Bermuda national football team

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The Bermuda national football team represents Bermuda (British overseas territory) in men's international football, which is governed by the Bermuda Football Association founded in 1928. It has been a member of FIFA and CONCACAF since 1962. Regionally, it is a member of CFU in the Caribbean Zone.

NicknameGombey Warriors
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederationCFU (Caribbean)
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NicknameGombey Warriors
AssociationBermuda Football Association (BFA)
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederationCFU (Caribbean)
Head coachMichael Findlay
CaptainZeiko Lewis
Most capsReggie Lambe (63)
Top scorerShaun Goater
Nahki Wells (20)
Home stadiumBermuda National Stadium
FIFA codeBER
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 166 Increase 3 (1 April 2026)[1]
Highest58 (December 1992)
Lowest189 (September 2011)
First international
 Iceland 4–3 Bermuda 
(Reykjavík, Iceland; 10 August 1964)
Biggest win
 Bermuda 13–0 Montserrat 
(Hamilton, Bermuda; 29 February 2004)
Biggest defeat
 Bermuda 0–7 Curaçao 
(Devonshire Parish, Bermuda; 13 November 2025)
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2019)
Best resultGroup stage (2019)
CONCACAF Nations League
Appearances4 (first in 2019–20)
Best resultGroup stage (2019–20)
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Bermuda has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, but has qualified once for the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2019, and has also participated once in League A and three times in League B of the CONCACAF Nations League.

Bermuda's debut in international competitions was in the 1967 Pan American Games. Their first appearance in World Cup qualifiers was in the 1970 CONCACAF qualification. The team achieved its first victory in 1967, defeating Trinidad and Tobago 3–1.

History

1964–1992

Bermuda played their first international match on 10 August 1964, against Iceland in Reykjavík, ending in a narrow victory to the Icelanders, 4–3. A few years later, Bermuda participated in the 1967 Pan American Games in Winnipeg. Coached by Graham Adams, they reached the final but fell to Mexico, 4–0 a.e.t.[2]

In 1968 they participated in the qualifiers for the 1970 FIFA World Cup for the first time. In Group 1 of the first round, they were paired with United States and Canada. They finished the group with one draw (against Canada, 0–0) and three losses and were eliminated. The sixties would end with an elimination at the hands of Mexico, in the 1969 CONCACAF Championship qualification preliminary round, although Bermuda, after having lost 3–0 in Mexico City, managed to defeat the Aztecs 2–1 in Hamilton, on 2 November 1969, with goals from Albert Dowling and Bernard Brangman.[3]

The '70s would begin with another elimination in the first round of the 1971 CONCACAF Championship qualification, again at the hands of Mexico, which prevailed comfortably with an overall result of 6–0. In this decade the Bermuda team managed to win two consecutive bronze medals in the Central American and Caribbean Games of 1974 and 1978.[4][5] The decade of the '80s was not very significant for the Gombey Warriors since they only participated in the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games, a tournament where reached 4th place. This would be their final participation in the Games.

On the other hand, between 1967 and 1987, the Bermuda team played several qualifying matches for the Olympic soccer tournament but never qualified for the final tournament. In this period they experienced some of their worst defeats, such as two 8–0 results against Canada and Mexico.

1992–2019

Absent from the World Cup qualifiers between 1972 and 1992, Bermuda returned to the 1994 preliminary tournament where they eliminated Haiti in the first round thanks to the away goals rule, after winning 1–0 in Hamilton (goal by Shaun Goater) and lost 2–1 in Port-au-Prince. Bermuda advanced to the second phase, in group B with Jamaica, Canada and El Salvador, finishing in last place with 4 points, despite managing a historic 1–0 victory against the Selecta, the result of a goal from Kyle Lightbourne.[6] In the 1998 World Cup qualifiers, Bermuda withdrew without playing Trinidad and Tobago in the first round.

The Gombey Warriors would return four years later for the 2002 World Cup qualifiers where they eliminated the British Virgin Islands in the first round, 5–1 and 9–0, before falling in the next phase, at the hands of Antigua and Barbuda, who won thanks to the away goal rule after drawing 0–0 at Saint John's and 1–1 in Hamilton. In the tournament preliminary route to the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Bermuda got their biggest win, thrashing Montserrat 13–0.[7] Later it was eliminated by El Salvador who prevailed 2–1 in San Salvador and later drew 2–2 in Hamilton. In the qualifying process for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Bermuda eliminated the Cayman Islands in the first round with an aggregate score of 4–1. But it was brought down in the next round by Trinidad and Tobago with an aggregate score of 3–2 although Bermuda achieved an away victory, in Macoya, against the Soca Warriors (1–2), with a double from John Nusum. In the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, Bermuda entered the second round directly in group B, alongside Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados. Although they again defeated Trinidad and Tobago (2–1), they could only finish third in the group with 10 points, failing to advance to the third round.

On the other hand, since 1997, Bermuda began to play regularly in the knockout phase of the Caribbean Cup (except in 2001 and 2010) although it never managed to qualify for the final round. Their best performance occurred in the 2007 tournament where they advanced to the second knockout round. They missed the chance to reach the final tournament, losing to Haiti in two sets (0–2 and 0–3).[8]

In July 2013, Bermuda won its 15th gold medal at the 2013 Island Games in Hamilton after beating Greenland 1–0.[9] This competition is not officially recognised because teams not recognized by FIFA participate.

Luke Robinson made his international debut for Bermuda in 2021

In 2015 Bermuda participated in the 2018 World Cup Qualifiers where they would face the Bahamas, whom they defeated over the two matches by 5–0. Going into the second round, they faced Guatemala, drawing 0–0 then falling 1–0, failing to reach the third round. Bermuda would return to the Caribbean Cup after being absent in 2014, losing initially against Cuba 2–1 but defeating French Guiana 2–1 to edge through to the second round on goal-difference. They then lost to both Dominican Republic (2–1) and French Guiana (3–0) and were eliminated from the cup.

2019–present

Debut in CONCACAF Gold Cup

In 2019, Bermuda made its CONCACAF Nations League debut, where it made history by finishing in the top ten of the competition, allowing it to jointly qualify for League A of the competition and its first CONCACAF Gold Cup.[10] In League A, Bermuda were drawn with Mexico and Panama but finished at the bottom of the group on goal-difference.

At the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Bermuda is drawn in Group B with Haiti, Costa Rica and Nicaragua. After two defeats to the first two teams, Bermuda won their first victory of the continental tournament by beating Nicaragua 2–0.[11]

Even if Bermuda fails to qualify for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Nahki Wells made history by scoring the fastest Gold Cup goal (all phases combined) after 17 seconds in the match against Barbados on 2 July 2021 (an 8–1 victory in the end).[12]

FIFA Series tournament

In 2024, FIFA Invited Bermuda to the 2024 FIFA Series matches from 22 to 26 March 2024 held in Jeddah. On 22 March 2024, Bermuda faced off against Brunei from the AFC, where they defeated them 2–0.

2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers

In 2024-2025, Bermuda participated in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers, entering the qualifiers at the second round. In their first two games in June 2024, they drew 1–1 with Antigua and Barbuda but lost 6–1 to Honduras. Then in their second two games in June 2025, they would defeat the Cayman Islands 5–0 and then defeat Cuba 2–1 to finish second in their group and advance to the third round, to be played between September and November 2025.[13] Drawn in Group B with Jamaica, Curaçao and Trinidad and Tobago, the Gombey Warriors suffered four defeats in their first four matches and found themselves eliminated from qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[14]

National football stadium

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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.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2025

21 March 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification Bermuda  3–5  Honduras Devonshire Parish, Bermuda
20:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Bermuda National Stadium
Attendance: 545
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)
25 March 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification Honduras  2–0  Bermuda Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Report Stadium: Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)
4 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Bermuda  5–0  Cayman Islands Devonshire Parish, Bermuda
20:00 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Bermuda National Stadium
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez (United States)
10 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Cuba  1–2  Bermuda Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
16:00 UTC−4 Aguirre 58' Report Stadium: Estadio Antonio Maceo
Attendance: 3,600
Referee: Oliver Vergara (Panama)
5 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Bermuda  0-4  Jamaica Devonshire Parish, Bermuda
19:00 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Bermuda National Stadium
Attendance: 4,100
Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)
9 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Curaçao  3–2  Bermuda Willemstad, Curaçao
20:00 UTC−4
Report Stadium: Ergilio Hato Stadium
Attendance: 9,474
Referee: Adonis Carrasco (Dominican Republic)
10 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Bermuda  0–3  Trinidad and Tobago Devonshire Parish, Bermuda
19:00 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Bermuda National Stadium
Attendance: 2,900
Referee: Julio Luna (Guatemala)
14 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Jamaica  4–0  Bermuda Kingston, Jamaica
19:00 UTC−5 Report Stadium: Independence Park
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)
13 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Bermuda  0–7  Curaçao Devonshire Parish, Bermuda
20:00 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Bermuda National Stadium
Attendance: 1,181
Referee: Tori Penso (United States)
18 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Trinidad and Tobago  2–2  Bermuda Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
21:00 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium
Referee: Jose Raúl Torres Rivera (Puerto Rico)

2026

25 March Friendly DR Congo  2–0  Bermuda Guadalajara, Mexico
15:00 UTC−6
Report Stadium: Estadio Akron

Coaching staff

As of October 2025.[15]
More information Position, Name ...
Position Name
Manager Canada Michael Findlay
Assistant manager England Jake Littlejohn
Assistant manager Bermuda John Barry Nusum
Goalkeeper coach Canada John Moreira
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Coaching history

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly against DR Congo on 25 March 2026.[16]

Caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2025, after the match against Trinidad and Tobago.

More information No., Pos. ...
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Jahquil Hill (1997-01-15) 15 January 1997 (age 29) 9 0 Bermuda Football Association St. George's Colts
1GK Milai Perott (2004-04-12) 12 April 2004 (age 22) 1 0 The Football Association Notts County
1GK Nathaniel Swan (2006-05-05) 5 May 2006 (age 19) 0 0 Unknown

2DF Roger Lee (1991-07-01) 1 July 1991 (age 34) 52 0 The Football Association Quorn
2DF Harry Twite (2005-06-17) 17 June 2005 (age 20) 25 0 The Football Association Loughborough Students
2DF Deniche Hill (2004-03-11) 11 March 2004 (age 22) 10 0 The Football Association Buxton
2DF Daniel Cook (2003-06-10) 10 June 2003 (age 22) 8 0 United States Soccer Federation Rider Broncs
2DF Julian Carpenter (1995-12-06) 6 December 1995 (age 30) 7 1 Unknown
2DF Kieron Richardson (2005-01-28) 28 January 2005 (age 21) 2 0 United States Soccer Federation UCCS Mountain Lions
2DF David Jones (1997-03-12) 12 March 1997 (age 29) 1 0 Bermuda Football Association Dandy Town Hornets
2DF Brighton Morrison Unknown 0 0 The Football Association Sandhurst Town

3MF Zeiko Lewis (1994-06-04) 4 June 1994 (age 31) 50 11 Free agent
3MF Ne-Jai Tucker (2002-08-20) 20 August 2002 (age 23) 22 2 The Football Association Southport
3MF Aundè Todd (2005-05-16) 16 May 2005 (age 20) 18 1 The Football Association Binfield
3MF Riley Robinson (2005-02-09) 9 February 2005 (age 21) 1 0 The Football Association Binfield
3MF Amir Dill Unknown 0 0 Unknown
3MF Joshua Joseph (2003-11-12) 12 November 2003 (age 22) 0 0 Unknown
3MF Senoj Mitchell Unknown 0 0 Unknown
3MF La Zai Outerbridge Unknown 0 0 Unknown

4FW Logan Jiménez (2008-05-15) 15 May 2008 (age 17) 2 0 Scottish Football Association Hibernian
4FW Ajani Burchall (2004-11-05) 5 November 2004 (age 21) 0 0 The Football Association Wimborne Town
4FW Elisha Darrell Unknown 0 0 Unknown
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Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Bermuda squad within the last twelve months.

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Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Dale Eve (1995-02-09) 9 February 1995 (age 31) 47 0 England Alvechurch v.  Curaçao, 9 September 2025
GK Detre Bell (1997-03-08) 8 March 1997 (age 29) 6 0 Bermuda North Village Rams v.  Curaçao, 9 September 2025
GK Coleridge Fubler (2003-10-30) 30 October 2003 (age 22) 0 0 Free agent v.  Curaçao, 9 September 2025

DF Dante Leverock (1992-04-11) 11 April 1992 (age 34) 50 8 Bermuda Dandy Town Hornets v.  Curaçao, 9 September 2025
DF Lejaun Simmons (1993-04-07) 7 April 1993 (age 33) 38 6 Bermuda Devonshire Cougars v.  Curaçao, 9 September 2025
DF Justin Donawa (1996-06-27) 27 June 1996 (age 29) 25 3 England Brackley Town v.  Curaçao, 9 September 2025
DF Reece Jones (2000-12-07) 7 December 2000 (age 25) 16 0 England Binfield v.  Curaçao, 9 September 2025
DF Eusebio Blankendal (1998-03-11) 11 March 1998 (age 28) 10 0 Bermuda Dandy Town Hornets v.  Curaçao, 9 September 2025
DF J’Nai Butterfield-Steede (1998-03-19) 19 March 1998 (age 28) 7 0 England City of Liverpool v.  Curaçao, 9 September 2025

MF Willie Clemons (1994-09-24) 24 September 1994 (age 31) 33 2 England Leiston v.  Curaçao, 9 September 2025
MF Keziah Martin (2000-05-21) 21 May 2000 (age 25) 14 0 England Buxton v.  Curaçao, 9 September 2025
MF Rahzir Jones (2000-11-01) 1 November 2000 (age 25) 4 0 England Binfield v.  Curaçao, 9 September 2025
MF Jorj Dublin (1999-08-10) 10 August 1999 (age 26) 0 0 Bermuda Devonshire Colts v.  Curaçao, 9 September 2025

FW Reggie Lambe (1991-02-04) 4 February 1991 (age 35) 61 14 England Needham Market v.  Curaçao, 9 September 2025
FW Nahki Wells (1990-06-01) 1 June 1990 (age 35) 27 20 England Luton Town v.  Curaçao, 9 September 2025
FW Kane Crichlow (2000-08-21) 21 August 2000 (age 25) 20 10 England Sutton United v.  Curaçao, 9 September 2025
FW Djair Parfitt (1996-10-01) 1 October 1996 (age 29) 17 6 Finland Haka v.  Curaçao, 9 September 2025
FW Enrique Russell (2000-02-05) 5 February 2000 (age 26) 9 0 Bermuda PHC Zebras v.  Curaçao, 9 September 2025
FW Jutorre Burgess (2006-08-10) 10 August 2006 (age 19) 0 0 England Harborough Town v.  Curaçao, 9 September 2025
FW Kole Hall (1998-08-22) 22 August 1998 (age 27) 16 3 England Chorley v.  Cuba, 10 June 2025
FW Sachiel Ming (2005-08-08) 8 August 2005 (age 20) 8 1 United States Syracuse Orange v.  Cuba, 10 June 2025

Notes
  • INJ = Withdrew due to injury
  • RET = Retired from the national team
  • WD = Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.
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Player records

As of 15 October 2025[17]
Statistics include official FIFA-recognised matches only.
Players in bold are still active with Bermuda.

Most appearances

Reggie Lambe is Bermuda's most capped player with 63 appearances.
More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Reggie Lambe 63 14 2007–present
2 Dante Leverock 62 8 2015–present
3 Dale Eve 50 0 2011–present
4 Roger Lee[a] 49 0 2008–present
5 Zeiko Lewis[b] 47 12 2011–present
6 Lejaun Simmons[c] 42 6 2012–present
7 Damon Ming[d] 40 7 2003–2016
8 John Barry Nusum[e] 38 19 2000–2012
9 Willie Clemons 37 3 2016–present
10 Jaylon Bather 34 2 2015–2021
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Top goalscorers

Shaun Goater and Nahki Wells are Bermuda's joint all-time top scorers with 20 goals.
More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Shaun Goater 20 22 0.91 1988–2004
Nahki Wells[f] 20 29 0.69 2007–present
3 John Barry Nusum[e] 19 38 0.5 2000–2012
4 Reggie Lambe 14 63 0.22 2007–present
5 Kane Crichlow 12 24 0.5 2021–present
Zeiko Lewis[b] 12 47 0.26 2011–present
7 Khano Smith 10 33 0.3 2003–2012
8 Kyle Lightbourne 8 18 0.44 1989–2004
Dante Leverock 8 62 0.13 2015–present
10 Damon Ming[d] 7 40 0.18 2003–2016
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  1. Roger Lee also appeared in 3 matches in the 2013 Island Games against sides that are not FIFA members - nor are they associate members of one of FIFA's affiliated confederations - therefore they are not counted here.
  2. Zeiko Lewis also appeared in 3 matches, scoring three goals, in the 2013 Island Games against sides that are not FIFA members - nor are they associate members of one of FIFA's affiliated confederations - therefore they are not counted here.
  3. Lejaun Simmons also appeared in 1 match, scoring three goals, in the 2013 Island Games against a side that was not a FIFA member - nor are they an associate member of one of FIFA's affiliated confederations - therefore the match is not counted here.
  4. Damon Ming also appeared in 3 matches, scoring one goal, in the 2013 Island Games against sides that are not FIFA members - nor are they associate members of one of FIFA's affiliated confederations - therefore they are not counted here.
  5. John Barry Nusum also appeared in 3 matches in the 2013 Island Games against sides that are not FIFA members - nor are they associate members of one of FIFA's affiliated confederations - therefore they are not counted here.
  6. Nahki Wells also appeared in 1 match in the 2007 Island Games against a side that was not a FIFA member - nor were they an associate member of one of FIFA's affiliated confederations - therefore the match is not counted here.

Head-to-head record

Updated to 25 March 2026 after the match against DR Congo
Sources consulted: RSSSF (before 2013) and National Football Teams (after 2013).[18][17]

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

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Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

More information FIFA World Cup record, Qualification record ...
FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Pos. Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
1930 to 1962Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
England 1966Did not participate Did not participate
Mexico 1970Did not qualify 4013212
1974 to 1990Did not participate Did not participate
United States 1994Did not qualify 104241415
France 1998Withdrew Withdrew
South Korea Japan 2002Did not qualify 4220152
Germany 2006 4211234
South Africa 2010 421165
Brazil 2014 631287
Russia 2018 421181
Qatar 2022 4112712
Canada Mexico United States 2026 102261331
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030To be determined To be determined
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total0/9 501812209689
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CONCACAF Gold Cup

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CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Pos. Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
1963 to 1967Not a CONCACAF member Not a CONCACAF member
Costa Rica 1969Did not qualify 210124
Trinidad and Tobago 1971 200206
1973 to 1996Did not participate Did not participate
United States 1998Did not qualify 200214
United States 2000 3201113
United States 2002Withdrew Withdrew
Mexico United States 2003Did not participate Did not participate
United States 2005Did not qualify 311156
United States 2007 84131710
United States 2009 311174
United States 2011Did not participate Did not participate
United States 2013Did not qualify 3102105
United States Canada 2015Did not participate Did not participate
United States 2017Did not qualify 410337
United States Costa Rica Jamaica 2019 Group stage11th310244Squad 4301174
United States 2021 Did not qualify 62041416
United States Canada 2023 6114710
United States Canada 2025 84041820
TotalGroup stage1/13310244 542142911299
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CONCACAF Nations League

More information CONCACAF Nations League record, League phase ...
CONCACAF Nations League record
League phase Final phase
Season Div. Group Pos. Pld W D L GF GA P/R Finals Round Pos. Pld W D L GF GA Squad
2019–20 A B 10th4103511Fall United States 2021Did not qualify
2022–23 B B 10th6114710Same position United States 2023Ineligible
2023–24 B C 10th622289Same position United States 2024
2024–25 B D 6th64021513Same position United States 2025
2026–27 BTo be determined 2027
Total2283113543 Total
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Caribbean Cup

More information CFU Championship / Caribbean Cup record, Qualification record ...
CFU Championship / Caribbean Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Pos. Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1978 to 1989Did not participate Did not participate
Trinidad and Tobago 1990Did not qualify 312053
1991 to 1996Did not participate Did not participate
Antigua and Barbuda Saint Kitts and Nevis 1997Did not qualify 200224
Jamaica Trinidad and Tobago 1998 200214
Trinidad and Tobago 1999 3201113
Trinidad and Tobago 2001Withdrew Withdrew
Barbados 2005Did not qualify 311156
Trinidad and Tobago 2007 84131710
Jamaica 2008 311174
Martinique 2010Did not participate Did not participate
Antigua and Barbuda 2012Did not qualify 3102105
Jamaica 2014Did not participate Did not participate
Martinique 2017Did not qualify 410337
Total0/9 31115156146
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Pan American Games

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Pan American Games record
Year Round Pos. Pld W D L GF GA
1951 to 1963Did not participate
Canada 1967 Silver medal2nd52211311
Colombia 1971 Preliminary Round301237
Mexico 1975Did not participate
Puerto Rico 1979 Preliminary Round200215
Venezuela 1983 Group stage9th200224
1987 and 1991Did not participate
Argentina 1995 Group stage11th300308
Since 1999The youth teams participated
TotalSilver medal5/51523101935
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Central American and Caribbean Games

More information Central American and Caribbean Games record, Years ...
Central American and Caribbean Games record
Years Round Pos. Pld W D L GF GC
1930 to 1970Did not participate
Dominican Republic 1974 Bronze medal3rd6411115
Colombia 1978 Bronze medal3rd7421157
Cuba 1982 Fourth place4th520398
Dominican Republic 1986Did not participate
Since 1990The youth teams participated
TotalBronze medal3/31810353520
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Honours

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