Cuba national football team

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

Cuba
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Los Leones del Caribe (The Lions of the Caribbean)
Los Diablos Rojos (The Red Devils)
AssociationFootball Association of Cuba
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederationCFU (Caribbean)
Head coachYunielys Castillo
CaptainMaikel Reyes
Most capsYénier Márquez (126)
Top scorerLester Moré (30)
Home stadiumEstadio Pedro Marrero
FIFA codeCUB
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 166 Decrease 1 (24 October 2024)[1]
Highest46 (November – December 2006)
Lowest182 (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
Appearances1 (first in 1938)
Best resultQuarter-finals (1938)
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup
Appearances12 (first in 1971)
Best resultFourth place (1971)
Medal record
NAFC Championship
Silver medal – second place 1947 Cuba Team
Bronze medal – third place 1949 Mexico Team
CFU Caribbean Cup
Gold medal – first place 2012 Antigua and Barbuda Team
Silver medal – second place 1996 Trinidad and Tobago Team
Silver medal – second place 1999 Trinidad and Tobago Team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Barbados Team
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Cayman Islands and Jamaica Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Trinidad and Tobago Team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Martinique Team

The Cuba national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Cuba) represents Cuba in men's international football, and is controlled by the Football Association of Cuba. Nicknamed Leones del Caribe (Lions of Caribbean), the team represents all three FIFA, Caribbean Football Union and Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF).

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.

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  2. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.