Sint Eustatius national football team explained

Sint Eustatius
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Association:Statia Football Association
Home Stadium:Cottage Ball Park
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First Game: 3–1
(Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius; 3 April 2004)
Largest Win: 3–1
(Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius; 3 April 2004)
2–0
(Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius; 11 December 2004)
3–5
(The Bottom, Saba; 15 July 2006)

The Sint Eustatius national football team is the national association football team of the Caribbean island of Sint Eustatius. It is a not member of the Caribbean Football Union, CONCACAF, or FIFA and therefore cannot compete in tournaments sanctioned by these organizations.[1] It is under the auspices of the Statia Football Association.[2]

History

Formerly Sint Eustatius was represented in international football by the Netherlands Antilles national football team until the country was dissolved on 10 October 2010 and Sint Eustatius became a separate Special Municipality.[3] Since 2004 Sint Eustatius has played at least nine international friendlies against neighboring island Saba in a series of inter-island matches.[4]

The national football team of Bonaire, another island that holds the status of Special Municipality within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, has been a member of the CFU and CONCACAF since 2013 through the support of the Dutch KNVB, leaving open the possibility for Sint Eustatius membership in the governing bodies.[5] [6] In August 2021 the KNVB, joined by Bert Zuurman and former Aruba national team coach Elvis Albertus, organized a football course on the island.[7]

Stadium

The team's home stadium is the Cottage Ball Park in the capital of Oranjestad, the only football venue on the island.[8]

List of international matches

As of 6 May 2011.[4]

DateVenueOpponentScore
August 1982 Sparta
August 1982 Sparta
3 April 2004
August 2004
20 August 2004
11 December 2004
15 July 2006
16 July 2006
2007
2007
2007
2007
2007
20 June 2009
21 June 2009
27 March 2010
28 March 2010
28 March 2010
6 May 2011
29 October 2011
30 October 2011
17 April 2020
19 April 2020

Youth matches between the islands were organized on 29 October 2011

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Saint Pierre and Miquelon to build a ground with an artificial pitch and join CONCACAF . ConIFA . https://web.archive.org/web/20191030213914/http://www.conifa.org/en/2019/10/29/saint-pierre-and-miquelon-to-build-a-ground-with-an-artificial-pitch-and-join-concacaf/ . 16 August 2021. 30 October 2019 .
  2. Web site: Stokkermans . Karel . Sint Eustatius - Football History . . 18 August 2021.
  3. News: Antillen opgeheven op 10-10-2010 . NOS . 1 October 2009 . 1 October 2009 . nl.
  4. Web site: Schöggl . Hans . Inter Island Matches Saba/Sint Eustatius . . 16 August 2021.
  5. Web site: Bonaire takes FIFA to court to join world soccer . Loop News . 16 August 2021.
  6. Web site: FIFA EN KNVB IN ACTIE VOOR VOETBALONTWIKKELING BONAIRE EN SINT-MAARTEN . KNVB . 16 August 2021 . Dutch.
  7. Web site: Saba Youth Train With Professional Coaches . BES Reporter . 19 August 2021.
  8. Web site: Football Ground . Football Ground Maps . 18 August 2021.