Trinidad and Tobago national football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Trinidad and Tobago women's national football team.

The Trinidad and Tobago national football team, nicknamed the "Soca Warriors", represents the twin-island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago in international football. It is controlled by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association, which is a member of CONCACAF (the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football), the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), and the global jurisdiction of FIFA.

Trinidad and Tobago

Nickname(s)	The Soca Warriors
Association	Trinidad and Tobago Football Association
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Dwight Yorke
Captain	Aubrey David
Most caps	Angus Eve (117)
Top scorer	Stern John (70)
Home stadium	Hasely Crawford Stadium
FIFA code	TRI
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	102 1 (24 October 2024)[1]
Highest	25 (June 2001)
Lowest	106 (October 2010)
First international
British Guiana 1–4 Trinidad and Tobago  (British Guiana; 21 July 1905)[2]
Biggest win
Trinidad and Tobago 15–0 Anguilla  (Arima, Trinidad and Tobago; 10 November 2019)
Biggest defeat
Mexico 7–0 Trinidad and Tobago  (Mexico City, Mexico; 8 October 2000)  United States 7–0 Trinidad and Tobago  (Orlando, United States; 31 January 2021)
World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2006)
Best result	Group stage (2006)
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup
Appearances	18 (first in 1967)
Best result	Runners-up (1973)
Medal record CONCACAF Gold Cup 1973 Haiti Team 1989 North America Team CFU Caribbean Cup 1981 Puerto Rico Team 1988 Martinique Team 1989 Barbados Team 1992 Trinidad and Tobago Team 1994 Trinidad and Tobago Team 1995 Cayman Islands and Jamaica Team 1996 Trinidad and Tobago Team 1997 Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Kitts and Nevis Team 1999 Trinidad and Tobago Team 2001 Trinidad and Tobago Team 1978 Trinidad and Tobago Team 1983 French Guiana Team 1991 Jamaica Team 1998 Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica Team 2007 Trinidad and Tobago Team 2012 Antigua and Barbuda Team 2014 Jamaica Team 1993 Jamaica Team 2005 Barbados Team

The national team competes in the World Cup, Gold Cup, and the Nations League, as well as other competitions by invitation. The Soca Warriors' lone appearance at the FIFA World Cup came in 2006, after the team defeated Bahrain 2–1 on aggregate in the CONCACAF–AFC intercontinental play-off. The team has qualified for the CONCACAF Gold Cup on 18 occasions with their best performance in 2000, after reaching the semi-finals, finishing third. However, the national team did experience great success at the defunct Caribbean Cup, having won the sub-continental competition ten times and runners-up on seven occasions.

The separate Trinidad and Tobago national football teams are not related to the national team and are not directly affiliated with the game's governing bodies of FIFA or CONCACAF, but are affiliated with the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association.

History

1970s

At the 1973 CONCACAF Championship, Trinidad and Tobago fell two points short of qualifying for the 1974 World Cup in controversial fashion. Trinidad and Tobago lost a crucial game on 4 December 1973 against hosts Haiti 2–1 after being denied five goals. The referee, José Roberto Henríquez of El Salvador, and Canadian linesman James Higuet were subsequently banned for life by FIFA for the dubious events of the match.^[3][4][5]

1980s to 1990s: The Strike Squad

Trinidad and Tobago came within one game of qualifying for the 1990 World Cup in Italy. Nicknamed the "Strike Squad" during the qualifying campaign, Trinidad and Tobago needed only a draw to qualify in their final game played at home against the United States on 19 November 1989. In front of an over-capacity crowd of more than 30,000 at the National Stadium on "Red Day",^[6] Paul Caligiuri of the United States scored the only goal of the game in the 38th minute dashing Trinidad and Tobago's qualification hopes.^[7] For the good behaviour of the crowd at the stadium, despite the devastating loss and overcrowded stands, the spectators of Trinidad and Tobago were awarded the FIFA Fair Play Award in 1989.^[8]

2000s

2006 FIFA World Cup

Main article: Trinidad and Tobago at the FIFA World Cup § 2006

Trinidad and Tobago qualified for the 2006 World Cup in Germany, its first-ever qualification for the tournament. During their qualifying campaign, they sat at the bottom of the table in the final round of qualifying with one point from three. However, after the arrival of Leo Beenhakker as team coach and the recalling of veteran players Dwight Yorke and Russell Latapy, Trinidad and Tobago reversed its fortunes and placed fourth in the group. They qualified via a play-off against Bahrain, recovering from a 1–1 draw at home to win 1–0 in Manama, Bahrain to book a place in the finals. As a result, Trinidad and Tobago became the smallest country to qualify for the FIFA World Cup, a record they held until Iceland reached their first World Cup in 2018.

In Germany, Trinidad and Tobago were grouped with England, Sweden and Paraguay in Group B.They played their initial game, drawing 0–0 against Sweden, even though they were reduced to ten men early in the second half. They faced losses in their remaining matches against England and Paraguay, each by a 2–0 margin.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  England 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7  Sweden 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5  Paraguay 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3  Trinidad and Tobago 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1

Team   Score   Team Trinidad and Tobago  0–0  Sweden England  2–0  Trinidad and Tobago Paraguay  2–0  Trinidad and Tobago

2010s

2010 World Cup Cycle

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

Trinidad and Tobago began their campaign in the second round against Bermuda. Trinidad and Tobago lost the first match 2–1 at home, but bounced back to win the away leg 2–0 to progress to the third round 3–2 on aggregate. The Soca Warriors entered Group 1 alongside the United States, Guatemala, and Cuba. They then progressed to the Hexagonal round, finishing second in the group with eleven points from six games. There they faced Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico and the United States. The group began badly for Trinidad and Tobago as they drew 2–2 with El Salvador after leading 2–0, and then drew 1–1 with Honduras. Three consecutive losses, to the United States, Costa Rica and Mexico, put the Soca Warriors in last place with two points from five matches. After defeating El Salvador 1–0, they suffered further losses to Honduras and the United States the following month, ending their hopes of qualifying, and they eventually finished bottom of the group.

2014 World Cup Cycle

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

Trinidad and Tobago entered qualification for the 2014 World Cup in the second round as a seeded team, with Guyana, Bermuda and Barbados also drawn in Group B. The Soca Warriors defeated Bermuda (1–0) and Barbados (2–0) in their first two matches. However, on 7 October 2011, they lost away to Bermuda in Devonshire Parish 2–1.^[9] The team recovered four days later by defeating Barbados 4–0 in the Hasely Crawford Stadium with a hat-trick from Lester Peltier.^[10] Entering the final two matches in the Second Round, Trinidad and Tobago were in second place, behind Guyana by one point. As only the group winners would advance to the third round, the Soca Warriors needed to take four points in the two matches against Guyana to advance. Trinidad and Tobago first traveled to Providence, Guyana to face the Golden Jaguars on 11 November 2011. With an early goal from Ricky Shakes and another from Leon Cort in the 81st minute, Trinidad and Tobago trailed 2–0 and faced elimination. Kenwyne Jones pull a goal back in the 93rd minute, but the match ended 2–1 to Guyana.^[11] On 12 January 2012, Otto Pfister was sacked after the country's earliest exit from World Cup qualification since 1994.^[12]

2018 World Cup Cycle

Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

Trinidad and Tobago entered qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in the fourth round and were drawn into Group C with Guatemala, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and the United States. The team finished second in the group with 11 points to qualify for the Hexagonal. However, they finished in sixth place in the final round with only six points, even though they eliminated the United States from World Cup contention with a 2–1 victory in the final match.

2022 World Cup Cycle

Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

Trinidad and Tobago entered qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in the first round and were drawn into Group F with Saint Kitts and Nevis, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, and Guyana. The team finished second in the group with 8 points and failed to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

2026 World Cup Cycle

Main article: 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

Trinidad and Tobago entered qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the second round and were drawn into Group B with Saint Kitts and Nevis, Grenada, Bahamas, and Costa Rica.

Team image

Home stadium

Hasely Crawford Stadium became the home of the national team in 1980

For the first eighty years of their existence, Trinidad and Tobago played their home matches all around the country with Queen's Park Oval, generally thought of as the most picturesque and largest of the old cricket grounds in the West Indies, as the most often used venue.^[13] The cricket ground served as the country's largest stadium until the new National Stadium was built in Mucurapo, Port of Spain, to host the nation's athletics competitions and international football matches.

The stadium later was renovated and renamed after Hasely Crawford, the first person from Trinidad and Tobago to win an Olympic gold medal, prior to Trinidad and Tobago hosting the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship. The stadium currently has a seating capacity of 23,000 and is owned by the Trinidad and Tobago government and managed through the Ministry of Sport via its special purpose state agency called SporTT.^[14]

In recent years, the TTFA have hosted matches at the smaller 10,000 seat Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, citing a problem with the lighting system at Hasely Crawford Stadium, lower expenses for matches at Ato Boldon, and fans being seated closer to the pitch.^[15] Trinidad and Tobago hosted two games during "The Hex" in late 2017. They lost to Honduras 1–2 on 1 September 2017. On 10 October 2017, Trinidad and Tobago defeated the United States 2–1, causing the United States to fail to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1986. Ato Boldon Stadium has since hosted friendlies against Grenada, Guyana, and Panama.

Supporters

Soca Warriors' supporters before the team's opening 2006 World Cup match against Sweden

The major supporters' group for the national team is the Soca Warriors Supporters Club or the "Warrior Nation". The group is a non-profit organisation that is independent of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association. Formed shortly after Trinidad and Tobago secured qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the supporters' club was organised by Soca Warriors Online founder Inshan Mohammed and Nigel Myers.

The group's activities include promoting teams locally and globally, lobbying the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association as representatives of football fans, advocating fair pricing and allocation of event tickets, organising travel for fans to home and away matches, providing a family-oriented fans' organisation, and promoting football among the young people of Trinidad and Tobago.

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

Trinidad and Tobago  v  Guatemala

13 October 2023–24 Nations League	Trinidad and Tobago	3–2	Guatemala	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
21:00 UTC−4	Jones 36' (pen.) Moore 54' James 89'	Report	Rubin 12' Santis 31'	Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

Curaçao  v  Trinidad and Tobago

17 October 2023–24 Nations League	Curaçao	5–3	Trinidad and Tobago	Willemstad, Curaçao
21:00 UTC−4	Janga 7', 81' Roemeratoe 12' Gorré 56' (pen.) Bacuna 78' (pen.)	Report	Moore 68' Lee-Him 74' Moses 86'	Stadium: Ergilio Hato Stadium Attendance: 1,043 Referee: Said Martínez (Honduras)

United States  v  Trinidad and Tobago

16 November 2023–24 Nations League	United States	3–0	Trinidad and Tobago	Austin, United States
20:00 UTC−6	Pepi 82' Robinson 86' Reyna 89'	Report		Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 19,850 Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

Trinidad and Tobago  v  United States

20 November 2023–24 Nations League	Trinidad and Tobago	2–1 (2–4 agg.)	United States	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
20:00 UTC−4	Moore 43' Jones 57'	Report	Robinson 25'	Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium Attendance: 9,438 Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)
Note: United States won 4–2 on aggregate and qualified to the 2024 Copa América. Trinidad and Tobago advanced to the play-in.

2024

Trinidad and Tobago  v  Jamaica

1 March Friendly	Trinidad and Tobago	0–1	Jamaica	San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago
16:00 UTC−5				Stadium: Mannie Ramjohn Stadium

Trinidad and Tobago  v  Jamaica

3 March Friendly	Trinidad and Tobago	0–0	Jamaica	Arima, Trinidad and Tobago
				Stadium: Larry Gomes Stadium

Canada  v  Trinidad and Tobago

23 March 2024 Copa América qualifying play-offs	Canada	2–0	Trinidad and Tobago	Frisco, United States
16:00 ET (15:00 UTC−5)	Larin 61' Shaffelburg 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Marco Ortíz (Mexico)

Trinidad and Tobago  v  Guyana

13 May Friendly

Trinidad and Tobago

2–1

Guyana

Trinidad and Tobago  v  Guyana

15 May Friendly

Trinidad and Tobago

2–0

Guyana

Trinidad and Tobago  v  Grenada

5 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Trinidad and Tobago	2–2	Grenada	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
19:30 UTC−4	Telfer 43' Moore 74'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF)	Hippolyte 24' (pen.), 28'	Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

Bahamas  v  Trinidad and Tobago

8 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Bahamas	1–7	Trinidad and Tobago	Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
17:30 UTC−4	Julmis 86'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF)	Shaw 6', 66' Jones 14' (pen.) Muckette 43', 45+1' Moore 56' James 84'	Stadium: SKNFA Technical Center Attendance: 165 Referee: Marco Antonio Ortíz Nava (Mexico)

Honduras  v  Trinidad and Tobago

6 September 2024–25 Nations League	Honduras	4-0	Trinidad and Tobago	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
22:00 UTC−6	Alexander López 39' Kervin Arriaga 45+2' Edwin Rodríguez 54' David Ruiz 86'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés Referee: Mary Tori Penso (United States)

Trinidad and Tobago  v  French Guiana

10 September 2024–25 Nations League	Trinidad and Tobago	0-0	French Guiana	Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago
19:00 UTC−5		Report		Stadium: Dwight Yorke Stadium Referee: Adonis Carrasco (Dominican Republic)

Cuba  v  Trinidad and Tobago

10 October 2024–25 Nations League	Cuba	v	Trinidad and Tobago	Cuba
--:-- UTC−5				Stadium: TBD

Trinidad and Tobago  v  Cuba

14 October 2024–25 Nations League	Trinidad and Tobago	v	Cuba	Trinidad and Tobago
--:-- UTC−5				Stadium: TBD

2025

Trinidad and Tobago  v  Saint Kitts and Nevis

6 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Trinidad and Tobago	v	Saint Kitts and Nevis
--:-- UTC−4

Costa Rica  v  Trinidad and Tobago

10 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Costa Rica	v	Trinidad and Tobago
--:-- UTC−6

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Technical Director	Anton Corneal
Head Coach	Derek King
Assistant Coach	Elijah Wilby
Goalkeeper Coach	Rogerius Kimble
Academy Manager	Borlin Kumar Jr.
Equipment Manager	Mack Cummings
Fitness Coach	Renatus Prince
Doctor	Georginus Southwood
Logistics Manager	Anil Chowdhury
Physiotherapist	Denzal Carr
Massage Therapist/Trainer	Hakeem Edwards
Team Manager	Elanus Turing
Media Officer	Cletus Monroe

Managers

See also: Trinidad and Tobago national football team managers

• Joffre Chambers (1964)
• Amerigo Brunner (1965–1966)
• Conrad Braithwaite (1965–1967)
• Michael Laing (1968)
• Trevor Smith (1969)
• Kevin Verity (1972–1973)
• Rudi Gutendorf (1976)
• Edgar Vidale (1976)
• Alvin Corneal (1980)
• Kenneth Butcher (1980)
• Roderick Warner (1984–1985)
• Everald Cummings (1988–1989)
• Kenwyn Cooper (1989)
• Alvin Corneal (1990)
• Edgar Vidale (1990–1991)
• Muhammad Isa (1992)
• Clovis de Oliveira (1992)
• Everald Cummings (1993)
• Kenny Joseph (1994)
• Zoran Vraneš (1994–1996)
• Jochen Figge (1996)
• Kenny Joseph (1996)
• Sebastian de Araújo (1996)
• Edgar Vidale (1997)
• Bertille St. Clair (1997–2000)
• Ian Porterfield (2000–2001)
• René Simões (2001–2002)
• Clayton Morris (2002)
• Hannibal Najjar (2002–2003)
• Zoran Vraneš (2003)
• Stuart Charles-Fevrier (2003)
• Ron La Forest (2004)
• Bertille St. Clair (2004–2005)
• Leo Beenhakker (2005–2006)
• Wim Rijsbergen (2006–2007)
• Anton Corneal (2008)
• Francisco Maturana (2008–2009)
• Russell Latapy (2009–2011)
• Otto Pfister (2011–2012)
• Hutson Charles (2012–2013)
• Jamaal Shabazz (2012–2013)
• Stephen Hart (2013–2016)
• Tom Saintfiet (2016–2017)
• Dennis Lawrence (2017–2019)
• Terry Fenwick (2020–2021)
• Angus Eve (2021–2024)
• Derek King (2024)
• Dwight Yorke (2024-present)

Players

For all past and present players who have appeared for the national team, see Trinidad and Tobago national team players.

Current squad

The following 23 players were named to the squad for the 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League A matches against Cuba on 10 and 14 October, 2024.^[16]

Caps and goals updated as of 10 September 2024, after the match against French Guiana.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Adrian Foncette	(1988-10-10) 10 October 1988 (age 36)	24	0	Police FC
	1GK	Denzil Smith	(1999-10-12) 12 October 1999 (age 25)	15	0	Port of Spain
	1GK	Christopher Biggette	(1996-02-17) 17 February 1996 (age 28)	4	0	Defence Force
	2DF	Aubrey David	(1990-10-11) 11 October 1990 (age 34)	86	1	C.S.D. Municipal
	2DF	Alvin Jones	(1994-07-09) 9 July 1994 (age 30)	57	6	Police FC
	2DF	Sheldon Bateau	(1991-01-29) 29 January 1991 (age 33)	55	4	Beveren
	2DF	Triston Hodge	(1994-10-09) 9 October 1994 (age 30)	32	0	Hartford Athletic
	2DF	Justin Garcia	(1995-10-26) 26 October 1995 (age 29)	23	1	Defence Force
	2DF	Ross Russell Jr.	(1992-01-09) 9 January 1992 (age 32)	18	0	La Horquetta Rangers
	2DF	Shannon Gomez	(1996-10-05) 5 October 1996 (age 28)	16	0	San Antonio FC
	3MF	Joevin Jones	(1991-08-03) 3 August 1991 (age 33)	90	13	Police FC
	3MF	Kevin Molino	(1990-06-17) 17 June 1990 (age 34)	60	23	Unattached
	3MF	Noah Powder	(1998-10-27) 27 October 1998 (age 26)	23	2	Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC
	3MF	Michel Poon-Angeron	(2001-04-19) 19 April 2001 (age 23)	16	1	Port of Spain
	3MF	Andre Rampersad	(1995-02-02) 2 February 1995 (age 29)	16	1	HFX Wanderers
	3MF	John-Paul Rochford	(2000-01-05) 5 January 2000 (age 24)	14	2	Port of Spain
	3MF	Isaiah Lee	(1999-09-21) 21 September 1999 (age 25)	6	0	La Horquetta Rangers
	3MF	Dantaye Gilbert	(2004-12-03) 3 December 2004 (age 19)	3	0	Jong PSV
	4FW	Ryan Telfer	(1994-05-04) 4 May 1994 (age 30)	31	10	HFX Wanderers
	4FW	Real Gill	(2003-01-23) 23 January 2003 (age 21)	10	1	Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC
	4FW	Nathaniel James	(2004-06-17) 17 June 2004 (age 20)	9	3	Mount Pleasant
	4FW	Kevon Woodley	(1986-07-06) 6 July 1986 (age 38)	5	1	Police FC
	4FW	Tyrese Spicer	(2000-12-04) 4 December 2000 (age 23)	0	0	Toronto FC

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called to the squad in the last twelve months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Aaron Enill	(1995-06-04) 4 June 1995 (age 29)	1	0	Montego Bay	v.  French Guiana; 11 September 2024
DF	Andre Raymond	(2000-11-09) 9 November 2000 (age 23)	10	0	St Johnstone	v.  French Guiana; 11 September 2024
DF	Leland Archer	(1996-01-08) 8 January 1996 (age 28)	5	0	Charleston Battery	v.  French Guiana; 11 September 2024
DF	Josiah Trimmingham	(1996-12-14) 14 December 1996 (age 27)	6	0	Montego Bay	v.  Bahamas; 8 June 2024
DF	Isaiah Garcia	(1998-04-22) 22 April 1998 (age 26)	13	0	Defence Force	v.  Guyana; 16 May 2024
DF	Robert Primus	(1990-11-10) 10 November 1990 (age 33)	11	0	Police FC	v.  Guyana; 16 May 2024
DF	Jesse Williams	(2001-05-18) 18 May 2001 (age 23)	11	0	Chattanooga	v.  Canada; 23 March 2024
MF	Duane Muckette	(1995-07-01) 1 July 1995 (age 29)	26	3	Port of Spain	v.  French Guiana; 11 September 2024
MF	Daniel Phillips	(2001-01-18) 18 January 2001 (age 23)	13	0	Stevenage	v.  French Guiana; 11 September 2024
MF	Steffen Yeates	(2000-01-04) 4 January 2000 (age 24)	3	0	Pacific FC	v.  French Guiana; 11 September 2024
MF	Ajani Fortune	(2002-12-30) 30 December 2002 (age 21)	8	1	Atlanta United	v.  Bahamas; 8 June 2024
MF	Kevon Goddard	(1996-01-20) 20 January 1996 (age 28)	12	0	Defence Force	v.  Guyana; 16 May 2024
MF	Kristian Lee-Him	(1993-10-08) 8 October 1993 (age 31)	6	1	IFK Eskilstuna	v.  United States; 13 November 2023
FW	Reon Moore	(1996-09-22) 22 September 1996 (age 28)	30	10	Pacific FC	v.  French Guiana; 11 September 2024
FW	Kaïlé Auvray	(2004-05-27) 27 May 2004 (age 20)	17	0	Cavalier F.C.	v.  French Guiana; 11 September 2024
FW	Malcolm Shaw	(1995-07-27) 27 July 1995 (age 29)	8	3	Cavalry FC	v.  Bahamas; 8 June 2024
FW	Ezekiel Kesar	(2002-03-27) 27 March 2002 (age 22)	5	1	Police FC	v.  Bahamas; 8 June 2024
FW	Levi García	(1997-11-20) 20 November 1997 (age 26)	43	8	AEK Athens	v.  Grenada; 6 June 2024

Records

As of 14 October 2024^[17]

Players in bold are still active with Trinidad and Tobago.

Most appearances

Rank	Name	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Angus Eve	118	36	1994–2005
2	Stern John	115	70	1995–2011
3	Marvin Andrews	104	10	1996–2009
4	Densill Theobald	99	2	2002–2013
5	Carlos Edwards	97	4	1999–2017
6	Khaleem Hyland	94	5	2008–2021
	Marvin Phillip	94	0	2007–2023
8	Joevin Jones	92	14	2010–present
9	Daneil Cyrus	91	0	2010–2019
	Kenwyne Jones	91	23	2003–2017

Top goalscorers

Stern John is Trinidad and Tobago's all time top scorer with 70 goals.

Rank	Name	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Stern John	70	115	0.61	1995–2011
2	Angus Eve	36	118	0.31	1994–2005
3	Russell Latapy	29	87	0.33	1987–2009
4	Arnold Dwarika	28	74	0.38	1993–2008
5	Cornell Glen	24	71	0.34	2002–2017
6	Kevin Molino	23	61	0.38	2010–present
	Kenwyne Jones	23	91	0.25	2003–2017
8	Nigel Pierre	22	57	0.39	1999–2005
9	Leonson Lewis	21	31	0.68	1988–1996
10	Dwight Yorke	19	72	0.26	1989–2009

Competitive record

Further information: Trinidad and Tobago national football team cup results

FIFA World Cup

Main article: Trinidad and Tobago at the FIFA World Cup

Trinidad and Tobago first appeared at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The Soca Warriors finished bottom of the group with one point from the team's three matches. Even though the team did not advance in the competition, Trinidad and Tobago recorded its first point from the FIFA World Cup after a 0–0 draw to Sweden in its first match.

Trinidad and Tobago failed to qualify for the FIFA World Cup between 1966 and 2002, then again from 2010 to 2022.

FIFA World Cup											Qualification
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1962	Not a FIFA member										Not a FIFA member
1966	Did not qualify										4	1	0	3	5	12
1970											4	1	1	2	4	10
1974											9	6	1	2	27	8
1978											6	2	2	2	10	9
1982											4	1	2	1	1	2
1986											4	0	1	3	2	7
1990											12	5	5	2	13	6
1994											4	2	1	1	7	4
1998											8	2	1	5	15	10
2002											22	10	4	8	33	28
2006	Group stage	27th	3	0	1	2	0	4	Squad		20	11	2	7	30	25
2010	Did not qualify										18	5	5	8	22	30
2014											6	4	0	2	12	4
2018											16	5	2	9	20	28
2022											4	2	2	0	6	1
2026	To be determined										2	1	1	0	9	3
2030											To be determined
2034
Total	Group stage	1/15	3	0	1	2	0	4			143	58	30	55	216	187

FIFA World Cup history
First Match	Trinidad and Tobago 0–0 Sweden  (10 June 2006; Dortmund, Germany)
Biggest Win	—
Biggest Defeat	England 2–0 Trinidad and Tobago  (15 June 2006; Nuremberg, Germany)  Paraguay 2–0 Trinidad and Tobago  (20 June 2006; Kaiserslautern, Germany)
Best Result	Group stage (2006)
Worst Result	—

CONCACAF Gold Cup

Main article: Trinidad and Tobago at the CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Championship 1963–1989, CONCACAF Gold Cup 1991–present

CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1963	Did not enter										Did not enter
1965	Withdrew										Withdrew
1967	Round-robin	4th	5	2	0	3	6	10	Squad		4	2	1	1	7	7
1969	Round-robin	5th	5	1	1	3	4	12	Squad		Qualified automatically
1971	Round-robin	5th	5	1	2	2	6	12	Squad		Qualified as hosts
1973	Round-robin	2nd	5	3	0	2	11	4	Squad		4	3	1	0	16	4
1977	Did not qualify										6	2	2	2	10	9
1981											4	1	2	1	1	2
1985	Group stage	7th	4	0	1	3	2	7	Squad		Qualified automatically
1989	Round-robin	3rd	8	3	3	2	7	5	Squad		4	2	2	0	6	1
1991	Group stage	5th	3	1	0	2	3	4	Squad		5	3	0	2	12	5
1993	Did not qualify										5	2	1	2	10	10
1996	Group stage	7th	2	0	0	2	4	6	Squad		5	4	0	1	21	3
1998	Group stage	6th	2	1	0	1	5	5	Squad		4	2	1	1	9	3
2000	Third place	3rd	4	2	0	2	6	8	Squad		5	4	0	1	18	6
2002	Group stage	10th	2	0	1	1	1	2	Squad		5	4	0	1	13	3
2003	Did not qualify										7	3	0	4	8	9
2005	Group stage	10th	3	0	2	1	3	5	Squad		10	7	0	3	22	8
2007	Group stage	11th	3	0	1	2	2	5	Squad		5	3	1	1	13	6
2009	Did not qualify										6	3	2	1	11	8
2011											6	4	0	2	13	6
2013	Quarter-finals	6th	4	1	1	2	4	5	Squad		11	6	3	2	23	7
2015	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	2	0	10	6	Squad		7	5	2	0	16	5
2017	Did not qualify										4	1	0	3	8	8
2019	Group stage	14th	3	0	1	2	1	9	Squad		Qualified automatically
2021	Group stage	12th	3	0	2	1	1	3	Squad		6	1	3	2	10	11
2023	Group stage	13th	3	1	0	2	4	10	Squad		6	4	1	1	12	4
Total	Runners-up	18/27	68	18	17	33	80	118			119	66	20	31	269	125

CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup history
First Match	Honduras 2–0 Trinidad and Tobago  (5 March 1967; Tegucigalpa, Honduras)
Biggest Win	Trinidad and Tobago 4–0 Mexico  (14 December 1973; Port-au-Prince, Haiti)  Trinidad and Tobago 4–0 Netherlands Antilles  (17 December 1973; Port-au-Prince, Haiti)
Biggest Defeat	Trinidad and Tobago 0–6 Haiti  (28 November 1971; Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago)  United States 6–0 Trinidad and Tobago  (22 June 2019; Cleveland, United States)  United States 6–0 Trinidad and Tobago  (2 July 2023; Charlotte, United States)
Best Result	Runners-up (1973)
Worst Result	Group stage (1985, 1991, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2019, 2023)

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record
League											Finals
Season	Division	Group	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R		Year	Pos.	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
2019−20	A	C	4	0	2	2	3	9			2020	Did not qualify
2022–23	B	C	6	4	1	1	12	4			2023	Ineligible
2023–24	A	A	4	3	0	1	10	9			2024	Did not qualify
2024–25	A	B	4	1	2	1	5	7			2025
Total	—	—	18	8	5	5	30	29	—		Total	0 Titles	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

CONCACAF Nations League history
First Match	Martinique 1–1 Trinidad and Tobago  (6 September 2019; Fort-de-France, Martinique)
Biggest Win	Trinidad and Tobago 4–1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  (13 June 2022; Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago)  Bahamas 0–3 Trinidad and Tobago  (24 March 2023; Nassau, Bahamas)
Biggest Defeat	Honduras 4–0 Trinidad and Tobago  (17 November 2019; San Pedro Sula, Honduras)  Honduras 4–0 Trinidad and Tobago  (6 September 2024; Tegucigalpa, Honduras)
Best Result	7th place in 2023–24
Worst Result	16th place in 2022–23

Caribbean Cup

CFU Championship & Caribbean Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1978	Runners-up	3	1	1	1	5	4	Squad		2	1	0	1	6	5
1979	Fourth place	3	0	0	3	1	6	Squad		2	2	0	0	3	1
1981	Champions	3	3	0	0	10	0	Squad		6	2	3	1	10	7
1983	Runners-up	3	2	0	1	4	4	Squad		Qualified as champions
1985	Did not qualify									4	1	2	1	7	4
1988	Champions	3	2	1	0	7	1	Squad		4	4	0	0	14	1
1989	Champions	3	2	0	1	5	3	Squad		4	3	0	1	16	4
1990	Abandoned[upper-alpha 1]	2	1	1	0	5	0	Squad		Qualified as champions
1991	Runners-up	5	3	0	2	12	5	Squad		Qualified as champions
1992	Champions	5	5	0	0	14	2	Squad		Qualified as host
1993	Third place	5	2	1	2	10	10	Squad		Qualified as champions
1994	Champions	5	4	1	0	17	4	Squad		Qualified as host
1995	Champions	5	4	0	1	21	3	Squad		Qualified as champions
1996	Champions	5	5	0	0	13	2	Squad		Qualified as champions
1997	Champions	4	2	1	1	9	3	Squad		Qualified as champions
1998	Runners-up	5	4	0	1	18	6	Squad		Qualified as champions
1999	Champions	5	5	0	0	19	4	Squad		Qualified as host
2001	Champions	5	4	0	1	13	3	Squad		Qualified as champions
2005	Third place	3	1	0	2	5	6	Squad		7	6	0	1	17	2
2007	Runners-up	5	3	1	1	13	6	Squad		Qualified as host
2008	Group stage	3	1	1	1	4	4	Squad		3	2	1	0	7	4
2010	Group stage	3	1	0	2	1	3	Squad		3	3	0	0	12	3
2012	Runners-up	5	2	2	1	6	5	Squad		6	5	1	0	20	2
2014	Runners-up	4	2	2	0	7	4	Squad		3	3	0	0	9	1
2017	Did not qualify									4	1	0	3	8	8
Total	23/25	92	59	12	21	219	88			48	33	7	8	129	42

CFU Championship & Caribbean Cup history
First Match	Trinidad and Tobago 3–1 Antigua and Barbuda  (23 October 1978; Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago)
Biggest Win	Cayman Islands 2–9 Trinidad and Tobago  (28 July 1995; Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands)
Biggest Defeat	Suriname 3–0 Trinidad and Tobago  (15 November 1979; Paramaribo, Suriname)
Best Result	Champions (1981, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001)
Worst Result	Group stage (2008, 2010)

Honours

Major competitions

Continental

• CONCACAF Championship/Gold Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 1973
  • Third place (1): 1989

Regional

• CFU Championship/Caribbean Cup
  • Champions (10): 1981, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001
  • Runners-up (7): 1978, 1983, 1991, 1998, 2007, 2012,^[18] 2014
  • Third place (2): 1993, 2005

Friendly

• OSN Cup
  • Third place (1): 2013
• Coupe Duvalier
  • Third place (1): 1966

FIFA World Ranking

See also: FIFA World Rankings

Last update was on 23 December 2021 Source:^[19]

  Best Ranking    Worst Ranking    Best Mover    Worst Mover  

Trinidad & Tobago's FIFA World Ranking History
Rank	Year	Best		Worst
		Rank	Move	Rank	Move
103	2021	100	3	103
103	2020	103	2	105	1
104	2019	92	1	104	9
92	2018	79	7	93	13
87	2017	76	16	99	16
78	2016	49	6	78	13
49	2015	49	8	67	7
55	2014	49	37	86	13
78	2013	69	9	87	12
68	2012	68	11	85	7
76	2011	76	11	95	7
89	2010	76	28	106	21
82	2009	63	7	82	9
77	2008	77	12	102	20
81	2007	63	19	87	14
91	2006	47	5	91	24
50	2005	50	5	62	3
63	2004	63	14	77	7
70	2003	47	1	71	12
47	2002	34	3	47	7
32	2001	25	11	36	5
29	2000	29	9	49	4
44	1999	40	11	72	17
51	1998	44	12	59	11
56	1997	42	13	74	18
41	1996	33	15	50	4
57	1995	55	27	85	28
91	1994	83	10	95	5
88	1993	85	1	89	23

See also

• Association football portal
• Trinidad and Tobago portal

• TT Pro League (top league in Trinidad and Tobago)
• Trinidad and Tobago men's national under-20 football team
• Trinidad and Tobago men's national under-17 football team
• Trinidad and Tobago women's national football team
• Football in Trinidad and Tobago

Notes

1. Play was suspended when Jamaat al Muslimeen attempted a coup d'état of the government of Trinidad and Tobago. The tournament was abandoned altogether after Tropical storm Arthur forced the cancellation of the final round of games. Trinidad and Tobago were to meet Martinique in the final.

References

General

• Trinidad and Tobago Football History

Specific

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4. Football: Carnival time and the Trinis are up for the party, The Independent. Accessed June 23, 2008.
5. Trinidad Express – Haitian robbery: Trinidad and Tobago cheated W/Cup spot Archived 10 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Socawarriors.net. Accessed June 23, 2008.
6. Red-Day, Nov, 19, 1989 Archived 14 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine, YouTube.com. Accessed: June 23, 2008.
7. Pulse: Thank You Trinidad and Tobago Warriors Archived 17 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Trinidad Guardian. Accessed June 23, 2008.
8. FIFA Fair Play Awards Archived 1 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine, FIFA.com. Accessed June 23, 2008.
9. "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ – Matches – Bermuda-Trinidad and Tobago – FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 21 November 2011.
10. "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2014.
11. "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 28 November 2011.
12. Inshan Mohammed. "Corneal appointed TTFF Technical Director, Otto Pfister axed". socawarriors.net. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
13. "Queen's Park Oval". Cricinfo Staff. 13 March 2007. Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
14. "Hasely Crawford Stadium". Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
15. "U.S.'s World Cup qualifier in Trinidad set for 10,000-seat stadium". ESPN. 15 September 2017. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
16. "Final Roster named for Nations League clashes vs Cuba". Trinidad and Tobago Football Association. 5 October 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
17. "Trinidad and Tobago  – Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
18. "Cuba 1 Trinidad & Tobago 0". Soccerway. 16 December 2012. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
19. "Trinidad & Tobago in the FIFA World Ranking". Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.

External links

• Trinidad and Tobago Football Association
• Soca Warriors Online – National Team
• Trinidad and Tobago FIFA profile