Nicaragua national football team

Nicaragua
Nickname(s)	La Azul y Blanco (The Blue and White); Los Pinoleros (The Pinoleros)
Association	Federación Nicaragüense de Fútbol (FENIFUT)
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	UNCAF (Central America)
Head coach	Marco Antonio Figueroa
Captain	Juan Barrera
Most caps	Josué Quijano (99)
Top scorer	Juan Barrera (25)
Home stadium	Estadio Nacional de Fútbol
FIFA code	NCA
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	132 1 (24 October 2024)
Highest	92 (December 2015)
Lowest	193 (May 2001)
First international
	El Salvador 9–0 Nicaragua ; (San Salvador, El Salvador; 1 May 1929)
Biggest win
	Turks and Caicos Islands 0–7 Nicaragua ; (San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic; 27 March 2021)
Biggest defeat
	Honduras 10–0 Nicaragua ; (San José, Costa Rica; 13 March 1946); Curaçao 11–1 Nicaragua ; (Guatemala City, Guatemala; 2 March 1950)
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup
Appearances	5 (first in 1963)
Best result	Sixth place (1967)
Medal record
CCCF Championship

The Nicaragua national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Nicaragua) represents Nicaragua in men's international football and is controlled by the Nicaraguan Football Federation. Nicaragua achieved their first qualification into a major international competition in 2009, as they qualified for the 2009 Gold Cup as the last entrant from Central America, after a 2–0 victory against Guatemala in the fifth place match in the 2009 Nations Cup.^[3] However, the team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup.

Due to American influence throughout the country's history, baseball has more of a following as both a pursuit and spectator event in Nicaragua than football.

History

Nicaragua traveled to El Salvador for their first ever international, losing 9–0 to the hosts on 1 May 1929. They did not play another match for over twelve years, until the qualifying group for the 1941 CCCF Championship in Costa Rica. They lost all 4 games: 7–2 to the hosts Costa Rica on 10 May, 8–0 to El Salvador on 13 May, 9–1 to the Netherlands Antilles on 15 May and 5–2 to Panama on 18 May. Therefore, Nicaragua finished bottom of the group and did not make the final group.^[4]

Recent times

After qualifying for the 2019 Gold Cup on the back of finishing ninth in Nations League qualifying, they would go on to finish bottom of the group with losses to Costa Rica, Haiti and Bermuda.^[5]

Nicaragua qualified directly for the 2023 Gold Cup and was promoted to Nations League A as group winners in Nations League B but was disqualified on 12 June 2023 for fielding an ineligible player. As a result, they were replaced in the Gold Cup and League A by Trinidad and Tobago, who was the best second-place team overall in League B and must stay in Nations League B.^[6]

Team image

Kit sponsorship

Kit supplier	Period
Joma	2004–2021
Keuka	2022–2024
Orion	2024- 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

2023

17 November 2023–24 Nations League	Barbados	0–4	Nicaragua	Wildey, Barbados
17:00 UTC−4		Report	Arteaga 22' (pen.) N. Rodríguez 43' L. Coronel 55' Montes 59'	Stadium: Wildey Turf Referee: Kwinsi Williams (Trinidad and Tobago)

21 November 2023–24 Nations League	Nicaragua	0–0	Dominican Republic	Managua, Nicaragua
20:00 UTC−6		Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Fútbol Referee: Ignacio Fuentes (Guatemala)

2024

22 March Friendly	Peru	2–0	Nicaragua	Lima, Peru
20:30 UTC−5	Grimaldo 2' Lapadula 12'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Villanueva Referee: Paulo Cesar Zanovelli da Silva (Brazil)

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)

26 May Friendly	Guatemala	1–1	Nicaragua	San Jose, United States
17:00 UTC−7	Rubin 11'	Report	Medina 61' (pen.)	Stadium: PayPal Park Referee: Jon Freemon (United States)

5 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Nicaragua	4–1	Montserrat	Managua, Nicaragua
20:00 UTC−6	Moreno 3' Daniels 23' (o.g.) Montes 69' Medina 90+3'	Report	Barzey 9'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Fútbol Attendance: 14,320 Referee: Tori Penso (United States)

8 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Belize	0–4	Nicaragua	Belmopan, Belize
18:00 UTC−6		Report	Hernandez 39', 65' Barrera 56' Moreno 89'	Stadium: FFB Field Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)

6 September 2024–25 Nations League	French Guiana	0–1	Nicaragua	Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana
16:00 UTC−3		Report	Talavera 90+5'	Stadium: Stade Municipal Dr. Edmard Lama Attendance: 450 Referee: Julio Luna (Guatemala)

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)

10 October 2024–25 Nations League	Nicaragua	0–2	Jamaica	Managua, Nicaragua
20:00 UTC−6		Report	Quijano 32' (o.g.) Williams 69'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Fútbol Attendance: 16,630 Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

14 October 2024–25 Nations League	Nicaragua	3–2	French Guiana	Managua, Nicaragua
19:00 UTC−6	Moreno 54' Barrera 79' Fletes 84'	Report	Baal 16' Haabo 62'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Fútbol Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

2025

6 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Nicaragua	v	Guyana	Nicaragua
--:-- UTC−6

10 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Panama	v	Nicaragua	Panama
--:-- UTC−5

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Marco Antonio Figueroa
Technical director	Roger Rodriguez
Assistant coach	Tyron Acevedo
Goalkeeping coach	Carlos Mendieta
Physical coordinator	Jaime Ruiz
Doctor	Dr. Cupertino Borrell
Physiotherapist	Zamir Cerna
Team coordinator	Cesar Castro Trinidad
Team coordinator	Nestor Díaz

Coaching history

José "Chingolo" Rodríguez (Unknown)
Omar Zambrana (Unknown)
Octavio Edmundo Salas Urbina (1941–1943)
Eduardo Kosovic (1943)
José Antonio Pipa Cordero (1947)
Santiago Bonilla (1952–1953)
Ferenc Mészáros (1961)
Carlos Ruiz (1961–1962)
Santiago Berrini (1965–1967)
Livio Bendaña Espinoza (1967–1969)
Omar Muraco (1969–1970)
Salvador Dubois Leiva (1977, 1991–1992)
Orlando Casares (1980–1981)
Ján Fülöp (1984–1986)
Mauricio Cruz Jiron (1993–2001, 2008)
Florencio Levia (2001–2002)
Maurizio Battistini (2003–2004)
Marcelo Javier Zuleta (2005)
Carlos de Toro (2007–2008)
Ramón Otoniel Olivas (2008–2009)
Enrique Llena (2010–2014)
Javier Londono (2014)
Henry Duarte (2014–2020)
Juan Vita (2020–2022)
Marco Antonio Figueroa (2022–)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad for 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League matches against Jamaica and French Guiana on 10 and 14 October 2024.^[7]

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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Miguel Rodríguez	(2003-06-13) 13 June 2003 (age 21)	13	0	SJK
1GK	Alyer López	(1999-05-16) 16 May 1999 (age 25)	4	0	Managua
1GK	Jason Vega	(1995-11-06) 6 November 1995 (age 29)	3	0	Real Estelí

2DF	Josué Quijano	(1991-03-10) 10 March 1991 (age 33)	99	3	Real Estelí
2DF	Marvin Fletes	(1997-11-12) 12 November 1997 (age 26)	37	2	Real Estelí
2DF	Óscar Acevedo	(1997-03-18) 18 March 1997 (age 27)	29	2	Real Estelí
2DF	Juan Luis Pérez	(1999-06-29) 29 June 1999 (age 25)	15	3	Diriangén
2DF	Christian Reyes	(1998-01-03) 3 January 1998 (age 26)	12	0	AD Municipal Liberia
2DF	Justing Cano	(2002-03-02) 2 March 2002 (age 22)	3	0	Diriangén
2DF	Anyelo Velásquez	(2004-12-22) 22 December 2004 (age 19)	1	0	Diriangén

3MF	Juan Barrera (captain)	(1989-05-02) 2 May 1989 (age 35)	93	26	Managua
3MF	Jason Coronel	(1993-10-06) 6 October 1993 (age 31)	32	0	Diriangén
3MF	Matías Moldskred Belli	(1997-08-12) 12 August 1997 (age 27)	29	7	Sandnes Ulf
3MF	Harold Medina	(2002-01-30) 30 January 2002 (age 22)	27	3	Real Estelí
3MF	Henry Niño	(1997-10-03) 3 October 1997 (age 27)	25	1	Real Estelí
3MF	Junior Arteaga	(1999-12-09) 9 December 1999 (age 24)	18	2	Diriangén
3MF	Jacob Montes	(1998-12-20) 20 December 1998 (age 25)	11	4	RWD Molenbeek

4FW	Jaime Moreno	(1995-03-30) 30 March 1995 (age 29)	42	13	SJK
4FW	Byron Bonilla	(1993-08-30) 30 August 1993 (age 31)	35	6	Real Estelí
4FW	Widman Talavera	(2003-01-12) 12 January 2003 (age 21)	15	3	Real Estelí
4FW	Bancy Hernández	(2000-06-27) 27 June 2000 (age 24)	14	2	Real Estelí
4FW	Ariel Arauz	(2001-05-30) 30 May 2001 (age 23)	3	0	CS Herediano
4FW	Edgar Castillo	(2002-05-21) 21 May 2002 (age 22)	1	0	CS Sebaco
4FW	Ronald Palacios	(2002-09-09) 9 September 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Managua

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team in the last twelve months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	César Salandia	(2004-06-13) 13 June 2004 (age 20)	5	0	Real Estelí	v. Cuba, 10 September 2024

DF	Pablo Rodríguez	(2000-06-04) 4 June 2000 (age 24)	1	0	Managua	v. Belize, 8 June 2024
DF	Evert Martínez	(2002-03-08) 8 March 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Real Estelí	v. Cuba, 26 March 2024
DF	Melvin Hernández	(1994-04-26) 26 April 1994 (age 30)	12	0	UNAN Managua	v. Dominican Republic, 21 November 2023
DF	Jeffrey Chávez	(1997-02-10) 10 February 1997 (age 27)	1	0	Municipal Liberia	v. Dominican Republic, 21 November 2023
DF	Cristhiam Quinto	(2001-01-17) 17 January 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Managua	v. Dominican Republic, 21 November 2023

MF	Jonathan Moncada	(1998-01-03) 3 January 1998 (age 26)	16	0	Diriangén	v. Cuba, 10 September 2024
MF	Nextaly Rodríguez	(1998-03-03) 3 March 1998 (age 26)	10	1	AD Municipal Liberia	v. Cuba, 10 September 2024
MF	Kevin Serapio	(1996-04-09) 9 April 1996 (age 28)	28	1	Managua	v. Belize, 8 June 2024
MF	Jeremy Cuarezma	(2000-05-28) 28 May 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Managua	v. Montserrat, 6 June 2024

FW	Luis Fernando Coronel	(1997-02-25) 25 February 1997 (age 27)	18	3	Diriangén	v. Cuba, 10 September 2024
FW	Abner Acuña	(1997-03-05) 5 March 1997 (age 27)	11	0	Managua FC	v. Cuba, 10 September 2024
FW	Brayan López	(1990-06-03) 3 June 1990 (age 34)	11	0	Puntarenas	v. Cuba, 26 March 2024
FW	Anderson Treminio	(1997-04-17) 17 April 1997 (age 27)	8	0	Real Santa Cruz	v. Cuba, 26 March 2024
FW	Ariagner Smith	(1998-12-13) 13 December 1998 (age 25)	20	7	FK Panevėžys	v. Dominican Republic, 21 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. ^INE Ineligible player.

Records

As of 15 October 2024^[8]

Players in bold are still active with Nicaragua.

Most appearances

Josué Quijano is Nicaragua's most-capped player with 99 international appearances.

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Josué Quijano	99	3	2011–present
2	Juan Barrera	93	26	2009–present
3	Manuel Rosas	60	2	2013–2022
4	David Solórzano	49	1	1999–2014
5	Carlos Chavarría	44	11	2013–2021
6	Jaime Moreno	42	13	2016–present
7	Marlon López	40	0	2014–2020
8	Luis Copete	39	3	2014–2023
8	Denis Espinoza	39	1	2004–2021
10	Carlos Alonso	37	0	1999–2011
10	Marvin Fletes	37	2	2019–present

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Juan Barrera	26	93	0.28	2009–present
2	Jaime Moreno	13	42	0.31	2016–present
3	Emilio Palacios	11	26	0.42	2001–2009
3	Carlos Chavarría	11	44	0.25	2013–2021
5	Raúl Leguías	8	23	0.35	2011–2016
6	Ariagner Smith	7	20	0.35	2017–present
6	Matías Moldskred	7	29	0.24	2021–present
8	Byron Bonilla	6	35	0.17	2016–present
8	Luis Galeano	6	35	0.17	2015–2022
10	Jacob Montes	4	11	0.36	2023–present
	Rudel Calero	4	26	0.15	2001–2011
	Samuel Wilson	4	29	0.14	2001–2013

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

The Nicaragua national football team has never qualified for the World Cup. Their latest attempt was for the 2022 World Cup, when the side failed to advance from the first round.

FIFA World Cup record									Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Not a FIFA member								Not a FIFA member
1934
1938
1950	Did not enter								Declined participation
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1994	Did not qualify								2	0	0	2	1	10
1998									2	0	0	2	1	3
2002									4	0	0	4	0	10
2006									2	0	1	1	3	6
2010									2	0	0	2	0	3
2014									4	2	0	2	5	7
2018									6	5	0	1	15	5
2022									3	2	0	1	10	1
2026	Qualification in progress								2	2	0	0	8	1
2030	To be determined								To be determined
2034	To be determined								To be determined
Total	–	0/19	–	–	–	–	–	–	27	11	1	15	43	46

CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1963	Group stage	8th	4	0	0	4	2	15	Squad	Qualified automatically
1965	Did not qualify									2	1	0	1	2	4
1967	Sixth place	6th	5	0	1	4	3	12	Squad	2	1	0	1	4	4
1969	Did not enter									Did not enter
1971	Did not qualify									2	0	0	2	2	4
1973	Did not enter									Did not enter
1977
1981
1985
1989
1991	Did not qualify									2	0	0	2	2	5
1993										2	0	0	2	0	8
1996										2	0	0	2	0	7
1998										2	0	0	2	2	11
2000										2	0	0	2	0	2
2002										3	0	0	3	2	19
2003										5	1	0	4	1	11
2005										3	1	0	2	2	9
2007										4	1	0	3	6	14
2009	Group stage	11th	3	0	0	3	0	8	Squad	4	1	2	1	5	6
2011	Did not qualify									4	0	1	3	2	7
2013										3	0	1	2	2	5
2015										3	0	0	3	0	6
2017	Group stage	10th	3	0	0	3	1	7	Squad	7	2	1	4	9	9
2019	Group stage	15th	3	0	0	3	0	8	Squad	4	3	0	1	9	2
2021	Did not qualify									6	2	1	3	9	11
2023	Disqualified^[6]									6	4	2	0	15	5
Total	Sixth place	5/27	18	0	1	17	6	50	—	68	17	8	43	74	149

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	B	D	6	2	1	3	9	11		2021	Ineligible
2022–23	B	C	6	4	2	0	15	5		2023
2023–24	B	B	6	5	1	0	17	1		2024
2024–25	A	B	4	2	1	1	5	5		2025	Did not qualify
Total	—	—	22	13	5	4	46	22	—	Total	0 Titles	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Copa Centroamericana

Copa Centroamericana record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1991	Preliminary round	5th	2	0	0	2	2	5
1993	Preliminary round	5th	2	0	0	2	0	8
1995	Preliminary round	7th	2	0	0	2	0	7
1997	First round	6th	2	0	0	2	2	11
1999	First round	5th	2	0	0	2	0	2
2001	First round	7th	3	0	0	3	2	19
2003	Sixth place	6th	5	1	0	4	1	11
2005	Fifth place	5th	3	1	0	2	2	9
2007	Sixth place	6th	4	1	0	3	6	14
2009	Fifth place	5th	4	1	2	1	5	6
2011	Sixth place	6th	4	0	1	3	2	7
2013	Seventh place	7th	3	0	1	2	2	5
2014	Sixth place	6th	3	0	0	3	0	6
2017	Fifth place	5th	5	1	1	3	5	6
Total	Fifth place	14/14	44	5	5	34	29	116

CCCF Championship

CCCF Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1941	Fifth place	5th	4	0	0	4	5	29
1943	Fourth place	4th	6	0	0	6	7	39
1946	Sixth place	6th	5	1	0	4	5	31
1948	Did not enter
1951	Third place	3rd	4	0	0	4	4	22
1953	Sixth place	6th	6	1	0	5	4	18
1955	Did not enter
1957
1960
1961	Ninth place	9th	3	0	0	3	3	18
Total	Third place	6/10	28	2	0	26	28	157

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1951	Did not enter
1955
1959
1963
1967
1971
1975	Preliminary round	13th	3	0	0	3	2	23
1979	Did not enter
1983
1987
1991	Preliminary round	8th	3	0	0	3	1	20
1995	Did not qualify
1999
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019
2023
Total	Preliminary round	2/19	6	0	0	6	3	43

Central American and Caribbean Games

Central American and Caribbean Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Did not qualify
1935
1938
1946
1950	Group stage	8th	3	0	0	3	4	19
1954	Did not qualify
1959
1962
1966
1970
1974
1978
1982	Group stage	7th	3	0	1	2	2	6
1986	Did not qualify
1990
1993
1998	Quarter-finals	8th	4	1	0	3	3	13
2002	Quarter-finals	8th	3	1	0	2	2	7
2006	Did not qualify
2010
2014
2018
Total	Quarter-finals	4/22	13	2	1	10	11	45

Honours

Regional

CCCF Championship
- Third place (1): 1951

Head-to-head record

As of 14 October 2024 after the match against French Guiana.^[9]

Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record

Opponents	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Anguilla	3	3	0	0	14	0	+14
Argentina	1	0	0	1	1	5	−4
Bahamas	2	2	0	0	6	0	+6
Barbados	4	3	0	1	10	2	+8
Belize	14	6	4	4	24	14	+10
Bermuda	5	2	0	3	5	7	−2
Bolivia	3	0	1	2	4	6	−2
Canada	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2
Cayman Islands	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Colombia	1	0	0	1	2	7	−5
Costa Rica	19	1	1	17	10	72	−62
Cuba	15	4	4	7	17	26	−9
Curaçao^[a]	8	0	1	7	3	34	−31
Dominica	4	4	0	0	10	1	+9
Dominican Republic	4	1	1	2	2	4	−2
El Salvador	31	1	3	27	21	120	−99
French Guiana	2	2	0	0	4	2	+2
Ghana	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
Guadeloupe	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
Guatemala	28	2	5	21	18	74	−56
Haiti	9	1	2	6	9	16	−7
Honduras	25	1	3	21	16	80	−64
Iran	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
Jamaica	3	1	0	2	3	6	−3
Martinique	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4
Mexico	3	0	0	3	1	10	−9
Montserrat	3	3	0	0	10	1	+9
Panama	28	5	1	22	26	79	−53
Paraguay	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
Peru	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
Puerto Rico	5	3	1	1	9	6	+3
Qatar	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1
Saint Kitts and Nevis	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	7	2	3	2	12	11	+1
Suriname	5	2	0	3	6	11	−5
Trinidad and Tobago	7	2	2	3	7	12	−5
Turks and Caicos Islands	1	1	0	0	7	0	+7
United States	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3
Uruguay	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3
Venezuela	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Total (40)	255	54	35	166	263	629	−366

^ Includes matches against Netherlands Antilles.

References

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External links

Official website (in Spanish)
Nicaragua FIFA profile
Nicaragua – List of International Matches at RSSSF

[10] Includes matches against Netherlands Antilles.

[FIFA_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.

[World_Football_Elo_Ratings-2] Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.

[3] "Nicaragua shocks Guatemala 2–0 to claim last berth in CONCACAF Gold Cup". CONCACAF. 29 January 2009. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2009.

[4] "Nicaragua - List of International Matches". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2017.

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v t e Nicaragua national football team
General	Nicaraguan Football Federation History Players Managers
Venues	Nicaragua National Football Stadium
Statistics	CONCACAF Gold Cup record Results Head to head
Other teams	Men U-20 Women
Rivalries	Belize Costa Rica El Salvador
CONCACAF Gold Cup	1963 1967 2009 2017 2019
Notable matches	2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifying play-off (2017)

v t e National and regional football teams of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)
North America	Canada Mexico United States
Central America	Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama
Caribbean	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bermuda¹ Bonaire³ British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic French Guiana^{2 3} Grenada Guadeloupe³ Guyana² Haiti Jamaica Martinique³ Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Martin³ Sint Maarten³ Suriname² Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands U.S. Virgin Islands
Defunct	Netherlands Antilles
1: Inside the North American zone, but CFU member. 2: South American region, but affiliated to CONCACAF and CFU. 3: Full or associate CONCACAF member, but non-FIFA member.