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Bermuda national football team

Men's association football team


Men's association football team

FieldValue
NameBermuda
BadgeFile:Flag of Bermuda.svg
Badge_size200px
FIFA TrigrammeBER
NicknameGombey Warriors
AssociationBermuda Football Association (BFA)
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederationCFU (Caribbean)
CoachMichael Findlay
CaptainZeiko Lewis
Most capsReggie Lambe (63)
Top scorerShaun Goater
Nahki Wells (20)
Home StadiumBermuda National Stadium
FIFA Rank
FIFA max58
FIFA max dateDecember 1992
FIFA min189
FIFA min dateSeptember 2011
Elo Rank
Elo max92
Elo max dateDecember 1992
Elo min177
Elo min dateMarch 2008
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First game4–3
(Reykjavík, Iceland; 10 August 1964)
Largest win13–0
(Hamilton, Bermuda; 29 February 2004)
Largest loss0–7
(Devonshire Parish, Bermuda; 13 November 2025)
Regional nameCONCACAF Gold Cup
Regional cup apps1
Regional cup first2019
Regional cup bestGroup stage (2019)
2ndRegional nameCONCACAF Nations League
2ndRegional cup apps4
2ndRegional cup first2019–20
2ndRegional cup bestGroup stage (2019–20)
Note

the men's team

| Sub-confederation = CFU (Caribbean) Nahki Wells (20) (Reykjavík, Iceland; 10 August 1964) (Hamilton, Bermuda; 29 February 2004) (Devonshire Parish, Bermuda; 13 November 2025)

The Bermuda national football team represents Bermuda (British overseas territory) in men's international football, which is governed by the Bermuda Football Association founded in 1928. It has been a member of FIFA and CONCACAF since 1962. Regionally, it is a member of CFU in the Caribbean Zone.

Bermuda has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, but has qualified once for the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2019, and has also participated once in League A and three times in League B of the CONCACAF Nations League.

Bermuda's debut in international competitions was in the 1967 Pan American Games. Their first appearance in World Cup qualifiers was in the 1970 CONCACAF qualification. The team achieved its first victory in 1967, defeating Trinidad and Tobago 3–1.

History

1964–1992

Bermuda played their first international match on 10 August 1964, against Iceland in Reykjavík, ending in a narrow victory to the Icelanders, 4–3. A few years later, Bermuda participated in the 1967 Pan American Games in Winnipeg. Coached by Graham Adams, they reached the final but fell to Mexico, 4–0 a.e.t.

In 1968 they participated in the qualifiers for the 1970 FIFA World Cup for the first time. In Group 1 of the first round, they were paired with United States and Canada. They finished the group with one draw (against Canada, 0–0) and three losses and were eliminated. The sixties would end with an elimination at the hands of Mexico, in the 1969 CONCACAF Championship qualification preliminary round, although Bermuda, after having lost 3–0 in Mexico City, managed to defeat the Aztecs 2–1 in Hamilton, on 2 November 1969, with goals from Albert Dowling and Bernard Brangman.

The '70s would begin with another elimination in the first round of the 1971 CONCACAF Championship qualification, again at the hands of Mexico, which prevailed comfortably with an overall result of 6–0. In this decade the Bermuda team managed to win two consecutive bronze medals in the Central American and Caribbean Games of 1974 and 1978. The decade of the '80s was not very significant for the Gombey Warriors since they only participated in the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games, a tournament where reached 4th place. This would be their final participation in the Games.

On the other hand, between 1967 and 1987, the Bermuda team played several qualifying matches for the Olympic soccer tournament but never qualified for the final tournament. In this period they experienced some of their worst defeats, such as two 8–0 results against Canada and Mexico.

1992–2019

Absent from the World Cup qualifiers between 1972 and 1992, Bermuda returned to the 1994 preliminary tournament where they eliminated Haiti in the first round thanks to the away goals rule, after winning 1–0 in Hamilton (goal by Shaun Goater) and lost 2–1 in Port-au-Prince. Bermuda advanced to the second phase, in group B with Jamaica, Canada and El Salvador, finishing in last place with 4 points, despite managing a historic 1–0 victory against the Selecta, the result of a goal from Kyle Lightbourne. In the 1998 World Cup qualifiers, Bermuda withdrew without playing Trinidad and Tobago in the first round.

The Gombey Warriors would return four years later for the 2002 World Cup qualifiers where they eliminated the British Virgin Islands in the first round, 5–1 and 9–0, before falling in the next phase, at the hands of Antigua and Barbuda, who won thanks to the away goal rule after drawing 0–0 at Saint John's and 1–1 in Hamilton. In the tournament preliminary route to the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Bermuda got their biggest win, thrashing Montserrat 13–0. Later it was eliminated by El Salvador who prevailed 2–1 in San Salvador and later drew 2–2 in Hamilton. In the qualifying process for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Bermuda eliminated the Cayman Islands in the first round with an aggregate score of 4–1. But it was brought down in the next round by Trinidad and Tobago with an aggregate score of 3–2 although Bermuda achieved an away victory, in Macoya, against the Soca Warriors (1–2), with a double from John Nusum. In the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, Bermuda entered the second round directly in group B, alongside Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados. Although they again defeated Trinidad and Tobago (2–1), they could only finish third in the group with 10 points, failing to advance to the third round.

On the other hand, since 1997, Bermuda began to play regularly in the knockout phase of the Caribbean Cup (except in 2001 and 2010) although it never managed to qualify for the final round. Their best performance occurred in the 2007 tournament where they advanced to the second knockout round. They missed the chance to reach the final tournament, losing to Haiti in two sets (0–2 and 0–3).

In July 2013, Bermuda won its 15th gold medal at the 2013 Island Games in Hamilton after beating Greenland 1–0. This competition is not officially recognised because teams not recognized by FIFA participate.

In 2015 Bermuda participated in the 2018 World Cup Qualifiers where they would face the Bahamas, whom they defeated over the two matches by 5–0. Going into the second round, they faced Guatemala, drawing 0–0 then falling 1–0, failing to reach the third round. Bermuda would return to the Caribbean Cup after being absent in 2014, losing initially against Cuba 2–1 but defeating French Guiana 2–1 to edge through to the second round on goal-difference. They then lost to both Dominican Republic (2–1) and French Guiana (3–0) and were eliminated from the cup.

2019–present

Debut in CONCACAF Gold Cup

In 2019, Bermuda made its CONCACAF Nations League debut, where it made history by finishing in the top ten of the competition, allowing it to jointly qualify for League A of the competition and its first CONCACAF Gold Cup. In League A, Bermuda were drawn with Mexico and Panama but finished at the bottom of the group on goal-difference.

At the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Bermuda is drawn in Group B with Haiti, Costa Rica and Nicaragua. After two defeats to the first two teams, Bermuda won their first victory of the continental tournament by beating Nicaragua 2–0.

Even if Bermuda fails to qualify for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Nahki Wells made history by scoring the fastest Gold Cup goal (all phases combined) after 17 seconds in the match against Barbados on 2 July 2021 (an 8–1 victory in the end).

FIFA Series tournament

In 2024, FIFA Invited Bermuda to the 2024 FIFA Series matches from 22 to 26 March 2024 held in Jeddah. On 22 March 2024, Bermuda faced off against Brunei from the AFC, where they defeated them 2–0.

2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers

In 2024-2025, Bermuda participated in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers, entering the qualifiers at the second round. In their first two games in June 2024, they drew 1–1 with Antigua and Barbuda but lost 6–1 to Honduras. Then in their second two games in June 2025, they would defeat the Cayman Islands 5–0 and then defeat Cuba 2–1 to finish second in their group and advance to the third round, to be played between September and November 2025. Drawn in Group B with Jamaica, Curaçao and Trinidad and Tobago, the Gombey Warriors suffered four defeats in their first four matches and found themselves eliminated from qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

National football stadium

StadiumCapacityCity
Bermuda National Stadium8,500Devonshire Parish

Results and fixtures

Main article: Bermuda national football team results (2020–present)

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2025

  • Crichlow
  • Parfitt-Williams
  • Lewis
  • Quioto
  • Palma
  • Martínez
  • José Pinto
  • Benguché
  • Palma
  • Lewis
  • Parfitt-Williams
  • Hall
  • Lambe
  • Carpenter
  • Parfitt-Williams
  • Lambe
  • Lowe
  • Cephas
  • Palmer
  • Nicholson
  • Chong
  • Noslin
  • Crichlow
  • Parfitt-Williams
  • Sealy
  • Spicer
  • Henry
  • Leverock
  • De Cordova-Reid
  • Nicholson
  • Richards
  • L. Bacuna
  • J. Bacuna
  • Paulina
  • Hansen
  • Martha
  • van Eijma
  • Henry
  • James
  • Tucker
  • Parfitt

Coaching staff

:As of October 2025.

PositionName
ManagerCAN Michael Findlay
Assistant managerENG Jake Littlejohn
Assistant managerBER John Barry Nusum
Goalkeeper coachCAN John Moreira

Coaching history

  • ENG Graham Adams
  • FRG Rudi Gutendorf (1968)
  • FRG Bernd Fischer (1969–??)
  • BER Carton Dill (1978-??)
  • BER Roderick "Roddy" Burchall (1987–??)
  • BER Gary Darrell (19??–1992)
  • GER Burkhard Ziese (1994–1997)
  • BER Clyde Best (1997–1999)
  • BER Robert Calderon (1999–2000)
  • BER Mark Trott (2001)
  • BER Kenny Thompson (2004–??)
  • BER Kyle Lightbourne (2007)
  • BER Keith Tucker (2008)
  • BER Devarr Boyles (2011–2012)
  • BER Andrew Bascome (2012–2016)
  • BER Dennis Brown (2013–2016)
  • BER Kyle Lightbourne (2017)
  • BER Devarr Boyles (2017)
  • BER Andrew Bascome (2017–2018)
  • BER Dennis Brown (2017–2018)
  • BER Kyle Lightbourne (2018–2023)
  • CAN Michael Findlay (2023–present)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round matches against Jamaica and Curaçao on 5 and 9 September 2025; respectively.

Caps and goals correct as of 10 June 2025, after the match against Cuba.

Recent call-ups

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

;Notes

  • INJ = Withdrew due to injury
  • RET = Retired from the national team
  • WD = Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Player records

|49 |0

2008–present
5
47
12
2011–present
-
6
42
6
2012–present
-
7
40
7
2003–2016
-
8
38
19
2000–2012
-
9
37
3
2016–present
-
10
34
2
2015–2021
-
}

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerGoalsCapsRatioCareer
1Shaun Goater20221988–2004
Nahki Wells20292007–present
3John Barry Nusum19382000–2012
4Reggie Lambe14632007–present
5Kane Crichlow12242021–present
Zeiko Lewis12472011–present
7Khano Smith10332003–2012
8Kyle Lightbourne8181989–2004
Dante Leverock8622015–present
10Damon Ming7402003–2016

Head-to-head record

Updated to 18 November 2025 after the match against Trinidad and Tobago

Sources consulted: RSSSF (before 2013) and National Football Teams (after 2013).

OpponentsPldWDLGFGA
125431613
210163
6510210
167452920
211021
3201143
110020
10046522
10631208
100112
6114714
2002210
2002111
220093
5203912
521268
100102
**411227
422085
302101
100115
511347
10127720
3003415
4103712
12057724
6105417
4301253
530275
200216
310248
401326
310257
110020
**3300171
4112812
**1100120
5104620
173681834
8206915
110060

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup recordQualification recordYearRoundPos.PldWDLGFGASquadPldWDLGFGATotal0/9501812209689
1930 to 1962Not a FIFA memberNot a FIFA member
England 1966Did not participateDid not participate
Mexico 1970Did not qualify4013212
1974 to 1990Did not participateDid not participate
United States 1994Did not qualify104241415
France 1998WithdrewWithdrew
South Korea Japan 2002Did not qualify4220152
Germany 20064211234
South Africa 2010421165
Brazil 2014631287
Russia 2018421181
Qatar 20224112712
Canada Mexico United States 2026102261331
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030To be determinedTo be determined
Saudi Arabia 2034

CONCACAF Gold Cup

Main article: Bermuda at the CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup recordQualification recordYearRoundPos.PldWDLGFGASquadPldWDLGFGATotalGroup stage1/13310244542142911299
1963 to 1967Not a CONCACAF memberNot a CONCACAF member
Costa Rica 1969Did not qualify210124
Trinidad and Tobago 1971200206
1973 to 1996Did not participateDid not participate
United States 1998Did not qualify200214
United States 20003201113
United States 2002WithdrewWithdrew
Mexico United States 2003Did not participateDid not participate
United States 2005Did not qualify311156
United States 200784131710
United States 2009311174
United States 2011Did not participateDid not participate
United States 2013Did not qualify3102105
United States Canada 2015Did not participateDid not participate
United States 2017Did not qualify410337
United States Costa Rica Jamaica 2019Group stage11th310244Squad4301174
United States 2021Did not qualify62041416
United States Canada 20236114710
United States Canada 202584041820
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup historyFirst matchBiggest winBiggest defeatBest resultWorst result
2–1
(16 June 2019; San José, Costa Rica)
2–0
(24 June 2019; Harrison, United States)
2–1
(16 June 2019; San José, Costa Rica)
2–1
(20 June 2019; Frisco, United States)
Group stage (2019)

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League recordLeague phaseFinal phaseSeasonDiv.GroupPos.PldWDLGFGAP/RFinalsRoundPos.PldWDLGFGASquadTotal2283113543Total
2019–20AB10th4103511USA 2021Did not qualify
2022–23BB10th6114710USA 2023Ineligible
2023–24BC10th622289USA 2024
2024–25BD6th64021513USA 2025
2026–27BTo be determined2027
CONCACAF Nations League historyFirst matchBiggest WinBiggest DefeatBest ResultWorst Result
1–4
(5 September 2019; Hamilton, Bermuda)
6–1
(12 October 2024; Devonshire Parish, Bermuda)
6–1
(19 November 2024; Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic)
6th – League B (2024–25)
Relegation League B (2019–20)

Caribbean Cup

CFU Championship / Caribbean Cup recordQualification recordYearRoundPos.PldWDLGFGAPldWDLGFGATotal0/931115156146
1978 to 1989Did not participateDid not participate
TRI 1990Did not qualify312053
1991 to 1996Did not participateDid not participate
ATG SKN 1997Did not qualify200224
JAM TRI 1998200214
TRI 19993201113
TRI 2001WithdrewWithdrew
BRB 2005Did not qualify311156
TRI 200784131710
JAM 2008311174
MTQ 2010Did not participateDid not participate
ATG 2012Did not qualify3102105
JAM 2014Did not participateDid not participate
MTQ 2017Did not qualify410337

Pan American Games

Pan American Games recordYearRoundPos.PldWDLGFGATotalSilver medal5/51523101935
1951 to 1963Did not participate
CAN 1967Silver medal2nd52211311
COL 1971Preliminary Round301237
MEX 1975Did not participate
PUR 1979Preliminary Round200215
VEN 1983Group stage9th200224
1987 and 1991Did not participate
ARG 1995Group stage11th300308
Since 1999The youth teams participated

Central American and Caribbean Games

Central American and Caribbean Games recordYearsRoundPos.PldWDLGFGCTotalBronze medal3/31810353520
1930 to 1970Did not participate
DOM 1974Bronze medal3rd6411115
COL 1978Bronze medal3rd7421157
CUB 1982Fourth place4th520398
DOM 1986Did not participate
Since 1990The youth teams participated

Honours

Subregional

  • Pan American Games

    • Silver medal (1): 1967
  • Central American and Caribbean Games

    • Bronze medal (2): 1974, 1978

Friendly

  • Island Games (1): 2013

References

References

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