The Belize national football team represents Belize in men's international football, which is governed by the Football Federation of Belize founded in 1980. It has been a member of FIFA since 1986 and a member of CONCACAF since 1992. Regionally, it is a member of UNCAF in the Central American Zone. The team is selected by he Belize Football Federation (FBB). The FBB also selects a National Beach Football team.
Belize has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, but has participated once for the CONCACAF Gold Cup (2013). It has participated three times in League B and once in League C of the CONCACAF Nations League. Regionally, the team finished fourth place in the Copa Centroamericana in 2013.
Belize's debut in international competitions was in the 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup. Their first appearance in World Cup qualifiers was in the 1998 CONCACAF qualification. The team as British Honduras achieved its first victory in 1928, defeating Honduras 1–0, which was also the first match in the team's history. As Belize, it achieved its first victory in 2001, defeating Nicaragua 2–0. In 2021, the National Team bus was stopped on their way to a World Cup qualifier by an armed gang in Haiti. Despite having a police escort, an armed motorcycle gang stopped the bus and the police were forced to negotiate with the criminals. Fortunately, the team was eventually freed without foyrther incident.
History Overview Named British Honduras whilst under British colonial rule, the country's first international match was in 1928, beating Honduras 1–0. Following independence, Belize's first game came on 8 December 1983, in a 2–0 loss against Canada in Belize. Although Belize gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1981 (and many of the UK's current colonies have international teams), Belize did not begin to regularly play international football until 1995. It made its debut at the 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup and was eliminated in the first round after losing to El Salvador and Costa Rica.
Belize has never qualified for the World Cup but finished fourth in the 2013 Copa Centroamericana. Their fourth-place finish in the 2013 Copa Centroamericana gave Belize its first qualification to a major international competition, that being the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
June 2011 suspension by FIFA On 15 June 2011, Belize kicked off its 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign against minnows Montserrat, winning 2–5 away in a match played in the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, Trinidad. However, the return which was scheduled for June 19 was postponed by FIFA when they suspended the FFB due to governmental interference.Suspension of the Football Federation of Belize – FIFA
Team image In February 2023 the Football Federation of Belize unveiled a new logo that would represent Belize’s national teams. Created by Rolando Ramirez, the new logo prominently features a Jaguar, the nickname of the team. The FFB hoped that the new image would promote unity and pride in the Belize football community.
Kit sponsorship Kit supplier Period Runic 2005–2006 Keuka 2008 Rotto 2011 Spadd 2012 Nike 2013 None 2014–Present
Stadium FFB Stadium in Belmopan is the home stadium for the Belize national football team. Prior to this stadium, Belize had no facilities that met FIFA specifications. Apart from this Belize has many fields to play on but with no facilities for the players.
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.
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Coaching staff NameNatPositionPhilip Marin InterimHead coachJoaquín Lobón Technical ConsultantNorman Koko Assistant head coachDale Pelayo Sr.TBDGoalkeeping coachTBDPhysical TrainerThomas RivarsPhysiotherapist
Coaching history
Since the creation of the national team in 1995, several coaches have been in charge of managing Belize. From 1995 to 1996, Winston Michael was appointed as Belize's first ever manager.
ManagerPeriod in chargePlayedWonDrawnLostWin % 1995–1996 1999–2000 2001 2003 2003–2006 Antonio Carlos Vieira2006–2007 2008 2008 2008–2009 José de la Paz Herrera2010–2012 Leroy Sherrier Lewis2012–2013 Charlie Slusher2013 2013–2014 Leroy Sherrier Lewis2014–2015 Jorge Nunez2015–2016 Richard Orlowski 2016–2018 2018–2019 2019–2020 Dale Pelayo Sr.2020–2021 David Perez Asensio2022–2024 Charlie Slusher2024-2025 Philip Marin2025-present
Players
Current squad The following players were called up for the 2025–26 CONCACAF Series friendly matches against Sint Maarten and Guyana on 27 and 30 March 2026, respectively.
Caps and goals correct as of 30 March 2026, after the match against Guyana.
Recent call-ups The following players have been called up within the past 12 months.
Records
Players in bold are still active with Belize.
Most appearances
RankPlayerCapsGoalsCareer 1 Deon McCaulay 63 28 2007–2022 2 Elroy Smith 61 6 2004–2019 3 Ian Gaynair 57 2 2007–2022 4 Evral Trapp 55 0 2010–2024 5 Woodrow West 52 0 2008–present 6 Dalton Eiley 41 0 2005–2019 Daniel Jiménez 41 2 2008–2019 8 Harrison Róchez 40 5 2004–2019 9 Krisean Lopez 38 5 2018–present 10 Trevor Lennan 37 1 2005–2019
Top goalscorers
RankPlayerGoalsCapsRatioCareer 1 Deon McCaulay 28 63 2007–2022 2 Carlos Bernárdez 7 21 2019–present3 Elroy Kuylen 6 33 2009–2019 Jordy Polanco 6 36 2015–present Elroy Smith 6 61 2004–20196 Desmond Wade 5 5 2021–present Dion Frazer 5 8 2000–2008 Krisean Lopez 5 38 2018–present Harrison Róchez 5 40 2004–201910 Norman Nuñez 3 11 1995–2005 Vallan Symms 3 20 2000–2011 Pele Martínez 3 23 2022–present Michael Salazar 3 23 2013–present
Competitive record FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup record Qualification record YearRoundSquad 1930 to 1978Part of Part of 1982 and 1986Not a FIFA memberNot a FIFA member 1990 and 1994Did not participateDeclined participation 1998Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 2 6 2002 4 0 1 3 2 10 2006 2 0 0 2 0 8 2010 4 1 1 2 4 11 2014 8 4 1 3 17 13 2018 6 2 3 1 7 6 2022 3 1 0 2 5 5 2026 4 0 0 4 1 10 2030To be determinedTo be determined 2034Total—0/8—3386193869
CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup recordQualification recordYearRoundSquad1963 to 1981Part of Part of 1985Not a CONCACAF memberNot a CONCACAF member1989 to 1993Did not participateDid not participate 1996Did not qualifyCopa Centroamericana 1998 2000 2002 2003Did not participateDid not participate 2005Did not qualifyCopa Centroamericana 2007 2009 2011 2013Group stage12th3003111Squad 2015Did not qualify 2017 2019420263 2021CONCACAF Nations League 2023 202585121416TotalGroup stage1/163003111—571064148116 CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup historyFirst match 1–6 (9 July 2013; Portland, United States)Biggest win—Biggest defeat 1–6 (9 July 2013; Portland, United States)Best resultGroup stage (2013)Worst result
CONCACAF Nations League CONCACAF Nations League recordLeague phaseFinal phaseSeasonGroupFinalsRound2019−20BA12th6204612 2021Ineligible2022–23BD16th6015210 20232023–24BC11th621357 20242024–25CB2nd440090 20252026–27BTo be determined2027Total2282122229—Total— CONCACAF Nations League historyFirst match 3–0 (5 September 2019; Cayenne, French Guiana)Biggest win 0–4 (7 September 2024; Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands)Biggest defeat 4–0 (10 October 2019; Belmopan, Belize)Best result12th – League B (2019–20)Worst resultRelegation League C (2023–24)
Copa Centroamericana Copa Centroamericana recordYearRound1991 and 1993Did not participate 1995Group stage6th200215 1997Preliminary round7th201112 1999Group stage6th2002112 20016th201137 2003Did not participate 2005Group stage7th300307 20077th300337 20097th301237 20117th301238 2013Fourth place4th511324 2014Group stage7th300316 20176th5014210TotalFourth place11/113016231969
Belize's international debut in the 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup.
Head-to-head record Updated on 3 October 2026 after match against French Guiana
Opponent P W D L GF GA GF220020+2110040+4211010+1100101–1201112−15014114−1320201108008232−30310239−64202550100010629−239423109+1520311110130491023−13320174+3100102–210109424−201010220200209−9420285+3134361925–67025312−9321051+4110010+15311118+3622368–2100123–13300120+122020000100116−5Total 129 34 22 73 137 242 −105
References
External links of the Football Federation of Belize Belize at FIFA.com (archived 4 June 2007)