The Saint Lucia Football Association is the governing body of

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Saint Lucia Saint Lucia ( acf, Sent Lisi, french: Sainte-Lucie) is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. The island was previously called Iouanalao and later Hewanorra, names given by the native Arawaks and Caribs, two Amerindian ...

. The FA was founded in 1979, the same year the island gained independence, and is headquartered in

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, the nation's capital. It runs the Saint Lucia men's and women's junior and senior national teams, as well as its domestic football competitions, which include both men's and women's professional leagues and youth championships. In international competition, Saint Lucia's football teams have had some modest success against their

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neighbors, but beyond that geographical area their experience is quite limited. In fact, when the men's team faced

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in qualifying for the

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, it marked the first time they had ever played an opponent outside the

zone. The men's team has attempted to qualify for the

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four times, but has yet to make it past the second preliminary round in the

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region. They have been more competitive in

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competition, advancing as far as the semifinals. The women's national team attempted to qualify for the Women's World Cup for the first time in 2003, but did not advance past the first qualifying round despite securing two wins and a draw.

Saint Lucia Withdrawal From the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers 2021

Saint Lucia National Footballers held a demonstration in front of the St.Lucia Football Association (SLFA) headquarters in Castries on March 24, 2021. The protest was held due to the withdrawal of the country from the

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qualifiers 2021. Footballers raised their voice after stating no communication between the country players and the SLFA was made. Players found this was disrespectful to the country's local home based players. The players felt that they were not being considered for the upcoming qualifiers.

St. Lucia Saint Lucia ( acf, Sent Lisi, french: Sainte-Lucie) is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. The island was previously called Iouanalao and later Hewanorra, names given by the native Arawaks and Caribs, two Amerin ...

was set to play

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in Nicaragua on March 24, 2021 in Groupe E of the qualifiers for the grand 2022 World Cup held in

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. Frustrated players called for the resignation of the then president Lyndon Cooper. Players held placards stating "Lyndon Cooper must go."

Association staff

References

External links

Saint Lucia
at the FIFA website
Saint Lucia FA
on Facebook
Saint Lucia
at CONCACAF site CONCACAF member associations Football in Saint Lucia

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Sports organizations established in 1979 1979 establishments in Saint Lucia {{SaintLucia-sport-stub