Bahamas national football team

Bahamas
Nickname(s)	Bahamian Slayersz; The Baha Boyz
Association	Bahamas Football Association
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Nesley Jean
Captain	Lesly St. Fleur
Most caps	Lesly St. Fleur (43)
Top scorer	Lesly St. Fleur (14)
Home stadium	Thomas Robinson Stadium
FIFA code	BAH
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	205 (24 October 2024)
Highest	138 (September 2006)
Lowest	210 (September 2018 – July 2019)
First international
	Puerto Rico 3–0 Bahamas ; (Panama City, Panama; 1 March 1970)
Biggest win
	Bahamas 6–0 Turks and Caicos Islands ; (Nassau, Bahamas; 9 July 2011)
Biggest defeat
	Mexico 13–0 Bahamas ; (Toluca, Mexico; 28 April 1987)

The Bahamas national football team is controlled by the Bahamas Football Association; it was founded in 1967 and joined FIFA in 1968. Bahamas has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup or the CONCACAF Gold Cup. They have been a part of CONCACAF since 1967.

History

The Bahamas played their first international matches in the 1970 Central American and Caribbean Games, losing their debut 3–0 against Puerto Rico, an 8–1 loss against Netherlands Antilles and 5–0 to Venezuela. They did manage to get their first draw though, a 2–2 result against Dominican Republic.^[3] The following year, Bahamas participated in the 1971 Pan American Games, achieving their first victory over Dominican Republic 4–2, but failing to exit the group stages. They returned to play in the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games, and managed a historic 1–0 victory against Panama, but lost 3–0 to Bermuda and 2–0 to the Dominican Republic and was eliminated again in the first round.

Bahamas finished bottom of their group in the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games and in the 1986 edition, they were given a bye into the quarterfinals due to a withdrawal, however Bahamas were beaten by Cuba and eliminated. They also participated in the qualifying rounds for the 1984 Olympic Games (eliminated by an amateur Mexico team) and the 1988 Olympics (beaten by Guyana). On 28 April 1987, the Bahamas experienced their worst defeat at the hands of the Mexican team, who crushed them 13–0 as part of the qualifying tournament for the 1987 Pan American Games.

In the 1990s, the Bahamas withdrew from 1998 World Cup qualifying, leaving Saint Kitts and Nevis to advance to the next round. Bahamas advanced past the preliminary round 1999 Caribbean Cup, but failed to beat Bermuda (0–6), Cuba (0–7) and the Cayman Islands (1–4) and finished last in their group.

The 2000s saw the Baha Boyz enter three consecutive World Cup qualifiers; 2002, 2006 and 2010 being eliminated by Haiti (aggregate score 13–0), Dominica (aggregate score 4–2) and Jamaica (aggregate score 13–0), respectively. In the 2007 Caribbean Cup they got through the first knockout round but finished in last position in the second qualifying round behind Barbados, Saint Vincent and Bermuda.

In the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, the Bahamas thrashed the Turks and Caicos Islands with an aggregate score of 10–0, advancing to the second phase however, the team withdrew from the competition as the renovations for the Thomas Robinson Stadium were not completed and playing the fixtures at neutral venues would have been financially prohibitive.^[4] In the 2018 World Cup qualifying, they faced Bermuda in the first round, losing 8–0 on aggregate. In the first round of 2022 World Cup qualification, Bahamas failed to score a goal, finishing in last place, having conceded 15.

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

21 November 2023–24 Nations League	Puerto Rico	6–1	Bahamas	Bayamón, Puerto Rico
20:00 UTC−4	R. Rivera 2', 6', 19' Ríos 39' Díaz 74' W. Rivera 77' (pen.)	Report	Joseph 53'	Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Referee: Steffon Dewar (Jamaica)

TBD 2023–24 Nations League	Bahamas	Cancelled	Guyana	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
18:00 UTC−4		Report		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez Referee: Rubiel Vazquez (United States)

2024

8 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Bahamas	1–7	Trinidad and Tobago	Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
17:30 UTC−4	Julmis 86'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF)	Shaw 6', 66' Jones 14' (pen.) Muckette 43', 45+1' Moore 56' James 84'	Stadium: SKNFA Technical Center Attendance: 165 Referee: Marco Antonio Ortíz Nava (Mexico)

11 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Saint Kitts and Nevis	1–0	Bahamas	Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
16:00 UTC−4	Bristow 12'	Report (CONCACAF)		Stadium: Warner Park Sporting Complex Attendance: 539 Referee: Walter López Castellanos (Guatemala)

4 September 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League	U.S. Virgin Islands	3–3	Bahamas	Upper Bethlehem, United States Virgin Islands
16:00 UTC−4	Henry 27' Joseph 77' Catone-Highfield 86'	Report	St. Fleur 2' (pen.) Julmis 37' Adderley 58'	Stadium: Bethlehem Soccer Stadium Referee: Jefferson Escobar (Honduras)

7 September 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League	Bahamas	2–3	Barbados	Upper Bethlehem, United States Virgin Islands
15:00 UTC−4	Adderley 42', 66'	Report (CONCACAF)	Applewhite 10' Taylor 80' Applewhaite 82'	Stadium: Bethlehem Soccer Stadium Referee: Shavin Greene (Guyana)

12 October 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League	Bahamas	3–1	U.S. Virgin Islands	Wildey, Barbados
20:00 UTC−4	Adderley 13', 23' Bain 30'	Report	Edgar 69'	Stadium: Wildey Turf Referee: Benjamin Whitty (Cayman Islands)

15 October 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League	Barbados	6–2	Bahamas	Wildey, Barbados
20:00 UTC−4	Applewhaite 8', 52' Reid-Stephen 14' (pen.) Hoyte 26', 64' Leacock 47'	Report	Adderley 6' Brathwaite 43' (o.g.)	Stadium: Wildey Turf Referee: Micheal Akangou (Cayman Islands)

2025

4 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Grenada	v	Bahamas
--:-- UTC−4

7 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Bahamas	v	Costa Rica
--:-- UTC−4

Coaching history

Randy Rogers (1987-1998)
Peter Wilson (1998–1999)
Gary White (1999–2006)
Neider dos Santos (2006–2010)
Paul James (2011)
Kevin Davies (2011–2014)
Nesley Jean (2014)
Dion Godet (2014–2018)
Nesley Jean (2019–)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League C matches against United States Virgin Islands and Barbados on 12 and 15 October 2024.^[5]

Caps and goals correct as of 15 October 2024, after the match against Barbados

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Michael Butler	(1999-03-02) 2 March 1999 (age 25)	10	0	United
1GK	Vance Wheaton	(2005-04-04) 4 April 2005 (age 19)	8	0	Renegades FC

2DF	Jonathan Miller	(1998-06-11) 11 June 1998 (age 26)	13	0	AC Raleigh
2DF	William Gardiner	(2006-06-27) 27 June 2006 (age 18)	7	0	Dynamos
2DF	Jordan Cheetham	(2007-02-20) 20 February 2007 (age 17)	6	0	Baha Juniors
2DF	Kai Perez	(2006-04-11) 11 April 2006 (age 18)	2	0	Renegades FC
2DF	Jack Massey	(2007-09-10) 10 September 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Renegades FC

3MF	Lesly St. Fleur (captain)	(1989-03-21) 21 March 1989 (age 35)	45	14	Bears
3MF	Quinton Carey	(1996-11-26) 26 November 1996 (age 27)	18	2	Unattached
3MF	Christopher Rahming	(1999-04-27) 27 April 1999 (age 25)	16	1	Maryland Bobcats
3MF	Michael Massey	(2005-05-10) 10 May 2005 (age 19)	16	0	Renegades FC
3MF	William Bayles	(2003-05-16) 16 May 2003 (age 21)	14	0	Grahm Street Prims
3MF	Lekenson Chery	(2004-09-16) 16 September 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Western Warriors

4FW	Wood Julmis	(2001-05-28) 28 May 2001 (age 23)	23	7	UB Mingoes
4FW	Omari Bain	(2002-11-13) 13 November 2002 (age 22)	12	2	Rayo Vallecano B
4FW	Nahum Johnson	(2006-07-10) 10 July 2006 (age 18)	11	1	Renegades FC
4FW	Brandon Adderley	(2002-01-02) 2 January 2002 (age 22)	10	6	Dynamos FC
4FW	Walter Sawyer	(2004-03-24) 24 March 2004 (age 20)	7	0	Dynamos

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up for the team within the last 12 months and are still eligible to represent.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Amard Adderley	(2002-11-22) 22 November 2002 (age 21)	2	0	Cavalier	v. Saint Kitts and Nevis; 11 June 2024

DF	Alexiou Cartwright	(2002-11-25) 25 November 2002 (age 21)	8	0	Total90 Football Academy	v. Barbados; 8 September 2024
DF	Junior Kelly	(2005-08-17) 17 August 2005 (age 19)	2	0	UB Mingoes	v. Barbados; 8 September 2024
DF	Luca Chiacchiari		0	0	Unknown	v. Barbados; 8 September 2024
DF	Evelt Julmis	(1999-09-10) 10 September 1999 (age 25)	13	1	UB Mingoes	v. Saint Kitts and Nevis; 11 June 2024
DF	Duane Beneby	(1993-06-07) 7 June 1993 (age 31)	6	0	Bears	v. Saint Kitts and Nevis; 11 June 2024
DF	Jean Tilo	(2002-11-15) 15 November 2002 (age 21)	6	0	Daemen Wildcats	v. Saint Kitts and Nevis; 11 June 2024
DF	Phieron Wilson	(1999-02-18) 18 February 1999 (age 25)	7	0	Dynamos	v. Antigua and Barbuda; 17 October 2023
DF	Miguel Thompson	(2001-07-08) 8 July 2001 (age 23)	5	0	Dynamos	v. Antigua and Barbuda; 17 October 2023

MF	Nathan Wells	(2000-10-07) 7 October 2000 (age 24)	11	1	UB Mingoes	v. Barbados; 8 September 2024
MF	Deron Ferguson	(2006-09-11) 11 September 2006 (age 18)	2	0	Western Warriors	v. Barbados; 8 September 2024
MF	Reuben Edgecombe	(2007-05-03) 3 May 2007 (age 17)	3	0	Western Warriors	v. Saint Kitts and Nevis; 11 June 2024
MF	Daylan Russell	(2004-10-03) 3 October 2004 (age 20)	1	1	Queen's College	v. Saint Kitts and Nevis; 11 June 2024
MF	Marcel Joseph	(1997-03-30) 30 March 1997 (age 27)	19	3	CA Oradea	v. Puerto Rico; 21 November 2023
MF	Nicolás López	(2003-03-08) 8 March 2003 (age 21)	11	0	Northeastern University	v. Antigua and Barbuda; 17 October 2023

FW	Rashaan Bain	(2004-01-24) 24 January 2004 (age 20)	4	0	i2i Football Academy	v. Barbados; 8 September 2024
FW	Jordin Wilson	(2005-07-19) 19 July 2005 (age 19)	8	0	Elon Phoenix	v. Saint Kitts and Nevis; 11 June 2024

Player records

As of 8 September 2024^[6]

Players in bold are still active with Bahamas.

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Lesly St. Fleur	39	13	2006–present
2	Marcel Joseph	22	3	2018–present
3	Troy Pinder	20	0	2018–present
3	Wood Julmis	20	7	2021–present
4	Happy Hall	19	3	2006–2021
4	Cameron Hepple	19	2	2004–2021
7	Terry Delancy	18	4	2015–2021
7	Dwayne Whylly	18	0	2004–2019
9	Quinton Carey	16	2	2019–present
10	Gavin Christie	14	1	2000–2008
	Nesley Jean	14	6	2004–2018
	Christopher Rahming	14	1	2018–present

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Lesly St. Fleur	13	39	0.31	2006–present
2	Wood Julmis	7	20	0.35	2021–present
3	Brandon Adderley	6	11	0.55	2022–present
3	Nesley Jean	6	14	0.43	2004–2018
5	Terry Delancy	4	18	0.22	2015–2021
6	Happy Hall	3	19	0.16	2006–2021
6	Marcel Joseph	3	22	0.14	2018–present
8	Kevin Davies	2	4	0.5	2000
	Anton Haven	2	4	0.5	2000
	Ryan Moseley	2	5	0.4	2006
	Quinton Carey	2	16	0.13	2019–present
	Cameron Hepple	2	19	0.11	2004–2021

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup									Qualification
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1966	Part of United Kingdom								Part of United Kingdom
1970 to 1994	Did not enter								Declined participation
1998	Withdrew								Withdrew
2002	Did not qualify								4	2	0	2	5	15
2006									2	0	1	1	2	4
2010									4	0	2	2	3	16
2014	Withdrew during qualifying								2	2	0	0	10	0
2018	Did not qualify								2	0	0	2	0	8
2022	Did not qualify								4	0	1	3	0	15
2026	To be determined								2	0	0	2	1	8
2030									To be determined
2034									To be determined
Total	–	0/14	–	–	–	–	–	–	20	4	4	12	21	66

CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Gold Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1991	Did not enter
1993
1996
1998
2000	Did not qualify
2002	Withdrew
2003	Did not enter
2005	Withdrew
2007	Did not qualify
2009	Did not enter
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019	Did not qualify
2021
2023
Total	–	0/17	–	–	–	–	–	–

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record
League										Finals
Season	Division	Group	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	Finals	Results	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2019−20	C	B	4	3	1	0	10	2		2021	Ineligible
2022–23	B	C	6	1	1	4	2	11		2023
2023–24	B	D	5	0	1	4	7	21		2024
2024–25	C	A	To be determined							2025
Total	—	—	15	4	3	8	19	34	—	Total	0 Titles	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

CONCACAF Nations League history
First Match	Bahamas 2–1 Bonaire (9 September 2019; Nassau, Bahamas)
Biggest Win	British Virgin Islands 0–4 Bahamas (10 October 2019; Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Biggest Defeat	Puerto Rico 6–1 Bahamas (9 September 2023; Nassau, The Bahamas) Puerto Rico 6–1 Bahamas (21 November 2023; Bayamón, Puerto Rico)
Best Result	—
Worst Result	—

CFU Caribbean Cup

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
CFU Championship & Caribbean Cup record									Qualification record
1978 to 1998	Did not enter								Did not enter
1999	Did not qualify								5	1	1	3	4	17
2001	Did not enter								Did not enter
2005	Did not enter								Did not enter
2007	Did not qualify								6	2	0	4	9	18
2008 to present	Did not enter								Did not enter
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	3	1	7	13	35

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1951 to 1967	Did not exist
1971	Preliminary round	3	1	0	2	4	13
1975	Did not enter
1979	Did not enter
1983	Did not qualify
1987 to 1995	Did not enter
Since 1999	U-23 Tournament
Total	Preliminary round	3	1	0	2	4	13

Central American and Caribbean Games

1950–1986: Amateur squads

Central American and Caribbean Games record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1966	Did not exist
1970 to 1978	Did not enter
1982	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	8
1986	Quarter-finals	Unknown
Since 1990	U-23 Tournament
Total	Quarter-finals	3	0	0	3	1	8

Head-to-head record

As of 15 October 2024 after match against Barbados^[7]

Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Anguilla	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3
Antigua and Barbuda	3	0	1	2	3	12	−9
Barbados	3	0	0	3	5	11	−6
Belize	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4
Bermuda	6	0	0	6	0	24	−24
Bonaire	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1
British Virgin Islands	4	2	2	0	10	3	+7
Cayman Islands	3	1	0	2	4	9	−5
Cuba	4	0	0	4	0	18	−18
Curaçao^[a]	1	0	0	1	1	8	−7
Dominica	3	0	1	2	2	8	−6
Dominican Republic	2	1	0	1	4	4	0
Guadeloupe	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
Guyana	5	0	0	5	3	17	−14
Haiti	5	0	0	5	0	29	−29
Jamaica	2	0	0	2	0	13	−13
Mexico	2	0	0	2	0	16	−16
Nicaragua	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6
Panama	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Puerto Rico	5	0	0	5	3	26	−23
Saint Kitts and Nevis	3	0	0	3	0	9	−9
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	3	1	1	1	4	4	0
Trinidad and Tobago	5	0	2	3	1	11	–10
Turks and Caicos Islands	7	6	0	1	27	7	+20
U.S. Virgin Islands	3	1	2	0	3	4	–1
Total	79	16	11	52	81	212	−131

^ Includes matches against the Netherlands Antilles.

References

^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 13 November 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
^ Courtney, Barrie. "Central American and Caribbean Games 1970 (Panama)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
^ "Bahamas pull out of World Cup qualifiers". Reuters. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
^ @bahamasfootball (12 October 2024). "Meet the Squad!" – via Instagram.
^ "Bahamas". National Football Teams.
^ "World Football Elo Ratings: Bahamas". Elo Ratings. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2017.

External links

Bahamas Football Association Website Archived 12 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine
Bahamas in National Football Teams
Bahamas in FIFA.com

[8] Includes matches against the Netherlands Antilles.

[FIFA_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.

[World_Football_Elo_Ratings-2] Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 13 November 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.

[3] Courtney, Barrie. "Central American and Caribbean Games 1970 (Panama)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.

[4] "Bahamas pull out of World Cup qualifiers". Reuters. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

[5] @bahamasfootball (12 October 2024). "Meet the Squad!" – via Instagram.

[6] "Bahamas". National Football Teams.

[7] "World Football Elo Ratings: Bahamas". Elo Ratings. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2017.

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