Anguilla national football team
Men's association football team
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The Anguilla national football team represents Anguilla (British overseas territory) in men's international football, which is governed by the Anguilla Football Association founded in 1990. It has been a member of FIFA since 1996, an associate member of CONCACAF since 1994 and becoming a full member in 1996. Regionally, it is a member of CFU in the Caribbean Zone.
| Association | Anguilla Football Association (AFA) | |||
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| Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | |||
| Sub-confederation | CFU (Caribbean) | |||
| Head coach | Keith Jeffrey | |||
| Captain | Germain Hughes | |||
| Most caps | Germain Hughes (36)[1] | |||
| Top scorer | Girdon Connor Richard O'Connor Terrence Rogers (5) | |||
| Home stadium | Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre | |||
| FIFA code | AIA | |||
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| FIFA ranking | ||||
| Current | 210 | |||
| Highest | 189 (June–September 1997) | |||
| Lowest | 210 (November 2019, March 2022, June 2026) | |||
| First international | ||||
(The Valley, Anguilla; October 1985)[3] | ||||
| Biggest win | ||||
(Marigot, Saint Martin; 8 February 2001) | ||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||
(Couva, Trinidad and Tobago; 10 November 2019) | ||||
Anguilla has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup and the CONCACAF Gold Cup, but has participated four times in League C of the CONCACAF Nations League, achieving its first victory in the 2024–25 edition.
Anguilla's debut in international competitions was in the 1991 Caribbean Cup qualifying tournament. Their first appearance in World Cup qualifiers was in the 2002 CONCACAF qualification. The team achieved its first victory in 2000, defeating British Virgin Islands 4–3.
History
2002 World Cup qualification
Anguilla entered the World Cup qualifiers for the first time for the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan.
In the first round of the qualifiers, Anguilla were drawn against the Bahamas. 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 in Nassau on 19 March 2000, with Anguilla losing 2–1, and thereby eliminated by an aggregate scoreline of 5–2.[4]
2006 World Cup qualification
During the qualifiers for the 2006 World Cup in Germany, Anguilla faced the Dominican Republic in the first round. The first leg was played to a goalless draw at the Estadio Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte in Santo Domingo 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 in South Africa, Anguilla was drawn against El Salvador in the first round. On 6 February 2008, they lost 12–0 at the Estadio Cuscatlán in San Salvador, where striker Rudis Corrales scored five times and Ronald Cerritos three. This time, Anguilla played their "home leg" at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. in the United States 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 of the qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, 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 with the same 6–0 aggregate scoreline as their previous encounter.
2018 World Cup qualification
In the first round of the qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Anguilla were drawn to play Nicaragua. On 23 March 2015, they lost the first leg 5–0 at the Estadio Nacional Dennis Martínez in Managua, Nicaragua 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 by a score of 8–0 on aggregate.
2022 World Cup qualification
In the first round of the qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Anguilla were drawn into group D with Dominica, Barbados, Dominican Republic, and Panama, 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 in Fort Lauderdale. 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 in Santo Domingo, 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 in Santo Domingo. And on 6 July, at Estadio Nacional de Panamá in Panama City, 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 qualification, Anguilla advanced beyond the first round of qualifying for the first time in their history after beating Turks and Caicos Islands 1–1 on aggregate after penalties.[5]
In the second round, they were drawn into Group F with Suriname, El Salvador, Puerto Rico and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
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.[6]
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
| 31 May Unofficial Friendly | Grenada | 2–0 | | St. George's, Grenada |
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Report | Stadium: Kirani James Athletic Stadium |
| 7 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Anguilla | 0–3 | | The Valley, Anguilla |
| 15:00 UTC−4 | Report | Stadium: Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre Referee: Filip Dujic (Canada) |
| 8 November Friendly | United Superstars | 0–5 | | Philipsburg, Sint Maarten |
| 18:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Raoul Illidge Sports Complex |
| 9 November Friendly | Saint Martin | 1–2 | | Quartier-d'Orleans, Saint Martin |
| 18:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Thelbert Carti |
| 12 November 2025–26 CONCACAF Series | Bahamas | 1–2 | | George Town, Cayman Islands |
| 16:30 UTC−5 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Truman Bodden Sports Complex Referee: Micah Erskine (Guyana) |
| 15 November 2025–26 CONCACAF Series | Cayman Islands | 4–0 | | George Town, Cayman Islands |
| 19:00 UTC−5 |
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Report | Stadium: Truman Bodden Sports Complex Referee: Amaury Majors (Bermuda) |
2026
| 26 March 2025–26 CONCACAF Series | Bahamas | 1–3 | | George Town, Cayman Islands |
| 16:30 UTC−5 |
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Report | Stadium: Truman Bodden Sports Complex Referee: Renlee Napoleon (Saint Lucia) |
| 29 March 2025–26 CONCACAF Series | British Virgin Islands | 4–0 | | George Town, Cayman Islands |
| 16:30 UTC−5 | Report | Stadium: Truman Bodden Sports Complex Referee: Sergio Rozenhout (Suriname) |
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 (2020–2022)
Nigel Connor (2022–2024)
Keith Jeffrey (2024–Present)
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2026 CONCACAF Series matches against Bahamas and Cayman Islands on 26 and 29 March 2026.[7]
Caps and goals are updated as of 30 March 2026, after the match against Cayman Islands.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Jelanie Lawrence | 26 August 1983 | 15 | 0 | ||
| GK | Orliandry Curiel | 21 June 2005 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Kieron Lake-Bryan | 23 October 2001 | 18 | 0 | ||
| DF | Luke Paris | 11 November 1994 | 17 | 1 | ||
| DF | Alexander Fleming-Franco | 12 April 2005 | 13 | 0 | ||
| DF | Nathaniel Owen | 25 January 2008 | 8 | 0 | ||
| DF | Sedu Bradshaw | 13 November 2002 | 3 | 0 | ||
| MF | Germain Hughes (captain) | 15 November 1996 | 33 | 1 | ||
| MF | Aedan Scipio | 3 September 1990 | 14 | 0 | ||
| MF | Javis Jones | 24 August 2005 | 10 | 0 | ||
| MF | Kayne Connor | 16 May 2004 | 10 | 0 | ||
| MF | Tjivari Leveret-Francisca | 15 September 2009 | 8 | 0 | ||
| MF | Malachi Gumbs | 3 June 2006 | 5 | 0 | ||
| MF | Jaheim Thompson | 6 October 2007 | 4 | 0 | ||
| MF | Yariel Fleming | 10 October 1997 | 4 | 0 | ||
| FW | Jonathan Guishard | 2 July 1996 | 22 | 2 | ||
| FW | Timarqus Connor | 18 August 2007 | 8 | 0 | ||
| FW | Tarique Jackson | 3 July 2009 | 6 | 1 | ||
| FW | Jayvon Lloyd | 20 March 2002 | 6 | 0 | ||
| FW | Jan-Willem Tesselaar | 21 October 1997 | 2 | 2 | ||
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up for the team in the last twelve months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Shemor Browne Bailey | 6 July 2008 | 0 | 0 | v. | |
| GK | Micah Brooks | 30 April 2006 | 2 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Kion Lee | 2 September 1993 | 25 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Marley Ipinson-Fabien | 26 July 2000 | 9 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Jalen Smeins | 29 August 2002 | 6 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Antoine Fleming | 7 October 2000 | 6 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Keante Brooks | 26 February 2007 | 5 | 1 | v. | |
| DF | Nicholas Loblack | 24 February 1988 | 0 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Delani Francis | 24 January 2006 | 14 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Nicholson Millington | 3 August 2008 | 4 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Carlos Reyes | 18 September 2002 | 2 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Jared Smeins | 26 October 2006 | 11 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Jordan Deans | 30 October 1995 | 9 | 1 | v. | |
| MF | Antonio Fleming | 19 August 1996 | 4 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Varian Carty | 3 June 2003 | 8 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Kian Duncan | 26 May 2000 | 16 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Kevin Paul | 23 January 2006 | 1 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Mekhi Connor | 14 January 2008 | 7 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Kemari Gumbs | 10 March 2008 | 4 | 0 | v. | |
| FW | Jauron Gayle | 4 March 2004 | 7 | 0 | v. | |
| FW | Lamar Carpenter | 23 January 2004 | 11 | 3 | v. | |
| FW | Calvin Morgan | 18 May 1995 | 14 | 1 | v. | |
Player records
- As of 22 May 2026[8]
- Players in bold are still active with Anguilla.
Most appearances
| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germain Hughes | 33 | 1 | 2012–present |
| 2 | Kion Lee | 25 | 0 | 2012–present |
| Ryan Liddie | 25 | 0 | 2000–2019 | |
| 4 | Girdon Connor | 23 | 4 | 2000–2018 |
| 5 | Jonathan Guishard | 22 | 2 | 2014–present |
| 6 | Kevin Hawley | 18 | 0 | 2000–2016 |
| Kieron Lake-Bryan | 18 | 0 | 2022–present | |
| Adonijah Richardson | 18 | 1 | 2006–2016 | |
| 9 | Luke Paris | 17 | 1 | 2019–present |
| Leon Jeffers | 17 | 0 | 2004–2012 | |
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard O'Connor | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2000–2006 |
| 2 | Girdon Connor | 4 | 23 | 0.17 | 2000–2018 |
| 3 | Lamar Carpenter | 3 | 11 | 0.27 | 2021–present |
| 4 | Jan-Willem Tesselaar | 2 | 3 | 0.67 | 2022–Present |
| Terrence Rogers | 2 | 13 | 0.15 | 2000–2012 | |
| Jonathan Guishard | 2 | 22 | 0.09 | 2014–present |
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
| FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pos. | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1930 to 1994 | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | ||||||||||||||
| Did not participate | Did not participate | |||||||||||||||
| Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 22 | |||||||||||
| To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
| Total | — | 0/7 | — | 20 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 86 | |||||||
CONCACAF Gold Cup
| 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 1989 | Not a CONCACAF member | Not a CONCACAF member | ||||||||||||||
| Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 35 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Did not participate | Did not participate | |||||||||||||||
| Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
| Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total | — | 0/16 | — | 46 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 30 | 192 | |||||||
CONCACAF Nations League
| 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 | C | C | 13th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 21 | Ineligible | |||||||||||
| 2022–23 | C | C | 9th | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 2023–24 | C | A | 13th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||||
| 2024–25 | C | B | 6th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2026–27 | C | To be determined | 2027 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 49 | — | Total | — | ||||||||||||
| CONCACAF Nations League history | |
|---|---|
| First match | (5 September 2019; Guatemala City, Guatemala) |
| Biggest win | Anguilla (4 September 2024; Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands) |
| Biggest defeat | (5 September 2019; Guatemala City, Guatemala) |
| Best result | 6th – League C (2024–25) |
| Worst result | 13th – League C (2019–20, 2023–24) |
Caribbean Cup
| CFU Championship / Caribbean Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pos. | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1978 to 1988 | Not a CFU member | Not a CFU member | |||||||||||||
| 1989 and 1990 | Did not participate | Did not participate | |||||||||||||
| Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 35 | ||||||||||
| Withdrew | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||
| Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||
| Withdrew | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||
| Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 18 | |||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Total | — | 0/15 | — | 36 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 21 | 176 | ||||||
Head-to-head record
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | WPCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 22 | −19 | 0.00 | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 25.00 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0.00 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0.00 | |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 38.46 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0.00 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0.00 | |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0.00 | |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 28 | −28 | 0.00 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 0.00 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0.00 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | −15 | 0.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0.00 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0.00 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | −21 | 0.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 25.00 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | −14 | 0.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0.00 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 21 | −18 | 0.00 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 20 | −17 | 0.00 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0.00 | |
| 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 36 | −23 | 23.08 | |
| 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 0.00 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0.00 | |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 25.00 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | −25 | 0.00 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 108 | 11 | 13 | 84 | 63 | 398 | −335 | 10.19 |
Historical kits
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2000-10s Home
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2000-10s Away
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2014 Home
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2014 Third
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2018 Home
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2018 Away
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2018 Third
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2021 Home
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2021 Away
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2021 Third
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