Cayman Islands national football team
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| Association | Cayman Islands Football Association |
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| Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
| Head coach |  Mark Campbell |
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| Most caps | Lee Ramoon | ||
| Top scorer | Lee Ramoon | ||
| Home stadium | Truman Bodden Sports Complex | ||
| FIFA code | CAY | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 196  3 (3 December 2015) |
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| Highest | 127 (November 1995) | ||
| Lowest | 205 (December 2014-March 2015) | ||
| First international | |||
 Cayman Islands 2 – 0 BVI  (Basseterre, SK&N; 10 May 1991) |
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The Cayman Islands national football team is the national team of the Cayman Islands and is controlled by the Cayman Islands Football Association. It is a member of FIFA and CONCACAF. Cayman Islands' home ground is Truman Bodden Stadium in George Town and their head coach is Mark Campbell.
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History
In 2000, given the status of the Cayman Islands as one of the British overseas territories, the national team attempted to use this as a loophole to call up a number of uncapped players possessing British passports but who had no specific links to the islands. Barry McIntosh, a football agent, was called in to scout players for an upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifier against Cuba and ultimately he secured eight players i.e. Wayne Allison (Tranmere Rovers), Ged Brannan (Motherwell), David Barnett (Lincoln City), Martin O'Connor (Birmingham City), Dwayne Plummer (Bristol City), Barry Hayles (Fulham), Neville Roach (Southend United) and Neil Sharpe (Boreham Wood). With the exception of Allison the players all appeared in a 5–0 friendly defeat against D.C. United but before they could appear in any official internationals FIFA stepped in and barred the players from representing the Cayman Islands due to their failure to satisfy the existing rules for national team eligibility.[1] Of the eight players only Hayles went on to play international football, appearing for Jamaica ten times.
Recent results and forthcoming fixtures
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| Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Scorers for Cayman Islands | Competition |
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| 29 March 2015 | George Town, Grand Cayman |  Belize |
1-1 | Mark Ebanks  5' |
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF First Round |
| 25 March 2015 | Belmopan, Belize | Belize |
0–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF First Round |
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
CONCACAF Gold Cup
- 1991 to 1996 – Did not qualify
- 1998 – Withdrew
- 2000 to 2011 – Did not qualify
- 2013 to 2015 – Withdrew
Caribbean Cup
| Year | Round | GP | W | D[decimal 1] | L | GS | GA |
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 1989 |
Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1990 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1991 |
Group stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1992 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1993 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1994 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 1995 |
Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 1996 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  1997 |
Withdrew | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1998 |
Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1999 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2001 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 2010 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 |
Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2014 |
Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 4/17 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 30 |
- ↑ Draws include knockout matches decided on a penalty shootout.
Current Squad
Squad called for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF First Round
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References
- ↑ Footballers whose loved ones have told them who to play for, The Guardian, 5 March 2008
