The Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national football team, recognised as St Vincent and the Grenadines by FIFA, 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

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2025

2026

Coaching staff

PositionNameHead coach Ezra HendricksonAssistant coaches Rohan Webster Otis DevineFitness coach Kemar HenryGoalkeeping coach Oswald MontclairMassage therapist Denzil AppletonTeam doctors Dr. Andriw Cooper Dr. Katherine AustinPhysiotherapists Marlon Gavins Waylon Foster Priscilla Irwin Jebediah AndrewsMatch analyst Denny VincentPerformance analyst Windell HoustonTechnical director Kendale Mercury

Coaching history

Jochen Figge (1985) Elliot Millington (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) Ezra Hendrickson (2024–Present)

Players

Current squad The following players were called up for the friendly against Saint Kitts and Nevis on 20 May 2025.

Caps and goals correct as of 26 March 2025, after the match against Jamaica.

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

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

Most appearances

RankPlayerCapsGoalsCareer1Cornelius Stewart79272007–present2Dorren Hamlet6522008–20233Shandel Samuel63322001–201663151992–20085Roy Richards5912008–201665801996–2008Myron Samuel58232008–20185852011–present9Emerald George5252007–201610Kevin Francis5122014–present

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerGoalsCapsRatioCareer1Shandel Samuel32632001–20162Cornelius Stewart27792007–present3Oalex Anderson24522014–present4Rodney Jack24361992–20045Myron Samuel23582008–20186Alwyn Guy16391996–2008715631992–20088Chavel Cunningham12282015–present911111995–1996Renson Haynes11182001–2006

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup FIFA World CupFIFA World Cup qualificationYearRoundPosition* 1930 to 1978Part of Part of 1982 to 1990Not a FIFA memberNot a FIFA member 1994Did 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 1 4 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 4 1 0 3 9 9 2030To be determinedTo be determined 2034Total661684289195

CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup recordYearRoundPositionSquad 1963Not a CONCACAF member 1965 1967 1969 1971 1973 1977 198119851989Did not enter 1991 1993Did not qualify 1996Group stage9th200208Squad 1998Did not qualify 2000 2002 2003Did not enter 2005Did not qualify 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025TotalGroup stage1/18200208– CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup historyFirst match 5–0 (11 January 1996; San Diego, United States)Biggest Win–Biggest Defeat 5–0 (11 January 1996; San Diego, United States)Best ResultGroup stage in 1996Worst Result–

CONCACAF Nations League CONCACAF Nations League recordLeagueFinalsSeasonDivisionGroupFinalsResult2019–20BD632164 2021Ineligible2022–23BC6024514 20232023–24BC63031314 20242024–25BA6411127 2025Total——2410593639—Total0 Titles———————

Caribbean Cup Caribbean Cup recordYearRoundPositionPldWD*LGFGA 1989Group stage 6th 2 0 1 1 1 3 1990AbandonedPlay 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. 200225 1991Did not enter 1992Group stage 8th 3 0 0 3 1 4 1993Group stage 8th 3 0 0 3 4 10 1994Did not qualify 1995Runners-up 2nd 5 3 1 1 13 11 1996Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 2 7 1997Did not qualify 1998 1999 2001 2005 2007Group stage 6th 3 1 0 2 2 4 2008Did not qualify 2010 2012 2014 2017TotalRunners-up7/192143142544

Honours Regional CFU Championship / Caribbean Cup Runners-up (3): 1979, 1981, 1995

References

External links

of the National team Individual Records at the RSSSF