Sint Eustatius national football team

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Sint Eustatius
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Association Statia Football Association
Home stadium Cottage Ball Park
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Second colours
First international
Flag of Sint Eustatius.svg  Sint Eustatius 3–1 Saba  Flag of Saba.svg
(Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius; 3 April 2004)
Biggest win
Flag of Sint Eustatius.svg  Sint Eustatius 3–1 Saba  Flag of Saba.svg
(Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius; 3 April 2004)
Flag of Sint Eustatius.svg  Sint Eustatius 2–0 Anguilla  Flag of Anguilla.svg
(Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius; 11 December 2004)
Flag of Saba.svg  Saba 3–5 Sint Eustatius  Flag of Sint Eustatius.svg
(The Bottom, Saba; 15 July 2006)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Sint Eustatius.svg  Sint Eustatius 0–6 Saint Kitts and Nevis  Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg
(Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius; unknown date 2007)

The Sint Eustatius national football team is the national association football team of the Caribbean island of Sint Eustatius. It is a not member of the Caribbean Football Union, CONCACAF, or FIFA and therefore cannot compete in tournaments sanctioned by these organizations. [1] It is under the auspices of the Statia Football Association. [2]

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History

Formerly Sint Eustatius was represented in international football by the Netherlands Antilles national football team until the country was dissolved on 10 October 2010 and Sint Eustatius became a separate Special Municipality. [3] Since 2004 Sint Eustatius has played at least nine international friendlies against neighboring island Saba in a series of inter-island matches. [4]

The national football team of Bonaire, another island that holds the status of Special Municipality within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, has been a member of the CFU and CONCACAF since 2013 through the support of the Dutch KNVB, leaving open the possibility for Sint Eustatius membership in the governing bodies. [5] [6] In August 2021 the KNVB, joined by Bert Zuurman and former Aruba national team coach Elvis Albertus, organized a football course on the island. [7]

Stadium

The team's home stadium is the Cottage Ball Park in the capital of Oranjestad, the only football venue on the island. [8]

List of international matches

As of 6 May 2011. [4]
DateVenueOpponentScore
August 1982Flag of Sint Eustatius.svg  Sint Eustatius Flag of Sint Maarten.svg Sparta
1–4
August 1982Flag of Sint Eustatius.svg  Sint Eustatius Flag of Sint Maarten.svg Sparta
1–5
3 April 2004Flag of Sint Eustatius.svg  Sint Eustatius Flag of Saba.svg  Saba
3–1
August 2004Flag of Sint Eustatius.svg  Sint Eustatius Flag of France.svg  Saint Martin
3–3
20 August 2004Flag of Sint Eustatius.svg  Sint Eustatius Flag of Sint Maarten.svg  Sint Maarten
2–2
11 December 2004Flag of Sint Eustatius.svg  Sint Eustatius Flag of Anguilla.svg  Anguilla
2–0
15 July 2006Flag of Saba.svg  Saba Flag of Sint Eustatius.svg  Sint Eustatius
3–5
16 July 2006Flag of Saba.svg  Saba Flag of Sint Eustatius.svg  Sint Eustatius
5–5
2007Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis Flag of Sint Eustatius.svg  Sint Eustatius
1–5
2007Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis Flag of Sint Eustatius.svg  Sint Eustatius
0–6
2007Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis Flag of Sint Eustatius.svg  Sint Eustatius
2–2
2007Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis Flag of Sint Eustatius.svg  Sint Eustatius
2–2
2007Flag of Sint Eustatius.svg  Sint Eustatius Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis
3–5
20 June 2009Flag of Sint Eustatius.svg  Sint Eustatius Flag of Saba.svg  Saba
Unknown
21 June 2009Flag of Sint Eustatius.svg  Sint Eustatius Flag of Saba.svg  Saba
Unknown
27 March 2010Flag of Saba.svg  Saba Flag of Sint Eustatius.svg  Sint Eustatius
2–1
28 March 2010Flag of Saba.svg  Saba Flag of Sint Eustatius.svg  Sint Eustatius
1–2
28 March 2010Flag of Saba.svg  Saba Flag of Sint Eustatius.svg  Sint Eustatius
2–2
6 May 2011Flag of Sint Eustatius.svg  Sint Eustatius U23 Flag of Saba.svg  Saba
2–1
29 October 2011Flag of Sint Eustatius.svg  Sint Eustatius Youth Flag of Saba.svg  Saba Youth
Unknown
30 October 2011Flag of Sint Eustatius.svg  Sint Eustatius Youth Flag of Saba.svg  Saba Youth
Unknown
17 April 2020Flag of Sint Eustatius.svg  Sint Eustatius Youth Flag of Saba.svg  Saba Youth
Unknown
19 April 2020Flag of Sint Eustatius.svg  Sint Eustatius Youth Flag of Saba.svg  Saba Youth
Unknown

Youth matches between the islands were organized on 29 October 2011

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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in Sint Eustatius are quite progressive by Caribbean standards. Sint Eustatius forms part of the Caribbean Netherlands and is a special municipalitiy of the Netherlands. Both male and female same-sex sexual activity are legal in Sint Eustatius, with same-sex marriage, registered partnership, and adoption being legal since 2012. In addition, discrimination on the basis of "heterosexual and homosexual orientation" is outlawed.

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