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Association | SMSF |
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Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) |
Sub-confederation | CFU (Caribbean) |
Top scorer | Jaeremi Drijvers (3) |
Home stadium | Raoul Illidge Sports Complex |
FIFA code | SMN |
The Sint Maarten national under-20 football team is the official under-20 football team the Caribbean Island of Sint Maarten, under the control of the Sint Maarten Soccer Association. The association is a member of CONCACAF and the Caribbean Football Union and has therefore been eligible to participate in the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship and other sanctioned tournaments since 2002. [1]
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