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The Antigua and Barbuda national football team represents Antigua and Barbuda in men’s international football, which is governed by the Antigua and Barbuda Football Association founded in 1928.^[4] It has been a member of FIFA and CONCACAF since 1972. Regionally, it is a member of CFU in the Caribbean Zone.

Antigua and Barbuda has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup and the CONCACAF Gold Cup, but has participated four times in the League B of the CONCACAF Nations League. Regionally, the team finished as runners-up in the CFU Championship in 1988.

Antigua and Barbuda’s debut in international competitions was in the 1973 CONCACAF Championship qualification, which also served as the CONCACAF qualifiers for the 1974 FIFA World Cup. The team achieved its first victory in 1950, defeating Montserrat 2–0 in the Leeward Islands Tournament, which was also the first match in the team’s history.

On November 10, 1972, Antigua and Barbuda’s first official match was in the 1973 CONCACAF Championship qualification, losing to Trinidad and Tobago 11–1 in Port of Spain, which is the worst defeat in the team’s history.

On 17 December 2005, the Antigua and Barbuda national team played their first match against a European opponent after the Hungarian Football Federation invited “the Benna Boys” to play Hungary in an international friendly at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This was the first match coached by former national striker Derrick Edwards. Hungary defeated Antigua and Barbuda 3–0.^[5]

On 2 May 2016, the Estonian Football Association announced that their national team would play Antigua and Barbuda in an international friendly on 22 November. It was the team’s second match against a European opponent. Estonia won the game 1–0.^[6]

During the March 2018 FIFA Calendar Antigua and Barbuda played Jamaica, drawing 1–1 away at Sabina Park, levelling in the last seconds of match from a header from Peter Byers. Upon the team’s preparation for their departure back to Antigua, assistant coach Derrick Edwards and equipment manager Danny Benjamin were arrested and charged with possession of, dealing in, and taking steps to export marijuana, and conspiracy at the Norman Manley International Airport. Initially, Edwards was awarded bail and Benjamin was held without bail; after a month, both Edwards and Benjamin were placed under house arrest and curfew and gave up their travel documents.^[7] Both men were acquitted of the crime on 14 June, citing there was not enough evidence to prove their involvement in the carrying the drugs with the intention of smuggling them out of Jamaica.^{[citation needed]}

The official nickname of the Antigua and Barbuda national football team is “the Benna Boys”, referring to a genre of Antiguan and Barbudan music similar to calypso. The name was selected in a contest with the fanbase in 2012 after the team advanced to the third round of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers. “The Benna Boys” beat out other entries in the contest such as “Beach Boys”, “Iron Bandits”, “Rhythm Warriors” and “Party Crashers”.^[8] In the past, the national team was unofficially known as “the Wadadli Boys”, another name that was in the contest but did not win.^[9]

The kit of the national team has been manufactured by Spanish-based Joma since March 2021, ahead of the first round of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.^{[citation needed]}

Kit manufacturer	Time period
Admiral	1995–1999
Virma [it]	2000–2003
Adidas	2006–2011
Peak	2012–2016
Admiral	2016–2020
Joma	2021–present

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

Name	Position
Jacques Passy	Head coach
Janiel Simon	Manager
Lenny Hewlett	Assistant coach
Schyan Jeffers	Assistant coach
Eduardo Suarez	Assistant coach
Juan Lecona Nava	Goalkeeper coach
McClean Lawrence	Physiotherapist
Danny Benjamin	Equipment manager

The following is a list of head coaches of the Antigua and Barbuda national team throughout the years.^{[citation needed]}

Name	Period	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Notes
Rudi Gutendorf	1976
Zoran Vraneš	1998–2000					Fourth place at the 1998 Caribbean Cup
Walter Gama	2001–2002
Rolston Williams	2004
Derrick Edwards	2005–2008
Willie Donachie	2008	16	8	3	5
Rowan Benjamin	2008–2011	11	4	3	4
Tom Curtis	2011–2012	21	8	3	10	Semifinal round of the 2014 World Cup Qualifiers
Rolston Williams	2012–2014	6	4	0	2
Piotr Nowak	2014–2015	12	5	2	5	Highest FIFA Ranking (70) under his tenure
Rolston Williams	2015–2018	8	3	0	5
Derrick Edwards	2018–2019	6	2	1	3
Michél Dinzey	2019–2020	10	4	0	6
Mikele Leigertwood	2021–2025	25	6	4	15
Jacques Passy	2025-	4	0	1	3

The following players were called up for the 2025–26 CONCACAF Series matches against Aruba and Guyana on 12 and 18 November 2025.^[10]

Caps and goals are correct as of 12 November 2025, after the match against Aruba.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Jayden Martin	(2002-11-07) 7 November 2002 (age 23)	1	0	All Saints United
18	1GK	Zaieem Scott	(2004-07-10) 10 July 2004 (age 21)	9	0	Future Pro Academy
21	1GK	Shahoi Dorsett	(2004-06-23) 23 June 2004 (age 21)	2	0	CF Lorca Deportiva
2	2DF	Zafique Drew	(2003-08-30) 30 August 2003 (age 22)	13	0	All Saints United
5	2DF	Kylano Isaac	(2005-01-10) January 10, 2005 (age 21)	3	0	Chojniczanka Chojnice
6	2DF	Tyrik Hughes	(2005-07-13) 13 July 2005 (age 20)	9	0	CF Lorca Deportiva
13	2DF	Amir Daley	(2002-02-26) February 26, 2002 (age 24)	3	0	Birmingham Legion
14	2DF	Jahzinho O’Garro	(2002-12-12) 12 December 2002 (age 23)	4	0	All Saints United
17	2DF	Leroy Graham	(1999-12-07) December 7, 1999 (age 26)	15	0	All Saints United
8	3MF	Sean Tomlinson	(2004-03-25) 25 March 2004 (age 22)	5	0	CF Lorca Deportiva
9	3MF	Dion Pereira	(1999-03-25) 25 March 1999 (age 27)	10	1	Crawley Town
10	3MF	TJ Bramble	(2001-05-09) 9 May 2001 (age 24)	21	2	Maidstone United
11	3MF	Quinton Griffith	(1992-02-27) 27 February 1992 (age 34)	89	11	Grenades
12	3MF	Shalon Knight	(2000-03-04) 4 March 2000 (age 26)	7	0	All Saints United
20	3MF	Dannen Francis	(2004-12-14) 14 December 2004 (age 21)	3	0	CD Almuñécar City
7	4FW	Raheem Deterville	(1999-12-01) 1 December 1999 (age 26)	22	2	All Saints United
15	4FW	Daryl Massicot	(2005-02-12) 12 February 2005 (age 21)	8	0	Cavalier
19	4FW	D’Andre Bishop	(2002-10-02) 2 October 2002 (age 23)	29	3	All Saints United
23	4FW	Karique Knight	(2005-04-03) 3 April 2005 (age 21)	2	0	All Saints United

The following players have also been called up to the Antigua and Barbuda squad within the last twelve months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Taj Moore	(2005-06-16) 16 June 2005 (age 20)	9	1	Brock Badgers	v.  Honduras, 10 June 2025
DF	Luther James-Wildin	(1997-12-03) 3 December 1997 (age 28)	4	0	Stevenage	v.  Honduras, 10 June 2025
DF	Antonio Morgan	(2006-03-29) 29 March 2006 (age 20)	8	0	Lewes	v.  Honduras, 10 June 2025
FW	Drake Hadeed	(2007-11-21) 21 November 2007 (age 18)	2	0	Antequera	v.  Honduras, 10 June 2025

As of 18 November 2025^[11]

Players in bold are still active with Antigua and Barbuda.

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Peter Byers	91	44	2004–2021
2	Quinton Griffith	89	11	2009–present
3	George Dublin	67	4	2000–2012
4	Tamorley Thomas	64	12	2002–2021
5	Karanja Mack	58	0	2006–2022
6	Ranjae Christian	54	5	1998–2012
7	Randolph Burton	52	15	2008–2016
	Akeem Thomas	52	2	2008–2018
9	Gayson Gregory	49	8	2000–2014
	Molvin James	49	0	2007–2021

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Peter Byers	44	91	0.48	2004–2021
2	Derrick Edwards	18	22	0.82	1988–2000
3	Randolph Burton	15	52	0.29	2008–2016
4	Tamorley Thomas	12	64	0.19	2002–2021
5	Quinton Griffith	11	89	0.11	2009–present
6	Jamie Thomas	10	31	0.32	2006–2011
7	Myles Weston	9	16	0.56	2014–2023
8	Garfield Gonsalves	8	29	0.28	1992–2008
	Kerry Skepple	8	34	0.24	2002–2012
	Gayson Gregory	8	49	0.16	2000–2014

FIFA World Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Round	Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1970	Not a FIFA member										Not a FIFA member
1974	Did not qualify										4	0	0	4	3	22
1978 and 1982	Did not participate										Did not participate
1986	Did not qualify										2	1	0	1	2	5
1990											2	0	0	2	1	4
1994											4	1	1	2	5	6
1998											2	0	1	1	4	6
2002											6	1	2	3	4	15
2006											2	1	0	1	2	3
2010											4	2	0	2	7	8
2014											12	5	1	6	32	18
2018											4	2	0	2	6	6
2022											4	2	1	1	6	5
2026											4	0	1	3	1	5
2030	To be determined										To be determined
2034
Total	—	0/12	—								50	15	7	28	73	103

CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Round	Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1963 to 1971	Part of United Kingdom										Part of United Kingdom
1973	Did not qualify										4	0	0	4	3	22
1977 and 1981	Did not participate										Did not participate
1985	Did not qualify										2	1	0	1	2	5
1989											2	1	1	0	1	4
1991	Did not participate										Did not participate
1993	Did not qualify										2	1	0	1	1	1
1996											3	1	2	2	6	11
1998											2	0	0	2	1	5
2000											11	4	2	5	24	17
2002											3	0	1	2	4	5
2003											5	0	1	4	1	8
2005											3	1	0	2	6	8
2007											6	2	0	4	8	17
2009											9	4	3	2	19	16
2011											6	2	2	2	4	5
2013											3	1	0	2	3	3
2015											9	4	2	3	14	11
2017											6	3	0	3	10	8
2019											4	2	0	2	10	8
2021											6	3	0	3	8	17
2023											7	3	0	4	5	12
2025											6	0	1	5	2	15
Total	—	0/20	—								99	33	15	51	132	198

CONCACAF Nations League record
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	B	C	7th	6	3	0	3	8	17			2021	Ineligible
2022–23	B	A	8th	6	3	0	3	5	7			2023
2023–24	B	D	13th	6	1	1	4	9	22			2024
2024–25	B	D	15th	6	0	1	5	2	15			2025
2026–27	C	To be determined										2027
Total				24	7	2	15	24	61	—		Total	—

CONCACAF Nations League history
First match	Jamaica 6–0 Antigua and Barbuda  (6 September 2019; Montego Bay, Jamaica)
Biggest win	Antigua and Barbuda  4–1  Bahamas (14 October 2023; Nassau, Bahamas)
Biggest defeat	Jamaica 6–0 Antigua and Barbuda  (6 September 2019; Montego Bay, Jamaica)  Guyana 6–0 Antigua and Barbuda  (21 November 2023; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)
Best result	7th – League B (2019–20)
Worst result	Relegation League C (2024–25)

CFU Championship / Caribbean Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1978	Fourth place	4th	5	1	1	3	4	8		2	1	1	0	3	0
1979	Did not qualify									2	0	0	2	0	2
1981	Did not participate									Did not participate
1983	Fourth place	4th	7	2	2	3	11	10		4	2	2	0	10	5
1985	Did not qualify									2	1	0	1	2	2
1988	Runners-up	2nd	5	1	4	0	5	4		2	1	1	0	2	1
1989	Did not qualify									4	3	0	1	4	2
1990										3	0	1	2	2	5
1991	Did not participate									Did not participate
1992	Group stage	7th	3	0	1	2	2	12		3	3	0	0	8	0
1993	Did not qualify									2	1	0	1	1	1
1994										2	1	0	1	10	3
1995	Group stage	7th	3	1	0	2	3	8		2	0	2	0	3	3
1996	Withdrew									Withdrew
1997	Group stage	6th	2	0	0	2	1	5		—	Qualified as hosts
1998	Fourth place	4th	5	2	0	3	11	9		3	2	1	0	11	3
1999	Did not qualify									3	0	1	2	2	5
2001										3	0	1	2	4	5
2005										3	1	0	2	6	8
2007										6	2	0	4	8	17
2008	Group stage	7th	3	0	2	1	3	6		6	4	1	1	16	10
2010	Group stage	5th	3	1	0	2	2	4		3	1	2	0	2	1
2012	Group stage	8th	3	1	0	2	3	3		Qualified as hosts
2014	Group stage	7th	3	0	1	2	2	7		6	4	1	1	12	4
2017	Did not qualify									6	3	0	3	10	8
Total	Runners-up	11/22	42	9	11	22	47	76		67	30	14	23	116	85

Central American and Caribbean Games record
Year	Round	Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1982	Did not participate
1986	Quarter-finals	5th	2	0	1	1	1	2
Total	Quarter-finals	1/1	2	0	1	1	1	2

The following table shows Antigua and Barbuda’s all-time official international record per opponent:^[12]
Updated to 18 November 2025 after the match against Guyana

Key

  Winning record   Equal record   Losing record

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Anguilla	5	5	0	0	28	3
Aruba	6	5	1	0	11	4
Bahamas	3	2	1	0	12	3
Barbados	8	1	1	6	9	16
Bermuda	14	3	5	6	14	18
British Virgin Islands	8	4	2	2	14	10
Cayman Islands	3	0	1	2	1	4
Cuba	8	0	1	7	4	19
Curaçao	4	3	0	1	10	6
Dominica	17	8	5	4	28	20
Dominican Republic	8	1	2	5	8	21
El Salvador	1	0	0	1	0	3
Estonia	1	0	0	1	0	1
French Guiana	1	1	0	0	2	1
Grenada	6	3	3	0	13	7
Guadeloupe	7	2	1	4	4	12
Guatemala	8	1	0	7	3	31
Guyana	15	5	3	7	17	37
Haiti	12	2	3	7	11	19
Honduras	2	0	0	2	0	3
Hungary	1	0	0	1	0	3
Jamaica	12	1	2	9	5	29
Martinique	4	1	0	3	6	12
Mexico	1	0	0	1	0	8
Montserrat	4	3	1	0	20	6
Puerto Rico	4	1	0	3	5	10
Saint Kitts and Nevis	23	9	5	9	30	31
Saint Lucia	14	5	3	6	23	18
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	13	7	2	4	17	20
Sint Maarten	3	2	0	1	7	2
Suriname	6	1	2	3	4	15
Trinidad and Tobago	13	2	0	11	12	41
U.S. Virgin Islands	5	5	0	0	26	1
United States	2	0	0	2	2	5
Total	240	83	43	114	342	428

• CFU Championship
  • Runners-up (1): 1988

• Leeward Islands Tournament (2): 1949, 1994

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