Belize national football team

Belize
Nickname(s)	The Jaguars; The Unbelizeables
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
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	182 (4 April 2024)[1]
Highest	114 (April–June 2016)
Lowest	201 (November 2007 – January 2008)
First international
	British Honduras 1–0 Honduras ; (British Honduras; 19 February 1928); as Belize; El Salvador 3–0 Belize ; (San Salvador, El Salvador; 29 November 1995)
Biggest win
	Belize 7–1 Nicaragua ; (Belize City, Belize; 17 April 2002)
Biggest defeat
	Costa Rica 7–0 Belize ; (San José, Costa Rica; 17 March 1999) ; Mexico 7–0 Belize ; (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

Overview

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.[2] 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

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.[3]

Team image

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.[4]

Stadium

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

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

27 March 2022–23 Nations League	Dominican Republic	2–0	Belize	San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
18:00 (UTC−4)	Reyes 13' Lorenzo 60'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Panamericano Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)

8 September 2023–24 Nations League	Belize	1–2	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Fort-de-France, Martinique
16:00 UTC−4	Mensah 18'	Report	Simmons 51' Nembhard 79' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Aliker Referee: Oliver Vergara (Panama)

12 September 2023–24 Nations League	French Guiana	0–2	Belize	Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana
16:30 UTC−3		Report	Polanco 64' Cappello 68'	Stadium: Stade Municipal Dr. Edmard Lama Referee: Hakeem Harvey (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

13 October 2023–24 Nations League	Belize	0–1	Bermuda	Belmopan, Belize
20:00 UTC−6		Report	Crichlow 18'	Stadium: FFB Stadium Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)

17 October 2023–24 Nations League	Bermuda	1–1	Belize	Devonshire Parish, Bermuda
19:30 UTC−3	Crichlow 37'	Report	Reneau 75' (pen.)	Stadium: Dame Flora Duffy National Sports Centre Referee: David Gómez (Costa Rica)

17 November 2023–24 Nations League	Belize	1–0	French Guiana	Belmopan, Belize
20:00 UTC−6	Martínez 90+6'	Report		Stadium: FFB Stadium Referee: Jefferson Escobar (Honduras)

21 November 2023–24 Nations League	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	3–0	Belize	St. George's, Grenada
15:00 UTC−4	Spring 3' Edwards 84' Velox 85'	Report		Stadium: Kirani James Athletic Stadium Referee: Kimbell Ward (St. Kitts and Nevis)

2024

21 March Friendly	Belize	1–1	Puerto Rico	Belmopan, Belize
19:30 UTC−6	Bernárdez 6'	Report	Ríos 20'	Stadium: FFB Stadium

24 March Friendly	Belize	3–0	Puerto Rico	Belmopan, Belize
18:00 UTC−6	Salazar 43' Moss 55' Martínez 74'	Report		Stadium: FFB Stadium

8 June 2024 (2024-06-08) 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Belize	v	Nicaragua	Belmopan, Belize
		Report		Stadium: FFB Field

11 June 2024 (2024-06-11) 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Guyana	v	Belize	Wildey, Barbados
		Report		Stadium: Wildey Turf

2025

4 June 2025 (2025-06-04) 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Montserrat	v	Belize
		Report

7 June 2025 (2025-06-07) 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Belize	v	Panama
		Report

Coaching staff

Name	Nat	Position
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

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, the Belize national football team has had 11 managers.

Manager	Period in charge	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Win %
Winston Michael	1995–1996	4	0	0	4	000.0
Manuel Bilches	1999–2000	6	0	1	5	000.0
Leroy Sherrier Lewis	2001	5	3	1	1	060.0
Eduardo Santana	2003	0	0	0	0	!—
Anthony Adderly	2003–2006	5	0	0	5	000.0
Antonio Carlos Vieira	2006–2007	3	0	0	3	000.0
Palmiro Salas	2008	2	1	0	1	050.0
Ian Mork	2008	4	0	1	3	000.0
Renan Couoh	2008–2009	3	0	1	2	000.0
José de la Paz Herrera	2010–2012	7	2	2	3	028.6
Leroy Sherrier Lewis	2012–2013	5	1	1	3	020.0
Charlie Slusher	2013	1	0	1	0	000.0
Ian Mork	2013–2014	4	0	1	3	000.0
Leroy Sherrier Lewis	2014–2015	3	0	0	3	000.0
Jorge Nunez	2015–2016	4	2	2	0	050.0
Richard Orlowski	2016–2018	5	0	1	4	000.0
Palmiro Salas	2018–2019	6	3	1	2	050.0
Vincenzo Alberto Annese	2019–2020	6	2	1	3	033.3
Dale Pelayo Sr.	2020–2021	3	1	0	2	033.3
David Perez Asensio	2022–	17	3	4	10	017.6

Players

Current squad

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.[5]

Caps and goals correct as of 17 October 2023, after the match against Bermuda.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Charles Tillett	(2001-07-29) 29 July 2001	12	0	Progresso
1GK	Luisito Cunil	(1989-11-01) 1 November 1989	0	0	Progresso
1GK	Mateo Can		0	0	Benque D.C. United

2DF	Evral Trapp	(1987-01-22) 22 January 1987	49	0	Verdes
2DF	Eugene Martínez	(1997-10-20) 20 October 1997	9	1	Vancouver FC
2DF	Deshawon Nembhard	(1994-10-08) 8 October 1994	9	1	Tormenta
2DF	Collin Westby	(1995-02-19) 19 February 1995	8	0	Altitude
2DF	Jahron Myvette	(1995-05-09) 9 May 1995	4	0	Verdes
2DF	Allan Barillas	(1999-01-13) 13 January 1999	4	0	Altitude
2DF	Makonnan Clare	(1994-08-29) 29 August 1994	3	0	Dalton United
2DF	Jaylen Lennan		0	0	Benque D.C. United
2DF	Dedron Baptist		0	0	Progresso

3MF	Nana-Yaw Amankwah-Mensah	(1989-01-19) 19 January 1989	28	1	South Carolina United Heat
3MF	Jordy Polanco	(1996-06-08) 8 June 1996	23	2	Verdes
3MF	Nahjib Guerra	(1994-08-18) 18 August 1994	11	0	Benque Viejo United
3MF	Eldon Reneau	(2003-05-22) 22 May 2003	10	1	Verdes
3MF	Warren Moss	(1999-10-13) 13 October 1999	8	1	Indiana Tech Warriors
3MF	Andir Chi	(2000-11-17) 17 November 2000	5	0	Progresso
3MF	Jovaunn Ramos	(2002-03-24) 24 March 2002	5	0	University of Northwestern Ohio
3MF	Alwin Zelaya	(2001-08-29) 29 August 2001	1	0	Progresso
3MF	Latrell Middleton	(1999-11-03) 3 November 1999	0	0	Port Layola

4FW	Michael Salazar	(1992-11-15) 15 November 1992	22	3	Los Angeles Force
4FW	Carlos Bernárdez	(1992-12-28) 28 December 1992	13	2	Victoria
4FW	Horace Ávila	(1999-09-18) 18 September 1999	8	1	San Pedro Pirates
4FW	Gilroy Thurton	(1993-09-07) 7 September 1993	5	0	Port Layola
4FW	Jonard Castillo	(1999-12-11) 11 December 1999	0	0	Belmopan Bandits
4FW	Félix Martínez	(2005-07-09) 9 July 2005	1	1	Verdes

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Kenroy Tillett	(2001-09-20) 20 September 2001	0	0	Port Layola	v. Dominican Republic; 27 March, 2023
GK	Earl Dyck	(2003-10-21) 21 October 2003	0	0	South Carolina United Heat	v. Dominican Republic; 27 March, 2023

DF	Kyle Flowers	(1993-03-24) 24 March 1993	3	0	Altitude	v. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; 12 September, 2023
DF	Alence Ayala	(1999-04-24) 24 April 1999	1	0	Verdes	v. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; 12 September, 2023
DF	Donell Arzú	(1999-09-27) 27 September 1999	8	0	Progresso	v. Dominican Republic; 27 March, 2023
DF	Asrel Sutherland	(1993-03-08) 8 March 1993	6	0	San Pedro Pirates	v. Dominican Republic; 27 March, 2023
DF	Jordan Casanova	(2004-04-30) 30 April 2004	1	0	Angelina College	v. Dominican Republic; 27 March, 2023

MF	Darrel Myvett	(1993-12-15) 15 December 1993	12	0	Verdes	v. Bermuda; 17 October, 2023
MF	Izon Gill	(1999-12-27) 27 December 1999	1	0	Verdes	v. Dominican Republic; 27 March, 2023
MF	Trimayne Harris	(1997-12-20) 20 December 1997	6	0	Verdes	v. Dominican Republic; 27 March, 2023
MF	Denmark Casey	(1994-01-14) 14 January 1994	25	1	Belmopan Bandits	v. Dominican Republic; 27 March, 2023

FW	Michael Palacio	(2002-02-15) 15 February 2002	5	0	Port Layola	v. Bermuda; 17 October, 2023
FW	Krisean López	(1998-11-02) 2 November 1998	24	3	Platense	v. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; 12 September, 2023
FW	Angelo Cappello	(2002-01-27) 27 January 2002	7	1	Halifax Town	v. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; 12 September, 2023
FW	Moisés Hernández	(1998-05-26) 26 May 1998	0	0	San Pedro Pirates	v. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; 12 September, 2023

Records

As of 24 March 2024[6]

Players in bold are still active with Belize.

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Deon McCaulay	63	28	2007–present
2	Elroy Smith	61	6	2004–2019
3	Ian Gaynair	57	2	2007–2022
4	Evral Trapp	53	0	2010– present
5	Woodrow West	45	0	2008–present
6	Dalton Eiley	41	0	2005–2019
6	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

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Deon McCaulay	28	63	0.44	2007–present
2	Elroy Kuylen	6	33	0.18	2009–2019
2	Elroy Smith	6	61	0.1	2004–2019
4	Dion Frazer	5	8	0.63	2000–2008
4	Harrison Róchez	5	40	0.13	2004–2019
6	Norman Nuñez	3	11	0.27	1995–2005
	Carlos Bernárdez	3	14	0.21	2019–present
	Vallan Symms	3	20	0.15	2000–2011
	Krisean Lopez	3	26	0.12	2018–present
	Michael Salazar	3	23	0.13	2013–present

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup									FIFA World Cup qualification
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	F	A	Pld	W	D	L	F	A
1930 to 1978	Part of United Kingdom								Part of United Kingdom
1982 and 1986	Not a FIFA member								Not a FIFA member
1990 and 1994	Did not enter								Declined participation
1998	Did not qualify								2	0	0	2	2	6
2002									4	0	1	3	2	10
2006									2	0	0	2	0	8
2010									4	1	1	2	4	11
2014									8	4	1	3	17	13
2018									6	2	3	1	7	6
2022									3	1	0	2	5	5
2026	To be determined								To be determined
2030
2034
Total		0/9							29	8	6	15	37	59

CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Championship & CONCACAF Gold Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1963	Part of United Kingdom									Part of United Kingdom
1965
1967
1969
1971
1973
1977
1981
1985	Not a CONCACAF member									Not a CONCACAF member
1989	Did not enter									Did not enter
1991
1993
1996	Did not qualify									2	0	0	2	1	5
1998										2	0	1	1	1	2
2000										2	0	0	2	1	12
2002										2	0	1	1	3	7
2003	Did not enter									Did not enter
2005	Did not qualify									3	0	0	3	0	7
2007										3	0	0	3	3	7
2009										3	0	1	2	3	7
2011										3	0	1	2	3	8
2013	Group stage	12th	3	0	0	3	1	11	Squad	5	1	1	3	2	4
2015	Did not qualify									3	0	0	3	1	6
2017										5	0	1	4	2	10
2019										4	2	0	2	6	3
2021										6	2	0	4	6	12
2023										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

CONCACAF Nations League record
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		2020	Did not qualify
2022–23	B	D	6	0	1	5	2	10		2023
2023–24	B	C	6	2	1	3	5	7		2024
2024–25	C	To be determined								2025
Total	—	—	18	4	2	12	13	29	—	Total	0 Titles	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

CONCACAF Nations League history
First match	French Guiana 3–0 Belize (5 September 2019; Cayenne, French Guiana)
Biggest win	Belize 2–0 French Guiana (14 November 2019; Belmopan, Belize) Belize 2–0 French Guiana (12 Septtember 2023; Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana)
Biggest defeat	Saint Kitts and Nevis 4–0 Belize (10 October 2019; Belmopan, Belize)
Best result	—
Worst result	—

Copa Centroamericana

Copa Centroamericana record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1991	Did not enter
1993	Did not enter
1995	Group stage	6th	2	0	0	2	1	5
1997	Preliminary round	7th	2	0	1	1	1	2
1999	Group stage	6th	2	0	0	2	1	12
2001	Group stage	6th	2	0	1	1	3	7
2003	Did not enter
2005	Group stage	7th	3	0	0	3	0	7
2007		7th	3	0	0	3	3	7
2009		7th	3	0	1	2	3	7
2011		7th	3	0	1	2	3	8
2013	Fourth place	4th	5	1	1	3	2	4
2014	Group stage	7th	3	0	0	3	1	6
2017	Group stage	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.[7] 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

Updated on 21 November 2023 after match against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[8]

Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record

Opponent	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF
Bahamas	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4
Barbados	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1
Bermuda	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1
Canada	5	0	1	4	1	14	−13
Cayman Islands	2	0	2	0	1	1	0
Costa Rica	6	0	0	6	1	18	−17
Cuba	3	1	0	2	3	9	−6
Dominican Republic	4	2	0	2	5	5	0
El Salvador	10	0	0	10	6	29	−23
French Guiana	6	3	1	2	6	4	+2
Grenada	5	2	0	3	11	11	0
Guatemala	13	0	4	9	10	23	−13
Guyana	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1
Haiti	1	0	0	1	0	2	–2
Honduras	10	1	0	9	4	24	−20
Jamaica	1	0	1	0	2	2	0
Mexico	2	0	0	2	0	9	−9
Montserrat	3	2	0	1	8	4	+4
Nicaragua	12	4	3	5	19	21	–2
Panama	6	0	2	4	3	10	−7
Puerto Rico	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Saint Kitts and Nevis	4	2	1	1	5	6	−1
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	6	2	2	2	6	7	–1
Turks and Caicos Islands	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5
Trinidad and Tobago	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
United States	1	0	0	1	1	6	−5
Total	109	25	20	64	107	208	−101

References

"The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. April 4, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 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

Official website of the Football Federation of Belize
Belize at FIFA.com (archived 4 June 2007)
Belize national football team on Instagram

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[FIFA_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. April 4, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2024.

[2] "World Football Elo Ratings: Belize". Elo Ratings. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2019.

[3] Suspension of the Football Federation of Belize – FIFA

[new_Belize_National_Football_Team_logo-4] 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.

[5] "Squad List". Facebook. Football Federation of Belize - FFB.

[6] "Belize". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2022.

[7] "Belize - List of International Matches". Archived from the original on April 20, 2009. Retrieved 2010-11-24.

[8] "World Football Elo Ratings: Belize". Elo Ratings. Retrieved October 24, 2018.

Belize national football team
General	Football Federation of Belize History Managers
Venues	FFB Stadium
Players	Player category Records
Performances	CONCACAF Gold Cup
Other Belizean teams	U20 Women's

National and regional football teams of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)
North America	Canada Mexico United States
Central America	Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama
Caribbean	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bermuda¹ Bonaire³ British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic French Guiana^{2 3} Grenada Guadeloupe³ Guyana² Haiti Jamaica Martinique³ Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Martin³ Sint Maarten³ Suriname² Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands U.S. Virgin Islands
Defunct	Netherlands Antilles
1: Inside the North American zone, but CFU member. 2: South American region, but affiliated to CONCACAF and CFU. 3: Full or associate CONCACAF member, but non-FIFA member.

National sports teams of Belize
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