The Anguilla National Football Team is the national team of
Anguilla
Anguilla is a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of Sa ...
, a
British Overseas Territory
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in the Caribbean, and is controlled by the
Anguilla Football Association
The Anguilla Football Association is the governing body of football in Anguilla.
Association staff
References
External links
*
Anguillaat the FIFA website.
at CONCACAF website
Anguilla
Anguilla is a British Overseas Territor ...
. It is affiliated to the
Caribbean Football Union
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of
CONCACAF
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. The team has never qualified for the
FIFA World Cup
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or the
CONCACAF Gold Cup
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.
History
2002 World Cup qualification
Anguilla entered the
World Cup qualifiers for the first time for the
2002 World Cup
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in
South Korea
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and
Japan
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.
In the
first round
First most commonly refers to:
* First, the ordinal form of the number 1
First or 1st may also refer to:
Acronyms
* Faint Images of the Radio Sky at Twenty-Centimeters, an astronomical survey carried out by the Very Large Array
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of the
qualifiers, Anguilla were drawn against the
Bahamas
The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an archipelagic and island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean. It contains 97 per cent of the archipelago's land area and 88 per cent of its population. ...
. On 5 March 2000, Anguilla hosted the first leg in front of 250 people at
Webster Park in
The Valley, losing by a scoreline of 3–1. In front of a Bahamian crowd of just 330, the second leg was played at the
Thomas Robinson Stadium
Thomas Robinson Stadium, officially Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Nassau, Bahamas. The largest stadium in the country, it is used primarily for Association football, soccer matches. The stadium is also the ...
in
Nassau on 19 March 2000, with Anguilla losing 2–1, and thereby eliminated by an aggregate scoreline of 5–2.
2006 World Cup qualification
During the
qualifiers for the
2006 World Cup
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in
Germany
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, Anguilla faced the
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean. It shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Puerto Rico to the east and ...
in the
first round
First most commonly refers to:
* First, the ordinal form of the number 1
First or 1st may also refer to:
Acronyms
* Faint Images of the Radio Sky at Twenty-Centimeters, an astronomical survey carried out by the Very Large Array
* Far Infrared a ...
. The first leg was played to a goalless draw at the
Estadio Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte es:Estadio is the spanish language word for Stadium
A stadium (: stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage completely or partially surrounded by a tiered s ...
in
Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, formerly known as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic and the List of metropolitan areas in the Caribbean, largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean by population. the Distrito Na ...
on 19 March 2004. Newly introduced FIFA stadium requirements forced Anguilla to play their "home" leg at the same Dominican Republic stadium two days later, with the Dominican Republic winning the second leg and thus the first round by a scoreline of 6–0.
2010 World Cup qualification
During the
qualifiers for the
2010 World Cup
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in
South Africa
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, Anguilla was drawn against
El Salvador
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in the
first round
First most commonly refers to:
* First, the ordinal form of the number 1
First or 1st may also refer to:
Acronyms
* Faint Images of the Radio Sky at Twenty-Centimeters, an astronomical survey carried out by the Very Large Array
* Far Infrared a ...
. On 6 February 2008, they lost 12–0 at the
Estadio Cuscatlán
The Estadio Cuscatlán is a football stadium located in the city of San Salvador, El Salvador. It was inaugurated in 1976. It can hold 53,400 spectators, making it the Association Football stadium with the largest spectator capacity in Central A ...
in
San Salvador
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, where striker
Rudis Corrales scored five times and
Ronald Cerritos
Ronald Osvaldo Cerritos Flores (born January 3, 1975) is a Salvadoran former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Cerritos was once the all-time leader in assists of the Major League Soccer team, the San Jose Earthquakes, with 47. ...
three. This time, Anguilla played their "home leg" at
RFK Stadium
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in
Washington, D.C.
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in the
United States
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on 26 March 2008. In front of 22,670 spectators, Anguilla lost the second leg 4–0, thereby losing to El Salvador by an aggregate score of 16–0.
2014 World Cup qualification
In the
first round
First most commonly refers to:
* First, the ordinal form of the number 1
First or 1st may also refer to:
Acronyms
* Faint Images of the Radio Sky at Twenty-Centimeters, an astronomical survey carried out by the Very Large Array
* Far Infrared a ...
of the
qualifiers for the
2014 World Cup
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in
Brazil
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, Anguilla were again drawn to play the Dominican Republic, as they had eight years previously. On 8 July 2011, they lost 2–0 at the
Estadio Panamericano in
San Cristobal, and losing 4–0 in the same Dominican Republic stadium just two days later. This put the Dominican Republic through to the
second round
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with the same 6–0 aggregate scoreline as their previous encounter.
2018 World Cup qualification
In the
first round
First most commonly refers to:
* First, the ordinal form of the number 1
First or 1st may also refer to:
Acronyms
* Faint Images of the Radio Sky at Twenty-Centimeters, an astronomical survey carried out by the Very Large Array
* Far Infrared a ...
of the
qualifiers for the
2018 World Cup
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in
Russia
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, Anguilla were drawn to play
Nicaragua
Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the geographically largest Sovereign state, country in Central America, comprising . With a population of 7,142,529 as of 2024, it is the third-most populous country in Central America aft ...
. On 23 March 2015, they lost the first leg 5–0 at the
Estadio Nacional Dennis Martínez in
Managua
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,
Nicaragua
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and, on 29 March 2015, were eliminated at
Ronald Webster Park in
The Valley in Anguilla with a 3–0 loss, to send Nicaragua through to the
second round
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by a score of 8–0 on aggregate.
2022 World Cup qualification
In the
first round
First most commonly refers to:
* First, the ordinal form of the number 1
First or 1st may also refer to:
Acronyms
* Faint Images of the Radio Sky at Twenty-Centimeters, an astronomical survey carried out by the Very Large Array
* Far Infrared a ...
of the
qualifiers for the
2022 World Cup
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in
Qatar
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, Anguilla were drawn into group D with
Dominica
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,
Barbados
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,
Dominican Republic
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, and
Panama
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, whom they’d each play once. Their first match of the campaign was against Dominican Republic on 27 March 2021, at the
DRV PNK Stadium
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in
Fort Lauderdale
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. This game would make it the 3rd time the two teams faced in World Cup qualifying games. Anguilla lost 6–0, making this the same as the last two aggregate scores for the teams. On 31 March 2021, they faced Barbados at
Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez w:es:Estadio, es:Estadio is the spanish language word for Stadium. The term may be applied to the following:
* Estadio (magazine) a sports magazine published in Chile
* Specific stadiums in Spanish speaking or Portuguese speaking countriesclick he ...
in
Santo Domingo
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, Anguilla lost to a late 1–0 goal by
Emile Saimovici. Then, on 2 June 2021 they lost 3–0 to Dominica at
Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez w:es:Estadio, es:Estadio is the spanish language word for Stadium. The term may be applied to the following:
* Estadio (magazine) a sports magazine published in Chile
* Specific stadiums in Spanish speaking or Portuguese speaking countriesclick he ...
in
Santo Domingo
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. And on 6 July, at
Estadio Nacional de Panamá in
Panama City
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, Anguilla suffered a massive 13–0 defeat. They ended of round 1 with 0 points, 0 goals, and 23 goals against.
2026 World Cup qualification
At the commencement of
2026 FIFA World Cup
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qualification, Anguilla advanced beyond the
first round of qualifying for the first time in their history after beating
Turks and Caicos Islands
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1–1 on aggregate after penalties.
In the
second round
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, they were drawn into Group F with
Suriname
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,
El Salvador
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,
Puerto Rico
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and
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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.
Overall World Cup qualification record
The pair of shutouts against Nicaragua in March 2015 extended Anguilla's scoreless run in World Cup qualification to eight matches, encompassing three World Cups over an eleven-year period. The goals Anguilla scored in March 2000 against the Bahamas in each leg of their first World Cup qualifying appearance remain their only two goals, with 41 goals conceded, no wins, one draw and nine losses from their ten World Cup qualifying matches to date.
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.
2024
2025
Coaching history
* Les Strong (1991–1994)
*
Clifton Livingston (2000)
*
Scott Cooper (2002)
*
Vernon Hodge (2003–2004)
*
Benjamin Davies (2004)
*
Vernon Hodge (2004–2007)
*
Kerthney Carty (2008)
* Colin Johnson (2008–2009)
*
Scott Cooper (2010)
* Colin Johnson (2010–2015)
*
Richard Orlowski (2015)
* Leon Jeffers (2016)
* Romare Kelsick (2016–2018)
* Nigel Connor (2018–2020)
*
Stern John
Stern John (born 30 October 1976) is a Trinidadian football manager and former player who is currently managing Saint Lucia. He managed Anguilla from 2020 to 2022. He previously played for a number of American and English football clubs that inc ...
(2020–2022)
* Nigel Connor (2022–2024)
*
Keith Jeffrey (2024–Present)
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the
2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, sometimes known simply as Saint Vincent or SVG, is an island country in the eastern Caribbean. It is located in the southeast Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, which lie in the West Indies, at the south ...
and
El Salvador
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on 4 and 7 June 2025.
''Caps and goals are updated as of 30 April 2025, after the match against
British Virgin Islands
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.''
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up for the team in the last twelve months.
Player records
:''Players in bold are still active with Anguilla''.
Most appearances
Top goalscorers
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Nations League
Caribbean Cup
Head-to-head record
Historical kits
References
External links
Antigua & Barbuda – Anguilla, Digicel Caribbean Cup 2007, YouTubeBarbados – Anguilla, Digicel Caribbean Cup 2007, YouTubeEl Salvador – Anguilla 12–0, 2008-02-06, 2010 WCQ, YouTubeAnguilla – El Salvador 0–4, 2008-03-26, 2010 WCQ, YouTube
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