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Antigua and Barbuda national football team

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The Antigua and Barbuda national football team represents Antigua and Barbuda in men's international football. The team is controlled by the Antigua and Barbuda Football Association, founded in 1928,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> it is a member of CONCACAF, CFU and also a member of FIFA since 1970. The team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup or the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

HistoryEdit

First international matchEdit

On November 10, 1972, Antigua and Barbuda's first match was a 1974 FIFA World Cup qualifying match versus Trinidad and Tobago in Port of Spain. The match was a 11–1 thrashing which to this day is this national team's worst defeat.

Friendlies against European teamsEdit

On 17 December 2005, the Antigua and Barbuda national team played their first match against a European opponent after the Hungarian Football Federation invited "the Benna Boys" to play Hungary in an international friendly at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This was the first match coached by former national striker Derrick Edwards. Hungary defeated Antigua and Barbuda 3–0.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On 2 May 2016, the Estonian Football Association announced that their national team would play Antigua and Barbuda in an international friendly on 22 November. It was the team's second match against a European opponent. Estonia won the game 1–0.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2018 drug bust in JamaicaEdit

During the March 2018 FIFA Calendar Antigua and Barbuda played Jamaica, drawing 1–1 away at Sabina Park, levelling in the last seconds of match from a header from Peter Byers. Upon the team's preparation for their departure back to Antigua, assistant coach Derrick Edwards and equipment manager Danny Benjamin were arrested and charged with possession of, dealing in, and taking steps to export marijuana, and conspiracy at the Norman Manley International Airport. Initially, Edwards was awarded bail and Benjamin was held without bail; after a month, both Edwards and Benjamin were placed under house arrest and curfew and gave up their travel documents.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Both men were acquitted of the crime on 14 June, citing there was not enough evidence to prove their involvement in the carrying the drugs with the intention of smuggling them out of Jamaica.Template:Cn

Team imageEdit

NicknamesEdit

The official nickname of the Antigua and Barbuda national football team is "the Benna Boys", referring to a genre of Antiguan and Barbudan music similar to calypso. The name was selected in a contest with the fanbase in 2012 after the team advanced to the third round of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers. "The Benna Boys" beat out other entries in the contest such as "Beach Boys", "Iron Bandits", "Rhythm Warriors" and "Party Crashers".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the past, the national team was unofficially known as "the Wadadli Boys", another name that was in the contest but did not win.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Kit suppliersEdit

Template:Sister project The kit of the national team has been manufactured by Spanish-based Joma since March 2021, ahead of the first round of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.Template:Cn

Kit manufacturer Time period
Admiral 1995–1999
Template:Ill 2000–2003
Adidas 2006–2011
Peak 2012–2016
Admiral 2016–2020
Joma 2021–present

Results and fixturesEdit

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The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

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Coaching staffEdit

Current coaching staffEdit

Name Position
Template:Flagicon Mikele Leigertwood Head coach
Template:Flagicon Neil Schyan Jeffers Assistant coach
Template:Flagicon Lenny Hewlett Assistant coach
Template:Flagicon Janiel Simon Goalkeeper coach
Template:Flagicon Evans Jones Trainer
Template:Flagicon Horatio Morrison Physiotherapist
Template:Flagicon Malcolm Challenger Equipment manager

Manager historyEdit

File:Piotr Nowak in 2016.jpg
Polish manager Piotr Nowak was at the helm of Antigua and Barbuda when they achieved their highest FIFA ranking (70) in October 2014.

The following is a list of head coaches of the Antigua and Barbuda national team throughout the years.Template:Cn

Name Period Matches Wins Draws Losses Notes
Template:Flagicon Rudi Gutendorf 1976
Template:Flagicon Zoran Vraneš 1998–2000 Fourth place at the 1998 Caribbean Cup
Template:Flagicon Walter Gama 2001–2002
Template:Flagicon Rolston Williams 2004
Template:Flagicon Derrick Edwards 2005–2008
Template:Flagicon Willie Donachie 2008 16 8 3 5
Template:Flagicon Rowan Benjamin 2008–2011 11 4 3 4
Template:Flagicon Tom Curtis 2011–2012 21 8 3 10 Semifinal round of the 2014 World Cup Qualifiers
Template:Flagicon Rolston Williams 2012–2014 6 4 0 2
Template:Flagicon Piotr Nowak 2014–2015 12 5 2 5 Highest FIFA Ranking (70) under his tenure
Template:Flagicon Rolston Williams 2015–2018 8 3 0 5
Template:Flagicon Derrick Edwards 2018–2019 6 2 1 3
Template:Flagicon Michél Dinzey 2019–2020 10 4 0 6
Template:Flagicon Mikele Leigertwood 2021– 9 5 1 3

PlayersEdit

Current squadEdit

The following players were called up for the 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League B matches against Bermuda and Dominica on 16 and 19 November 2024.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Caps and goals are correct as of 19 November 2024, after the match against Template:Fb.

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Recent call-upsEdit

The following players have also been called up to the Antigua and Barbuda squad within the last twelve months.

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Player recordsEdit

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Players in bold are still active with Antigua and Barbuda.
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Peter Byers is Antigua and Barbuda's top goalscorer and most-capped player.

Most appearancesEdit

Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Peter Byers 91 44 2004–2021
2 Quinton Griffith 87 10 2009–present
3 George Dublin 67 4 2000–2012
4 Tamorley Thomas 64 12 2002–2021
5 Karanja Mack 58 0 2006–present
6 Ranjae Christian 54 5 1998–2012
7 Randolph Burton 52 15 2008–2016
Akeem Thomas 52 2 2008–2018
9 Gayson Gregory 49 8 2000–2014
Molvin James 49 0 2007–2021

Top goalscorersEdit

Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Peter Byers 44 91 {{#expr:44/91 round 2}} 2004–2021
2 Derrick Edwards 18 22 {{#expr:18/22 round 2}} Template:Nowrap
3 Randolph Burton 15 52 {{#expr:15/52 round 2}} 2008–2016
4 Tamorley Thomas 12 64 {{#expr:12/64 round 2}} 2002–2021
5 Jamie Thomas 10 31 {{#expr:10/31 round 2}} 2006–2011
Quinton Griffith 10 87 {{#expr:10/87 round 2}} 2009–present
7 Myles Weston 9 16 {{#expr:9/16 round 2}} 2014–present
8 Garfield Gonsalves 8 29 {{#expr:8/29 round 2}} 1992–2008
Kerry Skepple 8 34 {{#expr:8/34 round 2}} 2002–2012
Gayson Gregory 8 49 {{#expr:8/49 round 2}} 2000–2014

Competitive recordEdit

FIFA World CupEdit

[[FIFA World Cup|Template:Black]] [[FIFA World Cup qualification|Template:Black]]
Year Result Position Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Squad Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip
1930 to 1970 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
Template:Flagicon 1974 Did not qualify 4 0 0 4 3 22
Template:Flagicon 1978 Did not enter Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1982
Template:Flagicon 1986 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 2 5
Template:Flagicon 1990 2 0 0 2 1 4
Template:Flagicon 1994 4 1 1 2 5 6
Template:Flagicon 1998 2 0 1 1 4 6
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2002 6 1 2 3 4 15
Template:Flagicon 2006 2 1 0 1 2 3
Template:Flagicon 2010 4 2 0 2 7 8
Template:Flagicon 2014 12 5 1 6 32 18
Template:Flagicon 2018 4 2 0 2 6 6
Template:Flagicon 2022 4 2 1 1 6 5
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2026 To be determined 2 0 1 1 1 2
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2030 To be determined
Template:Flagicon 2034
Total Template:Tooltip 48 15 7 26 73 100

CONCACAF Gold CupEdit

[[CONCACAF Championship|Template:Black]] & [[CONCACAF Gold Cup|Template:Black]] record [[CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification|Template:Black]] record
Year Result Position Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Squad Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip
Template:Flagicon 1963 Part of Template:Flag Part of Template:Flag
Template:Flagicon 1965
Template:Flagicon 1967
Template:Flagicon 1969
Template:Flagicon 1971
Template:Flagicon 1973 Did not qualify 4 0 0 4 3 22
Template:Flagicon 1977 Did not enter Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1981
1985 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 2 5
1989 2 1 1 0 1 4
Template:Flagicon 1991 Did not enter Did not enter
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 1993 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 1 1
Template:Flagicon 1996 3 1 2 2 6 11
Template:Flagicon 1998 2 0 0 2 1 5
Template:Flagicon 2000 11 4 2 5 24 17
Template:Flagicon 2002 3 0 1 2 4 5
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2003 5 0 1 4 1 8
Template:Flagicon 2005 3 1 0 2 6 8
Template:Flagicon 2007 6 2 0 4 8 17
Template:Flagicon 2009 9 4 3 2 19 16
Template:Flagicon 2011 6 2 2 2 4 5
Template:Flagicon 2013 3 1 0 2 3 3
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2015 9 4 2 3 14 11
Template:Flagicon 2017 6 3 0 3 10 8
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2019 4 2 0 2 10 8
Template:Flagicon 2021 6 3 0 3 8 17
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2023 7 3 0 4 5 12
Total 0/22 93 33 14 46 130 183

CONCACAF Nations LeagueEdit

CONCACAF Nations League record
League Finals
Season Division Group Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip* Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Finals Results Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip
2019−20 B C 6 3 0 3 8 17 Template:Same position Template:Flagicon 2021 Ineligible
2022–23 B A 6 3 0 3 5 7 Template:Same position Template:Flagicon 2023
2023–24 B D 6 1 1 4 9 22 Template:Same position Template:Flagicon 2024
2024–25 B D 6 0 1 5 2 15 Template:Fall Template:Flagicon 2025
2026–27 C To be determined Template:Flagicon 2027
Total — — 24 7 2 15 24 61 — Total 0 Titles — — — — — — —

CFU Caribbean CupEdit

[[CFU Championship|Template:Black]] & [[Caribbean Cup|Template:Black]] record Qualification record
Year Result Position Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Squad Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip
Template:Flagicon 1978 Fourth place 4th 5 1 1 3 4 8 Squad 2 1 1 0 3 0
Template:Flagicon 1979 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 0 2
Template:Flagicon 1981 Did not enter Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1983 Fourth place 4th 7 2 2 3 11 10 Squad 4 2 2 0 10 5
Template:Flagicon 1985 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 2 2
Template:Flagicon 1988 Runners-up 2nd 5 1 4 0 5 4 Squad 2 1 1 0 2 1
Template:Flagicon 1989 Did not qualify 4 3 0 1 4 2
Template:Flagicon 1990 3 0 1 2 2 5
Template:Flagicon 1991 Did not enter Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1992 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 2 12 Squad 3 3 0 0 8 0
Template:Flagicon 1993 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 1 1
Template:Flagicon 1994 2 1 0 1 10 3
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 1995 Group stage 7th 3 1 0 2 3 8 Squad 2 0 2 0 3 3
Template:Flagicon 1996 Withdrew Withdrew
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 1997 Group stage 6th 2 0 0 2 1 5 Squad Qualified as hosts
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 1998 Fourth place 4th 5 2 0 3 11 9 Squad 3 2 1 0 11 3
Template:Flagicon 1999 Did not qualify 3 0 1 2 2 5
Template:Flagicon 2001 3 0 1 2 4 5
Template:Flagicon 2005 3 1 0 2 6 8
Template:Flagicon 2007 6 2 0 4 8 17
Template:Flagicon 2008 Group stage 7th 3 0 2 1 3 6 Squad 6 4 1 1 16 10
Template:Flagicon 2010 Group stage 5th 3 1 0 2 2 4 Squad 3 1 2 0 2 1
Template:Flagicon 2012 Group stage 8th 3 1 0 2 3 3 Squad Qualified as hosts
Template:Flagicon 2014 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 2 7 Squad 6 4 1 1 12 4
Template:Flagicon 2017 Did not qualify 6 3 0 3 10 8
Total Runners-up 11/25 42 9 11 22 47 76 — 67 30 14 23 116 85
***Red border color indicates that Antigua and Barbuda was the host nation.

Head-to-head recordEdit

The following table shows Antigua and Barbuda's all-time official international record per opponent:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Key

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Opponent Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip
Template:Fb 5 5 0 0 28 3
Template:Fb 5 5 0 0 11 4
Template:Fb 3 2 1 0 12 3
Template:Fb 8 1 1 6 9 16
Template:Fb 14 3 5 6 14 18
Template:Fb 8 4 2 2 14 10
Template:Fb 3 0 1 2 1 4
Template:Fb 7 0 1 6 4 18
Template:Fb 4 3 0 1 10 6
Template:Fb 16 8 4 4 28 20
Template:Fb 8 1 2 5 8 21
Template:Fb 1 0 0 1 0 3
Template:Fb 1 0 0 1 0 1
Template:Fb 1 1 0 0 2 1
Template:Fb 6 3 3 0 13 7
Template:Fb 7 2 1 4 4 12
Template:Fb 8 1 0 7 3 31
Template:Fb 14 5 3 6 16 33
Template:Fb 12 2 3 7 11 19
Template:Fb 1 0 0 1 0 1
Template:Fb 1 0 0 1 0 3
Template:Fb 12 1 2 9 5 29
Template:Fb 4 1 0 3 6 12
Template:Fb 1 0 0 1 0 8
Template:Fb 4 3 1 0 20 6
Template:Fb 4 1 0 3 5 10
Template:Fb 23 9 5 9 30 31
Template:Fb 14 5 3 6 23 18
Template:Fb 13 7 2 4 17 20
Template:Fb 3 2 0 1 7 2
Template:Fb 6 1 2 3 4 15
Template:Fb 13 2 0 11 12 41
Template:Fb 5 5 0 0 26 1
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Total 235 83 41 111 341 421

HonoursEdit

RegionalEdit

ReferencesEdit

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External linksEdit

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