The Sint Eustatius national football team is the national association football team of the Caribbean island of Sint Eustatius. It is a not member of the Caribbean Football Union, CONCACAF, or FIFA and therefore cannot compete in tournaments sanctioned by these organizations.[1] It is under the auspices of the Statia Football Association.[2]
| Association | Statia Football Association | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Home stadium | Cottage Ball Park | ||
| |||
| First international | |||
 Sint Eustatius 3–1 Saba  (Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius; 3 April 2004) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Sint Eustatius 3–1 Saba (Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius; 3 April 2004) Sint Eustatius 2–0 Anguilla  (Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius; 11 December 2004) Saba 3–5 Sint Eustatius (The Bottom, Saba; 15 July 2006) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Sint Eustatius 0–6 Saint Kitts and Nevis  (Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius; unknown date 2007) | |||
History
editFormerly Sint Eustatius was represented in international football by the Netherlands Antilles national football team until the country was dissolved on 10 October 2010 and Sint Eustatius became a separate Special Municipality.[3] Since 2004 Sint Eustatius has played at least nine international friendlies against neighboring island Saba in a series of inter-island matches.[4]
The national football team of Bonaire, another island that holds the status of Special Municipality within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, has been a member of the CFU and CONCACAF since 2013 through the support of the Dutch KNVB, leaving open the possibility for Sint Eustatius membership in the governing bodies.[5][6] In August 2021 the KNVB, joined by Bert Zuurman and former Aruba national team coach Elvis Albertus, organized a football course on the island.[7]
Stadium
editThe team's home stadium is the Cottage Ball Park in the capital of Oranjestad, the only football venue on the island.[8]
List of international matches
edit- As of 6 May 2011.[4]
Youth matches between the islands were organized on 29 October 2011
References
edit- ^ "Saint Pierre and Miquelon to build a ground with an artificial pitch and join CONCACAF". ConIFA. Archived from the original on 30 October 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel. "Sint Eustatius - Football History". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Antillen opgeheven op 10-10-2010" (in Dutch). NOS. 1 October 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
- ^ a b Schöggl, Hans. "Inter Island Matches Saba/Sint Eustatius". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Bonaire takes FIFA to court to join world soccer". Loop News. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "FIFA EN KNVB IN ACTIE VOOR VOETBALONTWIKKELING BONAIRE EN SINT-MAARTEN" (in Dutch). KNVB. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Saba Youth Train With Professional Coaches". BES Reporter. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "Football Ground". Football Ground Maps. Retrieved 18 August 2021.