Cayman Islands national football team

1985–2000

The Caymanian football team played its first international match on 3 March 1985, against Dominica, in Roseau, as part of the 1985 CFU Championship. They lost that match 2–1 with Lee Ramoon - who would go on to become the team's top scorer - opening the scoring.

They qualified for the 1991 Caribbean Cup, falling in the first round. They returned to the tournament in 1994, suffering the same fate. However, the following year, the Cayman Islands jointly organized with Jamaica the 1995 Caribbean Cup, reaching the semi-finals. It fell to Trinidad and Tobago by a scandalous 2–9, the worst defeat in its history. In the match for 3rd place, they were defeated by Cuba 0–3. They would qualify again in 1998 although they failed to get past the group stage. They have not played a Caribbean Cup final phase since then.

The Cayman Islands participated in their first World Cup qualifying tie in the 1998 where they succumbed in the first round at the hands of Cuba, who eliminated them after winning twice 0–1 and 0–5.

2000–2010

In 2000, given the status of the Cayman Islands as one of the British overseas territories, the national team attempted to use this as a loophole to call up a number of uncapped players possessing British passports but who had no specific links to the islands. Barry McIntosh, a football agent, was called in to scout players for an upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifier against Cuba and ultimately he secured eight players i.e. Wayne Allison (Tranmere Rovers), Ged Brannan (Motherwell), David Barnett (Lincoln City), Martin O'Connor (Birmingham City), Dwayne Plummer (Bristol City), Barry Hayles (Fulham), Neville Roach (Southend United) and Neil Sharpe (Boreham Wood). With the exception of Allison the players all appeared in a 5–0 friendly defeat against D.C. United but before they could appear in any official internationals FIFA stepped in and barred the players from representing the Cayman Islands due to their failure to satisfy the existing rules for national team eligibility.^[3] Of the eight players only Hayles went on to play international football, appearing for Jamaica ten times.

In the first round of the 2002 qualifiers, Cayman Islands was once again eliminated by Cuba, winning 4–0 in Havana and drawing 0–0 in George Town. History repeated itself four years later, in the 2006 qualifiers, since the Cubans eliminated the Caymanian team from the World Cup for the third time in a row (1–2 in George Town and 4–0 in Havana).

Things didn't change significantly for the 2010 qualifiers, only this time it was Bermuda that eliminated the Cayman Islands in the first round, 4–2 on aggregate. Regardless, this tie saw the Caymanians earn their first points away from home, earning a 1–1 draw at Hamilton on 3 February 2008, with Allean Grant scoring in the 87th minute.

2010–present

Qualifying directly into the second round of the 2014 qualifiers, the Cayman Islands were drawn in group A along with their peers from El Salvador, the Dominican Republic and Suriname. They lost 5 games out of 6, rescuing a 1-1 draw on the last day, on 14 November 2011, against the Dominicans. The Caymanian team did not play any match again in the next few years, since declining their participation in the 2012 and 2014 Caribbean Cups. But they returned to the 2018 qualifiers, facing Belize in the first round. The first leg in Belmopan finished 0–0 and the second leg in George Town finished 1–1. The 1–1 aggregate score meant the Cayman Islands were eliminated on the away goal rule. With this unbeaten elimination, Cayman Islands can say that they are one of the few teams in the world that did not qualify for a FIFA World Cup despite not losing a single match.

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

U.S. Virgin Islands  v  Cayman Islands

7 September 2023–24 Nations League	U.S. Virgin Islands	2–2	Cayman Islands	Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
19:00 UTC−4	McLaughlin 23' (o.g.) St. Louis 42'	Report	Jo. Ebanks 16' Gray 47'	Stadium: Bethlehem Soccer Stadium Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)

Cayman Islands  v  Aruba

11 September 2023–24 Nations League	Cayman Islands	1–2	Aruba	George Town, Cayman Islands
15:30 UTC−5	Reeves 6'	Report	Ostiana 2' Bäly 79'	Stadium: Truman Bodden Sports Complex Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)

Cayman Islands  v  U.S. Virgin Islands

17 October 2023–24 Nations League	Cayman Islands	2–1	U.S. Virgin Islands	George Town, Cayman Islands
15:30 UTC−5	Seymour 17' Reeves 57'	Report	Joseph 84'	Stadium: Truman Bodden Sports Complex Referee: Randy Encarnación (Dominican Republic)

Aruba  v  Cayman Islands

20 November 2023–24 Nations League	Aruba	5–1	Cayman Islands	Oranjestad, Aruba
15:00 UTC−4	Groothusen 16', 89' Ostiana 45+5' Maria 55' Dania 77'	Report	Studenhofft 49'	Stadium: Trinidad Stadium Referee: Norberto da Silva (Curaçao)

2024

Cayman Islands  v  Moldova

26 March Friendly	Cayman Islands	0–4	Moldova	Antalya, Turkey
17:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Mardan Sports Complex

Cayman Islands  v  Antigua and Barbuda

8 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Cayman Islands	v	Antigua and Barbuda	George Town, Cayman Islands
--:-- UTC−5				Stadium: Truman Bodden Sports Complex

Cuba  v  Cayman Islands

11 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Cuba	v	Cayman Islands
--:-- UTC−5

2025

Bermuda  v  Cayman Islands

4 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Bermuda	v	Cayman Islands
--:-- UTC−4

Cayman Islands  v  Honduras

7 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Cayman Islands	v	Honduras	George Town, Cayman Islands
--:-- UTC−5				Stadium: Truman Bodden Sports Complex

Current squad

• The following players were called up for Nations League.^[4]
• Match dates: 26 March 2023
• Opposition:  Puerto Rico
• Caps and goals correct as of: 26 March 2023, after the match against  Puerto Rico

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Johnathan Mclean-Giraud	(1997-12-11) 11 December 1997 (age 26)	1	0	East End United
	1GK	Devante Whittaker	(2005-01-20) 20 January 2005 (age 19)	0	0
	2DF	Joshewa Frederick-Charlery	(1997-01-24) 24 January 1997 (age 27)	19	0	Free agent
	2DF	D'Andre Rowe	(2001-01-05) 5 January 2001 (age 23)	10	0	Scholars International
	2DF	Trey Ebanks	(2000-06-05) 5 June 2000 (age 23)	8	0	Academy
	2DF	Jah Dain Alexander	(1999-12-08) 8 December 1999 (age 24)	1	0	Elite
	2DF	Andray Reynolds	(2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 (age 23)	1	0
	3MF	Barry-Dre Tibbetts	(2002-06-05) 5 June 2002 (age 21)	6	0	Dakota Wesleyan University
	3MF	Shakurn Silburn	(1999-08-12) 12 August 1999 (age 24)	2	0	Elite
	3MF	Jordan Bonilla	(1997-02-28) 28 February 1997 (age 27)	1	0	Scholars International
	3MF	Casey Mclaughlin	(1996-04-28) 28 April 1996 (age 28)	1	0	Bodden Town
	3MF	Francisco Murillo	(1999-08-26) 26 August 1999 (age 24)	1	0
	4FW	Mark Ebanks	(1990-12-26) 26 December 1990 (age 33)	23	7	Academy
	4FW	Mason Duval	(2001-08-24) 24 August 2001 (age 22)	8	0	Elon University
	4FW	Martin Webb	(1995-09-07) 7 September 1995 (age 28)	7	0	Cayman Athletic
	4FW	Elijah Seymour	(1998-11-05) 5 November 1998 (age 25)	5	0	Electric City
	4FW	Anthony Nelson	(1997-07-31) 31 July 1997 (age 26)	4	0	Sunset
	4FW	Gunnar Studenhofft	(2002-04-05) 5 April 2002 (age 22)	2	1	Manhattan College
	4FW	Kailan Miller	(2000-10-07) 7 October 2000 (age 23)	0	0
	4FW	Jacobbi Tugman	(2004-10-03) 3 October 2004 (age 19)	0	0	CSM Alexandria

Recent call-ups

As of 20 November 2023^[5]

Players in bold are still active with Cayman Islands.

Most appearances

Top goalscorers

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup										Qualification
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	F	A		Pld	W	D	L	F	A
1930 to 1994	Not a FIFA member									Not a FIFA member
1998	Did not qualify									2	0	0	2	0	6
2002										2	0	1	1	0	4
2006										2	0	0	2	1	5
2010										2	0	1	1	2	4
2014										6	0	1	5	2	15
2018										2	0	2	0	1	1
2022										4	0	1	3	2	18
2026	To be determined									To be determined
2030
2034
Total	–	0/7	–	–	–	–	–	–		20	0	6	14	8	53

CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Gold Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1991	Did not qualify
1993
1996
1998	Withdrew
2000	Did not qualify
2002
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013	Withdrew
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	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2019–20	C	A	6	4	0	2	7	8			2021	Did not qualify
2022–23	C	D	4	0	2	2	3	11			2023
2023–24	C	B	4	1	1	2	6	10			2024
2024–25	C	To be determined									2025
Total	—	—	14	5	3	6	16	29	—		Total	0 Titles	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Caribbean Cup

Caribbean Cup record									Caribbean Cup qualification record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D[1]	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D[1]	L	GF	GA
1989	Did not enter								Did not enter
1990	Did not qualify								4	1	1	2	6	10
1991	Group stage	2	0	0	2	3	5	2	1	1	0	3	2
1992	Did not qualify								2	0	0	2	2	11
1993									3	0	0	3	3	13
1994	Group stage	3	0	1	2	3	6	3	3	0	0	13	2
1995	Fourth place	5	2	1	2	7	14	Qualified as hosts
1996	Did not qualify								1	0	0	1	0	4
1997	Withdrew								Withdrew
1998	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	5	2	1	1	0	4	2
1999	Did not qualify								3	1	0	2	6	9
2001									3	0	3	0	4	4
2005									3	1	0	2	2	6
2007									3	0	0	3	1	12
2008									6	1	2	3	7	13
2010									3	1	1	1	5	4
2012	Did not enter								Did not enter
2014
2017
Total	4/19	13	3	2	8	15	30	38	10	9	19	56	92

As of 26 March 2024 after match against  Moldova^[6]

  Positive Record  Neutral Recordp  Negative Record

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Anguilla	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3
Antigua and Barbuda	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2
Aruba	4	1	0	3	5	11	-6
Bahamas	3	2	0	1	9	4	+5
Barbados	3	1	0	2	4	11	−7
Belize	2	0	2	0	1	1	0
Bermuda	9	1	3	5	8	15	−7
British Virgin Islands	6	3	3	0	12	5	+7
Canada	1	0	0	1	0	11	−11
Cuba	15	0	3	12	4	46	−42
Dominica	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1
Dominican Republic	5	1	1	3	2	14	−12
El Salvador	2	0	0	2	1	8	−7
French Guiana	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Grenada	1	0	0	1	2	4	−2
Guadeloupe	1	0	0	1	1	7	−6
Guyana	2	0	0	2	3	5	−2
Haiti	2	0	0	2	2	4	−2
Jamaica	13	1	1	11	10	40	−30
Martinique	5	0	2	3	2	13	−11
Moldova	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4
Montserrat	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1
Netherlands Antilles	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
Nicaragua	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
Puerto Rico	4	0	0	4	1	14	−13
Saint Kitts and Nevis	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Saint Lucia	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Saint Martin	6	2	1	3	8	12	−4
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	3	0	2	1	3	7	−4
Sint Maarten	3	1	1	1	8	5	+3
Suriname	4	0	0	4	0	7	−7
Trinidad and Tobago	3	0	0	3	2	19	−17
Turks and Caicos Islands	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1
United States	1	0	0	1	1	8	−7
U.S. Virgin Islands	4	3	1	0	7	3	+4
Total	110	21	20	69	108	279	−171

• Cayman Islands – FIFA.com (archived 2 June 2007)
• Cayman Islands Football Association. Archived 12 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine.