Sint Eustatius national football team

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]

Sint Eustatius
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationStatia Football Association
Home stadiumCottage Ball Park
First colours
Second colours
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

Formerly 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

The 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
As of 6 May 2011.[4]
Date Venue Opponent Score
August 1982 Sint EustatiusSint Maarten Sparta
1–4
August 1982 Sint EustatiusSint Maarten Sparta
1–5
3 April 2004 Sint Eustatius Saba
3–1
August 2004 Sint Eustatius Saint Martin
3–3
20 August 2004 Sint Eustatius Sint Maarten
2–2
11 December 2004 Sint Eustatius Anguilla
2–0
15 July 2006 Saba Sint Eustatius
3–5
16 July 2006 Saba Sint Eustatius
5–5
2007 Saint Kitts and Nevis Sint Eustatius
1–5
2007 Saint Kitts and Nevis Sint Eustatius
0–6
2007 Saint Kitts and Nevis Sint Eustatius
2–2
2007 Saint Kitts and Nevis Sint Eustatius
2–2
2007 Sint Eustatius Saint Kitts and Nevis
3–5
20 June 2009 Sint Eustatius Saba
Unknown
21 June 2009 Sint Eustatius Saba
Unknown
27 March 2010 Saba Sint Eustatius
2–1
28 March 2010 Saba Sint Eustatius
1–2
28 March 2010 Saba Sint Eustatius
2–2
6 May 2011 Sint Eustatius U23 Saba
2–1
29 October 2011 Sint Eustatius Youth Saba Youth
Unknown
30 October 2011 Sint Eustatius Youth Saba Youth
Unknown
17 April 2020 Sint Eustatius Youth Saba Youth
Unknown
19 April 2020 Sint Eustatius Youth Saba Youth
Unknown

Youth matches between the islands were organized on 29 October 2011

References
  1. "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.
  2. Stokkermans, Karel. "Sint Eustatius - Football History". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  3. "Antillen opgeheven op 10-10-2010" (in Dutch). NOS. 1 October 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
  4. Schöggl, Hans. "Inter Island Matches Saba/Sint Eustatius". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  5. "Bonaire takes FIFA to court to join world soccer". Loop News. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  6. "FIFA EN KNVB IN ACTIE VOOR VOETBALONTWIKKELING BONAIRE EN SINT-MAARTEN" (in Dutch). KNVB. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  7. "Saba Youth Train With Professional Coaches". BES Reporter. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  8. "Football Ground". Football Ground Maps. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
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