Belize national football team
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Nickname(s) | The Jaguars The Unbelizeables | ||
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Association | Football Federation of Belize (FFB) | ||
Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
Sub-confederation | UNCAF (Central America) | ||
Head coach | David Pérez Asensio | ||
Captain | Evral Trapp | ||
Most caps | Deon McCaulay (63) | ||
Top scorer | Deon McCaulay (28) | ||
Home stadium | FFB Stadium | ||
FIFA code | BLZ | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 183 ![]() | ||
Highest | 114 (April–June 2016) | ||
Lowest | 201 (November 2007 – January 2008) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (British Honduras; 19 February 1928) as Belize ![]() ![]() (San Salvador, El Salvador; 29 November 1995) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Belize City, Belize; 17 April 2002) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (San José, Costa Rica; 17 March 1999) ![]() ![]() (Monterrey, Mexico; 21 June 2008) | |||
Gold Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2013) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2013) |
The Belize national football team represents Belize in international football and is controlled by the Football Federation of Belize, a member of the Central American Football Union of CONCACAF.
Although Belize has never qualified for a FIFA World Cup tournament, it has once qualified for a CONCACAF Gold Cup championship in 2013, in which they were eliminated in the group stage. Belize has also competed in the sub-regional Central American Cup championship in which their best result was fourth place in 2013. The nickname for the players of the national team is the "Jaguars".
History
[edit]Overview
[edit]Named British Honduras whilst under British colonial rule, the country's first international game came on February 19, 1928, beating Honduras 1–0. Following independence, Belize's first game came on December 8, 1983, in a 2–0 loss against Canada in Belize.[3] Although Belize gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1981 (and many of the UK's current colonies have international teams), Belize did not begin to regularly play international football until 1995. It made its debut at the 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup and was eliminated in the first round after losing to El Salvador and Costa Rica.
Belize has never qualified for the World Cup but finished fourth in the 2013 Copa Centroamericana. Their fourth-place finish in the 2013 Copa Centroamericana gave Belize its first qualification to a major international competition, that being the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
June 2011 suspension by FIFA
[edit]On June 15, 2011, Belize kicked off its 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign against minnows Montserrat, winning 2–5 away in a match played in the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, Trinidad. However, the return which was scheduled for June 19 was postponed by FIFA when they suspended the FFB due to governmental interference.[4]
Team image
[edit]In February 2023 the Football Federation of Belize unveiled a new logo that would represent Belize’s national teams. Created by Rolando Ramirez, the new logo prominently features a Jaguar, the nickname of the team. The FFB hoped that the new image would promote unity and pride in the Belize football community.[5]
Rivalries
[edit]Stadium
[edit]FFB Stadium in Belmopan is the home stadium for the Belize national football team. Prior to this stadium, Belize had no facilities that met FIFA specifications. Apart from this Belize has many fields to play on but with no facilities for the players.
Results and fixtures
[edit]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
[edit]8 September 2023–24 Nations League | Belize ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Fort-de-France, Martinique |
16:00 UTC−4 |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Pierre-Aliker Referee: Oliver Vergara (Panama) |
12 September 2023–24 Nations League | French Guiana ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana |
16:30 UTC−3 | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Municipal Dr. Edmard Lama Referee: Hakeem Harvey (Saint Kitts and Nevis) |
13 October 2023–24 Nations League | Belize ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Belmopan, Belize |
20:00 UTC−6 | Report |
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Stadium: FFB Stadium Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica) |
17 October 2023–24 Nations League | Bermuda ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Devonshire Parish, Bermuda |
19:30 UTC−3 |
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Report | Stadium: Dame Flora Duffy National Sports Centre Referee: David Gómez (Costa Rica) |
17 November 2023–24 Nations League | Belize ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Belmopan, Belize |
20:00 UTC−6 |
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Report | Stadium: FFB Stadium Referee: Jefferson Escobar (Honduras) |
21 November 2023–24 Nations League | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | St. George's, Grenada |
15:00 UTC−4 | Report | Stadium: Kirani James Athletic Stadium Referee: Kimbell Ward (St. Kitts and Nevis) |
2024
[edit]21 March Friendly | Belize ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Belmopan, Belize |
19:30 UTC−6 |
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Report |
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Stadium: FFB Stadium |
24 March Friendly | Belize ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Belmopan, Belize |
18:00 UTC−6 | Report | Stadium: FFB Stadium |
8 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Belize ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | Belmopan, Belize |
20:00 UTC−6 | Report | Stadium: FFB Field Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala) |
11 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Guyana ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Wildey, Barbados |
18:00 UTC−4 | Report |
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Stadium: Wildey Turf Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada) |
7 September 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League | Turks and Caicos Islands ![]() | v | ![]() | Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
--:-- UTC−4 | Stadium: TCIFA National Academy |
10 September 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League | Belize ![]() | v | ![]() | Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
--:-- UTC−6 | Stadium: TCIFA National Academy |
12 October 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League | Anguilla ![]() | v | ![]() | Belize |
--:-- UTC−4 | Stadium: TBD |
15 October 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League | Belize ![]() | v | ![]() | Belize |
--:-- UTC−6 | Stadium: TBD |
2025
[edit]Coaching staff
[edit]Name | Nat | Position |
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David Perez Asensio | ![]() |
Head coach |
Philip Marin | ![]() |
Technical director |
Jack Striders | ![]() |
Technical director |
Carlos Slusher | ![]() |
Assistant Head coach |
Peter Jones | ![]() |
Assistant Head coach |
Kent Gabourel Sr. | ![]() |
Goalkeeping coach |
Shaun Woodmac | ![]() |
Physical Trainer |
Thomas Rivars | ![]() |
Physiotherapist |
Coaching history
[edit]Since the creation of the national team in 1995, several coaches have been in charge of managing Belize. From 1995 to 1996, Winston Michael was appointed as Belize's first ever manager. As of January 2012[update], the Belize national football team has had 11 managers.
Manager | Period in charge | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % |
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1995–1996 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
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1999–2000 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.0 |
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2001 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 60.0 |
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2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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2003–2006 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
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2006–2007 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
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2008 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0 |
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2008 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 |
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2008–2009 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 |
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2010–2012 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 28.6 |
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2012–2013 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20.0 |
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2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
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2013–2014 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 |
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2014–2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
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2015–2016 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.0 |
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2016–2018 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.0 |
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2018–2019 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 |
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2019–2020 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 |
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2020–2021 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.3 |
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2022– | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17.6 |
Players
[edit]![]() | This article needs to be updated. The reason given is: New squad announced [1]. (June 2024) |
Current squad
[edit]The following players were called up for the 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations matches against French Guiana and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 16 and 20 November 2023.[6]
Caps and goals correct as of 17 October 2023, after the match against Bermuda.
Recent call-ups
[edit]The following players have been called up within the past 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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DF | Kyle Flowers | 24 March 1993 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Alence Ayala | 24 April 1999 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Darrel Myvett | 15 December 1993 | 12 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Michael Palacio | 15 February 2002 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Krisean López | 2 November 1998 | 24 | 3 | ![]() |
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FW | Angelo Cappello | 27 January 2002 | 7 | 1 | ![]() |
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FW | Moisés Hernández | 26 May 1998 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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Records
[edit]- As of 11 June 2024[7]
- Players in bold are still active with Belize.
Most appearances
[edit]Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
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1 | Deon McCaulay | 63 | 28 | 2007–2022 |
2 | Elroy Smith | 61 | 6 | 2004–2019 |
3 | Ian Gaynair | 57 | 2 | 2007–2022 |
4 | Evral Trapp | 55 | 0 | 2010– present |
5 | Woodrow West | 46 | 0 | 2008–present |
6 | Dalton Eiley | 41 | 0 | 2005–2019 |
Daniel Jiménez | 41 | 2 | 2008–2019 | |
8 | Harrison Róchez | 40 | 5 | 2004–2019 |
9 | Trevor Lennan | 37 | 1 | 2005–2019 |
10 | Elroy Kuylen | 33 | 6 | 2009–2019 |
Top goalscorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
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1 | Deon McCaulay | 28 | 63 | 0.44 | 2007–2022 |
2 | Elroy Kuylen | 6 | 33 | 0.18 | 2009–2019 |
Elroy Smith | 6 | 61 | 0.1 | 2004–2019 | |
4 | Dion Frazer | 5 | 8 | 0.63 | 2000–2008 |
Harrison Róchez | 5 | 40 | 0.13 | 2004–2019 | |
6 | Carlos Bernárdez | 4 | 16 | 0.25 | 2019–present |
7 | Norman Nuñez | 3 | 11 | 0.27 | 1995–2005 |
Vallan Symms | 3 | 20 | 0.15 | 2000–2011 | |
Michael Salazar | 3 | 23 | 0.13 | 2013–present | |
Krisean Lopez | 3 | 28 | 0.11 | 2018–present |
Competitive record
[edit]FIFA World Cup
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1930 to 1978 | Part of ![]() |
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1982 and 1986 | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | |||||||||||||
1990 and 1994 | Did not enter | Declined participation | |||||||||||||
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Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |||||||||
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |||||||||
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | |||||||||
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8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | |||||||||
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6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||
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To be determined | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||
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Total | 0/9 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 38 | 66 |
CONCACAF Gold Cup
[edit]CONCACAF Championship & CONCACAF Gold Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
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1985 | Not a CONCACAF member | Not a CONCACAF member | ||||||||||||||
1989 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
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Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||
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Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
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Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||
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Group stage | 12th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | Squad | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
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Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||
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5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||||
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | ||||||||||
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||||
Total | Group stage | 1/18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | — | 49 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 34 | 100 |
CONCACAF Nations League
[edit]CONCACAF Nations League record | |||||||||||||||||||
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League | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | Division | Group | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | Finals | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | |
2019−20 | B | A | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | ![]() |
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2022–23 | B | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | ![]() |
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2023–24 | B | C | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | ![]() |
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2024–25 | C | B | To be determined | ![]() | |||||||||||||||
Total | — | — | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 29 | — | Total | 0 Titles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
CONCACAF Nations League history | |
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First match | ![]() ![]() (5 September 2019; Cayenne, French Guiana) |
Biggest win | ![]() ![]() (14 November 2019; Belmopan, Belize) ![]() ![]() (12 September 2023; Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana) |
Biggest defeat | ![]() ![]() (10 October 2019; Belmopan, Belize) |
Best result | — |
Worst result | — |
Copa Centroamericana
[edit]Copa Centroamericana record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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Group stage | 6th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
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Preliminary round | 7th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Group stage | 6th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
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6th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
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Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
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7th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
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7th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
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7th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
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Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
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Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
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6th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | |
Total | Fourth place | 10/13 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 69 |
The 1995 tournament in El Salvador saw Belize's international debut. They played the hosts in their first-ever international on November 29 in Group A. El Salvador won 3–0 with all goals coming in the second half.[8] On December 1, Belize scored their first-ever international goal as they lost 2–1 to Costa Rica and were eliminated from the tournament. Both other teams advanced to the semi-finals and were defeated there, Costa Rica's conqueror Honduras beat Guatemala in the final.
Head-to-head record
[edit]Updated on 8 June 2024 after match against Nicaragua[9]
Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record
Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GF |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
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5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 | −13 |
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 18 | −17 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
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10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 29 | −23 |
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
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13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 23 | −13 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –2 |
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10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 24 | −20 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | −9 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 |
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13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 25 | –6 |
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6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | −7 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 |
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | –1 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 |
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −5 |
Total | 112 | 26 | 21 | 65 | 111 | 213 | −102 |
References
[edit]- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. July 18, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
- ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. July 15, 2024. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
- ^ "World Football Elo Ratings: Belize". Elo Ratings. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- ^ Suspension of the Football Federation of Belize – FIFA
- ^ Iglesias, Rubén Morales. "Unleashing the power of The Jaguars: Football Federation of Belize reveals new Belize National Football Team logo by Rolando Ramirez". Breaking Belize News. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
- ^ "Squad List". Facebook. Football Federation of Belize - FFB.
- ^ "Belize". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
- ^ "Belize - List of International Matches". Archived from the original on April 20, 2009. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
- ^ "World Football Elo Ratings: Belize". Elo Ratings. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Official website of the Football Federation of Belize
- Belize at FIFA.com (archived 4 June 2007)
- Belize national football team on Instagram