Belize women's national football team
Association | Football Federation of Belize | ||
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Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
Sub-confederation | UNCAF | ||
Head coach | Kent Gray | ||
Top scorer | Jayda Brown (2) | ||
Home stadium | FFB Stadium | ||
FIFA code | BLZ | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 170 ![]() | ||
Highest | 92 (December 2009) | ||
Lowest | 170 (October 2022) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Guatemala City, Guatemala; 25 November 2001) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (San Salvador, El Salvador; 12 April 2022) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Guatemala City, Guatemala; 19 November 2003) |
The Belize women's national football team (Spanish: Selección femenina de fútbol de Belice) is overseen by the Football Federation of Belize. It is affiliated to the Central American Football Union of CONCACAF.
History
Overview
The Belizean team debut on 25 November 2001 in the 2001 Central American Games with Guatemala, which resulted in a crushing 12–0 defeat, two days later played against El Salvador, against which they also lost, 6–0.
Like its male counterpart, is the worst team in Central America according to FIFA ranking, which places the team in the 120th position. All their games have been against Central American teams, but never played with one of them, Honduras.
At the age of 11, Belize international Khalydia Velasquez became the youngest player to score in an official FIFA sanctioned international tournament.[2][3]
The team had never won or tied and game until the 2022 CONCACAF W Championships where the team tied their first game on April 6, 2022 and won their first game on April 12, 2022.
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.
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the match against Barbados on 12 April 2022.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Jasmin Armstrong | 1 August 1996 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
12 | GK | Belinda Linarez | 14 July 2006 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
3 | DF | Shante Chacon | 9 September 2003 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
4 | DF | Mikhaila Bowden | 22 August 1993 | 4 | 1 | ![]() |
9 | DF | Roshanny Narvaez | 2 June 2004 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
16 | DF | Valiene Lambert | 25 October 1999 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
20 | DF | Carlene Tillett | 29 July 2003 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
22 | DF | Beatrice Alfaro | 14 May 1994 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
6 | MF | Ashley Rodríguez | 4 December 2002 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
7 | MF | Florine Vásquez | 5 August 2002 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
8 | MF | Sabrina Eiley | 5 January 1998 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
13 | MF | Stephanie Barrientos | 14 March 2003 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
17 | MF | Jesselle Conorque | 14 August 2003 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
19 | MF | Tanya Teul | 7 January 2003 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
2 | FW | Jayda Brown | 13 January 2000 | 4 | 2 | ![]() |
10 | FW | Khalydia Velasquez | 2 September 2006 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
14 | FW | Alisha Terry | 14 September 2004 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
15 | FW | Shendra Casimiro | 10 November 2005 | 3 | 1 | ![]() |
18 | FW | Kaite Jones | 2 August 2002 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
Notable players
Mikhaila Bowden - played for Southern United
[4][5]
Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | ||||
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![]() | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | |||||||||||
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 26 | ||||||||||||
![]() | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 | |||||||||||
Total | – | 0/9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 55 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics record | Qualifying record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | ||
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1999 FIFA WWC | |||||||||||||||
![]() | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 33 | |||||||||
![]() | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
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Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 33 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
CONCACAF W Championship
CONCACAF W Championship record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
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![]() | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | |||||||
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 26 | ||||||||
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![]() | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 | |||||||
Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 55 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Pan American Games
Pan American Games record | |||||||
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Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
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Did not qualify | ||||||
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Did not enter | ||||||
Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Central American and Caribbean Games
Central American and Caribbean Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
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Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Central American Games
Central American Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
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Group stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | |
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Tournament Cancelled | |||||||
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Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 25 | |
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Did not enter | |||||||
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To be determined | |||||||
Total | Group stage | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 43 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
References
- "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- "Belizean Girl Youngest to Score in FIFA Tournament". 7newsbelize.com.
- "Khalydia Velasquez, Belize International Day of the Girl – "We Belong"". amandala.com.bz.
- "From Boise to Belmopan: Mikhaila Bowden's Journey To Soccer's International Stage". broncosports.com.
- "NPLW April Player of the Month: Mikhaila Bowden". cornerflag.com.au.