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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. Saint Martin withdrew from 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification, ending the project that Baly had started.

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' (o.g.) 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)

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.

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

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Ulrich Luperon	(2000-12-11) 11 December 2000 (age 24)	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 26)	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 23)	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 31)	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 23)	16	2	Junior Stars	v.  Curaçao; 9 September 2024
DF	Laurent Amiens	(1993-12-17) 17 December 1993 (age 31)	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

Players in bold are still active with Saint Martin.

Most appearances

Top goalscorers

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 15 November 2024 after match against  Curaçao

  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	2	0	0	2	0	9	–9
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	55	17	7	31	76	126	–50

National football stadium

Historical kits

2008 Home

2010 Home

2017 Home

2017 Away

2019 Home

2019 Away

2022 Home

2022 Away

Sources:

References

1. "Flag". api.fifa.com. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
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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.
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7. @officiallfsm (8 October 2024). "Squad list" – via Instagram.
8. "Saint Martin". National Football Teams.
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External links

• Official website

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