Belize national football team
The Belize national football team represents Belize in international football and is controlled by the Football Federation of Belize, a member of the Central American Football Union of CONCACAF.
| Nickname(s) | The Jaguars The Unbelizeables | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Football Federation of Belize (FFB) | ||
| Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
| Sub-confederation | UNCAF (Central America) | ||
| Head coach | David Pérez Asensio | ||
| Captain | Evral Trapp | ||
| Most caps | Deon McCaulay (63) | ||
| Top scorer | Deon McCaulay (28) | ||
| Home stadium | FFB Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | BLZ | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 182 (4 April 2024) | ||
| Highest | 114 (April–June 2016) | ||
| Lowest | 201 (November 2007 – January 2008) | ||
| First international | |||
| British Honduras 1–0 Honduras (British Honduras; 19 February 1928) as Belize El Salvador 3–0 Belize (San Salvador, El Salvador; 29 November 1995) | |||
| 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) | |||
| Gold Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2013) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2013) | ||
Although Belize has never qualified for a FIFA World Cup tournament, it has once qualified for a CONCACAF Gold Cup championship in 2013, in which they were eliminated in the group stage. Belize has also competed in the sub-regional Central American Cup championship in which their best result was fourth place in 2013. The nickname for the players of the national team is the "Jaguars".
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