Belize national football team
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Belize national football team
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| Nickname(s) | The Jaguars | ||
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| Association | Football Federation of Belize | ||
| Sub-confederation | UNCAF (Central America) | ||
| Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
| Head coach | José de la Paz Herrera | ||
| Top scorer | Deon McCaulay (15) | ||
| Home stadium | FFB Field | ||
| FIFA code | BLZ | ||
| FIFA ranking | 140 | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 133 (September 2011, January 2012) | ||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 201 (November 2007) | ||
| Elo ranking | 174 | ||
| Highest Elo ranking | 171 (2 September 2011) | ||
| Lowest Elo ranking | 189 (January 2008) | ||
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| First international | |||
 El Salvador 3–0 Belize  (San Salvador, El Salvador; November 29, 1995) |
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| Biggest win | |||
Belize 7–1 Nicaragua  (Belize City, Belize; April 17, 2002) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||
 Costa Rica 7–0 Belize (San José, Costa Rica; March 17, 1999)  Mexico 7–0 Belize (Monterrey, Mexico; June 21, 2008) |
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The Belize national football team is the national team of Belize and is controlled by the Football Federation of Belize. It is affiliated to the Central American Football Union of CONCACAF. They are managed by the Honduran José de la Paz Herrera.
Although Belize gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1980 (and that many of the UK's current colonies have international teams), Belize did not play international football until 1995. It made its debut at the 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup and was eliminated in the first round after losing to El Salvador and Costa Rica.
It is the weakest team in Central America in according to the FIFA World Rankings,[1] with no World Cup appearances and no appearances in the CONCACAF Gold Cup. In September 2011 it reached its highest ever ranking of 134th.[2]
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June 2011 suspension by FIFA
On 15 June 2011, Belize kicked-off its 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign against minnows Montserrat, winning 2-5 away in a match played in the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, Trinidad. However, the return which was scheduled for 19 June was postponed by FIFA when they suspended the FFB due to governmental interference.[3]
Sporting Facilities
FFB Field in Belmopan is the home stadium for the Belize national football team. The stadium is also used by the Belmopan Blaze in the Belize Premier Football League. Prior to this stadium, Belize had no facilities that met FIFA specifications.
International participation
World Cup record
Gold Cup record
- 1991 to 1993 – Did not exist
- 1996 to 2002 – Did not qualify
- 2003 – Did not enter
- 2005 to 2011 – Did not qualify
UNCAF Nations Cup record
- 1991 to 1993 – Did not exist
- 1995 – First round
- 1997 – Did not qualify
- 1999 – First round
- 2001 – First round
- 2003 – Did not enter
- 2005 – First round
- 2007 – First round
- 2009 – First round
- 2011 – First round
The 1995 tournament in El Salvador saw Belize's international debut. They played the hosts in their first-ever international on 29 November in Group A. El Salvador won 3-0 with all goals coming in the second half.[4] On 1 December Belize scored their first-ever international goal as they lost 2-1 to Costa Rica and were eliminated from the tournament. Both other teams advanced to the semi-finals and were defeated there, Costa Rica's conqueror Honduras beat Guatemala in the final.
World Cup Qualifying
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- June 2, 1996, Belize City, Belize – Belize 1 – 2 Panama
- June 9, 1996, Panama City, Panama – Panama 4 – 1 Belize
Panama advanced by the aggregate score of 6–2.
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- March 5, 2000, San Salvador, El Salvador – El Salvador 5 – 0 Belize
- March 19, 2000, San Pedro Sula, Honduras – Belize 1 – 2 Guatemala1
- April 16, 2000, Belmopan, Belize – Belize 1 – 3 El Salvador
- May 19, 2000, San Pedro Sula, Honduras – Guatemala 0 – 0 Belize1
El Salvador advanced to the semi-finals. Guatemala advanced to the play-offs.
1The matches between Belize and Guatemala were played on neutral ground due to a border dispute.
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- June 13, 2004, Kingston, Canada – Canada 4 – 0 Belize
- June 16, 2004, Kingston, Canada – Belize 0 – 4 Canada
Canada advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 8–0.
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- February 6, 2008, Guatemala City, Guatemala – Belize 3 – 1 Saint Kitts and Nevis1
- March 26, 2008, Basseterre, Saint Kitts – Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 – 1 Belize
Belize advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 4–1.
1Played in Guatemala City because Belize's stadium is not a suitable venue according to FIFA's guidelines.[5]
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- June 15, 2008, Houston, USA – Belize 0 – 2 Mexico2
- June 21, 2008, Nuevo León, Mexico – Mexico 7 – 0 Belize
Mexico advanced to the Third Round by the aggregate score of 9–0.
2 Belize moved their home leg to the United States.[6]
Top ten goalscorers
| # | Name | Career | Goals |
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| 1 | Deon McCauley | 2007– | 15 |
| 2 | Dion Frazer | 2000–2008 | 5 |
| 3 | Harrison Róches | 2004– | 4 |
| 4 | Norman Nuñez | 1995–2005 | 3 |
| Vallan Symms | 2000– | 3 | |
| Bent Burgess | 2000–2002 | 3 | |
| 7 | David MacCauley | 1995–1996 | 2 |
| Aaron Nolberto | 1999–2001 | 2 | |
| Elroy Smith | 2004– | 2 | |
| Elroy Kuylen | 2009- | 2 | |
| Daniel Jiménez | 2008– | 2 |
Note: Players in bold text are still active with Belize.
Team staff
| Name | Nat | Position |
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| José de la Paz Herrera |  |
Head coach |
| Kert Grey | |
Assistant coach |
| Marvin Ottley | |
Goalkeeping coach |
| Luís Cabrera | |
Physical Trainers |
| Ken Vasquez | |
Physiotherapist |
Current squad
The following players were called-up for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Montserrat on the 17 of July. Caps and goals as of July 17.
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Note: Caps and goals may be incomplete for certain players, therefore being inaccurate.
Managers
Since the creation of the national team in 1995, several coaches have been in charge of managing Belize. From 1995 to 1996, Michael Winston was appointed as Belize's first ever manager. As of January 2012[update], the Belize national football team has presented itself with 10 managers in the national team.
| Manager | Period in charge | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % |
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| Michael Winston |
1995–1996 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
 Manuel Bilches |
2000 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Leroy Sherrier Lewis |
2001 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 60.0 |
 Eduardo Santana |
2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Anthony Adderly |
2004–2006 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Antonio Carlos Vieira |
2006–2007 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
 José Palmiro Salas |
2008 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0 |
 Ian Mork[7] |
2008 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Renan Couch |
2008–2009 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 |
| José de la Paz Herrera |
2010– | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 28.6 |
Schedule and recent results
Main article: Belize national football team results
Last match results
| Category | Home Team | Result | Away Team | Date | Venue | Scorers (Home Team) | Scorers (Away Team) |
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| Friendly | Belize |
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 Trinidad and Tobago |
9 September 2010 | FFB Field, Belmopan | none | none |
| Friendly | Guatemala |
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Belize |
9 October 2010 | Estadio Julián Tesucún, Petén | Guatemala: Jonny Brown 21' Mario Castellanos 50' Dwight Pezzarossi 68' Carlos Figueroa 74' |
Belize: Harrison Roches 43' Elroy Kuylen 55' |
| CAC |  Panama |
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Belize |
14 January 2011 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City | Panama: Aguilar  22'Brown 28' |
none |
| CAC | Belize |
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El Salvador |
16 January 2011 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City | El Salvador: Romero 15' Burgos 24', 46'Alas 54'Umanzor 59' |
Belize: Smith 45+1' (pen.) O. Jiménez 76' |
| CAC | Belize |
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Nicaragua |
18 January 2011 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City | Belize: D. Jiménez 81' |
Nicaragua: Espinoza 10' (pen.) |
| WCQ |  Montserrat |
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Belize |
15 June 2011 | Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva | Montserrat: Jaylee Hodgson 44', 86' |
Belize: Deon McCaulay 24', 74', 83' Harrison Róches 50'Elroy Kuylen 53' |
| WCQ | Belize |
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Montserrat |
18 July 2011 | FFB Field, Belmopan | Belize: D. Jiménez 23' Deon McCaulay 58'Luis Mendez 60' |
Montserrat: Jaylee Hodgson 58' |
References
- ^ http://www.fifa.com/worldranking/rankingtable/index.html
- ^ http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=blz/ranking/gender=m/index.html
- ^ Suspension of the Football Federation of Belize - FIFA
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesb/belize-intres.html
- ^ New World fixtures firmed, FIFA; 11 January 2008.
- ^ Mexico-Belize World Cup qualifier moved to Houston, SI.com; 15 May 2008.
- ^ As World Cup soccer coach, Mork's gotta Belize – San Diego Union Tribune
External links
- Football Federation of Belize official website
- Belize at FIFA.com
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