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Barbados national football team

Barbados national football team

National association football team of Barbados

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Barbados women's national football team.

The Barbados national football team, nicknamed Bajan Tridents, is the national football team of Barbados, and is controlled by the Barbados Football Association. It has never qualified for a major international tournament. It came close to qualifying for the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup as it hosted the Caribbean Cup finals that acted as Gold Cup qualifiers, but finished fourth of the four teams. In 2001, it surprised many by making the semi-final round of the 2002 World Cup Qualifiers. In the first game of this round, they pulled off a shock 2–1 win over Costa Rica, but lost their five remaining games. In 2004, Barbados gained a shock 1–1 draw at home to Northern Ireland.

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History

Beginnings (1929–1980)

Barbados played their first international match on April 20, 1929, against Trinidad and Tobago, ending in a 3–0 victory. In the 1930s, they participated in several editions of the Martínez Shield[3] where they suffered their most severe defeat against Guyana (at that time, British Guiana), in Georgetown, in 1931, 9–0.

Barbados had to wait for the qualifying tournament for the 1972 Munich Olympic Games to play its first official competition match against the amateur team of El Salvador, on July 25, 1971, in Bridgetown, a match that saw the Selecta win 0–3. Two years later, Barbados participated in the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games, in Santo Domingo, although it did not qualify past the first round. On August 15, 1976, Barbados defeated Trinidad and Tobago 2–1 (a brace by Victor Clarke) in the 1978 World Cup qualifiers, which doubled as qualification for the 1977 CONCACAF Championship. In the second leg, the Soca Warriors claimed their revenge (1–0) in Port of Spain, taking the tie to a third tiebreaker game, played in Bridgetown, on September 14, 1976, where Trinidad and Tobago won 1–3, eliminating Barbados.

1980–2000

In the '80s, the Bajan Braves obtained 2nd place in the 1985 CFU Championship. The following year they played the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games, where they reached the quarterfinals, before being eliminated by the hosts, Dominican Republic. At the end of the decade, Barbados hosted the first edition of the Caribbean Cup, without being able to progress beyond the group stage.

In the 90s, Barbados would return to the World Cup qualifiers, in the preliminary tournament for the 1994 World Cup, where it was again eliminated by Trinidad and Tobago (5–1). In the 1998 World Cup qualifiers, after beating Dominica with an aggregate score of 2–0, Barbados was beaten down by Jamaica (0–1 in Bridgetown and 2–0 in Kingston). In the Caribbean Cup, the Bajan Braves qualified for the 1994 competition (eliminated in the first round) but subsequently failed to qualify for the annual competition from 1995 to 1999.

2000s

The 21st century started well for Barbados, who eliminated Cuba on penalties (5–4), after two 1–1 draws in Havana and Bridgetown, during the qualifying rounds for the 2002 World Cup. In the second round, they achieved a historic victory at home against Costa Rica (2–1), on July 16, 2000, with goals from Llewellyn Riley and Michael Forde. However after winning that match, the Barbadians lost the remaining fixtures, wasting their chance to advance to the final hexagonal.

They would return in 2001 to the final phase of the Caribbean Cup, although without much luck after being eliminated again in the first round. In the 2006 World Cup qualifiers, the Saint Kitts and Nevis team eliminated Barbados in the first phase, with an aggregate score of 5–2. In 2005, Barbados hosted (for the second time) the XII edition of the Caribbean Cup, finishing in 4th place. They also qualified for the 2007 and 2008 tournaments, eliminated both times in the group stage. In the preliminary tournament for the 2010 World Cup, Barbados was eliminated by the United States, over two legs, with a crushing aggregate result of 9–0.

2010–present

The qualifiers heading to the 2014 World Cup were a real ordeal for the Bajan Braves who were placed into a group with Bermuda, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago. They finished last in the group, with 2 goals scored and 14 conceded. After being eliminated in the preliminary phase of the Caribbean Cup in 2012 and after 17 months of inactivity, Barbados returned to play an international match, on March 2, 2014, against Jamaica, in Bridgetown, a match that concluded with victory for the Reggae Boyz, 2–0.

In the qualifying rounds for the 2018 World Cup, they would face the US Virgin Islands where they were surprised 0–1 at home, however, Barbados would overcome the deficit by a 0–4 victory on the road. Then they would face Aruba, winning 0–2 as a visitor, then beating them 1–0 at home however Barbados had fielded an ineligible player, Hadan Holligan, who was due to serve a suspension for collecting two yellow cards, therefore the second leg was awarded to Aruba 3–0, seeing them progress, eliminating Barbados.[4]

Results and fixtures

Main articles: Barbados national football team results (2000–2019) and Barbados national football team results (2020–present)

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

22 February Friendly Grenada  1–1  Barbados Sauteurs, Grenada
19:00 UTC−4
  • Charles 90+1' (pen)
 Report
Stadium: Fond Playing Field
Referee: Moet Gaymes (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
24 February Friendly Grenada  2–2  Barbados St. George's, Grenada
19:00 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: Kirani James Athletic Stadium
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)
26 February Friendly Grenada  2–2  Barbados St. George's, Grenada
16:00 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: Kirani James Athletic Stadium
Referee: Moet Gaymes (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
23 March 2022–23 Nations League Barbados  0–1  Cuba Wildey, Barbados
19:00 UTC−4 Report
Stadium: Wildey Turf
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)
26 March 2022–23 Nations League Antigua and Barbuda  1–2  Barbados North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda
16:00 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: Sir Vivian Richards Stadium
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)
18 June Friendly Honduras  Cancelled  Barbados Baton Rouge, United States
Report Stadium: BREC Memorial Stadium
8 September 2023–24 Nations League Barbados  2–3  Montserrat Wildey, Barbados
19:00 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: Wildey Turf
Referee: Ken Pennyfeather (Antigua and Barbuda)
11 September 2023–24 Nations League Nicaragua  5–1  Barbados Managua, Nicaragua
20:00 UTC−6
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)
13 October 2023–24 Nations League Barbados  0–5  Dominican Republic Wildey, Barbados
20:00 UTC−4 Report
Stadium: Wildey Turf
Referee: Benjamin Whitty (Cayman Islands)
16 October 2023–24 Nations League Dominican Republic  5–2  Barbados Santiago, Dominican Republic
22:00 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: Estadio Cibao FC
Referee: Nima Saghafi (United States)
17 November 2023–24 Nations League Barbados  0–4  Nicaragua Wildey, Barbados
17:00 UTC−4 Report
  • Arteaga 22' (pen.)
  • N. Rodríguez 43'
  • L. Coronel 55'
  • Montes 59'
 Stadium: Wildey Turf
Referee: Kwinsi Williams (Trinidad and Tobago)
20 November 2023–24 Nations League Montserrat  4–2  Barbados Look Out, Montserrat
15:00 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: Blakes Estate Stadium
Referee: Moeth Gaymes (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

2024

5 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Curaçao  v  Barbados
9 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Barbados  v  Haiti

2025

4 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Barbados  v  Aruba
10 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Saint Lucia  v  Barbados

Coaching history

Players

Current squad

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Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the past 12 months.

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Player records

As of 20 November 2023[6]
Players in bold are still active with Barbados.

Most appearances

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Top goalscorers

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Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

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CONCACAF Gold Cup

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CONCACAF Nations League

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CFU Caribbean Cup

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Head-to-head record

These all-time records are exclusively class 'A' internationals matches.[10]

Key

  Winning record   Equal record   Losing record

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Llewellyn Riley". www.soccer-db.info. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  2. [2]
    "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  3. [3]
    "Martinez Shield". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  4. [4]
    "FIFA ousts Barbados from World Cup for ineligible player". AP News. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  5. [5]
    "Squad Announcement | Our 23-man squad has been named to face Cuba and Antigua & Barbuda". Barbados Football Association - Facebook. 20 March 2023. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  6. [6]
    "Barbados". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 2 July 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  7. [7]
    FIFA awarded Aruba a 3–0 win as a result of Barbados fielding the ineligible player Hadan Holligan. Holligan failed to serve an automatic one match suspension for receiving two yellow cards earlier in the competition. The match originally ended 1–0 to Barbados
  8. [8]
    "Barbados sanctioned for fielding ineligible player". FIFA. 29 June 2015. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015.
  9. [9]
    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.
  10. [10]
    "Barbados national football team statistics and records: All-time record". 11v11.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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