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Sint Maarten
Shirt badge/Association crest
Association Sint Maarten Football Federation (SXMFF)
Confederation CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach Piet de Jong
Captain Kay Gerritsen
Most caps Gerwin Lake (24)
Top scorer Gerwin Lake (18)
Home stadium Raoul Illidge Sports Complex
FIFA code SXM
SMA (CONCACAF Code)
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current –
Highest –
Elo ranking
Current 206 Decrease 3 (3 March 2019)
Highest 178 (1989)
Lowest 212 (November 2019)
First international
 Sint Maarten 1–3 Saint Martin 
(Philipsburg, Sint Maarten; 14 June 1988)
Biggest win
 Sint Maarten 8–2 Turks and Caicos Islands 
(Willemstad, Curaçao; 11 June 2022)
Biggest defeat
 Haiti 13–0 Sint Maarten 
(Port-au-Prince, Haiti; 10 September 2018)
Caribbean Cup
Appearances 1 (first in 1993)
Best result Group stage (1993)

The Sint Maarten national football team (Dutch: Sint Maartens voetbalelftal) represents Sint Maarten in soccer. Sint Maarten is the Dutch part of the Caribbean island of Saint Martin. The team is managed by the Sint Maarten Football Federation.

Sint Maarten is not a member of FIFA. This means they cannot play in the World Cup. The association tried to join FIFA in 2016 but was not accepted. In 2022, they asked the CAS to review FIFA's decision.

In 2002, the Sint Maarten Soccer Association became an associate member of CONCACAF. They became full members in 2013. This happened after Sint Maarten became an independent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 2010. They are also part of the Caribbean Football Union. They first played in the Caribbean Cup in 1989.

Team History and Comeback

From 1992 to 2016, the Sint Maarten team played very few official matches. Between 2000 and 2016, they played only one unofficial game. This was a 2–2 draw against Sint Eustatius in 2004.

The team's president, Owen Nickie, said in 2012 that they were not playing because their home stadium needed repairs. He also mentioned that finding enough players was a problem before. However, by 2012, they had plenty of players. The team planned to host the Leeward Islands Tournament and join the 2012 Caribbean Cup qualification.

In 2014, Sint Maarten was supposed to co-host the Leeward Islands Tournament. But they had to pull out because of issues with the new lights at their stadium. In 2015, a special match was held to pick players for the national team. Even though the senior team was not very active, their youth team played in the first CONCACAF Under-15 Championship in 2013. Sint Maarten also helped host the 2015 CFU Boy's Under-15 Championship.

Return to International Games

Sint Maarten started playing international football again in 2016. They entered the 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification. They were in a group with Grenada and the US Virgin Islands. These matches took place in March 2016. It had been 19 years since Sint Maarten played in a senior CFU competition.

Before the tournament, Sint Maarten played a friendly match against Anguilla on March 13, 2016. They won 2–0. Joost Röben scored both goals. In their first tournament match, Sint Maarten played Grenada. They lost 5–0. Later, they lost to the US Virgin Islands 2–1. This ended their qualifying journey. Ramsleii Boelijn scored Sint Maarten's only goal in that game.

Home Stadium

Sint Maarten plays its home matches at the Raoul Illidge Sports Complex. This stadium is in Philipsburg. It can hold 3,000 fans. The stadium is named after Raoul Illidge. He was a local person who helped pay for the stadium's planning and construction.

The complex was closed for repairs in July 2013. The renovations included a new running track, a better drainage system, and artificial turf. They also repainted the light poles and installed brighter lights. The buildings at the complex were also renovated. The Dutch funding agency Usona and the Sint Maarten government paid for the repairs. The stadium officially reopened on March 7, 2014.

Recent Matches

Here are the results of Sint Maarten's matches from the past year.

      Win       Draw       Loss       Fixture

2023 Matches

12 October 2023–24 Nations League Sint Maarten  2–3  Saint Kitts and Nevis The Valley, Anguilla
15:00 UTC−4
  • Lake Goal 19'
  • Kort Goal 79'
  • Williams Goal 16', 48', 68'
 Stadium: Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre
Attendance: 122
Referee: Josué Ugalde (Costa Rica)
15 October 2023–24 Nations League Saint Kitts and Nevis  0–1  Sint Maarten Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
19:00 UTC−4
  • Pata Goal 32'
 Stadium: SKNFA Technical Center
Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)
16 November 2023–24 Nations League Sint Maarten  0–2  Guadeloupe Wildey, Barbados
19:00 UTC−4
  • Plumain Goal 65'
  • Phaëton Goal 90+5'
 Stadium: Wildey Turf
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)
19 November 2023–24 Nations League Saint Lucia  1–2  Sint Maarten Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
15:00 UTC−4
  • Thomas Goal 12'
  • Amatkarijo Goal 38'
  • Lake Goal 56'
 Stadium: Daren Sammy Cricket Ground
Referee: Marco Ortiz (Mexico)

2024 Matches

17 March Friendly Sint Maarten  1–1  Anguilla
4 June Friendly Bonaire  1–3  Sint Maarten Doorwerth, Netherlands
20:00 Stadium: Sportpark De Waayenberg
6 September 2024 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League Sint Maarten  2–0  Aruba Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
17:00 UTC−4
  • Lake Goal 81'
  • Olivacce Goal 90+3'
 Stadium: Estadio Centroamericano de Mayagüez
Referee: Hakeem Harvey (St. Kitts and Nevis)
9 September 2024–25 Nations League Haiti  6–0  Sint Maarten Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
17:00 UTC−4
  • Attys Goal 41'
  • Nazon Goal 59', 75', 82'
  • Cantave Goal 76', 84'
 Stadium: Estadio Centroamericano de Mayagüez
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren (Canada)
11 October 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League Sint Maarten  3-2  Puerto Rico TBD
Stadium: TBD
14 October 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League Puerto Rico  2–1  Sint Maarten TD
Stadium: TBD
15 November 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League Sint Maarten  0–8  Haiti Haiti
Stadium: TBD
18 November 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League Aruba  0–1  Sint Maarten Haiti
Stadium: TBD

Coaching Team

Here are the coaches who have led the Sint Maarten national football team:

  • Sint Maarten Ronny Wadilie (2016–2018)
  • Aruba Elvis Albertus (2018–)
  • Netherlands Piet de Jong

Team Players

Current Squad Members

The players listed below were chosen for the 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League matches in October 2024.

Caps (games played) and goals are updated as of September 9, 2024, after the game against Haiti.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Tyrell Richardson (2003-07-08) 8 July 2003 (age 22) 9 0 Netherlands Alphense Boys
1GK Cartalino Joseph (2002-04-22) 22 April 2002 (age 23) 1 0 Netherlands TAC '90
1GK Chandro Wilkin (2006-11-14) 14 November 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Sint Maarten SCSA Eagles
2DF Diaro Forsythe (2001-01-11) 11 January 2001 (age 24) 19 0 Netherlands 't Zand
2DF Sergio Hughes (2002-02-24) 24 February 2002 (age 23) 16 2 Netherlands XerxesDZB
2DF Kael Richards (2000-02-13) 13 February 2000 (age 25) 15 0 United States City Soccer FC
2DF Duane Tjen-A-Kwoei (1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 (age 27) 12 0 Netherlands VV Nieuwenhoorn
2DF Ilounga Pata (2000-11-12) 12 November 2000 (age 24) 11 1 Portugal Mafra
2DF Mitchell de Nooijer (2000-02-29) 29 February 2000 (age 25) 11 0 Netherlands Goes
2DF Shurandy Reyes (2001-10-07) 7 October 2001 (age 23) 2 0 Netherlands SV Charlois
2DF Mike Richardson (2008-09-05) 5 September 2008 (age 16) 1 0 Netherlands Alphense Boys
2DF Thijmen Lansing (2005-06-02) 2 June 2005 (age 20) 0 0 United States Radford University
3MF Kay Gerritsen (1997-04-25) 25 April 1997 (age 28) 20 2 Netherlands DSOV
3MF Ties Kerssies (2003-12-26) 26 December 2003 (age 21) 15 1 Netherlands Roda '46
3MF Oliver Hobgood (2004-07-01) 1 July 2004 (age 21) 12 0 England AFC Dunstable
3MF Quintón Christina (1995-05-03) 3 May 1995 (age 30) 10 0 Curaçao CVV Inter Willemstad
3MF Roy Gerritsen (1999-01-20) 20 January 1999 (age 26) 3 0 Netherlands FC VVC
4FW Gerwin Lake (1996-04-09) 9 April 1996 (age 29) 20 18 Netherlands Spijkenisse
4FW Elmer de Vries (2000-11-19) 19 November 2000 (age 24) 15 2 Netherlands TOGB
4FW Chovanie Amatkarijo (1999-05-20) 20 May 1999 (age 26) 12 7 Sweden GAIS
4FW T-Shawn Illidge (2003-08-22) 22 August 2003 (age 21) 9 1 Netherlands FC Den Bosch
4FW Imar Kort (1998-06-13) 13 June 1998 (age 27) 9 1 Netherlands HSV De Zuidvogels
4FW Len Bleeker (2005-08-28) 28 August 2005 (age 19) 3 0 Netherlands VV Smitshoek

Other Players Called Up Recently

These players have also been called to the Sint Maarten squad in the last year.


Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
DF Ronan Olivacce (2004-03-27) 27 March 2004 (age 21) 11 1 Netherlands Excelsior v.  Haiti; 9 September 2024
MF Amadeus Aventurin (2005-06-01) 1 June 2005 (age 20) 0 0 United States Monroe College v.  Haiti; 9 September 2024
MF Jean-Jacques Craane (2003-07-17) 17 July 2003 (age 22) 11 1 Sint Maarten Soualiga v.  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; 15 October 2023
Notes
  • INJ = Withdrew due to injury
  • PRE = Preliminary squad / standby
  • RET = Retired from the national team
  • WD = Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Team Records

Here are some records for the Sint Maarten national football team. Players whose names are in bold are still playing for Sint Maarten.

Most Games Played

Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Gerwin Lake 24 18 2019–present
Kay Gerritsen 24 2 2019–present
3 Diaro Forsythe 22 0 2018–present
4 Sergio Hughes 19 2 2012–present
Ties Kerssies 19 1 2022–present
Elmer de Vries 19 2 2022–present
7 Chovanie Amatkarijo 17 7 2023–present
Kael Richards 17 0 2019–present
9 Duane Tjen-A-Kwoei 16 0 2022–present
10 Ilounga Pata 15 1 2022–present

Top Goal Scorers

Rank Name Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Gerwin Lake 18 24 0.75 2019–present
2 Chovanie Amatkarijo 7 17 0.41 2023–present
3 Remsley Boelijn 3 10 0.3 2016–2019
4 Joost Röben 2 3 0.67 2016
Jaeremi Drijvers 2 4 0.5 2018–2019
T-Shawn Illidge 2 13 0.15 2023–present
Sergio Hughes 2 19 0.11 2022–present
Elmer de Vries 2 19 0.11 2022–present
Kay Gerritsen 2 24 0.08 2019–present

Tournament History

CONCACAF Gold Cup Appearances

CONCACAF Gold Cup record
Year Round Pld W D* L GF GA
United States 1991 Did not enter
Mexico United States 1993 Did not qualify
United States 1996
United States 1998
United States 2000 Withdrew
United States 2002 Did not enter
Mexico United States 2003
United States 2005 Withdrew
United States 2007 Did not enter
United States 2009
United States 2011
United States 2013
Canada United States 2015
United States 2017 Did not qualify
Costa Rica Jamaica United States 2019
United States 2021
Canada United States 2023
Canada United States 2025
Total 0/18

CONCACAF Nations League Performance

CONCACAF Nations League record
League Finals
Season Division Group Pld W D L GF GA P/R Finals Result Pld W D L GF GA Squad
2019–20 C D 4 0 0 4 6 15 Same position United States 2021 Ineligible
2022–23 C A 6 3 2 1 19 9 Rise United States 2023
2023–24 B A 6 2 0 4 6 15 Same position United States 2024
2024–25 B C 6 3 0 3 7 18 Same position United States 2025
Total — — 22 8 2 12 38 57 — Total 0 Titles — — — — — — —

Caribbean Cup History

Caribbean Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
Barbados 1989 Did not qualify 4 0 0 4 1 33
Trinidad and Tobago 1990 2 0 2 0 3 3
Jamaica 1991 Did not enter Did not enter
Trinidad and Tobago 1992 Did not qualify 2 1 1 0 5 3
Jamaica 1993 Group stage 3 0 1 2 6 13 2 2 0 0 2 0
Trinidad and Tobago 1994 Did not qualify 3 1 0 2 5 9
Cayman Islands Jamaica 1995 2 0 0 2 0 7
Trinidad and Tobago 1996 2 1 0 1 4 3
Antigua and Barbuda Saint Kitts and Nevis 1997 3 2 0 1 6 3
Trinidad and Tobago Jamaica 1998 Did not enter Did not enter
Trinidad and Tobago 1999
Trinidad and Tobago 2001
Barbados 2005
Trinidad and Tobago 2007
Jamaica 2008
Martinique 2010
Antigua and Barbuda 2012
Jamaica 2014
Martinique 2017 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 1 7
Total Group stage 3 0 1 2 6 13 22 5 3 14 25 68
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Match-ups Against Other Teams

Here's how Sint Maarten has performed against different opponents.

Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Anguilla 7 4 3 0 13 3 +10
 Antigua and Barbuda 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5
 Aruba 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
 Bermuda 1 0 0 1 0 12 −12
 Bonaire 3 2 1 0 11 4 +7
 British Virgin Islands 6 2 1 3 10 9 +1
 Cayman Islands 3 1 1 1 5 8 −3
 Dominica 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5
 French Guiana 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3
 Grenada 1 0 0 1 0 5 −5
 Guadeloupe 6 0 0 6 4 20 −16
 Haiti 3 0 0 3 0 27 −27
 Jamaica 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3
 Martinique 2 0 1 1 1 11 −10
 Netherlands Antilles 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1
 Puerto Rico 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3
 Saint Barthélemy 2 0 1 1 4 6 −2
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6 2 1 3 6 10 −4
 Saint Lucia 2 1 0 1 3 6 −3
Saint Martin 2 1 0 1 5 6 −1
 Turks and Caicos Islands 6 1 0 5 16 20 −4
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 0 0 1 1 6 −5
 U.S. Virgin Islands 3 1 1 1 4 4 0
Total 67 18 10 39 95 185 −90

See also

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