Montserrat national football team results
The Montserrat national football team is the representative association football team of the small Caribbean island of Montserrat. Football is the second most popular sport in Montserrat after cricket, and official competitive football on the island is governed by the Montserrat Football Association (MFA).[1] The association is affiliated to the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) and the team has, as of December 2009, entered seven Caribbean Cup competitions and three FIFA World Cup qualification campaigns. Montserrat played their first international fixture in 1991, which ended in a 0–3 defeat by Saint Lucia. In their second match, they secured a 1–1 draw with Anguilla. Montserrat lost their next seven matches before achieving their first ever victory on 26 March 1995, when they defeated Anguilla 3–2 at the Blakes Estate Stadium in Plymouth. Montserrat also went on to win their next match, again defeating Anguilla 1–0.[1]
In 1995, football on the island was halted due to the activity of the
On 9 September 2012, Montserrat achieved their first victory in 17 years, beating the British Virgin Islands 7–0 in a qualifying match for the
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Results
Pre-FIFA affiliation (1991–1996)
Date | Venue | Opponents | Score[A] | Competition | Att. | Montserrat scorers |
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10 May 1991 | Vieux Fort (A)
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Saint Lucia | 0–3 | 1991 Caribbean Cup Group Stage | — | |
14 May 1991 | Vieux Fort (N)
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Anguilla | 1–1 | 1991 Caribbean Cup Group Stage | — | Unknown |
15 April 1992 | Warner Park, Basseterre (N) | Antigua and Barbuda | 0–5 | 1992 Caribbean Cup Group Stage | — | |
17 April 1992 | Warner Park, Basseterre (A) | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0–10 | 1992 Caribbean Cup Group Stage | — | |
23 February 1994 | Warner Park, Basseterre (A) | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1–9 | 1994 Caribbean Cup Group Stage | — | Unknown |
25 February 1994 | Warner Park, Basseterre (N) | Antigua and Barbuda | 0–8 | 1994 Caribbean Cup Group Stage | — | |
26 March 1995 | Sturge Park, Plymouth (H) | Anguilla | 3–2 | 1995 Caribbean Cup First qualifying round | — | Edwards, Wade, Morris |
2 April 1995 | Webster Park, The Valley (A) | Anguilla | 1–0 | 1995 Caribbean Cup First qualifying round |
— | Webb |
1 May 1995 | Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown (A) | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0–9 | 1995 Caribbean Cup Second qualifying round | — | |
7 May 1995 | Sturge Park, Plymouth (H) | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0–11 | 1995 Caribbean Cup Second qualifying round | — |
As a FIFA member (1996–present)
Record by opponent
- As of 19 November 2019[10]
Against | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD | % Won |
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Anguilla | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 50% |
Antigua and Barbuda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 0% |
Aruba | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100% |
Barbados | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0% |
Belize | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 33% |
Bermuda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | −20 | 0% |
Bhutan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0% |
Bonaire | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
British Virgin Islands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 33% |
Cayman Islands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Curaçao | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 0% |
Dominican Republic | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 25% |
El Salvador | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0% |
Martinique | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0% |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 29 | −27 | 0% |
Saint Lucia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 33% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | −27 | 0% |
Suriname | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 0% |
U.S. Virgin Islands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100% |
Total | 43 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 42 | 164 | −122 | 21% |
Note: teams in italic indicates that teams are not FIFA members.
Footnotes
- A. a b In the "Score" column, Montserrat's score is shown first.
- B. ^ The match was played in Trinidad and Tobago as neither Montserrat nor Suriname could provide a venue to meet FIFA standards.[11]
- C. ^ The match had been intended as a home fixture for Montserrat, but was played in Trinidad and Tobago instead as Montserrat had no facilities on the island to meet international standards.[12]
- D. ^ Played on a neutral venue in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.[13]
- E. ^ The first leg was originally scheduled to be played on 26 March, and the second leg was originally scheduled to be played on 31 March 2020.[14]
References
- General
- Courtney, Barrie (31 January 2005). "Montserrat – List of International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
- Specific
- ^ ISBN 0-7553-1419-0.
- Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). 8 January 2002. Archived from the originalon 20 June 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ^ "Dominican Republic 3–0 Montserrat". FIFA. 5 March 2000. Archived from the original on 19 June 2008. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
- ^ "Montserrat 1–3 Dominican Republic". FIFA. 19 March 2000. Archived from the original on 19 June 2008. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
- ^ a b "Montserrat Loses To Gain Lowly Title". The New York Times. 1 July 2002. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
- ^ "Montserrat 1–7 Suriname". FIFA. 26 March 2008. Archived from the original on 30 March 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
- ^ "British Virgin Islands 0–7 Montserrat". CONCACAF. 9 September 2012. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
- ^ a b "Montserrat: FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. Archived from the original on 16 June 2007. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
- ^ CFU football comes to Montserrat | The Montserrat Reporter
- ^ "World Football Elo Ratings". www.eloratings.net. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "New World fixtures firmed". FIFA. 11 January 2008. Archived from the original on 13 January 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
- ^ "Minnows take marks on the road to Rio". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 13 June 2011. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ^ "Belize to play home qualifier in Honduras". CONCACAF. 7 July 2011. Archived from the original on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "First-Round 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup Qualifying Matches Schedule Announced". CONCACAF.com. 29 January 2020.