Barbados national football team facts for kids
Nickname(s) | Bajan Tridents | |||||||
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Association | Barbados Football Association | |||||||
Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | |||||||
Sub-confederation | CFU (Caribbean) | |||||||
Head coach | Emmerson Boyce | |||||||
Captain | Jomo Harris | |||||||
Most caps | Norman Forde (74) | |||||||
Top scorer | Llewellyn Riley (23) | |||||||
Home stadium | Wildey Turf | |||||||
FIFA code | BRB | |||||||
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FIFA ranking | ||||||||
Current | 162 (7 February 2019) | |||||||
Highest | 92 (October 2009) | |||||||
Lowest | 181 (July 2017) | |||||||
Elo ranking | ||||||||
Current | 174 1 (3 March 2019) | |||||||
Highest | 106 (16 July 2000) | |||||||
Lowest | 181 (November 2019) | |||||||
First international | ||||||||
Barbados 3–0 Trinidad and Tobago (Barbados; 20 April 1929) |
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Biggest win | ||||||||
Barbados 7–1 Anguilla (St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda; 24 September 2006) |
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Biggest defeat | ||||||||
British Guiana 9–0 Barbados (British Guiana; March 1931) Trinidad and Tobago 9–0 Barbados (Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; 25 March 2022) |
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Medal record
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The Barbados national football team, nicknamed Bajan Tridents, is the national football team of Barbados, and is controlled by the Barbados Football Association. It has never qualified for a major international tournament. It came close to qualifying for the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup as it hosted the Caribbean Cup finals that acted as Gold Cup qualifiers, but finished fourth of the four teams. In 2001, it surprised many by making the semi-final round of the 2002 World Cup Qualifiers. In the first game of this round, they pulled off a shock 2–1 win over Costa Rica, but lost their five remaining games. In 2004, Barbados gained a shock 1–1 draw at home to Northern Ireland.
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History
Beginnings (1929–1980)
Barbados played their first international match on April 20, 1929, against Trinidad and Tobago, ending in a 3–0 victory. In the 1930s, they participated in several editions of the Martínez Shield where they suffered their most severe defeat against Guyana (at that time, British Guiana), in Georgetown, in 1931, 9–0.
Barbados had to wait for the qualifying tournament for the 1972 Munich Olympic Games to play its first official competition match against the amateur team of El Salvador, on July 25, 1971, in Bridgetown, a match that saw the Selecta win 0–3. Two years later, Barbados participated in the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games, in Santo Domingo, although it did not qualify past the first round. On August 15, 1976, Barbados defeated Trinidad and Tobago 2–1 (a brace by Victor Clarke) in the 1978 World Cup qualifiers, which doubled as qualification for the 1977 CONCACAF Championship. In the second leg, the Soca Warriors claimed their revenge (1–0) in Port of Spain, taking the tie to a third tiebreaker game, played in Bridgetown, on September 14, 1976, where Trinidad and Tobago won 1–3, eliminating Barbados.
1980–2000
In the '80s, the Bajan Braves obtained 2nd place in the 1985 CFU Championship. The following year they played the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games, where they reached the quarterfinals, before being eliminated by the hosts, Dominican Republic. At the end of the decade, Barbados hosted the first edition of the Caribbean Cup, without being able to progress beyond the group stage.
In the 90s, Barbados would return to the World Cup qualifiers, in the preliminary tournament for the 1994 World Cup, where it was again eliminated by Trinidad and Tobago (5–1). In the 1998 World Cup qualifiers, after beating Dominica with an aggregate score of 2–0, Barbados was beaten down by Jamaica (0–1 in Bridgetown and 2–0 in Kingston). In the Caribbean Cup, the Bajan Braves qualified for the 1994 competition (eliminated in the first round) but subsequently failed to qualify for the annual competition from 1995 to 1999.
2000s
The 21st century started well for Barbados, who eliminated Cuba on penalties (5–4), after two 1–1 draws in Havana and Bridgetown, during the qualifying rounds for the 2002 World Cup. In the second round, they achieved a historic victory at home against Costa Rica (2–1), on July 16, 2000, with goals from Llewellyn Riley and Michael Forde. However after winning that match, the Barbadians lost the remaining fixtures, wasting their chance to advance to the final hexagonal.
They would return in 2001 to the final phase of the Caribbean Cup, although without much luck after being eliminated again in the first round. In the 2006 World Cup qualifiers, the Saint Kitts and Nevis team eliminated Barbados in the first phase, with an aggregate score of 5–2. In 2005, Barbados hosted (for the second time) the XII edition of the Caribbean Cup, finishing in 4th place. They also qualified for the 2007 and 2008 tournaments, eliminated both times in the group stage. In the preliminary tournament for the 2010 World Cup, Barbados was eliminated by the United States, over two legs, with a crushing aggregate result of 9–0.
2010–present
The qualifiers heading to the 2014 World Cup were a real ordeal for the Bajan Braves who were placed into a group with Bermuda, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago. They finished last in the group, with 2 goals scored and 14 conceded. After being eliminated in the preliminary phase of the Caribbean Cup in 2012 and after 17 months of inactivity, Barbados returned to play an international match, on March 2, 2014, against Jamaica, in Bridgetown, a match that concluded with victory for the Reggae Boyz, 2–0.
In the qualifying rounds for the 2018 World Cup, they would face the US Virgin Islands where they were surprised 0–1 at home, however, Barbados would overcome the deficit by a 0–4 victory on the road. Then they would face Aruba, winning 0–2 as a visitor, then beating them 1–0 at home however Barbados had fielded an ineligible player, Hadan Holligan, who was due to serve a suspension for collecting two yellow cards, therefore the second leg was awarded to Aruba 3–0, seeing them progress, eliminating Barbados.
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 22 February | Grenada | 1–1 | Barbados | Sauteurs, Grenada | ||
19:00 UTC−4 | https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/02/23/world/friendlies/grenada/barbados/4040494/ | Stadium: Fond Playing Field Referee: Moet Gaymes (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) |
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Friendly 24 February | Grenada | 2–2 | Barbados | St. George's, Grenada | ||
19:00 UTC−4 | https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/02/25/world/friendlies/grenada/barbados/4040495/ | Stadium: Kirani James Athletic Stadium Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada) |
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Friendly 26 February | Grenada | 2–2 | Barbados | St. George's, Grenada | ||
16:00 UTC−4 | https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/02/27/world/friendlies/grenada/barbados/4040496/ | Stadium: Kirani James Athletic Stadium Referee: Moet Gaymes (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) |
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2022–23 Nations League 23 March | Barbados | 0–1 | Cuba | Wildey, Barbados | ||
19:00 UTC−4 | https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=626353 | Stadium: Wildey Turf Referee: Walter López (Guatemala) |
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2022–23 Nations League 26 March | Antigua and Barbuda | 1–2 | Barbados | North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda | ||
16:00 UTC−4 | https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=626370 | Stadium: Sir Vivian Richards Stadium Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador) |
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Friendly 18 June | Honduras | Cancelled | Barbados | Baton Rouge, United States | ||
https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/06/18/world/friendlies/honduras/barbados/4078270/ | Stadium: BREC Memorial Stadium |
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2023–24 Nations League 8 September | Barbados | 2–3 | Montserrat | Wildey, Barbados | ||
19:00 UTC−4 | https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=712927 | Stadium: Wildey Turf Referee: Ken Pennyfeather (Antigua and Barbuda) |
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2023–24 Nations League 11 September | Nicaragua | 5–1 | Barbados | Managua, Nicaragua | ||
20:00 UTC−6 | https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=712938 | Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala) |
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2023–24 Nations League 13 October | Barbados | 0–5 | Dominican Republic | Wildey, Barbados | ||
20:00 UTC−4 | https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=712961 | Stadium: Wildey Turf Referee: Benjamin Whitty (Cayman Islands) |
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2023–24 Nations League 16 October | Dominican Republic | 5–2 | Barbados | Santiago, Dominican Republic | ||
22:00 UTC−4 | https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=712973 | Stadium: Estadio Cibao FC Referee: Nima Saghafi (United States) |
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2023–24 Nations League 17 November | Barbados | 0–4 | Nicaragua | Wildey, Barbados | ||
17:00 UTC−4 | https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=712989 |
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Stadium: Wildey Turf Referee: Kwinsi Williams (Trinidad and Tobago) |
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2023–24 Nations League 20 November | Montserrat | 4–2 | Barbados | Look Out, Montserrat | ||
15:00 UTC−4 | https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=712998 | Stadium: Blakes Estate Stadium Referee: Moeth Gaymes (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) |
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2024
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 5 June | Curaçao | v | Barbados | |||
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 9 June | Barbados | v | Haiti | |||
2025
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 4 June | Barbados | v | Aruba | |||
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 10 June | Saint Lucia | v | Barbados | |||
Coaching history
- Daniel Reid
- Tom Burke
- Jordan Emmett
- Ryan Kontoh
- Kevin Millard (1992)
- Keith Griffith (1994)
- Edward Smith (1996)
- Eyre Sealy (1998)
- Horace Beckles (2000)
- Sherlock Yarde (2001)
- Keith Griffith (2002)
- Allison John (2003)
- Kenville Layne (2003–04)
- Mark Doherty (2005)
- Eyre Sealy (2007–08)
- Keith Griffith (2008)
- Thomas Jordan (2008–10)
- Colin Forde (2011–14)
- Marcos Falopa (2014–15)
- Colin Harewood (2015–17)
- Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed (2017–2019)
- Russell Latapy (2019–2022)
- Orlando da Costa (2022–2023)
- Emmerson Boyce (2023-)
Players
Current squad
- The following players were called up for the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League matches.
- Match dates: 23 and 26 March 2023
- Opposition: Cuba and Antigua and Barbuda
- Caps and goals correct as of: 26 March 2023, after the match against Antigua and Barbuda
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Liam Brathwaite | 6 November 2000 | 9 | 0 | UWI Blackbirds | |
GK | Raheem Agard | 6 November 2000 | 1 | 0 | Whitehall Titans | |
GK | Kevon Allsopp | 30 March 2001 | 1 | 0 | Deacons | |
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DF | Shane Codrington | 10 December 1995 | 23 | 0 | Ellerton | |
DF | Ramon Manning | 11 January 1993 | 13 | 0 | Paradise | |
DF | Andre Applewhaite | 3 June 2002 | 10 | 0 | Coastal Bend College | |
DF | Zachary Ellis-Hayden | 1 March 1992 | 2 | 0 | Guelph United | |
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MF | Mario Williams | 19 August 1992 | 47 | 0 | Weymouth Wales | |
MF | Jomo Harris | 15 February 1995 | 42 | 2 | Paradise | |
MF | Rashad Jules | 24 June 1992 | 37 | 7 | Ellerton | |
MF | Tajio James | 17 December 2003 | 9 | 4 | Central Arkansas Bears | |
MF | Elijah Downey | 17 March 1999 | 7 | 0 | Paradise | |
MF | Akeem Chandler | 27 July 2004 | 3 | 0 | Paradise | |
MF | Rámon Griffith | 17 October 1993 | 2 | 0 | UWI Blackbirds | |
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FW | Armando Lashley | 8 November 1991 | 42 | 4 | Paradise | |
FW | Omani Leacock | 1 May 1998 | 26 | 2 | Free agent | |
FW | Nadre Butcher | 6 March 2004 | 11 | 1 | Bray Wanderers | |
FW | Thierry Gale | 1 May 2002 | 9 | 2 | Rapid Wien | |
FW | Shaquan Clarke | 25 February 2000 | 5 | 0 | Ellerton | |
FW | Ryan Trotman | 27 June 1999 | 5 | 0 | Glacis United | |
FW | Kemar Holligan | 16 April 2000 | 3 | 0 | Empire Club | |
FW | Shaquan Collymore | 7 September 1999 | 2 | 0 | Ellerton | |
FW | Curtis Hutson | 14 August 1994 | 2 | 0 | Merthyr Town |
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up within the past 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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DF | Krystian Pearce | 5 January 1990 | 11 | 0 | Kidderminster Harriers | v. Montserrat, 8 September 2023 |
DF | Rashad Smith | 31 July 1996 | 18 | 0 | Weymouth Wales | v. Grenada, 26 February 2023 |
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MF | Ackeel Applewhaite | 17 July 1999 | 39 | 1 | Weymouth Wales | v. Grenada, 26 February 2023 |
MF | Kevon Lucas | 11 March 2004 | 4 | 0 | Notre Dame | v. Grenada, 26 February 2023 |
MF | Devonte Richards | 27 September 2002 | 3 | 0 | Free agent | v. Grenada, 26 February 2023 |
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FW | Antoine Greaves | 4 December 1999 | 7 | 0 | Wotton | v. Grenada, 26 February 2023 |
Player records
- Players in bold are still active with Barbados.
Most appearances
Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
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1 | Norman Forde | 74 | 18 | 1998–2011 |
2 | John Parris | 64 | 4 | 2000–2011 |
3 | Gregory Goodridge | 61 | 16 | 1995–2008 |
4 | Mario Harte | 55 | 15 | 2008–2019 |
5 | Hadan Holligan | 54 | 5 | 2015–present |
6 | Mario Williams | 49 | 0 | 2015–present |
7 | Raheim Sargeant | 47 | 3 | 2010–2019 |
8 | Jomo Harris | 45 | 2 | 2015–present |
Jonathan Straker | 45 | 2 | 1998–2011 | |
10 | Ricardio Morris | 44 | 1 | 2012–present |
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
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1 | Llewellyn Riley | 23 | 43 | 0.53 | 1995–2005 |
2 | Norman Forde | 18 | 74 | 0.24 | 1998–2011 |
3 | Gregory Goodridge | 16 | 61 | 0.26 | 1995–2008 |
4 | Mario Harte | 15 | 55 | 0.27 | 2008–2019 |
5 | Jeff Williams | 11 | 37 | 0.3 | 2005–2014 |
6 | Jerry Alexander | 9 | 11 | 0.82 | 1995–2000 |
7 | Riviere Williams | 8 | 27 | 0.3 | 2003–2011 |
Rashad Jules | 8 | 39 | 0.21 | 2015–present | |
9 | Paul Ifill | 6 | 10 | 0.6 | 2004–2008 |
Thierry Gale | 6 | 13 | 0.46 | 2018–present |
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 | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | |||||||||||||
1970 and 1974 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
1978 | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||
1982 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
1986 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||
1990 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
1994 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
1998 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
2002 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 27 | |||||||||
2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||
2010 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |||||||||
2014 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 14 | |||||||||
2018 | Disqualified after qualifying for third round | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||
2022 | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
2026 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
2030 | |||||||||||||||
2034 | |||||||||||||||
Total | - | 0/14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 41 | 11 | 6 | 24 | 38 | 76 |
CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
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1977 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1981 | Withdrew | ||||||||
1985 | Did not enter | ||||||||
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1993 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
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Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 | A | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 31st | |
2022–23 | B | A | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 26th | |
Total | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 26th |
CFU Caribbean Cup
Head-to-head record
These all-time records are exclusively class 'A' internationals matches.
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Winning record Equal record Losing record
Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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Anguilla | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
Antigua and Barbuda | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 |
Aruba | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 |
Bahamas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Belize | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Bermuda | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 19 |
Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
Cayman Islands | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 |
Costa Rica | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Cuba | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
Curaçao | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Dominica | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 |
Dominican Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
El Salvador | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Finland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Grenada | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 18 |
Guadeloupe | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Guatemala | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Guyana | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 24 |
Haiti | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Jamaica | 12 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 24 |
Martinique | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 |
Montserrat | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Netherlands Antilles | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Nicaragua | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Northern Ireland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Panama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Puerto Rico | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 |
Saint Lucia | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 |
Saint Martin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 21 |
Suriname | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
U.S. Virgin Islands | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
United States | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
Total | 192 | 70 | 45 | 78 | 259 | 272 |
See also
In Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Barbados para niños
- Barbados men's national under-17 football team
- Football in Barbados
- Barbados 4–2 Grenada (1994 Caribbean Cup qualification)
- Sport in Barbados