Saba national soccer team: Difference between revisions

{{Short description|Caribbean national football team}}

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{{Infobox national football team

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| Home Stadium = [[Cruyff Court Saba]]

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| First game = {{fb|Sint Eustatius}} 3–1 '''{{fb-rt|Saba}}'''<br/>([[Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius]]; 3 April 2004)

| Largest win = '''{{fb|Saba}}''' 2–1 {{fb-rt|Sint Eustatius}}<br>([[The Bottom]], [[Saba]]; 27 March 2010)

| Largest loss = {{fb|Sint Eustatius}} 3–1 '''{{fb-rt|Saba}}'''<br>([[Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius]]; 3 April 2004)<br>'''{{fb|Saba}}''' 3–5 {{fb-rt|Sint Eustatius}}<br>([[The Bottom]], [[Saba]]; 15 July 2006)

The '''Saba national soccer team''' is the national [[soccer]] team of the [[Caribbean island]] of [[Saba]]. It is a not member of the [[Caribbean Football Union]], [[CONCACAF]], or [[FIFA]] and therefore cannot compete in tournaments sanctioned by these organizations.<ref name="join CONCACAF">{{cite web |title=Saint Pierre and Miquelon to build a ground with an artificial pitch and join CONCACAF |url=http://www.conifa.org/en/2019/10/29/saint-pierre-and-miquelon-to-build-a-ground-with-an-artificial-pitch-and-join-concacaf/ |publisher=ConIFA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030213914/http://www.conifa.org/en/2019/10/29/saint-pierre-and-miquelon-to-build-a-ground-with-an-artificial-pitch-and-join-concacaf/ |access-date=16 August 2021|archive-date=30 October 2019 }}</ref> As of 2013, a group from Saba had formed with the express purpose of becoming a [[Caribbean Football Union|CFU]] member, though this appears to have died out.<ref name="Soccer Saba">{{cite web |title=Soccer Saba |url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/249498108486407/?ref=share |publisher=Soccer Saba |access-date=16 August 2021}}</ref>

==History==

{{See also|Football in Saba}}

Formerly Saba was represented in [[FIFA|international football]] by the [[Netherlands Antilles national football team]] until the country was dissolved on 10 October 2010 and Saba became a separate [[Special municipality (Netherlands)|Special Municipality]].<ref name="endofNA">{{cite news |title = Antillen opgeheven op 10-10-2010 |url = http://www.nos.nl/nosjournaal/artikelen/2009/10/1/011009_antillen.html |publisher = NOS |date = 1 October 2009 |access-date =1 October 2009 |language = nl}}</ref> Since 2004 Saba has played at least nine international friendlies against neighboring island [[Sint Eustatius national football team|Sint Eustatius]] in a series of inter-island matches.<ref name="Saba/Sint Eustatius">{{cite web |last1=Schöggl |first1=Hans |title=Inter Island Matches Saba/Sint Eustatius |url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/iisabastatia.html |publisher=RSSSF |access-date=16 August 2021}}</ref>

The [[Bonaire national football team|national football team]] of [[Bonaire]], another island that holds the status of Special Municipality within the [[Kingdom of the Netherlands]], has been a member of the [[Caribbean Football Union|CFU]] and [[CONCACAF]] since 2013 through the support of the Dutch [[Royal Dutch Football Association|KNVB]], leaving open the possibility for Saba membership in the governing bodies.<ref name="Bonaire takes FIFA to court">{{cite web |title=Bonaire takes FIFA to court to join world soccer |url=https://caribbean.loopnews.com/content/bonaire-takes-fifa-court-join-world-soccer |publisher=Loop News |access-date=16 August 2021}}</ref><ref name="BONAIRE EN SINT-MAARTEN">{{cite web |title=FIFA EN KNVB IN ACTIE VOOR VOETBALONTWIKKELING BONAIRE EN SINT-MAARTEN |url=https://www.knvb.nl/nieuws/themas/fifa-uefa/46854/fifa-en-knvb-actie-voor-voetbalontwikkeling-bonaire-en-sint-maarten |publisher=KNVB |access-date=16 August 2021 |language=Dutch}}</ref> Those associated with football in Saba have been working with the KNVB since at least 2019 when the association provided equipment to the island.<ref name="KNVB Donates">{{cite web |title=Dutch Football Association , KNVB, donates shirts and materials to Saba's community |url=https://www.saba-news.com/dutch-football-association-knvb-donates-shirts-and-materials-to-sabas-community/ |publisher=saba-news.com |access-date=16 August 2021}}</ref> In August 2021 the KNVB, joined by [[Bert Zuurman]] and former [[Aruba national football team|Aruba national team]] coach [[Elvis Albertus]], organized a football course and coaching clinic on the island.<ref name="football courses">{{cite web |title=KNVB organizes football courses on Saba |url=https://www.saba-news.com/knvb-organizes-football-courses-on-saba/ |publisher=saba-news.com |access-date=16 August 2021}}</ref><ref name="Professional Coaches">{{cite web |title=Saba Youth Train With Professional Choaches |url=https://bes-reporter.com/saba-youth-train-with-professional-coaches/ |publisher=BES Reporter |access-date=19 August 2021}}</ref>

==Stadium==

The team's home stadium is the [[Cruyff Court Saba]], the only soccer venue on the island, located at the former Man-O-War Grounds.<ref name="The Bottom">{{cite web |title=The Bottom |url=https://www.beautiful-saba.nl/the-bottom.php |publisher=Beautiful Saba |access-date=16 August 2021}}</ref><ref name="Fields Upgraded">{{cite web |title=Two Saba Sports Fields Upgraded |url=https://www.saba-news.com/two-saba-sports-fields-upgraded/ |publisher=saba-news.com |access-date=16 August 2021}}</ref>

==List of international matches==

:''As of 6 May 2011.''<ref name="Saba/Sint Eustatius"/>

{| class="wikitable" style="width:550px"

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!Venue

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|2004|| {{fb|Sint Eustatius}} || {{fb|Saba}} || style="background:#fdd;"|{{center|3–1}}

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|15 July 2006 || {{fb|Saba}} || {{fb|Sint Eustatius}} || style="background:#fdd;"|{{center|3–5}}

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|16 July 2006 || {{fb|Saba}} || {{fb|Sint Eustatius}} || style="background:#ffd;"|{{center|5–5}}

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|20 June 2009 || {{fb|Sint Eustatius}} || {{fb|Saba}} || style="background:silver;"|{{center|Unknown}}

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|21 June 2009 || {{fb|Sint Eustatius}} || {{fb|Saba}} || style="background:silver;"|{{center|Unknown}}

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|27 March 2010 || {{fb|Saba}} || {{fb|Sint Eustatius}} || style="background:#dfd;"|{{center|2–1}}

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|28 March 2010 || {{fb|Saba}} || {{fb|Sint Eustatius}} || style="background:#fdd;"|{{center|1–2}}

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|28 March 2010 || {{fb|Saba}} || {{fb|Sint Eustatius}} || style="background:#ffd;"|{{center|2–2}}

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|6 May 2011 || {{fb|Sint Eustatius}} U23 || {{fb|Saba}} || style="background:#fdd;"|{{center|2–1}}

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==References==

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==External links==

*[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/iisabastatia.html RSSSF List of Results]

*[https://www.facebook.com/SUSFActive/ Saba United Sports Federation]

*[https://www.national-football-teams.com/country/281/Saba.html National Football Teams profile]

{{Football in Saba}}

{{International Football}}

{{Non-FIFA teams}}

[[Category:Caribbean national association football teams]]

[[Category:CONCACAF teams not affiliated to FIFA]]