Nickname(s) | The Jaguars The Unbelizeables | ||
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Association | Football Federation of Belize (FFB) | ||
Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
Sub-confederation | UNCAF (Central America) | ||
Head coach | Carlos Slusher | ||
Captain | Charles Tillett | ||
Most caps | Deon McCaulay (63) | ||
Top scorer | Deon McCaulay (28) | ||
Home stadium | FFB Stadium | ||
FIFA code | BLZ | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 179 3 (24 October 2024)[1] | ||
Highest | 114 (April–June 2016) | ||
Lowest | 201 (November 2007 – January 2008) | ||
First international | |||
British Honduras 1–0 Honduras (British Honduras; 19 February 1928) as Belize El Salvador 3–0 Belize (San Salvador, El Salvador; 29 November 1995) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Belize 7–1 Nicaragua (Belize City, Belize; 17 April 2002) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Costa Rica 7–0 Belize (San José, Costa Rica; 17 March 1999) Mexico 7–0 Belize (Monterrey, Mexico; 21 June 2008) | |||
Gold Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2013) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2013) |
The Belize national football team represents Belize in international football and is controlled by the Football Federation of Belize, a member of the Central American Football Union of CONCACAF.
Although Belize has never qualified for a FIFA World Cup tournament, it has once qualified for a CONCACAF Gold Cup championship in 2013, in which they were eliminated in the group stage. Belize has also competed in the sub-regional Central American Cup championship in which their best result was fourth place in 2013. The nickname for the players of the national team is the "Jaguars".