Belize national football team

Belize
Nickname(s)	The Jaguars; The Unbelizeables
Association	Football Federation of Belize (FFB)
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	UNCAF (Central America)
Head coach	Philip Marin
Captain	Woodrow West
Most caps	Deon McCaulay (63)
Top scorer	Deon McCaulay (28)
Home stadium	FFB Stadium
FIFA code	BLZ
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	180 (20 July 2026)
Highest	114 (April–June 2016)
Lowest	201 (November 2007 – January 2008)
First international
	as British Honduras; British Honduras 1–0 Honduras ; (British Honduras; 19 February 1928); as Belize; Belize 0–2 Canada ; (Belize City, Belize; 8 December 1983)
Biggest win
	Belize 7–1 Nicaragua ; (Belize City, Belize; 17 April 2002)
Biggest defeat
	Costa Rica 7–0 Belize ; (San José, Costa Rica; 17 March 1999); Mexico 7–0 Belize ; (Monterrey, Mexico; 21 June 2008); Belize 0–7 Costa Rica ; (Belmopan, Belize; 21 March 2025)
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2013)
Best result	Group stage (2013)
Copa Centroamericana
Appearances	11 (first in 1995)
Best result	Fourth place (2013)

The Belize national football team represents Belize in men's international football, which is governed by the Football Federation of Belize founded in 1980. It has been a member of FIFA since 1986 and a member of CONCACAF since 1992. Regionally, it is a member of UNCAF in the Central American Zone.

Belize has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, but has participated once for the CONCACAF Gold Cup (2013). It has participated three times in League B and once in League C of the CONCACAF Nations League. Regionally, the team finished fourth place in the Copa Centroamericana in 2013.

Belize's debut in international competitions was in the 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup. Their first appearance in World Cup qualifiers was in the 1998 CONCACAF qualification. The team as British Honduras achieved its first victory in 1928, defeating Honduras 1–0, which was also the first match in the team's history. As Belize, it achieved its first victory in 2001, defeating Nicaragua 2–0.

History

Overview

Named British Honduras whilst under British colonial rule, the country's first international match was in 1928, beating Honduras 1–0. Following independence, Belize's first game came on 8 December 1983, in a 2–0 loss against Canada in Belize.^[2] Although Belize gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1981 (and many of the UK's current colonies have international teams), Belize did not begin to regularly play international football until 1995. It made its debut at the 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup and was eliminated in the first round after losing to El Salvador and Costa Rica.

Belize has never qualified for the World Cup but finished fourth in the 2013 Copa Centroamericana. Their fourth-place finish in the 2013 Copa Centroamericana gave Belize its first qualification to a major international competition, that being the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

June 2011 suspension by FIFA

On 15 June 2011, Belize kicked off its 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign against minnows Montserrat, winning 2–5 away in a match played in the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, Trinidad. However, the return which was scheduled for June 19 was postponed by FIFA when they suspended the FFB due to governmental interference.^[3]

Team image

In February 2023 the Football Federation of Belize unveiled a new logo that would represent Belize’s national teams. Created by Rolando Ramirez, the new logo prominently features a Jaguar, the nickname of the team. The FFB hoped that the new image would promote unity and pride in the Belize football community.^[4]

Kit sponsorship

Kit supplier	Period
Runic	2005–2006
Keuka	2008
Rotto	2011
Spadd	2012
Nike	2013
None	2014–Present

Stadium

FFB Stadium in Belmopan is the home stadium for the Belize national football team. Prior to this stadium, Belize had no facilities that met FIFA specifications. Apart from this Belize has many fields to play on but with no facilities for the players.

Results and fixtures

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

2025

4 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Montserrat	1–0	Belize	Ato Boldon Stadium, Trinidad and Tobago
19:00 UTC−4	Mark Rogers 2'	Report		Attendance: 93 Referee: Kimbell Ward (St. Kitts and Nevis)

7 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Belize	0–2	Panama	Belmopan, Belize
19:00 UTC−6		Report	Escobar 10' Guerrero 50'	Stadium: FFB Field Referee: Julio Luna (Guatemala)

14 October Friendly	Venezuela	Cancelled	Belize	Bridgeview, United States
15:00 UTC−5				Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Note: Match cancelled due to unrest from Operation Midway Blitz.

15 November 2025-26 CONCACAF Series	Saint Martin	0–1	Belize	Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
19:00 AST		Report	Wade 26'	Stadium: SKNFA Technical Center

18 November 2025-26 CONCACAF Series	Saint Kitts and Nevis	2–6	Belize	Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
16:00 AST	Matthew 71', 85'	Report	Wade 9', 28', 43' Meza Jr. 80', 82' Martinez 90+3'	Stadium: SKNFA Technical Center

2026

27 March 2025–26 CONCACAF Series	Belize	2–3	Sint Maarten	Santiago de los Caballeros (Dominican Republic)
19:30 UTC−4	Reneau 37' (pen.) Polanco 55'	Report	Illidge 34' Amatkarijo 77', 90+1'	Stadium: Estadio Cibao FC Referee: Wikelson Bonnet (Haiti)

30 March 2025–26 CONCACAF Series	Guyana	3–1	Belize	Santiago de los Caballeros (Dominican Republic)
16:30 UTC−4	De Rosario 2', 22', 90+1'	Report	Desmond Wade 8'	Stadium: Estadio Cibao FC Referee: Eric de la Cruz (Cuba)

Coaching staff

Name	Nat	Position
Philip Marin Interim		Head coach
Joaquín Lobón		Technical Consultant
Norman Koko		Assistant head coach
Dale Pelayo Sr.		Assistant head coach
TBD		Goalkeeping coach
TBD		Physical Trainer
Thomas Rivars		Physiotherapist

Coaching history

Since the creation of the national team in 1995, several coaches have been in charge of managing Belize. From 1995 to 1996, Winston Michael was appointed as Belize's first ever manager.

Manager	Period in charge	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Win %
Winston Michael	1995–1996	4	0	0	4	000.0
Manuel Bilches	1999–2000	6	0	1	5	000.0
Leroy Sherrier Lewis	2001	5	3	1	1	060.0
Eduardo Santana	2003	0	0	0	0	!—
Anthony Adderly	2003–2006	5	0	0	5	000.0
Antonio Carlos Vieira	2006–2007	3	0	0	3	000.0
Palmiro Salas	2008	2	1	0	1	050.0
Ian Mork	2008	4	0	1	3	000.0
Renan Couoh	2008–2009	3	0	1	2	000.0
José de la Paz Herrera	2010–2012	7	2	2	3	028.6
Leroy Sherrier Lewis	2012–2013	5	1	1	3	020.0
Charlie Slusher	2013	1	0	1	0	000.0
Ian Mork	2013–2014	4	0	1	3	000.0
Leroy Sherrier Lewis	2014–2015	3	0	0	3	000.0
Jorge Nunez	2015–2016	4	2	2	0	050.0
Richard Orlowski	2016–2018	5	0	1	4	000.0
Palmiro Salas	2018–2019	6	3	1	2	050.0
Vincenzo Alberto Annese	2019–2020	6	2	1	3	033.3
Dale Pelayo Sr.	2020–2021	3	1	0	2	033.3
David Perez Asensio	2022–2024	17	3	4	10	017.6
Charlie Slusher	2024-2025	8	4	0	4	050.0
Philip Marin	2025-present	4	2	0	2	050.0

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2025–26 CONCACAF Series friendly matches against Sint Maarten and Guyana on 27 and 30 March 2026, respectively.^[5]

Caps and goals correct as of 30 March 2026, after the match against Guyana.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
22	1GK	Woodrow West	(1985-09-19) 19 September 1985 (age 40)	52	0	Verdes
	1GK	Charles Tillett	(2001-07-29) 29 July 2001 (age 25)	22	0	Progresso

2	2DF	Pele Martínez	(1997-10-20) 20 October 1997 (age 28)	23	3	Belmopan
5	2DF	Deshawon Nembhard	(1994-10-08) 8 October 1994 (age 31)	21	1	Belmopan
	2DF	Norman Anderson	(1997-01-25) 25 January 1997 (age 29)	19	0	Napoles
16	2DF	Alence Ayala	(1999-04-29) 29 April 1999 (age 27)	13	0	Verdes
17	2DF	Jaylen Lennan	(2002-06-17) 17 June 2002 (age 24)	9	0	Verdes
	2DF	Jordan Casanova	(2004-04-30) 30 April 2004 (age 22)	2	0	Belmopan
	2DF	Calvin Reid	(2004-01-28) 28 January 2004 (age 22)	0	0	Progresso

10	3MF	Jordy Polanco	(1996-06-08) 8 June 1996 (age 30)	36	7	Verdes
14	3MF	Darrel Myvette	(1993-12-15) 15 December 1993 (age 32)	29	0	Verdes
7	3MF	Nahjib Guerra	(1994-08-18) 18 August 1994 (age 31)	28	0	Verdes
6	3MF	Andir Chi	(2000-11-17) 17 November 2000 (age 25)	17	0	Progresso
20	3MF	Eldon Reneau	(2003-05-22) 22 May 2003 (age 23)	17	2	Verdes
15	3MF	Freybin Pagoada	(2002-03-22) 22 March 2002 (age 24)	9	0	Progresso
	3MF	Orlando Velásquez	(1998-12-18) 18 December 1998 (age 27)	5	2	Verdes
	3MF	Marlon Meza Jr.	(2009-03-26) 26 March 2009 (age 17)	4	2	Mount Pleasant
	3MF	Kenyon Smith		0	0	Napoles

	4FW	Jaheim Mena	(2006-02-23) 23 February 2006 (age 20)	7	0	Belmopan
9	4FW	Desmond Wade	(1997-08-31) 31 August 1997 (age 28)	5	5	Verdes
	4FW	Daijon Daniels	(2003-02-02) 2 February 2003 (age 23)	2	0	Napoles
	4FW	Félix Martínez	(2005-07-09) 9 July 2005 (age 21)	0	0	Verdes

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Carlos Palacios	(2005-06-01) 1 June 2005 (age 21)	0	0	Wagiya	v. Saint Kitts and Nevis, 18 November 2025
GK	Lucas Gallego	(2009-10-15) 15 October 2009 (age 16)	0	0	Team Boca	v. Panama, 7 June 2025

DF	Horace Avila	(1999-09-18) 18 September 1999 (age 26)	15	1	Bethel Royals	v. Saint Kitts and Nevis, 18 November 2025
DF	Devin Garbutt	(2007-05-05) 5 May 2007 (age 19)	4	0	Mango Creek United	v. Saint Kitts and Nevis, 18 November 2025
DF	Jamal Brooks	(2001-12-23) 23 December 2001 (age 24)	1	0	USAO Drovers	v. Saint Kitts and Nevis, 18 November 2025
DF	Harlan Casanova	(1997-12-03) 3 December 1997 (age 28)	4	0	Progresso	v. Panama, 7 June 2025

MF	Izon Gill	(1999-12-27) 27 December 1999 (age 26)	8	0	Belmopan	v. Saint Kitts and Nevis, 18 November 2025
MF	Breyden Olivas	(2008-01-08) 8 January 2008 (age 18)	1	0	Silk Grass Ballers	v. Saint Kitts and Nevis, 18 November 2025
MF	Warren Moss	(1999-10-13) 13 October 1999 (age 26)	15	1	Free agent	v. Panama, 7 June 2025

FW	Krisean Lopez	(1998-11-02) 2 November 1998 (age 27)	38	5	Verdes	v. Saint Kitts and Nevis, 18 November 2025
FW	Jaden Dubon	(2004-08-05) 5 August 2004 (age 21)	2	0	George Washington Revolutionaries	v. Saint Kitts and Nevis, 18 November 2025
FW	Marlon Meza	(1986-09-12) 12 September 1986 (age 39)	1	0	Belmopan Bandits	v. Saint Kitts and Nevis, 18 November 2025
FW	Carlos Bernárdez	(1992-12-28) 28 December 1992 (age 33)	21	7	Victoria	v. Panama, 7 June 2025
FW	Moisés Hernández	(1998-05-26) 26 May 1998 (age 28)	7	1	San Pedro Pirates	v. Panama, 7 June 2025

Records

As of 30 March 2026^[6]

Players in bold are still active with Belize.

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Deon McCaulay	63	28	2007–2022
2	Elroy Smith	61	6	2004–2019
3	Ian Gaynair	57	2	2007–2022
4	Evral Trapp	55	0	2010–2024
5	Woodrow West	52	0	2008–present
6	Dalton Eiley	41	0	2005–2019
6	Daniel Jiménez	41	2	2008–2019
8	Harrison Róchez	40	5	2004–2019
9	Krisean Lopez	38	5	2018–present
10	Trevor Lennan	37	1	2005–2019

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Deon McCaulay	28	63	0.44	2007–2022
2	Carlos Bernárdez	7	21	0.33	2019–present
3	Elroy Kuylen	6	33	0.18	2009–2019
	Jordy Polanco	6	36	0.17	2015–present
	Elroy Smith	6	61	0.1	2004–2019
6	Desmond Wade	5	5	1	2021–present
	Dion Frazer	5	8	0.63	2000–2008
	Krisean Lopez	5	38	0.13	2018–present
	Harrison Róchez	5	40	0.13	2004–2019
10	Norman Nuñez	3	11	0.27	1995–2005
	Vallan Symms	3	20	0.15	2000–2011
	Pele Martínez	3	23	0.13	2022–present
	Michael Salazar	3	23	0.13	2013–present

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1978	Part of United Kingdom									Part of United Kingdom
1982 and 1986	Not a FIFA member									Not a FIFA member
1990 and 1994	Did not participate									Declined participation
1998	Did not qualify									2	0	0	2	2	6
2002										4	0	1	3	2	10
2006										2	0	0	2	0	8
2010										4	1	1	2	4	11
2014										8	4	1	3	17	13
2018										6	2	3	1	7	6
2022										3	1	0	2	5	5
2026										4	0	0	4	1	10
2030	To be determined									To be determined
2034	To be determined									To be determined
Total	—	0/8	—							33	8	6	19	38	69

CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1963 to 1981	Part of United Kingdom									Part of United Kingdom
1985	Not a CONCACAF member									Not a CONCACAF member
1989 to 1993	Did not participate									Did not participate
1996	Did not qualify									Copa Centroamericana
1998
2000
2002
2003	Did not participate									Did not participate
2005	Did not qualify									Copa Centroamericana
2007
2009
2011
2013	Group stage	12th	3	0	0	3	1	11	Squad
2015	Did not qualify
2017
2019										4	2	0	2	6	3
2021										CONCACAF Nations League
2023										CONCACAF Nations League
2025										8	5	1	2	14	16
Total	Group stage	1/16	3	0	0	3	1	11	—	57	10	6	41	48	116

CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup history
First match	Belize 1–6 United States (9 July 2013; Portland, United States)
Biggest win	—
Biggest defeat	Belize 1–6 United States (9 July 2013; Portland, United States)
Best result	Group stage (2013)
Worst result	Group stage (2013)

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record
League phase											Final phase
Season	Div.	Group	Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	Finals	Round	Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2019−20	B	A	12th	6	2	0	4	6	12		2021	Ineligible
2022–23	B	D	16th	6	0	1	5	2	10		2023
2023–24	B	C	11th	6	2	1	3	5	7		2024
2024–25	C	B	2nd	4	4	0	0	9	0		2025
2026–27	B	To be determined									2027
Total				22	8	2	12	22	29	—	Total	—

CONCACAF Nations League history
First match	French Guiana 3–0 Belize (5 September 2019; Cayenne, French Guiana)
Biggest win	Turks and Caicos Islands 0–4 Belize (7 September 2024; Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands)
Biggest defeat	Saint Kitts and Nevis 4–0 Belize (10 October 2019; Belmopan, Belize)
Best result	12th – League B (2019–20)
Worst result	Relegation League C (2023–24)

Copa Centroamericana

Copa Centroamericana record
Year	Round	Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1991 and 1993	Did not participate
1995	Group stage	6th	2	0	0	2	1	5
1997	Preliminary round	7th	2	0	1	1	1	2
1999	Group stage	6th	2	0	0	2	1	12
2001	Group stage	6th	2	0	1	1	3	7
2003	Did not participate
2005	Group stage	7th	3	0	0	3	0	7
2007		7th	3	0	0	3	3	7
2009		7th	3	0	1	2	3	7
2011		7th	3	0	1	2	3	8
2013	Fourth place	4th	5	1	1	3	2	4
2014	Group stage	7th	3	0	0	3	1	6
2017	Group stage	6th	5	0	1	4	2	10
Total	Fourth place	11/11	30	1	6	23	19	69

Belize's international debut in the 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup.^[7]

Head-to-head record

Updated on 18 November 2025 after match against Saint Kitts and Nevis^[8]

Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record

Opponent	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF
Anguilla	2	2	0	0	2	0	+2
Bahamas	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4
Barbados	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1
Bermuda	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1
Canada	5	0	1	4	1	14	−13
Cayman Islands	2	0	2	0	1	1	0
Costa Rica	8	0	0	8	2	32	−30
Cuba	3	1	0	2	3	9	−6
Dominican Republic	4	2	0	2	5	5	0
El Salvador	10	0	0	10	6	29	−23
French Guiana	8	4	2	2	10	7	+3
Grenada	5	2	0	3	11	11	0
Guatemala	13	0	4	9	10	23	−13
Guyana	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1
Haiti	1	0	0	1	0	2	–2
Honduras	10	1	0	9	4	24	−20
Jamaica	1	0	1	0	2	2	0
Mexico	2	0	0	2	0	9	−9
Montserrat	4	2	0	2	8	5	+3
Nicaragua	13	4	3	6	19	25	–6
Panama	7	0	2	5	3	12	−9
Puerto Rico	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4
Saint Martin	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Saint Kitts and Nevis	5	3	1	1	11	8	+3
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	6	2	2	2	6	7	–1
Turks and Caicos Islands	3	3	0	0	12	0	+12
Trinidad and Tobago	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
United States	1	0	0	1	1	6	−5
Total	124	33	22	69	132	234	−102

References

↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". July 20, 2026. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
↑ "World Football Elo Ratings: Belize". Elo Ratings. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
↑ Suspension of the Football Federation of Belize – FIFA
↑ Iglesias, Rubén Morales (February 10, 2023). "Unleashing the power of The Jaguars: Football Federation of Belize reveals new Belize National Football Team logo by Rolando Ramirez". Breaking Belize News. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
↑ "Roster Reveal: Senior Men's National Team". Football Federation of Belize. March 24, 2026 – via Facebook.
↑ "Belize". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
↑ "Belize - List of International Matches". Archived from the original on April 20, 2009. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
↑ "World Football Elo Ratings: Belize". Elo Ratings. Retrieved October 24, 2018.

External links

Official website of the Football Federation of Belize
Belize at FIFA.com (archived 4 June 2007)
Belize national football team on Instagram

[FIFA_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". July 20, 2026. Retrieved July 20, 2026.

[2] "World Football Elo Ratings: Belize". Elo Ratings. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2019.

[3] Suspension of the Football Federation of Belize – FIFA

[new_Belize_National_Football_Team_logo-4] Iglesias, Rubén Morales (February 10, 2023). "Unleashing the power of The Jaguars: Football Federation of Belize reveals new Belize National Football Team logo by Rolando Ramirez". Breaking Belize News. Retrieved March 27, 2024.

[5] "Roster Reveal: Senior Men's National Team". Football Federation of Belize. March 24, 2026 – via Facebook.

[6] "Belize". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2022.

[7] "Belize - List of International Matches". Archived from the original on April 20, 2009. Retrieved 2010-11-24.

[8] "World Football Elo Ratings: Belize". Elo Ratings. Retrieved October 24, 2018.

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