Sint Maartener football clubs in international competitions

This is a list of Sint Maartener football clubs in international competitions. Sint Maartener clubs have participated in international club competitions since at least 1956, when there was the Bonaire–Sint Maarten series. Sint Maartener clubs have participated in competitive CONCACAF football competitions since at least 2017 when Flames United entered the 2017 CFU Club Championship. To date this is the only time a Sint Maartener team has participated in a CONCACAF competition.

No Sint Maartener team has won any CONCACAF competition, or won a single game in the competition, and Sint Maartener clubs have infrequently participated in CONCACAF tournaments due to logistical issues.

Who qualifies for CONCACAF competitions

Since 2018, the winner of the SMSA Senior League, the top tier of football on the island qualifies for the Caribbean Club Shield, a tertiary knockout tournament for developing Caribbean football nations. This competition is held in the spring. This also serves as a qualifying for the CONCACAF League, which played tha fall. The CONCACAF League is the secondary association football competition for club football in North America. Should a team finish in the top six standings of the CONCACAF League, they qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League, which is played the following winter.

In order for a Sint Maartener team to reach the Champions League, they would need to win the Caribbean Club Shield and then earn a top six finish in the CONCACAF League.

Results by competition

CFU Club Championship

Season Club Round Opponent Home Away Agg. Ref.
2017 Flames United Group E Guadeloupe Moulien 0–8 0–8
Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh 0–9 0–9
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines System 3 2–9 2–9

CFU Club Shield

Season Club Round Opponent Home Away Agg. Ref.
2020 C&D Connection Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Flames United Group A Dominican Republic O&M 1–11 1–11 [1]
Suriname Inter Moengotapoe 0–12 0–12 [2]

Division Excellence

The Division Excellence was a series between clubs in Sint Maarten, Saint-Martin, the northern French territory half of the island, and the nearby island of Saint-Barthélemy.[3]

Season Club Round Opponent Home Away Agg. Ref.
2011–12 Flames United Runners-up Junior Stars 1–2 1–2 [4]
Hotspurs Quarterfinals Saint Barthélemy Young Stars 1–0 1–3 2–3
2012–13 Flames United Winners Orléans Attackers 1–1 (p) 1–1 (p) [5]
Young Strikers Group B Concordia, Junior Stars, Saint Barthélemy Ouanalao 4th place
2014 Flames United Group A Cancelled
Hotspurs Group B
Young Strikers Group A

Bonaire Tour

Year Club Opponent Result Ref.
1956 Blitz Bonaire Flamingo unknown [6]

Statia Tour

Year Club Opponent Result Ref.
1982 Sparta Sint Eustatius Statia XI 4–1 [7]
5–1

Appearances in CONCACAF competitions

As of August 15, 2021
Club Total CCL CFU CCS CWC First Appearance Last Appearance
Apps Pld W D L Win%
Flames United 2 5 0 0 5 .000 0 2 0 0 2021 Caribbean Club Championship

References

  1. ^ "Game Details: OM FC v Flames United". Concacaf. 2021-03-12. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  2. ^ "Game Details: Flames United v Inter Moengotapoe". Concacaf. 2021-03-12. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  3. ^ Schöggl, Hans (8 June 2017). "Division Excellence (Saint-Martin/Sint Maarten/Saint-Barthélemy)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  4. ^ Schöggl, Hans (11 July 2014). "Division Excellence 2011/12". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  5. ^ Schöggl, Hans (11 July 2014). "Division Excellence 2012/13". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  6. ^ Stokkermans, Karel (5 September 2019). "Sint Maarten - List of Champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 December 2019. A team called Blitz from the island visited Bonaire in June 1956, playing local side Flamingo.
  7. ^ "1982 Tours". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.