West Indies national football team

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West Indies national football team
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Association West Indies Football Association (WIFA)
Confederation N.F.-Board (former)
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Flag of the West Indies Federation (1958-1962).svg WIFA Pirates 5–4 Petrotrin Sports Club Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg
(Trinidad and Tobago; 17 January 2015) [1]
Website http://www.wifa.ca/ (defunct)

The West Indies national football team is the team that represents the West Indies. It is not a member of FIFA, CFU or CONCACAF, however they were an associate member of the N.F.-Board, an organisation for teams who are non-affiliated with FIFA, until 2017 when the status of membership was abolished. [2] The team is organised by the West Indies Football Association (WIFA), and it's president is James Baird.

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The West Indies FA uses Caribbean players from all over the world who have not played with their national team and give them the opportunity to represent the West Indies and let them experience international football.

The team was scheduled to play in 2014's Viva World Cup, [3] however due to the crisis and breakup of the N.F.-Board, as well as the failure of the NFB to organise in Kazan or in Winter, it was never played.

History

There have been many attempts to put a West Indies football team together but in the past they mostly failed although there was the British Caribbean Football Association, which was established in 1957 and played various matches as the select team from the Caribbean mostly against English opposition.

In 2013, the idea of a united team of the West Indies was brought back and put into action, with the founding of the West Indies Football Association by James Baird, in Trinidad and Tobago. [3]

Due to the nature of the organisation, players from across the region have the opportunity to participate on a world footballing stage where perhaps they wouldn't be offered that chance with their home nation.

The WIFA Pirates (the development squad) played their first ever proper match on January 26, 2015 in a friendly match against the Petrotrin Sports Club (of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association), winning 5–4.

Futsal

The West Indies Futsal team is based in London UK where many of the West Indies Futsal player participate in the UK leagues. The team is headed by Englishman Robert Brassett and continues to grow since its start in 2014.

Squads

National Squad

As of 20 January 2015

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
GK Flag of Cuba.svg  CUB José Manuel Miranda Boudy
GK Flag of France.svg  FRA Paul Nephtalie Decimus
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jerel Ifil
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Kirkie Thomas
DF Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Milton Correa
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Keon Richardson
DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Clint Crouch
No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Julio Fernandes De La Roas
MF Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Jonathan Grannum
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jamie Barnwell-Edinboro
FW Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Colville Richards
FW Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Keston Raphael
FW Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Jade Grannum
FW Flag of Montserrat.svg  MSR Jaylee Allen Hodgson
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Craig Matthews

Local Squad (WIFA Pirates)

WIFA partnered with Texas Premier Soccer League club side Galveston Pirate SC on August 20, 2014. The partnership between both clubs saw the introduction of the WIFA Pirates, which would act as the WIFA development squad. [4]

{-} Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.Squad correct as of Jan 26, 2015.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
GK Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Daniel Ringis
GK Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Joshua Lamb
DF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Andrew Thomas
DF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Nixon Thomas
DF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Haylon Martin
DF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Shakir Thompson
DF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Jaheil Austin
DF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Gavin Luke
MF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Francis Rojas
MF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Lannel Hamilton
MF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Kevon Smart
MF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Joel Melville
MF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Brendon Romero
MF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Stephen King
MF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Kelson Wilson
MF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Marcus Alexander
MF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Darrion Bernard
MF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Khaleel Reid-Devonish
MF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Jerome Thomas
FW Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Erik Ranoo
FW Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Runako Vincent
FW Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Tacuma Sadlow
FW Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Jeron Melville
FW Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Keston Raphael
FW Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Lannel Hamilton
FW Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Kareem Alleyen
FW Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Che Edwards
FW Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Javan-Marc Joseph

WIFA Leadership

NameRoleNationality
James Baird President Flag of Scotland.svg
James Baird Head Coach Flag of Scotland.svg
Bill AlsobrookVice-President Flag of the United States.svg
John FurlongSecretary Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg
Justin LallFinance Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg
Debby Ann Ojar-BairdDirector/ Attorney-at-Law Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg
Marc RosebladeMedia/Website Flag of Scotland.svg
Nathan LangaigneAssistant Coach Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg
Clinton LewisCoach Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg
John SimeGoalkeeper Coach Flag of Scotland.svg
Robert BrassettFutsal Coach Flag of England.svg
Erik KlintScout Flag of Sweden.svg Have left the FA
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Results and fixtures

Recent results

21 January 2015Friendly match WIFA Pirates 5–4 Petrotrin Sports Club Santa Flora, Trinidad and Tobago
18:00Che Edwards x 3
Tacuma Sadlow
OG
Report Stadium: Petrotrin Compound

References

  1. "WIFA – List of matches". Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2015-01-27.
  2. N.F.-Board. "Football Associations | nfboard" . Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  3. 1 2 T&T Newsday. "VIVA World Cup". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  4. Galveston Pirate SC. "WIFA partners with Pirates" . Retrieved August 20, 2014.