Saint Helena football team

Saint Helena

Association	Saint Helena Football Association
Head coach	Nick Stevens
Captain	Rico Benjamin
Most caps	Rico Benjamin Ronan Legg (5)
Top scorer	Rico Benjamin (4)
First colours Second colours
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)
Island Games
Appearances	2 (first in 2019)
Best result	Tenth place (2019)

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.

History

The 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

Saint Helena's score first.

Date	Competition	Venue	Opponent	Score
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

Island Games

Island Games record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1989	Did not enter
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
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

1. Not held football tournament (Replaced by 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament in  Anglesey).

Current squad

The following players have been called up for the 2023 Island Games.[4]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
	1GK	Keith Yon	54	FC Rovers
	1GK	Christo Crowie	(2004-11-28) 28 November 2004 (age 20)	FC Harts
	2DF	Owen Richards	(2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 (age 24)	FC Rovers
	2DF	Dane Wade	29	SH Crusaders
	2DF	Michael Williams	29	FC Harts
	2DF	Matthias Young	21	AC Axis
	2DF	Schmichael Benjamin	(1993-11-28) 28 November 1993 (age 31)	FC Rovers
	2DF	Sam Cubis-Collins	33	FC Wirebirds
	3MF	Clayton Benjamin	(1990-01-29) 29 January 1990 (age 35)	FC Rovers
	3MF	Louis Barnikel	26	FC Rovers
	3MF	Tyler Benjamin	(1996-05-15) 15 May 1996 (age 28)	FC Wirebirds
	3MF	Brett Isaac	21	FC Harts
	3MF	Jordan Yon	26	FC Bellboys
	4FW	Rico Benjamin	(1994-06-28) 28 June 1994 (age 30)	FC Rovers
	4FW	Blake Benjamin-Peters	(2006-11-28) 28 November 2006 (age 18)	FC Ballez
	4FW	Shane Stroud	(1997-11-28) 28 November 1997 (age 27)	FC Wirebirds
	4FW	Ronan Legg	23	FC Rovers

The team in June 2019

Historical kits

In home

2019 Home

2019 Away

2023 Home

2023 Away

Sources:[5][6][7]^[circular reference][8]

References

1. "Team from island Napoleon was banished to hoping to escape to Anglesey to make footballing history". North Wales Live.
2. "John Magnus and Seumas to lead Island Games ceremony". Shetland News.
3. "Lockheed Run Riot". Leamington Spa Courier.
4. "Meet our St Helena National Team".
5. "In home".
6. "2019".
7. "2019".
8. "2023".