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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.

ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederationCFU (Caribbean)
Head coachKeith Jeffrey
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AssociationAnguilla Football Association (AFA)
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederationCFU (Caribbean)
Head coachKeith Jeffrey
CaptainGermain Hughes
Most capsGermain Hughes (36)[1]
Top scorerGirdon Connor
Richard O'Connor
Terrence Rogers (5)
Home stadiumRaymond E. Guishard Technical Centre
FIFA codeAIA
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current 210 Steady (11 June 2026)[2]
Highest189 (June–September 1997)
Lowest210 (November 2019, March 2022, June 2026)
First international
 Anguilla 0–1 British Virgin Islands 
(The Valley, Anguilla; October 1985)[3]
Biggest win
 Anguilla 4–1 Montserrat 
(Marigot, Saint Martin; 8 February 2001)
Biggest defeat
 Trinidad and Tobago 15–0 Anguilla 
(Couva, Trinidad and Tobago; 10 November 2019)
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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  Anguilla St. George's, Grenada
Report Stadium: Kirani James Athletic Stadium
8 November Friendly United Superstars Sint Maarten 0–5  Anguilla Philipsburg, Sint Maarten
18:30 Report
  • M. Connor
  • Martin
  • Hughes
  • T. Connor
  • Gumbs
Stadium: Raoul Illidge Sports Complex
9 November Friendly Saint Martin  1–2  Anguilla Quartier-d'Orleans, Saint Martin
18:00 Report
Stadium: Stade Thelbert Carti
12 November 2025–26 CONCACAF Series Bahamas  1–2  Anguilla George Town, Cayman Islands
16:30 UTC−5
Report
Stadium: Truman Bodden Sports Complex
Referee: Micah Erskine (Guyana)
15 November 2025–26 CONCACAF Series Cayman Islands  4–0  Anguilla George Town, Cayman Islands
19:00 UTC−5
Report Stadium: Truman Bodden Sports Complex
Referee: Amaury Majors (Bermuda)

2026

26 March 2025–26 CONCACAF Series Bahamas  1–3  Anguilla George Town, Cayman Islands
16:30 UTC−5
  • Holcombe 15'
Report
Stadium: Truman Bodden Sports Complex
Referee: Renlee Napoleon (Saint Lucia)
29 March 2025–26 CONCACAF Series British Virgin Islands  4–0  Anguilla George Town, Cayman Islands
16:30 UTC−5
Report Stadium: Truman Bodden Sports Complex
Referee: Sergio Rozenhout (Suriname)

Coaching history

Scott Cooper managed the national football team of Anguilla in the 2000s

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.

More information No., Pos. ...
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Jelanie Lawrence (1983-08-26) 26 August 1983 (age 42) 15 0 Anguilla Football Association Doc's United
1GK Orliandry Curiel (2005-06-21) 21 June 2005 (age 20) 0 0 Anguilla Football Association Roaring Lions

2DF Kieron Lake-Bryan (2001-10-23) 23 October 2001 (age 24) 18 0 The Football Association Northwood
2DF Luke Paris (1994-11-11) 11 November 1994 (age 31) 17 1 The Football Association Uxbridge
2DF Alexander Fleming-Franco (2005-04-12) 12 April 2005 (age 21) 13 0 Anguilla Football Association Doc's United
2DF Nathaniel Owen (2008-01-25) 25 January 2008 (age 18) 8 0 The Football Association Eastleigh
2DF Sedu Bradshaw (2002-11-13) 13 November 2002 (age 23) 3 0 Anguilla Football Association Lymers

3MF Germain Hughes (captain) (1996-11-15) 15 November 1996 (age 29) 33 1 Anguilla Football Association Roaring Lions
3MF Aedan Scipio (1990-09-03) 3 September 1990 (age 35) 14 0 Anguilla Football Association Roaring Lions
3MF Javis Jones (2005-08-24) 24 August 2005 (age 20) 10 0 Anguilla Football Association Uprising
3MF Kayne Connor (2004-05-16) 16 May 2004 (age 22) 10 0 The Football Association Bedfont Sports
3MF Tjivari Leveret-Francisca (2009-09-15) 15 September 2009 (age 16) 8 0 Anguilla Football Association Roaring Lions
3MF Malachi Gumbs (2006-06-03) 3 June 2006 (age 20) 5 0 Anguilla Football Association Diamond
3MF Jaheim Thompson (2007-10-06) 6 October 2007 (age 18) 4 0 The Football Association Oldham Athletic U-18
3MF Yariel Fleming (1997-10-10) 10 October 1997 (age 28) 4 0 Anguilla Football Association Roaring Lions

4FW Jonathan Guishard (1996-07-02) 2 July 1996 (age 29) 22 2 Anguilla Football Association Doc's United
4FW Timarqus Connor (2007-08-18) 18 August 2007 (age 18) 8 0 Anguilla Football Association Attackers
4FW Tarique Jackson (2009-07-03) 3 July 2009 (age 16) 6 1 Anguilla Football Association Roaring Lions
4FW Jayvon Lloyd (2002-03-20) 20 March 2002 (age 24) 6 0 Anguilla Football Association Attackers FC
4FW Jan-Willem Tesselaar (1997-10-21) 21 October 1997 (age 28) 2 2 Royal Dutch Football Association AVV Swift
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Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up for the team in the last twelve months.

More information Pos., Player ...
Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Shemor Browne Bailey (2008-07-06) 6 July 2008 (age 17) 0 0 Anguilla Spartans v.  El Salvador; 7 June 2025
GK Micah Brooks (2006-04-30) 30 April 2006 (age 20) 2 0 Anguilla Diamond v.  British Virgin Islands; 30 April 2025

DF Kion Lee (1993-09-02) 2 September 1993 (age 32) 25 0 Anguilla Attackers v.  El Salvador; 7 June 2025
DF Marley Ipinson-Fabien (2000-07-26) 26 July 2000 (age 25) 9 0 England Hillingdon Boro v.  El Salvador; 7 June 2025
DF Jalen Smeins (2002-08-29) 29 August 2002 (age 23) 6 0 Anguilla Diamond v.  El Salvador; 7 June 2025
DF Antoine Fleming (2000-10-07) 7 October 2000 (age 25) 6 0 Anguilla Uprising v.  El Salvador; 7 June 2025
DF Keante Brooks (2007-02-26) 26 February 2007 (age 19) 5 1 Anguilla Roaring Lions v.  El Salvador; 7 June 2025
DF Nicholas Loblack (1988-02-24) 24 February 1988 (age 38) 0 0 Turks and Caicos Islands SWA Sharks FC v.  El Salvador; 7 June 2025
DF Delani Francis (2006-01-24) 24 January 2006 (age 20) 14 0 Anguilla Uprising v.  British Virgin Islands; 30 April 2025
DF Nicholson Millington (2008-08-03) 3 August 2008 (age 17) 4 0 Anguilla Diamond v.  British Virgin Islands; 30 April 2025
DF Carlos Reyes (2002-09-18) 18 September 2002 (age 23) 2 0 Anguilla Roaring Lions v.  British Virgin Islands; 30 April 2025

MF Jared Smeins (2006-10-26) 26 October 2006 (age 19) 11 0 United States Talladega Tornadoes v.  El Salvador; 7 June 2025
MF Jordan Deans (1995-10-30) 30 October 1995 (age 30) 9 1 Anguilla Uprising FC v.  El Salvador; 7 June 2025
MF Antonio Fleming (1996-08-19) 19 August 1996 (age 29) 4 0 United States New York Polet v.  El Salvador; 7 June 2025
MF Varian Carty (2003-06-03) 3 June 2003 (age 23) 8 0 United States Huntingdon Hawks v.  El Salvador; 7 June 2025
MF Kian Duncan (2000-05-26) 26 May 2000 (age 26) 16 0 England Flackwell Heath v.  British Virgin Islands; 30 April 2025
MF Kevin Paul (2006-01-23) 23 January 2006 (age 20) 1 0 Anguilla Spartans v.  British Virgin Islands; 30 April 2025
MF Mekhi Connor (2008-01-14) 14 January 2008 (age 18) 7 0 Anguilla Roaring Lions v.  British Virgin Islands; 30 April 2025
MF Kemari Gumbs (2008-03-10) 10 March 2008 (age 18) 4 0 Anguilla Spartans v.  British Virgin Islands; 30 April 2025

FW Jauron Gayle (2004-03-04) 4 March 2004 (age 22) 7 0 Anguilla Doc's United v.  El Salvador; 7 June 2025
FW Lamar Carpenter (2004-01-23) 23 January 2004 (age 22) 11 3 England Windsor v.  El Salvador; 7 June 2025
FW Calvin Morgan (1995-05-18) 18 May 1995 (age 31) 14 1 England Wraysbury v.  British Virgin Islands; 30 April 2025
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Player records

As of 22 May 2026[8]
Players in bold are still active with Anguilla.

Most appearances

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Germain Hughes 33 1 2012–present
2 Kion Lee [fr] 25 0 2012–present
Ryan Liddie [es] 25 0 2000–2019
4 Girdon Connor 23 4 2000–2018
5 Jonathan Guishard [fr] 22 2 2014–present
6 Kevin Hawley 18 0 2000–2016
Kieron Lake-Bryan 18 0 2022–present
Adonijah Richardson [pl] 18 1 2006–2016
9 Luke Paris 17 1 2019–present
Leon Jeffers [arz] 17 0 2004–2012
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Top goalscorers

More information Rank, Player ...
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 [es] 2 13 0.15 2000–2012
Jonathan Guishard [fr] 2 22 0.09 2014–present
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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 1994Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
France 1998Did not participate Did not participate
South Korea Japan 2002Did not qualify 200225
Germany 2006 201106
South Africa 2010 2002016
Brazil 2014 200206
Russia 2018 200208
Qatar 2022 4004023
Canada Mexico United States 2026 6024122
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030To be determined To be determined
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total0/7 200317386
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CONCACAF Gold Cup

More information CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup record, Qualification record ...
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 1989Not a CONCACAF member Not a CONCACAF member
United States 1991Did not qualify 201117
Mexico United States 1993 200202
United States 1996 200226
United States 1998 3003112
United States 2000 3003135
United States 2002 210154
Mexico United States 2003Did not participate Did not participate
United States 2005Withdrew Withdrew
United States 2007Did not qualify 3003518
United States 2009 200226
United States 2011 310248
United States 2013 3003116
Canada United States 2015 3003020
United States 2017 2002011
Costa Rica Jamaica United States 2019 4013115
United States 2021 4004221
Canada United States 2023 402225
Canada United States 2025 410334
Total0/16 46343930192
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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 C C 13th4004221Same position United States 2021Ineligible
2022–23 C C 9th402225Same position United States 2023
2023–24 C A 13th4004019Same position United States 2024
2024–25 C B 6th410334Same position United States 2025
2026–27 CTo be determined 2027
Total161213749 Total
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More information CONCACAF Nations League history, First match ...
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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 1988Not a CFU member Not a CFU member
1989 and 1990Did not participateDid not participate
Jamaica 1991Did not qualify 201117
Trinidad and Tobago 1992 200208
Jamaica 1993 200202
Trinidad and Tobago 1994 2002011
Cayman Islands Jamaica 1995 200226
Trinidad and Tobago 1996 2002012
Antigua and Barbuda Saint Kitts and Nevis 1997 3003112
Jamaica 1998 3003135
Trinidad and Tobago 1999Withdrew Withdrew
Trinidad and Tobago 2001Did not qualify 210154
Barbados 2005Withdrew Withdrew
Trinidad and Tobago 2007Did not qualify 3003518
Jamaica 2008 200226
Martinique 2010 310248
Antigua and Barbuda 2012 3003116
Jamaica 2014 3003020
Martinique 2017 2002011
Total0/15 36213321176
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Head-to-head record

More information Pld, W ...
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
 Antigua and Barbuda 4 0 0 4 3 22 19 0.00
 Bahamas 4 1 1 2 5 7 2 25.00
 Barbados 2 0 0 2 1 8 7 0.00
 Belize 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 0.00
 Bonaire 2 0 0 2 0 5 5 0.00
 British Virgin Islands 13 5 1 7 14 26 12 38.46
 Cayman Islands 2 0 0 2 1 8 7 0.00
 Cuba 2 0 0 2 0 8 8 0.00
 Dominica 4 0 2 2 1 9 8 0.00
 Dominican Republic 6 0 1 5 0 28 28 0.00
 El Salvador 3 0 0 3 0 19 19 0.00
 French Guiana 2 0 0 2 1 9 8 0.00
 Grenada 2 0 0 2 1 16 15 0.00
 Guadeloupe 1 0 0 1 0 9 9 0.00
 Guatemala 2 0 0 2 0 15 15 0.00
 Guyana 2 0 0 2 0 21 21 0.00
 Martinique 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 0.00
 Montserrat 4 1 1 2 7 6 +1 25.00
 Nicaragua 3 0 0 3 0 14 14 0.00
 Panama 1 0 0 1 0 13 13 0.00
 Puerto Rico 5 0 0 5 3 21 18 0.00
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4 0 0 4 3 20 17 0.00
 Saint Lucia 3 0 0 3 1 10 9 0.00
 Saint Martin 13 3 1 9 13 36 23 23.08
 Sint Maarten 7 0 2 5 3 13 10 0.00
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4 0 0 4 1 15 14 0.00
 Suriname 1 0 0 1 0 4 4 0.00
 Turks and Caicos Islands 4 1 2 1 4 3 +1 25.00
 Trinidad and Tobago 2 0 0 2 0 25 25 0.00
 U.S. Virgin Islands 3 0 2 1 0 3 3 0.00
Total 108 11 13 84 63 398 335 10.19
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Source: Results

Historical kits

2000-10s Home
2000-10s Away
2014 Home
2014 Third
2018 Home
2018 Away
2018 Third
2021 Home
2021 Away
2021 Third

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