Bahamas national football team facts for kids
Nickname(s) | Bahamian Slayersz The Baha Boyz |
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Association | Bahamas Football Association | ||
Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
Sub-confederation | CFU (Caribbean) | ||
Head coach | Nesley Jean | ||
Captain | Lesly St. Fleur | ||
Most caps | Lesly St. Fleur (39) | ||
Top scorer | Lesly St. Fleur (13) | ||
Home stadium | Thomas Robinson Stadium | ||
FIFA code | BAH | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 210 (7 February 2019) | ||
Highest | 138 (September 2006) | ||
Lowest | 210 (September 2018 – July 2019) | ||
Elo ranking | |||
Current | 202 2 (3 March 2019) | ||
Highest | 191 (October 2011) | ||
Lowest | 207 (2001, 2004) | ||
First international | |||
Puerto Rico 3–0 Bahamas (Panama City, Panama; 1 March 1970) |
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Biggest win | |||
Bahamas 6–0 Turks and Caicos Islands (Nassau, Bahamas; 9 July 2011) |
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Biggest defeat | |||
Mexico 13–0 Bahamas (Toluca, Mexico; 28 April 1987) |
The Bahamas national football team is controlled by the Bahamas Football Association; it was founded in 1967 and joined FIFA in 1968. Bahamas has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup or the CONCACAF Gold Cup. They have been a part of CONCACAF since 1967.
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History
The Bahamas played their first international matches in the 1970 Central American and Caribbean Games, losing their debut 3–0 against Puerto Rico, an 8–1 loss against Netherlands Antilles and 5–0 to Venezuela. They did manage to get their first draw though, a 2–2 result against Dominican Republic. The following year, Bahamas participated in the 1971 Pan American Games, achieving their first victory over Dominican Republic 4–2, but failing to exit the group stages. They returned to play in the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games, and managed a historic 1–0 victory against Panama, but lost 3–0 to Bermuda and 2–0 to the Dominican Republic and was eliminated again in the first round.
Bahamas finished bottom of their group in the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games and in the 1986 edition, they were given a bye into the quarterfinals due to a withdrawal, however Bahamas were beaten by Cuba and eliminated. They also participated in the qualifying rounds for the 1984 Olympic Games (eliminated by an amateur Mexico team) and the 1988 Olympics (beaten by Guyana). On 28 April 1987, the Bahamas experienced their worst defeat at the hands of the Mexican team, who crushed them 13–0 as part of the qualifying tournament for the 1987 Pan American Games.
In the 1990s, the Bahamas withdrew from 1998 World Cup qualifying, leaving Saint Kitts and Nevis to advance to the next round. Bahamas advanced past the preliminary round 1999 Caribbean Cup, but failed to beat Bermuda (0–6), Cuba (0–7) and the Cayman Islands (1–4) and finished last in their group.
The 2000s saw the Baha Boyz enter three consecutive World Cup qualifiers; 2002, 2006 and 2010 being eliminated by Haiti (aggregate score 13–0), Dominica (aggregate score 4–2) and Jamaica (aggregate score 13–0), respectively. In the 2007 Caribbean Cup they got through the first knockout round but finished in last position in the second qualifying round behind Barbados, Saint Vincent and Bermuda.
In the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, the Bahamas thrashed the Turks and Caicos Islands with an aggregate score of 10–0, advancing to the second phase however, the team withdrew from the competition as the renovations for the Thomas Robinson Stadium were not completed and playing the fixtures at neutral venues would have been financially prohibitive. In the 2018 World Cup qualifying, they faced Bermuda in the first round, losing 8–0 on aggregate. In the first round of 2022 World Cup qualification, Bahamas failed to score a goal, finishing in last place, having conceded 15.
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
2023
Friendly 3 March | Bahamas | 1–2 | Turks and Caicos Islands | Nassau, Bahamas | ||
Report (TCIFA) Report (BFA) |
Stadium: Roscow A. L. Davies Soccer Field |
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Friendly 4 March | Bahamas | 2–0 | Turks and Caicos Islands | Nassau, Bahamas | ||
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=721594782882492&set=a.572708284437810&type=3&theater | Stadium: Roscow A. L. Davies Soccer Field |
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2022–23 Nations League 24 March | Bahamas | 0–3 | Trinidad and Tobago | Nassau, Bahamas | ||
16:00 UTC−4 | https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=626358 |
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Stadium: Thomas Robinson Stadium Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica) |
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2022–23 Nations League 27 March | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1–1 | Bahamas | Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | ||
15:00 UTC−4 |
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https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=626375 | Stadium: Arnos Vale Stadium Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico) |
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2023–24 Nations League 9 September | Bahamas | 1–6 | Puerto Rico | Nassau, Bahamas | ||
18:00 UTC−4 | https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=712931 | Stadium: Thomas Robinson Stadium Referee: Julio Luna (Guatemala) |
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2023–24 Nations League 12 September | Guyana | 3–2 | Bahamas | Leonora, Guyana | ||
18:00 UTC−4 | https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=712947 | Stadium: Synthetic Track and Field Facility Referee: Shekiel Jokil (Suriname) |
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2023–24 Nations League 14 October | Bahamas | 1–4 | Antigua and Barbuda | Nassau, Bahamas | ||
18:00 UTC−4 | https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=712965 |
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Stadium: Thomas Robinson Stadium Referee: Sergio Reyna (Guatemala) |
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2023–24 Nations League 17 October | Antigua and Barbuda | 2–2 | Bahamas | Piggotts, Antigua and Barbuda | ||
15:30 UTC−4 |
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https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=712982 | Stadium: ABFA Technical Center Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada) |
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2023–24 Nations League 21 November | Puerto Rico | 6–1 | Bahamas | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | ||
20:00 UTC−4 |
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https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=713004 | Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Referee: Steffon Dewar (Jamaica) |
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2023–24 Nations League TBD | Bahamas | v | Guyana | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | ||
18:00 UTC−4 | https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=712993 | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez Referee: Rubiel Vazquez (United States) |
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2024
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 8 June | Bahamas | – | Trinidad and Tobago | |||
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2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 11 June | Saint Kitts and Nevis | – | Bahamas | |||
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2025
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 4 June | Grenada | – | Bahamas | |||
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2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 7 June | Bahamas | – | Costa Rica | |||
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Coaching history
Players
Current squad
- The following players were called up for the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League matches.
- Match dates: 24 and 27 March 2023
- Opposition: Trinidad and Tobago and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Caps and goals correct as of: 27 March 2023, after the match against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Ian Lowe | 29 August 2002 | 7 | 0 | Olivet Nazarene Tigers |
23 | GK | Vance Wheaton | 4 April 2005 | 3 | 0 | Westside |
GK | Michael Butler | 2 March 1999 | 1 | 0 | University of the Bahamas | |
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2 | DF | Elijah Mitchell | 23 February 2003 | 6 | 0 | BSC Panthers |
3 | DF | Phieron Wilson | 18 February 1999 | 2 | 0 | Dynamos |
4 | DF | Troy Pinder | 30 October 1997 | 18 | 0 | Western Warriors |
16 | DF | Miguel Thompson | 8 July 2001 | 1 | 0 | Dynamos |
19 | DF | Ian Harris | 11 January 2001 | 0 | 0 | Free agent |
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5 | MF | William Bayles | 16 May 2003 | 6 | 0 | Free agent |
6 | MF | Michael Massey | 10 May 2005 | 7 | 0 | Lyford Cay |
7 | MF | Quinton Carey | 26 November 1996 | 10 | 2 | Gold Star FC |
8 | MF | Roen Davis | 21 April 2004 | 9 | 0 | Lipscomb University |
10 | MF | Lesly St. Fleur (captain) | 21 March 1989 | 33 | 13 | Bears |
11 | MF | Marcel Joseph | 30 March 1997 | 17 | 2 | CA Oradea |
13 | MF | Christopher Rahming | 27 April 1999 | 7 | 0 | Castellaneta |
14 | MF | Deron Ferguson | 11 September 2006 | 0 | 0 | Western Warriors |
15 | MF | Nicolás López | 8 March 2003 | 9 | 0 | Northeastern University |
MF | Reuben Edgecombe | 3 May 2007 | 0 | 0 | Western Warriors | |
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9 | FW | Wood Julmis | 28 May 2001 | 12 | 0 | Dynamos |
12 | FW | Omari Bain | 13 November 2002 | 6 | 0 | FC Can Buxeres |
17 | FW | Jordin Wilson | 19 July 2005 | 6 | 0 | Western Warriors |
FW | Nahum Johnson | 10 July 2006 | 1 | 0 | Westside |
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up for the team within the last 12 months and are still eligible to represent.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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Player records
- Players in bold are still active with Bahamas.
Most appearances
Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
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1 | Lesly St. Fleur | 39 | 13 | 2006–present |
2 | Marcel Joseph | 22 | 3 | 2018–present |
3 | Troy Pinder | 20 | 0 | 2018–present |
4 | Happy Hall | 19 | 3 | 2006–2021 |
Cameron Hepple | 19 | 2 | 2004–2021 | |
6 | Terry Delancy | 18 | 4 | 2015–2021 |
Dwayne Whylly | 18 | 0 | 2004–2019 | |
8 | Wood Julmis | 17 | 5 | 2021–present |
9 | Gavin Christie | 14 | 1 | 2000–2008 |
Nesley Jean | 14 | 6 | 2004–2018 |
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
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1 | Lesly St. Fleur | 13 | 39 | 0.33 | 2006–present |
2 | Nesley Jean | 6 | 14 | 0.43 | 2004–2018 |
3 | Wood Julmis | 5 | 17 | 0.29 | 2021–present |
4 | Terry Delancy | 4 | 18 | 0.22 | 2015–2021 |
5 | Happy Hall | 3 | 19 | 0.16 | 2006–2021 |
Marcel Joseph | 3 | 22 | 0.14 | 2018–present | |
7 | Kevin Davies | 2 | 4 | 0.5 | 2000 |
Anton Haven | 2 | 4 | 0.5 | 2000 | |
Ryan Moseley | 2 | 5 | 0.4 | 2006 | |
Quinton Carey | 2 | 12 | 0.17 | 2019–present | |
Cameron Hepple | 2 | 19 | 0.11 | 2004–2021 |
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup | Qualification | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | |
1930 to 1966 | Part of United Kingdom | Part of United Kingdom | |||||||||||||
1970 to 1994 | Did not enter | Declined participation | |||||||||||||
1998 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||
2002 | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 15 | ||||||||
2006 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
2010 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 16 | |||||||||
2014 | Withdrew during qualifying | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||||
2018 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||
2022 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15 | |||||||||
2026 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
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2034 | |||||||||||||||
Total | – | 0/14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 58 |
CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Gold Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1991 | Did not enter | ||||||||
1993 | |||||||||
1996 | |||||||||
1998 | |||||||||
2000 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2002 | Withdrew | ||||||||
2003 | Did not enter | ||||||||
2005 | Withdrew | ||||||||
2007 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2009 | Did not enter | ||||||||
2011 | |||||||||
2013 | |||||||||
2015 | |||||||||
2017 | |||||||||
2019 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2021 | |||||||||
2023 | |||||||||
Total | – | 0/17 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
CONCACAF Nations League
CONCACAF Nations League record | ||||||||||
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Season | Division | Group | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | Rank |
2019−20 | C | B | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 32nd | |
2022–23 | B | C | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 25th | |
Total | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 25th |
CONCACAF Nations League history | |
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First Match | Bahamas 2–1 Bonaire (9 September 2019; Nassau, Bahamas) |
Biggest Win | British Virgin Islands 0–4 Bahamas (10 October 2019; Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis) |
Biggest Defeat | Nicaragua 4–0 Bahamas (13 June 2022; Managua, Nicaragua) |
Best Result | — |
Worst Result | — |
CFU Caribbean Cup
Pan American Games
Central American and Caribbean Games
- 1950–1986: Amateur squads
Head-to-head record
As of 14 May 2022 after match against Turks and Caicos Islands
Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record
Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Anguilla | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −6 |
Barbados | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
Belize | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 |
Bermuda | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 24 | −24 |
Bonaire | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
British Virgin Islands | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 |
Cayman Islands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 |
Cuba | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | −18 |
Curaçao | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | −7 |
Dominica | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 |
Dominican Republic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Guadeloupe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 |
Guyana | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 | −13 |
Haiti | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 29 | −29 |
Jamaica | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | −13 |
Mexico | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | −16 |
Panama | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
Puerto Rico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | −13 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Turks and Caicos Islands | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 7 | +20 |
U.S. Virgin Islands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 62 | 14 | 8 | 40 | 61 | 159 | −98 |
See also
In Spanish: Selección de fútbol de las Bahamas para niños