Football in Guyana explained

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Football in Guyana
Union:Guyana Football Federation
Country:Guyana
Sport:association football
Nationalteam:Men's national team
First:1862
Club List:Guyana Mayors Cup
Intl List:CONCACAF Champions League
CONCACAF League
Caribbean Club Shield
FIFA Club World Cup
CONCACAF Gold Cup (National Team)
CONCACAF Nations League (National Team)
FIFA World Cup (National Team)
CONCACAF Women's Championship (National Team)
FIFA Women's World Cup (National Team)

The sport of football in the country of Guyana is run by the Guyana Football Federation.[1] Football is the second most popular sport of Guyana, after cricket. The association administers the national football team, as well as the national football league. However, the Guyana National Team has not played a game since November 2012 due to on-going off-field disputes.[2] [3]

Despite Guyana being located in South America, the GFF is a member of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football.

League

GFF Elite League is the national professional league in Guyana.[4]

National team

28 January 1921 was when Guyana played its debut international match.[5]

Guyana experienced a decline in performances in the 2000s.[6]

Guyana qualified for Gold Cup for the first time in 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[7]

Football stadiums in Guyana

This lists contains stadiums in Guyana which are used for association football. Note that the two largest stadiums in Guyana are also used for cricket.

See also

References

  1. Web site: GUYANA. March 7, 2021. Concacaf.
  2. Web site: Guyana to partner FIFA for developing football | Football - News | NDTVSports.com . Sports.ndtv.com . 2013-09-15 . 2014-04-01.
  3. Web site: worldsoccer . Guyana looks to England for inspiration, writes Steve Menary . World Soccer . 2010-04-23 . 2014-04-01.
  4. Web site: Guyana's football to get Pro League come 2021. December 15, 2020.
  5. Web site: The history and future of the Guyana national football team. www.sportskeeda.com.
  6. Web site: A brief history of football in Guyana. September 19, 2014.
  7. News: How Guyana reached the Gold Cup with a band of English lower-league players. Alan. Smith. www.thetimes.co.uk.