Back منتخب مونتسرات لكرة القدم Arabic মন্টসেরাট জাতীয় ফুটবল দল Bengali/Bangla Montserratská fotbalová reprezentace Czech Tîm pêl-droed cenedlaethol Montserrat Welsh Montserratische Fußballnationalmannschaft German Εθνική Μοντσερράτ (ποδόσφαιρο ανδρών) Greek Selección de fútbol de Montserrat Spanish تیم ملی فوتبال مونتسرات Persian Montserratin jalkapallomaajoukkue Finnish Équipe de Montserrat de football French
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| Nickname(s) | Emerald Boys | ||
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| Association | Montserrat Football Association | ||
| Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
| Sub-confederation | CFU (Caribbean) | ||
| Head coach | Lee Bowyer | ||
| Captain | Lyle Taylor | ||
| Most caps | Alex Dyer (34) | ||
| Top scorer | Lyle Taylor (13) | ||
| Home stadium | Blakes Estate Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | MSR | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 180  1 (24 October 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.
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 14 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.