Belize national football team

Belize
Nickname(s)	The Jaguars, The Unbelizeables
Association	Football Federation of Belize (FFB)
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	UNCAF (Central America)
Head coach	Palmiro Salas[1]
Most caps	Elroy Smith (53)
Top scorer	Deon McCaulay (23)
Home stadium	FFB Field, Belmopan
FIFA code	BLZ
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	160 3 (20 September 2018)
Highest	114 (April–June 2016)
Lowest	201 (November 2007 – January 2008)
Elo ranking
Current	167 (October 2018)
Highest	166 (September 2018)
Lowest	189 (January 2008)
First international
	El Salvador 3–0 Belize ; (San Salvador, El Salvador; November 29, 1995)
Biggest win
	Belize 7–1 Nicaragua ; (Belize City, Belize; April 17, 2002)
Biggest defeat
	Costa Rica 7–0 Belize ; (San José, Costa Rica; March 17, 1999) ; Mexico 7–0 Belize ; (Monterrey, Mexico; June 21, 2008)
CONCACAF Championship; & Gold Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2013)
Best result	Group stage, 2013

The Belize national football team is governed by the Football Federation of Belize, and is affiliated with the Central American Football Union of CONCACAF.

Although Belize has never qualified for a FIFA World Cup tournament, it has once qualified for a CONCACAF Gold Cup championship in 2013, in which they were eliminated in the group stage. Belize has also competed in the sub-regional Central American Cup championship in which their best result was fourth place in 2013.

History

Overview

Although Belize gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1981 (and 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.

Belize has never qualified for the World Cup but finished fourth in the 2013 Copa Centroamericana. Their fourth-place finish in the 2013 Copa Centroamericana gave Belize its first qualification to a major international competition, that being the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

June 2011 suspension by FIFA

On June 15, 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 June 19 was postponed by FIFA when they suspended the FFB due to governmental interference.^[2]

Facilities

FFB Field in Belmopan is the home stadium for the Belize national football team. Prior to this stadium, Belize had no facilities that met FIFA specifications. Apart from this Belize has many fields to play on but with no facilities for the players.

Competition records

World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record									FIFA World Cup Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Did not enter								Declined participation
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1994
1998	Did not qualify								2	0	0	2	2	6
2002									4	0	1	3	2	10
2006									2	0	0	2	0	8
2010									4	1	1	2	4	11
2014									8	4	1	3	17	13
2018									6	2	3	1	7	6
2022	To be determined								To be determined
2026	To be determined								To be determined
Total		0/21							26	7	6	13	32	54

Gold Cup record

CONCACAF Gold Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1991 to 1993	Did not exist
1996 to 2002	Did not qualify
2003	Did not enter
2005 to 2011	Did not qualify
2013	Group stage	12th	3	0	0	3	1	11
2015	Did not qualify
2017	Did not qualify
Total	Group stage	1/13	3	0	0	3	1	11

Copa Centroamericana

Copa Centroamericana record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
1991	Did not exist
1993	Did not exist
1995	Group Stage	6th	2	0	0	2	1	5
1997	Preliminary	7th	2	0	1	1	1	2
1999	Group Stage	6th	2	0	0	2	1	12
2001	Group Stage	6th	2	0	1	1	3	7
2003	Did not enter
2005	Group Stage	7th	3	0	0	3	0	7
2007	Group Stage	7th	3	0	0	3	3	7
2009	Group Stage	7th	3	0	1	2	3	7
2011	Group Stage	7th	3	0	1	2	3	8
2013	Fourth Place	4th	5	1	1	3	2	4
2014	Group Stage	7th	3	0	0	3	1	6
2017	Group Stage	6th	5	0	1	4	2	10
Total	Fourth Place	10/13	30	1	6	23	19	69

The 1995 tournament in El Salvador saw Belize's international debut. They played the hosts in their first-ever international on November 29 in Group A. El Salvador won 3–0 with all goals coming in the second half.^[3] On December 1, 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.

Team staff

Name	Nat	Position
Palmiro Salas		Head coach
Carlos Slusher		Assistant Head coach
Peter Jones		Assistant Head coach
Kent Gabourel Sr.		Goalkeeping coach
Phillip Marin		Physical Trainer
Thomas Rivars		Physiotherapist

Current squad

The following 18 players were called up for the Nations League qualifying match against Montserrat in 14 October 2018.
Caps and goals updated as September 7, 2018, after the game against Bahamas.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Woodrow West	(1985-09-19) September 19, 1985	31	0	Juticalpa
1GK	Shane Orio	(1980-08-07) August 7, 1980	31	0	Belmopan Bandits

2DF	Elroy Smith (captain)	(1981-11-30) November 30, 1981	54	5	Verdes FC
2DF	Dalton Eiley	(1983-12-10) December 10, 1983	39	0	Belmopan Bandits
2DF	Evral Trapp	(1987-01-22) January 22, 1987	26	0	Verdes FC
2DF	Nana Mensah	(1989-01-19) January 19, 1989	8	0	12 Bingölspor
2DF	Victor Mejia	(1993-04-10) April 10, 1993	4	0	Verdes FC
2DF	Norman Anderson	(1997-01-25) January 25, 1997	2	0	Belmopan Bandits

3MF	Daniel Jimenez	(1988-04-14) April 14, 1988	35	2	Police United
3MF	Elroy Kuylen	(1983-06-06) June 6, 1983	30	5	Verdes FC
3MF	Andrés Makin	(1992-04-11) April 11, 1992	18	0	Police United
3MF	Nahjib Guerra	(1994-08-18) August 18, 1994	6	0	Verdes FC
3MF	Mike Atkinson	(1994-12-02) December 2, 1994	4	0	Oxford City FC
3MF	Trimayne Harris	(1997-12-20) December 20, 1997	3	0	Belmopan Bandits

4FW	Deon McCaulay	(1987-09-20) September 20, 1987	44	23	Georgia Revolution
4FW	Jarret Davis	(1989-06-17) June 17, 1989	13	1	Verdes FC
4FW	Krisean Lopez	(1998-11-02) November 2, 1998	3	3	Verdes FC
4FW	Jonard Castillo		0	0	Wagiya

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Tevin Gamboa	(1994-01-22) January 22, 1994	2	0	Belize Defence Force	v. Bahamas, September 7, 2018
GK	Kerry González		0	0		v. Barbados, August 5, 2018

DF	Ian Gaynair	(1986-02-26) February 26, 1986	46	1	Belmopan Bandits	v. Bahamas, September 7, 2018
DF	Jahron Myvette	(1995-05-09) May 9, 1995	0	0	Verdes FC	v. Bahamas, September 7, 2018
DF	Víctor Cruz	(1993-04-10) April 10, 1993	2	0	Verdes FC	v. Barbados, August 5, 2018
DF	San Méndez	(1994-09-21) September 21, 1994	2	0	Verdes FC	v. Barbados, August 5, 2018
DF	Collin Westby	(1995-02-19) February 19, 1995	2	0	Placencia Assassins FC	v. Barbados, August 5, 2018
DF	Makonnan Clare	(1994-08-29) August 29, 1994	2	0		v. Barbados, August 5, 2018
DF	Asrel Sutherland	(1995-03-08) March 8, 1995	1	0	Police United	v. Barbados, August 5, 2018
DF	Kyle Flowers	(1993-03-24) March 24, 1993	1	0	TBD	v. Grenada, March 23, 2018

MF	Luis Torres	(1993-03-02) March 2, 1993	5	0	Belmopan Bandits	v. Bahamas, September 7, 2018
MF	Dorwin Logan	(1997-09-19) September 19, 1997	1	0	Pomona Warriors	v. Bahamas, September 7, 2018
MF	Devon Makin	(1989-11-11) November 11, 1989	14	0	Police United	v. Barbados, August 5, 2018
MF	Denmark Casey	(1994-01-14) January 14, 1994	17	0	Belmopan Bandits	v. Grenada, March 23, 2018

FW	Randy Padilla	(1991-03-17) March 17, 1991	1	0	Deportivo Ayutla	v. Bahamas, September 7, 2018
FW	Alexander Peters	(1991-10-16) October 16, 1991	1	0	Freedom Fighters FC	v. Bahamas, September 7, 2018
FW	Michael Salazar	(1992-11-15) November 15, 1992	11	1	Ottawa Fury FC	v. Grenada, March 23, 2018
FW	Jesse Smith	(1991-11-24) November 24, 1991	1	0	San Pedro Pirates	v. Grenada, March 23, 2018

Records

As of September 7, 2018

Players in bold text are still active with Belize.

Most Caps
#	Player	Caps	Career
1	Elroy Smith	53	2004–
2	Ian Gaynair	46	2007–
3	Deon McCaulay	44	2007–
4	Harrison Roches	39	2004–2015
5	Dalton Eiley	39	2005–
6	Trevor Lennen	36	2005–
7	Daniel Jiménez	35	2008–
8	Woodrow West	31	2008–
9	Elroy Kuylen	30	2009–
10	Shane Orio	28	2000–
11	Victor Morales	27	2004–2011
12	Evral Trapp	26	2010–

Top Goalscorers
#	Player	Goals	Career
1	Deon McCaulay	23	2007–
2	Dion Frazer	5	2000–2008
=	Harrison Róches	5	2004–2015
=	Elroy Kuylen	5	2009–
=	Elroy Smith	5	2004–
6	Norman Nuñez	3	1995–2005
=	Vallan Symms	3	2000–2011
=	Bent Burgess	3	2000–2002
=	Krisean Lopez	3	2008–
10	David MacCauley	2	1995–1996
=	Aaron Nolberto	2	1999–2001
=	Daniel Jiménez	2	2008–

Managers

Since the creation of the national team in 1995, several coaches have been in charge of managing Belize. From 1995 to 1996, Winston Michael was appointed as Belize's first ever manager. As of January 2012, the Belize national football team has had 11 managers.

Manager	Period in charge	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Win %
Winston Michael	1995–1996	7000400000000000000♠4	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	7000400000000000000♠4	005000000000000000000♠0.0
Manuel Bilches	1999–2000	7000600000000000000♠6	5000000000000000000♠0	7000100000000000000♠1	7000500000000000000♠5	005000000000000000000♠0.0
Leroy Sherrier Lewis	2001	7000500000000000000♠5	7000300000000000000♠3	7000100000000000000♠1	7000100000000000000♠1	07001600000000000000♠60.0
Eduardo Santana	2003	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	!—
Anthony Adderly	2004–2006	7000500000000000000♠5	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	7000500000000000000♠5	005000000000000000000♠0.0
Antonio Carlos Vieira	2006–2007	7000300000000000000♠3	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	7000300000000000000♠3	005000000000000000000♠0.0
Palmiro Salas	2008	7000200000000000000♠2	7000100000000000000♠1	5000000000000000000♠0	7000100000000000000♠1	07001500000000000000♠50.0
Ian Mork^[4]	2008	7000400000000000000♠4	5000000000000000000♠0	7000100000000000000♠1	7000300000000000000♠3	005000000000000000000♠0.0
Renan Couoh	2008–2009	7000300000000000000♠3	5000000000000000000♠0	7000100000000000000♠1	7000200000000000000♠2	005000000000000000000♠0.0
José de la Paz Herrera	2010–2012	7000700000000000000♠7	7000200000000000000♠2	7000200000000000000♠2	7000300000000000000♠3	07001286000000000000♠28.6
Leroy Sherrier Lewis	2012–2013	7000500000000000000♠5	7000100000000000000♠1	7000100000000000000♠1	7000300000000000000♠3	07001200000000000000♠20.0
Charlie Slusher	2013	7000100000000000000♠1	5000000000000000000♠0	7000100000000000000♠1	5000000000000000000♠0	005000000000000000000♠0.0
Ian Mork^[5]	2013–2014	7000400000000000000♠4	5000000000000000000♠0	7000100000000000000♠1	7000300000000000000♠3	005000000000000000000♠0.0
Leroy Sherrier Lewis	2014–2015	7000300000000000000♠3	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	7000300000000000000♠3	005000000000000000000♠0.0
Jorge Nunez	2015–2016	7000400000000000000♠4	7000200000000000000♠2	7000200000000000000♠2	5000000000000000000♠0	07001500000000000000♠50.0
Richard Orlowski	2016–2018	7000500000000000000♠5	5000000000000000000♠0	7000100000000000000♠1	7000400000000000000♠4	005000000000000000000♠0.0

Schedule and recent results

Recent match results

June 3, 2018 Friendly	Barbados	0–0	Belize	Bridgetown, Barbados
19:00 (UTC−4)		Report		Stadium: Wildey Astro Turf Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)

August 4, 2018 Friendly	Belize	1–0	Barbados	San Pedro Town, Belize
21:00 (UTC−4)	Lopez 79'	Report		Stadium: Ambergris Stadium

September 7, 2018 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying	Belize	4–0	Bahamas	Belmopan, Belize
18:00 (UTC−6)	McCaulay 40' Miller 44' (o.g.) Lopez 80', 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Isidoro Beaton Stadium Referee: Marcos Brea (Cuba)

October 14, 2018 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying	Montserrat	v	Belize	Lookout, Montserrat
18:00 (UTC−4)		Report		Stadium: Blakes Estate Stadium

November 16, 2018 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying	Belize	v	Puerto Rico	Belmopan, Belize
19:00 (UTC−6)		Report		Stadium: Isidoro Beaton Stadium

March 23, 2019 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying	Guyana	v	Belize	Leonora, Guyana
18:00 (UTC−4)		Report		Stadium: Synthetic Track and Field Facility

References

↑ https://www.fifa.com/associations/association=blz/about.html
↑ Suspension of the Football Federation of Belize – FIFA
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 20, 2009. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
↑ As World Cup soccer coach, Mork's gotta Belize – San Diego Union Tribune
↑ 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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[1] ttps://www.fifa.com/associations/association=blz/about.html

[2] Suspension of the Football Federation of Belize – FIFA

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 20, 2009. Retrieved 2010-11-24.

[4] As World Cup soccer coach, Mork's gotta Belize – San Diego Union Tribune

[5] As World Cup soccer coach, Mork's gotta Belize – San Diego Union Tribune

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