Belize national football team
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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Belize women's 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.
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Nickname(s) | The Jaguars The Unbelizeables | ||
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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)[1] | ||
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) |
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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".