubs Women's clubs Men's players Women's players Expatriate players Managers Referees Venues Seasons Records v t e International association football FIFA · World Cup · Confederations Cup · U-20 World Cup · U-17 World Cup · Olympics · Minor tournaments · World Rankings · Player of the Year · FIFA Ballon d'Or · Teams · Debuts · Competitions · Federations · Codes Asia AFC – Asian Cup Africa CAF – Africa Cup of Nations North America, Central America and the Caribbean CONCACAF – Gold Cup South America CONMEBOL – Copa América Oceania OFC – Nations Cup Europe UEFA – European Championship Non-FIFA NF-Board – Viva World Cup IGA Island Games Games All-Africa Games Asian Games CARIFTA Games East Asian Games Francophonie Games IOIG Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games See also International women's football. v t e National association football teams of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean (CONCACAF) North America Canada Mexico United States Central America Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama Caribbean Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bermuda1 British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic French Guiana2 3 Grenada Guadeloupe3 Guyana2 Haiti Jamaica Martinique3 Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint-Martin3 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sint Maarten3 Suriname2 Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands U.S. Virgin Islands Defunct Netherlands Antilles 1: North American member but affiliated to CFU. 2: Located in South America but affiliated to CONCACAF and CFU. 3: Full CONCACAF member, but not affiliated to FIFA.