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Suriname
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Natio (National)
Association Surinaamse Voetbal Bond (SVB)
Confederation CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach Stanley Menzo
Captain Stefano Denswil
Most caps Marlon Felter (48)
Top scorer Gleofilo Vlijter (15)
Home stadium Franklin Essed Stadion
FIFA code SUR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 153 Steady (7 February 2019)
Highest 84 (August 2008)
Lowest 191 (December 2015)
Elo ranking
Current 146 Increase 6 (3 March 2019)
Highest 54 (23 July 1934)
Lowest 172 (21 February 2016)
First international
Suriname 0–5 British Guiana 
(Surinam; 17 August 1915)
Biggest win
Suriname 9–0 French Guiana
(Suriname; 2 March 1947)
Suriname 9–0 British Guiana 
(Netherlands Antilles; 17 February 1952)
Suriname 9–0 British Guiana 
(Aruba; 9 February 1953)
Biggest defeat
Suriname 1–8 Aruba
(Suriname; 6 June 1946)
 Mexico 8–1 Suriname 
(Monterrey, Mexico; 15 October 1977)
 Costa Rica 7–0 Suriname 
(San José, Costa Rica; 6 September 2008)
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup
Appearances 3 (first in 1977)
Best result Sixth place (1977)
Medal record
CFU Championship
Gold 1978 Trinidad and Tobago Team
Bronze 1979 Suriname Team

The Suriname national football team (Dutch: Surinaams voetbalelftal; Sranan Tongo: Sranankondre fubal pluga) represents Suriname in international football. The team is controlled by the Surinamese Football Association, which is a member of CONCACAF.

History

Although the former Dutch colony is located in South America, it competes in CONCACAF, together with Guyana and French Guiana. Suriname was one of the founding members of CONCACAF in 1961. Suriname won the CFU Championship in 1978, were runners-up in 1979 and have achieved three fourth-place finishes in the CFU Championship/Caribbean Cup. Suriname discourages dual citizenship and Surinamese-Dutch players who have picked up a Netherlands passport – which, crucially, offers legal work status in almost any European league – are barred from selection to the national team. Many Suriname-born players and Dutch-born players of Surinamese descent, like Gerald Vanenburg, Ruud Gullit, Frank Rijkaard, Edgar Davids, Clarence Seedorf, Patrick Kluivert, Michael Reiziger, Aron Winter, Georginio Wijnaldum, Virgil van Dijk and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink have turned out to play for the Dutch national team. In 1999, Humphrey Mijnals, who played for both Suriname and the Netherlands, was elected Surinamese footballer of the century. Another famous player is André Kamperveen, who captained Suriname in the 1940s and was the first Surinamese to play professionally in the Netherlands.

Suriname has participated in the qualifying matches for the FIFA World Cup since 1962, but has never qualified for the finals. Suriname's strongest showing in World Cup qualification was the campaign for the 1978 finals, when the national team reached the final group stage.

Suriname also came second in CONCACAF qualifying for the 1964 Olympics, behind qualifiers Mexico and third in qualifying for the 1980 Olympics, behind qualifiers Costa Rica and United States. The US then boycotted the Moscow Olympics, and were replaced by Cuba in the football tournament, after Suriname opted to boycott the games as well.

In 2008 Suriname advanced to the group stage of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying despite using only local players. With their two-leg victory over neighbours Guyana, Suriname moved on to face Haiti, Costa Rica, and El Salvador in the third round.

Inspired by the success of teams with dual nationals, especially Algeria, SVB president John Krishnadath submitted a proposal to the national assembly to allow dual citizenship for athletes with the then-goal of reaching the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals. In order to support this project, a team with professional players of Surinamese origin was assembled and played an exhibition match on 26 December 2014 at the Andre Kamperveen Stadion. The project is managed by Nordin Wooter and David Endt, who have set up a presentation and sent invitations to 100 players of Surinamese origin, receiving 85 positive answers. Dean Gorré was named to coach this special selection. FIFA supported the project and granted insurance for the players and clubs despite the match being unofficial.

As of May 2015, Gorré was the national team coach who oversaw both the official and unofficial teams. The professional team consisted of players willing to commit to Suriname if the dual-citizenship bill was approved, and played two international matches. In 2016, Roberto Gödeken became the head coach once again. In qualification for the 2017 Caribbean Cup, Suriname secured a spot in the third round, but finished second behind Jamaica in their group. However, as one of the three best second-place finishers, Suriname advanced to face Trinidad and Tobago and Haiti in the 5th place play-off. Suriname won the match against Trinidad and Tobago, but lost against Haiti, hence once again a failed attempt to make an appearance in the Concacaf Gold Cup.

In 2018 Dean Gorré signed a new 2 year contract with the SVB to manage Natio once more. His first game ended in a draw against Dominica in Nations League qualifiers. Gorré became not only the head coach of the senior team, but also oversees the youth teams and also has a helping hand in the introduction of a professional league in the country. Gorré also managed to arrange trainingcamps for the national team in the Netherlands, where Natio have tested their strength against professional and amateur football clubs.

Suriname qualified for the CONCACAF Nations League B after wins against Saint Kitts and Nevis and British Virgin Islands, draw against Dominica and a loss against Jamaica. Suriname got to share a group with Nicaragua, SVG and Dominica. After a narrow away win against Dominica, Suriname got to bag a massive 6–0 win at home against Nicaragua.

In November 2019, it was announced that a so-called sports passport would allow Dutch professional footballers from the Surinamese diaspora to represent Suriname. On 19 November, Suriname qualified for the 2021 Gold Cup with 2–1 CONCACAF Nations League win over Nicaragua. It will be their debut in the CONCACAF Gold Cup and their first appearance in a CONCACAF tournament since 1985.

In the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Suriname played against Costa Rica, Jamaica and Guadeloupe in Group C. Suriname lost its first two matches against Jamaica and Costa Rica, but ended third in the group following a 2-1 win against Guadeloupe.

In late July, the Surinamese Football Association terminated the contract of Dean Gorré after failing to reach Natio's objectives. After the termination of Gorré, SVB announced that they have hired the services of Brian Tevreden's Tevreden Group. The Tevreden Group are involved in the search for a new national coach and the recruitment and selection of Surinamese-Dutch professionals who want to play for Natio.

Kit supplier

Kit supplier Period
Netherlands Copa 2008–2010
Spain Kelme 2011–2014
Netherlands Klupp 2015–2024
Italy Macron 2024–present

Results and fixtures

Main article: Suriname 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

2024

2025

Coaching staff

As of 16 October  2024 (2024 -10-16)

Head Coach Netherlands Stanley Menzo
Assistant Coach Suriname Ryan Koolwijk
Assistant Coach Netherlands Raymond Mannen
Goalkeeping Coach Netherlands Harmen Kuperus
Fitness Coach Netherlands Michiel ten Haken
Team Doctor Netherlands Willem Graafland
Physiotherapists Netherlands Robin Massier

Coaching history

Caretaker managers are listed in italics.

† Indicates that they managed in no official matches

  • Netherlands S. Mobach (1936)
  • Netherlands Morris Wijngaarde (1946)
  • Netherlands Wim de Bois (1948)
  • Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) André Kamperveen (1958–1962)
  • Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) Humbert Boerleider (1973)
  • Suriname Ollie Camps (1976)
  • Suriname Walther Braithwaite (1976–1977)
  • Netherlands Rob Groener (1978–1979)
  • Suriname Armand Sahadewsing (1980–1982)
  • Suriname Walther Braithwaite (1985–1986)
  • Suriname Paul Bhagwandas (1989–1993)
  • Suriname Frits Purperhart (1996–1997)
  • Suriname Ronald Kolf (2000–2001)
  • Uruguay Edgardo Baldi (2003–2004)
  • Suriname Andy Atmodimedjo (2004)
  • Suriname Wensley Bundel (2005)
  • Netherlands Leo Koswal (2006)
  • Suriname Kenneth Jaliens (2006–2008)
  • Suriname Wensley Bundel (2008–2010)
  • Netherlands Kees Zwamborn (2010)
  • Suriname Ricardo Winter (2010–2011)
  • Suriname Kenneth Jaliens (2011–2012)
  • Suriname Ricardo Winter (2012)
  • Suriname Roberto Gödeken (2013–2014)
  • Suriname Dean Gorré (2015)
  • Suriname Roberto Gödeken (2016–2017)
  • Suriname Eugene Verwey (2018)
  • Suriname Dean Gorré (2018–2021)
  • Netherlands Stanley Menzo (2022)
  • Netherlands Aron Winter (2022–2023)
  • Netherlands Stanley Menzo (2024–)

Players

Current squad

  • The following players are called-up for the Nations League quarter-final matches against Canada on 15 & 19 November 2024.
  • Caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2024 after the match against Canada.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Etienne Vaessen (1995-07-26) 26 July 1995 (age 29) 6 0 Netherlands Groningen
1GK Ishan Kort (2000-06-01) 1 June 2000 (age 24) 1 0 Lithuania Be1 NFA
1GK Jonathan Fonkel (2005-04-15) 15 April 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Suriname Robinhood
2DF Shaquille Pinas (1998-03-19) 19 March 1998 (age 26) 22 3 Sweden Hammarby
2DF Myenty Abena (1994-12-12) 12 December 1994 (age 30) 22 1 Russia Spartak Moscow
2DF Dion Malone (1989-02-13) 13 February 1989 (age 35) 21 0 Cyprus Karmiotissa Polemidion
2DF Ridgeciano Haps (1993-06-12) 12 June 1993 (age 31) 19 2 Italy Venezia
2DF Stefano Denswil (1993-05-07) 7 May 1993 (age 31) 10 0 Turkey Trabzonspor
2DF Djevencio van der Kust (2001-04-30) 30 April 2001 (age 23) 10 2 Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam
2DF Anfernee Dijksteel (1996-10-27) 27 October 1996 (age 28) 9 0 England Middlesbrough
2DF Liam van Gelderen (2001-03-23) 23 March 2001 (age 23) 6 0 Netherlands RKC Waalwijk
3MF Roscello Vlijter (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 24) 13 0 Lithuania Riteriai
3MF Kenneth Paal (1997-06-24) 24 June 1997 (age 27) 11 0 England Queens Park Rangers
3MF Immanuel Pherai (2001-04-25) 25 April 2001 (age 23) 7 0 Germany Hamburger SV
3MF Justin Lonwijk (1999-12-21) 21 December 1999 (age 25) 7 2 Denmark Viborg
3MF Renske Adipi (1999-08-01) 1 August 1999 (age 25) 6 0 Suriname Robinhood
3MF Jayden Turfkruier (2002-09-25) 25 September 2002 (age 22) 1 0 Netherlands Telstar
4FW Gleofilo Vlijter (1999-09-17) 17 September 1999 (age 25) 26 15 Serbia OFK Beograd
4FW Sheraldo Becker (1995-02-09) 9 February 1995 (age 29) 16 5 Spain Real Sociedad
4FW Virgil Misidjan (1993-07-24) 24 July 1993 (age 31) 9 2 Hungary Ferencváros
4FW Jaden Montnor (2002-08-09) 9 August 2002 (age 22) 6 2 Cyprus Aris Limassol
4FW Dylan Vente (1999-05-09) 9 May 1999 (age 25) 4 0 Netherlands PEC Zwolle
4FW Tyrone Conraad (1997-04-07) 7 April 1997 (age 27) 3 2 United Arab Emirates Sharjah

Recent call-ups

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


Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Warner Hahn (1992-06-15) 15 June 1992 (age 32) 22 0 Sweden Hammarby v.  Canada, 31 October 2024 INJ
GK Joey Roggeveen (1998-03-20) 20 March 1998 (age 26) 1 0 United States Tulsa v.  Costa Rica, 11 October 2024 PRE
GK Jahnilo Wiegel (2005-03-13) 13 March 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Netherlands PEC Zwolle v.  Martinique, 24 March 2024
DF Silvinho Esajas (2002-07-08) 8 July 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Netherlands ADO Den Haag v.  Canada, 31 October 2024 PRE
DF Kelvin Leerdam (1990-06-24) 24 June 1990 (age 34) 18 0 Netherlands Heracles Almelo v.  Costa Rica, 11 October 2024 PRE
DF Damil Dankerlui (1996-08-24) 24 August 1996 (age 28) 11 0 Netherlands Almere City v.  Costa Rica, 11 October 2024 PRE
DF Sean Klaiber (1994-07-31) 31 July 1994 (age 30) 3 0 Denmark Brøndby v.  Guyana, 5 September 2024
DF Alierio Belfor (1999-05-04) 4 May 1999 (age 25) 0 0 Suriname Robinhood v.  Anguilla, 8 June 2024
DF Navajo Bakboord (1999-01-29) 29 January 1999 (age 25) 5 0 Netherlands Heracles Almelo v.  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 5 June 2024 PRE
DF Radinio Balker (1998-09-03) 3 September 1998 (age 26) 0 0 England Huddersfield Town v.  Martinique, 24 March 2024
MF Denzel Jubitana (1999-05-06) 6 May 1999 (age 25) 4 1 Greece Atromitos v.  Canada, 31 October 2024 PRE
MF Dhoraso Klas (2001-01-30) 30 January 2001 (age 23) 4 0 Belgium Deinze v.  Costa Rica, 11 October 2024 PRE
MF Sergino Eduard (1994-09-04) 4 September 1994 (age 30) 27 1 Suriname Transvaal v.  Guadeloupe, 9 September 2024
MF Faustino Benali (1999-05-11) 11 May 1999 (age 25) 0 0 Suriname PVV v.  Guyana, 5 September 2024PRE
MF Shiloh 't Zand (2003-05-14) 14 May 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Netherlands Dordrecht v.  Martinique, 7 March 2024 PRE
FW Jamilhio Rigters (1999-11-11) 11 November 1999 (age 25) 15 3 Suriname Robinhood v.  Canada, 31 October 2024 PRE
FW Gyrano Kerk (1995-12-02) 2 December 1995 (age 29) 5 0 Belgium Antwerp v.  Canada, 31 October 2024 PRE
FW Jeredy Hilterman (1998-06-20) 20 June 1998 (age 26) 8 2 Germany Arminia Bielefeld v.  Costa Rica, 11 October 2024 PRE
FW Leandro Kappel (1989-11-14) 14 November 1989 (age 35) 6 0 Turkey Pendikspor v.  Costa Rica, 11 October 2024 PRE
FW Delano Burgzorg (1998-11-07) 7 November 1998 (age 26) 0 0 England Middlesbrough v.  Costa Rica, 11 October 2024 PRE
FW Richonell Margaret (2000-07-07) 7 July 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Netherlands RKC Waalwijk v.  Costa Rica, 11 October 2024 PRE
FW Dimitrie Apai (1994-07-19) 19 July 1994 (age 30) 25 4 Suriname Transvaal v.  Guadeloupe, 9 September 2024
FW Florian Jozefzoon (1991-02-09) 9 February 1991 (age 33) 18 1 Turkey Bandırmaspor v.  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 5 June 2024 PRE
FW Yanic Wildschut (1991-11-01) 1 November 1991 (age 33) 6 1 England Exeter City v.  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 5 June 2024 PRE
FW Luciano Slagveer (1993-10-05) 5 October 1993 (age 31) 1 0 Unattached v.  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 5 June 2024 PRE
FW Mitchell te Vrede (1991-09-07) 7 September 1991 (age 33) 6 2 Unattached v.  Martinique, 7 March 2024 PRE
FW Ché Nunnely (1999-02-04) 4 February 1999 (age 25) 0 0 Netherlands Heerenveen v.  Martinique, 7 March 2024 PRE

INJ Withdrew due to injury
PRE Preliminary/Standby squad
RET Retired from the national team
SUS Serving suspension
WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Player records

Players in bold are still active with Suriname.

Most appearances

Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Marlon Felter 48 6 2004–2011
2 Stefano Rijssel 36 14 2010–2019
3 Clifton Sandvliet 33 12 2000–2008
4 Dimitrie Apai 30 5 2013–present
Sergino Eduard 30 1 2013–present
6 Germaine van Dijk 29 1 2006–2011
7 Ronny Aloema 28 4 2008–2012
8 Obrendo Huiswoud 27 0 2010–2016
Naldo Kwasie 27 2 2010–2014
10 Miquel Darson 26 0 2013–2022
Ferdinand Jap A Joe 26 1 2000–2009
Emilio Limon 26 3 2008–2012
Giovanni Waal 26 4 2010–2015

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Gleofilo Vlijter 15 24 0.63 2015–present
2 Stefano Rijssel 14 36 0.39 2010–2019
3 Clifton Sandvliet 12 33 0.36 2000–2008
4 Nigel Hasselbaink 8 9 0.89 2019–2021
Benny Kejansi 8 13 0.62 1996–2002
Ivenzo Comvalius 8 19 0.42 2018–present
Wensley Christoph 8 25 0.32 2004–2010
8 Marlon Felter 6 48 0.13 2004–2011
9 Giovanni Drenthe 5 17 0.29 2009–2012
Gordon Kinsaini 5 17 0.29 2001–2009
Dimitrie Apai 5 30 0.17 2013–present

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup Qualification
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
as /  Dutch Guyana as /  Dutch Guyana
1930 and 1934 Did not enter Declined participation
France 1938 Withdrew Withdrew
1950 to 1958 Did not enter Declined participation
Chile 1962 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 1 2
England 1966 4 1 0 3 8 9
Mexico 1970 4 2 0 2 10 9
West Germany 1974 4 2 1 1 11 4
as  Suriname as  Suriname
Argentina 1978 Did not qualify 10 2 2 6 15 24
Spain 1982 4 2 1 1 5 3
Mexico 1986 6 1 2 3 4 10
Italy 1990 Withdrew Withdrew
United States 1994 Did not qualify 4 1 2 1 4 4
France 1998 2 0 0 2 0 2
South Korea Japan 2002 4 1 1 2 1 2
Germany 2006 4 2 1 1 12 6
South Africa 2010 9 3 2 4 14 21
Brazil 2014 6 2 1 3 5 11
Russia 2018 2 0 0 2 1 4
Qatar 2022 4 3 0 1 15 4
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined 2 2 0 0 8 1
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 To be determined
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total 0/22 71 24 14 33 114 116

CONCACAF Gold Cup

Main article: Suriname 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 Did not enter Did not enter
Guatemala 1965
Honduras 1967
Costa Rica 1969
Trinidad and Tobago 1971 Withdrew Withdrew
Haiti 1973 Did not qualify 4 2 1 1 11 4
Mexico 1977 Sixth place 6th 5 0 0 5 6 17 Squad 2 1 0 1 3 2
Honduras 1981 Did not qualify 4 2 1 1 5 3
1985 Group stage 9th 4 0 1 3 2 9 Squad 2 1 1 0 2 1
1989 Did not enter Did not enter
United States 1991 Did not qualify 2 1 1 0 2 1
United StatesMexico 1993 Withdrew Withdrew
United States 1996 Did not qualify 3 1 1 1 3 6
United States 1998 Did not enter Did not enter
United States 2000 Did not qualify 2 0 2 0 1 1
United States 2002 6 2 2 2 14 12
United States Mexico 2003 Withdrew Withdrew
United States 2005 Did not qualify 3 0 2 1 3 4
United States 2007 6 2 1 3 4 10
United States 2009 5 2 1 2 6 6
United States 2011 6 3 1 2 13 9
United States 2013 6 3 1 2 14 11
Canada United States 2015 3 0 2 1 3 4
United States 2017 8 3 1 4 12 12
United States Costa Rica Jamaica 2019 4 2 1 1 8 2
United States 2021 Group stage 10th 3 1 0 2 3 5 Squad 6 4 1 1 16 5
Canada United States 2023 Did not qualify 5 0 2 3 2 9
Canada United States 2025 Group stage TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Sixth place 3/27 12 1 1 10 11 31 — 77 29 22 26 122 102

CONCACAF Nations League

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 B D 6 4 1 1 16 5 Rise United States 2021 Ineligible
2022–23 A A 4 0 1 3 2 9 Same position United States 2023 Did not qualify
2023–24 A B 4 1 2 1 6 3 Same position United States 2024
2024–25 A A To be determined 2025 To be determined
Total — — 14 5 4 5 24 17 — Total 0 Titles — — — — — — —

CFU Caribbean Cup

CFU Championship & Caribbean Cup Qualification
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Trinidad and Tobago 1978 Champions 3 3 0 0 8 0 4 4 0 0 9 1
Suriname 1979 Runners-up 3 1 0 2 5 4 Qualified as host
Puerto Rico 1981 Did not qualify 7 2 2 3 12 13
French Guiana 1983 2 0 1 1 0 1
Barbados 1985 Fourth place 3 0 2 1 2 4 4 3 0 1 3 1
Martinique 1988 Did not qualify 2 1 1 0 2 1
Barbados 1989 Did not enter Did not enter
Trinidad and Tobago 1990 Did not qualify 3 1 1 1 7 4
Jamaica 1991 2 1 1 0 2 1
Trinidad and Tobago 1992 Group stage 3 0 1 2 2 6 3 3 0 0 12 2
Jamaica 1993 Did not enter Did not enter
Trinidad and Tobago 1994 Fourth place 5 1 1 2 5 8 2 2 0 0 4 0
Cayman IslandsJamaica 1995 Did not qualify 3 1 1 1 3 6
Trinidad and Tobago 1996 Fourth place 5 1 1 2 5 9 4 2 1 1 6 5
Antigua and Barbuda Saint Kitts and Nevis 1997 Did not enter Did not enter
Trinidad and Tobago Jamaica 1998 Did not qualify 3 0 3 0 8 8
Trinidad and Tobago 1999 2 0 2 0 1 1
Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Group stage 3 0 1 2 4 9 3 2 1 0 10 3
Trinidad and Tobago 2005 Did not qualify 3 0 2 1 3 4
Trinidad and Tobago 2007 6 2 1 3 4 10
Jamaica 2008 Did not enter Did not enter
Martinique 2010 Did not qualify 6 3 1 2 13 9
Antigua and Barbuda 2012 6 3 1 2 14 11
Jamaica 2014 3 0 2 1 3 4
Martinique 2017 8 3 1 4 12 12
Total 1 Title 25 6 6 11 31 40 53 47 26 17 95 103

CCCF Championship

CCCF Championship
Year Round Pld W D* L GF GA
1941 to 1957 Did not enter
Cuba 1960 Fourth place 4 1 1 2 4 5
1961 Did not enter
Total 4th place 4 1 1 2 4 5

Pan American Games

Pan American Games
Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
1951 to 1987 Did not enter
Cuba 1991 Group stage 3 1 1 1 4 3
1995 to 2019 Did not enter
Total Group stage 3 1 1 1 4 3

ABCS Tournament

ABCS Tournament
Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
Curaçao 2010 Champions 2 1 1 0 6 4
Suriname 2011 Third place 2 1 1 0 2 0
Aruba 2012 Runners-up 2 1 0 1 8 1
Curaçao 2013 Champions 2 2 0 0 5 1
Suriname 2015 Champions 2 2 0 0 4 0
Curaçao 2021 Did not enter
Curaçao 2022 Runners-up 2 1 1 0 6 3
Total Champions 12 8 3 1 31 9
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

All-time record against other nations

As of 19 November 2024

Team Pld W D L
 Anguilla 1 1 0 0
 Antigua and Barbuda 5 3 1 1
 Aruba 14 8 4 2
 Barbados 6 1 3 2
 Bermuda 2 1 0 1
 Brazil 1 0 0 1
 British Virgin Islands 1 1 0 0
 Canada 4 0 0 4
 Cayman Islands 2 2 0 0
 China 1 0 0 1
 Costa Rica 9 0 1 8
 Cuba 14 1 2 11
 Curaçao 30 10 7 13
 Denmark 1 1 0 0
 Dominica 4 3 1 0
 Dominican Republic 2 0 1 1
 El Salvador 7 1 0 6
 Trinidad and Tobago 26 8 6 12
 Guyana 23 15 3 5
 Martinique 17 3 7 7
 French Guiana 13 7 3 3
 Guadeloupe 12 6 0 6
 Haiti 11 3 5 3
 Jamaica 9 2 1 6
 Grenada 7 3 3 1
 Guatemala 5 0 2 3
 Honduras 3 0 2 1
 Panama 3 2 0 1
 India 2 2 0 0
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4 1 1 2
 Saint Lucia 2 1 0 1
 Nicaragua 7 5 0 2
 East Germany 1 0 0 1
 United States 1 1 0 0
 Netherlands 1 0 0 1
 Mexico 3 0 0 3
 Montserrat 3 3 0 0
 Colombia 1 0 1 0
 Puerto Rico 2 0 2 0
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7 3 2 2
 Thailand 1 0 0 1
Total 268 98 58 112

Team records

Wins

Largest win 
Largest win at the CONCACAF Championship finals 
none
Largest win at the CCCF Championship finals 
  • 2–0 vs Cuba on 18 February 1960, 1960 CCCF Championship
Largest win at the CFU Championship finals 
Largest win at the Caribbean Cup finals 
  • 3–1 vs Jamaica on 28 May 1996, 1996 Caribbean Cup
Largest win at the Pan American Games 
  • 3–1 vs Canada on 6 August 1991, 1991 Pan American Games
Largest win at the CONCACAF Nations League
  • 6–0 vs Nicaragua on 8 September 2019, 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League
Largest win at the ABCS Tournament 

Draws

Highest scoring draw 
Highest scoring draw at the CONCACAF Championship finals 
  • 1–1 vs Honduras on 23 March 1985, 1985 CONCACAF Championship
Highest scoring draw at the CCCF Championship finals 
  • 1–1 vs Honduras on 15 February 1960, 1960 CCCF Championship
Highest scoring draw at the CFU Championship finals 
  • 2–2 vs Guadeloupe on 29 June 1985, 1985 CFU Championship
Highest scoring draw at the Caribbean Cup finals 
Highest scoring draw at the Pan American Games 
  • 1–1 vs Honduras on 8 August 1991, 1991 Pan American Games
Highest scoring draw at the ABCS Tournament 
  • n/a1

1. Tournament follows a knock-out format, and matches cannot end on a draw.

Defeats

Largest defeat
Including unofficial games: 8–1 vs Feyenoord on 13 June 1946
Largest defeat at the CONCACAF Championship finals 
8–1 vs  Mexico on 15 October 1977, 1977 CONCACAF Championship
Largest defeat at the CCCF Championship finals 
  • 3–1 vs Costa Rica on 17 February 1960, 1960 CCCF Championship
Largest defeat at the CFU Championship finals 
Largest defeat at the Caribbean Cup finals 
Largest defeat at the Pan American Games 
  • 1–0 vs United States on 4 August 1991, 1991 Pan American Games
Largest defeat at the ABCS Tournament 

Honours

Regional

  • CFU Championship/Caribbean Cup:
    • Champions (1): 1978
    • Runners-up (1): 1979

Friendly

  • ABCS Tournament
    • Champions (3): 2010, 2013, 2015
    • Runners-up (2): 2012, 2022
    • Third place (1): 2011
  • Betty Brown Challenge Cup
    • Champions (1): 1943
  • Coupe Duvalier
    • Runners-up (1): 1966
  • Parbo Bier Cup
    • Runners-up (1): 2004

See also

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  • Surinam Airways Flight 764
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