Cuba national football team

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

The Cuba national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Cuba) represents Cuba in men's international football, and is controlled by the Asociación de Fútbol de Cuba (English: Football Association of Cuba), which is a member of FIFA since 1932 and was a founding member of CONCACAF since 1961. It was also affiliated with NAFC (1946–1955) and later with CCCF (1955–1961), which was the two predecessor confederations of CONCACAF. It was also a member of PFC, the attempt at a unified confederation of the Americas. Nicknamed Los Leones del Caribe (English: The Lions of the Caribbean).

Cuba

Nickname(s)	Los Leones del Caribe (The Lions of the Caribbean) Los Diablos Rojos (The Red Devils)
Association	Asociación de Fútbol de Cuba (AFC)
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Yunielys Castillo
Captain	Maikel Reyes
Most caps	Yénier Márquez (126)
Top scorer	Lester Moré (30)
Home stadium	Estadio Pedro Marrero
FIFA code	CUB
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	167 4 (3 April 2025)[1]
Highest	46 (November – December 2006)
Lowest	182 (August 2017, March–May 2018)
First international
Cuba 3–1 Jamaica  (Havana, Cuba; 16 March 1930)
Biggest win
Cuba 11–0 Turks and Caicos Islands  (Havana, Cuba; 8 September 2018)
Biggest defeat
Sweden 8–0 Cuba  (Antibes, France; 12 June 1938)  Soviet Union 8–0 Cuba  (Moscow, Soviet Union; 24 July 1980)  Russia 8–0 Cuba  (Volgograd, Russia; 20 November 2023)
World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 1938)
Best result	Quarter-finals (1938)
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup
Appearances	12 (first in 1971)
Best result	Fourth place (1971)
Medal record NAFC Championship 1947 Cuba Team 1949 Mexico Team Caribbean Cup 2012 Antigua and Barbuda Team 1996 Trinidad and Tobago Team 1999 Trinidad and Tobago Team 2005 Barbados Team 1995 Cayman Islands and Jamaica Team 2007 Trinidad and Tobago Team 2010 Martinique Team

They were the first Caribbean team to get to the World Cup Quarter finals – they did so in 1938. There, in the round of 16, they defeated Romania in a replay, 2–1, after drawing against them 3–3. They were then eliminated in the quarter-finals by Sweden, 8–0. Cuba has not returned to the World Cup since.

Cuba finished second in the North American Nations Cup in 1947, which they hosted the tournament, second also in Caribbean Cup in 1996, 1999, and 2005, but won in 2012.

History

Early history

Cuba played its first international football match on 16 March 1930 at that year's Central American and Caribbean Games. They beat Jamaica (then a British colony) 3–1 in Havana. Four days later, they beat Honduras 7–0.^[2] Cuba were managed by José Tapia, who remained in charge until after Cuba's 1938 World Cup campaign.

Cuba's first World Cup qualification campaign was for the 1934 World Cup in Italy. All of the CONCACAF entrants were placed in Group 11. The winner of a best-of-three tournament between the two weakest nations, Cuba and Haiti would produce a winner to play 1930 qualifiers Mexico in another round of best-of-three. The winner of that would play 1930 semi-finalists the United States of America for a place in the finals. All of the matches between Cuba and Haiti in the first round were staged at Parc Leconte in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on 28, 1 and 4 January–February 1934. Cuba won the first match 3–1 with Mario Lopez opening from a penalty and Hector Socorro scoring the second. The second match was a 1–1 draw with Lopez equalising in the 85th minute. In the final match, Cuba won 6–0 with two Lopez goals, one from Hector Socorro and one from his brother Francisco.

The second round against Mexico consisted of three matches at Parque Necaxa in Mexico City. Its first match, on 4 March 1934, saw Mexico go 3–0 up with a hat-trick by Dionisio Mejia, his goals scored in the 12th, 14th and 16th minutes. Mario Lopez scored twice for Cuba with one in each half, but Mexico won 3–2. A week later, Mejia scored another hat-trick as Mexico won 5–0, and seven days later, Mexico won 4–1 after Lopez opened the scoring in the 15th minute. Mexico did not qualify, their 4–2 play-off defeat to the United States was held in Rome during the finals, as the two teams had forgotten to stage it earlier.

1938–2000

The decision to stage the 1938 World Cup in France was poorly received in the Americas, who had hoped for it to return to South America after the 1934 World Cup in Italy. All nations in South America except Brazil withdrew, and all CONCACAF nations except Cuba, thus the two qualified by default.

The tournament was held as a straight knock-out tournament of 16 nations. Cuba were drawn to play their first-ever World Cup finals match against Romania (who were making their third finals appearance) at Stade du T.O.E.C. in Toulouse, on 5 June 1938. Silviu Bindea put Romania ahead after 35 minutes and Hector Socorro equalised nine minutes later. With three minutes remaining, Tomás Fernández gave Cuba the lead, but within a minute Iuliu Baratky forced extra time with a Romanian equaliser. Romania went 3–2 up in extra-time by Ștefan Dobay's goal on 105 minutes, but Juan Tuñas equalised for Cuba with three minutes of extra-time remaining.

The replay was held at the same stadium, on 9 June. This was at the same time as Switzerland's 4–2 replay win over Germany. Dobay put Romania 1–0 up at half-time with a 35th-minute goal, but in the second half Cuba equalised through Socorro in the 51st minute. Six minutes later, Carlos Oliviera scored the winning goal and it ended 2–1. In the quarter-final, Cuba lost 8–0 to Sweden at Stade du Fort Carre in Antibes, on 12 June. Sweden's Tore Keller and Gustav Wetterström each scored hat-tricks.^[3]

The NAFC Championship 1949 served as CONCACAF's qualification group for the 1950 World Cup in Brazil. Cuba, the United States of America and Mexico played each other twice in a tournament held in Mexico City in September 1949. The top two would qualify. Cuba came third and did not qualify, their only point was gained from their second match, a 1–1 draw against the United States on 14 September. Cuba did not compete in World Cup qualification again until 1966, already under Castro's regime. They returned to participation in qualification for 1978, but the 1982 qualifiers represented a significant breakthrough- Cuba reached the final round of qualifying, and were only two points short of reaching the 1982 World Cup. In recent years, Cuban football has seen an improvement in results.

2000–present

The national football team of Cuba in 2009

They reached the quarter-finals of the 2003 Gold Cup (where they were beaten by the United States) by defeating Canada 2–0 in the Group stage. During the 2006 World Cup qualifiers, Cuba faced Costa Rica and were only eliminated on away goals. They held Costa Rica to a draw in Havana 2–2 and later battled it out for a 1–1 draw in Costa Rica.

During the 2010 World Cup qualifiers, Cuba faced Antigua and Barbuda and the match ended in a 3–3 draw. Later in Pedro Marreo, Cuba won 4–1 to advance to the semi-final round of the CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers. Cuba was with the United States, Trinidad and Tobago and Guatemala. Cuba finished in the fourth place with only one victory against Guatemala 2–1 with a goal scored by Aliannis Urgellés. They finished in third place in the 2010 Caribbean Cup to take a place in the 2011 Gold Cup. In 2012, Cuba won the Caribbean Cup for the first time.

For the 2014 World Cup, the Cuban team qualified directly to the Third round as one of the six highest ranked teams and were placed in Group C with Honduras, Panama, and Canada. Although the Cuban team had several close games, they ended their qualification process with one draw and five defeats (losing home and away to Canada and Honduras and drawing to Panama in Havana in their final game after losing in Panama City). Their only goal of the qualifying campaign came from Alberto Gomes against Panama in the final game of the group stage.

Defection and economic migration by Cuban athletes

Further information: List of Cuban football players who have defected to the United States

As well as Cuban athletes in other sports, a number of football players have made the move to the United States in recent years. During the 2002 Gold Cup in Los Angeles, two Cuban players Rey Ángel Martínez and Alberto Delgado chose to remain in the United States. Striker Maykel Galindo did so during the 2005 Gold Cup. Two more, Osvaldo Alonso and Lester More did so during the 2007 Gold Cup.

In 2008, defections occurred during two separate tournaments held in the United States. In March, seven players from the U-23 national football, including Yeniel Bermúdez, Yordany Álvarez and Yendry Díaz defected during the 2008 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying tournament while the team was based in Tampa, FL. In October, two days before the country's World Cup Qualifier versus the US, Reynier Alcántara and Pedro Faife walked away from the team's hotel near Washington, D.C.

During the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Yosniel Mesa defected while the team was in Charlotte, North Carolina.^[4] During the 2015 Gold Cup, forward Keiler García defected to the United States before the team's first match against Mexico in Chicago.^[5] In September 2019, five players (Yordan Santa Cruz, Andy Baquero, David Urgelles, Orlendis Benítez and Alejandro Portal) defected to Canada during the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League before and after a match against Canada.^[6][7]

During the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup, four players (Roberney Caballero, Denilson Milanés, Neisser Sandó and Jassael Herrera) defected while the team was preparing to travel from Miami to Houston for their last two group stage matches.^[8][9] Another player, Sandy Sánchez, also defected after the last group stage game against Canada,^[10][11] with a member of the medical staff reportedly following suit.^[11]

Team image

Kit sponsorship

Kit supplier	Period
Joma	2023–present

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

2024

Nicaragua  v  Cuba

26 March Friendly	Nicaragua	0–1	Cuba	Managua, Nicaragua
19:00 UTC−6		Report	Reyes 81'	Stadium: Nicaragua National Football Stadium Referee: Ricardo Mendoza (Nicaragua)

Honduras  v  Cuba

6 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Honduras	3–1	Cuba	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
18:30 UTC−6	Lozano 26' Rodríguez 45+2' Castillo 82'	Report	Reyes 23'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés Attendance: 10,111 Referee: Juan Calderón (Costa Rica)

Cuba  v  Cayman Islands

11 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Cuba	3–0 Awarded[note 1]	Cayman Islands	Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
15:30 UTC−4		Report		Stadium: Estadio Antonio Maceo

Jamaica  v  Cuba

6 September 2024–25 Nations League	Jamaica	0–0	Cuba	Kingston, Jamaica
19:00 UTC−5		Report		Stadium: Independence Park Attendance: 9,900 Referee: Filiberto Martínez (El Salvador)

Cuba  v  Nicaragua

10 September 2024–25 Nations League	Cuba	1–1	Nicaragua	Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
16:00 UTC−4	Espino 42' (pen.)	Report	Medina 90+7'	Stadium: Estadio Antonio Maceo Attendance: 3,565 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière (Canada)

Cuba  v  Trinidad and Tobago

10 October 2024–25 Nations League	Cuba	2–2	Trinidad and Tobago	Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
16:00 UTC−4	Rodríguez 64' Casanova 75'	Report	Bateau 8' Jones 70'	Stadium: Estadio Antonio Maceo Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Sergio Reyna (Guatemala)

Trinidad and Tobago  v  Cuba

14 October 2024–25 Nations League	Trinidad and Tobago	3–1	Cuba	Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago
21:00 UTC−4	Gilbert 13' J. Jones 28' Gill 65'	Report	Matos 62'	Stadium: Dwight Yorke Stadium Attendance: 3,543 Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)

Saint Kitts and Nevis  v  Cuba

14 November 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification play-in	Saint Kitts and Nevis	2–1	Cuba	Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
19:00 UTC−4	Sawyers 8' Burley 48'	Report	Paradela 40'	Stadium: SKNFA Technical Center Attendance: 459 Referee: Tori Penso (United States)

Cuba  v  Saint Kitts and Nevis

18 November 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification play-in	Cuba	4–0 (5–2 agg.)	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
15:00 UTC−5	Hernández 40' Piedra 45+3' Paradela 50' Reyes 87' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Estadio Antonio Maceo Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)
Note: Cuba won 5–2 on aggregate and qualifies for the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification.

2025

Cuba  v  Trinidad and Tobago

21 March 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification	Cuba	1–2	Trinidad and Tobago	Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
16:00 UTC−4	Matos 6'	Report	Lee 20' Yeates 53'	Stadium: Estadio Antonio Maceo Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)

Trinidad and Tobago  v  Cuba

25 March 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification	Trinidad and Tobago	4–0 (6–1 agg.)	Cuba	Couva, Trinidad and Tobago
19:00 UTC−4	Lee 22', 37' Molino 51' James 84'	Report		Stadium: Ato Boldon Stadium Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)
Note: Trinidad and Tobago won 6–1 on aggregate and qualified for the Finals.

Antigua and Barbuda  v  Cuba

6 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Antigua and Barbuda	v	Cuba	Antigua and Barbuda
--:-- UTC−4

Cuba  v  Bermuda

10 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Cuba	v	Bermuda	Cuba
--:-- UTC−4

Turkey  v  Cuba

17 June Friendly

Turkey

v

Cuba

United States

Coaching history

• José Tapia (1930–1934)
• Gavin Newton (1934–1935)
• José Tapia (1935–1938)
• Marcelino Minsal (1947–1949)
• František Churda (1963–1964)
• Karoly Kósa (1966)
• László Mohácsi (1967)
• Kim Yong-ha (1970–1971)
• Sergio Padrón (1976)
• Tibor Ivanics (1980–1981)
• Roberto Hernández (1985–1988)
• Giovanni Campari (1990–1996)
• William Bennett (1996–2000)
• Miguel Company (2000–2004)
• Luis Armelio Garcia (2004–2005)
• Raúl González (2006–2007)
• Reinhold Fanz (2008)
• Raúl González (2008–2012)
• Chandler González (2012)
• Walter Benítez (2012–2015)
• Raúl González (2015–2016)
• Julio Valero (2016)
• Raúl Mederos (2016–2019)
• Pablo Elier Sánchez (2019–2023)
• Yunielys Castillo (2023–present)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League Play-in matches against  Saint Kitts and Nevis on 14 and 18 November 2024.^[12]

Caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2024, after the match against  Nicaragua.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Raiko Arozarena	(1997-03-27) 27 March 1997 (age 28)	14	0	Las Vegas Lights
	1GK	Ismel Morgado	(2003-05-31) 31 May 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Junior de Managua
	1GK	Yurdy Hodelin	(2005-09-23) 23 September 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Consultants
	2DF	Dariel Morejón	(1998-12-21) 21 December 1998 (age 26)	41	0	Santa Ana
	2DF	Yosel Piedra	(1994-03-27) 27 March 1994 (age 31)	39	1	AD San Carlos
	2DF	Orlando Calvo	(1999-04-09) 9 April 1999 (age 26)	9	0	Inter San Carlos
	2DF	Karel Pérez	(2005-08-25) 25 August 2005 (age 19)	7	0	Gil Vicente
	2DF	Alejandro Delgado	(2003-02-14) 14 February 2003 (age 22)	6	0	ART Municipal Jalapa
	2DF	Elvis Casanova	(2005-09-17) 17 September 2005 (age 19)	4	0	Consultants
	2DF	Leandro Mena	(2005-02-03) 3 February 2005 (age 20)	2	0	PFA Antioquia
	3MF	Karel Espino	(2001-10-27) 27 October 2001 (age 23)	28	2	Comunicaciones
	3MF	Yasniel Matos	(2002-03-29) 29 March 2002 (age 23)	28	2	Marquense
	2DF	Yunior Pérez	(2001-03-12) 12 March 2001 (age 24)	28	0	Malacateco
	3MF	Romario Torres	(2005-02-09) 9 February 2005 (age 20)	9	0	Jicaral
	3MF	Rey Rodríguez	(2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 22)	7	0	Masachapa
	3MF	Diego Catasus	(2005-04-03) 3 April 2005 (age 20)	3	0	Latina Calcio
	3MF	Michael Camejo	(2005-03-17) 17 March 2005 (age 20)	1	0	PFA Antioquia
	3MF	Pedro Bravo	(2001-12-05) 5 December 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Limón Black Star
	4FW	Maikel Reyes	(1993-03-04) 4 March 1993 (age 32)	51	12	Managua
	4FW	Luis Paradela	(1997-01-21) 21 January 1997 (age 28)	35	9	Universitatea Craiova
	4FW	Onel Hernández	(1993-02-01) 1 February 1993 (age 32)	10	3	Norwich City
	4FW	Reydel Sánchez	(2004-01-01) 1 January 2004 (age 21)	5	0	Los Llanos
	4FW	Aniel Casanova	(2005-09-17) 17 September 2005 (age 19)	2	1	Consultants

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Cuba squad within the last twelve months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Yorlan Urgellés	(1999-04-09) 9 April 1999 (age 26)	0	0	Guantánamo	v.  Russia, 20 November 2023
GK	Nelson Johnston	(1990-02-25) 25 February 1990 (age 35)	13	0	Jicaral	v.  Honduras, 15 October 2023
DF	Cavafe	(1999-04-25) 25 April 1999 (age 26)	25	2	Unión Adarve	v.  Nicaragua, 14 October 2024
DF	Mario Peñalver	(2003-01-06) 6 January 2003 (age 22)	8	0	ART Municipal Jalapa	v.  Nicaragua, 14 October 2024
DF	Ricardo Polo	(2005-05-14) 14 May 2005 (age 20)	0	0	Las Tunas	v.  Honduras, 6 June 2024
DF	Fabian Gloor	(2002-08-12) 12 August 2002 (age 22)	1	0	FC Baden	v.  Russia, 20 November 2023
DF	Jorge Corrales	(1991-05-20) 20 May 1991 (age 33)	45	1	Texoma	v.  Honduras, 15 October 2023
DF	Modesto Méndez	(1998-01-06) 6 January 1998 (age 27)	14	0	Hartford Athletic	v.  Honduras, 15 October 2023
MF	Dairon Reyes	(2003-09-18) 18 September 2003 (age 21)	18	1	Inter Miami II	v.  Nicaragua, 14 October 2024
MF	Marcos Campos	(2005-11-15) 15 November 2005 (age 19)	0	0	PFA Antioquia	v.  Nicaragua, 10 September 2024
MF	Eduardo Hernández	(2003-02-18) 18 February 2003 (age 22)	11	0	Free agent	v.  Honduras, 6 June 2024
FW	Willian Pozo-Venta	(1997-08-27) 27 August 1997 (age 27)	23	4	Grorud IL	v.  Nicaragua, 14 October 2024
FW	Daniel Díaz	(1994-03-27) 27 March 1994 (age 31)	17	0	Inter San Carlos	v.  Nicaragua, 14 October 2024
FW	David Pérez	(2005-04-24) 24 April 2005 (age 20)	1	0	La Habana	v.  Nicaragua, 10 September 2024
FW	Cristian Valiente	(2000-07-11) 11 July 2000 (age 24)	4	0	Holguín	v.  Russia, 20 November 2023
FW	Alexander Gómez		0	0	Granma	v.  Russia, 20 November 2023
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. PRE Preliminary squad. RET Player retired from the national team. SUS Player is serving suspension. WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Player records

As of 14 October 2024^[13]

Players in bold are still active with Cuba

Most appearances

Yénier Márquez is Cuba's most capped player with 126 appearances.

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Years
1	Yénier Márquez	126	16	2000–2015
2	Odelín Molina	123	0	1996–2013
3	Jaime Colomé	82	12	2002–2013
4	Alexánder Cruzata	74	2	1996–2005
5	Lázaro Darcourt	73	21	1995–2003
6	Alain Cervantes	68	8	2003–2016
7	Silvio Pedro Miñoso	66	0	2002–2008
8	Reysander Fernández	65	3	2003–2012
9	Lester Moré	62	30	1995–2007
10	Manuel Bobadilla	57	11	1995–2001

Top goalscorers

Lester Moré is Cuba's all-time top scorer with 30 goals.

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Lester Moré	30	62	0.48	1995–2007
2	Lázaro Darcourt	21	73	0.29	1995–2003
3	Roberto Linares	16	42	0.38	2008–2012
	Yénier Márquez	16	126	0.12	2000–2015
5	Eduardo Sebrango	13	23	0.57	1996–1998
6	Serguei Prado	12	30	0.4	1999–2005
	Maykel Galindo	12	33	0.36	2002–2005
	Osmín Hernández	12	46	0.26	1995–2004
	Maikel Reyes	12	51	0.24	2012–present
	Jaime Colomé	12	82	0.15	2002–2013

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

Main article: Cuba at the FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Outcome	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Not a FIFA member										Not a FIFA member
1934	Did not qualify										2nd	6	2	1	3	13	14
1938	Quarter-finals	7th	3	1	1	1	5	12	Squad		Qualified by default
1950	Did not qualify										3rd	4	0	1	3	3	11
1954	Not accepted[14]										Not accepted
1958	Did not enter										Did not enter
1962
1966	Did not qualify										3rd	4	1	1	2	3	5
1970	Not accepted[14]										Not accepted
1974	Did not enter										Did not enter
1978	Did not qualify										Playoff	5	2	2	1	7	5
1982											5th	9	4	3	2	11	8
1986	Did not enter										Did not enter
1990	Did not qualify										2nd	2	0	1	1	1	2
1994	Withdrew										Withdrew
1998	Did not qualify										4th	10	4	1	5	17	18
2002											Playoff	8	2	5	1	7	3
2006											Playoff	4	2	2	0	8	4
2010											4th	8	3	0	5	13	21
2014											4th	6	0	1	5	1	10
2018											Playoff	2	0	2	0	1	1
2022											3rd	4	2	0	2	7	3
2026	Qualification in progress										TBD	1	0	0	1	1	3
2030	To be determined										To be determined
2034
Total	Quarter-finals	1/21	3	1	1	1	5	12	—		—	73	22	20	31	93	108

FIFA World Cup history
First Match	Cuba 3–3 Romania  (5 June 1938; Toulouse, France)
Biggest Win	Cuba 2–1 Romania  (9 June 1938; Toulouse, France)
Biggest Defeat	Cuba 0–8 Sweden  (12 June 1938; Antibes, France)
Best Result	Seventh place (1938)
Worst Result	—

CONCACAF Gold Cup

Main article: Cuba at the CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1963	Did not enter
1965	Withdrew
1967	Did not qualify
1969	Did not enter
1971	Fourth place	4th	5	1	2	2	5	7	Squad
1973	Did not enter
1977	Did not qualify
1981	Final round	5th	5	1	2	2	4	8	Squad
1985	Did not enter
1989	Did not qualify
1991	Withdrew
1993	Did not enter
1996	Did not qualify
1998	Group stage	10th	2	0	0	2	2	10	Squad
2000	Did not qualify
2002	Group stage	11th	2	0	1	1	0	1	Squad
2003	Quarter-finals	8th	3	1	0	2	2	8	Squad
2005	Group stage	12th	3	0	0	3	3	9	Squad
2007	Group stage	12th	3	0	1	2	3	9	Squad
2009	Withdrew
2011	Group stage	12th	3	0	0	3	1	16	Squad
2013	Quarter-finals	8th	4	1	0	3	6	13	Squad
2015	Quarter-finals	8th	4	1	0	3	1	14	Squad
2017	Did not qualify
2019	Group stage	16th	3	0	0	3	0	17	Squad
2021	Withdrew
2023	Group stage	15th	3	0	0	3	3	9	Squad
2025	Did not qualify
Total	Fourth place	12/28	40	5	6	29	30	121	—

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record
League											Finals
Season	Division	Group	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R		Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2019–20	A	A	4	0	0	4	0	18			2021	Did not qualify
2022–23	B	A	6	5	0	1	11	3			2023	Ineligible
2023–24	A	B	4	1	2	1	1	4			2024	Did not qualify
2024–25	A	B	4	0	3	1	4	6			2025
Total	—	—	18	6	5	7	16	31	—		Total	0 Titles	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

CFU 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	Did not enter									Did not enter
1979
1981
1983
1985
1988
1989
1990
1991	Withdrew									Withdrew
1992	Fourth place	5	2	2	1	4	2	Squad		2	2	0	0	8	0
1993	Did not enter									Did not enter
1994	Withdrew									Withdrew
1995	Third place	5	3	0	2	9	6	Squad		3	3	0	0	15	0
1996	Runners-up	5	3	1	1	7	2	Squad		1	1	0	0	4	0
1997	Did not enter									Did not enter
1998	Did not qualify									2	1	1	0	4	3
1999	Runners-up	4	3	0	1	8	3	Squad		3	3	0	0	13	2
2001	Fourth place	5	1	2	2	5	7	Squad		3	3	0	0	7	1
2005	Runners-up	3	2	0	1	5	2	Squad		4	3	1	0	6	1
2007	Third place	5	2	1	2	7	6	Squad		6	5	1	0	24	2
2008	Fourth place	5	2	2	1	7	4	Squad		3	2	1	0	14	2
2010	Third place	5	3	1	1	5	4	Squad		3	1	2	0	7	5
2012	Champions	5	4	0	1	5	2	Squad		3	1	1	1	6	2
2014	Fourth place	4	1	2	1	5	5	Squad		Qualified as defending champions
2017	Did not qualify									2	1	0	1	2	4
Total	1 Title	51	26	11	14	67	43	—		31	28	8	2	105	21

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1976	Group stage	11th	2	0	1	1	0	1	Squad
1980	Quarter-finals	7th	4	2	0	2	3	12	Squad
Total			6	2	1	3	3	13	—

NAFC Championship

NAFC Championship record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1947	Runners-up	2	1	0	1	6	5
1949	Third place	4	0	1	3	3	11
Total	Runners-up	6	1	1	4	9	16

CCCF Championship

CCCF Championship record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1941	Not an CCCF member
1943
1946
1948
1951
1953
1955	Seventh place	6	1	0	5	3	17
1957	Fifth place	4	0	0	4	1	11
1960	Fifth place	4	1	0	3	5	12
1961	Fifth place	4	0	0	4	2	9
Total	Fifth place	18	2	0	16	11	49

Honours

Regional

• NAFC Championship¹
  • Runners-up (1): 1947
  • Third place (1): 1949
• Caribbean Cup
  • Champions (1): 2012^[15]
  • Runners-up (3): 1996, 1999, 2005
  • Third place (3): 1995, 2007, 2010
• Central American and Caribbean Games
  • Gold medal (1): 1930

Notes

1. Official senior competition organized by NAFC. It was a predecessor confederation of CONCACAF and affiliated with FIFA as the governing body of football in North America, from 1946 to 1961.

See also

• Association football portal
• Cuba portal

• Cuba national under-20 football team
• Cuba national under-17 football team

Notes

1. Cuba were awarded a 3–0 victory by forfeit, due to the Cayman Islands team not wanting visa issues to the United States as a result of visiting Cuba.