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Bermuda
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Gombey Warriors
Association Bermuda Football Association
Confederation CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach Michael Findlay
Captain Nahki Wells
Most caps Reggie Lambe (52)
Top scorer Shaun Goater (20)
Home stadium Dame Flora Duffy National Sports Centre
FIFA code BER
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 176 Steady (7 February 2019)
Highest 58 (December 1992)
Lowest 189 (September 2011)
Elo ranking
Current 165 Decrease 1 (3 March 2019)
Highest 92 (December 1992)
Lowest 177 (March 2008)
First international
 Iceland 4–3 Bermuda 
(Reykjavík, Iceland; 10 August 1964)
Biggest win
 Bermuda 13–0 Montserrat 
(Hamilton, Bermuda; 29 February 2004)
Biggest defeat
 Denmark 6–0 Bermuda 
(Aalborg, Denmark; 1 July 1969)
 Mexico 6–0 Bermuda 
(Toluca, Mexico; 17 May 1987)
 Suriname 6–0 Bermuda 
(Paramaribo, Suriname; 4 June 2021)
Gold Cup
Appearances 1 (first in 2019)
Best result Group stage (2019)

The Bermuda national football team represents Bermuda in international football, and is controlled by the Bermuda Football Association, which is a member of the CONCACAF.

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. Some years later, Bermuda played in the 1967 Pan American Games, reaching the final, before being defeated by Mexico, 4–0. 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.

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. 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.

1992–2013

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. 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. 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.

In July 2013, Bermuda claimed the 15th gold medal at the 2013 Island Games, held in Hamilton. This competition is not officially recognised because teams not recognized by FIFA participate.

2015–present

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.

In 2019, Bermuda debuted in the CONCACAF Nations League where Bermuda made history by qualifying into League A of the competition and, consequently, a chance to qualify for their first CONCACAF Gold Cup. In League A, Bermuda were drawn with Mexico and Panama but finished at the bottom of the group on goal-difference, forcing them into a qualification round for the Gold Cup. They defeated Barbados 8–1 in the first round but, in the final qualifying round, lost to Haiti 4–1 and were eliminated.

FIFA Series tournament

In 2024, FIFA Invited Bermuda to the 2024 FIFA Series matches on from 22 to 26 March 2024 held in Jeddah where they would face their first ever opponent outside from CONCACAF. On 22 March 2024, Bermuida face off against AFC continent, Brunei where they defeated them 2–0.

Results and fixtures

Main article: Bermuda national football team results

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

2024

2025

Coaching history

  • England Graham Adams
  • West Germany Rudi Gutendorf (1968)
  • Bermuda Roderick "Roddy" Burchall
  • Bermuda Gary Darrell (19??–1992)
  • Germany Burkhard Ziese (1994–1997)
  • Bermuda Clyde Best (1997–1999)
  • Bermuda Robert Calderon
  • Bermuda Kenny Thompson (2003–2008)
  • Bermuda Devarr Boyles (2011–2012)
  • Bermuda Andrew Bascome (2012–2016)
  • Bermuda Dennis Brown (2013–2016)
  • Bermuda Kyle Lightbourne (2017)
  • Bermuda Devarr Boyles (2017)
  • Bermuda Andrew Bascome (2017–2018)
  • Bermuda Dennis Brown (2017–2018)
  • Bermuda Kyle Lightbourne (2018–2023)
  • Canada Michael Findlay (2023–present)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations matches against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and French Guiana on 16 and 20 November 2023.

Caps and goals correct as of 17 October 2023, after the match against  Belize

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Dale Eve (vice-captain) (1995-02-09) 9 February 1995 (age 29) 34 0 England Hereford
1GK Detre Bell (1997-03-08) 8 March 1997 (age 27) 4 0 Bermuda North Village Rams
1GK Andrew Kempe (2000-08-26) 26 August 2000 (age 24) 4 0 United States Temple Owls
2DF Dante Leverock (1992-04-11) 11 April 1992 (age 32) 38 7 Bermuda Robin Hood
2DF Reece Jones (2000-12-07) 7 December 2000 (age 23) 16 0 England Hartley Wintney
2DF Harry Twite (2005-06-17) 17 June 2005 (age 19) 11 0 England King's Lynn Town
2DF J’Nai Butterfield-Steede (1998-03-19) 19 March 1998 (age 26) 0 0 England Droylsden
3MF Roger Lee (1991-07-01) 1 July 1991 (age 33) 37 0 England Barwell
3MF Liam Evans (1997-05-01) 1 May 1997 (age 27) 9 1 Bermuda Robin Hood
3MF Ne-Jai Tucker (2002-08-20) 20 August 2002 (age 22) 8 1 Unattached
3MF Aundè Todd (2005-05-16) 16 May 2005 (age 19) 3 0 England Walton & Hersham
3MF Keziah Martin (2000-05-21) 21 May 2000 (age 24) 2 0 England Boston United
4FW Reggie Lambe (1991-02-04) 4 February 1991 (age 33) 50 10 England Braintree Town
4FW Zeiko Lewis (1995-04-06) 6 April 1995 (age 29) 37 11 United States Sacramento Republic
4FW Lejaun Simmons (1993-04-07) 7 April 1993 (age 31) 35 9 Bermuda Devonshire Cougars
4FW Justin Donawa (1996-06-27) 27 June 1996 (age 28) 24 3 England Altrincham
4FW Luke Robinson (1998-10-20) 20 October 1998 (age 26) 11 0 Gibraltar Glacis United
4FW Jai Bean (2002-01-16) 16 January 2002 (age 22) 10 6 United States Duke Blue Devils
4FW Kane Crichlow (2000-08-21) 21 August 2000 (age 24) 9 6 Greece Episkopi
4FW Knory Scott (1999-06-06) 6 June 1999 (age 25) 8 1 England Hastings United
4FW Remy Coddington (2004-04-03) 3 April 2004 (age 20) 6 2 England Poole Town
4FW Djair Parfitt-Williams (1996-10-01) 1 October 1996 (age 28) 5 0 Finland Ilves

Recent call-ups

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


Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Quinaceo Hunt (2000-01-21) 21 January 2000 (age 24) 1 0 England Pickering Town v.  Belize; 17 October, 2023
GK Jahquil Hill (1997-01-15) 15 January 1997 (age 27) 9 0 Bermuda Robin Hood v.  Haiti; 28 March, 2023
DF Daniel Cook (2003-06-10) 10 June 2003 (age 21) 5 0 England Notts County v.  Belize; 17 October, 2023
DF Jalen Harvey (1993-08-28) 28 August 1993 (age 31) 20 1 Bermuda North Village Rams v.  Haiti; 28 March, 2023
DF Daren Usher (1995-12-07) 7 December 1995 (age 28) 10 0 Bermuda PHC Zebras v.  Haiti; 28 March, 2023
DF Chikosi Basden (1999-10-07) 7 October 1999 (age 25) 6 0 England Cockfosters v.  Haiti; 28 March, 2023
DF Nathan Furbert (2003-05-19) 19 May 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Bermuda Robin Hood v.  Haiti; 28 March, 2023
DF Nzari Paynter (1999-10-07) 7 October 1999 (age 25) 1 0 Bermuda St. George's v.  Haiti; 28 March, 2023
MF Keishon Bean (2000-02-19) 19 February 2000 (age 24) 11 0 Bermuda PHC Zebras v.  Haiti; 28 March, 2023
MF Ahriá Simons (1999-08-11) 11 August 1999 (age 25) 2 0 United States Northeastern Huskies v.  Haiti; 28 March, 2023
FW Nahki Wells (captain) (1990-06-01) 1 June 1990 (age 34) 26 17 England Bristol City v.  Haiti; 28 March, 2023
FW Deniche Hill (2004-03-11) 11 March 2004 (age 20) 3 0 England Leicester City U-21 v.  Haiti; 28 March, 2023
FW Sincere Hall (2004-06-12) 12 June 2004 (age 20) 2 0 England Hull City v.  Haiti; 28 March, 2023
FW Tokia Russell Jr (2000-02-05) 5 February 2000 (age 24) 1 0 England Totton v.  Haiti; 28 March, 2023
Notes
  • INJ = Withdrew due to injury
  • RET = Retired from the national team
  • WD = Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Player records

Players in bold are still active with Bermuda.

Most appearances

Reggie Lambe - photo by Djuradj Vujcic
Reggie Lambe is Bermuda's most capped player with 52 appearances.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Reggie Lambe 52 10 2007–present
2 Damon Ming 43 8 2003–2016
3 John Barry Nusum 41 19 2000–2013
4 Dante Leverock 40 7 2015–present
5 Roger Lee 38 0 2008–present
Zeiko Lewis 38 11 2011–present
7 Lejaun Simmons 37 9 2012–present
8 Dale Eve 36 0 2011–present
9 Jaylon Bather 34 2 2015–2021
10 Khano Smith 33 10 2003–2012

Top goalscorers

Shaun Goater(cropped)
Shaun Goater is Bermuda's top scorer with 20 goals.
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Shaun Goater 20 22 0.91 1987–2004
2 John Barry Nusum 19 41 0.46 2000–2013
3 Nahki Wells 17 26 0.65 2007–present
4 Zeiko Lewis 11 38 0.29 2011–present
5 Khano Smith 10 33 0.3 2003–2012
Reggie Lambe 10 52 0.19 2007–present
7 Lejaun Simmons 9 37 0.22 2012–present
8 Damon Ming 8 43 0.19 2003–2016
9 Kane Crichlow 7 11 0.64 2021–present
Antwan Russell 7 11 0.64 2011–2015
Tyrell Burgess 7 27 0.26 2006–2017
Dante Leverock 7 40 0.18 2015–present

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup Qualification
Year Round Position Pld W D L F A Pld W D L F A
1930 to 1962 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
England 1966 Did not enter Did not enter
Mexico 1970 Did not qualify 4 0 1 3 2 12
West Germany 1974 Did not enter Did not enter
Argentina 1978
Spain 1982
Mexico 1986
Italy 1990
United States 1994 Did not qualify 10 4 2 4 14 15
France 1998 Withdrew Withdrew
South Korea Japan 2002 Did not qualify 4 2 2 0 15 2
Germany 2006 4 2 1 1 23 4
South Africa 2010 4 2 1 1 6 5
Brazil 2014 6 3 1 2 8 7
Russia 2018 4 2 1 1 8 1
Qatar 2022 4 1 1 2 7 12
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined To be determined
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total – 0/15 – – – – – – 40 16 10 14 83 58

CONCACAF Gold Cup

Main article: Bermuda at the CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D* L GF GA
El Salvador 1963 Not a CONCACAF member Not a CONCACAF member
Guatemala 1965
Honduras 1967
Costa Rica 1969 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 2 4
Trinidad and Tobago 1971 2 0 0 2 0 6
Haiti 1973 Did not enter Did not enter
Mexico 1977
Honduras 1981
Location North America.svg 1985
Location North America.svg 1989
United States 1991
Mexico United States 1993
United States 1996
United States 1998 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 1 4
United States 2000 3 2 0 1 11 3
United States 2002 Withdrew Withdrew
Mexico United States 2003 Did not enter Did not enter
United States 2005 Did not qualify 3 1 1 1 5 6
United States 2007 8 4 1 3 17 10
United States 2009 3 1 1 1 7 4
United States 2011 Did not enter Did not enter
United States 2013 Did not qualify 3 1 0 2 10 5
United States Canada 2015 Did not enter Did not enter
United States 2017 Did not qualify 4 1 0 3 3 7
United States Costa Rica Jamaica 2019 Group stage 11th 3 1 0 2 4 4 Squad 4 3 0 1 17 4
United States 2021 Did not qualify 6 2 0 4 14 16
United States Canada 2023 6 1 1 4 7 10
Total Group stage 1/27 3 1 0 2 4 4 — 46 17 4 25 94 79

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record
Season Division Group Pld W D* L GF GA P/R Rank
United States 2019–20 A B 4 1 0 3 5 11 Fall 10th
United States 2022–23 B B 6 1 1 4 7 10 Same position 23rd
Total 10 2 1 7 12 21 10th

CFU Caribbean Cup

CFU Championship & Caribbean Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
Trinidad and Tobago 1978 Did not enter Did not enter
Suriname 1979
Puerto Rico 1981
French Guiana 1983
Barbados 1985
Martinique 1988
Barbados 1989
Trinidad and Tobago 1990 Did not qualify 3 1 2 0 5 3
Jamaica 1991 Did not enter Did not enter
Trinidad and Tobago 1992
Jamaica 1993
Trinidad and Tobago 1994
Cayman Islands Jamaica 1995
Trinidad and Tobago 1996
Antigua and Barbuda Saint Kitts and Nevis 1997 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 2 4
Jamaica Trinidad and Tobago 1998 2 0 0 2 1 4
Trinidad and Tobago 1999 3 2 0 1 11 3
Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Withdrew Withdrew
Barbados 2005 Did not qualify 3 1 1 1 5 6
Trinidad and Tobago 2007 8 4 1 3 17 10
Jamaica 2008 3 1 1 1 7 4
Martinique 2010 Did not enter Did not enter
Antigua and Barbuda 2012 Did not qualify 3 1 0 2 10 5
Jamaica 2014 Did not enter Did not enter
Martinique 2017 Did not qualify 4 1 0 3 3 7
Total – – – – – – – – 31 11 5 15 61 46

Island Games

Island Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Faroe Islands 1989 Did not enter
Åland 1991
Isle of Wight 1993
Gibraltar 1995
Jersey 1997
Gotland 1999
Isle of Man 2001
Guernsey 2003
Shetland 2005
Rhodes 2007 Fourth place 4th 4 1 0 3 3 5
Åland 2009 Did not enter
Isle of Wight 2011
Bermuda 2013 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 20 0
Jersey 2015 Did not enter
Gotland 2017
Guernsey 2023 To be determined
Total 1 Title 2/15 8 5 0 3 23 5
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Honours

  • Island Games
    • Gold Champions (1): 2013
  • Football at the Pan American Games
    • Silver Runners-up (1): 1967

See also

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