The Saint Lucia national football team represents

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 ...

in men's international

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and is administered by the

Saint Lucia Football Association The Saint Lucia Football Association is the governing body of football in Saint Lucia. The FA was founded in 1979, the same year the island gained independence, and is headquartered in Castries, the nation's capital. It runs the Saint Lucia men' ...

, the governing body for football in Saint Lucia. They have been a member of

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since 1988 and a member of

CONCACAF The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football,, ; french: Confédération de football d'Amérique du Nord, d'Amérique centrale et des Caraïbes, . Dutch uses the English name. abbreviated as CONCACAF ( ; typese ...

since 1986.

History

The team attempted to qualify to the World Cup finals tournament for the first time during the

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, when they were eliminated in the first qualification round by

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines () is an island country in the Caribbean. It is located in the southeast Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, which lie in the West Indies at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea wh ...

in 1992. In the CONCACAF 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification Saint Lucia played

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in the first qualifying round – losing the first leg 4–2 in Aruba. The return leg in Saint Lucia ended in a 4–2 victory after 90 minutes, sending the tie into extra time, and then to penalty kicks. Saint Lucia won the shoot-out 5–4 and advanced to the main draw for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Saint Lucia were then grouped with

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, and

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in Group D of the second qualifying round. Saint Lucia were eliminated from World Cup qualification after finishing last in their group with one point as a result of one draw and five losses. In 2014 the team won the Windward Islands Tournament after beating Dominica 2–0,Grenada 1–0 and a tie with Saint Vincent & The Grenadines. The Saint Lucia FA established a partnership with England's

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which saw four Saint Lucians trial at the club each year from 2012 in exchange for Carlisle getting

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for the players' professional rights. FIFA announced that Saint Lucia withdrew from the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification before their first match, after they were initially drawn into Group E in the

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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

Coaching history

Kingsley Armstrong Kingsley Armstrong (born 10 December 1962) is a Saint Lucian professional association football manager, football manager. Career In 1996 and since January 2002 until June 2004 he coached the Saint Lucia national football team. References Ext ...

(1996) * Cassim Louis (1999–00) *

(2002–04) * Carson Millar (2004–06) * Terrence Caroo (2006–10) *

Alain Providence Alain Providence (born 16 August 1982 in Micoud) is a Saint Lucian professional football manager. Career Since June 2010 until December 2011 he coached the Saint Lucia national football team The Saint Lucia national football team represents ...

(2010–11) * Francis Lastic (2012–2018) *

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(2018–2019) *

Jamaal Shabazz Jamaal Shabazz (born 22 November 1963) is a Trinidadian football manager, who is the current head coach of the Guyana national football team. He is known for four different stints in charge of Guyana. Coup attempt Shabazz was involved in the ...

(2019–2021) * Stern John (2022–present)

Players

Current squad

* The following players were called up for the friendly matches. * Match dates: 17 and 20 November 2022 * Opposition: * Caps and goals correct as of: 12 June 2022, after the match against

Recent call-ups

Player records

:''Players in bold are still active with Saint Lucia.''

Competitive record

World Cup record

Gold Cup record

CONCACAF Nations League

Caribbean Cup record

References

External links

* of the Football Federation of St Lucia
Team profile
on CONCACAF.com {{CONCACAF teams Caribbean national association football teams 1994 establishments in Saint Lucia