The Montserrat national football team represents Montserrat, a British overseas territory in men's international football, and is governed by the Montserrat Football Association founded in 1994. It has been a full member of FIFA and CONCACAF since 1996. Regionally, it is a member of CFU in the Caribbean Zone.
Montserrat has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup and CONCACAF Gold Cup, but has participated four times in League B and once in League C of the CONCACAF Nations League.
Montserrat's debut in international competitions was in the 1991 Caribbean Cup qualifying tournament, and the team's first appearance in World Cup qualifiers was for 2002 qualification. The first victory in the team's history was in 1995 by defeating Anguilla 3–2 in the 1995 Caribbean Cup qualifying tournament.
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History
The Montserrat national team is one of the newest in international football, having played its first senior match on 10 May 1991, during the 1991 Caribbean Cup tournament. The team suffered a 3–0 defeat against Saint Lucia. The team's next match was against Anguilla; securing a 1–1 draw. Montserrat once again entered the Caribbean Cup the following year, but were once more knocked out in the group stage, with heavy defeats against Saint Kitts and Nevis and Antigua and Barbuda. They were drawn against the same two teams in the 1994 Caribbean Cup, again being eliminated in the tournament's group stage, conceding 17 goals in two matches. In 1994, the Montserrat Football Association (MFA) was formed. Like all other football teams based in the Caribbean, the MFA became a member of CONCACAF.
On 26 March 1995, Montserrat played their first ever home international match. They defeated Anguilla 3–2, thus achieving their first win. The team beat Anguilla again in the next fixture, to ensure progression to the Second Qualifying Round of the 1995 Caribbean Cup. The 1–0 win in the second leg, was their only clean sheet in international football, and their most recent victory for the next seventeen years. The side exited the competition in the next stage, losing 20–0 against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Soon afterwards, the Soufrière Hills volcano became active and the eruptions destroyed Plymouth, the capital of Montserrat, severely disrupting life on the island. Despite the lack of football action, the MFA became a member of FIFA in 1996. However, it was a further three years before the Montserrat team played another match. This was mostly because many of the island's footballers had emigrated from the area, many of them to England.
After a four-year hiatus, the team entered the 1999 Caribbean Nations Cup. They were knocked out in the preliminary round of the tournament, losing 6–1 to the British Virgin Islands. Due to the volcanic activity on the island, Montserrat had been unable to enter the 1998 FIFA World Cup, so their entry to the 2002 FIFA World Cup was their first; but it was not a success as they were defeated 6–1 by the Dominican Republic. In 2001, the MFA visited The Football Association to raise money for a new stadium. Shortly after this the Blakes Estate Stadium was opened. The team's next match was on 30 June 2002, the day of the 2002 FIFA World Cup final, when Montserrat played Bhutan in a game known as "The Other Final". The friendly match between the two lowest-ranked teams in the world ended with a 4–0 win for Bhutan in front of 15,000 fans in Thimphu.
World rankings
Due to the team's poor results, they have often been at the lower end of the FIFA World Rankings. The loss to Bhutan in "The Other Final" saw them fall to 203rd in the rankings, becoming the worst-ranked side in the world. After the addition of another two teams to FIFA, Montserrat achieved a new low of 205th between July and October 2004. In July 2006, they achieved a record high rank of 196th, but then fell to 198th the following month. Success in the qualifying tournament for the CONCACAF Nations League and the first edition of the league proper saw them rise to 184th.
The team have also languished in the lower reaches of the unofficial World Football Elo Ratings, which ranks teams directly based on their match results.
Colours
Since the team's first match in 1991, Montserrat have usually worn a first-choice kit of green, either plain green or green and white hoops. Currently, the away kit is a red jersey, shorts and socks.
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
Coaching staff
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up to the squad for the 2026–27 CONCACAF Nations League C matches in September and October 2026.
Caps and goals correct as of 6 October 2026, after the game against Turks and Caicos Islands.
Player records
As of 6 October 2026
Players in bold are still active with Montserrat.
Competitive record
Head-to-head record
As of 1 October 2026
Note: teams in italic are not FIFA members.