Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national football team explained

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Nickname:	Vincy Heat
Association:	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation
Confederation:	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-Confederation:	CFU (Caribbean)
Coach:	Ezra Hendrickson
Captain:	Cornelius Stewart
Most Caps:	Cornelius Stewart (69)
Top Scorer:	Shandel Samuel (32)
Home Stadium:	Arnos Vale Stadium
Fifa Trigramme:	VIN
Fifa Max:	73
Fifa Max Date:	October 2007
Fifa Min:	180
Fifa Min Date:	January 2017, December 2018 – February 2019
Elo Max:	104
Elo Max Date:	14 January 2007
Elo Min:	182
Elo Min Date:	November 2018
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First Game:	(Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; 12 September 1936)
Largest Win:	(Woodlands, Montserrat; 7 May 1995)
Largest Loss:	11–0 (Mexico City, Mexico; 6 December 1992)
Regional Name:	Gold Cup
Regional Cup Apps:	1
Regional Cup First:	1996
Regional Cup Best:	Group stage (1996)

The Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national football team represents Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in men's international football. It is controlled by the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation.

The team finished second in the Caribbean Cup in 1995, and participated at the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Its first FIFA World Cup qualification attempt was for the 1994 edition, and it has entered every World Cup qualification since.

History

1936–1995

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines played their first two international matches, against their neighbour Barbados in 1936 - both matches ending in a 1–1 draw. In the '60s and '70s, they played several editions of the Windward Islands Tournament, winning the 1965 and 1966 competitions. They also participated in the 1979, qualifying to the final stage and finishing in second place behind Haiti. In the following edition, in 1981, they reached the final stage but again finished in second, this time two points off of Trinidad and Tobago.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines qualified for the inaugural 1989 Caribbean Cup, finishing top of their qualification group including a 9–0 victory over Sint Maarten. In the finals, they would fail to get out of the group, finishing bottom behind Grenada and Netherlands Antilles. They would reach the final phase of the Caribbean Cup again in consecutive years, 1992 and 1993, without much luck, finishing last and second last respectively.

At the end of 1992, the Vincy Heat participated in their first World Cup qualifiers. They got through the first rounds, eliminating Saint Lucia (3–2 on aggregate) and Suriname (2–1 on aggregate), to advance to the second phase, where they finished bottom of the group, with six losses in as many games. Especially painful was the 11–0 defeat that Mexico dealt them at the Azteca Stadium, the worst in their history.

1996 Gold Cup

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines qualified for the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup, by obtaining the runner-up position in the 1995 Caribbean Cup. During qualification for the Caribbean Cup, Vincy Heat had dispatched Montserrat 20–0 over two legs. They had gone on to finish top of their group in the main competition and defeated Cuba in the semi-finals 3–2, however Trinidad and Tobago proved too strong in the final and won 5–0. In the 1996 Gold Cup, the Vincy Heat failed to register a victory, losing 5–0 to Mexico and 3–0 to Guatemala.

1996–present

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines would qualify again for the 1996 Caribbean Cup but this time finish bottom of their group. It would be eleven years before they qualified again, on goals scored, following their 8–0 thrashing of Saint Lucia with five goals from Shandel Samuel which saw them edge out Jamaica. In the 2007 tournament, Vincy Heat only managed one win, against Guyana 2–0, and finished bottom of their group again.

In 1998 World Cup qualifiers, the Saint Vincentian team beat Puerto Rico 9–1 over two legs, then defeated Saint Kitts and Nevis on away goals, thanks to a 2–2 draw in Basseterre. In the third round of qualifying they finished with six defeats in six games, including an 11–3 loss to Honduras. In the 2002 qualifiers, they beat the U.S. Virgin Islands 14–1 on aggregate, Saint Kitts and Nevis (4-2) and Antigua and Barbuda (5–2) but again finished without a win in the qualification semi-finals.

They improved in the 2006 qualifiers beating Nicaragua to advance to the third round for the third consecutive time, and obtaining two victories over Saint Kitts and Nevis, finishing in third place. However, in the 2010 qualifiers, they were eliminated for the first time in the second qualifying round, at the hands of Canada, who prevailed with an aggregate score of 7–1. In 2014 qualification, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines won once against Grenada to finish 13 points behind Guatemala. In 2018 World Cup qualification, they managed to beat Guyana 6–6 on away goals, then beat Aruba 3–2 to make it to the fourth round group stage. There they failed to get a single point, conceding 34 goals and finishing bottom of their group, including a 9–3 loss to Guatemala.

Results and fixtures

See main article: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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.

2025

Coaching history

Jochen Figge (1985)
Millington Elliot (1990–1992)
Jorge Ramos (1992)
Ignacio Vergelli (1992–1995)
Lenny Taylor (1995–1996)
Bertille St. Clair (1996)
Samuel Carrington (1996–2000)
Lenny Taylor (2000–2001)
Elvis Brown (2002)
Adrian Shaw (2003)
/ Zoran Vraneš (2004–2007)
Roger Gurley (2008)
Kendale Mercury (2009)
Stewart Hall (2009–2011)
Colwyn Rowe (2011)
Cornelius Huggins (2012–2016)
Keith Ollivierre (2016)
Cornelius Huggins (2016–2018)
Keith Ollivierre (2018)
Kendale Mercury (2018–2023)
Bishon Williams (2023)
Theon Gordon (2023–2024)

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Ezra Hendrickson
Assistant coaches	Rohan Webster Otis Devine
Fitness coach	Kemar Henry
Goalkeeping coach	Oswald Montclair
Massage therapist	Denzil Appleton
Team doctors	Dr. Andriw Cooper Dr. Katherine Austin
Physiotherapists	Marlon Gavins Waylon Foster Priscilla Irwin Jebediah Andrews
Match analyst	Denny Vincent
Performance analyst	Windell Houston
Technical director	Kendale Mercury

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League matches against Belize and Bermuda on 17 and 21 November 2023.^[1]

Caps and goals correct as of 21 November 2023, after the match against .

Recent call-ups

Notes

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

Player records

^[2]

Players in bold are still active with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Most appearances

width=30px	Rank	Player	width=50px	Caps	width=50px	Goals	Career
1	Cornelius Stewart	69	23	2007–present
2	Dorren Hamlet	65	2	2008–present
3	Shandel Samuel	63	32	2001–2016
3		63	15	1992–2008
5	Roy Richards	59	1	2008–2016
6		58	0	1996–2008
6	Myron Samuel	58	23	2008–2018
8		56	5	2011–present
9	Emerald George	52	5	2007–2016
10	Kevin Francis	49	2	2014–present

Top goalscorers

width=30px	Rank	Player	width=50px	Goals	width=50px	Caps	width=50px	Ratio	Career
1	Shandel Samuel	32	63		2001–2016
2	Rodney Jack	24	36		1992–2004
3	Myron Samuel	23	58		2008–2018
3	Cornelius Stewart	23	69		2007–present
5	Oalex Anderson	20	40		2014–present
6	Alwyn Guy	16	39		1996–2008
7		15	63		1992–2008
8		12	28		2015–present
9		11	11		1995–1996
9	Renson Haynes	11	18		2001–2006

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup								FIFA World Cup qualification
Year	Round	Position
1930 to 1978	Part of United Kingdom							Part of United Kingdom
1982 to 1990	Not a FIFA member							Not a FIFA member
1994	Did not qualify	10	2	1	7	5	32
1998	10	2	2	6	17	33
2002	12	5	0	7	24	29
2006	8	3	0	5	11	15
2010	2	0	0	2	1	7
2014	6	1	2	3	4	12
2018	10	1	2	7	15	42
2022	4	1	0	3	3	16
2026	To be determined	2	0	0	2	2	7
2030	To be determined
2034
Total								64	15	7	42	82	193

CONCACAF Gold Cup

See main article: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record
Year	Round	Position							Squad
1963	Not a CONCACAF member


1969

1973


1985
1989	Did not enter
1991
1993	Did not qualify
1996	Group stage	9th	2	0	0	2	0	8	Squad
1998	Did not qualify
2000
2002
2003	Did not enter
2005	Did not qualify
2007

2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021
2023
Total	Group stage	1/18	2	0	0	2	0	8	–

CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup history
First Match	5–0 (11 January 1996; San Diego, United States)
Biggest Win	–
Biggest Defeat	5–0 (11 January 1996; San Diego, United States)
Best Result	Group stage in 1996
Worst Result	–

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record
League										Finals
Season	Division	Group								Finals	Result
2019–20	B	D	6	3	2	1	6	4		2021	Ineligible
2022–23	B	C	6	0	2	4	5	14		2023
2023–24	B	C	6	3	0	3	13	14		2024
2024–25	B	A	To be determined							2025
Total	—	—	18	6	4	8	24	32	—	Total	0 Titles	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Caribbean Cup

Caribbean Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
	Group stage	6th	2	0	1	1	1	3
	Abandoned^[3]		2	0	0	2	2	5
1991	Did not enter
1992	Group stage	8th	3	0	0	3	1	4
1993	Group stage	8th	3	0	0	3	4	10
1994	Did not qualify
1995	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	1	1	13	11
1996	Group stage	7th	3	0	1	2	2	7
1997	Did not qualify
1998
1999
2001
2005
2007	Group stage	6th	3	1	0	2	2	4
2008	Did not qualify
2010
2012
2014
2017
Total	Runners-up	7/19	21	4	3	14	25	44

External links

of the National team
Individual Records at the RSSSF

Notes and References

Web site: Final Squad . Facebook . SVG Football Federation.
Web site: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines . National Football Teams.
Play was suspended when Jamaat al Muslimeen attempted a coup d'état of the government of Trinidad and Tobago. The tournament was abandoned altogether after Tropical storm Arthur forced the cancellation of the final round of games. Trinidad and Tobago were to meet Martinique in the final.