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| Nickname | Emerald Boys | ||
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| Association | Montserrat Football Association (MFA) | ||
| Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
| Sub-confederation | CFU (Caribbean) | ||
| Head coach | Angus Eve | ||
| Captain | Brandon Comley | ||
| Mostcaps | Alex Dyer (36) | ||
| Top scorer | Lyle Taylor (13) | ||
| Home stadium | Blakes Estate Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | MSR | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 175 (19 January 2026)[1] | ||
| Highest | 165 (August 2014) | ||
| Lowest | 206 (January 2011 – January 2012, June 2012, August – September 2012) | ||
| First international | |||
 Saint Lucia 3–0Montserrat  (Saint Lucia; 10 May 1991) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 British Virgin Islands 0–7Montserrat (Fort-de-France,Martinique; 9 September 2012) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Bermuda 13–0Montserrat (Hamilton,Bermuda; 29 February 2004) | |||
TheMontserrat national football team representsMontserrat in internationalfootball. Football is the second most popular sport in Montserrat, aftercricket. The team is controlled by theMontserrat Football Association, it plays at theBlakes Estate Stadium. The Montserrat football team was formed in 1973, and has entered theWorld Cupqualifiers since the2002 edition, being eliminated in the first round on each occasion.
Due to thevolcanic activity on the island from 1995 to 2010, the team has only played a handful of matches, and most of those have been away from home. Their only victories were against neighboringAnguilla in thequalifying tournament of the1995 Caribbean Cup, winning 3–2 at home and 1–0 away. Apart from one draw against Anguilla, all their other matches before 2018 were losses. Since then, however, Montserrat has proven more competitive.
On 30 June 2002, the day of the2002 World Cup final, Montserrat, then the lowest ranked team in the world, played against the second lowest ranked team,Bhutan, in afriendly match known as "The Other Final"; losing 4–0. The game took place in Bhutan in front of a crowd of 15,000.
The Montserrat national team is one of the newest in international football, having played its first senior match on 10 May 1991, during the 1991Caribbean Cup tournament. The team suffered a 3–0 defeat againstSaint Lucia. The team's next match was againstAnguilla; securing a 1–1 draw. Montserrat once again entered the Caribbean Cup the following year, but were once more knocked out in the group stage, with heavy defeats againstSaint Kitts and Nevis andAntigua and Barbuda. They were drawn against the same two teams in the 1994 Caribbean Cup, again being eliminated in the tournament's group stage, conceding 17 goals in two matches. In 1994, theMontserrat Football Association (MFA) was formed. Like all other football teams based in the Caribbean, the MFA became a member ofCONCACAF.
On 26 March 1995, Montserrat played their first ever home international match. They defeated Anguilla 3–2, thus achieving their first win. The team beat Anguilla again in the next fixture, to ensure progression to the Second Qualifying Round of the 1995 Caribbean Cup. The 1–0 win in the second leg, was their only clean sheet in international football, and their most recent victory for the next seventeen years. The side exited the competition in the next stage, losing 20–0 againstSaint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Soon afterwards, theSoufrière Hills volcano became active and the eruptions destroyed Plymouth, the capital of Montserrat, severely disrupting life on the island.[3] Despite the lack of football action, the MFA became a member of FIFA in 1996. However, it was a further three years before the Montserrat team played another match. This was mostly because many of the island's footballers had emigrated from the area, many of them to England.[3]
After a four-year hiatus, the team entered the1999 Caribbean Nations Cup. They were knocked out in the preliminary round of the tournament, losing 6–1 to theBritish Virgin Islands. Due to the volcanic activity on the island, Montserrat had been unable to enter theFIFA World Cup 1998 tournament, so their entry to the 2002 World Cup was their first; but it was not a success as they were defeated 6–1 by theDominican Republic. In 2001, the MFA visitedThe Football Association to raise money for a new stadium. Shortly after this theBlakes Estate Stadium was opened. The team's next match was on 30 June 2002, the day of the World Cup Final, when Montserrat played Bhutan in a game known as "The Other Final". The friendly match between the two lowest-ranked teams in the world ended with a 4–0 win for Bhutan in front of 15,000 fans inThimphu.
Montserrat entered the World Cup qualifiers once more for the 2006 competition, but again lost in the first qualifying round, this time losing 20–0 againstBermuda. Montserrat then competed in the 2005 Caribbean Cup, but once more failed to progress past the preliminary round. In 2008, they were defeated 7–1 bySuriname in the first qualifying round of the2010 World Cup.
The team played afriendly match against aNetwork Rail XI on May 19, 2012, ending in a 4–4 draw.
Montserrat achieved their first victory since 1995 and their first ever victory since joining FIFA, beating theBritish Virgin Islands 7–0 in a2012 Caribbean Championship qualifying match.
Montserrat's fortunes changed dramatically in 2018 with the arrival ofWillie Donachie and the launch of theCONCACAF Nations League.[3] The side won three of their four qualifying games, but missed out on qualification for the2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup on goal difference. The team went on to take second place in their group in the inaugural season with two wins, draws, and losses each, thus keeping their place in the second tier.
Following Willie Donachie, in 2022Matt Lockwood took over for a spell as head coach and technical director, supported in March 2023 by assistant coachesCraig Easton andDavid Preece.[4][5]Just months later on September 8,Lee Bowyer took over as the Montserrat manager andSteve Gallen is the assistant. In their first game they beatBarbados with a 99th-minute winner to go second in theirCONCACAF Nations League group.
A campaign was started by The Sweeper, a podcast on world football, to bring together the least-populated FIFA member Montserrat withIndia, the most-populated FIFA member for a friendly match.[6] Montserrat governorHarriet Cross has endorsed the campaign.[7]
Due to the team's poor results, they have often been at the lower end of theFIFA World Rankings. The loss to Bhutan in "The Other Final" saw them fall to 203rd in the rankings, becoming the worst-ranked side in the world. After the addition of another two teams to FIFA, Montserrat achieved a new low of 205th between July and October 2004. In July 2006, they achieved a record high rank of 196th, but then fell to 198th the following month. Success in the qualifying tournament for the CONCACAF Nations League and the first edition of the league proper saw them rise to 184th.[8]
The team have also languished in the lower reaches of the unofficialWorld Football Elo Ratings, which ranks teams directly based on their match results.
Since the team's first match in 1991, Montserrat have usually worn a first-choice kit of green, either plain green[9] or green and white hoops.[10] Currently, the away kit is a red jersey, shorts and socks.
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
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Belize| 4 June2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Montserrat | 1–0 | Belize | Ato Boldon Stadium,Couva |
| 17:00 UTC−4 |
| Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF) | Attendance: 93 Referee: Kimbell Ward (St. Kitts and Nevis) |
v Montserrat| 10 June2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Guyana | 3-0 | Montserrat | Leonora, Guyana |
| 20:00 UTC−4 |
| Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF) | Stadium:Synthetic Track and Field Facility Attendance: 530 Referee:Ricangel de Leça (Aruba) |
| Position | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Manager |  Angus Eve | |
| Assistant Manager | James Comley | |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Rayshawn Mars | |
| Head Physiotherapist | Robinson Plymouth |
Paul Morris (2000–2002)
William Lewis (2002–2004)[11][12]Scott Cooper (2004)Ruel Fox (2004) Cecil Lake (2008)Kenny Dyer (2008–2013)Lenny Hewlett (2013–2015)
Willie Donachie (2018–2022)Matt Lockwood (2023)Lee Bowyer (2023–2025)Angus Eve (2025- )The following players were called up to the squad for the2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches againstBelize on 4 June 2025 andGuyana on 10 June.[13]
Caps and goals correct as of 10 June 2025, after the game againstGuyana.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Trent Carter-Rogers | (2006-04-23)23 April 2006 (age 19) | 8 | 0 | Hanwell Town |
| 23 | 1GK | Kymani Nelson | (2004-03-04)4 March 2004 (age 21) | 6 | 0 | Free agent |
| 13 | 1GK | Ervin Liburd | (2003-07-28)28 July 2003 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Free agent |
| 16 | 2DF | Jernade Meade | (1992-10-15)15 October 1992 (age 33) | 17 | 0 | St Ives Town |
| 4 | 2DF | Nico Gordon | (2002-04-28)28 April 2002 (age 23) | 13 | 0 |  Monterey Bay |
| 21 | 2DF | Lucas Kirnon | (2003-10-25)25 October 2003 (age 22) | 14 | 0 |  Kamloops United |
| 2DF | Donervon Daniels | (1993-11-24)24 November 1993 (age 32) | 8 | 1 | Oldham Athletic | |
| 3 | 2DF | Lenni Cirino | (2003-01-25)25 January 2003 (age 23) | 5 | 0 | Gillingham |
| 6 | 2DF | Mackye Townsend-West | (2003-08-01)1 August 2003 (age 22) | 5 | 0 | Wingate & Finchley |
| 19 | 3MF | James Comley | (1991-01-24)24 January 1991 (age 35) | 25 | 1 | Hayes & Yeading United |
| 8 | 3MF | Brandon Comley(captain) | (1995-11-18)18 November 1995 (age 30) | 23 | 0 | Walsall |
| 3MF | Kaleem Simon | (1996-07-08)8 July 1996 (age 29) | 18 | 3 |  Dubai City | |
| 22 | 3MF | Lewis Duberry | (2003-03-07)7 March 2003 (age 22) | 11 | 0 | Fisher |
| 20 | 3MF | Mylan Benjamin | (2004-09-21)21 September 2004 (age 21) | 10 | 0 | Free agent |
| 2 | 3MF | Mark Rogers | (2002-05-06)6 May 2002 (age 23) | 2 | 1 | New York Braveheart |
| 14 | 3MF | Sydney Mendes | (2003-07-02)2 July 2003 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | Middlesex University |
| 15 | 3MF | Marcus Walters | (2005-01-26)26 January 2005 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Free agent |
| 18 | 3MF | Ahijah Daley | (2001-05-01)1 May 2001 (age 24) | 1 | 0 | Free agent |
| 12 | 4FW | Dominic Richmond | (2006-03-18)18 March 2006 (age 19) | 12 | 1 | Atherton Collieries |
| 17 | 4FW | Ashley Boatswain | (2005-04-19)19 April 2005 (age 20) | 8 | 1 | Woking |
| 11 | 4FW | Seigel Rodney | (2003-10-02)2 October 2003 (age 22) | 7 | 0 |  SpVgg Geratal |
The following players have been called up to the Montserrat squad in the last 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Corrin Brooks-Meade† | (1988-03-19)19 March 1988 (age 37) | 23 | 0 | Deceased | v. El Salvador, 17 November 2024 |
| DF | Vashirn Roache | (2005-07-07)7 July 2005 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Ashby Ivanhoe | v. El Salvador, 17 November 2024 |
| DF | Dean Mason | (1989-02-28)28 February 1989 (age 36) | 28 | 0 | Free agent | v. Bonaire, 10 October 2024 |
| DF | Craig Braham-Barrett | (1988-09-01)1 September 1988 (age 37) | 29 | 0 | AFC Whyteleafe | v. Bonaire, 10 October 2024 |
| DF | Raff Cirino | (2007-02-03)3 February 2007 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | Fleetwood Town | v. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 8 September 2024 |
| DF | Joey Taylor | (1997-08-18)18 August 1997 (age 28) | 23 | 1 | Ashford United | v. Panama, 9 June 2024 |
| DF | Jeriel Dorsett | (2002-05-04)4 May 2002 (age 23) | 7 | 0 | Reading | v. Panama, 9 June 2024 |
| MF | Alex Dyer | (1990-06-11)11 June 1990 (age 35) | 36 | 0 | St Albans City | v. El Salvador, 17 November 2024 |
| FW | Brandon Barzey | (1999-07-27)27 July 1999 (age 26) | 17 | 4 | Free agent | v. El Salvador, 17 November 2024 |
| FW | Josiah Dyer | (2004-09-24)24 September 2004 (age 21) | 9 | 1 | Mickleover | v. El Salvador, 17 November 2024 |
| FW | Lyle Taylor | (1990-03-29)29 March 1990 (age 35) | 20 | 13 | Chelmsford City | v. Bonaire, 10 October 2024 |
| FW | Jamie Allen | (1995-05-25)25 May 1995 (age 30) | 15 | 0 | Bamber Bridge | v. Bonaire, 10 October 2024 |
| FW | Bradley Woods-Garness | (1986-06-26)26 June 1986 (age 39) | 19 | 4 | Retired | v. Bonaire, 10 October 2024 |
| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Dyer | 36 | 0 | 2011–present |
| 2 | Craig Braham-Barrett | 29 | 0 | 2018–present |
| 3 | Dean Mason | 28 | 0 | 2012–present |
| 4 | James Comley | 25 | 1 | 2015–present |
| 5 | Brandon Comley | 24 | 0 | 2018–present |
| 6 | Adrian Clifton | 23 | 6 | 2015–present |
| Joey Taylor | 23 | 1 | 2018–present | |
| Corrin Brooks-Meade | 23 | 0 | 2015–2024 | |
| 9 | Lyle Taylor | 20 | 13 | 2015–present |
| 10 | Bradley Woods-Garness | 19 | 4 | 2012–2024 |
| # | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyle Taylor | 13 | 20 | 0.65 | 2015–present |
| 2 | Adrian Clifton | 6 | 23 | 0.26 | 2015–present |
| 3 | Jay'lee Hodgson | 4 | 7 | 0.57 | 2011–2014 |
| Bradley Woods-Garness | 4 | 19 | 0.21 | 2012–2024 | |
| Brandon Barzey | 4 | 17 | 0.24 | 2022–present | |
| 6 | Vladimir Farrell | 3 | 12 | 0.25 | 2000–2010 |
| Spencer Weir-Daley | 3 | 18 | 0.17 | 2015–2023 | |
| Kaleem Simon | 3 | 18 | 0.17 | 2021–present | |
| 9 | Marlon Campbell | 2 | 3 | 0.67 | 2012 |
| Ellis Remy | 2 | 6 | 0.33 | 2010–2014 | |
| Nathan Pond | 2 | 13 | 0.15 | 2019–2023 |
| FIFA World Cup | Qualification | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1930 to1994 | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | |||||||||||||
 1998 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
  2002 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | |||||||||
 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||
 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||
 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
 2022 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | |||||||||
 2026 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |||||||||
   2030 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
 2034 | |||||||||||||||
| Total | – | 0/7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 59 | |
| CONCACAF Gold Cup record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
| 1991 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1993 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 1996 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1998 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 2000 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2002 | |||||||||
| 2003 | Withdrew | ||||||||
| 2005 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2007 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 2009 | |||||||||
| 2011 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2013 | |||||||||
| 2015 | |||||||||
| 2017 | Did not enter | ||||||||
  2019 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2021 | |||||||||
| 2023 | |||||||||
| 2025 | |||||||||
| Total | – | 0/18 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 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 | B | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |  | 2021 | Ineligible | ||||||||
| 2022–23 | B | B | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | | 2023 | |||||||||
| 2023–24 | B | B | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 14 | | 2024 | |||||||||
| 2024–25 | B | A | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 |  | 2025 | |||||||||
| Total | — | — | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 43 | — | Total | 0 Titles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Caribbean Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
 1989 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1990 | ||||||||
| 1991 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1992 | ||||||||
| 1993 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1994 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 1995 | ||||||||
| 1996 | Did not enter | |||||||
 1997 | ||||||||
| 1998 | ||||||||
| 1999 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2001 | ||||||||
| 2005 | ||||||||
| 2007 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 2008 | ||||||||
 2010 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2012 | ||||||||
| 2014 | ||||||||
| 2017 | Did not enter | |||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 0/19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Against | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD | % Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Anguilla | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 50% |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 0% |
 Aruba | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100% |
| Barbados | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 66% |
| Belize | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 50% |
| Bermuda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | −20 | 0% |
 Bhutan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0% |
| Bonaire | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33.33% |
| British Virgin Islands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 33% |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
 Curaçao | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 0% |
 Dominican Republic | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 40% |
| El Salvador | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0% |
| Guyana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | –3 | 0% |
 Martinique | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0% |
 Nicaragua | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0% |
| Panama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0% |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 29 | −27 | 0% |
 Saint Lucia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 33% |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 31 | −30 | 0% |
 Suriname | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 0% |
 U.S. Virgin Islands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100% |
| Total | 58 | 14 | 7 | 37 | 60 | 192 | −132 | 24.13% |
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