Sint Maarten national football team

Sint Maarten
Association Sint Maarten
Soccer Association
Confederation CONCACAF
(North America, Central America, Caribbean)
Sub-confederation CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach Fabian Francis
Captain Kevin Dekkers
Most caps Peter Large (9)
Top scorer Joost Röben
Jaeremi Drijvers (2)
[1][nb 1]
Home stadium Raoul Illidge Sports Complex
FIFA code SMA
First colours
Second colours
Elo ranking
Current 206 (6 September 2018)[2]
Highest 178 (1989)
Lowest 206 (September 2018)
First international
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6–1 Sint Maarten Sint Maarten
(Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; 23 April 1989)
Biggest win
Sint Maarten Sint Maarten 4–0 Anguilla Anguilla
(Saint Kitts and Nevis; 29 March 1996)
Biggest defeat
Haiti Haiti 13–0 Sint Maarten Sint Maarten
(Port-au-Prince; 10 September 2018)
Caribbean Cup
Appearances 1 (first in 1993)
Best result Group Stage; 1993

The Sint Maarten national football team is the football team of Sint Maarten, the Dutch half of the Caribbean island of Saint Martin, and is controlled by the Sint Maarten Soccer Association. Sint Maarten is not a member of FIFA, and therefore is not eligible to enter the World Cup. However, the association plans to apply for FIFA membership in 2016.[3]

In 2002, the Sint Maarten Soccer Association was given associate membership in CONCACAF and became full members at the XXVIII Ordinary Congress in April 2013[4][5] after becoming an independent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands after the Netherland Antillies was dissolved in 2010.[6] They are also members of the Caribbean Football Union[7] and first took part in the Caribbean Cup in its inaugural edition in 1989.[8]

History

From 1992 to 2016, the team had played approximately only 25 official matches.[9] Between 2000 and 2016, only one match had been played, an unofficial 2–2 draw at home to Sint Eustatius on 20 August 2004.[10] In 2012, SMSA President Owen Nickie stated that the national team's inactivity was due to a lack of needed improvements on their home stadium. He indicated that not having enough players to choose from had also prevented the team from competing in the past but that they had more than enough players at that time. At that time, the association discussed hosting the Leeward Islands Tournament and participating in 2012 Caribbean Cup qualification as two of its objectives for the year. Nickie described not entering a team in the Caribbean Cup in the past as "unfortunate".[11] In August 2014, Sint Maarten was set to co-host the Leeward Islands Tournament which had been dormant at that time for over ten years.[12] However, the tournament was postponed after Sint Maarten withdrew as host because of difficulties with the newly installed lights at the Raoul Illidge Sports Complex and Anguilla, the other host, withdrew for unspecified reasons. One report also indicated that the hosts withdrew because of an "inability to facilitate teams."[13] In May 2015, a match was organized by the SMSA as a showcase for selecting a national team player pool. It was open to all players with a Dutch passport.[14] Although Sint Maarten's senior team was dormant, a youth selection participated in the inaugural CONCACAF Under-15 Championship in August 2013[15] and Sint Maarten co-hosted the 2015 CFU Boy's Under-15 Championship[16] after the 2015 CONCACAF Under-15 Championship was canceled by CONCACAF for unspecified reasons.[17]

2017 Caribbean Cup

Sint Maarten returned to international football in 2016, entering 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification and being drawn into Group 2 along with Grenada and the US Virgin Islands with the first round matches taking place on 22 and 26 March 2016.[18] Sint Maarten had been absent from senior CFU competition for nineteen years as they entered the tournament.[19][20] In January 2016 it was announced that Sint Maarten's squad for 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification would be composed solely of players from Flames United SC,[21] reigning champions from the 2014/2015 Senior league competitions and the champions of the 2012/2013 Excellence Division between the islands of Sint Maarten, Saint Martin and St. Barths.[22] However, shortly thereafter it was reported that the previous report was inaccurate and that Flames United would actually be competing in the CFU Club Championship.[21] Sint Maarten played its first senior men's international in 12 years on 13 March 2016 as it hosted a 2–0 home victory against Anguilla as part of each side's preparation for 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification. Both of Sint Maarten's goals were scored by Joost Röben.[23] In the first match of the tournament, Sint Maarten held Grenada to a scoreless draw in the first half which saw two of Sint Maarten's starters sustain injuries.[24] It was later revealed that Raymond Wolff had sustained a broken rib before coming off in the first half while fellow-Dutchman Rick De Punder was credited with an own goal.[25] Grenada scored five goals in the second half to secure the 5–0 victory. Sint Maarten arrived on Grenada for the 8pm match at 4pm after the funds for the team airfare, paid for by the CFU, did not reach the airline in time and no seats were available. SMSA President Johnny Singh thought that the team would not be able to compete but another flight was arranged in time. The same scenario occurred for the return flight but the team was expected to be home on the Thursday prior to the team's match against USVI on Saturday.[24] Sint Maarten went on to lose the match to USVI 1–2, ending the team's qualifying campaign. Sint Maarten's only goal was scored by Ramsleii Boelijn.[26]

Stadium

Sint Maarten plays its home matches at the Raoul Illidge Sports Complex in Philipsburg. The stadium has a capacity of 3,000 spectators. It is named after Raoul Illidge, a local philanthropist who laid the groundwork and covered many expenses in the planning of the stadium as part of his support for sport and culture on the island. Unsolicited, he contributed nearly ƒ800,000 for the project.[27] After falling into disrepair, the complex was temporarily closed for renovation in July 2013. The two-part renovation included installation of a new running track, drainage system, and artificial turf, repainting of lighting poles and installation of new, brighter lights, in addition to a renovation of the complex's buildings.[28] The renovation costs were financed by the Dutch funding agency Usona and the Sint Maarten government. The international sports park was official reopened with a ribbon cutting ceremony by Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams and Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Affairs Patricia Lourens-Phillip on 7 March 2014.[29][30]

Competition history

CONCACAF Gold Cup

Sint Maarten never reached the CONCACAF Gold Cup, but played in the qualifications in for the 1993, 1996 and 1998 Gold Cups.

CONCACAF Gold Cup
Year Round GP W D L GS GA
United States 1991Did not enter
United StatesMexico 1993Did not qualify
United States 1996Did not qualify
United States 1998Did not qualify
United States 2000Withdrew
United States 2002Did not enter
United StatesMexico 2003Did not enter
United States 2005Withdrew
United States 2007Did not enter
United States 2009Did not enter
United States 2011Did not enter
United States 2013Did not enter
United StatesCanada 2015Did not enter
United States 2017Did not qualify
Total0 Titles000000

Caribbean Cup

Year Round GP W D L GS GA
Barbados 1989Qualifying4004320
Trinidad and Tobago 1990Did not enter
Jamaica 1991Did not enter
Trinidad and Tobago 1992Qualifying211053
Jamaica 1993[nb 2]Group stage521247
Trinidad and Tobago 1994Qualifying310259
Cayman Islands Jamaica 1995Qualifying210112
Trinidad and Tobago 1996Qualifying210143
Antigua and Barbuda Saint Kitts and Nevis 1997Qualifying320163
Trinidad and Tobago Jamaica 1998Did not enter
Trinidad and Tobago 1999Withdrew
Trinidad and Tobago 2001Did not enter
Barbados 2005Withdrew
Trinidad and Tobago 2007Did not enter
Jamaica 2008Did not enter
Martinique 2010Did not enter
Antigua and Barbuda 2012Did not enter
Jamaica 2014Did not enter
Martinique 2017Qualifying200217
Total0/172182112847

Fixtures and results

Current squad

The following players were called up for the Concacaf Nations League qualifying match against Bermuda on 12 October 2018.
Caps and goals as of 12 October 2018 after the game against Bermuda.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Jean Philip Sylveste (1992-06-27) 27 June 1992 5 0 Sint Maarten C&D Connection
22 1GK Jariel Gabriel (2001-04-10) 10 April 2001 2 0 Sint Maarten Reggae Lions
2 2DF Tenvis Bartley (1991-10-27) 27 October 1991 1 0 Sint Maarten C&D Connection
3 2DF Jovani Anthony (c) (1989-06-11) 11 June 1989 5 0 Collectivity of Saint Martin Concordia
4 2DF Dario Forsythe (2001-01-11) 11 January 2001 2 0 Sint Maarten Soualiga
5 2DF Ryan Hok A Hin (1997-07-11) 11 July 1997 2 0 Netherlands Ermelo
15 2DF Daniel Lange (2000-05-12) 12 May 2000 2 0
16 2DF Khajeel Bailey (2000-09-22) 22 September 2000 0 0
6 3MF Raymond Wolff (1987-01-30) 30 January 1987 5 0 Netherlands Vlissingen
7 3MF Rick de Punder (1986-09-04) 4 September 1986 4 0 Netherlands Goes
8 3MF Brandon Potmis (1998-11-06) 6 November 1998 4 0 Sint Maarten Veendam
10 3MF Jean Craane (2003-07-17) 17 July 2003 2 0 Sint Maarten Soualiga
12 3MF Jaine Lindo (1990-09-22) 22 September 1990 2 0 United States Virginia Beach City
13 3MF Jason Lindo (1996-03-22) 22 March 1996 3 0 Sint Maarten Soualiga
17 3MF Rajaan Prince (2001-08-25) 25 August 2001 0 0 Sint Maarten Flames United
9 4FW Edermar La Cruz (1987-06-10) 10 June 1987 2 0 Curaçao CSD Barber
11 4FW Ramsleii Boelijn (1995-02-23) 23 February 1995 4 1 Curaçao SUBT
14 4FW Stanlei Ferdinand (1997-02-18) 18 February 1997 4 0 Collectivity of Saint Martin Marigot

Recent callups

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
DF Adrian Providence (1991-05-29) 29 May 1991 3 0 Sint Maarten Young Strikers v.  Anguilla; 22 August 2018
DF Djai Essed (1998-04-25) 25 April 1998 2 0 United States Feather River Golden Eagles {{{latest}}}
MF Samir Acharrat (1981-09-27) 27 September 1981 1 0 {{{latest}}}
MF Darryl Caines (1990-04-28) 28 April 1990 2 0 {{{latest}}}
MF Donald Carty (1989-02-12) 12 February 1989 2 0 {{{latest}}}
MF Leonardo Chayadi 1 0 {{{latest}}}
MF Kevin Dekkers 2 0 {{{latest}}}
MF Don Ferdinand 2 0 Sint Maarten Veendam v.  Anguilla; 22 August 2018
MF Yvenson Guy 1 0 v.  Anguilla; 22 August 2018
MF Andre Knol (2000-09-20) 20 September 2000 1 0 Sint Maarten Funmakers v.  British Virgin Islands; 25 July 2018
MF Waldy Lindeborg (1982-12-09) 9 December 1982 2 0 v.  British Virgin Islands; 25 July 2018
FW Yannick Dinane (1998-08-13) 13 August 1998 1 0 Sint Maarten Flames United v.  British Virgin Islands; 25 July 2018
FW Jeremy Drijvers (1999-11-12) 12 November 1999 1 2 Sint Maarten Soualiga v.  British Virgin Islands; 25 July 2018
FW Joost Röben (1995-02-23) 23 February 1995 3 2 Sint Maarten Flames United v.  Anguilla; 22 August 2018

All-time record

As of 3 July 2017[31]
Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Anguilla4400100+10
 Antigua and Barbuda310227−5
 British Virgin Islands421174+3
 Cayman Islands311158−3
 Dominica200214−3
 Grenada100105−5
 Jamaica200225−3
 Martinique2011111−10
 Netherlands Antilles100112−1
 Puerto Rico100103−3
 Saint Kitts and Nevis411237−4
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines100116−5
 U.S. Virgin Islands100112−1
Total2994163464−30

Footnotes

  1. ↑ leading scorers since the team was revived in March 2016 following a 12-year absence from men's senior internationals
  2. ↑ Includes both qualifying and final round matches

References

  1. ↑ "Sint Maarten FA President Sudesh Singh: 'We need more football pitches'". Caribbean Football Union. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "ELO Ratings: Sint Maarten". ELO. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "The Daily Herald's 2015 Sports Person of the Year". The Daily Herald. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "CONCACAF applauds Sint Maarten advancement". CONCACAF. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "CONCACAF profile". CONCACAF. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  6. ↑ Smith, Natanga. "Dutch Curacao, St Maarten now independent". Nation News. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "CFU profile". Caribbean Football Union. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "Shell Football Cup to kick off April 1989". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "(Dutch) Sint Maarten – List of International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "CFD profile". Caribbean Football Database. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "Sports: Nickey: "We have to restrict abuse of field"". Today SXM. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  12. ↑ "Return of Leeward Islands Football Competition". SKN Vibes. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  13. ↑ Baptiste, Neto. "Leeward Islands Tournament postponed". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  14. ↑ "Soccer Association National Team". The Daily Herald. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  15. ↑ "Player Profiles". CONCACAF. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  16. ↑ Nicholson, Paul. "CFU step in to fill U15 tournament gap in St Maarten and Anguilla". insideworldfootball.com. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  17. ↑ "CONCACAF cancels Under-15 Boys' Championship". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  18. ↑ "2016 Scotia Bank CFU Caribbean Cup Groupings". Caribbean Football Union. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  19. ↑ "CFD Tweet". Caribbean Football Database. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  20. ↑ "Draw sets Caribbean's road to 2017 Gold Cup". CONCACAF. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  21. 1 2 "SMSA represented at the CFU Men's Caribbean Cup Draw in Antigua". soualiganewsday.com. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  22. ↑ "St. Maarten draws US Virgin Islands, Grenada in first round Caribbean Cup". The Daily Herald. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  23. ↑ "Sint Maarten and Martinique win friendlies". Caribbean Football Union. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  24. 1 2 "Team St. Maarten hoping to be home in time for game". The Daily Herald. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  25. ↑ Minnaard, Mitchell. "Wolff een gebroken rib, De Punder een eigen doelpunt als aandenken". PZC. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  26. ↑ "Caribbean Cup Recap: March 26, 2016 Matches". CONCACAF. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  27. ↑ "Official opening of the Raoul Illidge Sports Complex and Max Phelipa Zoological Gardens". TBF. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  28. ↑ "Football Field and Running Track at Raoul Illidge Sports Complex Temporarily Closed Off as of Monday". Sint Maarten News Network. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  29. ↑ "Appreciation for renovation of Raoul Illidge Sports Complex". Sint Maarten Today. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  30. ↑ Lourens Philip, Patricia. "Minister Patricia Lourens-Philip Speech Raoul Illidge Sports Complex". Sint Maarten Government. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  31. ↑ "World Football Elo Ratings: Sint Maarten". Elo Ratings. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
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