Cayman Islands national football team

Cayman Islands

Association	Cayman Islands Football Association
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Head coach	Chandler González[1]
Most caps	Lee Ramoon
Top scorer	Lee Ramoon (12)
Home stadium	Truman Bodden Sports Complex
FIFA code	CAY
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	200 1 (24 November 2016)
Highest	127 (November 1995)
Lowest	205 (December 2014–March 2015)
Elo ranking
Current	191
First international
Cayman Islands 2–0 BVI (Basseterre, SK&N; 10 May 1991)
Biggest win
Cayman Islands 5–0 BVI (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; 2 March 1994) Cayman Islands 5–0 Sint Maarten (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; 4 March 1994)
Biggest defeat
Martinique 7–0 Cayman Islands (Sint Maarten; 1 April 1992) USA 8–1 Cayman Islands (Mission Viejo, United States; 14 November 1993) Cayman Islands 2–9 T&T (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; 28 July 1995) Cayman Islands 0–7 T&T (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; 24 October 1995) Cuba 7–0 Cayman Islands (La Habana, Cuba; 6 September 2006)

The Cayman Islands national football team is the national team of the Cayman Islands and is controlled by the Cayman Islands Football Association. It is a member of FIFA and CONCACAF. Cayman Islands' home ground is Truman Bodden Stadium in George Town and their head coach is Chandler González.

History

In 2000, given the status of the Cayman Islands as one of the British overseas territories, the national team attempted to use this as a loophole to call up a number of uncapped players possessing British passports but who had no specific links to the islands. Barry McIntosh, a football agent, was called in to scout players for an upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifier against Cuba and ultimately he secured eight players i.e. Wayne Allison (Tranmere Rovers), Ged Brannan (Motherwell), David Barnett (Lincoln City), Martin O'Connor (Birmingham City), Dwayne Plummer (Bristol City), Barry Hayles (Fulham), Neville Roach (Southend United) and Neil Sharpe (Boreham Wood). With the exception of Allison the players all appeared in a 5–0 friendly defeat against D.C. United but before they could appear in any official internationals FIFA stepped in and barred the players from representing the Cayman Islands due to their failure to satisfy the existing rules for national team eligibility.^[2] Of the eight players only Hayles went on to play international football, appearing for Jamaica ten times.

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Scorers for Cayman Islands	Competition
29 March 2015	George Town, Grand Cayman	Belize	1–1	Mark Ebanks  5'	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF First Round
25 March 2015	Belmopan, Belize	Belize	0–0		2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF First Round

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

• 1930 to 1994 – Did not enter
• 1998 to 2018 – Did not qualify

CONCACAF Gold Cup

• 1991 to 1996 – Did not qualify
• 1998 – Withdrew
• 2000 to 2011 – Did not qualify
• 2013 to 2015 – Withdrew

Caribbean Cup

Year	Round	GP	W	D[decimal 1]	L	GS	GA
1989	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1990	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1991	Group stage	2	0	0	2	3	5
1992	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1993	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1994	Group stage	3	0	1	2	3	6
1995	Fourth place	5	2	1	2	7	14
1996	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1997	Withdrew	-	-	-	-	-	-
1998	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	5
1999	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2001	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2005	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2008	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2010	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2012	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
2014	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	4/17	13	3	2	8	15	30

1. Draws include knockout matches decided on a penalty shootout.

Current Squad

Squad called for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF First Round

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Ramon Sealy	22 April 1991		0	Bodden Town FC
3		Ernie Jaques			0
4		Jessus Ebanks	22 April 1991		0	Elite SC
5		Joshewa Charlery	22 April 1991		0
6	MF	Wesley Robinson	7 September 1993		0	Bodden Town FC
7	DF	Abijah Rivers	25 March 1988		0	Elite SC
8	MF	Jason Ebanks	19 December 1988	1	0	Elite SC
9	FW	Andres Ruiz	31 March 1993	5	0	Hiram College
10	MF	Mark Ebanks	26 December 1990			Elite SC
11	FW	Matthew Suberan	3 February 1995		0	Cayman Athletic SC
13	MF	Jairo Sanchez	10 December 1987		0	Elite SC
14	DF	Benjamin Cupid	18 March 1988	6	0	Elite SC
15	GK	David Connolly			0	Cayman Athletic SC
16	MF	Alejandro Ruiz		1	0	Elite SC
17		Martin Webb			0	Cayman Athletic SC
20		Raheem Robinson	30 July 1992		0	Sunset FC
22	MF	Jedd Ebanks	2 February 1988	8	0	Elite SC
23	GK	Danner Nelson	13 July 1995		0	Elite SC

References

1. http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=cay/about.html
2. Footballers whose loved ones have told them who to play for, The Guardian, 5 March 2008

External links

• Cayman Islands FIFA.com
• Cayman Islands Football Association
• Cayman Islands vs Martinique – Digicel Caribbean Championships 2008, YouTube
• Guadeloupe vs Cayman Islands – Digicel Caribbean Championships 2008, YouTube
• Puerto Rico – Cayman Islands 2–0 – Digicel Caribbean Championships 2010, YouTube