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Nickname(s) | Golden Jaguars | ||
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Association | Guyana Football Federation (GFF) | ||
Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
Sub-confederation | CFU (Caribbean) | ||
Head coach | Wayne Dover (interim)[1] | ||
Captain | Daniel Wilson | ||
Mostcaps | Walter Moore (77) | ||
Top scorer | Omari Glasgow (19) | ||
Home stadium | Providence Stadium | ||
FIFA code | GUY | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 152![]() | ||
Highest | 86 (November 2010) | ||
Lowest | 185 (February 2004) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (British Guiana; 21 July 1905)[3] | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda; 16 April 1998) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Netherlands Antilles; 17 February 1952) ![]() ![]() (Aruba; 9 February 1953) ![]() ![]() (Santa Ana, United States; 2 December 1987) | |||
CONCACAF Gold Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in2019) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2019) |
TheGuyana national football team, nicknamed theGolden Jaguars, representsGuyana in international football and is controlled by theGuyana Football Federation. It is one of three South American nations to be a member of theCaribbean Football Union ofCONCACAF alongsideSuriname andFrench Guiana. Until the independence of Guyana (1966), it competed asBritish Guiana. They qualified for theCaribbean Nations Cup in 1991, coming fourth, and in 2007. Guyana has never qualified for theFIFA World Cup, but on 23 March 2019 they qualified for the first time for theCONCACAF Gold Cup.
Guyana (as British Guiana) played its first international football match on 21 July 1905, a 4–1 defeat against nearby and fellow British colonyTrinidad and Tobago. Their next recorded game came almost 16 years later on 28 January 1921, an away 2–1 win against its neighbourSuriname. The two played again in Suriname on 27 August 1923, and on that occasion the hosts won 2–1. British Guiana did not play another match until 1937, when they lost two matches againstTrinidad and Tobago in Suriname: 3–0 and 3–2. After seven years without a match, British Guiana entered a three-team tournament in Trinidad & Tobago against its national side andBarbados. They won twice against Barbados (1–0 and 3–0) before drawing 1–1 and losing 3–0 to Trinidad and Tobago. In the final of this Trinagular tournament they again lost 3–0 to Trinidad and Tobago.
In November 1947 British Guiana played in aStandard Life tournament in Trinidad and Tobago. They beat the hosts 2–1 in their opening game on 5 November before beatingJamaica 2–0 the very next day. On 10 November they drew 0–0 with Jamaica before losing 2–0 to Trinidad and Tobago in the last game on 14 November.
British Guiana played its first home games in 1950 against Trinidad and Tobago: these were British Guiana's first matches since the Standard Life tournament. British Guiana lost 1–0 and 4–1 before winning 1–0. The last match played under the name British Guiana was the next match on 2 March 1959 – a 2–2 draw against Trinidad and Tobago.[5]
After independence in 1966, Guyana did not play a match for five years. Their first fixtures under their new name were qualifiers for the1971 CONCACAF Championship againstSuriname. The first match, away, was lost 4–1 and the home match on 21 September 1971 was lost 3–2 as Suriname advanced 7–3 on aggregate. In 1976 Guyana entered its first ever World Cup qualification campaign with the aim of reaching the1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina. Guyana and Suriname were drawn in a two-legged preliminary in the Caribbean section of CONCACAF qualification and Guyana won the first leg 2–0 at home on 4 July 1976. The second leg inParamaribo was lost 3–0 which allowed Suriname to advance.[5]
Guyana had a remarkable calendar year in 2006, with eleven successive wins, including fiveCONCACAF Gold Cup qualifiers[6] These results boosted Guyana's spot in theFIFA World Rankings by 87 spots in little over a year. As a consequence, the team rose to the top 12 in CONCACAF and were in the third rank of seeds in the World Cup qualifying draw.
At the2006–07 Caribbean Nations Cup, Guyana finished top of Group A in Stage One, then top of Group H in Stage Two (which they hosted), and finished 3rd in the Bobby Sookram Group, missing out on a semi-final berth on goal difference alone. Had Guyana reached the semi-finals, they would have qualified for the2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
With the return of international coachJamaal Shabazz, Guyana finished top of a group containing Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados and Bermuda to reach thethird round of qualifying for the2014 World Cup in Brazil. They qualified with one game to go with a 2–1 home win against Trinidad and Tobago on 11 November 2011.
Guyana organised friendly matches against Colombia, Bolivia, Jamaica and Panama for the first team. In the third round group, they finished last, behind Mexico, Costa Rica and El Salvador, with one point from their six matches.
From November 2012 to October 2014 Guyana did not play a single international fixture. This amongst other factors led to FIFA stepping in and removing the GFF executive at the end of 2014.[7]
With FIFA stepping into Guyana once again, a FIFA Normalisation Committee was installed to regularise football in Guyana. With this came the search for a National Team Head Coach withJamaal Shabazz reinstalled initially for one game versus Barbados in Jan 2015. As Guyana had lost many first team players to retirement since 2012, the squad was a new younger group with major gaps in the goalkeeper and defensive areas.
However a 2–2 draw with Barbados was enough for Shabazz and his staff, consisting of assistant coach Wayne Wiggy Dover, Operations Manager Mark Xavier, Team Manager Faizal Khan, Kit Man Trevor Burnett, GoalKeeper Coach Andrew Hazell, Physical Trainer Anson Ambrose, Medical Officer Denzil Hernandez.
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
26 March2024 FIFA Series | Guyana ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
22:00 UTC+3 | Glasgow![]() Lovell ![]() | Report | Chanthea![]() | Stadium:Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City |
13 MayFriendly | Trinidad and Tobago ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
21:00 UTC−4 | Kezar![]() ![]() | Report | Benjamin![]() | Stadium:Hasely Crawford Stadium |
15 MayFriendly | Trinidad and Tobago ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago |
21:00 UTC−4 | Poon-Angeron![]() ![]() | Report | Stadium:Hasely Crawford Stadium |
6 June2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Panama ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Panama City, Panama |
19:30 UTC−5 | Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF) | Stadium:Estadio Rommel Fernández Attendance: 8,575 Referee: Filiberto Martinez (El Salvador) |
11 June2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Guyana ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Wildey, Barbados |
18:00 UTC−4 | Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF) |
| Stadium:Wildey Turf Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada) |
5 September2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League | Guyana ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Leonora, Guyana |
16:00 UTC−4 | Glasgow![]() | Report |
| Stadium:Synthetic Track and Field Facility,Leonora Attendance: 500[8] Referee:Christopher Mason (Jamaica) |
9 September2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League | Martinique ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Fort-de-France, Martinique |
20:00 UTC−4 | Report | Jones![]() | Stadium:Stade Pierre-Aliker,Fort-de-France Attendance: 220[9] Referee:Kwinsi Williams (Trinidad and Tobago) |
11 October2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League | Guyana ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Leonora, Guyana |
21:00 UTC−6 |
| Report |
| Stadium:National Track and Field Leonora Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador) |
15 October2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League | Suriname ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() | Paramaribo,Suriname |
20:00 UTC−3 | Report |
| Stadium:Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion Referee: Steffon Dewar (Jamaica) |
15 November2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification play-in | Barbados ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | Bridgetown, Barbados |
19:00 UTC−4 |
| Report |
| Stadium:Wildey Turf |
19 November2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification play-in | Guyana ![]() | 5–3 | ![]() | Leonora, Guyana |
20:00 UTC−4 |
| Report |
| Stadium:National Track and Field Leonora |
21 March2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification | Guyana ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Bridgetown, Barbados |
21:00 UTC−4 |
| Report | Stadium:BFA Technical Centre Attendance: 50 Referee:Iván Barton (El Salvador) |
25 March2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification | Guatemala ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Stadium:Estadio Cementos Progreso Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Lukasz Szpala (United States) |
10 June2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Guyana ![]() | v | ![]() | TBA |
Report | Stadium:TBA |
As of 30 October 2024[update]
Head coach | ![]() |
Assistant coach | ![]() |
Strength & Conditioning Coach | ![]() |
Team Manager | ![]() |
Goalkeeping coach | ![]() |
Kitman | ![]() |
Head scout | ![]() |
GFF President | ![]() |
Technical director | ![]() |
The following players were called up for the2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification matches against Guatemala on 21 and 25 March 2025.[11]
Caps and goals updated as of 19 November 2024, after the match against Barbados.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1GK | Quillan Roberts | (1994-09-13)13 September 1994 (age 30) | 20 | 0 | ![]() | |
1GK | Akel Clarke | (1988-10-25)25 October 1988 (age 36) | 17 | 0 | ![]() | |
1GK | Kai McKenzie-Lyle | (1997-11-30)30 November 1997 (age 27) | 13 | 1 | ![]() | |
2DF | Colin Nelson | (1991-08-09)9 August 1991 (age 33) | 35 | 1 | ![]() | |
2DF | Leo Lovell | (1996-12-06)6 December 1996 (age 28) | 27 | 2 | ![]() | |
2DF | Liam Gordon | (1999-05-15)15 May 1999 (age 26) | 24 | 2 | ![]() | |
2DF | Jalen Jones | (1998-11-13)13 November 1998 (age 26) | 18 | 1 | ![]() | |
2DF | Jeremy Garrett | (2000-01-01)1 January 2000 (age 25) | 14 | 1 | ![]() | |
2DF | Reiss Greenidge | (1996-08-10)10 August 1996 (age 28) | 9 | 0 | ![]() | |
2DF | Romaine Brackenbridge | (1994-09-13)13 September 1994 (age 30) | 1 | 0 | ![]() | |
3MF | Daniel Wilson | (1993-11-01)1 November 1993 (age 31) | 63 | 1 | ![]() | |
3MF | Kelsey Benjamin | (1999-05-08)8 May 1999 (age 26) | 33 | 7 | ![]() | |
3MF | Omari Glasgow | (2003-11-22)22 November 2003 (age 21) | 29 | 20 | ![]() | |
3MF | Stephen Duke-McKenna | (2000-08-17)17 August 2000 (age 24) | 26 | 2 | ![]() | |
3MF | Nathan Moriah-Welsh | (2002-03-18)18 March 2002 (age 23) | 22 | 3 | ![]() | |
3MF | Elliot Bonds | (2000-03-23)23 March 2000 (age 25) | 21 | 0 | ![]() | |
3MF | Curtez Kellman | (1998-03-06)6 March 1998 (age 27) | 18 | 0 | ![]() | |
3MF | Nathan Ferguson | (1995-10-12)12 October 1995 (age 29) | 8 | 0 | ![]() | |
4FW | Osaze De Rosario | (2001-07-19)19 July 2001 (age 23) | 7 | 5 | ![]() | |
4FW | Isaiah Jones | (1999-06-26)26 June 1999 (age 25) | 6 | 2 | ![]() | |
4FW | Enoch George | (2003-05-23)23 May 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 1 | ![]() | |
4FW | Maliq Cadogan | (2004-02-25)25 February 2004 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | ![]() | |
4FW | Liam Butts | (2001-02-20)20 February 2001 (age 24) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
4FW | Morgan Ferrier | (1994-11-15)15 November 1994 (age 30) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
The following players have been called up within the past year.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Jamain Cumberbatch | (1999-04-21)21 April 1999 (age 26) | 2 | 0 | ![]() | v.![]() |
DF | Marcus Wilson | (2002-04-19)19 April 2002 (age 23) | 3 | 0 | ![]() | v.![]() |
DF | Samuel Cox | (1990-10-10)10 October 1990 (age 34) | 35 | 0 | Retired | v.![]() |
DF | Quincy Adams | (1989-01-07)7 January 1989 (age 36) | 26 | 1 | ![]() | v.![]() |
DF | Miquel Scarlett | (2000-09-27)27 September 2000 (age 24) | 6 | 0 | ![]() | v.![]() |
DF | Terique Mohammed | (2000-01-27)27 January 2000 (age 25) | 1 | 0 | ![]() | v.![]() |
DF | Kevin Layne | (1998-01-01)1 January 1998 (age 27) | 10 | 0 | ![]() | v.![]() |
DF | Marcus Simmons | (2000-07-16)16 July 2000 (age 24) | 1 | 0 | ![]() | v.![]() |
DF | Amos Ramsey | (1991-12-20)20 December 1991 (age 33) | 4 | 0 | ![]() | v.![]() |
MF | Kadell Daniel | (1994-06-03)3 June 1994 (age 30) | 23 | 3 | ![]() | v.![]() |
MF | Benjamin Opara | (1994-04-19)19 April 1994 (age 31) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | v.![]() |
MF | Darron Niles | (2003-05-03)3 May 2003 (age 22) | 4 | 0 | ![]() | v.![]() |
FW | Ryan Khedoo | (1999-10-27)27 October 1999 (age 25) | 1 | 1 | ![]() | v.![]() |
INJ Withdrew due to injury. |
Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
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1 | Walter Moore | 77 | 5 | 2004–2019 |
2 | Daniel Wilson | 67 | 1 | 2011–present |
3 | Charles Pollard | 60 | 3 | 1996–2012 |
4 | Anthony Abrams | 58 | 15 | 2004–2017 |
5 | Trayon Bobb | 51 | 12 | 2011–present |
6 | Howard Lowe | 46 | 1 | 2002–2010 |
Gregory Richardson | 46 | 17 | 2002–2019 | |
8 | Dwain Jacobs | 42 | 1 | 2008–2017 |
9 | Kayode McKinnon | 41 | 4 | 2002–2012 |
10 | Colin Nelson | 39 | 1 | 2009–present |
Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
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1 | Omari Glasgow | 20 | 30 | 0.66 | 2021–present |
2 | Nigel Codrington | 18 | 26 | 0.69 | 2001–2010 |
3 | Gregory Richardson | 17 | 46 | 0.37 | 2002–2019 |
4 | Anthony Abrams | 15 | 58 | 0.26 | 2004–2017 |
5 | Trayon Bobb | 12 | 51 | 0.24 | 2011–present |
6 | Neil Danns | 11 | 25 | 0.44 | 2015–2023 |
Emery Welshman | 11 | 28 | 0.39 | 2015–present | |
8 | Randolph Jerome | 9 | 21 | 0.43 | 1998–2008 |
Sheldon Holder | 9 | 34 | 0.26 | 2011–2021 | |
10 | Vurlon Mills | 8 | 32 | 0.25 | 2011–2019 |
Kelsey Benjamin | 8 | 36 | 0.22 | 2017–present |
FIFA World Cup | FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
1930 to1970 | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | |||||||||||||
![]() | Did not enter | Declined participation | |||||||||||||
![]() | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
![]() | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | |||||||||
![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||
![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||
![]() ![]() | Suspended by FIFA | Suspended by FIFA | |||||||||||||
![]() | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
![]() | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 30 | |||||||||
![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |||||||||
![]() ![]() ![]() | To be determined | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
![]() ![]() ![]() | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
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Total | 0/13 | 40 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 43 | 92 |
CONCACAF Championship &Gold Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | ||
![]() | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
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![]() | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | |||||||||||
1985 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
1989 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | |||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||||
![]() | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
![]() | Did not qualify | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | ||||||||||
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
![]() | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
![]() | Did not qualify | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 7 | ||||||||||
![]() | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | |||||||||||
![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
![]() | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 11 | |||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 12 | |||||||||||
![]() ![]() ![]() | Group stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | Squad | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | ||
![]() | Did not qualify | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | ||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | |||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 21 | |||||||||||
Total | Group stage | 1/27 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | — | 93 | 37 | 14 | 43 | 172 | 169 |
CONCACAF Nations League record | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 | C | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | ![]() | ![]() | Ineligible | ||||||||
2022–23 | B | B | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||
2023–24 | B | D | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||
2024–25 | A | A | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | ![]() | ![]() | Did Not Qualify | ||||||||
Total | — | — | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 45 | 42 | — | Total | 0 Titles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
CFU Championship &Caribbean Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
![]() | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
![]() | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
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![]() | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||
![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||
![]() | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
![]() | Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||
![]() | Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
![]() | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
![]() ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||
![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
![]() ![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |||||||||
![]() ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 4 | |||||||||
![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||
![]() | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||
![]() | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
![]() | Did not qualify | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||
![]() | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | |
![]() | Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | ||||||||
![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||
![]() | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 12 | |||||||||
Total | Fourth place | 3/25 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 71 | 27 | 15 | 29 | 122 | 104 |
...Wayne Dover will continue as interim head coach...