Bermuda national football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Bermuda women's national football team.

Bermuda

Nickname(s)	Gombey Warriors
Association	Bermuda Football Association
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Michael Findlay
Captain	Nahki Wells
Most caps	Reggie Lambe (54)
Top scorer	Shaun Goater, Nahki Wells (20)
Home stadium	Dame Flora Duffy National Sports Centre
FIFA code	BER
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	166 1 (28 November 2024) [1]
Highest	58 (December 1992)
Lowest	189 (September 2011)
First international
Iceland 4–3 Bermuda   (Reykjavík, Iceland; 10 August 1964)
Biggest win
Bermuda 13–0 Montserrat   (Hamilton, Bermuda; 29 February 2004)
Biggest defeat
Denmark 6–0 Bermuda   (Aalborg, Denmark; 1 July 1969)   Mexico 6–0 Bermuda   (Toluca, Mexico; 17 May 1987)   Suriname 6–0 Bermuda   (Paramaribo, Suriname; 4 June 2021)
Gold Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2019 )
Best result	Group stage (2019)
Island Games
Appearances	3 (first in 2007 )
Best result	Champions (2013)

The Bermuda national football team represents Bermuda in international football, and is controlled by the Bermuda Football Association, which is a member of the CONCACAF.

History

1964–1992

Bermuda played their first international match on 10 August 1964, against Iceland in Reykjavík, ending in a narrow victory to the Icelanders, 4–3. Some years later, Bermuda played in the 1967 Pan American Games, reaching the final, before being defeated by Mexico, 4–0. In 1968 they participated in the qualifiers for the 1970 FIFA World Cup for the first time. In Group 1 of the first round, they were paired with United States and Canada. They finished the group with one draw (against Canada, 0–0) and three losses and were eliminated. The sixties would end with an elimination at the hands of Mexico, in the 1969 CONCACAF Championship qualification preliminary round, although Bermuda, after having lost 3–0 in Mexico City, managed to defeat the Aztecs 2–1 in Hamilton, on 2 November 1969, with goals from Albert Dowling and Bernard Brangman.

The '70s would begin with another elimination in the first round of the 1971 CONCACAF Championship qualification, again at the hands of Mexico, which prevailed comfortably with an overall result of 6–0. In this decade the Bermuda team managed to win two consecutive bronze medals in the Central American and Caribbean Games of 1974 and 1978. The decade of the '80s was not very significant for the Gombey Warriors since they only participated in the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games, a tournament where reached 4th place. This would be their final participation in the Games.

On the other hand, between 1967 and 1987, the Bermuda team played several qualifying matches for the Olympic soccer tournament but never qualified for the final tournament. In this period they experienced some of their worst defeats, such as two 8–0 results against Canada and Mexico.

1992–2013

Absent from the World Cup qualifiers between 1972 and 1992, Bermuda returned to the 1994 preliminary tournament where they eliminated Haiti in the first round thanks to the away goals rule, after winning 1–0 in Hamilton (goal by Shaun Goater) and lost 2–1 in Port-au-Prince. Bermuda advanced to the second phase, in group B with Jamaica, Canada and El Salvador, finishing in last place with 4 points, despite managing a historic 1–0 victory against the Selecta, the result of a goal from Kyle Lightbourne. In the 1998 World Cup qualifiers, Bermuda withdrew without playing Trinidad and Tobago in the first round.

The Gombey Warriors would return four years later for the 2002 World Cup qualifiers where they eliminated the British Virgin Islands in the first round, 5–1 and 9–0, before falling in the next phase, at the hands of Antigua and Barbuda, who won thanks to the away goal rule after drawing 0–0 at Saint John's and 1–1 in Hamilton. In the tournament preliminary route to the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Bermuda got their biggest win, thrashing Montserrat 13–0. Later it was eliminated by El Salvador who prevailed 2–1 in San Salvador and later drew 2–2 in Hamilton. In the qualifying process for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Bermuda eliminated the Cayman Islands in the first round with an aggregate score of 4–1. But it was brought down in the next round by Trinidad and Tobago with an aggregate score of 3–2 although Bermuda achieved an away victory, in Macoya, against the Soca Warriors (1–2), with a double from John Nusum. In the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, Bermuda entered the second round directly in group B, alongside Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados. Although they again defeated Trinidad and Tobago (2–1), they could only finish third in the group with 10 points, failing to advance to the third round.

On the other hand, since 1997, Bermuda began to play regularly in the knockout phase of the Caribbean Cup (except in 2001 and 2010) although it never managed to qualify for the final round. Their best performance occurred in the 2007 tournament where they advanced to the second knockout round.

In July 2013, Bermuda claimed the 15th gold medal at the 2013 Island Games, held in Hamilton. This competition is not officially recognised because teams not recognized by FIFA participate.

2015–present

In 2015 Bermuda participated in the 2018 World Cup Qualifiers where they would face the Bahamas, whom they defeated over the two matches by 5–0. Going into the second round, they faced Guatemala, drawing 0–0 then falling 1–0, failing to reach the third round. Bermuda would return to the Caribbean Cup after being absent in 2014, losing initially against Cuba 2–1 but defeating French Guiana 2–1 to edge through to the second round on goal-difference. They then lost to both Dominican Republic (2–1) and French Guiana (3–0) and were eliminated from the cup.

In 2019, Bermuda debuted in the CONCACAF Nations League where Bermuda made history by qualifying into League A of the competition and, consequently, a chance to qualify for their first CONCACAF Gold Cup. In League A, Bermuda were drawn with Mexico and Panama but finished at the bottom of the group on goal-difference, forcing them into a qualification round for the Gold Cup. They defeated Barbados 8–1 in the first round but, in the final qualifying round, lost to Haiti 4–1 and were eliminated.

FIFA Series tournament

In 2024, FIFA Invited Bermuda to the 2024 FIFA Series matches on from 22 to 26 March 2024 held in Jeddah where they would face their first ever opponent outside from CONCACAF. On 22 March 2024, Bermuida face off against AFC continent, Brunei where they defeated them 2–0.

Results and fixtures

Main article: Bermuda national football team results

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

2024

Bermuda   v   Brunei

22 March 2024 FIFA Series	Bermuda	2–0	Brunei	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
22:00  UTC+3	Todd 82' Parfitt-Williams 88'	Report		Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Referee: Qasim Matar Al-Hatmi (Oman)

Guinea   v   Bermuda

25 March 2024 FIFA Series	Guinea	5–1	Bermuda	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
22:00  UTC+3	Sylla 11' M. Bangoura 48' Diawara 51' J. Keita 61' Kané 70'	Report	Bean 15'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Referee: Sami Ahmed Al-Jurays (Saudi Arabia)

Antigua and Barbuda   v   Bermuda

5 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Antigua and Barbuda	1–1	Bermuda	Piggotts, Antigua and Barbuda
15:00  UTC−4	Deterville 26'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF)	Ming 90'	Stadium: ABFA Technical Centre Attendance: 404 Referee: Adonis Carrasco (Dominican Republic)

Bermuda   v   Honduras

9 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Bermuda	1–6	Honduras	Devonshire Parish, Bermuda
20:00  UTC−4	Lewis 45+4' (pen.)	Report	Arriaga 14' Ruiz 49' Rodríguez 53' Vega 56' Najar 62' Róchez 90+1'	Stadium: Bermuda National Stadium Referee: Karen Hernández Andrade (Mexico)

Bermuda   v   Dominican Republic

7 September 2024-25 CONCACAF Nations League B	Bermuda	2-3	Dominican Republic	Piggotts, Antigua and Barbuda
11:00  UTC−4	Kane Crichlow 17' Reggie Lambe 51'	Report	Dorny Romero 35' Heinz Mörschel 62' Ronaldo Vásquez 84'	Stadium: ABFA Technical Center Referee: Sanchez Bass (St.Kitts and Nevis)

Antigua and Barbuda   v   Bermuda

10 September 2024-25 CONCACAF Nations League B	Antigua and Barbuda	0-1	Bermuda	Piggotts, Antigua and Barbuda
16:00  UTC−4		Report	Kane Crichlow 56'	Stadium: ABFA Technical Center Referee: Tristley Bassue (St. Kitts and Nevis)

Dominica   v   Bermuda

12 October 2024-25 CONCACAF Nations League B	Dominica	1–6	Bermuda	Devonshire Parish, Bermuda
19:30  UTC−3	Joseph 61'	Report	Wells 9', 18', 26' (pen.) Lewis 49' Scott 85' Bean 90'	Stadium: Bermuda National Stadium Referee: Fernando Morón (Panama)

Bermuda   v   Dominica

15 October 2024-25 CONCACAF Nations League B	Bermuda	3-2	Dominica	Devonshire Parish, Bermuda
19:30  UTC−3	Bredas 37' (o.g.) Hall 45' Bean 68'	Report	Jules 51' Laville 59'	Stadium: Bermuda National Stadium Referee: Josué Ugalde Aguilar (Costa Rica)

Bermuda   v   Antigua and Barbuda

16 November 2024-25 CONCACAF Nations League B	Bermuda	v	Antigua and Barbuda	Dominican Republic
				Stadium: TBD

Dominican Republic   v   Bermuda

19 November 2024-25 CONCACAF Nations League B	Dominican Republic	v	Bermuda	Dominican Republic
				Stadium: TBD

2025

Bermuda   v   Honduras

March 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification

Bermuda

v

Honduras

Bermuda

Honduras   v   Bermuda

March 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification

Honduras

v

Bermuda

Honduras

Bermuda   v   Cayman Islands

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

Cuba   v   Bermuda

10 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Cuba	v	Bermuda
--:--  UTC−5

Coaching history

• Graham Adams
• Rudi Gutendorf (1968)
• Roderick "Roddy" Burchall
• Gary Darrell (19??–1992)
• Burkhard Ziese (1994–1997)
• Clyde Best (1997–1999)
• Robert Calderon
• Kenny Thompson (2003–2008)
• Devarr Boyles (2011–2012)
• Andrew Bascome (2012–2016)
• Dennis Brown (2013–2016)
• Kyle Lightbourne (2017)
• Devarr Boyles (2017)
• Andrew Bascome (2017–2018)
• Dennis Brown (2017–2018)
• Kyle Lightbourne (2018–2023)
• Michael Findlay (2023–present)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League B matches against Dominica on 12 and 15 October 2024. ^[2]

Caps and goals correct as of 15 October 2024, after the match against   Dominica .

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1 GK	Dale Eve (Captain)	(1995-02-09) 9 February 1995 (age 29)	44	0	Walsall Wood
	1 GK	Detre Bell	(1997-03-08) 8 March 1997 (age 27)	5	0	North Village Rams
	1 GK	Milai Perott	(2004-04-12) 12 April 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Notts County U21
	2 DF	Dante Leverock	(1992-04-11) 11 April 1992 (age 32)	48	8	Dandy Town Hornets
	2 DF	Luke Robinson	(1998-10-20) 20 October 1998 (age 26)	19	0	Lancing
	2 DF	Harry Twite	(2005-06-17) 17 June 2005 (age 19)	15	0	King's Lynn Town
	2 DF	Reese Jones	(2000-12-07) 7 December 2000 (age 24)	14	0	Hartley Wintney
	2 DF	J’Nai Butterfield-Steede	(1998-03-19) 19 March 1998 (age 26)	5	0	Droylsden
	2 DF	Zhani Burgess		0	0	Notts County
	2 DF	Seke Spence	(2002-01-25) 25 January 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Hucknall Town
	3 MF	Roger Lee	(1991-07-01) 1 July 1991 (age 33)	43	0	Rugby Town
	3 MF	Willie Clemons	(1994-09-24) 24 September 1994 (age 30)	33	3	Felixstowe & Walton
	3 MF	Ne-Jai Tucker	(2002-08-20) 20 August 2002 (age 22)	11	1	Unattached
	3 MF	Aundè Todd	(2005-05-16) 16 May 2005 (age 19)	10	1	Walton & Hersham
	3 MF	Keziah Martin	(2000-05-21) 21 May 2000 (age 24)	8	0	Rushall Olympic
	3 MF	Leroy Lewis	(2003-11-04) 4 November 2003 (age 21)	3	0	Hamilton Parish
	4 FW	Reggie Lambe	(1991-02-04) 4 February 1991 (age 33)	56	11	Braintree Town
	4 FW	Zeiko Lewis	(1994-06-04) 4 June 1994 (age 30)	41	9	Union Omaha
	4 FW	Nahki Wells	(1990-06-01) 1 June 1990 (age 34)	26	20	Bristol City
	4 FW	Kane Crichlow	(2000-08-21) 21 August 2000 (age 24)	18	9	Chelmsford City
	4 FW	Jai Bean	(2002-01-16) 16 January 2002 (age 22)	16	4	Unattached
	4 FW	Kole Hall	(1998-08-22) 22 August 1998 (age 26)	15	2	Chorley
	4 FW	Knory Scott	(1999-06-06) 6 June 1999 (age 25)	15	2	Lancing
	4 FW	Blaiz Hall		4	0	St. George's Colts

Recent call-ups

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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Andrew Kempe	(2000-08-26) 26 August 2000 (age 24)	1	0	Temple Owls	v.   Honduras ; 10 June 2024
GK	Quinaceo Hunt	(2000-01-21) 21 January 2000 (age 24)	1	0	Pickering Town	v.   Belize ; 17 October 2023
DF	Daren Usher	(1995-12-07) 7 December 1995 (age 29)	10	0	PHC Zebras	v.   Antigua and Barbuda ; 10 September 2024
DF	Kosi Basden	(1995-02-01) 1 February 1995 (age 29)	7	0	Cockfosters	v.   Antigua and Barbuda ; 10 September 2024
DF	Daion Swan-Desilva	(2007-01-02) 2 January 2007 (age 17)	1	0	North Village Rams	v.   Honduras ; 10 June 2024
DF	Daniel Cook	(2003-06-10) 10 June 2003 (age 21)	7	0	Notts County	v.   Belize ; 17 October 2023
MF	Liam Evans	(1997-05-01) 1 May 1997 (age 27)	9	1	Robin Hood	v.   Antigua and Barbuda ; 10 September 2024
FW	Enrique Russell	(2000-02-05) 5 February 2000 (age 24)	8	1	PHC Zebras	v.   Antigua and Barbuda ; 10 September 2024
FW	T'Syi Showers	(2003-11-11) 11 November 2003 (age 21)	0	0	PHC Zebras	v.   Antigua and Barbuda ; 10 September 2024
FW	Djair Parfitt-Williams	(1996-10-01) 1 October 1996 (age 28)	11	2	Makedonikos	v.  Honduras ; 10 June 2024
FW	Remy Coddington	(2004-04-03) 3 April 2004 (age 20)	10	2	Poole Town	v.  Honduras ; 10 June 2024
FW	Lejaun Simmons	(1993-04-07) 7 April 1993 (age 31)	38	6	Devonshire Cougars	v.  Guinea ; 25 March 2024
FW	Justin Donawa	(1996-06-27) 27 June 1996 (age 28)	25	3	Altrincham	v.  French Guiana ; 21 November 2023
Notes INJ = Withdrew due to injury RET = Retired from the national team WD = Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Player records

As of 15 October 2024 ^[3]

Statistics include official FIFA-recognised matches only.

Players in bold are still active with Bermuda.

Most appearances

Reggie Lambe is Bermuda's most capped player with 56 appearances.

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Reggie Lambe	56	11	2007–present
2	Dante Leverock	48	8	2015–present
3	Dale Eve	44	0	2011–present
4	Roger Lee [a]	43	0	2008–present
5	Damon Ming [b]	40	7	2003–2016
6	Zeiko Lewis [c]	41	9	2011–present
7	John Barry Nusum [d]	38	19	2000–2012
	Lejaun Simmons [e]	38	6	2012–present
9	Jaylon Bather	34	2	2015–2021
10	Willie Clemons	33	3	2016–present
	Khano Smith	33	10	2003–2012
	Meshach Wade	33	4	1990–2008

Top goalscorers

Shaun Goater and Nahki Wells are Bermuda's joint all-time top scorers with 20 goals.

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Shaun Goater	20	22	0.91	1988–2004
	Nahki Wells [f]	20	26	0.77	2007–present
3	John Barry Nusum [d]	19	38	0.5	2000–2012
4	Reggie Lambe	11	56	0.2	2007–present
5	Khano Smith	10	33	0.3	2003–2012
6	Kane Crichlow	9	18	0.5	2021–present
	Zeiko Lewis [c]	9	41	0.22	2011–present
8	Kyle Lightbourne	8	18	0.44	1989–2004
	Dante Leverock	8	48	0.17	2015–present
10	Damon Ming [b]	7	40	0.18	2003–2016

1. Roger Lee also appeared in 3 matches in the 2013 Island Games against sides that are not FIFA members - nor are they associate members of one of FIFA's affiliated confederations - therefore they are not counted here.
2. Damon Ming also appeared in 3 matches, scoring one goal, in the 2013 Island Games against sides that are not FIFA members - nor are they associate members of one of FIFA's affiliated confederations - therefore they are not counted here.
3. Zeiko Lewis also appeared in 3 matches, scoring three goals, in the 2013 Island Games against sides that are not FIFA members - nor are they associate members of one of FIFA's affiliated confederations - therefore they are not counted here.
4. John Barry Nusum also appeared in 3 matches in the 2013 Island Games against sides that are not FIFA members - nor are they associate members of one of FIFA's affiliated confederations - therefore they are not counted here.
5. Lejaun Simmons also appeared in 1 match, scoring three goals, in the 2013 Island Games against a side that was not a FIFA member - nor are they an associate member of one of FIFA's affiliated confederations - therefore the match is not counted here.
6. Nahki Wells also appeared in 1 match in the 2007 Island Games against a side that was not a FIFA member - nor were they an associate member of one of FIFA's affiliated confederations - therefore the match is not counted here.

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup										Qualification
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1962	Not a FIFA member									Not a FIFA member
1966	Did not enter									Did not enter
1970	Did not qualify									4	0	1	3	2	12
1974	Did not enter									Did not enter
1978
1982
1986
1990
1994	Did not qualify									10	4	2	4	14	15
1998	Withdrew									Withdrew
2002	Did not qualify									4	2	2	0	15	2
2006										4	2	1	1	23	4
2010										4	2	1	1	6	5
2014										6	3	1	2	8	7
2018										4	2	1	1	8	1
2022										4	1	1	2	7	12
2026	To be determined									2	0	1	1	2	7
2030										To be determined
2034
Total	–	0/15	–	–	–	–	–	–		42	16	11	15	85	65

CONCACAF Gold Cup

Main article: Bermuda at the CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1963	Not a CONCACAF member										Not a CONCACAF member
1965
1967
1969	Did not qualify										2	1	0	1	2	4
1971											2	0	0	2	0	6
1973	Did not enter										Did not enter
1977
1981
1985
1989
1991
1993
1996
1998	Did not qualify										2	0	0	2	1	4
2000											3	2	0	1	11	3
2002	Withdrew										Withdrew
2003	Did not enter										Did not enter
2005	Did not qualify										3	1	1	1	5	6
2007											8	4	1	3	17	10
2009											3	1	1	1	7	4
2011	Did not enter										Did not enter
2013	Did not qualify										3	1	0	2	10	5
2015	Did not enter										Did not enter
2017	Did not qualify										4	1	0	3	3	7
2019	Group stage	11th	3	1	0	2	4	4	Squad		4	3	0	1	17	4
2021	Did not qualify										6	2	0	4	14	16
2023											6	1	1	4	7	10
Total	Group stage	1/27	3	1	0	2	4	4	—		46	17	4	25	94	79

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	A	B	4	1	0	3	5	11			2021	Did not qualify
2022–23	B	B	6	1	1	4	7	10			2023	Ineligible
2023–24	B	C	6	2	2	2	8	9			2024
2024–25	B	D	6	4	0	2	15	13			2025
2026–27	B	To be determined									2027
Total	—	—	22	8	3	11	35	43	—		Total	0 Titles	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

CONCACAF Nations League history
First Match	Panama   4–1   Bermuda (5 September 2019; Hamilton, Bermuda)
Biggest Win	Bermuda 6–1 Dominica   (12 October 2024; Devonshire Parish, Bermuda)
Biggest Defeat	Dominican Republic   6–1   Bermuda (19 November 2024; Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic)
Best Result	—
Worst Result	—

CFU Caribbean Cup

CFU Championship & Caribbean Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1978	Did not enter									Did not enter
1979
1981
1983
1985
1988
1989
1990	Did not qualify									3	1	2	0	5	3
1991	Did not enter									Did not enter
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997	Did not qualify									2	0	0	2	2	4
1998										2	0	0	2	1	4
1999										3	2	0	1	11	3
2001	Withdrew									Withdrew
2005	Did not qualify									3	1	1	1	5	6
2007										8	4	1	3	17	10
2008										3	1	1	1	7	4
2010	Did not enter									Did not enter
2012	Did not qualify									3	1	0	2	10	5
2014	Did not enter									Did not enter
2017	Did not qualify									4	1	0	3	3	7
Total	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		31	11	5	15	61	46

Island Games

Island Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1989	Did not enter
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007	Fourth place	4th	4	1	0	3	3	5
2009	Did not enter
2011
2013	Champions	1st	4	4	0	0	20	0
2015	Did not enter
2017
2023	To be determined
Total	1 Title	2/15	8	5	0	3	23	5

*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Honours

Non-FIFA competitions

• Island Games
  • Gold medal (1): 2013 ^[4]

References

1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
2. "Senior Men's National Team". Instagram. Bermuda Football Association.
3. "Bermuda". National Football Teams.
4. "Football" (PDF). NatWestIslandGames.

External links

• Bermuda Football Association – official website
• Bermuda Football Association at FIFA.com (archived)