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| Association | Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) | ||
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| Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
| Sub-confederation | CFU (Caribbean) | ||
| Head coach | Colin Rowe | ||
| Captain | D'Andre Rowe[1] | ||
| Mostcaps | Ian Lindo Mark Ebanks (23) | ||
| Top scorer | Lee Ramoon (12) | ||
| Home stadium | Truman Bodden Sports Complex | ||
| FIFA code | CAY | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 195 (19 January 2026)[2] | ||
| Highest | 127 (November 1995) | ||
| Lowest | 206 (April 2019) | ||
| First international | |||
 Dominica 2–1Cayman Islands  (Roseau, Dominica; 3 March 1985) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Cayman Islands 5–0 British Virgin Islands(Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; 2 March 1994) Cayman Islands 5–0 Sint Maarten(Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; 4 March 1994) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Cayman Islands  0–11 Canada(Bradenton, United States; 29 March 2021) | |||
| Caribbean Cup | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in1991) | ||
| Best result | Fourth place (1995) | ||
TheCayman Islands national football team represents theCayman Islands (British overseas territory) in men's internationalfootball, which is governed by theCayman Islands Football Association founded in 1966. It has been a member ofFIFA andCONCACAF since 1992. Regionally, it is a member ofCFU in the Caribbean Zone.
Cayman Islands has never qualified for theFIFA World Cup and theCONCACAF Gold Cup, but has participated four times in League C of theCONCACAF Nations League. Regionally, the team finished in fourth place in theCaribbean Cup as hosts in1995.
Cayman Islands' debut in international competitions was in the first qualifying round of the1985 CFU Championship. Their first appearance in World Cup qualifiers was in the1998 CONCACAF qualification. The team achieved its first victory in 1990, defeatingAruba 2–1.
The Caymanian football team played its first international match on 3 March 1985, againstDominica, inRoseau, as part of the1985 CFU Championship. They lost that match 2–1 withLee Ramoon - who would go on to become the team's top scorer - opening the scoring.
They qualified for the1991 Caribbean Cup, falling in the first round. They returned to the tournament in1994, suffering the same fate. However, the following year, the Cayman Islands jointly organized with Jamaica the1995 Caribbean Cup, reaching the semi-finals. It fell toTrinidad and Tobago by a scandalous 2–9. In the match for 3rd place, they were defeated byCuba 0–3. They would qualify again in1998 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 in1998 where they succumbed in the first round at the hands ofCuba, who eliminated them after winning twice 0–1 and 0–5.
In 2000, given the status of theCayman Islands as one of theBritish overseas territories, the national team attempted to use this as a loophole to call up several uncapped players possessingBritish passports but who had no specific links to the islands. Barry McIntosh, a football agent, was called in to scout players for an upcomingFIFA World Cup qualifier againstCuba 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). Except Allison the players all appeared in a 5–0 friendly defeat againstD.C. United but before they could appear in any official internationalsFIFA stepped in and barred the players from representing the Cayman Islands due to their failure to satisfy the existing rules for national team eligibility.[4] Of the eight players only Hayles went on to play international football, appearing forJamaica ten times.
In the first round of the2002 qualifiers, the Cayman Islands was once again eliminated byCuba, winning 4–0 in Havana and drawing 0–0 in George Town. History repeated itself four years later, in the2006 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 the2010 qualifiers, only this time it wasBermuda 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, withAllean Grant scoring in the 87th minute.
Qualifying directly into the second round of the2014 qualifiers, the Cayman Islands were drawn in group A along with their peers fromEl Salvador, theDominican Republic andSuriname. 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 the2018 qualifiers, facingBelize 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
v Cayman Islands| 4 June2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Bermuda | 5–0 | Cayman Islands | Devonshire Parish, Bermuda |
| 20:00 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium:Bermuda National Stadium Referee: Rubiel Vazquez (United States) |
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Honduras| 7 June2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Cayman Islands | 0–1 | Honduras | George Town, Cayman Islands |
| 15:00 UTC−5 | Report | Robinson 86' (o.g.) | Stadium:Truman Bodden Sports Complex Referee: Adonis Carrasco (Dominican Republic) |
v British Virgin Islands| 12 November2025–26 CONCACAF Series | Cayman Islands | 1–2 | British Virgin Islands | George Town, Cayman Islands |
| 19:00 UTC−5 |
| Report | Stadium:Truman Bodden Sports Complex Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis) |
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Anguilla| 15 November2025–26 CONCACAF Series | Cayman Islands | 4–0 | Anguilla | George Town, Cayman Islands |
| 19:00 UTC−5 |
| Report | Stadium:Truman Bodden Sports Complex Referee:Amaury Majors (Bermuda) |
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Neider dos Santos (1993–1996)
Ken Fogarty (1996–1999)Márcio Máximo (2000–2001)Marcos Tinoco (2001–2005)
Carl Brown (2006–2011) David Braham (2011–2015)
Chandler González (2015–2018)Charles McLean (2018)Chandler González (2018–2019)Benjamin Pugh (2019–2021)
Cláudio Garcia (2023–2024)
Joey Jap Tjong (2024-2025) Colin Rowe (2025-present)The following players were called up for2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League C matches against theBritish Virgin Islands andSaint Kitts and Nevis on 12 and 15 October 2024.[5]
Caps and goals correct as of 15 October 2024, after the match againstSaint Kitts and Nevis
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Lachlin Lambert | (2006-06-14)14 June 2006 (age 19) | 8 | 0 |  NK Dugopolje |
| 12 | 1GK | Deshawn Whittaker | (2006-05-31)31 May 2006 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Bridlington Town |
| 20 | 1GK | Ramon Sealy | (1991-04-22)22 April 1991 (age 34) | 15 | 0 | Bodden Town |
| 1GK | Leimar Dinnall | (2004-12-17)17 December 2004 (age 21) | 0 | 0 |  St. Thomas Tommies | |
| 2 | 2DF | Jah Dain Alexander | (1999-12-08)8 December 1999 (age 26) | 9 | 0 | Elite |
| 3 | 2DF | D'Andre Rowe | (2001-01-05)5 January 2001 (age 25) | 15 | 0 | Scholars International |
| 4 | 2DF | Jahiem Campbell | (2004-07-14)14 July 2004 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Harford Fighting Owls |
| 5 | 2DF | Cameron Gray | (1998-10-22)22 October 1998 (age 27) | 13 | 1 | Unattached |
| 6 | 2DF | Wesley Robinson | (1993-09-07)7 September 1993 (age 32) | 18 | 0 | Elite SC |
| 18 | 2DF | Joshwa Campbell | (2006-02-15)15 February 2006 (age 19) | 7 | 1 | Darlington Soccer Academy |
| 19 | 2DF | Jahziah Johnson | (2005-02-03)3 February 2005 (age 21) | 4 | 0 | Darlington Soccer Academy |
| 23 | 2DF | Jabari Campbell | (2000-06-23)23 June 2000 (age 25) | 17 | 0 | Academy |
| 2DF | Immanuel Duran | (2005-04-04)4 April 2005 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | University of Mount Olive | |
| 2DF | Jaydon McField | (2004-08-01)1 August 2004 (age 21) | 0 | 0 |  Dubai City | |
| 8 | 3MF | Jordan Bonilla | (1997-02-28)28 February 1997 (age 28) | 9 | 0 | Scholars International |
| 10 | 3MF | Zachary Scott | (1998-04-02)2 April 1998 (age 27) | 11 | 1 | FC Deportivo Galicia |
| 14 | 3MF | Matthew Suberan | (2000-06-05)5 June 2000 (age 25) | 17 | 0 | Scholars International |
| 16 | 3MF | Dimetri Douglas | (2000-02-05)5 February 2000 (age 26) | 1 | 1 | 345 FC |
| 22 | 3MF | Trey Ebanks | (2000-06-05)5 June 2000 (age 25) | 16 | 0 |  Gloria Băneasa |
| 3MF | Gabriele Dell′Oglio | (2004-03-09)9 March 2004 (age 21) | 4 | 0 |  Málaga City | |
| 7 | 4FW | Elijah Seymour | (1998-11-05)5 November 1998 (age 27) | 13 | 2 |  Newington |
| 11 | 4FW | Sebastian Martinez | (1998-10-25)25 October 1998 (age 27) | 4 | 0 | 345 FC |
| 15 | 4FW | Tyler Beckford | (2006-08-10)10 August 2006 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Future |
| 17 | 4FW | Mason Duval | (2001-08-24)24 August 2001 (age 24) | 13 | 1 | Asheville City SC |
| 21 | 4FW | Jacobbi Tugman | (2004-10-03)3 October 2004 (age 21) | 5 | 0 |  SV Hemelingen |
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Johnathan Mclean-Giraud | (1997-12-11)11 December 1997 (age 28) | 2 | 0 | East End United | v. Moldova; 26 March 2024 |
| DF | Cameron Smith | (2004-01-13)13 January 2004 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Trinity University | v. Cuba; 11 June 2024 |
| DF | Darius Williams | 0 | 0 | v. Cuba; 11 June 2024 | ||
| DF | Joshewa Frederick-Charlery | (1997-01-24)24 January 1997 (age 29) | 21 | 0 | Free agent | v. Aruba; 20 November 2023 |
| MF | Alexander Clarke-Ramírez | (2001-06-27)27 June 2001 (age 24) | 6 | 0 | Future | v. Saint Kitts and Nevis; 7 September 2024 |
| MF | Casey McLaughlin | (1996-04-28)28 April 1996 (age 29) | 4 | 0 | East End United | v. Saint Kitts and Nevis; 7 September 2024 |
| MF | Dominic Owens | 0 | 0 | Academy | v. Saint Kitts and Nevis; 7 September 2024 | |
| MF | Francisco Murillo | (1999-08-26)26 August 1999 (age 26) | 1 | 0 | 345FC | v. Moldova; 26 March 2024 |
| MF | Barry-Dre Tibbetts | (2002-06-05)5 June 2002 (age 23) | 6 | 0 | Dakota Wesleyan University | v. Aruba; 20 November 2023 |
| FW | Gunnar Studenhofft | (2002-04-05)5 April 2002 (age 23) | 5 | 2 | South Florida Bulls | v. Cuba; 11 June 2024 |
| FW | Anthony Nelson | (1997-07-31)31 July 1997 (age 28) | 4 | 0 | Sunset | v. Aruba; 20 November 2023 |
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| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jabari Campbell | 23 | 0 | 2019–present |
| Mark Ebanks | 23 | 7 | 2010–2023 | |
| Ian Lindo | 23 | 1 | 2001–2011 | |
| Matthew Suberan | 23 | 0 | 2011–present | |
| 5 | Theron Wood | 22 | 1 | 2008–2021 |
| 6 | Joshewa Frederick-Charlery | 21 | 0 | 2015–2023 |
| Wesley Robinson | 21 | 0 | 2015–present | |
| D'Andre Rowe | 21 | 0 | 2019–present | |
| 9 | Garth Anderson | 20 | 2 | 1999–2008 |
| Christopher Reeves | 20 | 1 | 2018–present |
| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Ramoon | 12 | 17 | 0.71 | 1979–2002 |
| 2 | Mark Ebanks | 7 | 23 | 0.3 | 2010–2023 |
| 3 | Erickson Brown-Morfy | 6 | 19 | 0.32 | 1998–2009 |
| 4 | Jonah Ebanks | 5 | 18 | 0.28 | 2018–2023 |
| 5 | Gunnar Studenhofft | 4 | 8 | 0.5 | 2021–present |
| 6 | Gary Whittaker | 3 | 12 | 0.25 | 1993–2008 |
| Michael Martin | 3 | 13 | 0.23 | 2018–2020 | |
| Elijah Seymour | 3 | 18 | 0.17 | 2019–present | |
| 9 | Paul Brown | 2 | 4 | 0.5 | 2010–2015 |
| Carlos Welcome | 2 | 4 | 0.5 | 1994–2004 | |
| Marshall Forbes | 2 | 6 | 0.33 | 2002–2008 | |
| Calvin Jefford | 2 | 7 | 0.29 | 2008–2009 | |
| Anthony Ramoon | 2 | 11 | 0.18 | 1993–2002 | |
| Zachary Scott | 2 | 15 | 0.13 | 2022–present | |
| Garth Anderson | 2 | 20 | 0.1 | 1999–2008 |
| FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pos. | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1930 to1994 | 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 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||
 2030 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
 2034 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | — | 0/8 | — | 24 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 62 | |||||||
| CONCACAF Championship /Gold Cup record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pos. | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1963 to1991 | Not a CONCACAF member | ||||||||
| 1993 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1996 | |||||||||
| 1998 | Withdrew | ||||||||
| 2000 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2002 | |||||||||
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| 2011 | |||||||||
| 2013 | Withdrew | ||||||||
| 2015 | |||||||||
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 2019 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
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| 2025 | |||||||||
| Total | — | 0/13 | — | ||||||
| CONCACAF Nations League record | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| League phase | Final phase | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | Div. | Group | Pos. | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | Finals | Round | Pos. | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | |
| 2019–20 | C | A | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 |  | 2021 | Ineligible | |||||||||
| 2022–23 | C | D | 12th | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | | 2023 | ||||||||||
| 2023–24 | C | B | 6th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | | 2024 | ||||||||||
| 2024–25 | C | C | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 |  | 2025 | ||||||||||
| 2026–27 | B | To be determined | 2027 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 34 | — | Total | — | ||||||||||||
| CONCACAF Nations League history | |
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| First match |  U.S. Virgin Islands 0–2Cayman Islands (5 September 2019;Upper Bethlehem, United States Virgin Islands) |
| Biggest win | U.S. Virgin Islands 0–2Cayman Islands (5 September 2019;Upper Bethlehem, United States Virgin Islands) |
| Biggest defeat |  Puerto Rico 5–1Cayman Islands (26 March 2023;Bayamón, Puerto Rico) Aruba 5–1Cayman Islands (20 November 2023;Oranjestad, Aruba) |
| Best result | Promotion League B (2024–25) |
| Worst result | 12th – League C (2022–23) |
| CFU Championship /Caribbean Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pos. | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1978 to1983 | Not a CFU member | Not a CFU member | |||||||||||||
 1985 | Did not qualify | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1989 | Did not participate | Did not participate | |||||||||||||
 1990 | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||
| 1991 | Group stage | 6th | 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 | 7th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
| 1995 | Fourth place | 4th | 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 | 6th | 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 to2017 | Did not participate | Did not participate | |||||||||||||
| Total | Fourth place | 4/14 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 56 | 92 | |
As of 15 November 2025 after match againstAnguilla[7]
Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| Anguilla | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| 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 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | −12 |
| British Virgin Islands | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 |
| 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | −13 |
 Guyana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 |
 Haiti | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
 Honduras | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
| 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 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 |
 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 | 120 | 24 | 21 | 75 | 117 | 299 | −182 |
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