Saint Lucia national football team
Association | Saint Lucia Football Association | ||
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Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
Sub-confederation | CFU (Caribbean) | ||
Head coach | Stern John | ||
Captain | Kurt Frederick | ||
Most caps | Kurt Frederick (59) | ||
Top scorer | Earl Jean (20) | ||
Home stadium | George Odlum Stadium | ||
FIFA code | LCA | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 170 ![]() | ||
Highest | 108 (April 2003) | ||
Lowest | 192 (March 2010) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Dominica; 9 January 1938) | |||
Biggest win | |||
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Biggest defeat | |||
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Medal record |
The Saint Lucia national football team represents Saint Lucia in men's international football and is administered by the Saint Lucia Football Association, the governing body for football in Saint Lucia. They have been a member of FIFA since 1988 and a member of CONCACAF since 1986. The team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup or the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
History
[edit]The team attempted to qualify to the World Cup finals tournament for the first time during the 1994 World Cup qualification, when they were eliminated in the first qualification round by Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 1992.
In the CONCACAF 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification Saint Lucia played Aruba in the first qualifying round – losing the first leg 4–2 in Aruba. The return leg in Saint Lucia ended in a 4–2 victory after 90 minutes, sending the tie into extra time, and then to penalty kicks. Saint Lucia won the shoot-out 5–4 and advanced to the main draw for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Saint Lucia were then grouped with Canada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Puerto Rico in Group D of the second qualifying round. Saint Lucia were eliminated from World Cup qualification after finishing last in their group with one point as a result of one draw and five losses. In 2014 the team won the Windward Islands Tournament after beating Dominica 2–0, Grenada 1–0 and a tie with Saint Vincent & The Grenadines.
The Saint Lucia FA established a partnership with England's Carlisle United which saw four Saint Lucians trial at the club each year from 2012 in exchange for Carlisle getting right of first refusal for the players' professional rights.[3]
FIFA announced that Saint Lucia withdrew from the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification before their first match, after they were initially drawn into Group E in the first round.[4]
Results and fixtures
[edit]The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
2023
[edit]7 September 2023–24 Nations League | Sint Maarten ![]() | 1–5 | ![]() | Willemstad, Curaçao |
18:00 UTC−4 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Rignaal 'Jean' Francisca Referee: Ricangel de Leça (Aruba) |
10 September 2023–24 Nations League | Saint Lucia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Gros Islet, Saint Lucia |
19:00 UTC−4 | Report | Stadium: Daren Sammy Cricket Ground Referee: Moeth Gaymes (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) |
12 October 2023–24 Nations League | Saint Lucia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Gros Islet, Saint Lucia |
20:00 UTC−4 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Daren Sammy Cricket Ground Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica) |
15 October 2023–24 Nations League | Guadeloupe ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe |
15:30 UTC−4 | Report | Stadium: Stade Municipal de Sainte-Anne Attendance: 580 Referee: Nicolas Wassouf (Martinique) |
16 November 2023–24 Nations League | Saint Kitts and Nevis ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis |
19:00 UTC−4 | Report | Stadium: SKNFA Technical Center Attendance: 120 Referee: David Gómez (Costa Rica) |
19 November 2023–24 Nations League | Saint Lucia ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Gros Islet, Saint Lucia |
15:00 UTC−4 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Daren Sammy Cricket Ground Referee: Marco Ortiz (Mexico) |
2024
[edit]6 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Haiti ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Wildey, Barbados |
17:00 UTC−4 | Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF) |
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Stadium: Wildey Turf Attendance: 88 Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States) |
11 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Saint Lucia ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Wildey, Barbados |
15:00 UTC−4 | Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF) |
Stadium: Wildey Turf Attendance: 42 Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras) |
6 September 2024–25 Nations League | Saint Lucia ![]() | v | ![]() | St. George's, Grenada |
--:-- UTC−6 | Stadium: Kirani James Athletic Stadium |
9 September 2024–25 Nations League | Grenada ![]() | v | ![]() | St. George's, Grenada |
--:-- UTC−6 | Stadium: Kirani James Athletic Stadium |
11 October 2024–25 Nations League | Saint Martin ![]() | v | ![]() | Saint Lucia |
--:-- UTC−6 | Stadium: TBD |
14 October 2024–25 Nations League | Saint Lucia ![]() | v | ![]() | Saint Lucia |
--:-- UTC−6 | Stadium: TBD |
15 November 2024–25 Nations League | Grenada ![]() | v | ![]() | Curacao |
--:-- UTC−6 | Stadium: TBD |
18 November 2024–25 Nations League | Curaçao ![]() | v | ![]() | Curacao |
--:-- UTC−6 | Stadium: TBD |
2025
[edit]Coaching history
[edit]Kingsley Armstrong (1996)
Cassim Louis (1999–00)
Kingsley Armstrong (2002–04)
Carson Millar (2004–06)
Terrence Caroo (2006–10)
Alain Providence (2010–11)
Francis Lastic (2012–2018)[citation needed]
Francis McDonald (2018–2019)
Jamaal Shabazz (2019–2021)
Stern John (2022–present)
Players
[edit]Current squad
[edit]The following players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Haiti and Aruba on 5 and 11 June 2024.[5]
Caps and goals correct as of 11 June 2024, after the match against Aruba
Recent call-ups
[edit]The following players have also been called up to the Saint Lucia squad within the last twelve months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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DF | Shawn Evans | 17 January 1995 | 16 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Canius Sandiford | 25 September 2003 | 7 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Janoi Donacien | 3 November 1993 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Gregson President | 30 January 1996 | 16 | 3 | ![]() |
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FW | Malik St. Prix | 17 July 1995 | 27 | 2 | Free agent | v. ![]() |
FW | Jevick Macfarlane | 7 August 1996 | 16 | 5 | ![]() |
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FW | Andrus Remy | 1 September 1993 | 15 | 4 | ![]() |
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FW | Dominic Poleon | 7 September 1993 | 3 | 3 | ![]() |
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FW | Reeco Hackett-Fairchild | 9 January 1998 | 2 | 2 | ![]() |
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Player records
[edit]- As of 11 June 2024[6]
- Players in bold are still active with Saint Lucia.
Most appearances
[edit]Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
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1 | Kurt Frederick | 59 | 11 | 2010–present |
2 | Pernal Williams | 39 | 3 | 2010–2019 |
3 | Lester Joseph | 38 | 1 | 2014–present |
4 | Melvin Doxilly | 35 | 0 | 2017–present |
5 | Sheldon Emmanuel | 34 | 4 | 2002–2015 |
6 | Alvinus Myers | 33 | 0 | 2017–present |
7 | Vino Barclett | 29 | 0 | 2017–present |
8 | Titus Elva | 27 | 16 | 1995–2008 |
Tremain Paul | 27 | 4 | 2011–2019 | |
Malik St. Prix | 27 | 2 | 2014–present |
Top goalscorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
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1 | Earl Jean | 20 | 23 | 0.87 | 1990–2004 |
2 | Titus Elva | 16 | 27 | 0.59 | 1995–2008 |
3 | Kurt Frederick | 11 | 59 | 0.19 | 2010–present |
4 | Emerson Sheldon Mark | 8 | 22 | 0.36 | 1999–2008 |
5 | Jean-Marie Emerson | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1999–2002 |
Elijah Joseph | 7 | 22 | 0.32 | 1996–2012 | |
Cliff Valcin | 7 | 23 | 0.3 | 2010–2014 | |
8 | Levi Gilbert | 6 | 10 | 0.6 | 2004–2008 |
Jamil Joseph | 6 | 23 | 0.26 | 2010–2015 | |
10 | Valencius Joseph | 5 | 14 | 0.36 | 2000–2004 |
Jevick MacFarlane | 5 | 16 | 0.31 | 2018–present | |
Zaccheus Polius | 5 | 22 | 0.23 | 2008–2015 |
Competitive record
[edit]FIFA World Cup
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
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Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | |||||||||
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |||||||||
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8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 29 | |||||||||
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||
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Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||
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To be determined | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||
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Total | 0/8 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 35 | 66 |
CONCACAF Gold Cup
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
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Total | 0/17 |
CONCACAF Nations League
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League | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | Division | Group | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | Finals | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | |
2019–20 | B | B | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | ![]() |
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2022–23 | C | C | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | ![]() |
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2023–24 | B | A | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | ![]() |
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2024–25 | B | B | To be determined | ![]() | |||||||||||||||
Total | — | — | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 18 | — | Total | 0 Titles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Caribbean Cup
[edit]Caribbean Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
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Third place | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | |
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Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
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Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |
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Did not qualify | ||||||||
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Withdrew | ||||||||
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Did not enter | ||||||||
Total | Third place | 3/19 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 20 |
References
[edit]- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ Finisterre, Terry. "Two Saint Lucian Internationals for Carlisle". Saint Lucia Sports. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ "St Lucia players in the dark about World Cup qualifiers". SportsMax. 23 March 2021. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "Final Squad". Facebook. Saint Lucia Football Association Inc.
- ^ "Saint Lucia". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 10 September 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
External links
[edit]- Official website of the Saint Lucia Football Association
- Team profile on CONCACAF.com