The Saint Helena football team is a representative football team of Saint Helena, organised by the Saint Helena Football Association. The team is not affiliated with any confederation or FIFA.
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| Association | Saint Helena Football Association | ||
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| Head coach | Nick Stevens | ||
| Captain | Rico Benjamin | ||
| Most caps | Rico Benjamin Ronan Legg (5) | ||
| Top scorer | Rico Benjamin (4) | ||
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| First international | |||
 Ynys Môn 7–2 Saint Helena  (Bryn Du, Anglesey; 12 June 2019) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Saint Helena 2–0 Holyhead Hotspur Football Club | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Guernsey 9–0 Saint Helena (Holyhead, Anglesey; 18 June 2019) | |||
History
editThe team made its international debut in June 2019 when participating in the 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament.[1][2] Previously, St. Helena had played one previous fixture in 1949 against English side Lockheed Leamington, as the Friday 18 November 1949 issue of the Leamington Courier notes, 'Lockheed beat St. Helena 15–3, the visiting team coming from the island of St. Helena'.[3]
Results
editSaint Helena's score first.
| Date | Competition | Venue | Opponent | Score |
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| 12 Nov 1949 | Friendly | Windmill Ground, Leamington |  Lockheed Leamington |
3–15 |
| 10 June 2019 | Friendly | Bangor |  Holyhead Hotspur reserves |
2–0 |
| 12 June 2019 | Friendly | Anglesey | Ynys Môn |
2–7 |
| 16 June 2019 | 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament | Bryn Du, Anglesey |  Shetland |
1–6 |
| 18 June 2019 | 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament | Holyhead, Anglesey | Guernsey |
0–9 |
| 20 June 2019 | 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament | Bryn Du, Anglesey |  Western Isles |
1–2 |
| 9 July 2023 | 2023 Island Games | Saint Sampson, Guernsey |  Menorca |
0-5 |
| 10 July 2023 | 2023 Island Games | Saint Sampson, Guernsey |  Gozo |
0-3 |
| 11 July 2023 | 2023 Island Games | Saint Sampson, Guernsey |  Jersey |
0-5 |
| 13 July 2023 | 2023 Island Games | Saint Martin, Guernsey |  Frøya |
2-4 |
Competitive record
editIsland Games
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
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 1991
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 1993
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 1995
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 1999
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 2001
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 2007
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 2013
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| 2019[n 1] |
Group stage | 10th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| 2023 |
16th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 | |
| Total | Group stage | 2/17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 34 |
- ^ Not held football tournament (Replaced by 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament in
Anglesey).
Current squad
editThe following players have been called up for the 2023 Island Games.[4]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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| GK | Keith Yon | 54 | FC Rovers
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| GK | Christo Crowie | 28 November 2004 | FC Harts
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| DF | Owen Richards | 28 November 2000 | FC Rovers
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| DF | Dane Wade | 29 | SH Crusaders
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| DF | Michael Williams | 29 | FC Harts
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| DF | Matthias Young | 21 | AC Axis
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| DF | Schmichael Benjamin | 28 November 1993 | FC Rovers
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| DF | Sam Cubis-Collins | 33 | FC Wirebirds
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| MF | Clayton Benjamin | 29 January 1990 | FC Rovers
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| MF | Louis Barnikel | 26 | FC Rovers
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| MF | Tyler Benjamin | 15 May 1996 | FC Wirebirds
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| MF | Brett Isaac | 21 | FC Harts
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| MF | Jordan Yon | 26 | FC Bellboys
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| FW | Rico Benjamin | 28 June 1994 | FC Rovers
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| FW | Blake Benjamin-Peters | 28 November 2006 | FC Ballez
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| FW | Shane Stroud | 28 November 1997 | FC Wirebirds
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| FW | Ronan Legg | 23 | FC Rovers
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Historical kits
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      In home
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 2019 Home
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 2019 Away
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     2023 Home
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 2023 Away
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Sources:[5][6][7][circular reference][8]
References
edit- ^ "Team from island Napoleon was banished to hoping to escape to Anglesey to make footballing history". North Wales Live.
- ^ "John Magnus and Seumas to lead Island Games ceremony". Shetland News.
- ^ "Lockheed Run Riot". Leamington Spa Courier.
- ^ "Meet our St Helena National Team".
- ^ "In home".
- ^ "2019".
- ^ "2019".
- ^ "2023".
