Sint Maarten national football team

Not to be confused with Saint Martin national football team.

Sint Maarten

Association	Sint Maarten Soccer Association
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Piet de Jong [1]
Captain	Kay Gerritsen
Most caps	Gerwin Lake (18)
Top scorer	Gerwin Lake (17) [2]
Home stadium	Raoul Illidge Sports Complex
FIFA code	SXM [3] SMA (CONCACAF Code)
First colours Second colours
First international
Sint Maarten 1–3 Saint Martin   (Philipsburg, Sint Maarten; 14 June 1988)
Biggest win
Sint Maarten 8–2 Turks and Caicos Islands   (Willemstad, Curaçao; 11 June 2022)
Biggest defeat
Haiti 13–0 Sint Maarten   (Port-au-Prince, Haiti; 10 September 2018)

The Sint Maarten national football team is the football team of Sint Maarten, the Dutch half of the Caribbean island of Saint Martin, and is controlled by the Sint Maarten Soccer Association. Sint Maarten is not a member of FIFA, and therefore not eligible to enter the World Cup. However, the association applied for FIFA membership in 2016 but was rejected. ^[4] In April 2022, the Sint Maarten Soccer Association appealed to the CAS against FIFA’s ruling. ^[5]

In 2002, the Sint Maarten Soccer Association was given associate membership in CONCACAF and became full members at the XXVIII Ordinary Congress in April 2013 ^{[6] [7]} after becoming an independent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands after the Netherlands Antilles was dissolved in 2010. ^[8] They are also members of the Caribbean Football Union ^[9] and first took part in the Caribbean Cup in its inaugural edition in 1989. ^[10]

History

From 1992 to 2016, the team had played approximately only 25 official matches. ^[11] Between 2000 and 2016, only one match had been played, an unofficial 2–2 draw at home to Sint Eustatius on 20 August 2004. ^[12] In 2012, SMSA President Owen Nickie stated that the national team's inactivity was due to a lack of needed improvements on their home stadium. He indicated that not having enough players to choose from had also prevented the team from competing in the past but that they had more than enough players at that time. At that time, the association discussed hosting the Leeward Islands Tournament and participating in 2012 Caribbean Cup qualification as two of its objectives for the year. Nickie described not entering a team in the Caribbean Cup in the past as "unfortunate". ^[13] In August 2014, Sint Maarten was set to co-host the Leeward Islands Tournament which had been dormant at that time for over ten years. ^[14] However, the tournament was postponed after Sint Maarten withdrew as host because of difficulties with the newly installed lights at the Raoul Illidge Sports Complex and Anguilla, the other host, withdrew for unspecified reasons. One report also indicated that the hosts withdrew because of an "inability to facilitate teams." ^[15] In May 2015, a match was organized by the SMSA as a showcase for selecting a national team player pool. It was open to all players with a Dutch passport. ^[16] Although Sint Maarten's senior team was dormant, a youth selection participated in the inaugural CONCACAF Under-15 Championship in August 2013 ^[17] and Sint Maarten co-hosted the 2015 CFU Boy's Under-15 Championship ^[18] after the 2015 CONCACAF Under-15 Championship was canceled by CONCACAF for unspecified reasons. ^[19]

2017 Caribbean Cup

Sint Maarten returned to international football in 2016, entering 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification and being drawn into Group 2 along with Grenada and the US Virgin Islands with the first round matches taking place on 22 and 26 March 2016. ^[20] Sint Maarten had been absent from senior CFU competition for nineteen years as they entered the tournament. ^{[21] [22]} In January 2016 it was announced that Sint Maarten's squad for 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification would be composed solely of players from Flames United SC, ^[23] reigning champions from the 2014/2015 Senior league competitions and the champions of the 2012/2013 Excellence Division between the islands of Sint Maarten, Saint Martin and St. Barths. ^[24] However, shortly thereafter it was reported that the previous report was inaccurate and that Flames United would actually be competing in the CFU Club Championship. ^[23] Sint Maarten played its first senior men's international in 12 years on 13 March 2016 as it hosted a 2–0 home victory against Anguilla as part of each side's preparation for 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification. Both of Sint Maarten's goals were scored by Joost Röben. ^[25] In the first match of the tournament, Sint Maarten held Grenada to a scoreless draw in the first half which saw two of Sint Maarten's starters sustain injuries. ^[26] It was later revealed that Raymond Wolff had sustained a broken rib before coming off in the first half while fellow-Dutchman Rick De Punder was credited with an own goal. ^[27] Grenada scored five goals in the second half to secure the 5–0 victory. Sint Maarten arrived on Grenada for the 8pm match at 4pm after the funds for the team airfare, paid for by the CFU, did not reach the airline in time and no seats were available. SMSA President Johnny Singh thought that the team would not be able to compete but another flight was arranged in time. The same scenario occurred for the return flight but the team was expected to be home on the Thursday prior to the team's match against USVI on Saturday. ^[26] Sint Maarten went on to lose the match to USVI 1–2, ending the team's qualifying campaign. Sint Maarten's only goal was scored by Ramsleii Boelijn. ^[28]

Stadium

Main article: Raoul Illidge Sports Complex

Sint Maarten plays its home matches at the Raoul Illidge Sports Complex in Philipsburg. The stadium has a capacity of 3,000 spectators. It is named after Raoul Illidge, a local philanthropist who laid the groundwork and covered many expenses in the planning of the stadium as part of his support for sport and culture on the island. Unsolicited, he contributed nearly ƒ800,000 for the project. ^[29] After falling into disrepair, the complex was temporarily closed for renovation in July 2013. The two-part renovation included installation of a new running track, drainage system, and artificial turf, repainting of lighting poles and installation of new, brighter lights, in addition to a renovation of the complex's buildings. ^[30] The renovation costs were financed by the Dutch funding agency Usona and the Sint Maarten government. The international sports park was official reopened with a ribbon cutting ceremony by Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams and Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Affairs Patricia Lourens-Phillip on 7 March 2014. ^{[31] [32]}

Results and fixtures

Main article: Sint Maarten 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

2023

Sint Maarten   v Telstar U21

24 January Hybrid friendly	Sint Maarten	0–0	Telstar U21	Nieuw-Vennep, Netherlands
19:30  UTC+1				Stadium: Voetbalvereniging SV DIOS

Sint Maarten   v Den Bosch

7 March Hybrid friendly	Sint Maarten	2–1	Den Bosch	's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
19:30  UTC+1				Stadium: De Vliert

Spijkenisse v   Sint Maarten

14 March Hybrid friendly	Spijkenisse	1–1	Sint Maarten	Spijkenisse, Netherlands
20:15  UTC+1				Stadium: Sportpark Jaap Riedijk

Sint Maarten   v   Bonaire

25 March 2022–23 Nations League	Sint Maarten	6–1	Bonaire	Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
16:00	De Vries 5' Lake 9', 55', 84' (pen.) Amatkarijo 46' Illidge 62'	Report	Montero 69'	Stadium: Bethlehem Soccer Stadium Referee: Nima Saghafi (United States)

U.S. Virgin Islands   v   Sint Maarten

28 March 2022–23 Nations League	U.S. Virgin Islands	1–2	Sint Maarten	Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
16:00	Kendall 76'	Report	Lake 58' Cox 86'	Stadium: Bethlehem Soccer Stadium

French Guiana   v   Sint Maarten

17 June 2023 Gold Cup qualification	French Guiana	4–1	Sint Maarten	Fort Lauderdale, United States
16:30  UTC−4	Abelinti 28' (pen.), 49' Lo. Baal 44' Némouthé 75'	Report	Amatkarijo 40'	Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Referee: Randy Eancarnación (Dominican Republic)

Sint Maarten   v   Saint Lucia

7 September 2023–24 Nations League	Sint Maarten	1–5	Saint Lucia	Willemstad, Curaçao
18:00  UTC−4	Amatkarijo 51'	Report	Poleon 45', 48', 89' Hackett-Fairchild 57' Stanislas 75'	Stadium: Stadion Rignaal 'Jean' Francisca Referee: Ricangel de Leça (Aruba)

Guadeloupe   v   Sint Maarten

10 September 2023–24 Nations League	Guadeloupe	4–0	Sint Maarten	Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe
15:30  UTC−4	Phaëton 23' (pen.) Plumain 25' (pen.), 58' Archimède 40'	Report		Stadium: Stade Municipal de Sainte-Anne Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière (Canada)

Sint Maarten   v   Saint Kitts and Nevis

12 October 2023–24 Nations League	Sint Maarten	2–3	Saint Kitts and Nevis	The Valley, Anguilla
15:00  UTC−4	Lake 19' Kort 79'	Report	Williams 16', 48', 68'	Stadium: Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre Attendance: 122 Referee: Josué Ugalde (Costa Rica)

Saint Kitts and Nevis   v   Sint Maarten

15 October 2023–24 Nations League	Saint Kitts and Nevis	0–1	Sint Maarten	Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
19:00  UTC−4		Report	Pata 32'	Stadium: SKNFA Technical Center Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)

Sint Maarten   v   Guadeloupe

16 November 2023–24 Nations League	Sint Maarten	0–2	Guadeloupe	Wildey, Barbados
19:00  UTC−4		Report	Plumain 65' Phaëton 90+5'	Stadium: Wildey Turf Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)

Saint Lucia   v   Sint Maarten

19 November 2023–24 Nations League	Saint Lucia	1–2	Sint Maarten	Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
15:00  UTC−4	Thomas 12'	Report	Amatkarijo 38' Lake 56'	Stadium: Daren Sammy Cricket Ground Referee: Marco Ortiz (Mexico)

2024

Sint Maarten   v   Anguilla

17 March Friendly

Sint Maarten

1–1

Anguilla

Coaching history

• Ronny Wadilie (2016–18)
• Elvis Albertus (2018–)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification. ^[33]

Caps and goals as of 28 March 2023 after the game against the US Virgin Islands.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
20	1 GK	Gikay Croes	(1990-03-06) 6 March 1990 (age 34)	8	0	Dakota
1	1 GK	Cartalino Joseph	(2002-04-22) 22 April 2002 (age 21)	0	0	Charlois
5	2 DF	Diaro Forsythe	(2001-01-11) 11 January 2001 (age 23)	9	0	t' Zand
4	2 DF	Kael Richards	(2000-02-13) 13 February 2000 (age 24)	8	0	Keiser University
14	2 DF	Duane Tjen-A-Kwoei	(1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 (age 25)	6	0	Spijkenisse
12	2 DF	Ronan Olivacce	(2004-03-27) 27 March 2004 (age 19)	4	0	Excelsior
2	2 DF	Ilounga Pata	(2000-11-12) 12 November 2000 (age 23)	3	0	TOP Oss
3	2 DF	Mitchell De Nooijer	(2000-02-29) 29 February 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Goes
10	3 MF	Kay Gerritsen	(1997-04-25) 25 April 1997 (age 26)	10	2	DSOV
18	3 MF	Jean-Jacques Craane	(2003-07-17) 17 July 2003 (age 20)	9	1	Shaw University
8	3 MF	Ties Kerssies	(2003-12-26) 26 December 2003 (age 20)	6	1	Roda '46
6	3 MF	Oliver Hobgood	(2004-07-01) 1 July 2004 (age 19)	2	0	Aarhus Fremad
13	3 MF	Amadeus Aventurin	(2005-06-01) 1 June 2005 (age 18)	0	0	SCSA Eagles
19	3 MF	Quintón Christina	(1995-05-03) 3 May 1995 (age 28)	0	0	Noordwijk
17	4 FW	Gerwin Lake	(1996-04-09) 9 April 1996 (age 27)	12	16	Poortugaal
11	4 FW	Sergio Hughes	(2002-02-24) 24 February 2002 (age 22)	6	2	Kozakken Boys
21	4 FW	Elmer de Vries	(2000-11-19) 19 November 2000 (age 23)	5	1	Unitas
7	4 FW	Chovanie Amatkarijo	(1999-05-20) 20 May 1999 (age 24)	3	2	Östersunds FK
15	4 FW	Jeroen Cox	(1997-12-13) 13 December 1997 (age 26)	2	1	Maastricht West
16	4 FW	T-Shawn Illidge	(2003-08-22) 22 August 2003 (age 20)	2	1	Gemert
9	4 FW	Len Bleeker	(2005-08-28) 28 August 2005 (age 18)	1	0	Excelsior

Recent call-ups

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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
DF	Paul Speetjens	(2003-12-15) 15 December 2003 (age 20)	1	0	SCSA Eagles	v.   U.S. Virgin Islands , 28 March 2023
Notes INJ = Withdrew due to injury PRE = Preliminary squad / standby RET = Retired from the national team WD = Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Records

As of 19 November 2023 ^[34]

Players in bold are still active with Sint Maarten.

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Gerwin Lake	18	17	2019–present
2	Diaro Forsythe	17	0	2018–present
	Kay Gerritsen	17	2	2019–present
4	Kael Richards	14	0	2019–present
5	Sergio Hughes	13	2	2022–present
6	Ties Kerssies	12	1	2022–present
	Elmer de Vries	12	1	2022–present
8	Jean-Jacques Craane	11	1	2018–present
	Duane Tjen-A-Kwoei	11	0	2022–present
10	Chovanie Amatkarijo	10	4	2023–present
	Jovani Anthony	10	0	2016–2019
	Remsley Boelijn	10	3	2016–2019

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Gerwin Lake	17	18	0.94	2019–present
2	Chovanie Amatkarijo	4	10	0.4	2023–present
3	Remsley Boelijn	3	10	0.3	2016–2019
4	Joost Röben	2	3	0.67	2016
	Jaeremi Drijvers	2	4	0.5	2018–2019
	Sergio Hughes	2	13	0.15	2022–present
	Kay Gerritsen	2	17	0.12	2019–present

Competitive record

CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Gold Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1991	Did not enter
1993	Did not qualify
1996
1998
2000	Withdrew
2002	Did not enter
2003
2005	Withdrew
2007	Did not enter
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017	Did not qualify
2019
2021
2023
Total	0/17

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record
Season	Division	Group	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	P/R	RK
2019−20	C	D	4	0	0	4	6	15		39th
2022–23	C	A	6	3	2	1	19	9		31st
2023–24	B	A	6	2	0	4	6	15		37th
Total			16	5	2	9	31	39	31st

Caribbean Cup

Caribbean Cup record									Qualification record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1989	Did not qualify								4	0	0	4	1	33
1990									2	0	2	0	3	3
1991	Did not enter								Did not enter
1992	Did not qualify								2	1	1	0	5	3
1993	Group stage	3	0	1	2	6	13		2	2	0	0	2	0
1994	Did not qualify								3	1	0	2	5	9
1995									2	0	0	2	0	7
1996									2	1	0	1	4	3
1997									3	2	0	1	6	3
1998	Did not enter								Did not enter
1999
2001
2005
2007
2008
2010
2012
2014
2017	Did not qualify								2	0	0	2	1	7
Total	Group stage	3	0	1	2	6	13		22	5	3	14	25	68

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

Head-to-head record

As of 24 March 2019 ^[35]

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Anguilla	6	4	2	0	12	2	+10
Antigua and Barbuda	3	1	0	2	2	7	−5
Bermuda	1	0	0	1	0	12	−12
British Virgin Islands	6	2	1	3	10	9	+1
Cayman Islands	3	1	1	1	5	8	−3
Dominica	3	0	0	3	1	6	−5
Grenada	1	0	0	1	0	5	−5
Guadeloupe	2	0	0	2	2	7	−5
Haiti	1	0	0	1	0	13	−13
Jamaica	2	0	0	2	2	5	−3
Martinique	2	0	1	1	1	11	−10
Netherlands Antilles	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1
Puerto Rico	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3
Saint Barthélemy	2	0	1	1	4	6	−2
Saint Kitts and Nevis	4	1	1	2	3	7	−4
Saint Martin	2	1	0	1	5	6	−1
Turks and Caicos Islands	2	0	0	2	4	8	−4
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1	0	0	1	1	6	−5
U.S. Virgin Islands	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1
Total	43	10	7	26	53	122	−69

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External links

• CONCACAF profile
• CFU profile
• Caribbean Football Database profile
• National Football Teams profile