Montserrat national football team

Montserrat

Nickname(s)	Emerald Boys
Association	Montserrat Football Association
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Lee Bowyer
Captain	Lyle Taylor
Most caps	Alex Dyer (28)
Top scorer	Lyle Taylor (12)
Home stadium	Blakes Estate Stadium
FIFA code	MSR
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	176 (18 July 2024)[1]
Highest	165 (August 2014)
Lowest	206 (January 2011 – January 2012, June 2012, August – September 2012)
First international
Saint Lucia 3–0 Montserrat  (Saint Lucia; 10 May 1991)
Biggest win
British Virgin Islands 0–7 Montserrat  (Fort-de-France, Martinique; 9 September 2012)
Biggest defeat
Bermuda 13–0 Montserrat  (Hamilton, Bermuda; 29 February 2004)
The Other Final
Appearances	1 (first in 2002)
Best result	Runners-Up (2002)

The Montserrat national football team represents Montserrat in international football. Football is the second most popular sport in Montserrat, after cricket. The team plays at the Blakes Estate Stadium. The Montserrat football team was formed in 1973, and has entered the World Cup qualifiers since the 2002 edition, being eliminated in the first round on each occasion.

Due to the volcanic activity on the island from 1995 to 2010, the team has only played a handful of matches, and most of those have been away from home. Their only victories were against neighboring Anguilla in the qualifying tournament of the 1995 Caribbean Cup, winning 3–2 at home and 1–0 away. Apart from one draw against Anguilla, all their other matches before 2018 were losses. Since then, however, Montserrat has proven more competitive.

On 30 June 2002, the day of the 2002 World Cup final, Montserrat, then the lowest ranked team in the world, played against the second lowest ranked team, Bhutan, in a friendly match known as "The Other Final"; losing 4–0.