Turks and Caicos Islands national football team facts for kids

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This page is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Turks and Caicos Islands women's national football team.

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Turks and Caicos Islands

Association

Turks and Caicos Islands Football Association (TCIFA)

Confederation

CONCACAF (North America)

Sub-confederation

CFU (Caribbean)

Head coach

Ricky Hill

Captain

Billy Forbes

Most caps

Billy Forbes (32)

Top scorer

Billy Forbes (19)

Home stadium

TCIFA National Academy

FIFA code

TCA

First colours

Second colours

FIFA ranking

Current

208

(7 February 2019)

Highest

158 (February 2008)

Lowest

211 (October 2018)

Elo ranking

Current

211

2 (3 March 2019)

Highest

205 (4 September 2006)

Lowest

214 (September 2018)

First international

Bahamas 3–0 Turks and Caicos Islands

(Nassau, Bahamas; 24 February 1999)

Biggest win

Sint Maarten 2–5 Turks and Caicos Islands

(Willemstad, Curaçao; 10 October 2019)

Biggest defeat

Cuba 11–0 Turks and Caicos Islands

(Havana, Cuba; 8 September 2018)

The Turks and Caicos Islands national football team represents Turks and Caicos Islands in international football, and is controlled by the Turks and Caicos Islands Football Association.

History
Coaches
Results and fixtures
- 2023
- 2024
Players
- Current squad
- Recent call-ups
Player records
- Most appearances
- Top goalscorers
Competitive record
Head-to-head record
Historical kits
See also

History

Having formed a football association in 1996 and joined FIFA in 1998, Turks and Caicos Islands made its first appearance at an official FIFA competition when they entered the 2002 World Cup qualification. In March 2000, the team was knocked out in the first qualification round by St. Kitts and Nevis 14–0 on aggregate.

At the 2006 World Cup qualifying competition, the side suffered a 7–0 aggregate loss against Haiti in February 2004.

In 2007, the federation completed construction of their first stadium, the Turks and Caicos National Stadium, with the help of the FIFA Goal programme, and have committed themselves to building a broad base of football participation and support.

On February 6, 2008, the team achieved its first World Cup qualification win 2–1 against Saint Lucia in the CONCACAF first round at home, but in the second leg played March 26, 2008, they were eliminated after they fell short having lost the away leg 0–2 in Saint Lucia for a 2–3 aggregate score.

The team went without a victory in an official game until June 3, 2014, when they beat the British Virgin Islands during the 2014 Caribbean Cup qualification, and as a result jumped from 207th to 181st in the FIFA rankings released during that month.

Coaches

Gino Pacitto (1999–2000)
Paul Crosbie (2003–2004)
Charlie Cook (2006)
Matthew Green (2008–2011)
Gary Brough (2011–2014)
Craig Harrington (2014–2015)
Oliver Smith (2015–2018)
Matt Barnes (2018–2019)
Omar Edwards (2019–2022)
Vital Borkelmans (2022)
Keith Jeffrey (2022–2023)
Hayden Mullins (2023)
Keith Jeffrey (2023)
Ricky Hill (2023-)

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

Nations League 25 March	Turks and Caicos Islands	1–0	U.S. Virgin Islands	Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
16:30 UTC−4	Beljour 69'	https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=626367		Stadium: TCIFA National Academy Referee: Christopher Mason (Jamaica)

Nations League 28 March	Bonaire	1–2	Turks and Caicos Islands	Rincon, Bonaire
16:00	Montero 1'	https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=626384	Forbes 17', 40'	Stadium: Stadion Antonio Trenidat Referee: Kwinsi Williams (Trinidad and Tobago)

Nations League 9 September	British Virgin Islands	3–1	Turks and Caicos Islands	Road Town, British Virgin Islands
15:30 UTC−4	Caesar 4' Chalwell 10', 50'	https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=712932	Forbes 45+4' (pen.)	Stadium: A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground Referee: Victor Rivas (United States)

Nations League 12 September	Turks and Caicos Islands	0–3	Dominica	Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
16:00 UTC−4		https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=712949	Jules 18', 64' Thomas 90+3'	Stadium: TCIFA National Academy Referee: Benjamin Whitty (Cayman Islands)

Nations League 16 October	Turks and Caicos Islands	2–2	British Virgin Islands	Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
16:00 UTC−4	Forbes 26' (pen.), 76'	https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=712975	Bertie 3' Smith 90+5'	Stadium: TCIFA National Academy Referee: Hakeem Harvey (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

2024

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 22 March	Anguilla	0–0	Turks and Caicos Islands	The Valley, Anguilla
15:00 UTC−4		https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288301/288309/400017785		Stadium: Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre Referee: Natalie Simon (United States)

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 26 March	Turks and Caicos Islands	1-1 (1–1 agg.) (3–4 pen)	Anguilla	Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
19:00 UTC−4	Forbes 23'	https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288301/288309/400017782	Paris 45+3' (pen.)	Stadium: TCIFA National Academy Attendance: 337 Referee: Reginald Gumbs (St. Kitts and Nevis)
		Penalties
	*Cadet Louisy Paul Howell Forbes Martin		* Lawrence Paris Deans Connor Carpenter Duncan
Note: 1–1 on aggregate. Anguilla won 4–3 on penalties and advanced to the second round.

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League round three and four group matches.
Match dates: 25 and 28 March 2023
Opposition: U.S. Virgin Islands and Bonaire
Caps and goals correct as of: 28 March 2023, after the match against Bonaire

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Sebastian Turbyfield	(2002-12-19) 19 December 2002 (age 21)	7	0	SWA Sharks
13	1GK	Pendieno Brooks	(2001-01-04) 4 January 2001 (age 23)	16	0	SWA Sharks
23	1GK	Leishawn Green	Unknown	0	0	Free agent

3	2DF	Hency Gédéon	(2006-06-09) 9 June 2006 (age 18)	5	0	Flamingo
4	2DF	Ledson Jerome	(1998-12-28) 28 December 1998 (age 25)	14	0	SWA Sharks
15	2DF	Jeff Beljour	(1998-04-04) 4 April 1998 (age 26)	15	2	SWA Sharks
18	2DF	Cory Williams	(2005-03-22) 22 March 2005 (age 19)	9	1	Free agent

2	3MF	Christopher Louisy	(2005-04-06) 6 April 2005 (age 19)	11	0	Free agent
5	3MF	Callum Park	(2004-12-06) 6 December 2004 (age 19)	9	0	SWA Sharks
6	3MF	Ivenson Philogene	(2001-03-09) 9 March 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Free agent
8	3MF	Mackenson Cadet	(2000-01-20) 20 January 2000 (age 24)	15	0	Cavalier
16	3MF	Widlin Calixte	(1990-04-21) 21 April 1990 (age 34)	17	2	Beaches

7	4FW	Billy Forbes	(1990-12-13) 13 December 1990 (age 33)	26	15	Free agent
9	4FW	Raymond Burey	(1997-09-03) 3 September 1997 (age 27)	11	0	AFC Academy
10	4FW	Wilkins Sylvain	(1999-10-20) 20 October 1999 (age 25)	7	0	AFC Academy
11	4FW	Ras Diamond	(1998-10-01) 1 October 1998 (age 26)	4	0	Selby Town
12	4FW	Karl Shand	(2001-08-16) 16 August 2001 (age 23)	6	1	Free agent
14	4FW	Emmanuel Martin	(2007-05-26) 26 May 2007 (age 17)	2	0	Free agent
17	4FW	Junior Paul	(2001-06-14) 14 June 2001 (age 23)	9	4	SWA Sharks
19	4FW	Fred Dorvil	(1995-12-10) 10 December 1995 (age 28)	10	1	Beaches
20	4FW	Rosmith Messieur	Unknown	1	0	Free agent

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Turks and Caicos Islands squad within the last twelve months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up

Player records

Players in bold are still active with Turks & Caicos Islands.

Most appearances

Rank	Name	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Billy Forbes	30	18	2008–present
2	Wildens Delva	25	0	2014–present
2	Lenford Singh	25	1	2006–present
4	Mackenson Cadet	19	0	2018–present
4	James Rene	19	0	2011–present
5	Widlin Calixte	17	2	2015–present
5	Jose Elcius	17	1	2018–present
7	Pendieno Brooks	16	0	2018–present
9	Jeff Beljour	15	2	2018–present
	Raymond Burey	15	0	2021–present
	Marco Fenelus	15	2	2011–2019

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Billy Forbes	18	30	0.6	2008–present
2	Gavin Glinton	4	10	0.4	2004–2014
2	Junior Paul	4	12	0.33	2022–present
8	Christopher Bryan	2	6	0.33	1999–2006
	Jeff Beljour	2	15	0.13	2018–present
	Marco Fenelus	2	15	0.13	2011–2019
	Widlin Calixte	2	17	0.12	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 1998	Not a FIFA member									Not a FIFA member
2002	Did not qualify									2	0	0	2	0	14
2006										2	0	0	2	0	7
2010										2	1	0	1	2	3
2014										2	0	0	2	0	10
2018										2	0	0	2	4	12
2022										3	0	0	3	0	22
2026										2	0	2	0	1	1
2030	To be determined									To be determined
2034	To be determined									To be determined
Total		0/7							15	1	2	12	7	69

CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Gold Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1991	Did not enter
1993
1996
1998
2000	Did not qualify
2002	Did not enter
2003	Did not enter
2005	Withdrew
2007	Did not qualify
2009	Did not enter
2011
2013
2015	Did not qualify
2017
2019
2021
2023
Total	0 titles	0/17	0	0	0	0	0	0

Caribbean Cup

Caribbean Cup record									Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1989	Did not enter								Did not enter
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998	Withdrew								Withdrew
1999	Did not qualify								2	0	1	1	2	5
2001	Did not enter								Did not enter
2005	Withdrew								Withdrew
2007	Did not qualify								3	1	0	2	4	9
2008	Did not enter								Did not enter
2010
2012
2014	Did not qualify								2	1	0	2	2	7
2017	Did not enter								Did not enter
Total	0 Titles	0/19	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	2	1	4	8	21