The Turks and Caicos Islands National Football Team is the national team of the

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and is controlled by the

Turks and Caicos Islands Football Association The Turks and Caicos Islands Football Association is the governing body of football in the Turks and Caicos Islands. They control the Turks and Caicos Islands national football team, the MFL League men's league, the Turks and Caicos FA Cup and the ...

History

Having formed a football association in 1996 and joined

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in 1998, Turks and Caicos Islands made its first appearance at an official FIFA competition when they entered the 2002 World Cup qualification. In March 2000, the team was knocked out in the first qualification round by St. Kitts and Nevis 14–0 on aggregate. At the 2006 World Cup qualifying competition, the side suffered a 7–0 aggregate loss against

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in February 2004. In 2007, the federation completed construction of their first stadium, the

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, with the help of the FIFA Goal Programme, and have committed themselves to building a broad base of football participation and support. On February 6, 2008, the team achieved its first World Cup qualification win 2–1 against

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in the

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first round at home, but in the second leg played March 26, 2008, they were eliminated after they fell short having lost the away leg 0–2 in Saint Lucia for a 2–3 aggregate score. The team went without a victory in an official game until June 3, 2014, when they beat the

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during the

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, and as a result jumped from 207th to 181st in the FIFA rankings released during that month.

Coaches

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(1999–2000) *

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(2003–2004) *

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(2006) * Matthew Green (2008–2011) *

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(2011–2014) *

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(2014–2015) * Oliver Smith (2015–2018) *

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(2018–2019) *

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(2022–)

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2022

2023

Current squad

* The following players were called up for the

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Player records

:''Players in bold are still active with Turks & Caicos Islands.''

Most capped players

Top goalscorers

Competitive record

World Cup record

CONCACAF Gold Cup record

Caribbean Cup record

CONCACAF Nations League record

Head-to-head record

References

External links

Official website
nbsp;– Turks and Caicos Islands FA * Földesi, László

at RSSSF.com

nbsp;– Planet World Cup {{CONCACAF teams Caribbean national association football teams