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The Montserrat national football team represents Montserrat in international football. Football is the second most popular sport in Montserrat, after cricket. The team is controlled by the Montserrat Football Association, it plays at the Blakes Estate Stadium. The Montserrat football team was formed in 1973, and has entered the World Cup qualifiers since the 2002 edition, being eliminated in the first round on each occasion.
Due to the volcanic activity on the island from 1995 to 2010, the team has only played a handful of matches, and most of those have been away from home. Their only victories were against neighboring Anguilla in the qualifying tournament of the 1995 Caribbean Cup, winning 3–2 at home and 1–0 away. Since 2018, however, Montserrat has proven more competitive.
On 30 June 2002, the day of the 2002 World Cup final, Montserrat, then the lowest ranked team in the world, played against the second lowest ranked team, Bhutan, in a friendly match known as "The Other Final"; losing 4–0. The game took place in Bhutan in front of a crowd of 15,000.
History
The Montserrat national team is one of the newest in international football, having played its first senior match on 10 May 1991, during the 1991 Caribbean Cup tournament. The team suffered a 3–0 defeat against Saint Lucia. The team's next match was against Anguilla; securing a 1–1 draw. Montserrat once again entered the Caribbean Cup the following year, but were once more knocked out in the group stage, with heavy defeats against Saint Kitts and Nevis and Antigua and Barbuda. They were drawn against the same two teams in the 1994 Caribbean Cup, again being eliminated in the tournament's group stage, conceding 17 goals in two matches. In 1994, the Montserrat Football Association (MFA) was formed. Like all other football teams based in the Caribbean, the MFA became a member of CONCACAF.
On 26 March 1995, Montserrat played their first ever home international match. They defeated Anguilla 3–2, thus achieving their first win. The team beat Anguilla again in the next fixture, to ensure progression to the Second Qualifying Round of the 1995 Caribbean Cup. The 1–0 win in the second leg, was their only clean sheet in international football, and their most recent victory for the next seventeen years. The side exited the competition in the next stage, losing 20–0 against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Soon afterwards, the Soufrière Hills volcano became active and the eruptions destroyed Plymouth, the capital of Montserrat, severely disrupting life on the island. Despite the lack of football action, the MFA became a member of FIFA in 1996. However, it was a further three years before the Montserrat team played another match. This was mostly because many of the island's footballers had emigrated from the area, many of them to England.
Just months later on September 8, Lee Bowyer took over as the Montserrat manager and Steve Gallen is the assistant. In their first game they beat Barbados with a 99th-minute winner to go second in their CONCACAF Nations League group.
A campaign was started by The Sweeper, a podcast on world football, to bring together the least-populated FIFA member Montserrat with India, the most-populated FIFA member for a friendly match. Montserrat governor Harriet Cross has endorsed the campaign.
World rankings
Due to the team's poor results, they have often been at the lower end of the FIFA World Rankings. The loss to Bhutan in "The Other Final" saw them fall to 203rd in the rankings, becoming the worst-ranked side in the world. After the addition of another two teams to FIFA, Montserrat achieved a new low of 205th between July and October 2004. In July 2006, they achieved a record high rank of 196th, but then fell to 198th the following month. Success in the qualifying tournament for the CONCACAF Nations League and the first edition of the league proper saw them rise to 184th.
The team have also languished in the lower reaches of the unofficial World Football Elo Ratings, which ranks teams directly based on their match results.
Colours
Since the team's first match in 1991, Montserrat have usually worn a first-choice kit of green, either plain green or green and white hoops. Currently, the away kit is a red jersey, shorts and socks.
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
Coaching staff
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="color:#FF0000;background:#55FFDB|Position
! style="color:#FF0000;background:#55FFDB|Name
! style="color:#FF0000;background:#55FFDB| Notes
|-
| Manager
| Angus Eve
|
|-
| Assistant Manager
| James Comley
|
|-
| Goalkeeping Coach
| Rayshawn Mars
|
|-
| Head Physiotherapist
| Robinson Plymouth
|
|-
|}
Coaching history
- Paul Morris (2000–2002)
- William Lewis (2002–2004)
- Scott Cooper (2004)
- Ruel Fox (2004)
- Cecil Lake (2008)
- Kenny Dyer (2008–2013)
- Lenny Hewlett (2013–2015)
- Willie Donachie (2018–2022)
- Matt Lockwood (2023)
- Lee Bowyer (2023–2025)
- Angus Eve (2025–present)
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up to the squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Belize on 4 June 2025 and Guyana on 10 June.
Caps and goals correct as of 10 June 2025, after the game against Guyana.
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up to the Montserrat squad in the last 12 months.
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Player records
:Players in bold are still active with Montserrat.
Most appearances
175px|right|thumb|[[Dean Mason (footballer)|Dean Mason is one of Montserrat's most capped players]]
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=30px|Rank
! style="width:150px;"|Player
!width=50px|Caps
!width=50px|Goals
! style="width:100px;"|Career
|-
|rowspan=1|1
|align=left|Alex Dyer
|36
|0
|2011–present
|-
|rowspan=1|2
|align=left|Craig Braham-Barrett
|29
|0
|2018–present
|-
|rowspan=1|3
|align=left|Dean Mason
|28
|0
|2012–present
|-
|rowspan=1|4
|align=left|James Comley
|25
|1
|2015–present
|-
|rowspan=1|5
|align=left|Brandon Comley
|24
|0
|2018–present
|-
|rowspan=3|6
|align=left|Adrian Clifton
|23
|6
|2015–present
|-
|align=left|Joey Taylor
|23
|1
|2018–present
|-
|align=left|Corrin Brooks-Meade
|23
|0
|2015–2024
|-
|rowspan=1|9
|align=left|Lyle Taylor
|20
|13
|2015–present
|-
|rowspan=1|10
|align=left|
|19
|4
|2012–2024
|-
|}
Top goalscorers
175px|right|thumb|[[Lyle Taylor is Montserrat's top scorer with 12 goals.]]
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=30px|#
! style="width:150px;"|Player
!width=50px|Goals
!width=50px|Caps
!width=50px|Ratio
! style="width:100px;"|Career
|-
|1
|align=left|Lyle Taylor
|13
|20
|
|2015–present
|-
|2
|align=left|Adrian Clifton
|6
|23
|
|2015–present
|-
|rowspan=3|3
|align=left|Jay'lee Hodgson
|4
|7
|
|2011–2014
|-
|align=left|
|4
|19
|
|2012–2024
|-
|align=left|Brandon Barzey
|4
|17
|
|2022–present
|-
|rowspan=3|6
|align=left|Vladimir Farrell
|3
|12
|
|2000–2010
|-
|align=left|Spencer Weir-Daley
|3
|18
|
|2015–2023
|-
|align=left|Kaleem Simon
|3
|18
|
|2021–present
|-
|rowspan=3|9
|align=left|Marlon Campbell
|2
|3
|
|2012
|-
|align=left|Ellis Remy
|2
|6
|
|2010–2014
|-
|align=left|Nathan Pond
|2
|13
|
|2019–2023
|-
|}
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!colspan=9|FIFA World Cup
!rowspan=28|
!colspan=6|Qualification
|-
!Year
!Round
!Position
!
!
!*
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
|-
| 1930<br>to<br>1994
| colspan=8|Not a FIFA member
| colspan=6|Not a FIFA member
|-
| <br>1998
| colspan=8|Did not enter
| colspan=6|Did not enter
|-
| <br><br>2002
| colspan=8 rowspan=7|Did not qualify
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 6
|-
| <br>2006
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 20
|-
| <br>2010
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 7
|-
| <br>2014
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 8
|-
| <br>2018
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 4
|-
|<br>2022
| 4
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 9
| 4
|-
| <br><br><br>2026
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 10
|-
| <br><br><br>2030
| colspan=8 rowspan=2|To be determined
| colspan=6 rowspan=2|To be determined
|-
| <br>2034
|-
!Total||–||||–||–||–||–||–||–
!17||3||3||11||20||59
|}
CONCACAF Gold Cup
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=10|CONCACAF Gold Cup record
|-
!Year
!Round
!Position
!Pld
!W
!D*
!L
!GF
!GA
|-
| 1991||colspan=8|Did not qualify
|-
| 1993||colspan=8|Did not enter
|-
| 1996||colspan=8|Did not qualify
|-
| 1998||colspan=8|Did not enter
|-
| 2000||rowspan=2 colspan=8|Did not qualify
|-
| 2002
|-
| 2003||colspan=8|Withdrew
|-
| 2005||colspan=8|Did not qualify
|-
| 2007||rowspan=2 colspan=8|Did not enter
|-
| 2009
|-
| 2011||rowspan=3 colspan=8|Did not qualify
|-
| 2013
|-
| 2015
|-
| 2017||colspan=8|Did not enter
|-
| 2019||rowspan=4 colspan=8|Did not qualify
|-
| 2021
|-
| 2023
|-
| 2025
|-
!Total||–||0/18||–||–||–||–||–||
|}
CONCACAF Nations League
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! colspan="20" |CONCACAF Nations League record
|-
! colspan="10" |League
! rowspan="7" |
! colspan="9" |Finals
|-
!Season
!Division
!Group
! width="28" |
! width="28" |
! width="28" |
! width="28" |
! width="28" |
! width="28" |
! width="28" |
!Finals
!Result
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
|-
|2019–20
|B
|B
|6
|2
|2
|2
|4
|5
|
| 2021
| colspan="8" rowspan="4" |Ineligible
|-
|2022–23
|B
|B
|6
|1
|1
|4
|6
|14
|
| 2023
|-
|2023–24
|B
|B
|6
|3
|0
|3
|9
|14
|
| 2024
|-
|2024–25
|B
|A
|6
|1
|0
|5
|3
|10
|
| 2025
|-
!Total
!—
!—
!24
!7
!3
!14
!21
!43
!—
!Total
!0 Titles
!—
!—
!—
!—
!—
!—
!—
|}
Caribbean Cup
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=9|Caribbean Cup record
|-
!Year
!Round
!Position
!Pld
!W
!D*
!L
!GF
!GA
|-
| 1989
|colspan=8 rowspan=2|Did not enter
|-
| 1990
|-
| 1991
|Colspan=8 rowspan=2|Did not qualify
|-
| 1992
|-
| 1993
|Colspan=8|Did not enter
|-
| 1994
|Colspan=8 rowspan=2|Did not qualify
|-
| 1995
|-
| 1996
|Colspan=8 rowspan=3|Did not enter
|-
| 1997
|-
| 1998
|-
| 1999
|Colspan=8 rowspan=3|Did not qualify
|-
| 2001
|-
| 2005
|-
| 2007
|Colspan=8 rowspan=2|Did not enter
|-
| 2008
|-
| 2010
|Colspan=8 rowspan=3|Did not qualify
|-
| 2012
|-
| 2014
|-
| 2017
|Colspan=8|Did not enter
|-
!Total
!0 Titles
!0/19
!0
!0
!0
!0
!0
!0
|}
Head-to-head record
{| bgcolor="#f7f8ff" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: grey solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;text-align:center;"
|+Key
| style="background: #bbf3bb;" width="20" |
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" | Positive balance (more Wins)
|-
| style="background: #ffffbb;" width="20" |
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" | Neutral balance (Wins = Losses)
|-
| style="background: #ffbbbb;" width="20" |
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" | Negative balance (more Losses)
|}
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! Against
! Played
! Won
! Drawn
! Lost
! GF
! GA
! GD
! % Won
|- bgcolor="#bbf3bb"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 4 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 6 || 7 || −1 || 50%
|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 4 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 6 || 20 || −14 || 0%
|- bgcolor="#bbf3bb"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || +2 || 100%
|- bgcolor="#bbf3bb"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 3 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 7 || 9 || −2 || 66%
|- bgcolor="#ffffbb"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 4 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 5 || 8 || −3 || 50%
|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 20|| −20|| 0%
|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 4 || −4 || 0%
|- bgcolor="#ffffbb"
| style="text-align:left;"| ' || 3 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 33.33%
|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 3 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 8 || 6 || +2 || 33%
|- bgcolor="#bbf3bb"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 100%
|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 3 || 4 || −1 || 0%
|- bgcolor="#ffffbb"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 5 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 5 || 8 || −3 || 40%
|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 6 || 0 || 1 || 5 || 3 || 11 || −8 || 0%
|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 3 || –3 || 0%
|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| style="text-align:left;"| ' || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 5 || −5 || 0%
|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 4 || −3 || 0%
|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 3 || −2 || 0%
|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 4 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 2 || 29|| −27 || 0%
|- bgcolor="#ffffbb"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 3 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 4 || −2 || 33%
|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 5 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 1 || 31 || −30 || 0%
|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 14 || −12 || 0%
|- bgcolor="#bbf3bb"
| style="text-align:left;"| || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0|| +1 || 100%
|- class="sortbottom"
! Total || 58 || 14 || 7 || 37 ||60||192||−132||24.13%
|}
Note: teams in italic are not FIFA members.
Historical kits
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References
External links
- RSSSF archive of Montserrat national team results
- National Football Teams
- Guardian article which refers to Montserrat's 2012 match against a Network Rail XI