Saint Martin national football team

Saint Martin
Nickname(s)	Saint Swallows
Association	Ligue de football de Saint-Martin
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Stéphane Auvray
Most caps	Yannick Bellechasse (25)
Top scorer	Axel Raga (9)
Home stadium	Stade Alberic Richards
FIFA code	MAF; SMN (CONCACAF Code)
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	170
First international
	Sint Maarten 1–3 Saint Martin ; (Philipsburg, Sint Marteen; 14 June 1988)
Biggest win
	Saint Martin 8–0 Anguilla ; (Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis; 16 October 2023)
Biggest defeat
	Jamaica 12–0 Saint Martin ; (Kingston, Jamaica; 24 November 2004)

The Saint Martin national football team is the football team of the Collectivity of Saint Martin, the French half of the island of Saint Martin which was previously part of the French overseas department of Guadeloupe (not to be confused with the team of the Dutch half, the Sint Maarten national football team) and is controlled by the Comité de Football des Îles du Nord. Saint Martin is not a member of FIFA, and is therefore not eligible to enter the World Cup, but it does compete in CONCACAF competitions.

History

Saint Martin played their first competitive match during the 1990 Caribbean Cup qualifiers against British Virgin Islands, winning 3–0. They beat Anguilla (4–0) and Cayman Islands (8–3 on aggregate) to advance to the final qualifying round where they failed to progress, losing 1–0 to Jamaica in the decisive group game.

Saint Martin would not enter the next nine Caribbean Cup tournaments, before returning in the 2001 qualification process, beating Anguilla and Montserrat before finishing six points behind Cuba in the final round of qualifying. In 2005 qualifying, Saint Martin failed to advance past the first qualifying round, losing heavily to Jamaica (12–0). From 2007 to 2012, Saint Martin were knocked out in the first round in every qualifying competition.

In August 2014, Saint Martin played a friendly against the British Virgin Islands, the territory's first match since 2012. At that time, SMFA president Fabrice Baly announced a 3-year project to fully return to Caribbean international football. He established long-term objectives of attracting the attention of international recruiters and qualifying for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.^[4] Saint Martin withdrew from 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification, ending the project that Baly had started.^[5]

In 2019, Saint Martin entered the qualification for the first CONCACAF Nations League, losing all four of their matches and finishing bottom of the standings, placing them into League C where they finished third, three points off from qualifying for League B.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Win Draw Loss Fixture

2023

11 September 2023–24 Nations League	Saint Martin	2–1	Bonaire	Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
19:00 UTC−4	Raga 75' Casper 88' (o.g.)	Report	Martinus 67'	Stadium: SKNFA Technical Center Referee: Reginald Gumbs (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

16 October 2023–24 Nations League	Saint Martin	8–0	Anguilla	Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
16:00 UTC−4	Segarel 17', 32' (pen.), 39', 47' Richardson 49' Raga 65', 70', 88'	Report		Stadium: SKNFA Technical Center Referee: Jaime Herrera (El Salvador)

21 November 2023–24 Nations League	Bonaire	0–4	Saint Martin	Rincon, Bonaire
19:00 UTC−4		Report	Gentes 3', 45+2' Lebon 13' Richardson 46'	Stadium: Stadion Antonio Trenidat Referee: Ricangel de Leça (Aruba)

2024

23 May Corsica Cup	Sicily	1–1 (3–4 p)	Saint Martin	Porto-Vecchio, Corsica
	Saratini 92'	Report	Segarel 13'	Stadium: Claude Papi

25 May Corsica Cup	Corsica	2–1	Saint Martin	Ajaccio
	Tomi 10' Santelli 38'		45' (og) Berenguier

26 May International Friendly

Anguilla

1–2

Saint Martin

6 September 2024–25 Nations League	Saint Martin	0-2	Grenada	St. George's, Grenada
20:00 UTC−6		Report	Lucas Akins 5' Regan Charles-Cook 38'	Stadium: Kirani James Athletic Stadium Referee: David Gomez (Costa Rica)

9 September 2024–25 Nations League	Curaçao	4-0	Saint Martin	St. George's, Grenada
17:00 UTC−6	Juninho Bacuna 10' Gervane Kastaneer 13' Leandro Bacuna 48' Joshua Zimmerman 65'	Report		Stadium: Kirani James Athletic Stadium Referee: Jose Corporan (Dominican Republic)

11 October 2024–25 Nations League	Saint Martin	v	Saint Lucia	Saint Lucia
--:-- UTC−6				Stadium: TBD

14 October 2024–25 Nations League	Saint Lucia	v	Saint Martin	Saint Lucia
--:-- UTC−6				Stadium: TBD

15 November 2024–25 Nations League	Saint Martin	v	Curaçao	Curacao
--:-- UTC−6				Stadium: TBD

18 November 2024–25 Nations League	Grenada	v	Saint Martin	Curacao
--:-- UTC−6				Stadium: TBD

Coaching history

Owen Nickie (2004)
Gérard Andy (2006–2008)
Jean-Louis Richards & David Baltase (2010)
Dominique Rénia (2012)
David Baltase (2018)
Stéphane Auvray (2019–present)^[6]

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for two 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League B against Saint Lucia on 11 and 14 October 2024.^[7]

Caps and goals as of 9 September 2024 after the game against Curaçao.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Ulrich Luperon	(2000-12-11) 11 December 2000 (age 23)	7	0	CS Moulien
1GK	Sébastien Raphose	(1980-06-29) 29 June 1980 (age 44)	7	0	Entente SSG
1GK	Lenny Foy	(1998-12-29) 29 December 1998 (age 25)	2	0	Red Star

2DF	Belony Dumas	(1989-07-18) 18 July 1989 (age 35)	11	0	JAS Saint-Priest
2DF	Steven Laguerre	(2001-05-09) 9 May 2001 (age 23)	10	0	Junior Stars
2DF	Stephan Varsovie	(1990-10-28) 28 October 1990 (age 34)	9	0	AS Saint-Priest
2DF	David Chevalier	(1995-08-19) 19 August 1995 (age 29)	5	0	FC Montceau
2DF	Donovan Fils-Aimé	(2001-10-31) 31 October 2001 (age 22)	2	0	AS Saint-Germain-du-Puy
2DF	Fabien Fonrose	(1998-04-03) 3 April 1998 (age 26)	0	0	RFC Union Luxembourg
2DF	Jonas Smith	(1999-10-09) 9 October 1999 (age 25)	0	0	AS Cannes

3MF	Noha Mauvais	(2004-07-21) 21 July 2004 (age 20)	7	0	Junior Stars
3MF	Romuald Lacazette	(1994-01-03) 3 January 1994 (age 30)	6	1	Türkgücü München
3MF	Yoann Vardin	(1998-03-26) 26 March 1998 (age 26)	5	0	Entente SSG
3MF	Rahim Denis	(2001-10-24) 24 October 2001 (age 23)	2	0	Les Herbiers VF B
3MF	Yanis Montantin	(1999-08-02) 2 August 1999 (age 25)	2	0	FC Rodange 91
3MF	Sacha Barakat	(2006-10-19) 19 October 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Tours U-19

4FW	Axel Raga	(1997-07-27) 27 July 1997 (age 27)	6	8	GFA Rumilly-Vallières
4FW	Raheim Fleming	(2003-02-25) 25 February 2003 (age 21)	4	0	AS Phoenicks
4FW	Keelan Lebon	(1997-07-04) 4 July 1997 (age 27)	3	1	Neftçi PFK
4FW	Imri Chevalier		2	0	Unknown
4FW	Jean-Baptiste Léo	(1996-05-03) 3 May 1996 (age 28)	0	0	PAS Giannina F.C.
4FW	Mickaël Marchal	(1997-06-29) 29 June 1997 (age 27)	0	0	SU Dives-Cabourg

Recent call ups

Following players have been called up in previous 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up

DF	Emmanuel Richardson	(2001-12-15) 15 December 2001 (age 22)	16	2	Junior Stars	v. Curaçao; 9 September 2024
DF	Laurent Amiens	(1993-12-17) 17 December 1993 (age 30)	7	0	USM Saran	v. Curaçao; 9 September 2024
DF	Malcolm Babel	(1993-05-19) 19 May 1993 (age 31)	3	0	Pays du Valois	v. Curaçao; 9 September 2024
DF	Jalen Segor	(1993-05-19) 19 May 1993 (age 31)	3	0	La Gauloise de Basse-Terre	v. Curaçao; 9 September 2024
DF	Tyler Flanders	(2007-10-04) 4 October 2007 (age 17)	2	0	ASC St. Louis Stars	v. Curaçao; 9 September 2024

MF	Kearney Chance	(2001-05-18) 18 May 2001 (age 23)	6	0	Phoenicks	v. Anguilla; 16 October 2023

FW	Yannick Bellechasse	(1992-10-26) 26 October 1992 (age 32)	28	5	Junior Stars	v. Curaçao; 9 September 2024
FW	Randy Gentes	(2000-05-27) 27 May 2000 (age 24)	9	2	ES Nanterre	v. Curaçao; 9 September 2024

Records

As of 21 November 2023^[8]

Players in bold are still active with Saint Martin.

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Yannick Bellechasse	25	5	2012–present
2	Henri Emile	14	0	2002–2012
	Jason Maccow	14	0	2018–present
	Emmanuel Richardson	14	2	2018–present
5	Wilfried Dalmat	12	1	2019–present
5	Elvis Fléming	12	0	2006–2018
7	Danilo Cocks	11	5	2014–present
7	Belony Dumas	11	0	2019–present
9	Abdias Milius	10	0	2018–2019
10	Jérôme Beausol	9	0	2004–2010
	Nicolas Chalmet	9	0	2010–2019
	Jude Saint-Val	9	0	2010–2018
	Kévin Zonzon	9	0	2019–present

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Axel Raga	8	4	2	2023–present
2	Stanley Segarel	5	3	1.67	2023–present
	Danilo Cocks	5	11	0.45	2014–present
	Yannick Bellechasse	5	25	0.2	2012–present
5	Romuald Benjamin	4	5	0.8	2001–2004
6	Akim Arrondell	3	6	0.5	2018–2019
7	Laurent Samer	2	1	2	2014
	Mackenson Pierre	2	3	0.67	2008
	Derville Virgile	2	4	0.5	2010–2019
	Pierre-Bertrand Arné	2	5	0.4	2022–present
	Yannick Chevalier	2	5	0.4	2019–present
	Victor Hodge	2	5	0.4	2001–2004
	Bertrand Pindi	2	5	0.4	2001–2006
	Randy Gentes	2	6	0.33	2022–present
	Emmanuel Richardson	2	14	0.14	2018–present

Competitive record

CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Gold Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1991	Not a CONCACAF member
1993
1996
1998
2000
2002	Did not qualify
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021
2023
Total	0/12

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record
League										Finals
Season	Division	Group	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	Finals	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2019–20	C	A	6	3	0	3	7	8		2021	Ineligible
2022–23	C	B	4	0	2	2	2	7		2023
2023–24	C	A	4	4	0	0	20	1		2024
2024–25	B	B	To be determined							2025
Total	—	—	14	7	2	5	29	16	—	Total	0 Titles	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Caribbean Cup

Caribbean Cup record									Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1989	Did not enter								Did not enter
1990	Did not qualify								7	5	0	2	17	6
1991	Did not enter								Did not enter
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2001	Did not qualify								5	3	0	2	9	7
2005									3	0	1	2	0	14
2007									3	0	1	2	0	2
2008									3	0	0	3	2	13
2010									3	0	1	2	2	5
2012									3	0	0	3	0	24
2014	Did not enter								Did not enter
2017	Withdrew								Withdrew
Total		0/19							27	8	3	16	30	71

Record by opponent

Updated on 14 October 2024 after match against Saint Lucia

Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record

Opponent	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Anguilla	8	6	1	1	25	7	+18
Antigua and Barbuda	2	0	0	2	3	5	–2
Aruba	2	0	1	1	0	3	–3
Bahamas	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
Barbados	2	1	0	1	2	6	–4
Bermuda	2	0	0	2	1	9	–8
Bonaire	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5
British Virgin Islands	1	0	0	1	0	1	–1
Cayman Islands	2	0	1	1	2	4	–2
Cuba	1	0	0	1	0	1	–1
Curaçao	1	0	0	1	0	4	–4
Dominica	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1
Grenada	3	0	0	3	4	17	–13
Guadeloupe	1	0	0	1	0	1	–1
Guyana	1	0	0	1	0	2	–2
Haiti	1	0	0	1	0	2	–2
Jamaica	2	0	0	2	0	13	–13
Martinique	1	0	0	1	0	1	–1
Montserrat	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2
Puerto Rico	2	0	0	2	0	11	–11
Saint Barthélemy	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3
Saint Kitts and Nevis	4	0	1	3	3	13	–10
Saint Lucia	2	1	0	1	5	2	+3
Sint Eustatius	1	0	1	0	3	3	0
Sint Maarten	2	1	0	1	6	5	+1
Tortola	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Trinidad and Tobago	1	0	0	1	0	2	–2
U.S. Virgin Islands	4	1	1	2	4	5	–1
Total	54	17	7	30	76	121	–45

National football stadium

Stadium	Capacity	City
Stade Thelbert Carti	2,500	Quartier-d'Orleans

Historical kits

2008 Home	2010 Home	2017 Home	2017 Away	2019 Home	2019 Away	2022 Home	2022 Away

Sources:^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]

References

^ "Flag". api.fifa.com. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
^ "Saint-Martin". 7 March 2021.
^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
^ "Enfin une victoire pour Saint-Martin" (in French). stmartinweek.net. Archived from the original on 30 July 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
^ Gayadien, Rajesh. "Saint-Martin trekt zich terug uit Caribbean Cup". Natio Suriname (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2022-05-28. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
^ L’équipe sénior de football a son nouveau sélectionneur Archived 2019-12-15 at the Wayback Machine - Le Pelican-Journal (in French)
^ @officiallfsm (8 October 2024). "Squad list" – via Instagram.
^ "Saint Martin". National Football Teams.
^ "2008".
^ "2010 Caribbean Cup Qualification".
^ "2017".
^ "2017".
^ "2019".
^ "2019".
^ "2022".
^ "2022".

External links

Official website

[1] "Flag". api.fifa.com. Retrieved 2024-04-09.

[2] "Saint-Martin". 7 March 2021.

[World_Football_Elo_Ratings-3] Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.

[victoire-4] "Enfin une victoire pour Saint-Martin" (in French). stmartinweek.net. Archived from the original on 30 July 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.

[5] Gayadien, Rajesh. "Saint-Martin trekt zich terug uit Caribbean Cup". Natio Suriname (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2022-05-28. Retrieved 2022-06-08.

[6] L’équipe sénior de football a son nouveau sélectionneur Archived 2019-12-15 at the Wayback Machine - Le Pelican-Journal (in French)

[7] @officiallfsm (8 October 2024). "Squad list" – via Instagram.

[8] "Saint Martin". National Football Teams.

[9] "2008".

[10] "2010 Caribbean Cup Qualification".

[11] "2017".

[12] "2017".

[13] "2019".

[14] "2019".

[15] "2022".

[16] "2022".

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v t e Saint Martin football team
General	Football Committee of Saint-Martin History Managers
Venues	Stade Alberic Richards
Performances	CONCACAF Nations League
Other Saint Martinois teams	U23 U20 U17 Women's U23 U20 U17

v t e Caribbean Football Union
Associations	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bermuda British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic French Guiana Grenada Guadeloupe Guyana Haiti Jamaica Martinique Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Martin Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sint Maarten Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands United States Virgin Islands
National and regional teams	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bermuda British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic French Guiana Grenada Guadeloupe Guyana Haiti Jamaica Martinique Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Martin Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sint Maarten Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands United States Virgin Islands
Competitions for national and regional teams	Caribbean Cup CFU U-20 Tournament CFU U-15 Championship CFU Olympic Qualifiers CFU Women's Caribbean Cup CFU Women's U-20 CFU Women's U-17 Qualifiers CFU Women's Olympic Qualifiers CFU Championship (defunct)
Club competitions	CFU Club Championship Caribbean Professional Football League (defunct)

v t e National and regional football teams of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)
North America	Canada Mexico United States
Central America	Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama
Caribbean	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bermuda¹ Bonaire³ British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic French Guiana^{2 3} Grenada Guadeloupe³ Guyana² Haiti Jamaica Martinique³ Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Martin³ Sint Maarten³ Suriname² Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands U.S. Virgin Islands
Defunct	Netherlands Antilles
1: Inside the North American zone, but CFU member. 2: South American region, but affiliated to CONCACAF and CFU. 3: Full or associate CONCACAF member, but non-FIFA member.